Innholdsfortegnelse for 2022-03-01 i Cape Argus

Bang Showbiz KANYE West doesn’t want Kim Kardashian to use his social media posts in her divorce documents and objected to her claims that he has used his platform to spread misinformation. The 40-year-old beauty filed new paperwork on February 23 repeating her request from December to be declared legally single and also accused her estranged husband – who she split from last February – of causing emotional distress by “putting a lot of misinformation regarding our private family matters and co-parenting on social media”. But two days later, Kanye – who has made public swipes at Kim and her new boyfriend Pete Davidson on Instagram in recent months – filed his own documents, insisting no evidence was submitted to back up her accusation. His lawyer wrote in an…

Rafieka Williams rafieka.williams@inl.co.za “I CAN’T comment,” was the pervading response from David van Boven while on the stand in the Western Cape High Court yesterday. He was being questioned by advocate Emily Van Wyk while standing trial along with Tasliem Ambrose for the murders of Jesse Hess and her grandfather Chris Lategan. Hess and Lategan were found dead in their Parow flat on August 30, 2019. According to evidence presented in court, they died of asphyxiation after being strangled. Their bodies were discovered by family members. Their mouths and noses had been wrapped in brown Sellotape, which had caused them to suffocate. Van Boven testified that he had no knowledge of what happened to Hess and Lategan. He said: “I don’t have sleepless nights worrying about the charges against me…

Nomalanga Tshuma nomalanga.tshuma@inl.co.za A NON-profit organisation that works with children in Wolwerivier has called for a collective approach to addressing the concerning increase in children taking to the streets to beg at traffic intersections. After witnessing children whom she said she recognised from the community in Wolwerivier, Sunshine preschool founder Nikki Pretorius made a public call for residents living in suburbs neighbouring the community to support organisations working to provide safe spaces for children instead of giving them handouts and encouraging them to beg at traffic lights. She said she had noticed the tendency of the growing group of children to hitch-hike out of their community to neighbouring areas to beg near shopping centres and at traffic lights for money, which they would then use to buy drugs and alcohol.…

Khotso K.D Moleko | Mangaung Bloemfontein We all know that there is freedom of expression in South Africa, but that should not always warrant a response of insults and disrespect to those views different from one’s own perspective. Particularly when the commentator is a former president like Thabo Mbeki or a distinguished jurist like Mogoeng Mogoeng. It should not matter that you simply do not like someone, your human emotions and taste mean nothing in the face of facts. If you have not walked a certain route then you should ask those who know the way. In this regard, there is no sane reason why we should always be reminded about Thabo Mbeki’s views on HIV/Aids every time he suggests what is not in line with our sacred…

Mayibongwe Maqhina mayibongwe.maqhina@inl.co.za THE Western Cape High Court has suspended the sanction imposed by Parliament on EFF leader Julius Malema for using the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) for his personal interests. This after Malema lodged an urgent application last week to interdict the implementation of Parliament’s instruction that he apologise for his question to Judge Elias Matojane during the JSC interviews. Malema had until yesterday to apologise to the National Assembly, JSC and Matojane for asking the judge a question about the R500 000 defamation order he issued against the EFF. Judge Matojane had made an order for damages in favour of former finance minister Trevor Manuel against the EFF. However, the joint committee on ethics and members’ interest committee last year found that Malema engaged in a matter that…

The Kremlin yesterday accused the EU of hostile behaviour towards Russia, saying weapons supplies to Ukraine were dangerous and destabilising, and proved that Russia was right in its efforts to demilitarise its neighbour. The West has stepped up arms supplies to Ukraine to help it defend against a Russian invasion that Moscow calls a “special military operation” that it says is not designed to occupy territory but to destroy its southern neighbour’s military capabilities and capture what it regards as dangerous nationalists. Talks between Russian and Ukrainian officials were under way on the Belarusian border, Moscow said, as Russia’s diplomatic and economic isolation deepens four days after invading Ukraine, the biggest assault on a European state since World War II. The Russian army said yesterday that Ukrainian civilians could…

Stuart Hess stuart.hess@inl.co.za By various accounts, there was no panic in the Proteas’ ranks after they had lost the first Test to New Zealand. There certainly was more than one reason to hit the red button, and outside of the team bubble there was understandably criticism of a performance that saw South Africa suffer their second worst innings defeat in a match that lasted just seven sessions. One week later, there have been two centuries, a ‘five-for’, wickets for the front-line spinner, and lots of smiles and chirps on the players’ faces again. It does lead to the question: Why were South Africa so bad only a week ago? The answer seems to be: The players still don’t know. The best offer in answering that question came from Kyle Verreynne…

MATSHELANE MAMABOLO Comment IT’S Soweto Derby time and I cannot help but notice that the excitement of the past is no more. Granted, Covid-19 has ensured that nothing is how it used to be. Back when things were still ‘normal’ and a clash between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates used to capture the imagination of a nation, yesterday would have marked the beginning of a thrilling week. For the media, our reviews of the previous weekend’s games would see us analysing the matches in view of their upcoming clash. Pundits would willingly and excitedly offer opinions on what they foresaw transpiring in ‘The Derby’. Rarely would there be a midweek match like Pirates’ league game with Cape Town City to interrupt the flow of the build up to the big…

Mwangi Githahu mwangi.githahu@inl.co.za THE Black Business Chamber (BBC) has joined the call for South Africa’s banks to clean up their act before pointing fingers at black-owned businesses. It has written to the Competition Commission, requesting that they investigate possible collusion between the banks in closing the accounts of the Sekunjalo Group of Companies. BBC secretary-general Mntuwekhaya Cishe believes that the banks have shown bias when deciding on closing the Sekunjalo Group’s bank accounts, especially as there have been serious accusations levelled against various other companies in the media and state commissions of inquiry, yet these were spared such action. “These circumstances lead us to conclude that Sekunjalo is being made a scapegoat to deflect from the lack of action against those organisations that have been shown to be wanting in…

It TAKES a great deal of courage, patience and perseverance to stay in this very real fight for the rights of homeless people and also their right to be accommodated with dignity. Even those whom you are trying to help and those meant to be your support base often don’t understand and support this journey that is fraught with challenges. But that is not the worst. The worst is something about which I have often spoken and written about, and that is people’s inability to accept even though you have been homeless, it does not mean you have lost your experience, your intelligence or your work ethic. Then you get those individuals who write reams on social platforms about the adverse effect of the homeless on the beauty of Cape…

BEFORE anything else, we must seek wisdom in the Abrahamic tradition of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. This is vital as those who claim to believe in an omnipotent Creator should not be swayed by political, economic, racial or cultural loyalty. A genuine believer is governed only by the desire for God’s justice. This separates the true believer from the hypocrite and those who pay lip service. Many people fail to realise that culture, politics, ethnicity, language, social and economic status has limited value with the Creator’s decree. Nationality, tribalism or your place of origin has no value. Those who kill or die in the name of any-thing besides seeking the Creator’s justice have in truth been deceived. It is said that three types of people will be judged first by…

Matthew Petersen matthew.petersen@inl.co.za MIND Sports South Africa (MSSA) hosted the Western Cape Online Provincial Championships which gave players the opportunity to qualify for the national team trials. From there they will be eligible for selection to the Protea Team. Covid-19 regulations meant players were able to play online from the comfort of their homes, while still remaining eligible for national and provincial qualification. Any player who finished in the top three or top 20% at the Western Cape Online Provincial Championships were then eligible for the national team trials. The 2022 event proved popular and allowed athletes to perfect their tactics and strategies leading up to the 2022 national team selection. This year marked the third Online Championships, with editions to be held in Gauteng, KZN, the Free State and…

RUSSIA’S military adventure in Ukraine with potentially huge consequences for the region and the world as a whole, has also unleashed a torrent of fault lines posing challenges to the credibility of the West. Predictably, as Russian missiles struck parts of Kyiv leading to fear and panic among Ukraine’s population, Western propaganda upped its hysterical rhetoric. It was a reaction beyond belief, in which the propagandists, ranging from mainstream media to analysts, suddenly began invoking international laws and conventions which outlaw illegal wars, invasions and occupation. To many, especially among anti-war campaigners who protested in their millions across most Western capitals against America’s unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the sudden about-turn by those who spurned international laws, sounds hollow. Can one blame them for expressions of outrage and dismay…

The scene has become all too common during Ethiopia’s drawn-out war: thousands of Eritrean refugees, shell-shocked and separated from loved ones, fleeing on foot through harsh terrain to escape artillery and gunfire. It played out again this month, after the Bahrale refugee camp in the north-eastern Afar region sustained what survivors described as a brazen assault by rebels from neighbouring Tigray. At least five people were killed and a number of women kidnapped. Those lucky enough to escape are now scattered across Afar, awaiting an uncertain future in a country they once saw as a haven from their repressive homeland. The attack marked the first time Eritrean refugees were targeted outside Tigray, where the war began, and was the first such assault on Eritrean refugees belonging to the ethnic…

The Orlando Pirates versus Kaizer Chiefs showdown was first played in Soweto in January 1970 when the teams featured in a curtain-raiser on the occasion of the Rogue Beer Cup third-place play-off, which the Buccaneers won 6-4. No one then would have foreseen that these two clubs would grow in stature to the extent that over the next decade they would attract fans from near and far. The 1970 Rogue Beer Cup final was played between Moroka Swallows and Pimville United Brothers (Pubs). Before 1970, these two teams ruled Soweto, with Pirates rising to prominence thereafter after they had attracted only the finest players. One of those players was Kaizer Motaung. In 1969, Motaung tried to settle a dispute with the club after Pirates punished their players for playing in…

The Rocks have painted the South African cricket landscape pink and purple again after their T20 Challenge triumph in Gqeberha, but captain Pieter Malan believes the best is yet to come. The Rocks are a new addition to the South African first-class system after the six-team franchise system was disbanded at the end of last season when the domestic structure was reverted to provincial unions. The six major provinces were included in Division 1 along with the Rocks (Boland) and North West in the expanded eight team league. The (Paarl) Rocks were formerly only a T20 franchise that competed in the Mzansi Super League, while Boland was a semi-professional union. But due to the success the Paarl Rocks achieved by winning the last MSL title in 2019, the brand…

Nomalanga Tshuma nomalanga.tshuma@inl.co.za Police in Kraaifontein have opened an investigation into the killing of a Bloekombos Secondary School teacher, whose body was found in the community early yesterday morning with multiple gunshot wounds. Police spokesperson Andre Traut said the body of a 37-year-old man, was found in Zenzile Street, Bloekombos, with gunshot wounds to the upper body. “The case is under investigation, and police have not yet made any arrests at this stage,” Traut said. The Western Cape Education Department said it was deeply saddened to hear about the incident, which happened a few minutes before the start of the school day, allegedly outside the teacher’s house. He was a Grade 11 and 12 isiXhosa teacher.…

Mthuthuzeli Ntseku mthuthuzeli.ntseku@inl.co.za PRIVATE security firm Fidelity ADT has warned of increasing muggings targeting school children within the Table View and Blouberg area. Western Cape Fidelity ADT general mananger Jade Hanning said the firm was aware of two incidents in the past week that their operators responded to. Hanning urged anyone who was mugged to inform the police. “Parents in the Table View and Blouberg area have been alerted to recent mugging incidents, where school children walking to and from school have reportedly been targeted. “From what we can ascertain, it appears to have been opportunistic incidents where the criminals targeted valuable items such as cellphones and wallets. “Roads that lead to or from schools could be targeted, as well as any quiet back roads,” she said. Hanning recommended…

Bongani Nkosi bongani.nkosi@inl.co.za A LESBIAN couple in a permanent relationship have succeeded in their court bid to have only themselves recognised as parents of their child conceived through artificial insemination. Section 40 of the Children’s Act legally recognises only the mother who conceived as a parent, much to the dismay of the couple. But what pushed the couple to launch an application to challenge section 40 was the insistence of the sperm donor that his parental rights be recognised. The Star reported last year, before the matter was heard in court, that the man was known to the partners before the artificial fertilisation. He sought to have his parental rights recognised after the birth of the child, violating a standing agreement between them that he would not seek recognition as…

Hanif A. Patel | Eklera-Bhanondra Gujarat the Province of India Russia’s unprovoked, unjustifiable incursion into Ukraine is a dreadful moment for the world. War is not the means to peace and stability. If there is no immediate ceasefire and military action continues, this will more likely to intensify the prospect of escalating violence, with a devastating toll on human life and property in the Ukraine region, making ordinary life miserable.With the support of other countries, Ukrainians are defending their territorial integrity and sovereignty – willing to die to keep democratic values alive in their country. Many protesters have taken to Russian cities to condemn President Putin’s monstrous invasion of Ukraine. In Europe and other parts of the world, leaders made all possible efforts to de-escalate the crisis, but…

THULANI DASA | Neighbourhood Watch Member Kuyasa Khayelitsha National government has failed us at every opportunity – whether it is the collapse of the rail passenger services; the failure to support South Africans through the lockdown with adequate humanitarian relief; the failure to provide adequate bulk water which national government must supply and municipalities then distribute; the failure to supply a steady electrical supply while blocking municipalities from doing this themselves; and now the continuation of senseless lockdown restrictions. This has required the City and the provincial government to step in by performing functions and spending vast amounts of money that is not its mandate, but that it simply needs to do to keep the city working and ensure a decent quality of life for Capetonians. Part of…

One of the innovations in post-apartheid governance has been the designation of each month of the year to a specific theme around which the government rallies society to raise awareness and promote united national action. It is an effective way of mobilising popular participation, which ought to be strengthened throughout the public sector, more so the local government sphere. As Human Rights Month dawns, the country will again commemorate the Sharpeville massacre, a politically seismic event on March 21, 1960. Human Rights Day was declared as testimony to the country’s commitment to a human rights culture. It is, therefore, an opportunity to reflect on our record of building this culture since 1994. Appraisals may differ in their emphasis, but they will no doubt be unanimous that South Africa has so…

Morgan Bolton morgan.bolton@inl.co.za The objective for Brad Binder is quite clear for both his supporters, team and himself: Challenge the top three as often as possible, where possible and when possible. That is not merely an educated guess but rather the frank assessment from the Red Bull KTM rider himself. Binder expressed this view yesterday while speaking to Independent Media, and while he revealed this particular ambition, he also expressed confidence that he now has the package to attack the 2022 MotoGP season, more so than last year. “It was good to see that the pre-season testing was positive,” he said. “We made some small steps forward from last season so I am going to (the season-opening race in) Qatar feeling a lot more confident than I have been in…

THE ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup starts in New Zealand on Friday with the hosts taking on the West Indies. There are a host of women ready to shine over the coming weeks. Here, Zaahier Adams picks five players to keep an eye on… Mithali Raj (India) The leading run-scorer in the history of women’s cricket with over 7 500 one-day international runs, Raj has seen and done almost everything in the game. However, the one prize that still eludes the veteran is a World Cup winner’s medal. She has come close on two occasions, having previously led India to the final in 2005 and 2017. The 2017 defeat was particularly heart-breaking as India went down by just nine runs in a thriller to hosts England at Lord’s. At 39,…