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THE BITING interest rate hikes in South Africa may not be slowing down anytime soon in spite of the big petrol price drop expected in September to ease the elevated consumer prices. Unaudited mid-month data from the Central Energy Fund indicates that motorists could be in for a big fuel price cut in September as the global price of Brent crude oil has softened below $95 (R1 553) a barrel. The Automobile Association (AA) said yesterday that 95 unleaded petrol was expected to drop by around R2.60 a litre, while 93 unleaded might decrease by R2.45 a litre. The wholesale price of diesel is expected to fall by around R2.30 a litre and the price of illuminating paraffin by almost R2 a litre. The price of oil this…

MINING giant BHP is the latest coal miner to benefit from coal prices as its shares yesterday surged by nearly 6 percent after it posted record-high annual profits. Glencore this week also declared a whopping dividend and profit on its coal business, as Exxaro yesterday in a trading statement for the six-month period ended June flagged that its profits would be up by as much on 32 percent on the coal price bonanza. BHP’s shares closed at R469.98 on the JSE yesterday, and 35.63 percent higher in the past three years. In its results for the year ended June 30, 2022, the supplier of coking coal, which is used to make steel, said it recorded underlying earnings of $40.6 billion (R663.5bn), and free cash flow of…

Through music, dance and exceptional storytelling, the critically acclaimed theatre production Marikana: The Musical brings to life the harrowing events leading up to August 16, 2012, when police shot and killed protesting miners in Marikana, near Rustenburg. Meshack Mavuso-Magabane, Aubrey Poo, Siyasanga Papu, Emma Mmekwa and Mpho “Mckenzie” Matome lead a 40-member cast and 13-piece band in unleashing a blow-by-blow account of the events that led to the loss of 44 lives. Written and directed by multi-award winning playwright Aubrey Sekhabi, Marikana: The Musical is currently staging at the South Africa State Theatre (SAST), and runs until August 28 as part of the 10-year commemoration of the Marikana massacre. The musical is an adaptation of the book We Are Going to Kill Each Other Today: The Marikana Story, by renowned…

Ingredients For the curry paste: 15ml coriander seeds 15ml cumin seeds 7 – 8 chillies, deseeded and roughly chopped Pinch of salt 1 large red onion, finely diced 3 garlic cloves, minced 15ml ginger, grated 30ml lemongrass, chopped 30ml coriander, roughly chopped 5ml turmeric root, grated 500ml coconut cream 80ml curry paste 15ml palm sugar, grated 45ml fish sauce 500ml fish stock 250g cherry tomatoes, halved 1 white onion, cut into eighths 12 pink prawns, cleaned 2 potatoes, cut into 2cm squares Method For the curry paste: Heat a medium-sized frying pan over medium heat and dry roast the coriander seeds and cumin seeds until they start to smell fragrant. Transfer the seeds into a pestle and mortar and grind into a fine powder. Pour the ground spice into a…

THERE was no hesitation when Allister Smith heard that his brother, Colin, was in renal failure and needed a kidney transplant. “Of course, he’s my brother. I’d do it again and again to give Colin potentially, another 20 good years,” he said. The Gqeberha brothers’ living donor transplant marked the landmark 800th kidney transplant at Cape Town’s Netcare Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital’s transplant centre. “I had no reason to suspect I could be at risk for kidney problems. Four years ago, I was playing basketball, jogging and cycling. I was fit and healthy, I drank plenty of water, and I never had pain in my kidneys,” Colin, now 44, recalled. “Over the next two years I went through stressful times, including a divorce and a robbery. One night not long…

The actress and humanitarian has spoken out one year after US troops withdrew from Afghanistan and the Taliban took power in the country and hailed women for their fight amid horror and adversity. Writing for TIME magazine, she said: “The daughters of Afghanistan are extraordinary for their strength, resilience, and resourcefulness.” The Eternals star referenced their treatment in the country, including public beatings, kidnapping, political imprisonment and forced marriages. She added: “Yet despite the dangers, the greatest resistance to the reversal of women's rights in Afghanistan has not come from foreign powers, but from Afghan women themselves, who have taken to the streets.” Angelina also hit out at the US and its allies for making the decision to pull out, labelling it “the worst possible step” while offering a message…

Frances Tiafoe was unable to break Matteo Berrettini’s serve, but the American showed grit in the tiebreakers to beat last year’s Wimbledon runner-up 7-6(3), 4-6, 7-6(5) in the opening round of the Cincinnati Open on Monday. Britain’s Andy Murray got the better of Stan Wawrinka 7-6(3), 5-7, 7-5 in a clash of former Grand Slam winners to advance at the ATP Masters event, the last tune-up before the US Open kicks off in New York on August 29. Tiafoe had failed to capitalise on five match points against Nick Kyrgios in Washington earlier this month, and he struggled to get over the line against Berrettini, squandering three attempts to put the match to bed. But with the crowd willing him on, Tiafoe did not let a fourth chance go by,…

The biggest goal for the Springboks in the 2022 Rugby Championship is to beat the Wallabies in Australia. They haven’t done so in the last five matches Down Under, with their last triumph coming in Brisbane in 2013 when they pulled off a stunning 38-12 victory. Therefore, Bok coach Jacques Nienaber would have wanted to pick his strongest possible squad for the two-Test trip east, but I don’t think he did that when the 34-player group was announced on Monday. The most contentious picks were at hooker – or rather, the lack of back-up following the knee injury to Bongi Mbonambi, which will keep him out of action for four weeks – and among the loose forwards, where Nienaber is taking unnecessary risks. Nienaber said that Deon Fourie will cover…

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was left facing a striker crisis following a straight card for new signing Darwin Nunez in a 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace on Monday, with fellow forwards Roberto Firmino and Diogo Jota already missing through injury. Starting his first Premier League game since arriving from Benfica in the close season, the red mist descended on Nunez in the second half, and he appeared to head-butt defender Joachim Andersen, which resulted in a dismissal and three-match ban. That leaves Klopp short of striking talent ahead of the visit to Old Trafford on Monday to face Manchester United. “It’s really tricky in a moment with injuries and players with little things, and how you manage them and all those kinds of things,” Klopp told Sky Sports. “We have…

Lengthy delays to make calls on the findings on dozens of investigations LENGTHY delays by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition (Dtic), and the Minister of Finance, to make calls on the findings on dozens of International Trade Administration Commission (Itac) investigations have resulted in the loss of R1.25 billion in customs revenue a year, and have had material implications for affected industries. Furthermore, Donald MacKay, the chief executive and founder of XA Global Trade Advisors, said yesterday that Dtic Minister Ebrahim Patel’s indecision had tied up billions in overdue Itac customs duty investigations. According to the firm’s first Open Cases Report, this has cost local consumers R2bn in import duties collected, on goods and services that could not be produced locally, because of outstanding issues taking…

THE MAJORITY of Zimbabwean banks have been fined for involvement, “in activities that ran contrary” to the terms of operating licences, such as illegal currency dealings, in the latest bid by the authorities to save the plummeting Zim dollar unit. Zimbabwe’s banking sector has been fragile over the past few years with multiple bank failures, cash shortages and sudden policy pronouncements. These include shifts in functional currencies that have worsened the plight of the sector. President Emerson Mnangagwa said on Sunday that out of 16 banking institutions, “only five passed the integrity test” with the rest having been “involved in activities that ran contrary” to terms of their operating licences. Previously, authorities have sanctioned mobile money platforms for contribution to the spike in the parallel market exchange rate. Now, Harare…

The MINING sector and all stakeholders needed to contribute to creating an environment that encourages investment, higher inclusive growth and development, which results in much lower levels of unemployment, Mineral Council South Africa said yesterday as it commemorated 10 years since the Marikana massacre. The Marikana bloodbath led to 34 people, mostly striking miners, being killed and 78 people wounded at a hill near Lonmin’s platinum mining operations in Marikana, near Rustenburg, in North West. A total of 47 people were killed between August 12 and 16, 2012. The Mineral Council said that among the solutions mining companies implemented since that time were improved wages and assisting employees with indebtedness by introducing financial counselling and stopping creditors’ garnishee orders against their salaries. Since 2012, wages for employees in the platinum…

There is good news on the horizon for motorists as the Automobile Association (AA) has estimated that there will be significant decreases to fuel prices across the board. The expected decreases, with 95 unleaded petrol expected to drop by around R2.60 a litre and 93 unleaded easing by R2.45 a litre, are good news for South African consumers who have been battered and bruised by steep fuel price increases in the past six months. The AA’s evaluation of the substantial petrol price drop is based on the current unaudited mid-month data from the Central Energy Fund (CEF), which the AA said would not be mitigated by any refunds to the General Fuel Levy (GFL). At the beginning of this month, petrol prices decreased by R1.32 for both grades of fuel.…

Days after it was announced that 259 rhinos were poached in South Africa in the first six months of 2022, the Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary in Mpumalanga captured the birth of a rhino calf on video. Last Thursday, Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary announced the birth of their third calf and for the first time managed to capture it on video. Care for Wild said a 9-year-old white rhino cow, Olive, gave birth to a male calf at 7.50am. Olive was orphaned in 2013 after poachers killed her mother. She was just 10 months old when she was rescued and brought to Care for Wild. Care for Wild said despite keeping distance, Olive remained close to her long-term protector throughout the early stages of labour and kept him close…

Serena Williams needs “shut down” time and sets strict “boundaries” to protect her “mental fitness”. The tennis ace has opened up about her mental health in a candid chat with pop star Selena Gomez and revealed she has spent years trying to protect herself by allocating herself periods of time when she can switch off and recharge, but she still wants to work harder on self-care. Speaking on Selena’s Wondermind.com podcast, Serena, 40, explained: “Mental fitness for me is just really learning to shut down. And you know I did this years ago, before even mental health was a topic on everyone’s mind. “It was more just like, alright, I’m shutting myself down today. Just subconsciously, it was something I’ve always done. “And so, now that I know that it’s…

Water is life and central to socio-economic development. Without access to water, life is a struggle and painful as nothing survives without water. Everything revolves and depends on water. Women are the engines and pillars of our families, communities, and society at large. Women are organisers and keep households functioning. To perform their tasks and roles efficiently and effectively, they need water. Access to water is key for women to deliver on their roles as everything depends on water. As we celebrated Women’s Day on August 9, and continue to celebrate it throughout August under the theme “Women’s socio-economic rights and empowerment: building back better for women’s improved resilience”, we need to ensure women have access to water and proper sanitation. Access to water is a basic human right and…

It is very sad and regrettable that the Marikana Massacre has been hijacked, and in today’s parlance, “weaponised” to achieve narrow political interests. The real tragedy of how this has turned out is that real accountability has been betrayed. For one, the lead up to this tragedy is crassly overlooked. That is the 10 people who were murdered allegedly by the very striking mine works who were later attacked and killed by the police. When this issue is mentioned, is it a sideline to the bigger issue of the 34 miners, but it is very germane to what finally transpired. This is not to absolve the police, but invariably, we tend to only concentrate on the 34 miners killed by the police at the expense of the non-strikers and security…

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel and his Tottenham Hotspur counterpart Antonio Conte have been charged by the Football Association (FA) following their confrontation after Sunday’s heated Premier League draw at Stamford Bridge. The two managers shook hands after a 2-2 draw during which tempers flared, but then faced off on the pitch before being separated by players and staff from both teams. Both managers were also shown red cards by referee Anthony Taylor as a result of the fracas. “It is alleged that the behaviour of both managers was improper following the end of the fixture,” the FA said in a statement. They have until tomorrow to respond to the charges. The FA is also investigating Tuchel’s comments after the German coach slammed Taylor for his decisions. Tuchel accused Taylor and…

If one thing is certain, it’s that Al Ahly’s recent results have proven that South Africans Percy Tau and Pitso Mosimane were never a hindrance to the club. Mosimane stepped down as coach of the Egyptian giants in July. The former Mamelodi Sundowns coach received scathing criticism from Red Devils fans and pundits alike amid his failure to lead the club to the Egyptian Premier League title. However, it is fair to say that Mosimane’s spell in charge of Al Ahly was a success. In that time, he led the team to two Caf Champions League titles, the Egyptian Cup and two Caf Super Cups. Tau, who Mosimane brought to Al Ahly from Brighton & Hove Albion in 2021, was also criticised amid the club’s struggles with consistency in attack…

A “reinvented” Anthony Joshua said he is well aware of Oleksandr Usyk’s tricks and knows what he must do to defeat the Ukrainian when they meet in their rematch in Jeddah on Saturday. Usyk beat Joshua in front of a sell-out crowd at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last September to take the WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO belts. The 32-year-old Briton, who now has a new trainer in American former super-featherweight world champion Robert Garcia, said he learned a lot from his first meeting with Usyk. “I know what he’s going to do, I know what I’ve got to do,” Joshua told the BBC. “I’ve been in there before, I know his tricks. I’ve got to go change the narrative. I’m the author of my own movie. I took myself…

MINIMAL progress has been made in balancing gender representation in senior positions at top JSE-listed companies since January 2020, according to PwC South Africa’s 2022 Executive Directors Report. This was while equal female representation in senior management and executive positions had been a long-standing area of focus within the corporate sector. PwC SA said yesterday it had long maintained that the first and most important step towards resolving the gender pay gap was equal gender representation within senior positions. Leila Ebrahimi, PwC South Africa People and Organisation Reward co-lead, said while all were familiar with the setbacks Covid-19 posed to the equality agenda, the world was normalising to a point where it was no longer appropriate to look for reasons why inequality persisted. “It’s Women’s Month, and every time it…

Lead singer of house music trio Mi’Casa, J’Something, has announced his upcoming Indoor music tour to kick off in mid-September. The multi-award-winning entertainer shared on social media his excitement ahead of the launch. The project was born out of J’Something’s experience during the Covid-19 lockdown. He will share the journey of his pandemic-controlled stay “indoors”. J’Something was able to create a 10-track mixtape with some of his friends in the music industry. He announced the tour, launching in Cape Town next month before moving to Durban and then Johannesburg. After working on his project for two years, J’Something is finally ready to share it with his fans. He said: “I started working on this project at the very beginning of lockdown. After years of touring, performing and sharing music with…

Parliament’s Committee for Section 194 Inquiry into suspended Public Protector Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s fitness to hold office has turned down the request from the public protector’s legal team to summon President Ramaphosa to testify before it. The committee took the advice of Parliament’s legal counsel Fatima Ebrahim, who advised against summoning Ramaphosa to give evidence. This, despite the demand for him to do so by Mkhwebane’s lawyer, advocate Dali Mpofu, in a letter to committee chairperson Qubudile Dyantyi. Mpofu had wanted Ramaphosa to testify on the CR17/Bosasa matter, but Ebrahim reminded the committee of its mandate. “While Parliament must exercise oversight over the president, this committee’s task is to establish the veracity of the charges against the public protector,” she said. Ebrahim said that while there was no legal reason…

MARY Rahube might be a granny but she is a hero to many women. She was the first black woman to pave the way for others who were denied the right to own land that was rightfully theirs. In 2018, in recognising the rights of all women to own land, the Constitutional Court declared that a piece of legislation created by the racist and sexist apartheid era could not pass constitutional muster. In a unanimous judgment, the apex court declared a section of the Upgrading of Land Tenure Rights Act unconstitutional. Rahube, who is in her seventies, was assisted by Lawyers for Human Rights. She had initially approached the North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria, which paved the way for her to apply to own the house she had called home…

It’s been a few days since the glorious night that saw Ndavi Nokeri scoop the coveted 2022 Miss South Africa title, and she is ready to hit the ground running and get her hands full with her duties. In an interview with the 5FM breakfast show team, the 23-year-old touched base on the essence of bringing to life all the initiatives she mapped for her reign, revealing that she was ready to work. “We are going straight to work. Being Miss SA is a full-time job, and I look forward to …implementing all the initiatives I planned for, especially the education of our country. I can’t wait to get to work and be with the people because you are for the people as Miss SA,“ said Nokeri. When asked if…

Life-sized sculptures cast in resin and painted black to represent those who died at Marikana are displayed at Constitutional Hill at the Mandela Gandhi expo. This setting puts the violation of human rights under the spotlight, making this award-winning exhibition right at home. Forty-four white crosses with the names of all the victims line the hill at the women’s prison, also bringing the spotlight to 10 years since the massacre at Marikana. Both will be on display till the end of October. (‘Senzenina’ means ‘What have we done?’) | Timothy Bernard African News Agency (ANA)…

As the Proteas prepare to take on England, Stuart Hess looks at five key battles that will decide the series ... James Anderson/Stuart Broad v Dean Elgar The Proteas captain has, along with absent vice-captain Temba Bavuma, been the rock upon which the South Africans have latterly built some consistency with the bat. Bavuma’s absence is a huge blow and puts even more pressure on Elgar at the top of the order. With rookies at opener and No 3, Elgar needs to produce in much the same manner as he has done in the last two years – and probably a bit more. Anderson and Broad are two of the great seam bowlers who are both in the twilight of their careers, but they’ve been revitalised under the new regime…

The knives are not yet out for Dave Rennie, but a shocking run of injuries has left the Australia coach on shaky ground ahead of daunting Tests against world champions South Africa and a resurgent New Zealand. Wallabies fans may have hoped for results-based progress in Rennie’s third season in charge, but their team have now lost a home series to England, crashed to their heaviest defeat to Argentina, and slumped to seventh in the world rankings. Rennie will name his squad this week for back-to-back Rugby Championship matches against the Springboks, starting in Adelaide on August 27, and could welcome up to eight fit-again players back into camp. Hookers Dave Porecki and Folau Fainga’a, and Hunter Paisami are expected to return from head knocks, along with wing Andrew Kellaway…

While Mamelodi Sundowns have dominated headlines in South African football for all the right reasons in recent years, one club that has also been a success story over the last season has been Stellenbosch FC. Stellies mentor Steve Barker is the current longest-serving coach in the Premiership, having been in charge of the club since 2017. In that time, the club has experienced many highs and lows, and it was their handling of their difficult moments that has been particularly impressive. Had Barker been in charge of most other SA teams, there is no doubt that he would have long been sacked. Stellies were the surprise package of last season as they finished fourth in the league and were in contention for a place in the Caf Champions League, which…