Weekend Argus Saturday Saturday, September 12, 2020

BILL Row over registry for rapists Public sex offenders’ list ‘may not deter criminals’ KASHIEFA AJAM kashiefa.ajam@inl.co.za BRENDAN MAGAAR African News Agency (ANA) RAPISTS, child rapists and molesters are about to lose their anonymity. They might even lose their lives too – but it won’t help turn the tide on the tsunami of sexual violence affecting South Africa’s women and children. That’s the view of a range of local experts following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement this week of the government’s intention to amend the existing sex crime legislation in the country. The bill to amend the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) will create a new offence of sexual intimidation, widen the ambit for the offence of incest and increase the duty on people to report their suspicions when…

SPORT CSA crisis over forensic report STUART HESS AND ZAAHIER ADAMS THE South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) still wants to meet Cricket South Africa (CSA) about establishing a task team to investigate the crises affecting the cricket body. Despite CSA rejecting Sascoc’s attempts to intervene in its affairs – including a task team and calling for CSA’s board and some senior officials to “step aside” – Sascoc yesterday called for a meeting to take place later yesterday or today. Sascoc’s acting chief executive, Ravi Govender, said: “As the macro body, we are guiding them to meet us. “Sascoc has not issued a public statement. We wrote directly to CSA and its council. It’s rather unfortunate that CSA issued a public statement before engaging with us. We are…

Cape Town ready to welcome all tourists THE City of Cape Town and Cape Town International Airport are ready to welcome back domestic and international tourists as the city emerges from the pandemic. In a statement yesterday, James Vos, Mayco member for economic opportunities and asset management, said he visited the airport to unveil the Cape Town destination marketing branding, which is key to communicating with locals and visitors. Vos said effective marketing and branding would ensure target markets were reached during this time as the City of Cape Town receives more space for branding at the airport. He said the branding has six pillars: visit, live, work, study, play and invest in Cape Town. Vos added he will continue to lobby for the borders to reopen, to ensure growth…

CRIME AFU handcuffed by shortages Key staff transferred to new Investigative Directorate in NPA, targets unmet MAYIBONGWE MAQHINA THE National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has warned that the previous financial year has left the Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) saddled with the shortage of key staff including financial investigators and analysts. This happened as some of the unit’s staff were transferred to the newly-established Investigative Directorate (ID) within the prosecuting body. This in turn had led to the unit being unable to meet its targets during the year under review. In its annual report tabled in the National Assembly recently, the NPA said the vacancy rate at the AFU was at 30% and it was in excess of 50% for the financial investigators and analysts. “The primary function of the investigators is…

MASK-ERADE COVID-19 How to have safe sex during pandemic KARISHMA DIPA PHANDO JIKELO African News Agency (ANA) AS PHYSICAL distancing is impossible during sexual relations, the prospect of getting infected with the novel corona-virus during intercourse is considered to be reasonably high. Evidence show that those infected can pass the deadly disease onto others through their saliva, mucus and breath as Covid-19 spreads through tiny particles that an infected person exhales or when they talk, cough, or sneeze. But sex experts have insisted that the need for connection and a way to blow off some steam during the pandemic has resulted in lovers across the globe willing to take the risk and engage in sheet-shaking antics. “People will never, ever give up the need for human connection and will risk themselves…

NATION ‘Taxpayers misled to rescue SAA’ SOUTH Africa’s main opposition DA yesterday slammed what it called an attempt by the business rescue practitioners at SAA to blackmail taxpayers, through the government, into giving the struggling airline another bailout. Rescue practitioners Les Matuson and Siviwe Dongwana said the national carrier’s financial situation was dire and they would not be able to continue trying to revive its fortunes unless the government made short-term funding available by next week. Creditors in July approved a revival plan for the loss-making airline – which has been under business rescue since last December – which will see 2 700 employees retrenched. We will not hesitate to go back to court...Alf Lees DA MP Under the plan the government, which has already disbursed R16.4billion to meet debt…