Indice dei contenuti per 2021-06-28 in Cape Times

Dineo Faku dineo.faku@inl.co.za JUNIOR coal producer Wescoal generated 322 percent more cash from its operations during the year ended March 2021 compared to a year earlier. This despite the slump in Eskom offtake due to the Covid-19 pandemic and logistical problems at the Kusile power station. Wescoal said on Friday that cash generated from operations increased to R773 million compared with R183m in 2020 despite the subdued economic slowdown. Wescoal also narrowed to R36m during the year ended March 2021 compared with a R136m loss a year earlier, and said sales had increased to R2.15 billion from R1.67bn in the prior year. This was mainly due to the full year sales to Eskom, in terms of the Moabsvelden sales agreement. Wescoal’s flagship Moabsvelden project made its…

Staff writer TWO Siberian tigers have been translocated from Gqeberha to the Free State after an 8-year-old male breached the fence of his enclosure and proceeded to kill a human. The tigers were moved in an emergency rescue operation from Seaview Predator Park to Lionsrock Big Cat Sanctuary during a collaboration between NGOs The Aspinall Foundation and FOUR PAWS. According to statements, the male tiger, named Jasper, breached the fence of his Seaview Predator Park enclosure on June 16 and proceeded to kill David Solomon who was working close by. Jasper then breached the fence of a neighbouring enclosure where he killed another male tiger, to get to a female tiger who was in oestrus (heat). The electric fences of Jasper’s enclosure were not working as the park was…

Sihle Mavuso sihle.mavuso@inl.co.za HEALTH Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize’s woes could worsen following reports that he allegedly “pressured” departmental officials to award the controversial tender to Digital Vibes, a company owned by Tahera Mather and Naadhira Mitha. He was granted special leave by President Cyril Ramaphosa, while the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) probes allegations of impropriety around the awarding of a R150 million tender to the communications company. The two are alleged to be friends of Mkhize and his family. Further, it has been repeatedly alleged that Digital Vibes, upon being paid for the controversial tender by the department, bankrolled an electrical project at Mkhize’s home in Johannesburg and bought an off-road vehicle for his son, Dedani Mkhize. As Mkhize continues to languish at home while awaiting the finalisation of…

| vikalinka.com 1 tbsp olive oil 1 onion diced 2 carrots diced 2 celery stalks diced 2-3 cloves garlic 5-6 leaves Fresh basil or 2 tsp dried basil 400g canned tomatoes 500g crushed tomatoes 250ml water 2 tsp dried oregano 1 kg ground beef extra lean Salt and pepper to taste 1 packet spaghetti Method: In a large and deep frying pan, heat 1 tbsp of olive oil, then add diced onions, carrots, celery, minced garlic and cook on low heat for 10 minutes without colouring the vegetables. Then add ground beef and brown it until the beef is no longer pink inside while stirring the whole time and making sure to break up the beef. Pour in both types of canned tomatoes and water with a pinch…

Staff writer A SELF-SCREENING app and joint testing for Covid-19 and tuberculosis are among the updated responses to fighting TB in the province. The Provincial Council of Aids and Tuberculosis (PCAT) met at the end of last week to discuss the progress of the Western Cape Multi-Sectoral Emergency Response Plan to TB, launched in April. Premier Alan Winde said data shows that the percentage of all patients started on TB treatment is 92%; the TB treatment success rate is currently 79%; the rate of successfully treating patients with multidrug-resistant TB is 60%; the TB death rate is 3%; the Western Cape’s TB screening rate for children five years and older presenting with symptoms is 59%; the Western Cape’s TB screening rate for children below five years presenting with symptoms is…

Athandile Siyo athandile.siyo@inl.co.za GUGULETHU detectives’ work is mounting after two more people were shot yesterday morning – with one succumbing to his wounds. It comes as Samora Machel residents are reeling in shock after the bodies of three men were found with gunshot wounds during the early hours of Saturday; and after eight people were shot and killed while attending a traditional ceremony in NY 79, Gugulethu, on Wednesday. “At about 7.20am (yesterday) an unknown male opened the door of a static vehicle in NY 137, Gugulethu. The suspect fired numerous gunshots at the occupants, wounding a man, 30, and fatally wounding another man, 30. He fled the scene and is yet to be arrested.” Samora Machel Community Policing Forum’s Bongani Maqugwana said locals suspect the victims were transported from…

We need candidates who won’t interfere with the accounting authority of public servants POLITICIANS across the country will soon be rolling out a South African flag carpet for voters in the October 27 local government elections. This is an event they hope to exploit to suggest that, under their watch, the local government sphere can still be a mover, a shaker and even a leader on the national stage in efforts to bring basic services and local economic development to the people. There was an era in which, until recently in our democracy, politicians were entitled to boast that local government was all of those things. It had earned the right to be regarded as a national pioneer and a fledgling sphere of government that not only aspired to…

A team of Israeli engineers and rescue specialists yesterday reached the site of a Florida apartment building that partially collapsed three days ago, killing at least 9 people with 156 still missing. Many members of the local Jewish community were among those affected by the tragedy in Surfside, near Miami Beach, and Israel had vowed to help with the agonising search through the smoking mountain of debris. The 12-storey oceanfront Champlain Towers South collapsed in the middle of the night on Thursday as residents slept. Surveillance video of the cave-in showed it coming down in just a few seconds. The rescue operation has been agonisingly slow and painstaking, and fears of a much higher death toll are climbing with each passing hour – though rescuers have stressed there may yet…

At least 15 people were burnt alive or shot dead in a horrific attack in central Burundi after armed men blocked off a road and started killing travellers, security sources said yesterday. The ambush on Saturday night took place in Muramvya province, mirroring similar attacks staged here last year. Armed men barricaded a road with boulders and sprayed bullets on vehicles. They also poured petrol and set alight two buses, burning the passengers alive. At least 13 people were torched alive and between two and five shot dead, an witnesses said. An official said 15 others were wounded, of whom six had serious injuries. A security source said that the toll was 17 as the “heavily armed” attackers shot dead two others. At least four people had been arrested. Civil…

MELBOURNE: Australia yesterday reported one of the highest numbers for locally acquired coronavirus cases this year, triggering lockdowns in the cities of Sydney and Darwin, forcing tighter restrictions in four states. Sydney began a two-week lockdown yesterday as the Bondi neighbourhood cluster of the highly infectious Covid-19 Delta variant rose to 110 in Australia’s largest city, while an outbreak in the northern city of Darwin prompted a hard two-day stay-at-home order. There were 38 cases of different Covid-19 variants reported by late yesterday, 30 of them in Sydney, four in Northern Territory, three in Queensland and one in Western Australia. | Reuters…

Phnom Penh: Cambodian authorities yesterday confiscated a pet lion from a Chinese national after it was seen in TikTok videos being cuddled and bathed in a Phnom Penh villa. The 18-month-old male, weighing 70kg, had been imported from overseas by the owner to be raised in his home, the environment ministry said. The owner had shared a photo on the app of the lion sitting in a driveway as a dog played nearby. The confiscation comes a day after a Twitter user posted an aerial shot of the creature roaming around a garden in Phnom Penh. | AFP…

Eshlin Vedan eshlin.vedan@inl.co.za Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Willard Katsande believes his team have persevered in the Caf Champions League because they embraced the fact that not many were giving them a chance. Amakhosi sensationally reached the final of Africa’s premier club competition on Saturday after playing out to a 0-0 draw against Wydad AC at FNB Stadium on Saturday (thus winning their two-legged semi-final tie 1-0 on aggregate). They are set to square off against Pitso Mosimane’s Al Ahly in the final at Stade Mohammed V in Morocco in three weeks’ time. “The interesting thing about our run in the Caf Champions League this season is that people never gave us a chance. We carried the underdog tag from day one. After we won the first game against Wydad, we managed…

Mike Greenaway mike.greenaway@inl.co.za AN unfortunate tradition of British & Irish Lions tours to South Africa is the constant stream of battered players boarding flights home as the highveld takes its toll, but tour-ending injuries to Alun Wyn Jones and Justin Tipuric before they have even left Heathrow is next level ... The previous record for the shortest-lived Lions tour was 55 seconds, the time it took Welsh flank Stuart Lane to get injured against Eastern Province in the opening match of the 1980 tour but the calamities suffered by Jones and Tipuric in the pre-tour warm-up against Japan trump that by some margin. That 1980 tour, by the way, was carnage. The Lions had a revolving door at Jan Smuts Airport with nine badly crocked players despairingly heading…

Tencent is and was a massive success story for Naspers. Tencent’s share price in Chinese renminbi (or yuan) grew by about 29 percent a year over the past 11 years. Naspers boosted the value of savings of many citizens and especially that of government employees through the Government Employees Pension Fund (Gepf) and ensured healthy growth in pensions. At the end of the 2019/20 fiscal year, more than 15 percent of the Gepf’s total investments consisted of Naspers and its subsidiary, Prosus. The outlook for Tencent and Naspers is blurred, though. Naspers’s effective holding in Tencent Holdings is about 22 percent through Prosus. At Friday’s closing price of 598.5 Hong Kong dollars and an exchange rate of R1.82 to the Hong Kong dollar, Naspers’s holding in Tencent…

Athandile Siyo athandile.siyo@inl.co.za A FREE State father who said he didn’t realise how fast he had been driving as he had been “singing in the bakkie” with his son, has had his conviction and sentence set aside. Pieter du Plessis was accused of driving 164km/h in a 100km/h zone. He was sentenced in a magistrate's court to a fine of R12 000 or two months’ imprisonment, of which R8 000 or one month’s imprisonment were suspended for a period of five years with conditions. During an automatic review of the proceedings, the high court brought up transcripts of the lower court’s proceedings. Court: “May someone exceed the speed limit of 100km/h on that particular portion of the road, being route R30?” Accused: “No, Your Worship.” Court: “Okay, then why did…

Lisa Isaacs lisa.isaacs@inl.co.za COUNTRIES around the world are bracing for the effects of the rapidly spreading Covid-19 Delta variant. First encountered in India in October 2020, Delta (B.1.617.2), now reported in 85 countries globally, continues to be seen in new countries across all WHO Regions, 11 of which were recorded in the past two weeks. According to the WHO’s latest situational report, a study from Singapore showed that infection with the Delta variant was associated with higher odds of oxygen requirement, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, or death. A study in Japan estimating the relative instantaneous reproductive number (a measure of transmission at a specific point in time) showed that the Delta variant was associated with greater transmissibility when compared to the Alpha variant – detected in the UK in…

Zanele Mvana zanele.mvana@inl.co.za THIRTEEN-year-old Chloe Temper from Eastridge, Mitchells Plain, never imagined that her artwork would be displayed at the Zeitz MOCAA Museum at the V&A Waterfront. As the country went into lockdown last year, Chloe said her love for art grew as she continued to express herself. “Since I started attending art classes at school, I’ve learnt different skills and how to paint and how to use pencils differently. “The reason why I went to the classes is because I wanted to see my best friend. “As the country was on lockdown and schools were closed, we could not see each other often. “Little did I know that I would be making a name for myself. My art teacher told us to make a few paintings so that they…

Odwa Mkentane odwa.mkentane@inl.co.za ONGOING clashes over taxi routes in Ceres may soon end up in court for a solution, as Transport MEC Daylin Mitchell said he will seek an interdict against the Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association (Cata) for providing services without holding the required operating licences or permits. The announcement follows a question by provincial standing committee on public accounts (Scopa) chairperson Lulama Mvimbi on what measures have been put in place to curb the ongoing taxi violence in the Witzenberg Municipality town. In response, Mitchell said that some members of another taxi association joined the Cata grouping, using violence and intimidation to monopolise taxi routes. “As things stand, the Cata operators are providing minibus taxi-type services, without the requisite operating licences. In this regard, the law must be enforced…

SOUTH Africa is experiencing a spike in Covid-19 cases and it is no surprise that lockdown restrictions are being tightened. This will free up desperately needed space at state hospitals and allow front-line workers to focus on saving the lives of those at risk of succumbing to the pandemic. Increasing the lockdown levels is not a simple task, particularly when balancing the concerns of the impact on the economy. This is the balance that the National Coronavirus Command Council and President Cyril Ramaphosa will have to strike, as infection numbers rise and the rate of vaccination plods along. It is crucial now, more than ever, that people take personal responsibility to avoid overwhelming hospitals and front-line workers, who are, themselves, taking strain as the virus ebbs and flows. Professor Bonga…

French police launched a call for witnesses yesterday into the giant crash that marred the opening stage of the Tour de France, caused by a spectator who leant into the path of the speeding peloton holding up a sign. The woman held up a sign with “Granny and Grandad” written in German and looked up the road towards the race’s motorbike cameras, crucially, with her back to the speeding peloton. German rider Tony Martin brushed into her, lost his balance and fell, causing a sickening domino effect that swept through most of the peloton, leaving them in a tangled mess of bikes and bodies. “The major issue on the Tour is road security,” Lieutenant-Colonel Joel Scherer of the French Gendarmerie said yesterday. Another police officer said that “zero fatalities” was…

TOKYO: Japan and the US are making arrangements for First Lady Jill Biden to visit Japan for the Tokyo Olympics, but US President Joe Biden is not likely to accompany her, reports said yesterday. Attending the opening ceremony, set for July 23, and holding a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga are among the possible events the two governments are looking into for her, the newspaper said. Japan is the US’s major ally in Asia, and Biden has expressed his support for Suga’s resolve to hold the Games amid the Covid-19 pandemic. | Reuters…

MAIMANA: At least 100 shops and 20 houses were set ablaze by Taliban militants in Andkhoy district of Afghanistan’s northern Faryab province, officials said yesterday. Fighting between government forces and the attacking Taliban militants erupted in the restive Andkhoy district on Wednesday, and the militants overran it on Thursday. However, the militants evacuated it on Friday after heavy fighting in which 25 insurgents were killed, said provincial police spokesperson Mohammad Karim Yurash. Taliban militants have captured more than 70 districts since the start of the withdrawal of the US-led forces from Afghanistan on May 1. | Xinhua…

PARIS: France voted in run-offs for regional elections yesterday that could give the far-right its first regional powerbase and shift the balance in next year’s presidential race. Last week’s first round proved dire for President Emmanuel Macron, whose party is on course to win none of France’s 13 regions, but was also disappointing for far-right leader Marine Le Pen. Yesterday, only 27.89% of voters had turned out to vote, down from 50.54% in 2015. In the first round, Le Pen’s party came top in just one region. The centre-right staged a surprise comeback. Le Pen’s National Rally still hopes to win its first region in the south-east, which would boost her chances in 2022. | Reuters…

The good news for Spain came all at once, their five-goal rout of Slovakia on Wednesday steering them clear of an early exit and restoring hope they could even win Euro 2020. Luis Enrique said he would have taken any position in Group E as long as Spain got through and yet from desperation came elation, a goal-fest in Seville transforming expectations after a whirlwind 60 minutes. "Just like that," came Marca's headline on Thursday, while AS's front cover read: 'Permission to believe'. Whether optimism proves brief or longer-lasting will depend on the outcome against Croatia today, the World Cup finalists who appear to be growing into this competition themselves. Croatia also qualified in second place and will certainly offer a sterner examination than Slovakia, who put up surely the…

Julian Kiewietz julian.kiewietz@inl.co.za Ciryl Gane feels that now is his time to fight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight title. Following the Frenchman's unanimous decision win over Russia’s Alexander Volkov (33-9) at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas on Saturday he stated: “Now, I’m looking for the belt. A match-up for the belt. 100%. If it happens, it will be a war like today for sure,” said Ciryl referring to a match-up with Cameroon’s Francis Ngannou (16-3) who sits on the throne following a devastating knockout against UFC great, Stipe Miocic (20-4) at UFC 260 earlier this year. Ciryl himself put on a stellar performance, playing to his strengths by remaining clinical throughout his five-round fight, eventually getting a 50-45 50-45 and 49-46 result over the number five-ranked Alexander. Ciryl…

Siphelele Dludla siphelele.dludla@inl.co.za Covid-19 has dealt yet another major blow to South Africa’s growth prospects for 2021 as the third wave of infections continued to worsen amid a worryingly slow vaccine roll-out. President Cyril Ramaphosa yesterday ramped up the country’s lockdown to Alert Level 4 for 14 days. Ramaphosa imposed a two-week total ban on the sale of alcohol, both for home and on-site consumption, with all non-essential establishments having to close by 8pm. Restaurants and other eateries will be permitted to sell food only for take-away or delivery. Ramaphosa said that because of the burden of infections in Gauteng, travel in and out of the province for leisure purposes will be prohibited. Gauteng now accounts for more than 60 percent of new cases in the country. Ramaphosa said because…

Banele Ginindza banele.ginindza@inl.co.za THE Government should release a further 10 percent stake of its SA Airways (SAA) holding to the public as an empowerment and accountability effort to be credible about the turnaround strategy in which it has given 51 percent to the Tsakato Consortium, analysts suggested. They said the public needed to have a direct stake in the national carrier to drive the transformation the state has embarked on and also ensure that there was minimal corruption in the airline, which has to date sucked over R50 billion in interventions. This after Minister for Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan earlier this month announced that the state was ceding a majority stake in the airline to private investors Tsakato, who currently own the Lanseria Airport in the north…

Chevon Booysen chevon.booysen@inl.co.za THE Special Investigations Unit (SIU) was dealt a blow when it could not show the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) how Engineered System Solutions (ESS) was in breach of contract, after it was awarded a tender for an ankle bracelet pilot project. The SIU, representing the Department of Correctional Services, was unsuccessful in its appeal for a review application, brought from the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, which had to rule on the validity of the decisions taken by the department. The project – which had to last for a year – eventually cost R14.6 million after three contract extensions, after the initial tender amount of R6.5m. In August 2016, the department stopped paying ESS for its services, claiming breach of contract, while it nevertheless expected…

Siyavuya Mzantsi siyavuya.mzantsi@inl.co.za AS THE Delta variant and the country’s slow vaccine roll-out threaten to reverse Covid-19 gains, more than 15 000 new cases and 122 deaths were recorded yesterday, before South Africa moved back to lockdown alert level 4. This means that all gatherings – whether indoors or outdoors – are prohibited. Funerals and cremations are permitted, but attendance may not exceed 50 people. Night vigils, after-funeral gatherings and “after-tears” gatherings have been barred. While public spaces, such as beaches and parks, will remain open, no gatherings will be permitted. A curfew will be in place from 9pm to 4am, and all non-essential establishments will need to close by 8pm. The sale of alcohol both for on-site and off-site consumption has been prohibited, and restaurants and other eateries will…

AS CAPE Town Stadium prepares to host the British and Irish Lions in an 11-day rugby fest starting with an opener against the Springbok A team on July 14, followed by a clash with DHL Stormers and culminating in the first Test against the Boks on July 24, spare a thought for Newlands Rugby Stadium, the traditional “home” of South African rugby. It’s only logical that Cape Town Stadium is now the home of DHL Western Province and its Super 14 alter ego, DHL Stormers. While the demolition men are busy destroying the iconic edifice of colonialist and apartheid rugby that was Newlands with its 131 years of history to make way for luxury apartments, the memories of bygone years will be imprinted on the minds of rugby fans and…

Nicola Daniels nicola.daniels@inl.co.za PROTECTING around 9 000 jobs over the long term was the main consideration during wage increase renegotiations in the footwear industry, which has taken a major knock amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Workers in the industry will receive a 6.25% increase which will take effect from July 1, the Cosatu-affiliated Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers’ Union said. This would be supplemented by a further 0.25% wage increase on current rates of pay, with effect from January 1 next year. The new agreement comes after a 7.5% wage increase was negotiated previously. National footwear sector co-ordinator Nadasen Govender said: “Because of the lockdown, the employer challenged the increase on the basis of affordability because they didn’t make their targeted production, which affected income and profitability and led to…

THANDISIZWE MGUDLWA THE elevation of Joe Biden to the American presidency in January has certainly brought hope to many across the world. This is quite clear to observe judging by the commentary well publicised by various media groups the world over. After a devastating four years in office in the mould of the Donald Trump administration, the world can start believing again that the future is bright. Trump’s racialised politics led to a more divided America. His toxic politics led to the deaths of many even while he was leaving in the form of the US Capitol riots. His politics went beyond polarising America but the world at large. Unlike Barack Obama with the global appealing mantra of “the Audacity of Hope”, in the moment of “Yes We Can”,…

In the end, it wasn’t the snogging, as Brits call smooching, with an aide that got Britain’s most prominent pandemic official to resign Saturday. It was, his many critics claimed, the audacious hypocrisy: the sense that ordinary people must follow to the rules, of mask-wearing and social distancing, even if the elite get to make out in government offices. Matt Hancock announced his resignation as health secretary after the Sun tabloid earlier splashed a photograph, and later video, of the 42-year-old passionately kissing a former Oxford University friend inside the ministry’s headquarters in May, when Britons were still being implored to keep three- to six-feet (roughly 1-2m) apart. Both Hancock and the aide, public relations expert Gina Coladangelo, who is married to the multimillionaire fashion tycoon Oliver Tress, have spouses…

The labour minister in the Palestinian Authority (PA) resigned yesterday, a party member said, as security forces braced for further protests demanding President Mahmoud Abbas step down. The decision comes after three days of heavy protests against the PA, triggered by the violent arrest and death in custody of an activist. Nizar Banat, a 43-year-old known for social media videos denouncing alleged corruption within the PA, died on Thursday after security forces stormed his house and violently arrested him, his family said. New protests were planned in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, in both Ramallah, the seat of the PA, and Banat’s home town of Hebron. The left-wing Palestinian People’s Party withdrew from the Fatah-led PA government due to “its lack of respect for laws and public freedoms”, party member Issam…

SEOUL: Everyone in North Korea is “heartbroken” over leader Kim Jong-Un’s apparent weight loss, an unidentified resident of Pyongyang was quoted as saying on the country’s tightly controlled state media, after watching recent video footage of Kim. The rare public comment on Kim’s health comes after foreign analysts noted in June that the autocratic leader, believed to be 37, appeared to have lost a noticeable amount of weight. “Seeing respected general secretary (Kim Jong Un) looking emaciated breaks our people’s heart,” the man said on Friday on state broadcaster KRT. “Everyone say their tears welled up.” In the clip, Pyongyang residents were seen watching a big screen on the street showing a concert attended by Kim and party officials after a Workers’ Party of Korea meeting. When Kim reappeared in…

NEW DELHI: India is investigating the suspected use of drones by separatist militants after two explosions rocked an Indian Air Force Station in the northern region of Jammu, two senior security officials said yesterday. The explosions in the early hours injured two people and caused minor damage to a building, the officials said. They said that the blasts have caused concern in security circles as they could mark the first time that drones have been used in an attack in India. New Delhi has struggled for decades to dampen secessionist sentiments in the disputed Himalayan region of Jammu and Kashmir. | Reuters…

Red Bull's Max Verstappen won the Styrian Grand Prix by a massive margin yesterday to power 18 points clear of Lewis Hamilton in the Formula One championship battle. Verstappen led from start to finish at Austria's Red Bull Ring, with seven-time world champion Hamilton second for Mercedes. The Briton was 35.743 seconds behind at the chequered flag after a late stop for fresh tyres to bag a bonus point for fastest lap. It was the first time since 2013 that mighty Mercedes had gone four races in a row without a win and the first time since then that Red Bull had celebrated four successive victories. "Unbelievable. The car was on fire today," said Verstappen over the team radio after the 23-year-old Dutch driver's fourth win in eight races this…

Mihlali Baleka mihlali.baleka@inl.co.za The outcome of the match between Kaizer Chiefs and Al Ahly at the Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca on July 17 remains a mystery. But there’s one guarantee: pride will engulf South African football. It was an incredible weekend for South African football. Chiefs wrote their names in the history books as they reached the CAF Champions League final for the first time in their existence after defeating Wydad Casablanca 1-0 in their two-legged semi-final tie. That victory ensured that they’ll meet defending champions Al Ahly in the decider in Morocco in three weeks time. For the better part of the season, the Glamour Boys were criticised due to their turbulent form in their domestic campaign. But they went quietly about their business in the continental…

World championship leader Fabio Quartararo cruised to his fourth win of the season at the Dutch Grand Prix yesterday, leading a Yamaha one-two ahead of pole-sitter Maverick Vinales in Assen. After dominating qualifying and practice sessions, both Yamaha riders started at the front of the grid but were stunned by Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia, who had taken a surprise lead by the end of the opening lap. Quartararo struggled to use Yamaha's corner speed to his advantage in the early stages but finally made a move stick on lap six to pick off Bagnaia, before opening up a three-second lead over the chasing pack. Bagnaia's challenge faded after he was given a long-lap penalty for exceeding track limits, allowing Vinales to recover from a slow start and take second place. Although…