Innholdsfortegnelse for 2021-10-04 i Cape Argus

Lance Witten lance.witten@africannewsagency.com Oh Harry, you complete and absolute ponce. You weak-kneed, ginger, limp-wristed, ninny mommy’s boy. How dare you? How dare you love and respect your wife enough to stand behind her on the cover of Time magazine? How dare you love and respect your wife enough to put her mental health first? To look after the good of your relationship instead of maintaining the stiff upper lip of your forebears? How dare you, Harry? Don’t you know you come from a long line of strong men? Of men who took what they wanted without asking. Of men who forged new paths into new worlds. Of men who conquered empires, bringing light and civilisation and Christianity to all mankind across the world. Of men who didn’t wait for permission…

Lutho Pasiya lutho.pasiya@inl.co.za Spring is finally here and everything is blooming while the weather is perfect. It’s the favourite time of the year for many people because nature is waking up from the long winter. We start noticing more vibrancy in our fruits and vegetables. We see our gardens come back to life, and we start to shy away from the warming, comforting, hearty meals we turned to in the colder months, replacing soups and stews with fresh salads and lighter dishes. Just as our eating preferences change subtly with the seasons, what we feel like drinking changes, too. You have probably drunk a lot of tea during the winter to help you fight colds and flu, but that’s finally over and your tea selection can change. While the true…

Lutho Pasiya lutho.pasiya@inl.co.za A great steak always makes a really sumptuous dinner. The challenge is what to do with leftovers. The trick is knowing how to warm up your meat without losing the taste, tenderness and juiciness. We found answers on wikiHow. Reheat steak on a stove top. Remove the steak from the fridge and set it on the kitchen counter to warm up for a few minutes. Heat a skillet, pop in the steak and drizzle butter over the top. Heat until the meat is warm but not hot. Place steak in a zip-close bag. Add ingredients and seasoning of your choice, such as minced garlic, chopped onions or shallots, and salt and freshly ground black pepper. Seal the bag and place it in a saucepan filled with simmering…

Kristin Engel kristin.engel@inl.co.za AFTER receiving reports of a homeless man who was endangering his many dogs by keeping them with him on the N1, the Animal Welfare Society of South Africa (AWS SA) investigated but did not find the animals mentioned. Instead they found a new, young unsterilised female dog. While AWS SA assisted the man, the situation attracted attention on social media after a Facebook post by the organisation. Some people said the man had been taking good care of the dogs for years; others feared the arrangement was detrimental to their safety. AWS SA said the man, Gert, spent most of his days sitting on the centre island at the N1 shopping centre road with his dogs and had gained the sympathy of some passers-by who had…

Mwangi Githahu mwangi.githahu@inl.co.za DESPITE the IEC condemning it as election disinformation, DA leader John Steenhuisen has defended chairperson Helen Zille’s recent social media post of a heavily edited clip of the Good Party’s mayoral candidate for Drakenstein, Peter de Villiers – explaining why he is running – as harmless. In the clip, shared by Zille on September 12, De Villiers is heard saying: “Let me tell you why I support the Good Party of Patricia de Lille. She has a history of corruption and that is why I want to encourage you to vote Good.” In the original 2019 clip, De Villiers actually said: “Let me tell you why I support the Good Party of Patricia de Lille. She has a history of corruption busting and principled leadership.” Good’s…

KOERT MEYER | WELGELEGEN IT’S election time again – time for promises, lies, exaggerations, half-truths, distortions, contradictions, fooling the electorate, etc. It’s not even a general election, but suggestive “only” solutions are flying around, being coalitions, referendums, secession of the Western Cape from the national government, and now a reinvented government of national unity. The writer of the letter “Let’s form a real government of national unity to benefit South Africa“ (Cape Argus, September 30) is at it once again. Unpacking his own half-baked little government of national unity (GNU) folly, he conceals the fact that there was a first attempt in 1994, derailed by our oppressors, the National Party (NP), when they agreed to a GNU – but at their own terms. The Democratic Party later morphed…

IN JANUARY 1971, Steve Biko delivered a paper at a UCT conference titled “White Racism and Black Consciousness”. He stated that “the basic tenet of black consciousness is that the black man must reject all value systems that seek to make him a foreigner in the country of his birth and reduce his basic human dignity“. This policy of “foreignering” black people in the land of their birth has been the cornerstone of colonialism and apartheid. It has as a core belief that others know better, do better and mean better when they pronounce on the course of black lives. Last week it reached a crescendo in the City of Cape Town when its last Council meeting ushered in a series of by-laws that they believe will do better for…

Tarryn-Leigh Solomons Tarryn-Leigh.Solomons@iinl.co.za CHAIRPERSON of AYO Technology Solutions Dr Wallace Mgoqi is of the view that the judiciary is required to have critical, independent and non-partisan decision-making capacities and thus has no reason to be captured. Mgoqi has accepted his nomination to become the next Chief Justice. The Restoration Foundation nominated Mgoqi, a respected academic, to succeed Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng, whose term comes to an end on October 11. Asked whether he is of the view that the judiciary was captured, Mgoqi told Independent Media: “I really wouldn’t say so. They have no reason to be captured. They are structured as an institution in such a way that they should be independent in their thinking and in their conduct and that they have no lack in their lives to…

COUNCILLOR Yagyah Adams recently published a letter calling out poor governance, especially the lack of policing. I support his call for residents to vote wisely in the upcoming elections. Since 2018, Western Cape policing numbers have shrunk, while the population increased, along with policing needs. In 2021, the SAPS had 19 391 SAPS staff – 511 less than in 2018. The shortage of SAPS staff and equipment is well known to residents or safety activists working with SAPS. This deficit lies at the heart of the crime hardships our communities experiences. This is especially true for the less visible parts of the criminal justice system, like the detectives, which routinely have a case load in excess of 200 cases each. No detective can handle more than 20 or 25 cases.…

AUSTRALIA Test captain Tim Paine said Friday that the Ashes will go ahead with or without Joe Root after the England skipper refused to commit until there was more clarity around coronavirus quarantine rules. Cricket Australia is negotiating with Canberra and their English counterparts over what type of biosecurity bubble players may have to endure Down Under and whether their families can come. Root, who has two young children, said this week he was “desperate” to play the five-Test series, but added: “I feel it’s so hard to make a definite decision until you know.” England vice-captain Jos Buttler is also reticent, insisting he will not be on the plane if his family are unable to join him due to tough Australian border restrictions. Paine, who is recovering from neck…

Debashine Thangevelo debashine.thangevelo@inl.co.za At 25, Arno Greeff has become a firm favourite with South African viewers. Of course, much of his success stems from him being cast as Chris Ackerman in Netflix’s critically acclaimed teen drama series, Blood & Water, last year. And he hasn’t looked back since. When I recently caught up with the rising star of the small screen, he was wrestling conflicting emotions of excitement and nervousness. It was most understandable, though, as Blood & Water was returning to the streaming platform for a new season and he was making his debut in the second instalment of M-Net’s Safta-award-winning telenovela, Legacy, as part of the new Hugo family. He explained: “It’s a big week.” But he didn’t have to worry about much. Blood & Water topped the…

Lutho Pasiya lutho.pasiya@inl.co.za WHEN you are spending scorching spring or summer days outside, it is pretty standard to rely on icy cold beverages and popsicles to beat the heat. But, according to health experts, there are better (and equally delicious) ways to cool down from the inside out: cooling foods for the body. Below, we have put together a round-up of some of our favourite cool foods for hot weather, that we know you will enjoy. So read on, get cooking, and prepare to chill out in foodie style. Milk Drinking a glass of cold milk with honey, early in the morning on an empty stomach helps lower the body temperature for the rest of the day. Peppers Yes, you read that right. In the past year, I learnt that…

Shakirah Thebus shakirah.thebus@inl.co.za NON-profit organisation the Empire Fund Against Violence has partnered with the “End GBV Now” campaign and is expected to host a photographic exhibition and march against gender-based violence. The Empire Fund focuses on educating high school students about gender-based violence. Fund director Lovisa Terling said as part of the campaign a march to Parliament was being planned for Thursday. “GBV is a pandemic in this country and we need to shine a light on the issues to make a change. One out of three women has experienced abuse from an intimate partner. As a survivor of domestic violence, I know the struggles women face in South Africa. Many legal and administrative issues could be avoided,” said Terling. The march will commence at 65 Shortmarket Street at…

Ntombi Nkosi ntombi.nkosi@inl.co.za THE EFF has set its sights on defeating the ANC in the upcoming elections by clinching victory in a number of wards. The party, which embarked on a four-day election campaign trail in Limpopo, is also looking to improve its representation in the legislature post next month’s elections. “I can tell you now that the enemy is shaken. President Cyril Ramaphosa is scared because they know that Thabazimbi is the home of the EFF. Limpopo is the home of the EFF,” said EFF leader Julius Malema yesterday at a community meeting in Thabazimbi before travelling to Bela Bela and Mookgophong. He insisted on speedy service delivery in rural and peri-urban areas. Addressing residents in Modimolle, near Mookgophong yesterday afternoon, the red beret party leader reiterated the party’s…

FAROUK ARAIE | BENONI SOUTH Africans will be voting in a local government on November 1 which will decide the fate of all our major metropolitan areas. We are being implored by politicians of all stripes to do our democratic duty and vote. Over the past two decades our politicians failed to live up to our expectations. Many in the corridors of power repeatedly act in ways that they know will erode their likeability. The lure of power and glory attracts persons who are not suitable for democratic politics. Sadly, many of our potential leaders behave in a manner that undermines their credibility and trustworthiness. It a a proven fact that many of our trusted politicians will unavoidably violate a cherished principle of value. Today, our rapidly disintegrating…

LIKE most voters I’ve been trying to make sense of the various parties’ election promises for the forthcoming municipal elections. It takes a while to brush aside all the waffle and political jargon in their manifestos, but I think I may have arrived at the central message from each of the main parties. The ANC seems to say: “Okay, we’ve screwed up badly. Sorry about that, but we know where we went wrong, so we’ll try to do better going forward.” I’m not sure exactly what the EFF is promising. ”Houses for all, schools for all, free lunches for all, free Mercedes for all, free whatever you want, but we haven’t worked out how to pay for it, going forward.” The DA’s message merely says: “We’re doing okay, so let’s…

The Grief Handbook Bridget McNulty Watkins Media Review: Beryl Eichnberger “ONE day at a time” is the inscription in my copy of The Grief Handbook by Bridget McNulty, never more apt in this grieving world that we have been plunged into. This is an intensely personal and empathetic guide for anyone who has lost a loved one at any time. Covid has meant there are very few who have not suffered a devastating loss in some form or another. How does one deal with this? Put on a brave face and go about your business? Curl up in a corner and isolate yourself as you cry yourself out? Each individual will handle grief differently and it is this that makes McNulty’s book important. It is a guide through the worst…

Mushrooms of South Africa (Pocket Guide) Marieka Gryzenhout Struik Nature Review: Barbara Spaanderman There is a magic about mushrooms, about their look, about the way they mysteriously pop up in a winter landscape (usually), often in a forest or shady woodland. They come quickly, their life span is short, and as soon as the rainy season is over, they disappear. They have entranced illustrators, photographers nd, of course, the gourmet mushroom hunter. One of the most magical is the red mushroom with white spots, so often a part of a fairy landscape. We know it by its serious name, “fly agaric” or amanita muscaria. When you take the time to stop, sit down next to one, very quietly, and just look, you will see the very small people who dwell…

The UN warned of “unprecedented” malnutrition among pregnant and lactating women in Ethiopia’s war-hit Tigray region, in a report published hours after the government sparked outrage by expelling senior UN officials. The latest situation report from the UN’s humanitarian co-ordination office, posted online on Thursday, also described “alarming” malnutrition among children as fears of mass starvation grow nearly 11 months after northern Ethiopia erupted in conflict. “Of the more than 15 000 pregnant and lactating women screened during the reporting period, more than 12 000 women, or about 79%, were diagnosed with acute malnutrition,” the report said. The level of moderate malnutrition among children under five “is also exceeding global emergency threshold of 15%, at about 18%, while cases of children with severe malnutrition is 2.4%, above the alarming 2%…

Debashine Thangevelo debashine.thangevelo@inl.co.za THE upset within the British Royal family over Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepping back from their duties and moving to the US left the world flabbergasted by the unfolding real-life drama. The tell-all with Oprah Winfrey amplified curiosities while drawing battle lines between the fans and foes of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. It is little surprise that Lifetime has also chosen to tell a fictionalised version of Harry and Meghan’s story. In fact, they released two features with the third instalment, Harry and Meghan: Escape from the Palace, releasing this week. Controversial throwback to Princess Diana’s car accident scene aside, this movie lays bare the royal couple’s jaw-dropping decision to leave the UK. And it stars Jordan Dean and Sydney Morton, who bear…

Tarryn-Leigh Solomons tarryn-leigh.solomons@iinl.co.za DUE to high tariffs, people are now choosing between paying their electricity and water bills or buying food, Good Party leader Patricia de Lille said. Yesterday, De Lille and her team canvassed voter support in Stellenbosch, Klapmuts and Franschhoek. She said in the Western Cape, in particular, pressing concerns included high electricity and water tariffs. “It is just not affordable for people anymore. They (municipalities) buy their electricity from Eskom and then put an amount up. This is why electricity is so expensive. Municipalities then take those profits for use within the municipality. It is daylight robbery,” De Lille said. She said there was no evidence municipalities reinvested the profits. During the 2019 national and provincial government elections, the Good Party secured 70 000 votes three months…

Samkelo Mtshali samkelo.thulasizwe@inl.co.za SACP general secretary Blade Nzimande has called for a rapid expansion of public employment programmes by all levels of government. Nzimande was addressing Communist Party and Tripartite Alliance members at the launch of his party’s Red October Campaign in Inchanga village, between Pietermaritzburg and Durban. Nzimande said many South Africans wanted to work, adding that a lot of jobs needed to be done in communities. “These include cleaning our townships and villages, early childhood development, building of community infrastructure, community and public works projects and infrastructure maintenance, to mention but a few. “In the previous elections, the ANC committed itself in its manifestos to a review of outsourced services, with a strong consideration for in-sourcing. This must be implemented as a matter of urgency,” Nzimande said. Nzimande…

Eddie Andrews | Ward 78 Cllr, Westridge, Portland, The Westridge and Westgate, Mitchells Plain IN RESPONSE to a letter from Ebrahim Wydeman on September 30. The narrative that the DA is a “white privilege” party is simply not true. For years now South Africans have seen the party and its leadership consisting of all South Africans because we embrace diversity. This is not just a principle on paper but our lived reality as citizens of a diverse country like ours. Sadly, Mr Ebrahim Wydeman in his letter, while rightfully rejecting the ANC for its continued failures, goes on to smear the DA with untruths. I urge him to look at our candidate lists for the upcoming local government elections. Our mayoral candidates for the big metros are a…

Phil Greenlees | Pinelands FRIDAY’S Cape Argus contained such a wealth of subjects demanding one of my brand of letters that I hardly know where to start. Let’s start with the front page, and the political row over Adhan. Leave it alone. So, some people find the sound of a muezzin objectionable. I think it sounds rather appealing, and 10 times: no, 20 times better than barking dogs. On to page two. Wow! I’ll just pick two items. 1. The Gugulethu community want their police station closed because it isn’t serving them properly. I think we can safely say that this is the norm for most communities in South Africa. 2. SA ranks only 19th in a UN Global Organised Crime Index. Okay, that isn’t very good, but…

Nomalanga Tshuma nomalanga.tshuma@inl.co.za A BLACKHEATH resident’s efforts to inspire change and uplift his community is fast growing into a remarkable project for the disadvantaged community. After losing his job when the Covid-19 pandemic hit South Africa, Jason de Vries, 30, turned his sorrow into an upliftment initiative, helping and feeding his community’s less privileged and vulnerable. Over time, De Vries’s project evolved from a soup kitchen to a non-profit organisation called Life Changes Foundation, which looks after vulnerable children in his community, supporting them through interactive projects and a feeding scheme. De Vries also launched a mobile library as part of his NPO, which is also the community’s first and only library.…

IN HONOUR of October being Pride Month, the LGBTIQ+ community has raised the rainbow pride flag at Constitutional Hill in Johannesburg. While the flag-raising symbolises a celebration of the rights and inclusion of the LGBTIQ+ community which are enshrined in South Africa’s Constitution, it is also a reminder of the journey this community had to face to gain their basic human right. Forming part of the attendees was Miss Earth Nompumelelo Sweli Maduna, along with activist and co-founder of the Feather Awards Thami Kotlolo. He spoke about what the flag-raising meant to him. “The raising of this flag is very personal and so symbolic that we are here as a community. We are proud and we celebrate the rights of the LGBTIQ+ community in a democratic South Africa. Needless to…

Hearty Home Food with Sipho Sipho Mdlankomo Human and Rousseau Review: Orielle Berry THIS book has become a go-to in my kitchen and has earned a permanent place on my kitchen counter because I dip into it so often. The author is well-known cook and Pick n Pay brand ambassador Sipho Mdlankomo. Mdlankomo has made a name for herself on social media, and is the writer of the Budget Beaters column in the Pick n Pay Fresh Living magazine. The recipes are budget savvy with some lavish treats. But it’s the user-friendly way they are presented and the clever ideas incorporating well-loved South African ingredients, with some unusual or different combinations, that make them so enticing. The well-illustrated volume offers tips and how-tos – from what herbs to use to…

President Cyril Ramaphosa recently declared that South Africans take part in the choice of selecting the country’s next Chief Justice as part of promoting transparency and to encourage public participation. As a result, the Restoration Foundation has nominated AYO Technology Solutions chairperson Dr Wallace Amos Mgoqi, adding that he is the most suitable candidate for the position. Noni Mokati chats to Dr Mgoqi about his journey as a legal practitioner and some of the fundamental challenges facing the Constitutional Court and what he can bring to the table to change that. Nomination by Restorative Justice for the position of Chief Justice, do you accept? I have not declined it (nomination). People have the right to select because the president has called for a public nomination. This is hence why I…