Mercury -julkaisun 2021-06-03 -irtonumeron sisällysluettelo

Siphelele Dludla siphelele.dludla@inl.co.za THE BLACK Business Council (BBC) has lamented the lack of transformation in the commanding heights of the economy. Transformation and diversity came into the spotlight at the annual BBC summit, which discussed the role of black businesses in the economic reconstruction and recovery plan. BBC President Sandile Zungu yesterday lambasted the lack of progress since the adoption of the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) Act. Zungu, who was very forthright with his statement, said the act was not ambitious enough to push for transformation of the industries in benefit of black executives since its passing in 2003. A study by PwC released in January found that the country’s top echelons are yet to mirror diversity according to race, age and gender. PwC reported that 81 percent…

THERE is a real threat that the Covid-19 pandemic may have reversed progress made on the world’s efforts to com- bat food insecurity and hunger affecting 130 million or more people globally. As the world clambers to rebound after the pandemic, this article outlines four policy levers that African leaders should pull for improved prioritisation and planning of food and agriculture policies in 2021 going forward. There can be no disagreement to the commonly held view that agriculture has been a boon for economic and social development in developing countries, and yet it remains largely underfunded. It has been almost 20 years since African countries pledged to spend at least 10 percent of public expenditure on food and agriculture at the 2003 Maputo Declaration, spawning the Comprehensive African…

‘My father left a foundation that I will build on’ Sihle Mavuso sihle.mavuso@inl.co.za MAKING Ingonyama Trust land productive for the Zulu nation, eliminating gender-based violence and working for the people were some of the many issues new Zulu King Misuzulu KaZwelithini says will occupy him as he settles on the throne, despite facing opposition from some family members. Speaking to eNCA from Mkhuze in northern KwaZulu-Natal yesterday, the 47-year-old traditional leader also spoke, , about the legacy of his late father, King Goodwill Zwelithini KaBhekuzulu. This was the king’s first interview with the media since being named as the heir to the throne last month. Furthermore, he also spoke about his family life and his wife, and the possibility of marrying more women in future. Speaking in English and donning…

TODAY is Pickles Day at Leeds Castle in Kent, England, where a whooper swan named Pickles will celebrate his 30th birthday with swan-friendly cake and share it with the other birds. Pickles is believed to be the oldest swan in Britain, according to Sky News. His exact birthday is not known but it is known that he hatched early in June 1991. Staff of the castle’s falconry and wildlife team decided long ago to name June 3 as Pickles Day, and they’ve celebrated the occasion every year since. But his 30th is considered special. Whooper swans can grow up to 160cm in length, and generally live to around the age of 10 in the wild. But they have been known to reach their late twenties in captivity. Pickles is called…

MUHAMMAD OMAR Durban North THE 1960s with its social upheavals and flower power pop culture produced a lyric by the Beach Boys called Good Vibrations. Many of the SA Struggle heroes were detained during this decade. Reading Greg Arde’s book, War Party, on page 30, “in 2019, it was an open secret in Richmond (KZN) that R30 million worth of timber grown on municipal land was stolen and the same councillors turned a blind eye”. One really admired the generation that planted these trees for their vision and foresight. The old saying goes, “you sitting in the shade of a tree someone planted a long time ago”. There are two types of people, those that plant trees or those that sit in the shade. The book is a good description…

Zelda Venter zelda.venter@inl.co.za A new form of municipal administration, with independent control over electricity and other service charges, may soon be on the cards for failed municipalities. This is if business organisation Sakeliga is successful with a new litigation strategy to try to save local economies from municipal implosion. In papers served on two municipalities in the North West, as well as the Ministry of Finance and others, Sakeliga is asking the court for far-reaching interventions that have never been applied at municipal level. They aim to turn to the North West Division of the high court on an urgent basis on July 15. The interventions revolve around the establishment of a so-called “special master” to take control of electricity and water revenue. This is in addition to compulsory administration,…

Mayibongwe Maqhina mayibongwe.maqhina@inl.co.za Alcohol, laptops, cellphones, flowers, books, shoes, portraits, free travel and soccer match or festival tickets are some of the gifts listed in the 2019 instalment of the register of members’ interests. The joint committee on ethics and members’ interests published the register this week. It said there were a number of MPs who did not disclose their interests before September 2019. “As a result, the committee has approved a report to both Houses with recommendations of possible sanctions,” the committee said. The register showed that ministers Naledi Pandor, Lindiwe Sisulu, Aaron Motsoaledi, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, Zweli Mkhize, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, Gwede Mantashe, Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma and National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise were among those who received long lists of gifts. However, prized items money-wise included a R19 000 laptop…

Sakhiseni Nxumalo sakhiseni.nxumalo@inl.co.za RESIDENTS in KwaDukuza Municipality have been warned against burying human remains in unregistered cemeteries as they can be fined R10 million or face 10 years imprisonment. The North Coast municipality confirmed yesterday that it had issued a public notice about the issue as it had noticed a trend of illegal burials taking place. “The public notice serves to notify the community that burials are not allowed in areas that have not been designated and approved by the municipality as legitimate cemeteries,” reads the notice. It further advised the public that it was a criminal offence to bury human remains in unregistered cemeteries. “Burials are guarded by the National Health Act and National Environmental Management Act. Any burial undertaken outside the legitimate guidelines and approval is deemed illegal,…

ZELDA VENTER zelda.venter@inl.co.za THE LENASIA man who took 45 pornographic pictures of a 12-year-old child in exchange for clothes and food has failed three times to convince the courts to overturn his sentence. A lower court earlier sentenced Aardiel Essop to 10 years’ imprisonment after he was convicted on 45 charges of contravening the Films and Publications Act, as well as kidnapping. Unhappy with the fact that the magistrate compared his case to another in which a man was sentenced to 10 years for 144 pornographic transgressions, Essop appealed to the Gauteng High Court, Pretoria. He felt that the 45 pictures he took paled in comparison to the 144 in the case that he was compared to. However, Judge Judy Kollapen also turned down his appeal. Still aggrieved by his…

Zelda venter zelda.venter@inl.co.za THE South African Women Lawyers Association has called for action against bullying, especially in schools. It said it was concerned that, just like in the cases of gender-based violence, incidents of bullying in schools and society got inconsistent public and media attention or coverage. “It is only when lives are lost where both the media and the public will do awareness on the matters,” said Mpho Kgabi, general-secretary of the association. “As an organisation, we condemn all forms of bullying, discrimination and abuse.” Kgabi said by its nature, bullying was an infringement on a person’s right to dignity, freedom and security, privacy and equality. “We call for all schools to address bullying by ensuring that anti-bullying strategies are developed and audited.” Kgabi said teachers and parents were…

Following the announcement of the registration for vaccination of citizens over 60, my wife (75 years old) and I (87) registered online on April 16. Up till Monday , there was no confirmation of date and venue for the vaccine programme. We phoned the Covid-19 hotline number 080 002 9999. The response was to wait until we got confirmation. Our registration on April 16 was acknowledged as it had been received. Subsequently the vaccination programme was carried out in Tongaat at the Tongaat Community Health Centre, Gokhale Hall/ Vishwaroop and the sports centre. Many of our friends and neighbours had gone to these venues and were vaccinated as long as they were over 60. No confirmation was required. On Monday, we visited the sports centre in Tongaat at 1.30pm.…

A cargo ship carrying tons of chemicals sank off Sri Lanka’s west coast, its navy said yesterday, and tons of plastic pellets have fouled the country’s rich fishing waters in one of its worst marine disasters. The government yesterday suspended fishing along an 80km stretch of the island’s coastline, affecting 5 600 fishing boats, and hundreds of soldiers have been deployed to clean affected beaches. The Singapore-registered MV X-Press Pearl, carrying 1 486 containers, including 25 tons of nitric acid along with other chemicals and cosmetics, was anchored off Sri Lanka’s west coast when a fire erupted onboard after an explosion on May 20. Flaming containers laden with chemicals tumbled into the sea from the ship’s deck as emergency crews sought to contain the blaze over the ensuing two…

Members of the vast trans-Pacific trade deal agreed yesterday to start the process for Britain to join the pact as the country pursues its post-Brexit commerce strategy. Britain applied in February to join the 11-nation deal, signed in 2018 by countries including Japan, Canada, Mexico, Vietnam and Australia. The deal known as the TPP-11 had been slated to become the world’s largest trade pact before Donald Trump withdrew the US in 2017. After an online meeting of the members hosted by Japan, they said in a joint statement that they had “reached a decision to commence an accession process” for Britain. The move would be “significant from the viewpoint of establishing a free and fair economic order”, said Japan’s Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura. He added that it would strengthen the…

BLACK Leopards were confirmed as the first team to be relegated from the Premiership following a 2-1 loss to Cape Town City at Cape Town Stadium last night. Leopards went into the game knowing that they would need two wins from their last two games for a dramatic survival. Their hopes would have been raised after Khomotso Masia put them ahead early on, but second-half goals from Fagrie Lakay and Abdul Ajagun killed Lidoda Duvha's hopes of retaining their top-flight status. A 10-man Chippa United missed the chance to break free from the relegation playoff position as they were held to a 0-0 draw by Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium. By avoiding a defeat, Dylan Kerr's TTM ensured survival and a second consecutive…

Ashfak Mohamed ashfak.mohamed@inl.co.za DID you know that Akani Simbine is not the fastest South African over 100m in 2021? That honour currently lies with Gift Leotlela, whose 9.94 seconds at the SA university championships in Johannesburg last month is the quickest by a local athlete – compared to Simbine’s 9.99 at the national championships. The 9.94 is also the joint-fourth fastest in the world this year, alongside two Americans in Ronnie Baker and Jo’Vaughn Martin. Three other US sprinters have gone quicker: Trayvon Bromell is on top with 9.88, followed by Isiah Young’s 9.89 and Fred Kerley’s 9.91. These are the legal times, of course, with Simbine’s astonishing 9.82 and Shaun Maswanganyi’s 9.87 ruled out by illegal wind readings above +2.0m/s. Leotlela was also a “victim” of a strong wind,…

RETAILER Shoprite Holdings said yesterday that it had sold its Nigerian operations, Retail Supermarkets Nigeria Limited (RSNL), to local firm Ketron Investment, a subsidiary of property firm Persianas Investment. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. It includes both a franchise agreement, which secures RSNL the right to continue to use the Shoprite brand and an administration and services agreement, which provides RSNL with administration and technical support from the Shoprite Group for an initial period of five years. The sale forms part of Shoprite’s strategic review process of its capital allocation to its non-South African operations. “Accordingly, a decision was taken to dispose of its total interest in RSNL,” said Shoprite. Shoprite said 70 percent of the transaction proceeds had been received with the balance due in…

FISHING company Oceana Group grew its profits despite Covid-19 disruption for the six months ended March 31, 2021, thanks to strong demand for its products. Profit before tax increased 5 percent to R489 million, while earnings per share rose 13 percent to 284 cents and headline earnings per share were up 4 percent to 260.5c in the reported period. Its total dividends at 110c per share, increased 10 percent. Imraan Soomra, the chief executive of Oceana, said yesterday that demand had remained strong right across its product spectrum, and although Covid-19 had disrupted its supply chain of canned fish in the latter half of the six months, the company’s close management of inventory and working capital had delivered results. “I am particularly pleased that…

Elon Musk is gearing up to launch his own drive-in food chain at Supercharger locations as his electric car company Tesla has applied for a new trademark for its brand under restaurant services. According to a report in Electrek, the company has applied for three new trademarks with the US Patent and Trademark Office that will cover the categories of services: “Restaurant, pop-up restaurant, self-service, take-out restaurant.” Tesla’s iconic “T” logo is featured on the application, to be trademarked for use by its branded restaurants. Way back in 2017, then-Tesla CTO JB Straubel said the company might move into the restaurant business. In 2018, Musk tweeted: “Gonna put an old-school drive-in, roller skates & rock restaurant at one of the new Tesla Supercharger locations in LA.” A few months later,…

COLIN BURGER Assagay I MUST agree wholeheartedly with the letter from Mr Thabisi Hoene in yesterday’s edition of The Mercury. Once again we have seen Julius Malema make a fool of himself and embarrass South Africa. Malema should not be allowed to represent our country at any level, let alone this fiasco called the Pan-African Parliament. African countries have yet again proved that there is no such thing as “African Unity” – there never has been and there never will be any unity on this continent that has been ravaged by civil wars since time immemorial. This organisation calling itself Pan-African (Parliament) is a complete waste of time and money. Exactly the same as the so-called Organisation of African Unity or OAU, a toothless band of leaders if ever there…

RIYAAD DHAI Westville THIS apartheid in Israel is described in great detail by Israeli academic, Uri Davis, in his book, Israel: An Apartheid State. In this book, he provides a critical insight into how it was possible for Jewish people, the victims of Nazi genocide in World War II, to subject the Palestinian people, beginning with the 1948-49 war, to such criminal policies as mass deportation, population transfers and ethnic cleansing, prolonged military government (with curfews, roadblocks and the like), and economic, social, cultural, civil and political strangulation. Israel is an apartheid state, and meets the definition of apartheid not only in its occupied territories but within its interior land. Palestinians endured an ethnic cleansing of their homeland during the Nakba or catastrophe. At least 750 000 Palestinians were displaced,…

Okuhle Hlati okhule.hlati@inl.co.za The country’s high youth unemployment rate was extremely worrying, experts have said. Stats SA published its latest quarterly labour force survey on Tuesday for the first quarter of this year, which showed the number of employed people remained almost unchanged at 15 million, a slight decrease of 28 000. The number of unemployed people increased by 8 000 to 7.2 million compared to the last three months of last year, while the number of discouraged work-seekers increased by 201 000. The official unemployment rate among youth (15-34 years) was 46.3% in this year’s first quarter. The rate was 9.3% among university graduates. The continued rise in discouraged work-seekers, increasing by 6.9%, continued to be a concern, said Anchor Capital investment analyst Casey Delport. “This points to…

Sihle Mavuso sihle.mavuso@inl.co.za ALTHOUGH police minister Bheki Cele yesterday triumphantly announced that the alleged killers of former ANC youth league secretary-general Sindiso Magaqa will have their day in the Pietermaritzburg High Court on July 19, Magaqa’s family and friends are not happy. They want to know who ordered the July 2017 hit, how it was hatched, and why. Cele revealed the latest developments during a press conference in Durban where the inter-ministerial task team established by President Cyril Ramaphosa in 2018 to probe the wave of political killings in KwaZulu-Natal, was giving an update. Among those already in the dock for Magaqa’s murder are Mbulelo Mpofana, Sibonelo Myeza and Mlungisi Ncalane; the latter two are former SAPS officers (14 other SAPS officers are allegedly involved in political killings) who…

Nkosikhulule Nyembezi WILL South Africa hold the local government elections on October 27 or will the elections be postponed for a later date, possibly, in 2024? That is the unusual question most citizens are asking following the electoral commission’s announcement that former deputy chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke had been asked to inquire on whether the Covid-19 lockdown conditions are conducive to holding free and fair elections. The inquiry report is expected by July 21 and can lead to the postponement of these elections if selfish political party interests are left unchecked by ordinary citizens. This is an unusual question because most of those calling for the postponement of the elections seem to miss out the single most important thing about our electoral democracy from a regulatory point of view.…

PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa’s administration will be remembered for its failure to keep their end of the “deal”. South Africans have largely complied with every regulation that the government has imposed to curb the spread of Covid-19, even when some of these measures were found wanting by the courts. Despite this, many continued to listen and accept some of the most ridiculous rules Ramaphosa and his officials have asked us to abide by, even when they defied logic. Remember being barred from the beach where there is sufficient ventilation, while packed minibus taxis were allowed to operate? We were once told not to buy certain food and clothing items and instructed to only go out to exercise at certain times of the day. Perhaps now that some parts of our country…

Israel’s health officials have found a probable link between Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE’s coronavirus vaccine and dozens of cases of heart inflammation in young men following the second dose of the vaccine, the Health Ministry said this week. The vaccine has been administered to more than 5 million people in the country, and the number of Covid-19 cases has plummeted. The Health Ministry said yesterday that despite the possible link, it would expand its vaccination drive to 12-16-year-olds. The US Food and Drug Administration has authorised its use for this age group. In a study by health officials, there were 275 cases of myocarditis identified between December 2020, when the vaccination drive began, and May 2021, including 148 cases within a month after vaccination. Of these, 27 cases occurred…

WINDHOEK: Namibia’s opposition Popular Democratic Movement wants the Botswana-Namibia ratified 2018 boundary treaty revoked pending consultations with the public. The party said there had been no public consultation before the treaty was signed. Communities living along the Namibia-Botswana border in the Zambezi Region complained of harassment by the Botswana Defence Force. Residents’ grazing lands and tourist sites were now in Botswana since the signing of the treaty. | African News Agency (ANA)…

THE French Open still demands umpires step off the chair to check a mark. Wimbledon insists players only wear white clothes. Are we really surprised that press conferences at majors are sacrosanct? Not to heap on the four majors, or the International Tennis Federation that controls them, but the Naomi Osaka affair is really a reflection of how out of touch sports administrators are with the athletes, playing the sport, they administer. In one of the few instances of Novak Djokovic making a good point for a while - the men’s No 1 player outlined how the 23-year-old Osaka had grown up in the digital age. "It used to be the (traditional media) was the only way we can reach out to our fans, right. In the last five years…

Andre Botha IN THE RECENT past, we have seen the rand strengthen quite dramatically against most currencies. While we accept the explanations of terms of trade and yield-seeking behaviour, the rand has been classified as a commodity currency in the past. We have seen the rand being buffeted about in the past decade by local and international events, yet we still want to know whether commodities still play a significant role in the rand. Making a simple comparison with the four main commodities – platinum, palladium, gold and brent crude – and the rand over the past 10 years draws up an interesting graph. The question of whether commodities influence the rand is a resounding yes, with the correlation between the changes in the commodity prices and the change in…

Sakhiseni Nxumalo sakhiseni.nxumalo@inl.co.za A notorious gang leader was among the five suspects who were killed in a shoot-out with police on Tuesday in Pietermaritzburg. This was revealed by Police Minister Bheki Cele during a media briefing in Durban yesterday. He applauded the police for the successful operation in Scottsville. According to Cele, the group of suspects were involved in a lot of killings, not only in the city, but also within the province. Cele said one of the suspects was a notorious gang leader and an awaiting trial prisoner who had been on the run since April after he and 44 other prisoners escaped from a police van en route to the Pietermaritzburg Magistrate’s Court. Police spokesperson Colonel Thembeka Mbele said officers from the National Intervention Unit received information about…

WHEN the relationship feels like a game of chess, you have to constantly think ahead to outsmart your opponent – or be outsmarted. When it’s conditional and the conditions include a list of whom you may or may not phone, text or meet. When what you choose to wear (clothing or make-up) becomes a source of friction. When it involves dominance or control, and your natural resistance to being controlled or dominated results in conflict and your commitment and love is questioned. When your whereabouts and activities are monitored and you are expected to account for the use of your time, money and mileage. When you have to lie about visiting your family or your friends, or have to deny that you crave spending time with others outside the relationship.…

DUNCAN DU BOIS Bluff CONTROVERSY has beset the handling of the Covid-19 virus from the outset and with the suggestion that a “third wave” is already apparent in Durban (The Mercury, June 2), it is time some aspects of Covid were cleared up. If Covid-19 constituted a “pandemic”, we would be seeing people dying in the streets and the morgues overflowing. That is what happened during the Black Death in parts of Europe in the 14th century. Instead, despite the draconian measures against the spread of Covid-19, statistics show there has not been a drastic increase in the average death rate. While the scientists at DUT (Durban University of Technology) may well detect a spike in viral loads in waste water, which they claim indicates the onset of a new…

DEREK KRUMMECK uMhlanga AFTER what I went through in renewing a driver’s licence at the Verulam licensing centre, I just have to publicise the absolute nightmare experience. Verulam is trying an appointment booking system which should take one 15 minutes tops. Despite making a booking and complying with every requirement, including taking a successful eye test result, with the chaotic organisation and rudeness of staff, it still took two and a half hours. The man dealing with the bookings is the most impolite man ever. Not one Verulam staff member smiled or greeted when I greeted them. When questioned on the process, they choose not to answer, just staring at you. It seems that the staff have all made a decision to make the process as difficult and as unpleasant…

A doctor from the Eastern Cape has been sentenced in the Gqeberha Specialised Commercial Crime Court on multiple charges of Road Accident Fund (RAF) fraud amounting to R2.25 million. The provincial spokesperson for the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks), Captain Yolisa Mgolodela, said Dr Tony Moodley, 64, was convicted in December last year and sentenced on Tuesday. She said an investigation revealed that Moodley orchestrated RAF claims for 83 patients he reportedly attended to. Some of the claims were false. She said the patients were said to be involved in a head-on collision that took place between two buses in Walmer in Gqeberha on June 16, 2007. She said the claims were lodged with local attorneys, who claimed on behalf of the passengers from the RAF. “Cash to the…

Gaborone: Botswana has banned imports of cloven-hoofed animals and their fresh products from South Africa after an outbreak of foot and mouth disease was detected in the country. The Botswana ministry of agriculture said it would no longer import live animals, their fresh products as well as veld grass, bedding and manure contaminated products and vehicles from South Africa to protect its lucrative cattle industry. Botswana is one of the largest beef exporters to the European Union but has often suspended sales in the past due to foot and mouth disease outbreaks from its neighbouring countries. Beef exports amounted to $61 million in 2019, according to Botswana’s central bank data. The disease, which causes lesions and lameness in infected animals, was detected in northern KwaZulu-Natal last week after local…

France under Macron is what SA with history of racism should be concerned about Last month has been a brutal reminder of the legacy of European colonialism. In Africa and North America two centuries later the emotional impact is as raw as if it happened yesterday. It remains steeped in colonial powers still struggling to come to terms with loss of empire and the devastation of hasty retreats! Thanks to politics of denial, containment and a concerted effort not to monetise the consequences of colonialism, especially the “R” word – reparations – alongside an entrenched underbelly of institutionalised or hidden racism, recently on the back of a wave of right-wing populism in Europe, North and South America and Australasia, this legacy will continue to rear its ugly head. As if…

An American subsidiary of Brazilian meat processor JBS told the US government that it has received a ransom demand in a cyberattack it believes originated in Russia, forcing some plants to cut production. JBS received the demand from “a criminal organisation likely based in Russia” following the attack that has affected its operations in Australia and North America, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said on Tuesday. The White House statement comes as yet another major US sector finds its operations under duress less than a month after a cyberattack temporarily shut down the Colonial Pipeline network supplying about 45 percent of the fuel consumed on the US east coast. “The White House has offered assistance to JBS, and our team and the Department of Agriculture have spoken to their leadership…

No one knows where they are going or why. Since last March, a family of wild elephants in southwest China has trekked more than 480km, travelling north through fields, highways, villages and towns. They have stolen crops, rolled around in courtyards looking for food, and broken into a car dealership where they drank water and left muddy footprints. The herd has been labelled “The Northbound Wild Elephant Eating and Walking Tour”. In one incident, two young elephants reportedly raided a villager’s stores of corn liquor and later appeared to pass out in a field. “We have no way of telling where they are going,” said Chen Mingyong, a professor at Yunnan University who studies wild elephants. From residents to officials and TikTok influencers, the country has been transfixed by the…

mike.greenaway@inl.co.za LAST September, the Sharks concluded a “Locked and Reloaded” campaign which saw the core of their senior players commit to the Sharks until at least the next Rugby World Cup in 2023, and now they have a sequel under way which sees a younger contingent sign up for the Shark Tank. It is good news, indeed, for Sharks supporters who can rest easy that future Springboks such as Dylan Richardson and Jaden Hendrikse will be Sharks until the end of the 2024 season, having recently re-committed to the Sharks. The Sharks have been unveiling a re-signing every few days for a little while now and other youngsters to put pen to paper are No 8 Phepsi Buthelezi, flank Celimpilo Gumede, prop Ntuthuko Mchunu and hooker Fez Mbatha. All…

The Lawn bowls league season is often the cause of sad laments and complaints from the thirsty elbow-benders about the decisions made by selection committees. There is a well known Selectors’ Prayer that is often quoted, “Blessed are they who can play the sport. Blessed are they who can still be taught. Blessed are they who accept with grace and play in any selected place”. Lawn bowlers should remember that selectors have the genuine interest of their club and/or district at heart and make their selections with these interests in mind. When selectors meet to decide on the combinations for each competition, they are considering player performance, ability, competitiveness and current form as demonstrated in previous league and club events. They will also mull over each bowler’s commitment to…