Cape Times 2022-05-24

Nedbank was dealt a blow on after losing a legal battle against Houtbosplaas (Pty) Ltd and TBS Alpha Beleggings (Pty) Ltd, owned by retired Judge Kees van Dijkhorst. The bank had denied Judge Van Dijkhorst, who had spent 21 years on the bench of the same court before retirement, the right to shut down his companies’ accounts and move their funds to Absa. The two companies successfully sued Nedbank at the high court for damages caused by the bank’s refusal to give immediate effect to their instructions to close their bank accounts. Concurring with the high court, Supreme Court of Appeal deputy president Judge Xola Petse and his colleagues held that bank customers had a right to summarily terminate their banker contractual relationship and close their accounts within a reasonable…

The national Treasury has supported funding applications to the tune of R1.2 billion towards the disaster measures in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape. This was revealed yesterday by acting head of the national disaster management centre Jurgens Dyssel while briefing the adhoc committee on floods. Dyssel also revealed that Treasury had approved advance transfers to the two provinces towards the disaster measures. He said advance transfers to KZN included R733 million from the human settlements development grant, R189m from the informal settlement upgrading partnership grant and R90.7m for social development. Dyssel said a R196m advance transfer had been made to the Eastern Cape from the human settlements development grant. He said R50m was approved for the Social Business Development Department’s conversion of R65m of the water services infrastructure grant from…

The DA has defended claims of selective bias about their motives to see provincial legislature Speaker Masizole Mnqasela swiftly step down from his seat while money laundering and fraud accused Nora Grose occupied various political positions despite charges and public outrage. Mnqasela faces fraud allegations related to subsistence, travel and entertainment allowance claims. Two whistle-blowers who apparently wished to remain anonymous submitted protected disclosures to DA provincial caucus leader, Premier Alan Winde. The DA in the province has since handed over the documentary evidence to the Hawks for investigation. Winde advised Mnqasela to step down amid the probe. However during a press briefing on Sunday, Mnqasela responded saying he would not step down as he has not been charged or arrested. “Everybody must be subjected to the rule of law…

A KHAYELITSHA teenager escaped the mass killing of her family by squeezing herself through a burglar gate when armed men in dark clothes opened fire, killing her three siblings in Ekuphumleni. The Titus brothers Alfred, 50, Samuels, 57, and their sister Jacoba ,54, were shot dead when the gunmen stormed the house on Sunday. Organised crime detectives have since initiated an investigation and were pursuing several leads, said police spokesperson Novela Potelwa. “Lingelethu police were called out to Lindelwa Street, where they found the bodies of two men and a woman with gunshot wounds. It is alleged that two armed men in dark clothes stormed the home at 8.10pm and fired several shots. The ages of the deceased persons are 51, 53, and 57. Information indicates all three victims…

A SECOND manger at the Cederberg Municipality has resigned after it was discovered that he had submitted three fraudulent qualifications on his CV. This comes a month after a Project Management Unit Manager at the municipality voluntarily resigned. The municipality said he had admitted that he falsified a Bachelor of Technology in Construction Management qualification from Cape Peninsula University of Technology. Municipal Manager Dawie Adonis said both cases had been reported to the police. He said the manager, who works at the office of the municipal manager, had submitted a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting, Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Arts Honours qualifications. However, universities confirmed that the qualifications “did not exist”. “A second manager has been identified to have submitted fraudulent qualifications. This manager also resigned from…

750g lamb mince 10ml garlic, crushed 5ml ginger, crushed 5ml cumin 5ml coriander 10ml cinnamon 15ml barbecue spice 15ml olive oil 3 carrots, grated 65ml raisins 60ml fresh mint, chopped 100g flaked almonds 45ml butter 300g phyllo pastry Preheat the oven to 200°C. Fry the mince, garlic, ginger and spices in oil. Add the carrots, raisins, mint and most of the almonds, leaving a few for garnishing. Reduce the heat and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. Allow to cool. Melt the butter. Brush a loose-bottomed flan tin with the butter, then layer eight sheets of phyllo pastry at different angles, brushing each piece with butter. Allow the pastry to fall over the edge. Add the mince on top of the pastry base, then bring the pastry up at the…