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With 22 people dead and more than 179 patients in different hospitals across Tshwane, the Hammanskraal cholera outbreak continues to haunt residents living in constant fear of more deaths. Yesterday afternoon, the Department of Health confirmed that 22 people had died from this water-borne disease, 21 in Gauteng and one in the Free State, since its outbreak over a month ago. Acting Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo, Gauteng MEC for Health and Wellness, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko, accompanied by the experts from the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) and World Health Organizati on visited the Jubilee Regional Hospital in Hammanskraal yesterday afternoon. Nkomo-Ralehoko addressed the matter during her delivery of the department’s Budget speech in the provincial legislature yesterday. She acknowledged that…

The Light We Left Behind Tessa Harris Loot (R200) HQ / Harper Collins A LOT has been written about Bletchley Park, but this was the first time I had come across Trent Park. The classified work done at this stately home contributed much to the Allies’ victory in WWll, but only gave up its secrets in 1996. Who would have known that at the end of the Cockfosters Line in London was this mansion which had hosted Hollywood stars and royalty, but which during the years 1942 to 1945 became a luxury “prison” to high-ranking German officers. There were extraordinary freedoms under the guise of being “lulled into a sense of security”, and playing to the egos of these monsters, but British Intelligence had it taped – literally! Every room…

The EFF is the most successful party formed since 1994. It has had an impact on politics, and will probably continue to do so into the future. However, it has a penchant to sometimes behave in a very illogical and bizarre manner. Among its solutions to the energy crisis is its call that Eskom should recall Brian Molefe and Matshela Koko to stop load shedding. They are both facing criminal charges of corruption; Koko specifically with regard to his work at Eskom, and Molefe when he was at Transnet. So what should happen, according to the EFF? The state should just abandon those serious charges without them responding? The reasoning by the EFF that these two stopped load shedding is a red herring. Koko and Molefe during their term…

Fans are accusing Kylie Jenner of walking like she has a “full diaper” on. In a recent TikTok video, the 25-year-old Kardashians star walked through a garden with her and ex Travis Scott’s son, Aire. For the spring outing, Jenner wore a black shirt, which she paired with a pair of baggy jeans. But, according to fans, her bottoms did not flatter her rear end. They quickly flooded the mom of two’s comments, questioning why she was doing a “diaper walk” as one person described it. “Aw they have the same toddler full diaper walk cute,” a second user wrote. “I hate this for her, really. It does look like she’s wearing one!” a third chimed in. “Aww they both wearing diapers,” another quipped. “I’m not sure if it’s the…

From page 1 Later the same day, he was discharged and taken to Diepkloof Prison, where he was detained. Venter rose to prominence when well-known private eye Paul O’Sullivan persuaded the NPA to put him in witness protection because of the claims he made against Mabuza and Small-Smith. Venter was later kicked out of witness protection and threatened to violently deal with O’Sullivan. He also complained about NDPP Shamila Batohi and her team, and approached the courts for assistance. In his latest matter, he claimed R34 million from President Cyril Ramaphosa, Mathews Phosa and Small-Smith for treating him in such an inhumane manner that he gained 60kg in weight. He complained to the court that children in supermarkets made fun of him because of his weight. “I was forced…

Africa Day this year marks 60 years since the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). The anniversary prompts the question: How much of the vision of the OAU’s founding fathers has been realised 60 years on? What would not be there but for the efforts of the organisation and its successor the AU? There were two competing visions lobbying at the founding. Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s president, in his Africa must Unite speech, argued the pan-African case for continental federalism, for a Union of African States, with one continental diplomatic corps, one department of defence, and a common market. He was hugely outvoted by other presidents refusing to give up their sovereignty. So the OAU, formed on 25 May 1963, was instead modelled on the Organisation of American States.…

TEHRAN: Iran successfully test-launched a ballistic missile with a potential 2 000km range yesterday, state media said, two days after the chief of Israel’s armed forces raised the prospect of “action” against Tehran over its nuclear programme. Iran, which has one of the biggest missile programmes in the Middle East, says its weapons are capable of reaching the bases of arch-foes Israel and the US in the region. Despite US and European opposition, the Islamic Republic has said it will further develop its “defensive” missile programme. Israel, which the Islamic Republic does not recognise, sees Iran as an existential threat. | Reuters…

SYDNEY: A massive blaze gutted an abandoned hat factory in central Sydney and forced emergency services to evacuate people from nearby flats before firefighters brought the inferno under control, without any casualties reported. Over30 firetrucks and 120 firefighters fought the fire in the seven-storey building close to Sydney’s central railway station yesterday. Hundreds of people emerging from the busy station watched from as the walls collapsed onto streets that had been cleared. The fire was contained but would take hours to extinguish. | Reuters…

THE experience of the 2019 Netball World Cup will have a major bearing on the Spar Proteas when they host this year’s iteration in Cape Town, according to Khanyisa Chawane. Four years ago, the Proteas made it all the way to the semi-finals of the showpiece event, where they lost 55-53 to Australia. They subsequently lost to England in the bronze medal match, and it will be that exposure to the coalface of knockout netball that will help the Proteas make even more improvements this time around. For that is the objective of the team, the 27-year-old admitted in an exclusive interview with Independent Media this week – to have a medal hanging around their necks. Said Chawane: “Having played a semi-final at the previous World Cup, you know that…

CURRENTLY, South Africa has one of the highest small business failure rates in the world, with the majority of small businesses failing within their first year. Limited access to funding, ineffective cash flow management and the complexity of the country’s regulatory environment are among the leading reasons for this high rate of failure. This is compounded by the fact that the entrepreneurship landscape in South Africa is extremely competitive. However, for the bold entrepreneurs who understand that the odds are against them and choose to act anyway, the difficult small business environment offers an irresistible challenge. Failure is an invaluable tool for growth Many entrepreneurs attest to having an inherent fear of failure – a sense of angst that, if their business idea doesn’t succeed, failure will mean the end…

The cream of the crop in comedy is gathering in Joburg this weekend and we’ve heard it’s about to be the funniest affair. The Kings & Queens of Comedy showcase returns to Emperors Palace in Johannesburg on Saturday, May 27, for an evening of laughter, just in time for pay day, because it’s always lekker to laugh when you have money, or so they say. The event sees nine of Mzansi’s A-list comedians take to the stage with their comedic excellence, armed with razor-sharp wit and will be hosted by Kfm’s master of pranks, Darren “Whackhead” Simpson and Riaad Moosa, who’s known for his unique blend of observational humour and storytelling that touches on his daily life. The hilarious Lindy Johnson, a rising star in the industry with her infectious…

Tina Turner told Oprah Winfrey she would be excited when it was her time to “leave this earth”. The legendary musician, 83, died on Wednesday after battling a long illness. She once told her friend how she would feel when the time came. In an emotional tribute on Instagram, the 69-year-old star wrote: “Once she claimed her freedom from years of domestic abuse, her life became a clarion call for triumph. “I’m grateful for her courage, for showing us what victory looks like wearing Manolos and a leather miniskirt. “She once shared with me that when her time came to leave this earth, she would not be afraid, but excited and curious. “Because she had learned how to live surrounded by her beloved husband, Erwin, and friends.” In her social…

Raphael & David Smith Inc Attorneys will be holding an auction featuring lots from three legal cases on May 30 at noon, following the execution of a judgement by the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division. Items going under the hammer in the auctions comprise: 40 plastic chairs, five fans, four concrete garden tables, eight concrete garden benches, two credenzas, two TV/monitors, two paper shredders, five microwave ovens, two bar fridges, two fridges, eight boardroom tables, 50 shelves (sorters), 100 various types of cabinets. The items will be sold in a public auction by the Sheriff of the Pretoria East court at 38 Ida Street, Menlopark, the address of the defendant in the matter, the Road Accident Fund. Conditions of sale are available at the Sheriff Pretoria East, 813…

The 6:20 Man David Baldacci Loot (R266) MacMillan While The 6:20 Man is set in the fast-paced world of high finance in New York, its hero is the unlikely Travis Devine – unlikely as he used to be a combat soldier in Afghanistan and was, until now, more adept at fighting the Taliban and al-Qaeda than taking down financial whizz-kids in the cut-throat world of top-dollar investment deals that can take your breath away. After surviving deadly combat tours in both Afghanistan and Iraq, Travis was decorated with medals for his bravery and savvy in taking down the enemy, Yet he leaves his familiar stomping ground under a dark cloud of suspicion. Seasoned in fighting and seeing the most unspeakable savagery. Devine is a mere 32 years old but decides…

I hate it when people brag about themselves, telling the world how good they are, like Mohamed Ali, who claimed, “I am the greatest”. Take big Sam Alardyce, the English manager, for instance. He’s not only big in size but also has a big mouth. When he took over at relegation-threatened Leeds United, he sounded so full of himself, telling the media that he is as good as Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp. He’s been the manager of over 10 different English clubs in his career. His most controversial job was as England’s manager for a record 67 days! He had to resign when he was caught out by a newspaper reporter for some underhand betting. With just one game to go, can Big Sam save Leeds from relegation? If…

This whole indaba about what was loaded or unloaded in the dead of night at the Simon’s Town Naval Base is so much in the dark that el Presidente Ramaphoria will institute a board of inquiry under the auspices of a retired judge in order to clear the air about what indeed transpired. He appears to have no idea. But our illustrious minister of defence “we put fokol on Lady R” Thandi Modise seems to have a very good idea of what did and did not transpire. Some one or some two is or are lying. We have come to expect this from our totally inept ANC government. We have come to expect that they are all on the path to survive and to rip the South African population off…

BEAUTY and brains, spunk and fashion are only some of the labels two Pretoria women take into the contest for Miss South Africa, where they will join 28 other national hopefuls for the crown and a chance to make it into international competitions. Natasha Joubert and Hestie Jooste, both 25, threw their names into the hat, to emerge this week as among the top 30 finalists who could become Miss South Africa later this year. In the reveal made on Wednesday night, the Miss South Africa organisers said the women saw Gauteng leading with nine contestants – two from Pretoria, followed by the Western Cape with five. KwaZulu-Natal has four, while three contestants represent the Eastern Cape and three North West. The Northern Cape and Limpopo each have two contestants,…

A legal battle between two online colleges turned in the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) over the use of the word “iCOLLEGE”. The appellant said the word was its registered trademark and the usage by the respondent of the word “iCollege”, to promote its services, was an infringement on its trademarks. The battle first ensued in the Gauteng High Court, Pretoria, where iCollege Pty Ltd lost its bid to interdict the closed corporation Xpertease Skills Development and Mentoring from using the word “iCollege” in promoting its services. iCollege (appellant) is a private further education and training college and offers education at its 17 campuses nationwide and online at its e-learning centre. It is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training and provides skills-based training in international courses,…

POLICE in Mpumalanga have recovered a stolen white Toyota Prado after the thieves fled the scene and left the SUV idling. Police spokesperson Donald Mdhluli said the vehicle was recovered in an operation incorporating SAPS Crime Intelligence, Middelburg Flying Squad, and a private security company. The vehicle was abandoned on a farm between Hendrina and Bethal in Mpumalanga on Monday evening. “Information was received about a suspicious vehicle which had false registration number plates and its vehicle identification number (VIN) was tampered with. The details were followed, then the said vehicle was spotted. However, upon realising that the law enforcement agencies were approaching, the suspects reportedly fled to evade arrest, leaving its engine still running. On further inspection, the astute members realised the vehicle keys were missing,” he said. It…

The Miss South Africa organisation has revealed its top 30 hopefuls vying for the coveted title in 2023. While the beauty queens are women from all over the country, Gauteng leads with nine contestants, including two from Tshwane. When asked what sparked their interest in entering the pageant, all contestants spoke about its significance and what serving others meant to them. The list includes Bryoni Govender, 26, from Morningside, who placed in the Top 12 in Miss SA 2018. She said she entered again because she was confident and ready to become a champion for women’s empowerment. “I want to exemplify the notion that ‘empowered women empower women’ by using my voice and lived experience of never giving up on my dreams,” Govender said. Carmen Barnard, 24, from Fairland, said…

The Bloemfontein High Court released a man from paying his ex-wife spousal maintenance after he proved his former partner was living with another man. During their divorce, the former partners entered into a settlement where it was agreed that the ex-husband would pay the ex-wife R16 000 a month until her death, remarriage or cohabitation with another man. After learning that his ex-wife was living with another man, the ex-husband approached the maintenance court to be freed of the financial obligation. He also wanted the court to reduce the amount he pays towards their child. In the court papers, it was established that the ex-wife had a partner, a Mr Coetzee. The two have been together since 2016. They entered into the relationship two months after the ex-wife’s divorce. It…

Every action has a consequence; what you do will come back to you or your offspring, warned a social commentator, as the scourge of the hit men phenomenon is increasing. The warning comes after a hit man interviewed by Road Safety Ambassador Ayanda Msweli in a YouTube documentary admitted some of the victims haunt them. “Once I have killed and taken the soul of a victim, I go into a vehicle carrying other hit men and go straight to a witch doctor. I do not go to my home because immediately after killing, I have children, and this might have an effect on them.” He said the witch doctor does a ritual, including cleansing, because some families go the extra mile to get revenge. Spiritual healer,teacher, and sangoma Reverend Dineo…

Yesterday was a special day for our continent. What made it all the more special was that this Africa Day marked the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). It was on May 25, 1963, that 32 heads of independent African states met in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to sign a charter that would sow the seeds of the African dream – a pan-African, post-colonial vision for a united league of nations in control of its own destiny. The time for celebrating the liberation of Africa from Europe had come and gone, and had to make way for a new era. In 2002, the OAU would be relaunched as the African Union (AU) right here in Durban. The AU, which grew to 55 member states, would…

TOKYO: Three people were killed and one injured in a shooting and stabbing incident in a city in rural Japan yesterday with the perpetrator having barricaded himself inside a building. A man dressed in camouflage stabbed a woman with a knife and shot what appeared to be a hunting rifle in the city of Nakano in Nagano prefecture, central Japan. Two police officers also died, and one person was injured. The perpetrator was barricaded in the house of the city council president. Gun crimes are rare in Japan, where gun ownership is tightly regulated. | Reuters…

AMSTERDAM: A ban on smoking marijuana on the streets of Amsterdam’s red light district went into effect yesterday, part of a push by the city’s first female mayor to clean up the area. Signs were posted in the canal-lined area known for its brothels, sex clubs and marijuana cafés, which attract millions of tourists a year but are a nuisance to residents. People caught violating the ban now risk a €100 (about R2 114) fine. City mayor Femke Halsema has promised to improve conditions for sex workers and reduce crime and excessive use of drugs and alcohol. | Reuters…

ORLANDO Pirates have a bright future due to the solid foundation they have laid this season. Having become the first SA team to win the coveted CAF Champions League crown 28 years ago, Pirates were expected to be in the mix for the local Premiership title on a regular basis. But such has been their fall from grace in recent years, they have not won the league in more than a decade. The current season has been full of promise and growth. They’ve laid a foundation that could see them challenging for the championship next season after finishing second in the league for the first time since 2019. Coach Jose Riveiro has been key as they’ve reached two cup finals – winning the MTN8, while they’ll face Sekhukhune United in…

WHILE the Sharks will look to continue their rapid ascension up the Currie Cup ladder today, there is no doubt that the match to be played down in Cape Town will have the most significant consequences on the competition this weekend. In what is expected to be cold and slippery conditions, Western Province host the Lions, who will be desperate to walk away with the spoils. A loss, and perhaps even a draw, will spell doom and see the Joburgers’ hopes of progressing to the play-offs evaporate. Currently, the Lions are seventh in the standings on 26 points. With three games remaining in the regular season, they can collect a maximum of 15 points to tally 41 points. They are one point behind the Blue Bulls, who narrowly defeated them…

Jan Venter, the man who claimed he saw Mathews Phosa create a spy report claiming that then deputy president David Mabuza was an apartheid spy, is in jail. Venter, who later falsely accused Mabuza and his lawyer, Ian Small-Smith, of corruption, has been arrested on various counts of fraud in Gauteng and the North West. After the Randburg Court granted him bail, he failed to appear in court on May 18, and a warrant for his arrest was issued by the magistrate. He may have been tipped off that the police were waiting at court to arrest him on other fraud matters. The police, acting on a tip-off, arrested Venter in an evening raid on an apartment in Pretoria and found air tickets for Venter to travel to Israel and…

Bidders Choice Auctioneers will be hosting the auction of Rodcor copper plant and accompanying property. The property and plant will be sold individually or combined. Lot 1 will be the property with a combined extent of just over nine hectares. It comprises: Hostel buildings. A new warehouse. Storerooms. Workshops. Offices. Carports. A weigh bridge. A former fish factory. Residential units (The properties have been vandalised). Lot 2 is the copper plant (not commissioned), which comprises: A copper plant upcast type LK/32 8-20K-32. A continuous casting plant. A 32X8mm copper rod high conductivity and oxygen-free product. A production capacity of 32 000 tons a year. A 250KVA control panel and 700KVA control panel heat exchanger plant for water reticulation, water cooling towers. SM15T Keaser compressors. 11KV/400V & 11KV/700V transformers. 630 KVA…

I AM ELLA Joanne Jowell Loot (R229) Kwela Ella Blumenthal is both a Holocaust survivor and a life thriver. Nearly 102 years old, she is vivacious, attractive, sharp of mind, witty, sassy and brimming with delightful “chutzpah” and she is contagiously positive. In her remarkable biography, I Am Ella, author Joanne Jowell tells Ella’s story in such an intimate and engaging style that the reader will feel that they have actually met her. Ella says: “I survived the Warsaw Ghetto, the gas chambers of Majdanek, the depravity of Auschwitz, and the utter hopelessness of Bergen-Belsen. I lost my parents, my brothers, my sisters, their spouses, and children …But for me, while abnormal, this is not extraordinary. That I went on to love, to talk, to write, to have toast and…

Bamboozled – In Search Of Joy In A World Gone Mad Melinda Ferguson Loot (R275) Melinda Ferguson Books IT IS very likely that when you read one of the 70 books Melinda Ferguson has “birthed” in her publishing company, that you will be in for the intensely personal journey of an author. How does Melinda Ferguson’s own writing match up to the authors she mothers? Bamboozled, her fourth memoir, demonstrates that she is no stranger to the craft of honing such a personal story. The book has, at its heart, the bewildering period of Covid, which originally started as a three-week stint and morphed into the extended and often bizarre two-year period. “I was consumed: asking questions, uncovering answers and searching for patterns, but also driven by an obsessive…

When I was in high school, as a chorister I enjoyed the African piece, Univhesithi ya Africa Dzonga (University of South Africa) composed by the late SJ Khosa. I enjoyed the lyrics, Whe Univhesithi yerhu hi wena mana wa ti Univhesithi hinkwato ta Africa Dyonga – roughly translated into English: Unisa is the mother of all South African universities. When I read about the governance and management report issues at Unisa, I asked myself: Why did Unisa deteriorate to such a low level? Why was the previous council chairperson, Sakhi Simelani, who had no knowledge of university and no track record of leadership, appointed to such powerful position? Professor Barney Pityana said: “Sakhi Simelani had never led anything in the world.” It is amazing how he was appointed to that…

NEARLY six years ago the Constitutional Court issued an order declaring sections of the Immigration Act invalid, which meant that detained immigrants had to be brought before court within 48 hours – but to date the government has not amended the law in this regard. The court at the time gave the government two years in which to bring the law in line with the judgment. This had to be done by the end of June 2019. Now, nearly four years later, the Department of Home Affairs is returning to the Concourt to ask for a further two-year lifeline of its order in 2017. In terms of the Immigration Act, immigrants – usually those who do not have documents to be in the country legally – could be arrested and…

POLICE at Hlogotlou have arrested a Mozambican couple in Limpopo after the death of their 8-year-old daughter at Mogaung village in the Sekhukhune District. A spokesperson for the police in Limpopo, Colonel Malesela Ledwaba, said the girl died on Wednesday. “It is alleged that the deceased was staying with her stepmom and her biological father in an abusive situation. “Community members in the area of the (Mozambican) couple’s household became aware of the situation that the victim was living under, whereby she was physically being abused by her parents,” Ledwaba said. On Wednesday, a good Samaritan apparently approached the family, fearing that something serious had happened to the girl. “It was found that the victim was seriously injured from being physically assaulted,” said Ledwaba. Members of the community sought…

African unity was important for the political and economic survival of all African states, said Nontobeko Hlela from the Tricontinental Institute for Social Research. Hlela was speaking at a dialogue hosted by the African Diaspora Forum. She said political instability on the continent and the scramble for the continent’s natural resources were contributing factors to the poor growth of many African states. Africa was also experiencing increased civil and political unrest, which had led to many conflicts. “Twenty-twenty has come and gone, and Africa is still riddled with conflicts – from liberation conflicts to a growth in violent extremism, conflicts linked to access to resources and constitutional changes in government, which have been in decline but in recent years increased.” Hlela said the continent was failing to deal with the…

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s election rival has lodged a $50 000 (about R980 000) lawsuit against the Turkish leader for airing a campaign video linking the opposition to Kurdish militants. “We have filed a lawsuit in order to account for the fake video,” secular opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu’s lawyer Celal Celik said yesterday. Kilicdaroglu finished almost five points behind Erdogan in the first round on May 14. But he still gave the opposition’s best performance of Erdogan’s two-decade era, setting up Türkiye’s first presidential election run-off on Sunday. Kilicdaroglu had previously filed a series of symbolic lawsuits against Erdogan. But this one demands one $50 000 in compensation, which Kilicdaroglu pledges to donate to a fund overseeing the education of fallen Turkish soldiers’ children. Erdogan has repeatedly aired a video…

KIGALI: A Rwandan man accused of ordering the killing of 2 000 Tutsis seeking refuge in a church during the 1994 genocide has been arrested in South Africa, the UN tribunal for war crimes committed in Rwanda said yesterday. Former police officer Fulgence Kayishema had been on the run since 2001, when the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda indicted him for genocide over his role in the destruction of the Nyange Catholic Church. Kayishema is expected to be flown to Rwanda for trial as the UN said in 2012 his case had been transferred to the authorities in Kigali. | Reuters…

GARETH Southgate said Harry Maguire’s lack of playing time makes it difficult to guarantee he will start games for England, while the manager also had concerns over Ivan Toney’s rehabilitation during his eight-month ban from football. Maguire, who became the world’s most expensive defender when Manchester United signed him for £80-million, is no longer a first-choice centre-back for his club despite being named the team’s captain. He has fallen down the pecking order behind Lisandro Martinez, Raphael Varane and Victor Lindelof, with even left-back Luke Shaw having played in central defence, leaving Maguire with just seven starts in the league this season. “Inevitably it’s not a situation that can continue forever,” said Southgate, who has handed Maguire over 50 England caps and included him in the squad for next month’s…