Innehållsförteckning för 2023-02-28 från Cape Argus

Everything Everywhere All At Once was the big winner at Sunday’s Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards. The Daniels’s comedy-drama beat off competition from Babylon, The Banshees of Inisherin, The Fabelmans and Women Talking to take the night’s biggest prize, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, and there were also individual wins for cast members Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Lee Curtis and Ke Huy Quan. Yeoh dedicated her win in the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role category to “every little girl that looks like” her. She said on stage at Los Angeles’ Fairmont Plaza: “This is not just for me, it’s for every little girl that looks like me. “We’re here because we love what we do and we’ll never stop doing this but…

PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa has admitted he is concerned about the country being relegated to “greylist” status by watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF), but says the situation isn’t as bad as some commentators are making it out to be. The FATF, an international body committed to eradicating global money laundering and terrorism financing, decided at the weekend that South Africa should be greylisted, meaning the country has been placed “under increased monitoring”. Nigeria also joined the grey list. In his weekly newsletter, Ramaphosa said the greylisting decision had caused “much concern about the state of our financial institutions, law enforcement agencies and investment environment. The situation is concerning, but less dire than some people suggest”. “We have gone through a rigorous process of addressing the issues that FATF has raised…

South African laws are failing to protect primates and are not preventing the negative consequences of the country’s so-called legal trade of these species and their body parts. This is according to the EMS Foundation and Ban Animal Trading SA’s recently released report on their latest investigative research project, which relates to the questionable legal export of live primates and/or their body parts for hunting trophies from South Africa. The conservation organisations called for a moratorium on the trade, hunting and killing of South Africa’s indigenous primates and the suspension of breeding, trading and keeping of exotic primates as pets. It said this moratorium should be put into place immediately so that the poorly enforced, indefensible and shameful South African wildlife trade could be re-evaluated. According to the report, this…

Two weeks after 22-year-old German tourist Nick Frischke disappeared, he still remains missing and the search for his safe return is still ongoing. Frischke, who was at the time of his disappearance a resident at an Airbnb in Pinelands, went missing after he left the premises on foot. Last week the Cape Argus reported that Hout Bay Community Crime Prevention had confirmed that Frischke was last spotted alone on the Hangberg trail. It is also around the Hout Bay area where his credit card was found among items that were discovered in a raid in Hangberg during an operation following a house robbery that occurred on February 21. Following his disappearance, searches had been conducted by the NSRI, a Western Cape Government Health EMS rescue squad drone team, an Emergency…

A Western Cape High Court judgment in the review of a tender for the rehabilitation of sewers has clarified how the City should determine qualification criteria for tender processes governed by Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) regulations. The dispute arose out of the City’s rejection of a tender submitted by JK Structures CC. The invitation to tender issued by the City was directed at procuring up to three contractors to undertake the work as and when required over a three-year period. The bid initiation documentation showed that the City estimated that it could spend as much as R180 million on the work in the stipulated period. The invitation to tender issued by the City stipulated that tenderers were required to be contractors registered in terms of the CIDB Act with…

For years the narrative about ANC corruption has grown from a seedling into a forest of allegations. Since the Zondo Commission has proof of corruption, it is essential for the ANC to take drastic action and either send its corrupt comrades to prison or defend the ANC with everything it can muster. The reasoning is historical and globally devastating if the ANC fails in this battle. The ANC does not entirely understand what exactly is at stake. I am not talking about a few corrupt members or a few billion. I am talking about the characterisation of all black people and Africans that govern everywhere. For example, for centuries whites have repeatedly told blacks that blacks did not have the skills and ability to govern themselves. Slavery and colonialism are…

I have never been able to understand why people longing for a better life destroy the exact things and environment that would provide this better life. What do you achieve by burning down a clinic, a school, administrative buildings, community halls, etcetera? What do you achieve by looting and destroying the premises of people and businesses serving your community and providing you with the necessities of life? How can you call yourself human when you rape babies, young children and others? How can you call yourself human when you beat or stone someone to death or even burn them alive? How can you call yourself human when you stone innocent animals to death and shoot birds with stones as a form of entertainment? I am tired of hearing that these…

Arsenal’s lead over Manchester City at the top of the Premier League remains two points after both the top two won on the road this weekend. The leaders were 1-0 victors at Leicester City, while City ran riot in a 4-1 win at Bournemouth. Tottenham Hotspur pulled clear in fourth place after inflicting more misery on struggling Chelsea by beating the Blues 2-0. At the bottom of the table, long-awaited wins for West Ham United and Leeds United pulled them clear of the relegation zone as Everton, Bournemouth and Southampton end the weekend in the bottom three. Here, we look at three talking points from the weekend. Trossard proves his worth Arsenal’s title challenge looked to have been dealt a blow when the Gunners were gazumped by Chelsea for long-term…

One of South Africa’s most loved sports players on and off the field, Siya Kolisi, will share his journey to the top in Rise: The Siya Kolisi Story. The documentary is set to debut on March 1 on Showmax Pro and on March 6 on Showmax, and will delve into the Springbok and Cell C Sharks captain’s life, from his humble beginnings to becoming an inspiration to the nation and the world. Directed by the award-winning Tebogo Malope, it showcases the hardships Kolisi faced on his journey to becoming the first-ever black rugby captain to lift the Webb Ellis Cup in 2019. “It’s yet another victory in Kolisi’s remarkable narrative, a dream that first took hold in the small, cramped home where he grew up, in Zwide in the Eastern…

WEEKS after Deputy President David Mabuza indicated he had resigned, his boss Cyril Ramaphosa still has to acknowledge receipt but, moree importantly, set the wheels in motion to appoint his successor, along with a long-awaited Cabinet reshuffle. More than two months after he received an overwhelming mandate from the ANC’s faithful, Ramaphosa's delay in announcing his new Cabinet is telling. Not known for his decisiveness, Ramaphosa’s delay in announcing his new executive could be him walking a political tightrope as he weighs the “balance of forces” within the ANC, cognisant of next year’s general election. Former Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter’s bombshell claims that a senior ANC politician and a Cabinet minister were the leading figures in the corruption which has bedevilled the power utility could be weighing heavily on…

Palestinians in the occupied West Bank yesterday counted the cost of deadly violence and arson by Israeli settlers targeting a town where two Israeli brothers were killed. Dozens of Israeli settlers set homes and cars ablaze in the northern town of Huwara overnight, after a day of Israeli-Palestinian talks in neighbouring Jordan aimed at quelling a surge in violence in the Palestinian territory. More than 350 Palestinians were injured, most suffering from tear gas inhalation, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said. The Palestinian health ministry said Sameh Aqtash, 37, was shot dead during an attack by Israeli forces and settlers on the nearby village of Zaatara. The violence came hours after two Israeli settlers – brothers Yagel Yaniv, 20, and Hallel Yaniv, 22 – were shot dead on Sunday as…

Ministers have two homes, each worth R10m THE government has spent nearly R1 billion on 97 houses for ministers and deputy ministers in Cape Town and Pretoria since 2019, according to figures contained in a parliamentary reply by Public Works and Infrastructure, Minister Patricia de Lille. Some of the homes were replete with generators to protect politicians from the effects of load shedding, a separate parliamentary reply suggested. De Lille responded to DA MP Dr Leon Schreiber, who inquired about the number of state-owned homes currently occupied by ministers and deputy ministers, their estimated value and the amount used on security upgrades and other features on the properties. On the latter question, De Lille said there were no security upgrades. De Lille’s figures show the government had spent R608…

Police are looking for information that might lead to the arrest of the suspects behind the fatal shooting of an unknown man in Manenberg. The body of the man, believed to be from Nyanga, was discovered in the early hours of the morning lying in Duinefontein Road, opposite the Caltex Garage, with his face down. The man allegedly put up a fight when he was accosted and robbed but the assailants shot him in the face and killed him instantly. At the time of the incident, the man was wearing black jeans, a striped white and black long sleeve shirt, a brown pullover and black takkies. Police spokesperson FC van Wyk said the circumstances surrounding the death of the unidentified man whose body was found in Duinefontein Road, Manenberg, were…

The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) Simon’s Town duty crew said the body of a man, believed to be a drowned fisherman, was found adrift in the vicinity of Roman Rock Lighthouse offshore of Simon’s Town harbour. A paddler happened upon the body and raised the alarm, prompting the immediate activation of the NSRI Simon’s Town rescue team, the SAPS and the Police Dive Unit. “A man’s body was found and taken to the rescue station. It was then given to the Government Health Forensic Pathology Services. “The police and Forensic Pathology Services are providing support to the family of the 40-year-old fisherman who went missing in Strand last Monday to arrange for formal identification, as it is suspected that the recovered body belongs to the fisherman. “Our sincerest condolences…

President Cyril Ramaphosa said in reply to opposition parties and organisations taking him to court over the constitutionality of load shedding, that none of the government responders have the responsibility to supply electricity to South Africa, and they were therefore not in conflict with the Constitution. The case was brought by 19 opposition parties, trade unions, neighbourhood watches and other organisations – including ActionSA, the UDM, IFP, and the National Union of Metalworkers in South Africa (Numsa). They are seeking to have the ANC-led government’s response to load shedding declared unconstitutional and breaching fundamental human rights. The case is set to be heard on March 20 in the Gauteng North High Court in Pretoria, and also asks that certain sectors such as safety and health care be exempted from load…

As CAPE Town’s infestation of the invasive polyphagous shot hole borer beetle (PSHB) continues to spread and endanger urban forests and local gardens, the Friends of the Arderne Gardens (Fotag) in Claremont raised concerns that the outbreak in the Southern Suburbs posed the gravest threat their arboretum has ever faced. The City warned that the tree-killing beetle could easily spread across suburbs if extra precautions were not taken. The impact of the infestation on Cape Town’s trees is expected to be monumental. The City previously said it could lose 1 million of its 4 million trees to PSHB in the next decade. Arderne Gardens in Claremont has one of the most diverse and valuable collections of exotic trees, including one of the largest trees in South Africa, the…

NIGER in the dry Sahel region struggles to feed its 25 million people. It currently ranks 115th out of 121 countries on the Global Hunger Index, and the number of people not getting enough to eat has increased from about 13% of the population in 2014 to 20% last year. Things could deteriorate. Niger has one of the highest population growth rates in the world. And most of the country is infertile. Two-thirds of its area is located in the Sahara. Niger’s population also has among the lowest human capital indexes, which, among other things, means people cannot earn enough to afford to buy food. This challenge is even greater given the recent shift in budgetary priorities away from social development towards national security due to instability in the Sahel…

The article in the Cape Argus titled “City’s gain as SAPS bleeds skilled cops” (Monday, February 27) refers. In essence, we need to acknowledge publicly that Minister Cele has been hopeless and under his guidance, the police department countrywide is collapsing. The exodus of highly skilled officers is just one symptom of bad management. It is said “the fish rots from the head” and this is so true within police management. To lose more than 3 000 trained members of the police force in three financial years is disastrous. Anywhere else in the world, the minister would have fallen on his own sword.…

The Stormers are gearing up to pelt the Sharks with rolling mauls and scrums in Saturday’s coastal derby (kick-off 2.30pm) at the DHL Stadium in Cape Town. Yesterday, Stormers forwards coach Rito Hlungwani didn’t mince his words when he made it clear that they will ruthlessly employ these two facets in play to try and get the better of the visitors. The Durban side were hammered with rolling mauls last weekend in their United Rugby Championship (URC) clash against Ulster and the Stormers have certainly taken note of that. So the Sharks, who lost 31-24 to the Irish side, can expect a bit of déjà vu this weekend. “The only teams we haven’t scored maul tries against are the Ospreys and Cardiff. We’ve scored against every other team we have…

South Africans had the opportunity to drown their sorrows after the Proteas’ World Cup final defeat by tuning into Rise: The Siya Kolisi Story, which premiered on Sunday evening. It offered exclusive insights into the life of the Springbok Rugby World Cup-winning captain, both on and off the rugby field. However, if the producers had waited a couple of weeks though, they would have had another fascinating chapter to add. Kolisi has recently been spending time with the Proteas’ squad, and has been a very visible and vocal supporter of the team during the recently-completed ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. He was in the commentary box during the semi-final victory over England, and then out on the field embracing all the players after the match. During the final on Sunday,…