Innholdsfortegnelse for 2021-05-10 i Cape Argus

Kedibone Modise kedibone.modise@inl.co.za Kwesta has admitted to not paying royalties to the artists featured in his third studio album DaKAR II. Taking to Twitter on Thursday, the award-winning hip hop star admitted that he has not paid what’s due to some of the contributors of his hit single, Ngud, from his 2016 album, DaKAR II. The heated social media conversation started when DJ Maphorisa took to his Instagram Live on Wednesday, to spill the tea on what transpired eight years ago, after producing the multiplatinum selling single. During the chat on IG the Lorch hitmaker told his fans that after working with Kwesta on the Ngud project, he never received a cent. “When someone does something good for you, you have to acknowledge them ... show them you appreciate them,”…

Zainul Dawood zainul.dawood@inl.co.za POLICE are still hunting for the killers of a Phoenix police detective who was shot while on duty in Ndwedwe last week. Sergeant ST Mbanjwa was with her colleague, who cannot be named, in an open area near a sugar-cane field in an unmarked state vehicle on Tuesday. It is alleged that two men approached the vehicle from either side. A source said one of the men on the passenger side shot Mbanjwa while the other tried to open the driver’s door, banging the window with a firearm. “The policeman reversed the car away from the scene. Mbanjwa was shot in the chest and hands. The other policeman was unharmed. The men fled without taking anything. It could have been an attempted hijacking.” A case of murder…

Aishah Cassiem aishah.cassiem@inl.co.za CONCERNS have been raised over the underbelly of the province’s education system, following cases of alleged bribery and corruption by senior officials serving under the Western Cape Education Department (WCED). Although the department last month pointed out the number of officials, teachers and principals disciplined for fraud and theft, the public specifically raised questions over officials who still serve under the WCED even though they have been fingered for corruption. The department has been criticised for protecting a senior official who allegedly bribed a teacher with a position if he co-operated by falsely testifying in a disciplinary hearing against Heathfield High School principal Wesley Neumann. It said its investigation was continuing. However, the WCED, which previously dismissed the claims against its employee, was now allegedly refusing…

MORE than 200 Palestinians were reported injured when Israeli occupation forces stormed the al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City while thousands of people were at prayer. The police fired rubber-coated steel bullets, set off sound bombs and unleashed tear gas into the mosque where hundreds of worshippers had gathered for prayers marking the last week of the holy month of Ramadaan. The people were trapped inside the mosque compound for hours as police and soldiers surrounded it and emergency services battled to access the injured. Since last week, the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of Jerusalem has also been under attack from Jewish settlers who, with the protection of Israeli soldiers, removed Palestinians and their possessions, taking over houses their families had lived in for generations. The world has watched in…

The Evening and the Morning Ken Follett MacMillan Review: Sheila Chisholm THE Evening and The Morning is Welsh author Ken Follett’s epic prequel to his “classic historical masterpiece” Pillars of the Earth – a work on my “to read” list. In fact, The Evening and The Morning is my first venture into one of Follett’s 30 works. What delayed me turning The Evening and The Morning’s first page concerned how my arthritic hands would manage holding a 6cm-thick paperback without continually dropping it or breaking it in half for easier handling … a Kindle could solve that problem for others in a similar position. However, once I found a sitting/reading technique and was drawn into Follett’s Old English writing rhythm, I actually thanked lockdown. Now I had an honest…

Dr Emmanuel Mayeza ON April 12, Lufuno Mavhunga, a 15-year-old learner at Mbilwi Secondary School in Limpopo, was aggressively assaulted by another learner. The video of the humiliating, violent attack was circulated on social media platforms. Sadly, Lufuno subsequently took her own life. During the bullying incident, bystanders watched, cheered, laughed and recorded the event. The alleged perpetrator, a 14-year-old girl, has since been charged with assault. The school will institute disciplinary action against the bystanders who failed to assist and protect Lufuno. Her family, however, believes the school did not do enough to support her after the incident was reported to the principal. Lufuno’s situation highlights the scourge, as well as the seriousness, of the problem of bullying in South African schools. Consequences of being bullied at…

THE battle for the throne of the Zulu Kingdom can be traced back to the times of the powerful King Shaka kaSenzangakhona. Friday’s dramatic scenes at KwaKhangelamankengane royal palace are not new to Zulu royalty. In late 1828, Dingane kaSenzangakhona, his half-brother Mhlangana, and Zulu King Shaka kaSenzangakhona’s personal attendant Mbopha kaSithayi surprised Shaka at his KwaDukuza homestead and stabbed him to death. Legend suggests Shaka’s last prophetic words were: “Are you stabbing me, kings of the Earth? You will come to an end through killing one another.” Born the illegitimate son of King Senzangakhona kaJama of the Zulu nation and Nandi of the Langeni community and rejected by the former, young Shaka and his mother Nandi sought refuge with a paternal uncle living with the Mthethwa people, who were…

MOSCOW: Attempts to use many aspects of the Nazi ideology have renewed across the world, Russian President Vladimir Putin said yesterday. “History requires (us) to make conclusions and draw lessons. But, unfortunately, those who were obsessed by the delusional theory of their exclusivity, are again trying to use many (aspects) of the ideology of the Nazis,” Putin said during his address at the Victory Parade in Moscow. Those left unpunished and their followers try to rewrite history today, justify traitors and criminals. Putin went on to say that though Russia had always stood up for international law, the country would firmly defend its national interests and ensure the security of its people.…

Eshlin Vedan eshlin.vedan@inl.co.za A thrilled Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila coach Dylan Kerr hailed his troops for their organised and polished display in their 1-0 Nedbank Cup final win over Chippa United at Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein on Saturday night. Ndabayithethwa Ndlondlo’s long-range shot in the 27th minute proved to be the only goal of the game as TTM secured their first major trophy, which earned them the right to play in the CAF Confederation Cup next season. “We did make mistakes in the second half which gave them a chance, but we defended like heroes. Credit to Mpho Maleka and David Mathebula as they have been brilliant. We’ve got our reward,” Kerr enthused. The win would have been a relief and confidence booster for TTM, who have had a roller-coaster…

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola refused to criticise striker Sergio Aguero for his dreadful failed attempt at a chipped penalty in Saturday’s 2-1 Premier League defeat to Chelsea. City had just taken a 1-0 lead when they were awarded a chance to make it 2-0 at the break, after a penalty was awarded from Billy Gilmour’s challenge on Gabriel Jesus in the box. Aguero, City’s all-time top scorer who is leaving the club at the end of this season, attempted a ‘Panenka’ penalty designed to fool the goalkeeper with a chip straight down the middle. But Chelsea keeper Edouard Mendy did not commit to his dive, and was able to simply stand up and catch the gentle shot. Guardiola rejected the claim that the Argentine striker had been “selfish” with…

Schools rugby in the Western Province kicked off in fine style over the weekend with the main focus on the Southern Suburbs derby fixtures. At Rondebosch, Wynberg were full value for their 19-5 win over the home side after outscoring them three tries to one. The first half was a typical opening season encounter with both sides guilty of unforced errors. The forwards were evenly matched in the set-pieces but Wynberg had the edge in the rucks, where burly prop Zak Porthen was prominent. Wynberg, notwithstanding territorial advantage, could only manage a lone try in the first half via a long range solo effort from scrumhalf Asad Moos to lead 5-0 at the interval. After the changeover, the game came alive as ’Berg centres Thaaqib Ryland and Eben Tshimanga had…

Shakirah Thebus shakirah.thebus@inl.co.za WITH nearly 3 000 Covid-19 reinfections in the Western Cape, Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz has called on municipal councillors to join their neighbourhood watches and community policing forums (CPFs) for door-to-door engagements to encourage those eligible to be vaccinated to register on the national registration portal. Councillors, neighbourhood watch and CPF members were encouraged to undertake these campaigns in their neighbourhoods in a bid to create awareness of the vaccine’s safety and to comply with Covid-19 protocols while doing so. This comes as the province is gearing up to kickstart Phase 2 of its vaccination programme, inoculating people 60 years and older from May 17. “Neighbourhood watches and community policing forums are a powerful tool which we can collectively leverage as we build strong, resilient…

Mthuthuzeli Ntseku mthuthuzeli.ntseku@inl.co.za The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (Denosa) has called for improved security services on City health facilities after a series of robberies, burglaries and vandalism which has crippled the provision of health services. The latest incident occurred on Thursday when armed robbers stormed the Crossroads 1 clinic and made off with clinic keys and staff’s personal belongings, while the Khayelitsha Environmental Health Office in Harare was temporarily closed after burglars stole computers, a microwave, two televisions, a laptop and PPE on May 2. The Weltevreden Valley Clinic in Samora Machel remains closed after staff were robbed at gunpoint more than a month ago, while patients have been robbed at gunpoint outside the Mzamomhle clinic in Brown’s Farm. Denosa metropole regional chairperson Siyabonga Mbonane said these…

THE rise of Hitler and his Nazism policy was due to the Treaty of Versailles after World War I. Germany lost the war and was put on quarantine. The Germans were not allowed to make decisions – political or economic – without the permission of Russia, Britain and France. The German people felt humiliated. This is why the German people chose Hitler to teach the European powers a lesson. Most historians agree that the Treaty of Versailles was the cause of World War II. Dr C Appalsamy | Breda, Netherlands…

SOUTH Africans seem to be a nation of complainers. Just open any newspaper to follow the current batch of moans. Whether it’s at national, provincial, municipal or sports body level, we’ll complain about it. It’s probably corrupt, racist, sexist or just plain inefficient and there’s somebody grousing about it. Well, I’d like to start the week with a ray of sunshine, just for a change and sing the praises of the Cape Town municipal electricity department. Last week I experienced some real service efficiency. One gloomy morning I awoke to find my electricity supply had failed — no light, no heat, no alarm, no automatic garage door opener. I fumbled my way to the phone and dialled the Electricity Department. It was 7.30am and I would not have been surprised…

THE nauseating sense of the unravelling of our political, social and economic wellbeing is all around us. The achievements of the first 15 years of our democracy have all but evaporated in multiple whiffs of corruption scandals as well as an incompetency to meet the basic expectations of an exasperated population. From brazen acts of corruption committed by public officials and the leadership implosion of the ANC, through to the arrival of the deadly Indian strain of the Covid-19 virus in South Africa, on to the DA leaders’ qualifications disputes and – far more important than all of the above – the collapse of the sense of social and economic survival in South Africa, most citizens have a sense of resignation to the fact that things are all falling apart…

SOUTH Africa’s mining industry has long been an important part of the country’s economy. In 2020 alone, despite Covid-19, mining contributed R361.6 billion towards South Africa’s gross domestic product, a share of more than 8%. The industry employs 451 000 people. But despite its value and the regulations in place to protect workers, the industry has been criticised for a poor record of health and safety. The Constitution guarantees workers’ right to an environment that is not harmful to their health or well-being. Employers must provide a reasonably practicable working environment that is safe and without risk to the health of employees. The mining sector has been accused of neglecting the fundamental rights of most mineworkers. It has failed to implement adequate occupational health and safety regulations on a number…

Adnan, a Palestinian from east Jerusalem, vowed that rubber bullets fired by Israeli police would not deter him: “Silence is not an option” in defence of Arabs in the Holy City, he said. East Jerusalem, the majority Palestinian part of the city annexed by Israel in 1967, has been hit by some of its worst unrest in years. Hundreds of Palestinians have been wounded and dozens arrested in confrontations with police who have been hit with stones and other projectiles hurled by mainly young and male Palestinian protesters, who have also torched cars and dumpsters. Friday night saw violent clashes following evening Ramadaan prayers at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, Islam’s third holiest site, a flashpoint area also sacred to Jews – who call it the Temple Mount – where tensions…

MILAN: Five boats carrying hundreds of migrants landed in Lampedusa after being intercepted by Italian authorities off the coast of the Mediterranean island, it was reported yesterday. Lampedusa is one of the main landing points on the route for migrants departing mostly from Tunisia and Libya to reach Europe. “Migrants arrivals are resuming alongside good weather”, said Lampedusa mayor Toto Martello. “We need to restart discussions about the immigration issue,” he said. One of the boats, carrying 325 people, was intercepted 12.8km off Lampedusa. An Italian tax police vessel escorted a second boat with 90 people to the island. Three more boats carrying 98, 16 and 400 migrants of various nationalities docked yesterday.…

Ashfak Mohamed ashfak.mohamed@inl.co.za IT has been a long road over the last few years, but Wenda Nel has finally made it to the Tokyo Olympics. The ace 400m hurdles star has been battling with injuries over the last few years, and even on her return to the track in 2021, it just looked like she wasn’t going to break through the qualifying mark of 55.40 seconds. Nel ran 55.58sec in the heats at the South African championships in Pretoria last month, and won her ninth national title in the final, but was again short of the required time as she finished in 55.60. “My biggest goal today was to run an Olympic qualification time, but like I said on Thursday, in hurdling, you can’t afford to make any mistakes. Unfortunately,…

Manchester United recovered to beat Aston Villa 3-1 away in the Premier League yesterday as Bruno Fernandes, Mason Greenwood and Edinson Cavani scored in the second half to put on hold the title celebrations of Manchester City. The result left United second on 70 points from 34 games, 10 behind City, who have played a game more and missed a chance to secure the title on Saturday after they suffered a 2-1 home defeat by Chelsea. It also stretched United's unbeaten away league run to 25 games, but came at a cost as manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said captain Harry Maguire may miss the Europa League final against Spanish side Villarreal on May 26. "It might be a few weeks or a month, we don't know," Solskjaer was quoted as…

The DStv Premiership title race is probably over, barring a dramatic decline in form from table toppers Mamelodi Sundowns. Masandawana have a seven point advantage at the top of the table and with their experience and class, it will be the biggest upset in PSL history if they had to lose the league title from the position that they are currently in. Nevertheless, the battle for second and third place, as well as the relegation battle, will now start to intensify. Second place, currently occupied by AmaZulu assures a team of entry into next season’s CAF Champions League which provides teams with the chance to test themselves against the top teams in Africa whilst also bringing in a welcome financial injection. Ambitious AmaZulu coach Benni McCarthy, who has done…

Crusaders coach Scott Robertson soothed his frazzled nerves at the end of a pulsating Super Rugby Aotearoa final win over the Chiefs with some impromptu break-dancing and a declaration of more to come from his championship-winning side. Robertson led his team to a fifth straight Super Rugby title with a 24-13 win over the Chiefs at Christchurch Stadium on Saturday, before taking the lead in the celebrations with a series of slick moves and spins in front of the capacity crowd. The Crusaders won despite playing for six minute in the second half with 13 men, after Codie Taylor and Sevu Reece were sin-binned, and Robertson was relieved his team survved. “I was nervous – I know how good they are,” he said of the Chiefs. “We had to be…

BALDWIN NDABA and ZINTLE MAHLATI A PUSH to reinstate suspended ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule is being engineered in KwaZulu-Natal and North West under suspended ANC MP and former North West premier Supra Mahumapelo. Mahumapelo launched a veiled attack against the ANC top leadership for its decision to suspend Magashule, stating that the move was not in line with the country’s Constitution. Magashule was served a suspension letter last week following charges of fraud and corruption against him in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court in November last year. In March, the ANC national executive committee (NEC) urged all senior members facing criminal charges to step aside or face suspension, and gave them 30 days to do so. In leaked recordings of a virtual NEC meeting held recently, former president Thabo Mbeki…

Bongani Nkosi bongani.nkosi@inl.co.za A LAWYER faces sanctions from the Legal Practice Council for representing her fraud-accused client while admitting to be “very drunk”. Judge Francis Kganyago has ruled at the Polokwane High Court that the Legal Practice Council should probe the conduct and behaviour of the lawyer he named as Ms Maloko in his scathing judgment. Not only was Maloko in a drunken stupor during Magistrate’s Court proceedings on December 1, 2020, she also admitted that she did not know what she was doing in court because she was a conveyancer and not a crime lawyer. Judge Kganyago’s judgment followed a special application by the magistrate to have the fraud trial that started last August reviewed and set aside. The magistrate wanted the trial to start afresh on grounds…

OVER 4000 Arabs have bought homes in Jewish Jerusalem suburbs such as Ramot Eshkol, Armon HaNetziv and French Hill and no one cares, but if a Jew moves into a predominantly Arab neighbourhood - then left-wing radicals are roused to action. Property ownership is based on title. The Arab neighbourhood of Silwan, was originally Kfar HaShiloah or Shiloach, a Jewish Yemenite village founded in 1882, It housed 150 families until Arab riots wiped most of them out in the 1920s and 30s. In 1938, British police, who did nothing to protect the Jews, forced out the remaining families and Arabs moved in. In both Shiloach and the Shimon HaTzaddik, now called Sheikh Jarrah, Jewish title is clear. Today Jewish life is growing in Jerusalem’s Old City, the City of David,…

G Contaldi | Tafelsig The City of Cape Town is generally regarded as the best municipality in the country. The incidence of certain basic deficiencies is therefore most disappointing. How accurate is the current billing of municipal accounts? More and more people are complaining of exorbitant increases in their monthly municipal accounts. This increase is due to “increased” water usage, the detail of which appears on account statements. It is especially this detail which serves as an indication that these cannot easily be accepted at face value. It is, for example, questionable how a house with five residents can suddenly use 9 000 litres more water per month. This increase, plus the usual average used, then remains the total average for every subsequent month. This is…

The Henna Artist Alka Joshi Mira Review: Beryl Eichenberger It is India 1955, just after partition, a dusty sunny morning in the Pink City of Jaipur. The city is awakening: the streets filling with people; walking, riding on rickshaws, building roadside fires, erecting stalls, all with a singular purpose … to provide. It is one woman’s goal that forms the core of Alka Joshi’s debut novel “The Henna Artist”: the provision of a better life; determination to use an education and to rise above the crippling poverty is attainable for a woman. The story had me spellbound from the first page. Evocative imagery conjures up the vibrancy of a city finding its place. Luscious, rich characters, lyrical prose draw the reader into an intricate saga that spins out into a rich…

Kristin Engel kristin.engel@inl.co.za THE spirit of giving was in the air yesterday at the Jabulani Feeding & Learning Centre’s Boek-A-Pot campaign in Lansdowne, where 99 pots of food for the 99 names of Allah were cooked and served to people from disadvantaged communities from around Cape Town for the 26th day of Ramadaan. The founder and chief executive of Jabulani, Yasmine Abrahams, said that growing up she knew what it was to go hungry, to go to sleep without food, and to go to school without shoes. “That is what inspires me to organise feeding schemes such as this one, especially since moving to Cape Town and seeing the children in our own Parkwood neighbourhood go hungry.” “We are so grateful for the overwhelmingly positive response. Our vision is now…

HOOLO ’NYANE LESOTHO’S Judicial Service Commission has started a process to recruit seven judges of the high court through a merit-based process. In February 2021, the commission issued a public advertisement announcing the vacancies and spelling out the competencies required. The vacancies follow a slew of deaths and retirement of judges. The high court is the second highest court in Lesotho; after the Court of Appeal. But, the high court is more important as it is the highest court with unlimited original jurisdiction to hear and determine any civil or criminal proceedings, and the power to review the decisions or proceedings of any subordinate court or tribunal. Since 2000, the court has sat as a constitutional court when it decides on constitutional matters. The constitution provides that the high…

India is to recruit hundreds of former army medics to support its overwhelmed healthcare system, the defence ministry said yesterday, as the country grapples with record Covid-19 infections and deaths amid angry calls for a complete nationwide lockdown. Some 400 medical officers are expected to serve on contract for a maximum of 11 months, the ministry said, adding that other defence doctors had also been roped in for online consultations. Covid-19 cases and deaths have been hitting records every two or three days. Deaths rose by more than 4 000 for a second consecutive day yesterday. Many Indian states have imposed strict lockdowns over the past month while others have announced restrictions on public movement and shut down cinemas, restaurants, pubs and shopping malls. But pressure is mounting on Prime…

Malé: A third man has been arrested following the attempted assassination of Maldives’ former president Mohamed Nasheed, police said yesterday, as they renewed an appeal for more information about another suspect. The democracy pioneer and climate activist was seriously hurt after a bomb attack in the capital Male on Thursday night that also injured a British national and two others, which police have blamed on “religious extremists”. “We can confirm that a third individual has been arrested in connection with the May 6 attack early today,” police said in a statement. No further details about the man were released.…

Zaahier Adams zaahier.adams@inl.co.za TS Galaxy 0 Mamelodi Sundowns (1) 1 Shalulile 17th min Peter Shalulile’s 11th goal of the season enabled Sundowns to take a giant step closer to retaining their league crown at Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit yesterday. The defending champions, who are aiming for a fourth straight championship, have stretched their lead to seven points and the Brazilians now need just two more wins from their final four games of the season to secure the title. The home side were well aware of the danger Sundowns posed in attack, particularly the central figure of their former teammate Shalulile, who has been in superb form since transferring to Chloorkop at the beginning of the season. Promise Mkhuma delivered a scorching ball into the box from a corner, which…

Top Olympic official John Coates said on Saturday that while Japanese sentiment turning against the Tokyo Games was a “concern”, he could foresee no scenario under which the sporting showpiece would not go ahead. Questions have been raised about the viability of staging the Games in July and August, with Tokyo in a state of emergency as Japan continues to struggle to contain the Covid-19 pandemic. Coates, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) point man for the Games as chair of the co-ordination commission, said he had no doubt that the Games, already postponed by a year because of the pandemic, would proceed as planned. “Absolutely, it’s going ahead,” Coates told reporters after hosting the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) annual general meeting in Sydney. “The Prime Minister of Japan said that…