Innholdsfortegnelse for 2021-10-25 i Cape Argus

A few years ago, Gwyneth Paltrow seemed to be waging a one-sided war against vaginas. Steam your uterus, the actress-turned-entrepreneur advised readers in 2015 through her headline-generating wellness venture, Goop. Store a rock in it for hours, she suggested three years later, alarming doctors anew. Paltrow recommended using not just any old stone, but “jade eggs”, currently sold on her website for $66 (R985), or more than nine times the federal minimum wage. Her unearned authority, combined with her defiant out-of-touchness, made her a latter-day Marie Antoinette – except the beheaded royal’s biggest sin was trusting in the soothing power of carbs a little too much. Goop was the Oscar winner’s second act, which from the start has induced many a question, like: Will there be a third? Surely there’s…

Zodidi Dano zodidi.dano@inl.co.za THE Western Cape Education Department (WCED) is appealing to parents and community members to avoid all disruption during the matric National Senior Certificate exams. Matric learners will officially kick off the exams on Monday 27 October and will conclude on December 7. On October 19, the group of grade 12s did their practical examinations. The first practical was on Computer Application Technology (CAT) where more than 10 000 candidates were tested on their knowledge. The following day, 875 candidates sat for their Infromation Technology practical examination. MEC for Education Debbie Schäfer said: “It is also unfortunately that time of year when protests and strikes become more frequent. Earlier this year we saw the devastating effects of a taxi strike on school attendance, and it is my…

RHODES University will be conferring an honorary degree in Doctor of Letters (D Litt) on retired IsiXhosa news anchor Noxolo Grootboom. She is recognised nationally for her significant promotion of national pride and culture through her journalistic career. The IsiXhosa news anchor retired in March after 37 years in the industry. Her last news read saw President Cyril Ramaphosa delaying his address, due at the same time, in her honour so they didn’t clash. | Zodidi Dano…

Sisonke Mlamla sisonke.mlamla@inl.co.za THE City held a prestigious awards event to honour hard-working community crime fighters in the province. The annual Neighbourhood Watch Awards, which saw three groups and six individuals receiving awards for operational commitment, took place in the Council chamber on Saturday. Safety and security Mayco member JP Smith said they were proud to be part of the event, and to support and thank the neighbourhood watches for the important role they fulfil in the communities in supporting enforcement agencies in their integrated efforts to build safer communities, and in assisting those in need. Smith said members who received awards at the weekend not only excelled in their communities, but they were also a motivation to other members to work as a team and individually contribute to a…

Mthuthuzeli Ntseku mthuthuzeli.ntseku@inl.co.za IN AN area plagued by rampant crime and gang violence, the Centre of Excellence, a youth development hub in Bishop Lavis, is working twice as hard to redress and save youngsters from such social ills. Established in November last year, the centre is a space for up-skilling and is committed to bringing education as a key focus to the youth of Bishop Lavis and surrounding areas. The centre boasts an array of development programmes, including education services in the form of career orientation/further educational training, learnerships, computer classes, peer education, life coaching and mentoring. It also offers music workshops where seasoned musicians are brought in to run these for free, GBV awareness and self-defence workshops, different sporting codes and other activities. Founder Wesley Moodley said that in…

FORMER deputy president Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka has broken her silence on the race for the position of ANC president ahead of next year’s elective conference, saying she “will cross the bridge when she gets there”. Mlambo-Ngcuka made the comments on the sidelines of a conversation with young and old women in Saxonwold where she spoke about the social and economic emancipation of women. There has been wide speculation on whether she would run for the presidency and get her campaign under way. But according to Mlambo-Ngcuka, who returned from her UN post this year, she has never left the political landscape. “We never leave. We’ve always been around and we still continue to make sure that our democracy functions,” she said. In 2017, the ANC saw presidential women candidates Nkosazana Dlamini…

NOKWANDA NCWANE nokwanda.ncwane@inl.co.za THE South African Military Health Service has awarded the Long Loyal Service medals to 60 serving and retired members. The event was held at the Military Health Training Formation in Thaba Tshwane. The medals were given as a token of appreciation for their loyalty and dedication in the execution of their mandate. The recipients stood in formation as their names were called out. The surgeon-general of the SANDF, Lieutenant-General Zola Dabula, shook their hands and handed over the medals. Of the group, several recipients were awarded medals for 20 to 30 years of good service, while others were honoured for serving 40 years. Dabula said the recipients were worthy because they had served the country with pride, zeal and dignity. They also heeded the call to lend…

MATSHELANE MAMABOLO Better look to 1993 before getting too carried away MARUMO Gallants supporters, the handful of them, delighted by their club’s progression to the next stage of the CAF Confederation Cup, better look to 1993 before they get too carried away. A bit too far back to ask the fans of the Limpopo outfit to reflect on that, given that the club is not even a year old. The players themselves, too, will probably not be aware of the significance of that year as most of them were babies then. But their caretaker coach Mpho Maleka should know. He would have been 15 back then and no doubt will realise just how eerily similar his club’s current situation is to the one Jomo Cosmos found themselves in nearly 30…

BARCELONA have found a replacement for Argentinean legend Lionel Messi in the form of Guinea-Bissau-born Ansu Fati, albeit in jersey number only. Fati will wear jersey number 10, previously worn by Messi who made 520 appearances and scored 474 goals for Barcelona in 17 years with the club. Fati has signed a six-year contract with the Spanish giants and also has an £846 million (about R17.286 billion) buy-out clause. At 18-years-old, the club has shown incredible faith in Fati who now represents Spain on the international stage. The forward had already joined Barcelona in July 2019, at the age of 16. Bypassing the Barcelona reserve team, Fati made his first team debut in August 2019. Aged 16 years 298 days, he became the second-youngest player to debut for the club.…

Mohamed Salah hit a hat-trick as Liverpool humiliated Manchester United, romping to a stunning 5-0 victory at Old Trafford in the Premier League yesterday. Naby Keita got the visitors off to the ideal start in the fifth minute and then a dreadful mix-up between Luke Shaw and Harry Maguire led to Diogo Jota turning in a low cross from Trent Alexander-Arnold to make it 2-0 after 13 minutes. United were in disarray at the back and Salah made it 3-0 – scoring for the 10th straight game in all competitions – by converting a low ball from Naby Keita and then added the fourth after being set up by Jota. It was the first time United had been 4-0 behind at the interval in the Premier League era and they…

Zodidi Dano zodidi.dano@inl.co.za IMAGINE studying the entire curriculum, mastering past exam papers and burning the midnight oil – only to discover on the day of the exam that the questions have been rephrased and you can’t understand what is required. Writing finals is stressful and not understanding the questions is frustrating and daunting. It can throw you off and waste valuable time, as you read over it a million times, hoping it will magically make sense. But not to worry. Here are a few tips for understanding exactly what is required of you when certain words are used in a question. Mastering these could help you ace that paper. Key words: Analyse – Means separate, examine and interpret. Classify – Divide into groups or types so that things that are…

IN a bid to support equal access to education, 40 artists donated artwork to the New Muizenberg School’s inaugural Creative Auction Fundraiser. Children at the school are generally funded through fundraising or sponsorships. Tomorrow’s auction aims to be the school’s biggest fundraiser, providing supporters with the opportunity to acquire work, from renowned artists, at never-to-be-repeated prices. Artists include Lionel Davis and Fritha Langerman. .…

Debashine Thangevelo Streaming IT IS hard to ignore the hype around trending TV shows. And at the moment, these are some of the shows that streamers are loving. YOU (Netflix) Fans were elated when they realised the psychological thriller was back for a third instalment. Admittedly, my curiosity was piqued and I’m hoping to get into the series when I can spare the time. I’m a serial binger; once I get into a series I like, I can’t stop watching. And all that fuss must be with good reason so I want to be prepared. What can fans expect? Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley) and Love Quinn (Victoria Pedretti) have settled into their white picket fence life in Madre Linda with their newborn son, Henry. But as the old adage…

Lutho Pasiya lutho.pasiya@inl.co.za Spring is here and summer is upon us! This means it is officially time to throw down a picnic blanket, put on your best clothes and pack those baskets. It is no secret that as soon as the weather changes we wish to eat outside, and one of our favourite ways here in South Africa is to dine outdoors. It is a tradition that allows us to slow down, be present and find time together to unwind under a blue sky. And at the heart of every picnic is a light meal that travels well. Salads, sandwiches, and snacks like a charcuterie board with a few kinds of cheese, meats, grapes and more. Below we break down a few ways to up your charcuterie board game for…

Gcwalisile Khanyile gcwalisile.khanyile@inl.co.za IN A legal battle to have the Special Investigating Unit’s report reviewed and set aside, former health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has filed court papers that seek to create doubt in evidence provided by the SIU’s key witnesses. Mkhize has approached the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg to set aside the SIU’s damning findings and declare them unconstitutional and unlawful. Mkhize stands accused of allegedly putting pressure on department officials to award a controversial R150 million tender to Digital Vibes, a company owned by Tahera Mather and Naadhira Mitha, alleged to be friends of Mkhize and his family. SIU spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago said they would respond to the court application. Mkhize said Dr Precious Matsoso, a former director-general at the Department of Health and a key…

| SUPPLIED “OUR community has been dragged through the deep to meet all the requirements of the Fishing Rights Allocation Process (FRAP) application forms – and all for nothing.” These were the words of Ishmael Fortune, a fifth-generation fisherman. Ousted from their homes in District 6 during the apartheid era, many of South Africa’s fishing families were re-located to places such as Saldanha, Gansbaai and Kalk Bay to continue their craft. One such family were the Fortunes, who found themselves in picturesque Kalk Bay. The Fortunes quietly went about their business. In summer, they would sell their hake and snoek, and in winter abalone or “perlemoen” was the staple diet. That was until the government put a price tag on the catches fishers were harvesting from the ocean. Until…

Mwangi Githahu mwangi.githahu@inl.co.za THE City has dismissed as “baseless” a list of allegations of possible illegality and a conflict of interest made in a complaint lodged with the public protector against the City’s executive director for corporate services Craig Kesson. Cape Town activist Roscoe Palm, who lodged the complaint, said in his letter to the public protector that Kesson landed a job with auditing firm PriceWaterHouseCoopers (PWC) as a trade-off for using his City post to award PWC lucrative work. “After giving out numerous panel tenders to PwC, he has been recruited by PwC. This raises the spectre of him having bought his position at PwC with taxpayers’ money. This is a clear conflict of interest that is undisclosed. It is unethical and possibly illegal. “I am aware of many…

RAPULA MOATSHE rapula.moatshe@inl.co.za TSHWANE mayor Randall Williams has accused the SA Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) of using protests to demand the implementation of wage increment to fight the ANC battles in the run-up to next week’s municipal elections. In a radio interview Williams, who is also the DA mayoral candidate, challenged Samwu members to take off their red T-shirts and wear the yellow ANC T-shirts to show their true political party colours. He also suggested that the union wanted to throw service delivery in disarray before the polls to make the current administration look bad in the eyes of the residents. In a media statement, Williams said: “This is unlawful labour action and it is clearly a political act that attempts to sabotage the work of the city.” He said…

Brenda Masilela and Shifaan Ryklief Former US president Donald Trump announced the launch of his own social media platform last week, nine months after being banned from Twitter and Facebook. Trump was banned after he used social media to incite violence when his supporters stormed the US Capitol following his election defeat last year to incumbent President Joe Biden. In a statement, Trump said the launch of Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) and its “TRUTH Social” app was meant to remedy his suspension from the two social media giants. “I created TRUTH Social and TMTG to stand up to the tyranny of Big Tech. We live in a world where the Taliban has a huge presence on Twitter, yet your favourite American President has been silenced. “This is unacceptable.…

| Reuters MOHAMED Salah told Liverpool he wants to stay for the rest of his career, but the Egypt forward insisted the success of his contract negotiations with the club “don’t depend on me”. Salah’s current contract expires in 2023 and Liverpool are trying to finalise a new long-term deal. The 29 year old has so far been unable to come to terms with the Reds, amid reports he wants wages that would make him one of the Premier League’s top earners. That has sparked fears Salah will leave Anfield eventually, a concern fuelled when he flirted with Spanish outfit Real Madrid last season. But, at the weekend, Salah put the ball in his club’s court as he said he would stay forever given the chance. “It doesn't depend…

Zodidi Dano zodidi.dano@inl.co.za IN a couple of days, the Class of 2021 will be sitting to write their first National Senior Certificate exams. The 2021 National Senior Certificate exams, initially scheduled to start on November 1, have been brought forward to start on October 27. This is due to the Municipal elections, which are set to take place on November 1. Much like the previous year’s matrics, the Class of 2021 have had to endure a tumultuous year. Not only were they disadvantaged in their Grade 11 year by school closures due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but the academic and learning time lost in 2020 affected them in their final year of school as well. To make up for the loss of classroom time, while schools closed earlier for the…

THE University of Pretoria’s (UP) Law programme has been ranked the best in Africa, according to the Times Higher Education’s World University Rankings by Subject 2022. The rankings are based on 13 performance indicators that measure an institution’s performance across four areas: teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook. The ranking tallied more than 1 600 universities across 99 countries and territories. |…

CHINA has greatly supported and contributed to protecting biodiversity and its philosophy of ecological civilisation is “critical for all countries to achieve the global biodiversity goals”, a UNofficial has said. "Ecological civilisation is… looking at the relationship between the society and nature," said Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, the executive secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity. The concept demonstrates "the mainstream of biodiversity across sectors, across departments, which is also critical for all countries to achieve the global biodiversity goals," she said. Mrema is in China to take part in the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) in China’s south-western city of Kunming. Themed “Ecological Civilization: Building a Shared Future for All Life on Earth”, the meeting is the first global…

Debashine Thangevelo debashine.thangevelo@inl.co.za BREAKING into the Hollywood scene isn’t easy. David Lim knew this when he arrived in Los Angeles. Fortunately for him, instead of waiting tables, he had a modelling career to fall back on. After grabbing small parts in a few TV shows, Quantico landed in his lap. In a recent Zoom interview, Lim recalled: “When I moved to LA, I always wanted to become an actor, but it takes a little longer to start realising a little success. I think it was six years before I found myself with a kind of regular role on TV. “And that was when I did Quantico with Pearl Thusi, a South African native, right? So, in those six years, before I found myself with a regular gig on the show,…

Lutho Pasiya lutho.pasiya@inl.co.za What better way to cool off in the summer heat than treating yourself to home-made frozen desserts? Looking into the history of desserts, the very first desserts required minimal effort or preparation since ancient cultures were more focused on the nutrition in foods to survive. Experts reveal that over the years, desserts have changed from natural candies and nuts to complex soufflés and multi-layered cakes and that in modern culture, there are many more options available in desserts. So, whether it’s a piece of peach pie, a chocolate cake, cookies, or a scoop of your favourite ice cream, there’s always room for dessert. These recipes are simple, and you can involve your kids in this kitchen activity without making too much of a mess. Don’t worry, you…

Sisonke Mlamla sisonke.mlamla@inl.co.za THE Hawks have launched a manhunt for three suspects who held up women police officers at Sir Lowry’s Pass satellite police station on Saturday night and made off with firearms, cellphones and a laptop. Police spokesperson Andrè Traut said at around 9pm the suspects, who were armed, approached two officers who were on duty in the community service centre and held them at gunpoint. Traut said they disarmed the police officers and fled with two 9mm service pistols, three cellphones and a laptop computer. He said the members were fortunately not injured during the incident. A police report seen by the Cape Argus stated the suspects allegedly told the officers they wanted to certify some papers, but two of them took out firearms and the other…

More than 73 000 learners listed to write Sisonke Mlamla sisonke.mlamla@inl.co.za IT’S all systems go for the sitting of this year’s cohort of matrics for their final exams – the second group to sit under Covid-19 conditions. About 73 900 candidates will write, including 59 849 full-time candidates and 14 117 part-time candidates, an increase from the 54-741 full time and 10 588 part time candidates who wrote last year in November. However, the total number of candidates writing in that session last year was higher – nearly 100 000 – because it included the senior certificate and supplementary exam candidates from the cancelled June 2020 exams. The first subjects to be written would be English home language, English first additional language and English second additional language, with a…

Mthuthuzeli Ntseku mthuthuzeli.ntseku@inl.co.za THE newly established Africa Restoration Alliance (ARA) is gearing up to take over a significant number of wards in Cape Town as it is contesting for the first time in the local government elections. The party, established in November last year, launched its manifesto at the weekend in Mitchells Plain where it revealed that it would be contesting close to 1 500 wards nationally, including in the city. ARA’s mayoral candidate Grant Classen said the party had adopted and committed to work towards “seven non-negotiables” which would be implemented in wards. These included access to superior hospital care and service delivery, lower electricity bills, a taxi protection programme, community policing, new jobs, land equity and crime free schools. He said all these had an objective…

Mwangi Githahu mwangi.githahu@inl.co.za THE defective design of the concrete wall in the N16 building where the fatal 2018 explosion at Cape Town’s Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) occurred, ensured that the wall stood no chance when the blast happened. Retired civil engineer and structural engineering specialist Stephan Lapage testified to this at the inquiry into the explosion, which killed eight people. Lapage was commissioned by the Department of Labour’s chief inspector of explosives Rudzani Ramabulana, to write a report on the effects of the explosion at RDM’s propellant operations building, the N16 plant in Somerset West The explosion occurred during operations and destroyed the entire building and the immediate surrounding blast walls. The building where the explosion took place was used to blend large volumes of propellant from smaller sub-lots. At…

Janine Moodley janine.moodley@inl.co.za Retired judge Siraj Desai has dismissed a complaint against him by the South African Zionist Federation to the Judicial Conduct Committee (JCC) as “nonsense”. In June, the federation filed a complaint against Desai who recently took up a position as the country’s Ombudsman for Legal Services. The SAZF complaint related to, among others, Desai’s alleged inappropriate comments and likening of former Iranian political leader Ayatollah Khomeini to President Nelson Mandela. The comparison was made last year, when Desai was interviewed on an Iranian YouTube channel. The SAZF said Khomeini was an acknowledged violator of human rights. They felt the comparison was offensive to South African history and called into question the moral judgement of Desai. The complaint, lodged by Professor Anthony Arkin, an attorney on behalf of…

Karen Singh karen.singh@inl.co.za The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment said the 85-year sentences handed down to three rhino poachers reflected the severity of their crimes and sent a clear message to those involved in poaching activities in South Africa. Mozambican nationals Arlindo Muhlanga, Adam Hlongwane and Gamula Chauke were convicted on 10 charges each. These included three charges of illegally hunting the three white rhino cows, illegal removal of rhino horns, illegal possession and conveyancing of six rhino horns in contravention of the National Environmental Management Biodiversity Act, illegal possession of firearms and ammunition and trespassing in a protected area. In a statement yesterday, the department said the men were arrested in 2018 following the poaching and dehorning of the rhino cows in the Pilanesberg Game Reserve, located…

Prop gun in movie set shooting had live rounds, say police Actor Alec Baldwin was handed what was described as a safe “cold gun” on the set of his movie Rust, but the prop gun contained live rounds when it was fired, according to details of the police investigation into the fatal shooting released at the weekend. The shot hit cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in the chest and killed her, and it struck director Joel Souza who was standing behind her, in the shoulder, according to a county sheriff’s affidavit filed in the Santa Fe Magistrate’s Court. Souza was treated in hospital and released. The assistant director who gave Baldwin the prop gun did not know it contained live rounds, the affidavit by Santa Fe Sheriff’s Department Detective Joel Cano said.…