Innehållsförteckning för 2023-10-23 från Cape Argus

Spine-chilling documentary series Boetie Boer: Inside The Mind Of A Monster, has finally made it onto South African screens. For those unfamiliar with Stewart Wilken, also known as Boetie Boer, the Showmax Original true crime series is not for the faint hearted. The convicted serial killer was charged with 10 counts of murder and five counts of sodomy after embarking on a murderous spree between 1990 and 1997. The difference between Wilken and the text book version of a serial killer is that he never followed the same modus operadi. Not one to be a creature of habit, female prostitutes and young boys were mostly his tragic victims. According to Wikipedia, Wilken murdered his daughter Wuane from his first marriage, after claiming she was sexually abused by her step-dad. His…

ABOUT five of Jakes Gerwel Drive’s intersections have been identified as hot spots for smash-and-grab incidents following month-to-month spikes in numbers. Victims of these crimes are encouraged to report them to the police and lay charges. The City’s metro police department has embarked on an awareness drive along the roads where smash-and-grab incidents continue to rise and in areas motor vehicle theft is prevalent, although on the decrease. Following through on observations by the City in both April and May, it recorded seven smash-and-grab incidents for each month, but in June there were 12, in July 19, in August 35 and in September 42 incidents. The department also recorded ups and downs in the number of thefts out of motor vehicles at five hot spot intersections, namely Stellenbosch Arterial…

HOSTED by South African Jews for a Free Palestine (SAJFP), the Mourner’s Kaddish, a Jewish prayer for those who had passed on, was read for the many lives lost, as nearly 100 people gathered for a “Shabbat against Genocide in Palestine”. Members of the Jewish community were joined by Palestinian supporters across faiths and backgrounds to witness and take part in the intimate public prayer, song and candle lighting, as well as to break bread following the prayer, at the Mandela Glasses in Three Anchor Bay on Friday. A similar gathering was held in Joburg. Shabbat is considered a holy day of rest, a time of community and reflection observed from sunset on Friday to sunset on Saturday. Prayers from traditional shabbat were read as well as Ose Shalom (The…

DESPITE an initial amicable welcome by a handful of protesting descendants of aboriginal people outside the Iziko Slave Lodge, the King and Queen of Netherlands were hurriedly escorted out of the venue as more than 100 protesters gathered over the devastating role of the Dutch in South Africa’s colonial past and its continued impact on indigenous communities. The protesters were upset over why the monarchs did not pencil-in a meeting with first nations people during their three-day state visit. The official state visit by Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima at the invitation of President Cyril Ramaphosa was a first by the monarchs. Before arriving in Cape Town, they met with Ramaphosa for official talks at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Thursday. The state visit took place from October…

Springbok supporters across the globe watched Handre Pollard’s match-winning penalty with one eye closed but skipper Siya Kolisi reckons he was relaxed as he watched from the stands. "I had no doubt at all. Polly has done this kind of thing for us before. “I knew it was going over,” Kolisi smiled before adding that Pollard’s opportunity to win the game was thanks to the bomb squad detonating with nuclear effect. In particular, Ox Nche, Deon Fourie, Kwagga Smith and RG Snyman were spectacular. “We are grateful for the bench but actually for the whole squad,” he said. "We remind each other that if we are successful, we will say that South Africa won, not the 23 that played and not who started and who played off the bench. "The…

After a spate of setbacks in various Cup competitions over the past few months, coach Steve Barker says Stellenbosch FC have set their minds on lifting the Carling Knockout trophy. Barker was speaking after his team opened their campaign in the competition with a 2-1 win over Chippa United in Gqeberha on Saturday, thanks to goals from Andre de Jong and Kgaogelo Sekgota. With the outcome, Stellenbosch are through to the quarter-finals. “In last season’s Nedbank Cup, we lost in the semi-finals on penalties against Sekhukhune United. Recently in the MTN8, we were kicked out on the away goal rule in the semis again, so we’ve come close to making a final,” said Barker. “That pain that we felt in the last two Cup competitions is driving us to want…

Halala! The musical legacy of the late Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo, lives on. The National Film and Video Foundtation (NFVF) recently announce the selection of the Music is My Life: The Story of Joseph Shabalala documentary as South Africa’s official entry in the International Feature Film category for the 96th Annual Academy Awards (Oscars). It celebrates the life and legacy of the king of isicathamiya, whose influence on the music landscape, not only in South Africa but across the world, is immeasurable. The internationally recognised film was rigorously judged by the South African Academy Awards Selection Committee, which is made up of a diverse group of industry professionals. Among the four film submissions submitted and approved over September 18-22, the submissions were evaluated based on the Academy Awards’…

The two City officials and their accomplices, accused of selling municipal plots, have made their first appearance in Blue Downs Magistrate’s Court. Gerrit Engelbrecht, 56, Neil Welman, 51, and co-accused Lennox Ntsodo and Nombongo Bidi were arrested on Wednesday after an investigation that had been running since July 2022. They face fraud charges in that they unlawfully pretended to be employees of the City authorised to sell plots of land for R100 000 in Mfuleni. “(Ntsodo and Bidi) were not employed by the City of Cape Town. None of them had the legal authority to sell the plots and/or houses belonging to the City of Cape Town, nor to pocket and share the money among themselves to the detriment of the complainants to the total loss of R860 000,” the…

A furniture shop employee has relived the moment four armed robbers entered her workplace. She said two men went into the shop while the other two followed. “They came in and said it’s a robbery. They showed us they had guns. “They took us to the cash office to see the panic buttons and they wanted cash which they took. Then they took us into the storeroom, they wanted the keys and they took all the cellphones, bedding including mattress protectors and rechargeable lights. “They put everything in bags they had brought with them.” She said the armed suspects locked the employees inside the storeroom. “They didn’t injure any of us, they told us to co-operate and they won’t do anything to us. “They also said they were not going…

Vusi Khoza, the expelled EFF Member of Parliament, says it’s not over for him as he will appeal against his expulsion and even if it fails, he will return to Parliament “one way or another”. Khoza told IOL on Saturday that he is staying in politics. That was after he was asked what he meant about a post he made on X (formerly Twitter) where he said he would be in Parliament next year. “Kusho bona. Bathi (they are saying) I’m expelled. "But one thing for sure, come 2024 swearing-in ceremony, I will be in that House, on that line with them. “I’m staying in the game, no matter the team,” Khoza posted after the decision of the party was announced. The post was made hours after the EFF officially…

more than 30 feature and short films profiling human rights defenders’ lives across the globe, particularly from the Global South, were showcased during the Africa Human Rights Festival (AHRFF) The three-day festival ran from Wednesday to Friday. The festival aimed to create awareness of the climate emergency in the Global South, where vulnerable front-line communities face the worst impacts of climate change. The overarching message throughout was that climate change was a human rights issue. Human rights and environmental activists and lobbyists and civil society, among others, were present at the screenings, which included a Q&A session with directors. The festival was established in 2017, and began with a single film screening in Alexandra, Gauteng, every month. AHRFF co-founder Francis Hweshe said: “Every film was focused on human rights to…

About 200 people in bright yellow T-shirts and garlands gathered in Green Point for a walk to raise awareness of spina bifida and hydrocephalus. The walkathon, yesterday, was organised by the Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus South Africa (ASBAH-SA). World Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Day is held annually on October 25. The Spinal Defects Clinic at the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, and the spina bifida parent support group launched the non-profit organisation on October 2, 2014. The board members are parents of children with the conditions. Strandfontein parent, Ridhaa Williams, said a psychologist advised abortion after he and his wife found out that their daughter, Haadiyah, had spina bifida. “We found out when my wife was four months pregnant and the first thing that was told to…

The strength of this Springbok team is that even if they do not play well on the day, they find a way to get a result. Bok coach Jacques Nienaber heaped praise on his resilient warriors after they had to dig deep to beat England 16-15 in Paris on Saturday to reach the World Cup final. It took some resolute defence and a late 10-point swing to secure the victory, but according to Nienaber, there was always the belief his team would pull off the victory. Although they’ve managed to scrape through a knockout match for the second consecutive game, after also beating France by a single point in the quarter-finals last weekend, the Boks will now have to rethink their strategy and player corps to use when they face…

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta praised his team’s belief after they fought back from 2-0 down to earn a 2-2 Premier League draw at Chelsea on Saturday and keep their unbeaten streak intact. For much of the match, Arsenal’s usually buoyant and confident side looked heavy footed and slow against an energetic Chelsea team. Chelsea went ahead though a 15th-minute Cole Palmer penalty and made it two three minutes into the second half with a lofted strike by Mykhailo Mudryk. “The way the players reacted to (Chelsea’s)the second goal is phenomenal,” Arteta said. “That's the part I loved.” “The start of the game, we didn’t play with enough purpose and clarity,” he told Sky Sports. “We didn’t win enough duels in tight areas ... When we don’t have those two things…

Virat Kohli hit 95 to lead India to a four-wicket victory over New Zealand and a fifth win in five matches at the World Cup yesterday although the superstar batsman just missed equalling Sachin Tendulkar's record of 49 One-Day International centuries. Fast bowler Mohammed Shami returned figures of 5/54 to help bowl New Zealand out for 273, a total India overhauled with 12 balls to spare in Dharamsala. The Kiwis, who rode on Daryl Mitchell's 130 to post 273, suffered their first loss in five matches and are second behind leaders India in the 10-team table. An in-form Kohli, who hit 103 not out in the previous victory over Bangladesh, put on key partnerships, including a 78-run stand with Ravindra Jadeja, who hit the winning four in his unbeaten 39.…

Seals are wild animals and not pets. This was clear when a woman was bitten by an adult seal at Strand Beach. Prior to the attack, the seal had been teased, with some people throwing stones at it. The animal later died after attempts to transport it to safety. The bite victim, a foreign tourist, was taken to hospital by paramedics to have her wounds treated. On Thursday, the City’s coastal management and law enforcement teams closed a portion of the beach, enabling the SPCA’s wildlife unit, with the help of coastal management and permission of the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, to safely capture and remove the seal. Sadly, the seal died on the way to the Two Oceans Aquarium, where it would have undergone assessment by…

AT LEAST eight City beaches, including Clifton 4th beach and Llandudno, will be waving the Blue Flags this summer, an internationally recognised green light for catered water facilities. The City’s Recreation and Parks Department confirmed that eight Cape Town beaches had received accreditation for the Blue Flag status by the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (Wessa), while two were awarded pilot Blue Flag status. Wessa is an international non-profit environmental conservation organisation that advocates environmental stewardship and advocacy. In 2001, Wessa assumed a pioneering role in South Africa by introducing and implementing the Foundation for Environmental Education Blue Flag programme. The programme promotes sustainable development in freshwater and marine areas. It challenges local authorities and beach operators to achieve high standards in the four categories: water quality, environmental…

HUMANITARIAN aid organisation Samaritan Feet has provided shoes to pupils at Woodlands Primary School, Mitchells Plain as it continued with its #10 million pairs of shoes distribution. CEO of Samaritan Feet SA, Hermied Louw, said the organisation started about 20 years ago, in Mitchells Plain, where it fitted its first pair of shoes. The need was so apparent that since then, Samaritan Feet International has reached a milestone of 10 million pairs of shoes, and it returned to South Africa to celebrate that and to again identify beneficiaries in Mitchells Plain. “Samaritan Feet South Africa has worked hard for the past three years, during and after Covid-19 lockdown because the need just climbed. We started with the Western Cape, because that is where our team is situated,…

Molefi Ntseki took the Kaizer Chiefs coaching job knowing he had to hit the ground running to win over the fans. But with Chiefs having a turbulent start to the season, he seems to have all but conceded that he’s struggling and his job is on the line. Chiefs bowed out of the opening round of the inaugural Carling Knockout on Saturday night, losing 1-0 to AmaZulu at home. Chiefs’ angry fans didn’t take kindly to the result, pelting the team with missiles as they headed to the dressing room causing Ntseki to abandon his post-match TV duties. It isn’t the first time Ntseki was a victim of hooliganism from his own fans, with the club already fined three times by the PSL DC for bringing the league into disrepute.…

The Stormers look set to be without captain Salmaan Moerat for an extended period of the United Rugby Championship (URC) after the lock tore his pectoral muscle in the win over the Lions on Saturday. Moerat left the field in the first half in discomfort and coach John Dobson confirmed afterwards he tore a pec and could be out for some time. But despite losing their leader, the Stormers held out in the final minutes with some good defence to seal a 35-33 win at Ellis Park to start their URC campaign off with full points away from home. After weathering an early onslaught from the home side, the Stormers turned on the magic to record four unanswered tries, two by youngster Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, before conceding four in the second…

Steve Borthwick says he will be using the Rugby World Cup's Bronze Final as another opportunity for his players to experience playing in a big match, focussing on positivity after Saturday's gut-wrenching semi-final defeat by South Africa. England were minutes away from reaching the final before a late try and penalty earned the Springboks a 16-15 victory, meaning England return to the Stade de France to face Argentina in the third-place play-off on Friday. "I think this game is important, there are many reasons that I want players playing the game," Borthwick said. "We have more players 25 and under than any other team in the semi-finals and we have some very good young players who will benefit from the experience. I want them playing in big games at World…