Innholdsfortegnelse for 2021-11-01 i Cape Argus

The Canadian singer Grimes has recently been photographed reading The Communist Manifesto after her split from the world’s richest man, Elon Musk – CEO of Tesla and SpaceX. Grimes, otherwise known as Claire Elise Boucher, was photographed in full fantasy costume on a street corner in Los Angeles while absorbed in the book. She has since taken to Instagram to explain that she is not a communist, more that she got sick of paparazzi following her so used it as an opportunity to troll. Though she did add that “there are some very smart ideas in this book”, so it seems she has read at least some of it. The Communist Manifesto was composed in late 1847 by German social activists Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. It analyses and dramatises…

Zodidi Dano zodidi.dano@africannewsagency.com CHOOSING your subjects in Grade 9 is the first step in building your career path. What you choose to continue with to Grade 10 may well determine what matric exam papers you will write and therefore what tertiary qualification you will be pursuing. That being said, the Two Oceans Aquarium Education Foundation would like to remind pupils that they can select marine sciences as an eighth subject choice for 2022. Marine sciences was first offered at three “node schools” in the Western Cape in 2019. In 2020, it was recognised as an official school subject, and in 2021 it was included in the school curriculum. Since then, a number of students have been receiving instruction in the subject, both at the node schools and through the foundation’s…

LOAD shedding will not affect the matric examinations, the Department of Basic Education says. Eskom announced that it would extending load shedding up until Saturday. Matrics started their examinations on Wednesday. Department spokesperson Elijah Mhlanga said: “Load shedding… does not affect the examinations itself as natural light is sufficient for writing,” adding though that it could make them late because of traffic congestion. | Zodidi Dano…

YOU S3 NETFLIX Now married with a young baby, Love and Joe try to forge a normal life in the affluent suburb of Madre Linda. But old habits die hard. THE ESTATE SABC3, DSTV CHANNEL 193, 7PM Phasha delivers on his promise to Muzi and lies about Shadrack in court. Shadrack is painted as a crazy man. Martin is curious about what else Precious knows. THE RED ROOM SABC3, DSTV CHANNEL 193, 7.30PM Boncuk looks worried as she searches for the wise man. She thinks that one of them left her. Boncuk talks about Can and their meeting. Her joy and happiness can be seen in her eyes when she talks about Can. She tells Doctor that Can visited her in İstanbul, but she couldn’t meet him as…

Sacha van Niekerk sacha.vanniekerk@inl.co.za Celebrate Diwali with fusion sweetmeats and desserts that borrow inspiration and technique from various cultures, with deliciously modern twists. Soaked in spice-infused syrups, brightly coloured and beautifully moulded, mithai or sweetmeats are confectioneries of the Indian subcontinent. Their origin has been traced to at least 500BCE, when records suggest raw sugar and refined sugar were being produced. While many of the recipes have been handed down from past generations and are hundreds of years old, in recent years they have seen some major transformations, most of which are occurring on social media. With aesthetics being one of the most important aspects of what makes food “Instagram worthy”, it’s no surprise that main changes are to the appearance. Food bloggers, professional chefs and even home cooks have…

Mwangi Githahu mwangi.githahu@inl.co.za A CAPE Town businessman who tried to hang on to a truck after he had failed to honour a sales agreement worth R450 000 has been forced to return the truck to the seller after a judge ruled in the vendor’s favour. In February this year, businessman André Mostert signed an agreement with Sean Jacobs in which he promised to pay for the Powerstar Beifang Benchi truck in nine monthly instalments of R50 000. This after having changed an earlier, August 2020 agreement that had seen Mostert lease the truck from Jacobs for a monthly rental of R35 000. A clause in the sale agreement said that Jacobs would remain the owner of the truck until the full purchase price had been paid. Mostert…

Nomalanga Tshuma nomalanga.tshuma@inl.co.za TEN suspects, including a police officer intern stationed at Mitchells Plain police station, are to appear in Paarl Magistrate’s Court for their involvement in a fuel fraud syndicate. The suspects, aged between 23 and 41, were arrested after an intensive investigation into the syndicate’s criminal activities at a petrol station in Paarl last week. Police spokesperson André Traut said: “Detectives attached to the Provincial Commercial Crimes Unit, in conjunction with investigators from financial institutions, were able to bust the fraud syndicate operating with cloned fuel cards. “The suspects were arrested in possession of 52 cloned fuel cards, mostly linked to government cars, three point-of-sale devices, 14 cellphones, 74 x 25-litre containers, four cars, fuel slips and R32 000 cash. “They are expected to make their court…

Nomalanga Tshuma nomalanga.tshuma@inl.co.za THE families of five Khayelitsha young men who came under fire in Mandalay yesterday are struggling to come to terms with the deaths of two of them. They were on their way home after withdrawing money from an ATM when they were attacked by unknown suspects who opened fire on them. Two were declared dead at the scene and one was seriously wounded. Two brothers who were among the group survived the attack with minor injuries. Police spokesperson Wesley Twigg said the search for the suspects was under way. “The police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a shooting incident on the corner of Auber Street and Swartklip Road, Mandalay. “Two men in their twenties were shot and fatally wounded, and a 24-year-old male was shot and wounded.…

Sisonke Mlamla sisonke.mlamla@inl.co.za The City has been accused of using the MyCiTi bus service for political leverage, after it announced the resumption of the MyCiTi Airport service from today, ahead of the festive season. The route was suspended in March last year, due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent restrictions on movement and travel. Transport Mayco member Rob Quintas said they anticipated that local visitors and tourists from around the world would start travelling to Cape Town again now that life was gradually returning to normal and people could move around more freely. "The MyCiTi Airport route is an ideal option for getting to the CBD from where visitors can seamlessly transfer to other MyCiTi routes that service other parts of Cape Town. It will be…

Molaole Montsho molaole.montsho@africannewsagency.com A 31-YEAR-old man was arrested for allegedly raping a wheelchair-bound woman in Bodibe near Itsoseng in North West. North West police spokesperson Colonel Adele Myburgh said the woman crawled out of the house into the street where she was assisted by a passer-by. “Otsile Juell Boinamo, 31, was arrested after he handed himself over to the Itsoseng police last Monday. He subsequently appeared in the Itsoseng Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday on a charge of rape,” she said. “It is alleged that a 30-year-old woman with disability and utilising a wheelchair, was visiting friends and later went to a tavern on Friday, October 22, in Bodibe village near Itsoseng. “The woman was about leave the tavern at about 7pm when Boinamo volunteered to take her home. However, on…

SOME 26 looted colonial-era artefacts are to be displayed in a French museum one final time before they are returned home to Benin, in what officials in that country have said is a “historic milestone”. The items, which include 19th century thrones, sacred altars and royal statues, were plundered by the French army amid the sacking of Abomey Palace in 1892 and have been held at the Musée du quai Branly-Jacques Chirac in Paris since 2003. The collection, widely referred to as the “Abomey Treasures”, will be presented to the public from today until Sunday as part of an event seeking to celebrate the arts, cultures and traditions of Benin, a news release issued by the museum last month said. The artefacts will then be handed back to Benin where…

Zodidi Dano zodidi.dano@africannewsagency.com THE Sanlam Group, together with the UCT Online High School, will be giving away scholarships to young South Africans from historically disadvantaged backgrounds. The scholarships will be awarded to 100 academically strong learners who may otherwise not have had the chance to realise their potential. It will cover 100% of their high school tuition over a five-year period – an investment of R14.5 million from Sanlam. Applications are open to Grade 7 learners from now until mid-November for admission to Grade 8 in 2022. The UCT Online High School was launched in July in partnership with Cape Town-based education technology company Valenture Institute. The aim of the new online high school is to make use of its proprietary learning technology, analytics and learner support model at the…

AS AMOST a million matrics sit for the National Senior Certificate examinations, from Wednesday, President Cyril Ramaphosa has offered his best wishes to the Class of 2021 and saluted the learners’ resilience in a second-consecutive year plagued by the Covid-19 pandemic. He called on learners to adhere to Covid-19 safety regulations during examinations and in the celebrations beyond, and urged them to present themselves for Covid-19 vaccination | Jonisayi Maromo…

Lutho Pasiya lutho.pasiya@inl.co.za World Vegan Day, celebrated annually around the world on November 1, in continuity with Vegetarian Awareness Month in October advocates reverence of species, including animals, and healthy plant-based food habits. Vegans come together for activities such as setting up stalls and planting memorial trees to celebrate the benefits of veganism for human health and a sustainable natural environment. Established in 1994 by The Vegan Society of the UK, Vegan Day’s popularity has since grown globally with an increasing number of people turning vegan every year. A vegan diet omits all animal products, including dairy and eggs, unlike vegetarians, who despite not eating meat still consume these animal by-products. Vegans eat only vegetables, fruit, nuts, grains, seeds, pulses, and beans; proven to be packed full of beneficial…

Mwangi Githahu mwangi.githahu@inl.co.za FAMILY members of the eight people killed in the 2018 explosion at Cape Town’s Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) factory and members of the broader Macassar community have picketed at the munitions factory to demand that it be closed down. Joined by members of the SA Communist Party and Cosatu, as well as World Beyond War South Africa co-ordinator Terry Crawford-Brown and his colleague from World Beyond War Germany, Thomas Siepelmeyer, the pickets presented a memorandum to the RDM management. A representative of Denel’s legal department accepted the memorandum on the company’s behalf from outgoing PR councillor Rhoda-Ann Bazier (ANC), who called the picket in conjunction with the families. Bazier said among the demands in the memorandum were that RDM take full responsibility for the explosion and…

Mthuthuzeli Ntseku mthuthuzeli.ntseku@inl.co.za THE One South Africa Movement (OSA) has declared today an “independents” day. The party says it will work towards ending political party dominance and in turn deliver quality services to residents. This as the movement held its final rally in Delft yesterday alongside independent candidates and organisations contesting this year’s local government elections. OSA has partnered with over 300 independent candidates and 12 organisations in seven provinces. OSA chief activist Mmusi Maimane said the time for independent and community oriented leaders to take over governance of municipalities was long overdue. “We want to appeal to South Africans not to say they don’t have an option, they must vote for independents in their communities. “We have been working to bring change and the reason for concluding here…

JUVENTUS chairman and founder of the proposed European Super League Andrea Agnelli said at the weekend that he challenged anyone to say that the current system of professional soccer was satisfactory, as he again called for reform. Agnelli’s Juve, as well as Barcelona and Real Madrid, were the last of the 12 clubs who signed up to the Super League in April not to have distanced themselves from the breakaway project. The proposal unravelled quickly after widespread condemnation. Nine rebel clubs who had quickly pulled out of the breakaway, including Manchester United and Liverpool, agreed to pay a combined $30.32 million (about R463 million) to European soccer’s governing body Uefa as a “gesture of goodwill”. Agnelli, however, is still not giving up hope of making changes to the game. “Beyond…

Eshlin Vedan eshlin.vedan@inl.co.za It was fitting that Denis Onyango was the hero in Mamelodi Sundowns’ penalty shootout victory over Cape Town City in the MTN8 final at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Saturday night. The veteran goalkeeper, who wears the No 14 jersey for Sundowns, saved five spot-kicks in the thrilling shootout to lead Masandawana to their first MTN8 title in 14 years. “Every trophy is special but this one has been away for a long time,” said the veteran Ugandan. “Someone told me that I was lucky No 14 since I wear jersey No 14 and it has been 14 years since Sundowns won the MTN 8. “The shirt number may have made it possible but the boys fought well and kept on believing even when we missed…

THE work environment in the digital era is a continuously changing landscape that requires adaptation and agility. Nowadays, an individual may start working in a position based on their formal qualifications but they often have sub-sets of other useful skills that could play a greater role in their career progression, allowing them to be promoted or shift roles. One of the gaps identified to meet business demands is to upskill and equip individuals with appropriate knowledge and skills for their new roles. Wits Plus has become instrumental in these capacity-building initiatives, both for mature adults who have qualifications and for those who don’t, to boost their development through various short courses. Adapting in the 21st century workplace Short courses are specific, concise and short-term and play a crucial role in…

Staff Reporter WHETHER it is trying to secure a job, a place at a tertiary institution post-matric, or simply making it through the academic year, it has been a stressful time for learners around the world. Now that the class of 2021 have officially entered the end of year final exam period, the need for effective stress management tactics is critical to achieving good results. Rebecca Pretorius, the country manager at global mentorship company Crimson Education, gave 5 tips from a team of educational experts: Practice makes perfect Knowing what to expect will give you a confidence boost. Use past papers to practise for upcoming exams. This will help you to identify where you are struggling so you can put extra time into understanding these sections. Manage your time…

STUDENTS and staff at Rhodes University will be required to produce proof of vaccination to gain access to the campus. The mandatory vaccination rule, which was approved by the university’s council, will be implemented next year. The university is preparing for the full return of students and staff. There is an exemption application process and alternative health status process for those who cannot take the vaccine on medical or other legitimate grounds. |…

Lutho Pasiya lutho.pasiya@inl.co.za WHETHER for philosophical or health reasons, some people are opting to stop consuming animals and are adopting a vegan diet. Making the switch can be a challenge for people accustomed to incorporating dairy and meat in their diet, but it could offer some health benefits. With November 1 being World Vegan Day, and the whole month of November being vegan month, we ask ourselves if going vegan for a month can really change someone’s life? The director at ProVeg South Africa, Donovan Will, said that signing up for their ProVeg Veggie Challenge can be life-changing – even if you do it only for a month. Will said more than 50 000 South Africans have signed up for one of these challenges in the past few years, and…

STAFF REPORTER DURBAN: Transnet Pipelines has confirmed that three people have died after an attempted fuel theft caused a massive fire in Horseshoe Road, Jacobs. A fire broke out early yesterday morning, sending large plumes of black smoke into the air. Transnet Pipelines spokesperson Saret Knoetze said: “Transnet Pipelines received notification of a fire at Horseshoe Road, which is in close proximity to the fuel pipeline. The Transnet Pipelines National Operations Centre immediately shut down the pipeline and activated the emergency response plan. “Emergency response teams, including eThekwini Disaster Management, SAPS, Fire Departments and Spill Response are on site. The preliminary assessment indicates a botched fuel theft incident on the pipeline, and investigations are ongoing. Remediation work and business continuity management processes have been activated. The current focus is on…

Kristin Engel kristin.engel@inl.co.za AFTER a short but strenuous campaign period leading up to the local government elections today, Cape Town’s independent candidates were earnestly hoping for a seat on the City council through success in their wards. IEC Provincial Electoral Officer Michael Hendrickse said more than 12 400 candidates were nominated in Western Cape municipalities, of which only 85 were independents contesting the elections. With a total of 231 seats on the City of Cape Town Council, 115 seats were reserved for Proportional Representation (PR) and 116 seats were reserved for Ward Representation (WR), these independent candidates need to win their individual wards if they hope to secure a ward seat on the council. “The electoral system, in terms of our Constitution, allows for a mixed electoral system of PR…

Kristin Engel kristin.engel@inl.co.za HOPING to revive Cape Town’s battered local tourism sector, and as part of its birthday month celebrations, the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Company (TMACC) ramped up their #TheCablewayLovesLocal campaign to connect with locals through the launch of two new ventures at the iconic tourist destination. TMACC revealed that it would be offering a “Fast Track” option where sightseers would be able to skip the well-known long queues waiting to board the cable car, as well as a new partnership with one of the city’s famous local brands, Vida e Caffè. The company showcased their new Fast Track option to a selected group of local influencers and media to give them a taste of the fast experience, as well as the opening of the new Vida e Caffè…

In July, as the malls burnt and looters filled the streets, we were reminded, yet again, of just how unequal we are as South Africans. The unrest swept our nation, killing hundreds and destroying billions of rands’ worth of property. It was a tussle between the haves and have nots; a wake-up call that if we continue on this path we are set to fail. We need to admit that attempts to transform South Africa into a more equal society are not working at the pace we need. That we, 27 years on, have a situation where few are swimming in a sea of opulence, surrounded by increasing poverty. All you need to do is look at the statistics. Youth unemployment in the second quarter of 2021 stood at just…

Shifaan Ryklief and Brenda Masilela With more than 25 000 delegates and leaders from across the globe in Glasgow for the two-week long Conference of the Parties (COP26) summit, climate change headlines are expected to dominate this week. Last week, the UN Development chief Achim Steiner urged hosts UK to recognise the concerns of developing countries who are deeply indebted and under severe stress due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and that they should be the focus at the COP26 summit. He said that while the various nations present their plans to reduce emissions by 2050, it was important to recognise their dilemmas and that most who were promised financial support did not receive any. World leader in carbon emissions, China proposed that a fund be established to help poorer countries.…

Matshelane Mamabolo DAVID NOTOANE posted a picture on his Instagram account the other day to evoke two decades old memories that got me longing for a proper return to the football stadiums. Not that going back to covering matches now would be like it was back then when Notoane and Co were still playing. But after nearly two years of not attending live matches, just being at the stadium would be welcome, hence I envied my colleagues who were able to attend Saturday’s MTN8 final between Cape Town City and Mamelodi Sundowns. Unlike during our time though, those who were in Durban on Saturday would not have been on the pitch for post-match interviews with the winners. Damn they wouldn’t have gotten anywhere near the dressing rooms to witness the…

Second-half goals from Raphinha and Rodrigo Moreno earned Leeds United a 2-1 win away at Norwich City in the Premier League yesterday, keeping the visitors out of the relegation zone and the home side nailed to the bottom of the table after 10 matches. Leeds stayed 17th on 10 points from as many games, three above 18th-placed Burnley, while promoted Norwich were left propping up the table on two points, still without a win. Leeds manager Marcelo Bielsa was relieved that his side ground out the win after an industrious performance, and he voiced his support for his Norwich counterpart Daniel Farke. “A very important win given our position in the table, due to the results we have been obtaining that are not positive,” Bielsa told Sky Sports. “The job…