Sommaire pour CT-2021-03-30 de Cape Times

Siphelele Dludla siphelele.dludla@inl.co.za THE RAND began the week on the back foot as the dollar strengthened in anticipation of US President Joe Biden’s proposal for federal investments in infrastructure and healthcare. The rand traded to an almost two-week low of R15.06 to the greenback before ending the day 0.09 percent stronger to R14.97 by 5pm as investors turned to the US dollar due to an improving American economic outlook. The demand for riskier currencies was under pressure amid worries about rising Covid-19 cases, and new variants across the globe. FXTM’s Lukman Otunuga said the dollar had entered the week on a firm note, appreciating against every single G10 currency excluding the Japanese yen. “Enthusiasm over the US economic recovery and rising Treasury yields have pushed investors towards the dollar’s…

THE NATIONAL Consumer Tribunal (NCT) has fined Up Money R1 million for conducting a pyramid scheme, which is illegal. Up Money had promoted its scheme as a stokvel. A stokvel is a savings or investment society to which members regularly contribute an agreed amount and from which they receive a lump-sum payment. It was given 20 working days to pay the fine. The National Consumer Commission had referred Up Money to the tribunal following its investigation into allegations that Up Money was a pyramid scheme, it said yesterday in a statement. The Consumer Protection Act (CPA) describes a pyramid scheme as an arrangement, agreement, practice or scheme if participants receive compensation derived from their respective recruitment of other persons as participants, rather than the sale of any goods or…

ORION Minerals, the JSE- and ASX-listed junior copper producer, said yesterday that it had open-pit mining opportunities after a further three additional deposits increased the mineral resource at the O’Okiep Copper Project (OCP) to 11.5 million tons. Orion said due diligence at the OCP had defined inferred mineral resource estimates for a further three deposits in the flat mines area, all of which represented potential open pit mining opportunities. The company said the three additional resource areas at Flat Mine, Jan Coetzee Mine and Nababeep Kloof Mine brought the mineral resource within OCP to 11.5 million tons grading 1.4 percent copper. Orion said it was a remarkable achievement, given it only signed the option agreement over the OCP and commenced due diligence in early February. Managing director…

Viwe Ndongeni-Ntlebi Ever tried a green smoothie or juice? Or are you still planning on trying it? Personally, I love my green beverage, it’s my go-to drink. But truth be told, it hasn't always been like that. I think green beverages are an acquired taste. You won’t like it the first time you try it but your palette grows to love it (trust me). Given that green juice tends to taste bitter, most recipes add small quantities of fruit – which may or may not be green – to sweeten it and improve its overall palatability. Popular fruit options include apples, berries, kiwi, lemons, oranges, and grapefruit. Besides it being one of the biggest trends in health and wellness trends of the last decade: the drinks offer numerous benefits, including…

Francesca Villette francesca.villette@inl.co.za AN INVESTIGATION into the mismanagement of R300 million meant for creatives across the country is under way, with the chief executive and chief financial officer of the National Arts Council (NAC) so far having been suspended. Following protests and sit-ins at the NAC’s offices in Johannesburg, with artists demanding answers regarding the Presidential Employment Stimulus Package, Minister of Sport, Art and Culture Nathi Mthethwa yesterday announced that the forensic investigation would look into how officials overcommitted the R300m, with some creatives getting nothing, and others receiving more than they had applied for. The arts and culture industry is among the hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, with scores of institutions having closed shop for good, and others having no way of recovery. Mthethwa apologised to creatives yesterday,…

SOUTH Africa, already battling with enormous social and economic challenges after decades of colonialism and apartheid, and more recently corruption and social turmoil, has been particularly hard hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. During the last quarter of 2020, the official unemployment rate rose to 32.5% – its highest level to date. This translates to 7.2 million people unemployed, with 2.2 million jobs lost in Quarter 2 of 2020 alone. Of those in employment, 11% did not receive pay during lockdown in late 2020, and 16.5% of those who received pay during lockdown were paid reduced salaries in the fourth quarter of 2020. Hunger and food insecurity, already high before the Covid-19 pandemic, have worsened. Food insecurity and child hunger improved in mid-2020 as the economy reopened, but then increased again…

Francesca Villette francesca.villette@inl.co.za THE manager of a major food retailer in Porterville is expected back in court next month after he allegedly stabbed one of his staffers with a pen. It has been alleged that it was not the first time the man had assaulted an employee, with the Good Party on the West Coast saying he “is known to have a bad labour relations record”. Good Party member Sammy Claasen said the OK Foods store manager stabbed the worker in the back after employees confronted him over his alleged ill-treatment of staffers. On Sunday they marched to the store to “put an end to his bullying”. “Good condemns the owner/manager of OK Foods for his violent assault and attack on one of his workers at the local OK Foods…

Siphokazi Vuso siphokazi.vuso@inl.co.za PARENTS and pupils protested over overcrowded classes and a shortage of teachers at Indwe Secondary School in Mossel Bay yesterday. School governing body (SGB) chairperson Songezo Bizwaphi said parents were fed up with the challenges at the school. “The complaints by parents comes after a report of a shortage of teachers in the school and the overcrowding of learners. This means now there are classes that have not been attended by the learners since the beginning of the year as there are no teachers to teach those subjects. “The parents decided to come to the school to ask the department to solve these issues and to ask for mobile classrooms,” he said. A teacher, Simphiwe Peter, said promises to solve the issues were made, but not fulfilled.…

MFEZEKO BUNU | Khayelitsha Not for the first time during the past week, Justice Raymond Zondo has displayed unimaginable favouritism towards certain witnesses and their legal counsels, while showing total disrespect and contempt towards certain witnesses and their legal counsels. When Brian Molofe appeared before the commission, he was subjected to unfair questioning by the evidence leader and Justice Zondo seemed to endorse that. When Molefe pointed out that the evidence leader must not and cannot claim that he knew Salim Essa, Justice Zondo came to the aid of the lawyer claiming that Molefe must give him enough time to explain his point. He again displayed favouritism towards Jamnandas (Pravin Gordhan) when Mpofu stated Jamnandas had referred to one judgment instead of many judgments Justice Zondo claimed…

THE US Government has hit the accelerator on its shipments of Covid-19 vaccines after a month of largely stagnant weekly deliveries, giving states the doses they say they need to finish vaccinating priority groups and open shots to all adults in the coming weeks. The biggest supply boost has come from Johnson & Johnson. Shipments of the one-shot vaccine had been slow to ramp-up since its late February authorisation as the company waited for regulatory clearance of a key US factory. Pfizer Inc also has boosted output of its vaccine, doubling batch sizes and shortening production time. Officials from more than half a dozen states including Vermont, Idaho and New Jersey told Reuters that increased vaccine shipments will allow them to accelerate efforts to inoculate the elderly and front-line workers,…

Thailand stepped up efforts to tackle modern slavery yesterday, with a dozen industry associations signing pacts to rid their supply chains of child and forced labour as part of a government drive to get several key exports taken off a US blacklist. The businesses pledged to publicise their policies on forced and child labour, set up complaint mechanisms and undergo audits, though some anti-trafficking experts cautioned that the voluntary nature of the accords could limit their effectiveness. Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin said he hoped the initiative would boost Thailand’s image abroad as it seeks to earn a top tier rank in this year’s US Trafficking in Persons report. “Sometimes business operators do not intend to use child labour, but children follow their parents (to work) and photos are taken, for…

JAKARTA: The perpetrators of a suicide bombing on a church in the Indonesian city of Makassar that wounded 19 people on Sunday were identified as a newly-married couple, a police officer said yesterday. The National Police’s spokesperson Argo Yuwono said the two were married six months ago. “Investigations are still being carried out, including efforts to uncover other perpetrators,” he said. Yuwono added that the National Police’s counterterrorism unit Densus 88 had searched for a number of places including the perpetrators’ house in order to find more evidence. Both suicide bombers were killed in the attack.…

CANBERRA: Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison has declared a cabinet reshuffle after a backlash against his government triggered by its poor handling of sexual assault allegations in parliament. He said the reshuffle was aimed at getting in line with the justice for women movement in Australia. It arose when former government staff member Brittany Higgins alleged she’d been raped by a colleague in the office of then-Defence Minister Linda Reynolds in 2019. Following her story, four more women came forth with sexual assault claims. Calls for change in government grew. This is the second cabinet reshuffle since December to bring gender equality into Australia’s parliament.…

SA Corporate Real Estate renews its focus in a changing market EDWARD WEST edward.west@inl.co.za SA CORPORATE Real Estate (SA Corp) distributed 17.93 cents per share for the year to December 31, 2020, less than half the 38.04c of the previous year after property valuations and net property income fell through the Covid-19 pandemic. Property valuations fell by -60.33c or 8 percent. Chief executive Rory Mackey said in a presentation yesterday that the property sector was in a period of “immense change” and it would be naive to expect it to revert to what it was prior to the pandemic. SA Corp’s portfolio of industrial, retail, commercial and residential buildings consists of 188 properties valued at R16 billion, a 50 percent joint venture in three Zambian properties…

Renergen shares soar as new drillings show favourable helium concentration Sandile Mchunu sandile.mchunu@inl.co.za RENERGEN’S share price rose by more than 21 percent on the JSE yesterday morning after the natural gas and helium producer reported high helium concentration from recently drilled wells at its Virginia Gas Project, which exceeded its expectations. The share later closed at R29.56. The group said it had now obtained laboratory results on the helium concentrations from recently drilled wells P007 and MDR1 and MDR1 has returned a helium concentration of 3.15 percent and wildcard well P007 a concentration of 4.38 percent. Its Virginia gas project comprises exploration and production rights of 187 000 hectares of gas fields across Welkom, Virginia and Theunissen in the Free State, and contains one of the…

Dineo Faku dineo.faku@inl.co.za SOUTH32, the Australia-headquartered mining company, expects to settle the sale of its South African coal assets to Seriti Resources by the end of the month. South32 told shareholders yesterday in a note that the transfer of its shareholding in South African Energy Coal (SAEC) to Seriti was now expected at the end of the March quarter. “Work is progressing between South32, Seriti and Eskom to finalise arrangements that will underpin the sustainability of the SAECl business under the ownership of Seriti and allow for the satisfaction of the final material conditions to the transaction,” said South32. South32 is scheduled to update the market at the conclusion of this work.In August 2019, Seriti announced it had entered into exclusive negotiations regarding the acquisition of the SAEC business. SAEC…

Okuhle Hlati and Zanele Mvana TWO brothers were among the six people killed in separate shootings in Mfuleni at the weekend. The brothers and two patrons were at a local tavern when four armed men opened fire at about 1.30pm on Sunday. A patron who witnessed the shooting said a man had entered the tavern and made “silly remarks” to people in an attempt to provoke them. “The man was chased away and taken outside. It was discovered that he had a gun, which was confiscated. After that he was allowed to go inside and drink. A few minutes later he came back with three men demanding his gun. They shot the two brothers, who died. They were apparently related to the tavern owner. They proceeded to randomly…

Ingredients 2 tbs olive oil 1kg boneless beef sirloin steak 2 cups (500ml) broccoli florets 1 cup chopped onion ½ cup shallots (chopped) 1 tbs garlic, finely chopped 1 tbs ginger, finely chopped ½ tsp lemon grass, finely chopped (optional) 1 cup coconut milk 1 cup beef stock 1 cup water 1 tbs green curry paste 1 tbs fish sauce 1 tbs lime juice ½ cup fresh basil leaves Directions Heat the oil on high, in wok or a large skillet. Add the steak; cook & stir 1 minute. Remove the meat & set aside. Drain the remaining oil from the skillet, but do not clean. Add the broccoli, onion, shallots, garlic, ginger and lemongrass, if desired; cook and stir-fry for 4 minutes or until the vegetables have softened.…

Chevon Booysen chevon.booysen@inl.co.za THE assault case against two Moorreesburg police officers has been postponed as the matter has been moved and will be heard at the regional court. National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Eric Ntabazalila said the case against Duwayne Williams and Justin Sassman, who each face a charge of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm, was postponed to April 22 for a regional court date. Williams and Sassman are accused of having assaulted late Moorreesburg resident Manfred Lewies after he was arrested. It is unclear on what charges Lewies had been detained. Lewies died at the police holding cells on August 20 last year, after he had allegedly been assaulted by the officers. Following the officers’ arrest by the Independent Police Investigative Directorate, both men were released last…

Athandile Siyo athandile.siyo@inl.co.za YET another suspected robber has been set alight in Philippi, bringing the total number of suspected mob justice attacks to four in the past week. The burnt body of an unidentified man was discovered at Bongolethu Primary School in Browns Farm yesterday. On Sunday, a 23-year-old man was stoned to death, allegedly by an angry mob, after being accused of attempting to rob a resident in Kosovo, Samora Machel, in Philippi. On Friday, an unidentified man was found on the street after allegedly being beaten to death. He was accused of attempting to steal a cellphone in Litha Park, Khayelitsha. Last Monday, 24-year-old Samkelo Nyeka was burnt and stoned to death after being accused of stealing clothes. The body in Browns Farm yesterday was found by the…

Keith Roman THE phrase “out of sight out of mind” can be applied to how many people regard their waste after refuse collection day. Few households are aware that there is a landfill crisis – a serious issue that local leaders need to address. One of the main reasons for this crisis is because municipalities fail to implement the most favoured options in the National Environmental Management: Waste Act – prevention, minimisation and reuse. Another reason is that municipalities are not encouraging food waste and other solid waste to be separated at source. This helps to prevent cross-contamination, increases recycling quality and quantity and maximises diversion from landfills. Municipalities often argue that they lack sufficient resources to deal with the waste management problem. But while our government…

M Pillay | Rondebosch East The recent events at the Zondo Commission involving adv Dali Mpofu, adv Michelle le Roux, and Pravin Gordhan lays bare our attitude towards each other. The verbal abuse of Mr Mpofu is condoned by the EFF – implying that it was said to a “white” person so it’s okay. The EFF went on to say that they would have verbalised with more force. Since the dawn of democracy words like rainbow nation, reconciliation, respect, togetherness, Ubuntu, etc were thrown around – are these just words or are we supposed to live it? Using a phrase like “shut up” to someone who is a minister and an advocate of the High Court during the Zondo Commission was really disrespectful – not just to…

BEIRUT: Influential parliamentary speaker Nabih Berri said yesterday that Lebanon would sink like the Titanic if it could not form a government as he opened a session to approve emergency funds to literally keep the lights on for two more months. “The whole country is in danger, the whole country is the Titanic,” Berri said. “It’s time we all woke up because in the end, if the ship sinks, there’ll be no one left.” Lebanon is in the throes of a financial crisis that poses the biggest threat to its stability since the 1975-90 civil war. Without a new government, it cannot implement the reforms required to unlock desperately needed foreign aid. But prime minister-designate Saad al-Hariri and President Michel Aoun have been at loggerheads for months over the make-up…

Los Angeles: Actress Taraji P Henson informed fans of her pet dog K-Ball’s death on Instagram, asking them to pray for the dog. Henson wrote of how she “tried everything” to save his life but she couldn’t watch him “suffer”. She posted a picture of K-Ball and wrote: “Had to say goodbye forever to my baby @kballhenson I am going to miss my sweet baby so much. KBall was so good to me. Gave me three beautiful love-filled years. Mommy tried everything to save your life. Life was rough on this lil guy. He had breathing issues …”…

NOUAKCHOTT: Militia attacked an army base in Ivory Coast’s Kafolo region early yesterday, leaving two soldiers and two militants dead. “Two soldiers were killed during an armed attack on a military base in Kafolo, while five other military personnel were injured. “Two terrorists were killed,” a source said. The Ivorian government has yet to confirm the attack. Kafolo, on Ivory Coast’s border with Burkina Faso, is a frequent target of attacks by extremist militant Islamist groups. The Kafolo-based military detachment came under a similar terrorist attack last June that left 10 soldiers dead.…

ADDIS ABABA: The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Africa has reached 4 178 590 as of Sunday evening, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Figures from the Africa CDC, the specialised healthcare agency of the African Union, show the Covid death toll in Africa was at 111 784, while 3 743 004 patients recovered. South Africa has lost 52 648 lives to Covid-19, the most among African countries, followed by Egypt and Morocco. Southern Africa is the most affected region. Africa accounts for 4.1% of global Covid-19 cases, and about 4% of Covid-related deaths reported worldwide.…

It is 16 months since the Springboks won the World Cup, and it will be another four before they play a Test match again, which just happens to be the first Test against the British and Irish Lions. On face value, that seems way too long for the Boks to be competitive against the tourists, especially seeing as the Six Nations has just been completed and, late last year, the composite unions of the Lions played another series between themselves. If I can give one reason why that doesn’t necessarily mean the Boks are no-hopers, it is the extraordinary events that transpired during the Rugby Championship in Australia last year, where Argentina shocked the All Blacks and drew with the Wallabies. The prediction for the Pumas was massive hidings given…

Stuart Hess Final Day Dolphins 295 Titans 53 and 166 Dolphins won by an innings and 76 runs The Dolphins ended the era of franchise cricket with the last trophy that was up for grabs, thanks to some smart strategies, but also because everyone at the union, from sponsors, to the coaching staff and administration were pulling in one direction. The team’s impressive young captain Marques Ackerman explained after their stunning 4-Day Franchise Series final win against the Titans - the most successful team of the franchise era - that it took some hard talking between him, coach Imraan Khan and the players, to realise what was needed to be successful. The results have been extraordinary - they qualified for the final of each competition this season, sharing the…

INSURER Momentum has paid out about R750 million in Covid-related death claims. It said yesterday that this did not, however, reflect the overall value of paid-out Covid-related claims since the onset of the pandemic, as it refers only to one life insurance product range. “Therefore, the total value of Covid death claim payouts by Momentum is expected to be even more significant,” it said. George Kolbe, the head of retail life insurance marketing at Momentum, said the numbers relating to both the number of claims and the rand value of the payouts were dramatically higher during the second wave of infections, with the financial services group recording a 205 percent increase in the rand value of payouts and an increase of more than 140 percent in the number of…

Odwa Mkentane odwa.mkentane@inl.co.za Zanele Mvana zanele.mvana@inl.co.za THE Cape Times marked its 145th birthday by ploughing back into the community of Khayelitsha yesterday. The publication was joined by local entrepreneur Ncumisa Mkabile – fondly known as the “spinach queen” after successfully opening her own chicken and spinach farm businesses – at Sosebenza Primary School to start a food garden and teach pupils about farming. Principal Vusumzi Soyeye said the school warmly welcomed the initiative. “Both the school and pupils will benefit from this. From now on we have agreed that pupils will be coming to the garden three times a week because they are going to be encouraged by those who have seen first hand how to plant. Our community more often (consists) of unemployed parents and therefore children come from…

Siyavuya Mzantsi and Baldwin Ndaba THE ANC has given party members charged with corruption and other serious crimes including its under-fire secretary general Ace Magashule 30 days to step aside or face suspension in terms of the organisation’s constitution. However Magashule will be the one working with the provinces to identify all people affected and inform them of the decision. This was announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa following a heated ANC NEC meeting where factional battles were once again laid bare. “The NEC welcomed the decision by the ANC Secretary General Cde Ace Magashule to use this time to seek the counsel of past leaders of the movement. “The NEC called on all ANC members to rally around this decision and not to engage in any acts of indiscipline,…

Kailene Pillay kailene.pillay@inl.co.za Video recordings of protests, public unrest and other mass gatherings have now become standard operating procedure in the SAPS following a recommendation by a panel of experts tasked with looking into policing and crowd management in the country. Police Minister Bheki Cele released the 596-page report, titled “Policing and Crowd Management”, which was produced by a panel of experts. This panel, steered by the late Judge David Sakelene Vusimuzi Ntshangase, was appointed by the Cabinet in 2016 following the findings and recommendations from the Farlam Commission that looked into the 2012 Marikana tragedy. In his media briefing yesterday, Cele said that one of the sharpest criticisms of the SAPS by the Marikana Commission was the “lack of transparency” on the events that took place on August 16,…

Siphokazi Vuso iphokazi.vuso@inl.co.za THE V&A Waterfront says its Marine Wildlife Management team is removing the hundreds of dead fish seen floating in the water over the past week. V&A Waterfront spokesperson Donald Kau said every year mullet breed in the basin, and this year the number was quite high. “We also saw a large school of mackerel entering the harbour, and the high volume of fish obviously impacted on the levels of oxygen in the water, causing the fish to die. “The dead fish are a great source of food for the Cape fur seals and the sea gulls, hence the heightened activity of marine life in the harbour. “It is also confirmed that the school of mackerel was followed by a pair of humpback whales, so the harbour basin…

Apartheid was declared a crime against humanity. We realise that some leaders both past and present in South Africa as well as abroad conveniently forget this fact when they argue against the international principles of sovereignty and non-interference. “Imagine if the world did not intervene in South Africa!” a former leader of the opposition and former diplomat here in South Africa wrote recently. Yet what he and his Western diplomat friend miss is that humanity was conscience-bound to support the fight against apartheid. “Opposition to interference in internal affairs” has become a hallmark of African politics, given colonialism and the later experiences with structural adjustment programmes of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund during the Eighties. This sentiment has also grown in many parts of the global south precisely…

THE progressive changes that saw billionaire and Sundowns owner Patrice Motsepe elected president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) should also take place within the South African Football Association (Safa), if we are serious about pulling our soccer out of the doldrums. After failing to beat a second-string Ghana at home last week, Bafana Bafana shocked the nation when they were beaten 2-0 by minnows Sudan on Sunday night. A win or a draw would have been enough to ensure Bafana’s qualification for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Cameroon. The defeat means Ghana and Sudan have emerged as winners of Group C, and will take part in the continental showpiece. South African soccer has been on a steady downward spiral after the country’s readmission into international…

AN ally of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny accused authorities yesterday of detaining his father in an attempt to pressure him over his opposition activities which include organising a new anti-government protest. Ivan Zhdanov, head of Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation, said police had detained his retired father in the city of Rostov-on-Don for alleged abuse of office. “I have no doubts that this criminal case is linked to me and to what I do,” said Zhdanov, who is outside Russia and part of a team of anti-Kremlin activists trying to mobilise support for a new protest this northern spring which the authorities oppose. Authorities have cracked down on allies of Navalny, 44, President Vladimir Putin’s most prominent critic, whose jailing on what he said were trumped up parole violation charges sparked…

PRAGUE: Billionaire Petr Kellner, the Czech Republic’s richest person, was killed in a recent helicopter crash in the US state of Alaska, his investment PPF Group confirmed yesterday. Five people were killed on Saturday in the accident near a glacier east of the city of Anchorage, while the only survivor was taken to a hospital. Apart from Kellner, the death toll lists another Czech citizen, two guides and the pilot. The circumstances of the crash are being investigated. “The accident occurred during a departure for the so-called heli-skiing, when a helicopter takes skiers to the top of the mountain from which they then descend,” PPF said. According to Forbes magazine, Kellner’s net worth is estimated at $17.5 billion. He made his fortune from his own investment group, as well as…

BEIJING: China’s capital Beijing has launched a month-long campaign to stamp out air pollution violations, the official Xinhua news agency reported yesterday, after the city was choked by two sandstorms in as many weeks. Beijing’s air quality index (AQI) reached the maximum 500 on Sunday, as dust carrying extremely high levels of hazardous particles blew in from Mongolia and northwest China. In mid-March, the city was hit by the biggest sandstorm in a decade. Although external factors were blamed for the conditions, the Beijing authorities will carry out inspections on all local construction sites.…

AT LEAST 14 people have been killed and seven others injured in a deadly attack in Budi County, an administrative area of Namorunyang State in South Sudan, a local government official confirmed yesterday. Aliandro Lotok, the state governor’s press secretary, said unknown gunmen launched the attack on the Camp 15 area at around 1am on Sunday while people were sleeping. They killed 12 women and two children. “The state government has condemned the incident in the strongest terms possible. We would like to assure our citizens that the state authorities will investigate the attack,” Lotok told Xinhua on the phone in Juba. He said the local authorities have not established the motive. Lotok urged the local communities to remain calm despite the deadly attack as the state authorities strive to…

MIHLALI BALEKA Bafana Bafana’s failure to qualify for the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations is a massive blow for South Africa. Here are five ways to fix the mess. 1. FIRE NTSEKI Coach Molefi Ntseki was not Safa’s preferred choice. But after failing to get their men due to their unavailability and asking price, Safa had to settle for him. Bafana and Ntseki lost their opening Afcon qualifier to Ghana, before beating Sudan and Sao Tome and Principe. The 1-1 draw against Ghana last Thursday was a welcome result. But that Bafana incredibly lost against Sudan is unforgivable. 2. SELECT PLAYERS BASED ON MERIT The inclusion of goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune in the latest squad was a biased decision. The 33-year-old may be one the most capped Bafana players with…