Innehållsförteckning för 2023-10-16 från Cape Argus

‘Hit twice in chest by marathon runner’ A Pro-Palestinian protester holding a placard along the route of the Cape Town Marathon yesterday said she was assaulted by one of the runners. Since last week’s attacks, an estimated 1 million Gazans have been displaced, according to the United Nations agency supporting Palestinian refugees, as aid groups said the situation in the besieged enclave is “catastrophic”. Communicare CEO Anthea Houston was admitted to hospital yesterday for a head injury. Her sister Lorna Houston said: “Anthea builds affordable housing and we just wanted to support the Palestinians whose homes are being bombed. “Yesterday, we went to support the cause of the Palestinian people, the cause where there is so much brutality and violence that is taking place, and then to have one of…

MANENBERG residents were trapped in their homes on Saturday by gang violence that began erupting in the early morning. Gang rivals the Americans, Clever Kids and Hard Livings opened fire on each other, killing three people, while another three were left severely wounded. There’s been an additional integrated deployment of police specialised units and other law enforcement institutes and their equivalent, such as the City’s Traffic Service and Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (Leap) in Manenberg, following several shooting complaints. At about 2am, a young woman was shot and killed in Great Fish Avenue. At 5.45am, a 30-year-old man was shot and fatally wounded and two others, a 40-year-old man and a 46-year-old woman, were shot and injured at premises in Scheldt Road. According to police spokesperson FC van Wyk, reports…

HOLDERS of regular passports in South Africa and Ghana will no longer need a visa, according to their respective governments. In a statement shared publicly, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration announced that the republics of Ghana and South Africa had entered into an agreement on a visa waiver regime for holders of ordinary passports. It is revealed that the agreement will be effective from November 1, and citizens of both countries who are travelling can stay in each other’s territory for 90 days without being able to work. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration wishes to inform the general public that the Republic of Ghana and the Republic of South Africa have entered into an agreement on a visa waiver regime for holders of ordinary…

Motorists who regularly use the N2 section 2 at Bot River might have to wait four more weeks before they can use the stretch of road once more as repairs to the flood-damaged infrastructure continue. A portion of the road washed away when the Bot River burst its banks during the recent heavy rains experienced in the Western Cape. According to National Roads Agency SOC Limited (Sanral), the N2 will remain closed in Bot River, where elevated water levels continue to impact this section of the road, posing a hazard to motorists. Sanral western region manager Randall Cable said repair works were under way, with earthmoving equipment already on site. Cable said the agency was focused on re-routing water that had overflowed from the river back to its original waterway,…

December 5 is the 10th anniversary of the death of Nelson Mandela. To mark this comes a comprehensive and intimate portrait by Dr Phumla Makaziwe Mandela, the eldest daughter of Nelson and Evelyn Mandela. This is not only a definitive portrait, but a celebration of the man revered by millions globally. This book has been exhaustively researched and offers intimate photographs of Mandela and many pictures that have been published worldwide. Through the photographs and illustrations, the quotes, and the record as written by his daughter, we learn about his life – his birth, his years as a practising attorney, the years in which he engaged in the Struggle to make South Africa a place free of oppression and discrimination, and the severe price he paid. Mandela’s life as a…

Hugo Broos, Bafana Bafana’s head coach, was at his wit’s end after his team, which included several sought-after players, slumped to an all-time low. It was so painful to watch that Broos said he was a highly relieved man when Lesotho referee David Molise blew the final whistle at the FNB Stadium on Friday evening. One school of thought is that the players were so indifferent because the opponents were lowly Eswatini, who are 144th on the Fifa rankings. South Africa slots in at a more respectable 65th place. Meanwhile, Eswatini is a team that recently finished their Africa cup of Nations qualifiers winless with three draws and three defeats. The King’s Shield were specifically chosen with the African Cup of Nations 2023 group stage in mind. South Africa and…

Tomorrow’s fixture against the Netherlands is just as important as the first two matches, as it is an opportunity for some Proteas players to refine their form and for the team to maintain momentum going into more challenging fixtures in the latter part of the 50-over World Cup. Despite the impressive start to the tournament, South Africa still have a long way to go. They have seven matches remaining and some of them are more daunting than others. New Zealand, Pakistan and India are promising to bring the Proteas’ rich vein of form with the bat to a halt, purely because of the skill level that these bowling attacks possess. Trent Boult, Matt Henry, Shaheen Afridi and Jasprit Bumrah are more of a threat than any of the Australian…

The North/South T20 Schools tournament, hosted in Tshwane this past weekend, area saw the North reign supreme with the co-hosts Waterkloof beating neighbours Menlo Park by 11 runs in the final. The teams from the South had mixed fortunes, all exiting the competition in the semi- finals. However, it was the batting performance of Rondebosch captain and opening batsman Jordan Neill that was the feature of the week as he was in prolific form with centuries on the opening two days. Against Westville, he scored an unbeaten 130 off only 68 balls, which included 18x4 and 4x6. Together with Bongilei Mfunelwa (66*) they put on an unbroken 186 for the second wicket, which saw them reach a formidable 221/1 off their allotted 20 overs. Westville, in reply, were then given…

Afghanistan pulled off one of the greatest 50-over World Cup shocks yesterday when they defeated defending champions England by 69 runs in New Delhi. Chasing 285 to win, after opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz had hit a blistering 80, England were bowled out for 215 despite Harry Brook’s 66 with spinners Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Rashid Khan claiming three wickets each. The stunning upset gave Afghanistan just their second World Cup win to add to a lone victory over Scotland at the 2015 tournament. They came into yesterday’s clash having lost their opening two games in India and on a 14-match losing World Cup streak. After Gurbaz and the recalled Ikram Alikhil, with 58, had given them a decent target to defend, Afghanistan’s bowlers went to work, striking at regular intervals. Jonny…

Mzanzi Wethu’s new reality show Mastende follows the drama experienced by tenants and landlords. In a country where renting property is as common as load shedding, the show is expected to give viewers an unfiltered, raw and relatable look into some of the challenges both parties have to deal with. “From random rental hikes to gate-locking landlords, viewers must be prepared for edge-of-your-seat drama,” read a statement from the channel. Produced by Tribal Media House and hosted by comedian and actor TE Matila aka “Stopnonsons”, the show will present real stories, real confrontations, and real solutions. “Each episode will highlight a different challenge and solution. It will factor in the weight of the Rental Housing Act and a dash of legal expertise to make a fascinating and intense show. “This…

The man implicated in the Golden Arrow bus robberies has been rearrested after escaping from Athlone Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. Khumzi Ningo was arrested along with Azole Madubela, Khumzi Ningo, Thulani Juta and Khanya Sopukana for a string of armed robberies in which they used a rifle to rob the drivers and passengers of their belongings. On Wednesday, they appeared for bail application and at around 1.45pm, five prisoners overpowered a police officer and disarmed him. Police spokesperson Malcolm Pojie said two were arrested on Thursday while Ningo was recaptured on Friday. “Preliminary investigation suggests that the detainees overpowered one of the police officials and disarmed him. Several shots were fired in the direction of the police officials but no one was hit or wounded. Thereafter, the escapees, between the…

The Provincial Department of Agriculture has confirmed that the first case of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H7N6 has been detected in the Western Cape. In a statement released on Friday, MEC Ivan Meyer said the first case of H7N6 was positively identified in George. Cases of H7N6 HPAI have also been detected in Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Free State and Limpopo. The country is battling two strains of highly pathogenic avian influenza – H5N1 and H7N6 – and resultant outbreaks across provinces. The HPAI affects poultry and wild birds, and in South Africa millions of birds and chickens have been culled to contain the spread of the virus. The Western Cape saw seven outbreaks of the H5N1 HPAI virus from April to June, with Meyer stating that this was still…

The City of Cape Town said planned work on the water supply infrastructure will result in water disruptions this week. Maintenance is expected to take place between October 17 and October 20. The City said the critical work on the water supply infrastructure was to benefit customers. These are the areas that will be affected: Plumstead and Wynberg Conditional assessments are being done on the water supply network in these areas starting Monday, October 9 until Thursday, November 30. This will result in the possibility of lower-than-usual pressures being experienced for up to 1.5 hours during the day in some parts as the assessments progress. Die Wingerd, Greenway Rise, Stuart’s Hill, Martinville (Bizweni – Somerset West) Zero-pressure testing will be done on the water supply network in these areas…

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed yesterday to “demolish Hamas” as his military prepared to move into the Gaza Strip in search of Islamist militants whose deadly rampage through Israeli border towns shocked the world. Israel has told Gazans to evacuate south, which hundreds of thousands have already done in the enclave that is home to more than 2 million people, about half in Gaza City. Inside besieged Gaza, where conditions are deteriorating and deaths from Israeli air strikes rising, civilians said they were not safe anywhere. Militant group Hamas, which runs Gaza, has told them to ignore Israel’s message to move south. Conditions are so atrocious that Palestinian health workers are storing bodies in ice cream freezer trucks because moving them to hospitals is too risky and cemeteries are…

HE may not have got the fourth title that he was after but Stephen Mokoka proved his worth as South Africa’s king of the marathon with his close second place finish at the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon yesterday. The Boxer Athletic Club star was beaten to the line by Adame Kebede Gebre in a thrilling finish in what was a highly tactical race, which led to the athletes getting nowhere near the record time the organisers had hoped would be run. Mokoka crossed the finish line in 2:11.33, five seconds behind the Ethiopian with whom he had had a fascinating duel in the final kilometre. The South African made a break for it and looked to have opened a gap sizeable enough to steal the victory but Gebre proved too…

The Warriors cemented their place in the top three of the Cricket South Africa One-Day Cup as they hammered the Tuskers by eight wickets at St George’s Park yesterday. The Tuskers were handed a hiding of note in Gqeberha as they faced an in-form Warriors side. The Gqeberha-region has enjoyed plenty of rain in the past four weeks or so and because of that, the home team chose to field upon winning the toss, fancying their chances of bowling out the newly-promoted Tuskers. Beyers Swanepoel was the first to make inroads into the Tuskers batting order, forcing an outside edge off the bat of Cameron Delport (4 off 10). Fast bowler Nealan van Heerden took over from Renaldo Meyer at the Park Drive end and quickly made an impact…

A YOUNG mother was gunned down in a suspected hit in Bonteheuwel on Friday. A relative, who wished not to be named, said 19-year-old Zohira Miller may have had information about her killers. “I stand corrected, but I think they killed her because she knew some kind of information. Sadly, she didn’t say whether she had been threatened before the day she was killed,” said the relative. “She kept all she knew to herself and she probably didn’t think she would be killed by anyone. She had been rejected by her own family and was living with her in-laws and her 4-year-old child, who is now left without a mom.” Miller was attacked in Jakkalsvlei Avenue on Friday around 6am. The unidentified shooters shot her in the head. Pictures of…

Despite the writings of Aeschylus, Plato and Aristotle on the evolution of the state, we have, tragically, not evolved on the value of human life within the state. Millenniums of evolutionary development in technology, knowledge and wealth notwithstanding, we are sadly stunted when it comes to the killing of humans. In 2023, we still see war as a necessary option in global disputes and the killing of people in those wars as justified. Politicians and their economic enablers, with religionists and their political enablers, have trampled on the bodies of the oppressed and have callously watched their suffering and the death of their children as “collateral damage”. When the people suffering injustice react to the pain they are experiencing, the next sentence from politicians is “we are at war”, and…

There has been a number of occasions where the Proteas have let their guard down when they were clear favourites. The defeat to Bangladesh in the 2015 World Cup is prime example of how the team has a tendency of going into a fixture as favourites only to emerge defeated. Complacency also led to Sri Lanka becoming the first Asian team to win a Test series in South Africa, breaking a long-standing record that has made South Africa one of the toughest places to tour in world cricket. The most recent slip up was the defeat to the Netherlands last year in the World T20 Cup, where South Africa’s performance was shocking, resulting in them being knocked out of the showpiece event. “I wasn’t there,” said Proteas head coach…

Bafana Bafana have to redeem themselves against 2023 Africa Cup of Nations hosts Ivory Coast tomorrow, if they are to have any chance of making a name for themselves at the tournament next year. Hugo Broos’ team unceremoniously drew 0-0 with neighbours Eswatini on Friday - a result that was unexpected given the latter’s lowly world ranking (144th). And given Bafana’s win over the Democratic Republic of the Congo last month, it was a match that they had to win, and were expected to, at all costs. It was a sentiment that was also shared by Broos in his pre-match build-up. This was not an ordinary game for Bafana. It also served as the penultimate preparation clash for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers next month and Afcon in January. But…