Innholdsfortegnelse for 2024-07-18 i Star

Zimbabwe’s government will stick to what it promised when it launched a new currency in April by ensuring it remains fully backed by reserves, the central bank governor said yesterday, adding that it was the only way to build trust. The new Zimbabwe Gold currency (ZiG) is the country’s sixth attempt at a local currency in 15 years after a bout of hyperinflation under its former leader Robert Mugabe. The last currency, the Zimdollar, fell 80% in the three months before it was scrapped, and the authorities face a battle to convince a sceptical population to stop transacting in foreign currencies. “Confidence can only come with us walking the talk,” governor John Mushayavanhu said, referring to the central bank’s commitment not to print money to finance government spending, which drove…

The fact that almost 60% of retailers in South Africa sampled in the Ipsos research released last week were selling cigarettes below the tax-compliant price point of R25.05 for a pack of 20 was devastating news for the legal South African tobacco industry. This is according to the South Africa Tobacco Transformation Alliance (Satta) which has disputed the recent Ipsos market research on cigarette pricing, and its implications for the legal producers of cigarettes. This comes after Ipsos last week released a report indicating that close to 60% of sampled South African stores were selling illicit tobacco products, with prices as low as R5 for a pack of 20 cigarettes – intensifying the ongoing price war among illicit cigarette manufacturers. Satta spokesperson Francois van der Merwe said the research provided…

Getting a business off the ground, especially as a young entrepreneur, often requires you to wear many hats. With many small businesses being run by solopreneurs in the first few months, SME owners often fulfil multiple roles from accounting and office admin to operations management and stock control. During this formative time, when budgets are more than likely to be lean, business support services can be a real game-changer. “Using outsourced business support services is one of the most effective ways of getting your needs met as a business owner, while keeping costs as low as possible and optimising your valuable time. Leaning on extra support doesn’t mean you’re not capable of performing everyday tasks, it simply allows you to buy the time and headspace you need to concentrate on…

Capital Appreciation’s payments division has won two separate multi-year tenders to update the terminal estates of Absa and Nedbank. These and other contract wins mean the group is enthusiastic about its prospects, CEO Bradley Sacks said. He said in the integrated annual report released yesterday that the Absa and Nedbank contracts were the result of lengthy negotiations and an adjudication process, and the deals could increase the group’s existing terminal estate by another 50% over the next three to five years. “We were also successful in a vital fuel tender. These contracts will have a marked impact on the financial performance of the payments division,” Sacks said. Capital Appreciation has grown fast, starting in 2017 with zero revenue and in the year to March 31, 2024 it generated R1.2 billion…

Two important events on South Africa’s calendar – President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Opening of Parliament Address, as well as the Monetary Policy Committee meeting of the South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) – are important signposts for what lies ahead for the economy. Mfundo Nkuhlu, the chief operating officer of Nedbank, said this yesterday while speaking at the Nedbank Top Empowerment Conference held on the eve of these two big events. He said, “We look forward to the president’s address as to the key priorities of the Government of National Unity (GNU) as shaping what lies ahead, particularly, in the economy and the empowerment agenda.” Nkuhlu said Nedbank saw increased geopolitical risks with 60% of global nations going though elections. He said if politics had meaning, it must be about decisions that…

Shrek’s back! A new movie is in the works, 14 years after the last movie in the franchise was released. DreamWorks Animation recently took to social media to announce that Shrek 5 will be released in theatres in July 2026. They added that Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz would be reprising their roles as Shrek, Donkey, and Princess Fiona, respectively. Posting on its official social media account, the production company wrote: "Not too Far, Far Away … @Shrek5 is coming to theatres on July 1, 2026 with Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and Cameron Diaz.” It is unknown if Antonio Banderas will return to voice Puss in Boots. With an original storyline, beloved characters and comic wit, the Shrek franchise, which features the beloved ogre and his companions, has…

NOT giving up the fight, former judge Nkola Motata, impeached earlier, has turned to the Constitutional Court for direct access to have the National Assembly resolution to axe him, set aside. “For as long as Judge Nkola Motata is entitled to be called ‘Judge Motata’, the judiciary continues to be stained in the eyes of the public,” three judges of the Supreme Court of Appeal said last year finding that his conduct more than 16 years ago – when he ploughed his gold Jaguar through the wall of a house in Johannesburg North – was of such gravity as to warrant his removal from office. But Motata, 77 and retired now, is taking his plight to the apex court where he also wants the decision by President Cyril Ramaphosa to…

LAST Saturday, the New Apostolic Church celebrated the DOTC (Day of The Child) services and fun day for the Sunday school children from the Joburg south and Kathorus areas. The day began with a divine service held by the Apostle Mkwananzi, with 192 children in attendance along with their parents, Sunday school teachers and co-ordinators, and culminated in a day of fun and games as well as food for everyone in attendance. At the end of the day, the children all received a blanket each, sponsored by Independent Newspapers on behalf of Nelson Mandela Day 2024. The children were all thankful and excited. On Sunday, July 14, the New Apostolic Church congregations of Towerby, South Hills, Alberton and Mayberry Park handed over blankets to their senior members who ranged in…

WHILE people living in high-lying areas continued to experience a water outage yesterday, the City of Tshwane assured residents in Sunnyside and surrounding suburbs that water supply was gradually being restored to other areas. Municipal spokesperson Lindela Mashigo said it would take longer to have the supply restored to areas along Justice Mohammed Street as they were on the system’s high line. “Water tankers will continue to service the areas which are still experiencing the interruption,” he said. The return of water in some areas followed a 1 000mm pipe burst at Thabo Sehume Street next to the Gautrain bridge on Sunday, forcing the City to partially shut down the water supply. On Tuesday, the City angered affected residents when it indicated that it was estimated that the water supply…

Knowing what motivates people to select the food they purchase and consume is not only necessary for optimal product development, but is crucial for achieving successful diet intervention and effective consumer education towards positive public health outcomes. Food choice motives are vast and complex, and understanding them is a subject that researchers have approached, determined and quantified in a number of ways, given their important implications. PhD candidate Nomzamo Dlamini of the University of Pretoria’s Department of Consumer and Food Sciences recently published an article titled, “I find it hard to change poor food habits.” Measuring food choice motives in an emerging economy, she sought to develop a tool to study people’s food choices. While researchers all over the world, including in Africa, use questionnaires to study people’s food choice…

Minister Siviwe Gwarube has inherited a portfolio that is fraught with many serious problems, challenging in many ways. As a person, she projects a personality that is not easily intimidated by challenging situations, and is ready to confront them head-on. When interviewed about her appointment and what her priorities are, she says her first priority is the eradication of pit toilets and other infrastructure problems in schools countrywide. To have the priorities implemented, she must have the co-operation of other departments, like Water and Sanitation Department and perhaps Public Works for the building of thousands of flushing toilets across the country. Availability of funds will be another headache, considering the education budget for the financial year. These are constraints that might negatively affect her work performance. We have seen the…

Citroen wants to make a far bigger impact on the South African compact SUV market with the new C3 Aircross Max. As with its C3 hatch sibling that was launched in 2023, the new C3 Aircross is now sourced from India and it has been adapted to suit emerging markets. Which means it’s not going to be as plush or chic inside, but you are getting more metal for your money. For starters, the C3 Aircross has grown in size, and now also offers a seven-seat option (or 5+2 as Citroen calls it). At 4 323mm, the newcomer is 181mm longer than its predecessor, putting it into contention with the Suzuki Grand Vitara and Renault Duster. But it’s the price tag that will raise the most eyebrows in its segment.…

Recent media reports have once again reminded us that South Africa could be labelled and stereotyped as a violent society. Violent and criminal behaviour within the country’s public schools continue to prevail despite school principals’ and management’s attempts to curb and eliminate it. Many children have experienced bullying, physical abuse, verbal abuse and alienation at school. In Soweto, a pupil was murdered at a park in February this year. It was reported that three boys stabbed him to death. Eleven years ago, it was reported that the Western Cape had the highest incidence of schools violence in South Africa, followed by Limpopo. In 2019, it was reported that schools in Gauteng had experienced increasing levels of school violence. Research and relevant data shows the challenge remains prevalent and could easily…

THOUGH Pitso Mosimane believes Mamelodi Sundowns remain the team to beat in the coming Premiership season, the former Brazilians coach expects Orlando Pirates to run the record champions much closer this time around. And he foresees Kaizer Chiefs giving a better account of themselves than in recent campaigns. “It’s obvious that the Sundowns gap is yet to be closed,” Mosimane said yesterday during his visit to Curro Academy Pretoria in East Lynne for his Pitso Mosimane Soccer Schools (PMSS) programme. “But when Orlando Pirates manages to win knockout trophies like they did, and beating Sundowns in the finals for that matter, it tells you that there’s a chance they can challenge.” The fact that Sundowns are yet to announce who will take over the reins after the departure of…

Ascendis Health, the health products and medical devices company being delisted amid strong criticism from some shareholders, said yesterday that the high court had set aside a Takeover Regulation Panel (TRP) ruling about alleged contraventions of takeover provisions. Last month the TRP, following complaints from some shareholders, issued a ruling in terms of which the takeover consortium headed by Ascendis CEO Carl Neethling had been found to have contravened certain provisions of the Takeover Provisions Regulations. At the time, Ascendis and the consortium, which is delisting Ascendis through an offer to minority shareholders, disagreed with the TRP’s findings and said they were assessing their legal options. Ascendis directors said yesterday that it and the consortium subsequently made an application to the high court on an urgent basis to review and…

The National Health Insurance (NHI) Act could not garner the full support of members of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) yesterday, as it was largely criticised as not being the silver bullet to solving corruption, poor management, access to hospitals and the basics of the health care system. This came as Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi argued that societal imbalances favoured the rich. Motsoaledi recently said the private health sector was subsidised for up to R70 billion a year through government spending on medical schemes for its workforce, which shored up the sector. Arguing for the phased implementation of the NHI Bill, which was signed into law in May, Motsoaledi yesterday told the NCOP hybrid debate that the R62.2bn budget tabled by his department would go into levelling the…

SHOPPING activity has remained the hope for economic growth in the second quarter of 2024 as retail sales continued to accelerate in May after mining and manufacturing production failed to grow in the same month. Data from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) yesterday showed that retail trade sales rose by 0.8% year-on-year in May, up from a 0.7% increase in April, mainly driven by general dealers. Stats SA’s deputy director for distributive trade statistics, Raquel Floris, said six of the seven retail groups registered a rise in sales, and general data, which includes supermarkets, drove much of the upward momentum, rising by 1.7% year-on-year. Floris said sales rebounded for food, beverages and tobacco, and hardware, paint and glass. In contrast, retail sales slowed for pharmaceuticals and medical goods, household furniture,…

Yugrow, a South African female-led business, is taking advantage of artificial intelligence (AI) to expand its network globally, helping organisations close the female leadership gap. Co-founded by Kele Boakgomo and Yolanda Nobanda, Yugrow is a behaviour tech platform tailored for women, promoting growth through personalised micro-actions, a robust support network, and intelligent coaching featuring seasoned female executives. The company boasts clients such as Accenture, Vodacom and Rand Mutual Assurance. This home-grown tech start-up already supports women across Brazil, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Turkey, the UK and South Africa. Boakgomo said Yugrow is seeking to expand its reach into Asia to address the region’s unique societal and cultural challenges. “With many countries in Asia being considered emerging markets, including China, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Thailand, we feel that we…

Fans of the Beverly Hills Cop franchise were understandably ecstatic to learn that it was back for a fourth instalment. After all, Eddie Murphy, who also serves as a producer on the film, reprising his iconic role as Axel Foley, is insanely thrilling. The new action comedy, which sees Mark Molloy making his directorial debut, boasts all the hallmarks of the previous films. First, Murphy doesn’t look like he aged in the 30-year gap between Beverly Hills Cop III, which was released in 1994, and this film. Aside from the return of Judge Reinhold and John Astron as Billy Rosewood, who is now a private investigator, and Chief John Taggart, respectively, there are a few notable cast additions. They are Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Detective Bobby Abbott, Taylour Paige as Jane…

FORMER president Jacob Zuma has requested the ANC National Disciplinary Committee (NDC) to grant him a public hearing in his case against the party. In early May, prior to the general elections, Zuma was given notice to appear before the ANC’s disciplinary committee at the party’s Luthuli House headquarters to face charges including contravention of its constitution for collaborating with another party. The ANC, through its secretary-general Fikile Mbalula, later postponed the hearing to yesterday. Zuma had announced on December 16 last year that he would be campaigning for the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP), of which he is president, instead of the ANC. However, he claimed he was still an ANC member. Represented virtually by former ANC National Executive Committee (NEC) member Tony Yengeni in absentia, Zuma insisted he wanted…

A Durban woman who left her marriage after realising that her husband was having an affair with her best friend told the high court she wants over R100 000 maintenance and R171 000 for new furniture. The wife brought Rule 43 application in the Durban High Court seeking interim maintenance for herself and their three children until the divorced is finalised. In her application, she stated that her husband was in a financially strong position and would be able to afford the amount she was seeking for herself and their children. She said her husband is a successful surgeon at Umhlanga Netcare Hospital and he also owns a laparoscopic clinic. In addition, he is a trustee of two trusts and a director of three companies. He also invests in cryptocurrencies,…

It is back to its roots for the latest iteration of the Toyota Land Cruiser Prado, with the company emphasising the design and positioning of the new version placing it firmly within the Land Cruiser family, and the two new variants have design cues harking back to earlier designs. However, the new body-on-frame New Global Architecture GA-F platform enhances rigidity, responsiveness and handling, both on and off road. Notably, it’s the first Land Cruiser to feature electric power steering and a new disconnecting anti-roll bar system. It boasts a re-engineered 2.8-litre turbo-diesel engine paired with an 8-speed automatic transmission. The Prado’s design features a horizontal axis, long bonnet, upright windscreen, short front overhang and distinctive trapezoidal wheel arches. The overall dimensions are 4 925mm in length, 1 980mm in width…

The current Audi A4 is no more. Meet the all-new Audi A5 Saloon. The Ingolstadt-based carmaker has unveiled its new A5 family, which also includes an Avant station wagon, but only the sedan will be coming to South Africa, with an expected launch date around mid-2025. In future, all battery-powered Audis will have even numbers in their names while the odd numbers will denote the combustion engined models. The new A5 Sedan and Avant, along with their S5 variants, are the first Audi products to be underpinned by the new Premium Platform Combustion (PPC). Despite it being called a sedan, the new A5 is actually a five-door hatchback similar in concept to the previous A5 Sportback that it will also replace. The A5’s cabin ushers in the Audi MMI Panoramic…

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus is adamant that he is not fielding a ‘B- team’ against Portugal on Saturday, and reckons Salmaan Moerat’s side would run Ireland close. Erasmus said while the focus with the team to play in Bloemfontein this was on growing depth, most of the players are as good as those who started in Durban last week. “We are committed to succession planning and have tried to make sure that our loss to Ireland doesn’t influence our mindset,” he said. “In 2020, if we had been able to play rugby, we would have done the same thing. Now we have the opportunity to do that, and we must stick with it. “But if you compare the guys who are playing this weekend with the guys who played last…

Mercedes will be chasing a hat-trick in the heat of the Hungaroring on Sunday as Lewis Hamilton returns to a track where he has won a record eight times and secured his most recent pole position last year. The idea of Mercedes being in a position to win anything, let alone three races in a row, after a 2023 season dominated by Red Bull and Max Verstappen had looked like wishful thinking back in March. It is real enough now, though, after victory fell into George Russell’s lap in Austria and teammate Hamilton won the British Grand Prix at Silverstone for a record ninth time. “I love Hungary,” said Hamilton after his emotional home victory left him in tears. “So, yeah, I definitely am really looking forward to that,…

Rory McIlroy is aiming to bounce back from his heartbreak at the US Open, while world No 1 Scottie Scheffler looks to round off a stunning season when the British Open begins at Royal Troon today. The final Major of the year gives McIlroy the chance to quickly forget blowing two short putts at Pinehurst last month, which cost him the chance to end a decade-long Major drought as Bryson DeChambeau won by one shot. McIlroy has avoided the spotlight since, returning to play for the first time at last week’s Scottish Open, where he finished tied for fourth when defending his title. The world No 2 has finished in the top 10 in five of the past seven British Opens, part of his 21 top-10 finishes since last winning…

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana yesterday said National Treasury wanted to trim the Budget deficit to 3.4% of gross domestic product (GDP), down from the current 4.9%, by the end of the 2026/27 fiscal year. However, last year’s National Budget indicated that Treasury had set itself the target of narrowing this ratio to 3.3% by the end of the 2024 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework – or 2026/27 – in a bid to address the unsustainably high national debt burden above R5 trillion. Although the target for trimming the Budget deficit seems to have shifted somewhat, during National Treasury’s Budget vote in Parliament yesterday, Godongwana said the outcomes of the most recent financial year – the 2023/24 financial year – suggested that Treasury was “on-track to meet these objectives”. “Fiscal deficits rose persistently…

In recent years, inflation has surged across many economies, significantly impacting the food and consumer sector. The effects are particularly pronounced in the coffee industry, where climate change, supply chain disruptions, and inflationary pressures are driving prices to unprecedented levels. Coffee has been significantly affected by adverse climate conditions. Heavy rainfall in Brazil and drought in Vietnam have disrupted production, leading to sharp increases in coffee prices. The International Coffee Organisation reported that the composite indicator price reached a 13-year high in April, up 16.4% from March, averaging 216.89 US cents per pound. Brazil, the world’s largest coffee producer, is facing price increases due to heavy rainfall, which will likely affect the country’s 2024/25 supply. Vietnam, the second-largest coffee producer, is also experiencing supply difficulties due to poor harvests in…

The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) has found that more than two-thirds of South African agribusinesses implemented innovative activities during 2019 to 2021 despite the disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and other challenges. The council’s Agricultural Business Innovation Survey (2019–2021), released yesterday, showed that 63.6% of agribusinesses had process innovations, while 38.5% had product innovations. The survey, which covered animal and crop farming, forestry, and fisheries, aimed to measure the extent to which commercial agribusinesses introduced new or improved products and business processes. According to the HSRC’s Dr Yasser Buchana, who led the survey, these results demonstrated that agricultural businesses had shown remarkable resilience, adapting and innovating their way out of the crisis. “While there is still room for improvement compared to other countries in the Global North, with…

It was on March 28, 1995 that President Nelson Mandela made his opening address at the Small Business Conference and decried the lack of co-ordination and the fragmentation in the small business sector. His exact words were: “There are moments poised between the dissolution of the old order and the establishment of the new at which change coursing through our society becomes sharply visible. Gathered at this impressive small business conference are representatives of a sector which, until now, has been fragmented and therefore unable to tap into our society’s potential for enterprise.” In 2014, 19 years after Mandela’s speech, the Small Business Department was established to support the development of micro, small and medium sized businesses, including co-operatives. Ten years on, through its agencies of Small Enterprise Development Agency…

Pick n Pay’s share price dropped by 16% in mid-morning trade on the JSE yesterday before narrowing down to a 14.84% just before lunch time, with analysts saying this was in line with the stock adjusting for the new rights offer in the company. The troubled chain grocer is seeking to raise R4 billion to settle its debt and implement a turnaround strategy under a rights offer that the company has set to conclude at the beginning of next month. Pick n Pay will also unbundle and separately list the budget grocery chain Boxer, into which it is also rebranding some of its struggling stores. The company’s shares traded for the last time ex rights issue on Tuesday when it closed at R28.50 a share. Yesterday, it opened at R25…

Actress and DJ Pearl Thusi recently visited award-winning influencer Mihlali Ndamase’s YouTube channel, where the two revealed the best and worst parts of being in the public eye. A range of questions were posed to the Mzansi celebrities. Here’s how they responded: What’s the best and worst part of being a celebrity? Thusi said: “Everything has an equal and opposite reaction … There is nothing on this planet that doesn’t have its worst parts. For me, I love the fact that there are days that I can wake up when I feel like it, rather than having to report to someone – that must be terrible. “However, then there is also the negative part of what we have to do, so I would say the fact that people can just…

INSIDE Out 2, the latest release from Disney and Pixar, has become South Africa’s highest-grossing film of 2024. The animation production was released in theatres worldwide in June. It is voiced by a star-studded cast, which includes Amy Poehler, Maya Hawke, Kensington Tallman, Liza Lapira, Tony Hale, Lewis Black and Phyllis Smith. They are joined by Ayo Edebiri, Lilimar, Grace Lu, Sumayyah Nuriddin-Green, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Diane Lane, Kyle MacLachlan, Paul Walter Hauser and Yvette Nicole Brown. Disney said that the movie continues to dominate the global box office too, with an estimated $1.2 billion (about R21bn), making it the fifth biggest animated release of all time globally, after just four weekends. The sequel to the 2015 family comedy brings audiences back into the mind…

In 2022, Baby Savers South Africa reported that every year, more than 10 000 babies are abandoned in South Africa, with the vast majority of them being found dead. One organisation, which sees a sizeable number of abandoned babies almost on a daily basis, some of them as young as two days old, is the Door of Hope Children’s Mission in Glenvista, south of Johannesburg. It is a faith-based facility for children between age 0 and 5 years, founded in 1999 through the Baby Saver Box at the Berea Baptist Mission, as a last resort for desperate mothers to ensure their children are not left on the street but find a place to care for them, and possibly be given up for adoption at a later stage. Since then, this…

FOLLOWING in the footsteps of uTata’s humanitarian work, yesterday The Star and Saturday Star team took to Alexandra and donated 67 pairs of school shoes at Skeen Primary School and 250 blankets at Itlhokomeleng Old-Age Home for Mandela Day. Beaming at their new school shoes, the excited learners, in a queue, were eager to get rid of their old shoes and wear their new ones. Skeen Primary School is categorised as quintile 2, meaning, it is a non-fee paying school that depends on donations from stakeholders and the Basic Education Department to meet basic needs of food, cosmetics and clothing for learners. The school’s deputy principals, Lebeya Masilo for Intermediate phase and Vicky Makula for Foundation Phase, expressed their gratitude for the shoes as a vast number of learners face…

You’d think Thulani Sibisi would be used to winning, given his standing as a former Two Oceans Marathon champion. And having been victorious in a long-standing legal battle for his Orlando West house in Soweto, you would expect him to take successes in his stride. This is a man who is still standing strong despite battling prostate cancer for over a decade now. But when the Prostate Cancer Foundation of South Africa conferred the Legacy Award on him in Johannesburg on Tuesday, Sibisi resembled a first time victor – his emotions getting the better of him. The 1986 winner of the famous 56km Mother City Marathon broke down and shed tears as he accepted the award and the praise for his activism in talking about prostate cancer. “Sometimes you run…

The Ford Capri has officially returned, and it still has rear-wheel drive, but that’s as far as the similarities go with the Cortina-based coupe of the seventies that many Blue Oval fans remember fondly. The fact that it’s a battery-powered crossover should come as no surprise given that Ford has already taken the Mustang name down electric avenue with its Mach-E crossover. The new Capri is based on Volkswagen’s MEB all-electric platform through the multi-layered back-scratching agreement that also sees Ford SA building their new Amarok. Ford has at least put some effort into making it resemble the Capri of yore, most notably in the fastback profile with C-shaped rear windows and recessed headlight units featuring double lighting elements, albeit in modern Matrix LED form. The Vivid Yellow exterior paint…

RWANDA-born goalkeeper Fiacre Ntwari has bid farewell to his club TS Galaxy, heightening reports of his imminent signing with Soweto giants Kaizer Chiefs. The 24-year-old shot-stopper is said to be on the verge of joining Amakhosi after spending just one season with The Rockets. Ntwari featured 24 times for Galaxy last season in all competitions, maintaining nine clean sheets and helping the side finish sixth on the DStv Premiership standings. He has since written a gratitude-filled letter to Galaxy and their staff members. “As I say goodbye, I want to thank the chairman Tim Sukazi for the opportunity he gave me to play for this beautiful club and the coaching staff, headed by Sead Ramovic and goalkeeper coach Greg Etafia, for giving me my first professional debut and to my…

Nama Xaba has had to walk a tough road in senior rugby. Having moved from KwaZulu-Natal, where he matriculated from Glenwood High as the head boy and first-team rugby captain, Xaba made his name in the Varsity Cup for UCT, and was soon chosen by Western Province and the Stormers. But injuries have limited his playing time in the Cape over the past few years, and he decided to make a fresh start at the Bulls in Pretoria. It’s not only a change of scenery that the talented openside flank hopes will reignite his career, but also a difference in his approach to the game. “I’m putting my best foot forward in the new environment. The reason why I came here is to see if I can go further with…