Innehållsförteckning för 2023-09-01 från Cape Argus

The First Peoples Indigenous United Nations (FPIUN) NPO held a last-day event commemorating Women’s Month at the Castle of Good Hope. The group of women say that even with 29 years into the country’s democracy, the first nation people are still facing difficulties in governance and self-determination. The women also believe that it is scientific knowledge that the Khoi and the Xam people were the first in the country, and that is why the celebration was brought to life this year, marking their annual event. Furthermore, the concept was derived from the idea of 20 000 women who marched to the Union Buildings in 1956. FPIUN founder Esther Johnson said they were starting a “tradition” as the first nation people and it had to be impactful, it had to send…

Another game against Kaizer Chiefs, another 10-man finish – and Stellenbosch FC coach Steve Barker has once again placed the spotlight on the officials. Barker let out his frustrations over the referee’s inept performance during last season’s game against Amakhosi when goalkeeper Sage Stephens was sent off. Now, after the 2-0 defeat at Athlone Stadium on Wednesday night, Barker has questioned the role of the fourth official in Devin Titus’ sending-off. The young midfielder was handed two cautions within seven minutes early in the second half, with the second yellow only being dished out after a lengthy delay. Barker believes the referee consulted with the fourth official before making his decision. “It’s always difficult coming to these press conferences, not having seen or watched, but in my opinion, the first…

Max Verstappen is on the cusp of another record as he prepares for Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix and another step towards a near-inevitable third consecutive Formula One world title. The dominant Dutchman is the red-hot favourite to break the record of nine straight GP wins he shares with four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel, after drawing level with the German at Zandvoort last weekend. Verstappen delighted an army of home fans at the Dutch Grand Prix with a superb victory in wild conditions that extended his lead at the top of the drivers’ standings over Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez to 138 points. The 25-year-old looks certain to smash his own records for wins and points in a season – 15 and 454 respectively – both set last year. He could…

Scotland have been nothing if not consistent at the World Cup, reaching at least the quarter-finals in seven of their nine previous appearances, but they will need to produce an upset if they are to reach that stage this time round. Scotland have been paired with holders South Africa and Six Nations champions Ireland in Pool B, reducing their chances of making the knockout stage, but there is little doubt their more fancied opponents will be wary of the threat they pose. They have proven capable of producing upsets, as they showed at Twickenham in February when they beat England. “We’re fit enough, we’ve got the game and we’ve got the players to take on any team we come up against,” warned their coach Gregor Townsend, who pronounced himself particularly…

Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos is adopting a refreshing approach to the age-old “club versus country” tug-of-war that surfaces each time there is a Fifa international window. On Wednesday, Broos named a 23-player squad to play Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo in friendlies at Orlando Stadium, starting next Saturday. In modern-day football, most national teams draw their personnel from the best available players, and they are usually based abroad. In the case of South Africa, Bongokuhle Hlongwane, Njabulo Blom and Cassius Mailula all rank among the country’s best players, and they are all based in the United States. It has happened many times that a player reports ‘injured’ at the start of an international break, but then soon afterwards, he is in action for his club. A few…

The 25th edition of the JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience is under way in Durban and runs until September 10. The long-running festival got of to a great start on Tuesday, with the Centre for Creative Arts bestowing a Lifetime Achievement Award on Dr Lliane Loots, the curator and artistic director of festival since its inception. The award serves as recognition for Loots’s visionary leadership, service to the cultural sector, and committed activism for dance education. Dr Ismail Mahomed, director of the Centre for Creative Arts, praised Loots for her quarter of a century efforts made in very challenging socio-economic conditions. “For a quarter of a century, under challenging funding environments, changing political landscapes, and varying socio-economic conditions, Dr Lliane Loots has championed the JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience as South Africa’s…

The THREE-day taxi imbizo, during which the Minibus Taxi Task Team (MBTTT) signed an agreement, concluded on Wednesday. The Western Cape government, Santaco-WC and the City of Cape Town formed the team, which also included the national Transport Department. The task team was formed to avoid taxi violence. Santaco had missed meetings before it embarked on an eight-day stayaway at the beginning of August. The taxi body, City and province had been at loggerheads for weeks after the strike, with Santaco approaching the high court to file an interdict against taxi impoundments. The taxi organisation approached the Western Cape High Court days after the City impounded six taxis, which it said was in breach of an agreement that the City wouldn’t impound taxis for 14 days after they signed an…

A CLASS of 100 pupils from Grade 8 to Grade 11 at Simanyene High School in Strand were awarded by Safer South Africa Foundation for completing a programme aimed at shaping their lives for the better – all in the belief that no child is born a criminal. During the course of the programme the students were taken into three different sectors – police stations, courts and jails – just so they can see how the process of justice works and how offenders are treated. As the CEO of Safer South Africa Foundation, retired General Riah Phiyega said South Africa was a reactive country in terms of dealing with crime – authorities wait for people to commit crime and then the whole system is set alight. Phiyega said theprogramme offered…

A Malawian national living in the five-storey building in Johannesburg CBD when a fire broke out told how she had to jump from the second floor with her luggage while the fire engulfed the building. “By midnight, I just heard people screaming and crying, saying, ‘fire’ inside, ‘fire!’” The sound of people shouting echoed through the burning building in Johannesburg CBD, said a survivor who had been trapped inside. Some survivors said the fire was too intense to handle and had to jump out of their floors while others used the corridors to escape the flames. Desperate and caught up in a corner with luggage, Malawian national Doreen Kumwenda, 26, said she had to jump off the second floor of the building to escape the blaze. Kumwenda said her husband…

After much speculation, the former secretary-general of the ANC, Ace Magashule has launched a new party, adding to the growing list of parties on the centre-left of the political spectrum. The party, named the African Convention for Transformation (ACT), has many similarities to breakaway parties that have been born out of difficulties within the ANC in the past decade or two. Like the EFF that was born after the ANC Youth League president Julius Malema was expelled, the ACT would most likely not have ever been born if Magashule was not expelled by the ANC. In both circumstances, the expulsion followed internal tensions and fissures that the ANC resolved via a disciplinary process and the expelled decided to challenge the ANC for votes a few months before elections. It is…

It is never ideal to run into Australia for a first sparring session, but having left with bloodied noses, the Proteas should be much more battle-hardened for the second T20 international against Australia at Kingsmead today (6pm start). It certainly helps that the home team don’t have days on end to ascertain the extent of their bruises incurred during the record 111-run first T20 defeat, and can get straight back into the ring. “The quick turnaround means we have to put (Wednesday) behind us. It’s another opportunity for us to improve. We don’t want to use the lack of game time as an excuse, but we are looking ahead to Friday because there is a lot of room to improve,” said Proteas opening batter Reeza Hendricks. Although the South Africans…

Novak Djokovic sailed into the US Open third round on Wednesday in his quest for a 24th grand slam triumph, as Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff stayed on a quarter-final collision course in New York. Djokovic climbed through the gears against 76th-ranked Bernabe Zapata Miralles, winning 13 of the last 15 games to ease through 6-4 6-1 6-1 on Arthur Ashe Stadium court. “At 36 years of age, after 20 years of coming to New York, I still have the hunger to play my best tennis on this court,” said Djokovic, a three-time US Open champion. Next up for the Serbian star is compatriot and 32nd seed Laslo Djere after Djokovic preserved his record of always reaching at least the last 32 in New York. “I’m pleased with the way…

Molefi Ntseki is not reading too much into Kaizer Chiefs’ recent fall from grace, declaring that history is for historians and the future is for the club. Chiefs are one of the most successful clubs in the land but they’ve defied that image in recent years, considering that they are enduring an eight-year trophy drought. Ntseki is the latest coach tasked with changing their fortunes around but his tenure didn’t get off to an ideal start, resulting in him being pelted with missiles by the fans after their last loss. But since that incident in Mbombela, Chiefs have turned things around – winning their last two matches against AmaZulu and Stellenbosch FC in the DStv Premiership. Speaking yesterday, ahead of their MTN8 semi-final first leg against Mamelodi Sundowns at the…

THE case in which SA Clothing and Textile Workers’ Union (Sactwu) sued Independent Media Consortium (IMC), formerly the Sekunjalo Independent Media Consortium (SIM), has been adjourned to next week Monday. The adjournment follows the emergence of new email evidence that the union’s lawyers want to analyse before continuing with the matter. Sactwu sued IMC for R300 million, which it claims is the capital plus interest on a R150 million investment agreement that the union alleges was a loan. The matter ended on Wednesday with Independent Media chief executive Takudzwa Hove being cross-examined by the Sactwu advocate Leon Kuschke SC about whether he had pressured the union’s general secretary André Kriel into signing the “loan” agreement. Yesterday, proceedings opened with Kuschke telling the court that they had received emails from IMC…

A report by Cape Town Air Access (CTAA) has revealed that last year, the Western Cape economy received a cash injection of more than R24 billion, solely from international arrivals through Cape Town International Airport. CTAA, an air-route development initiative by Wesgro, the provincial tourism, trade and investment agency, released updated figures estimating how many international passengers travelling into the province duly contributed to the economy. Over the years, Wesgro, the Western Cape government and the City of Cape Town have emphasised how essential the aviation industry is to the tourism sector in the province. This was reinforced by CTAA’s report, which revealed that the arrival of 605 000 foreign passengers injected R24.3bn into the Western Cape in 2022, supporting 10 600 jobs. Wesgro said the CTAA found that…

It’s one thing to hear something that isn’t true. It’s another to believe it. A story that is often created or not entirely true in order to deceive others is defined as a fabricated story. Put simply, there is a difference between misinformation (honest) and disinformation (deceptive). Humans’ ability to think, reason and understand are often challenged by the conflicting information. The belief in disinformation influences decision-making and judgment which presents a significant challenge for the 21st century. Fabricated stories have been recognised as the key contributor to modern events, from elections and votes to the response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Other fabricated stories are due to psychological conditions or a history of trauma. We tend to ruminate and adopt repetitive thinking patterns about unpleasant events, using more powerful words…

The rugby world doesn’t like it, but governing body World Rugby have given the Springboks carte blanche to pack the ‘Bomb Squad’ with seven forwards at the World Cup. The Boks had just one backline player on the bench last week when they smashed the All Blacks in London after Willie le Roux pulled out of the game at the last minute, prompting coach Jacques Nienaber to add a seventh forward in Kwagga Smith, with Cobus Reinach covering the backline. The pressure from the Bok forwards was unrelenting and the life was squeezed out of the Kiwis, but some critics, including former Scotland coach Matt Williams, claim the South Africans are abusing the bench system. However, England’s Evening Standard newspaper has reported that World Rugby have given the Boks the…

Kyle Verreynne is among the most tenacious cricketers on the South African domestic circuit and he is going to need all that grit and more after being appointed Western Province 1-Day Cup captain for the forthcoming season. Western Province are a union that have for too long lived off the glory years of yesteryear and basked in the sun that sets gloriously behind Table Mountain. Newlands remains its crown jewel but with men’s international cricket not being played there since the third ODI against India in January last year, even the famed old ground no longer shimmers like it did in years gone by. The new development also hovers over it like a dark financial cloud just waiting to burst, which Independent Media understands has not been helped by the…

Luton Town’s long wait to welcome top-flight football back to their snug Kenilworth Road home ends today as they take on West Ham United, seeking their first points of the season. The club, back among the elite for the first time since 1992, had to postpone their opening home match against Burnley as work was ongoing to bring their stadium up to scratch. Heavy opening defeats at Brighton & Hove Albion and Chelsea were not unexpected for a club that sealed their Premier League spot by beating Coventry City in the Championship play-offs. But anticipation is building for the visit of West Ham, who will become the first top-flight team to play a league match at Kenilworth Road since Aston Villa 31 years ago. Even with a £10-million upgrade to…

Manchester United will face Harry Kane’s Bayern Munich in the Champions League, while last night’s draw for the group stage also placed Paris Saint-Germain and Newcastle United together. Bayern and United will be favourites to advance from Group A, which also includes Danish champions FC Copenhagen and Galatasaray, the Turkish champions. Group F, in contrast, looks to be the toughest of all, with Saudi-owned Newcastle facing AC Milan and Borussia Dortmund as well as Qatar-backed PSG. Newcastle are appearing in the Champions League for the first time in 20 years and their lack of recent pedigree in Europe’s elite club competition meant they were left lurking dangerously among the sides in pot four for the draw. Having held on to Kylian Mbappe, French champions PSG will be expected to advance…