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Liam Karabo Joyce liam.joyce@inl.co.za Hip hop heavyweight Cassper Nyovest has been dragged by social media users who accused him of making the death of musician Mpura, about himself. Many local artists took to social media to share tributes to Mpura and Killer Kau. Many also expressed their sadness and said their deaths were a huge loss to the music industry. While Nyovest might have had good intentions when he tweeted that it was a heavy day, it might have done him good to leave out the part in which he said the day was supposed to be a big one for him. “Today was supposed to be such a dope day for me. It turned into such a heavy day with the loss of such young talented gents. We shall…

SONRI NAIDOO The community of Alexandra, south of Joburg, has expressed its frustration with the slow response to crime by the police in the area. Community members say they have been neglected by the police, who do not respond on time or at all when requested help. They say they have now resorted to dealing with perpetrators of crime in their own way. Tshepo Mosima, a resident in Alexandra, said the community “manhandled” a man for burning down five houses in 18th Avenue on the morning of August 7. It is alleged that the man was furious after his friend refused to pay back his R100 owed, and had promised to set his house on fire later if the money was not received by then. “After some hours,…

AMANDA MALIBA amanda.maliba@inl.co.za THE NIGHTLIFE in South Africa has played a huge part in the growth of many music careers, many brands, and has shaped the entire pop culture space of our country. Acts such as the recently deceased Killer Kau, who was popularly known for his mesmerising dance moves, the genre of amapiano, kwaito, the different storytelling methods, and fashion are among many other national treasures that can be pinpointed as having a significant contribution and influence to Mzansi’s rich heritage/pop culture. In celebration and support of this unique and undeniably abundant heritage, the internationally acclaimed Night Embassy by Jägermeister launched its African edition last week, introducing The Night Embassy Johannesburg, where it seeks to empower local creatives from all spheres by providing funding, production, and mentorship to make…

SONRI NAIDOO THE MOST popular search engine, Google, is celebrating 15 years of Google Trends. Google has released the most-searched topics on its engine for that time. The list reveals that, among other things, South Africans mostly engage in topics such as sport, current affairs, looking for job opportunities and government services. They also search their favourite public figures and look for food, entertainment and health information. Google processes more than 40 000 search queries every second. This translates to more than a billion searches a day and 1.2 trillion searches a year worldwide. Google gives its mission as organising the world’s information to make it universally accessible and useful. Through products and platforms like Search, Maps, Gmail, Android, Google Play, Chrome, and YouTube, Google also plays a meaningful…

Morgan Bolton morgan.bolton@inl.co.za HONESTLY, Sascoc is the worst. The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) really knows how to make a mess of things. TeamSA could muster only three medals at the recently concluded Tokyo Olympics. Although we celebrated each with pride, that is not good enough. It’s certainly not the athletes’ fault – they were there and did their part. Although Covid could be blamed, miserly Sascoc simply does not do enough to support them. Our hockey has arguably suffered the most as the association has repeatedly held back their development by not granting them previous participation at the Games. Some of our Olympians also had to beg, borrow and steal to make their dreams a reality. Tatjana Schoenmaker and Bianca Buitendag are our only medallists this…

Professor Theodore Petrus In the latest episode of the controversies within the top leadership of the SAPS, the Supreme Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal by SAPS National Commissioner General Khehla Sitole, to overturn the decision made by the High Court that he and both of his deputies were found to be politically compromised, putting the interests of the ANC above those of the country. The SCA judgment preceded the chaos of the looting and violence that swept across Gauteng and KZN in July, and that once again exposed, among other things, the perceived inability of the SAPS to adequately address public violence of this scale. The controversies surrounding General Sitole are also not new. He has been embroiled in conflicts within the most senior leadership structures of the…

Taliban fighters could isolate Afghanistan’s capital in 30 days and possibly take it over in 90, a US defence official said yesterday, citing US intelligence, as militants took control of an eighth provincial Afghan capital. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that the new assessment of how long Kabul could stand was a result of the rapid gains the Taliban had been making around the country. The loss of Faizabad, capital of the north-eastern province of Badakhshan, was the latest setback for the Afghan government, which has been struggling to stem the momentum of Taliban assaults as US-led foreign forces leave. It came as President Ashraf Ghani flew in to Mazar-i-Sharif to rally old warlords to the defence of the biggest city in the north as Taliban…

Qatar’s long-delayed first legislative elections have stirred debate over eligibility as well as a flurry of online distortion. Elections to the 45-seat shura council, as proposed under a 2004 constitution, have been postponed repeatedly and its members have instead been directly named by the emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani. Following the publication of an election law on July 29, the polls are now expected to be held in October – although a date has yet to be set. Only descendants of Qataris who were citizens in 1930 will be eligible to vote and stand, disqualifying members of families naturalised since that year. The sizable al-Murra tribe is one of those which could be excluded, according to Cinzia Bianco, a research fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations. “This…

NEW DELHI: Rescuers were working to clear tonnes of rocks and mud yesterday after a landslide buried about 60 people in India’s Himalayan north, killing at least 10. A bus carrying between 20 and 25 people had been buried under rubble, said the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), which is involved in the rescue efforts. “A total of 10 dead bodies have been retrieved from the spot. Fourteen injured have been rescued,” the ITBP said in a statement. A local police official at the site, which is in Himachal Pradesh state’s Kinnaur district, bordering Tibet, told AFP that rocks were still falling in the area. The 14 rescued people had injuries “but should be okay after treatment”, the official added.…

MIHLALI BALEKA @Mihlalibaleka KAIZER Chiefs coach Stuart Baxter is optimistic about his team’s chances of chasing for top honours in the upcoming campaign, saying they’ll work tirelessly to ensure that they knock Mamelodi Sundowns off their perch. For almost a decade, Sundowns have been the team to beat in domestic football, having amassed 12 trophies, including four Premiership titles in the last four seasons. Chiefs, meanwhile, have failed to win a single title for the last six seasons. As a result, at the end of last season they rehired the last coach who won them silverware in 2015: Baxter. The Brit has already sat on the bench for his first match in charge since his return, coaching the team in the final of the CAF Champions League. Chiefs lost that…

Siphelele Dludla siphelele.dludla@inl.co.za Another showdown between the government and public sector unions is looming over the exclusion of public servants from early access to a portion of their retirement funds. The government announced yesterday that it would allow financially-struggling workers to dip into their pension funds from next year in a bid to mitigate against the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on household incomes. However, public servants whose savings are under the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) will be excluded from the withdrawal process. The National Treasury yesterday gave more details about the approach and planned timelines concerning the proposal to allow for pre-retirement withdrawals from the retirement funds. Treasury said any consideration for early access would require legislative and fund-rule amendments as the current law and policy prohibits any…

Banele Ginindza banele.ginindza@inl.co.za Organised labour say they plan to appeal the South Gauteng High Court judgment from Tuesday that placed struggling low-cost carrier Mango into voluntary business rescue, effective from July, and dismissed their case. Labour’s application was opposed by Mango, whose board wanted to appoint its own administrator in the business rescue process. The Mango Pilots Association, the South African Cabin Crew Association and the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa said yesterday that they had noted the order which was handed down by Judge Michael Antonie, which granted the Mango board’s application for it to be placed under voluntary business rescue. Delivering his decision, Antonie said it was clear that both parties agreed that the airline should urgently be placed in administration. Numsa General Secretary Irvin…

ITUMELENG MAFISA PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa received harsh criticism at a Marikana memorial lecture yesterday for his failure to live up to his promise to go and apologise to the families of the Marikana miners who died during a wage dispute in 2012. The main speaker at the lecture – organised by the Association of Mine Workers and Construction Union (Amcu) and held in Johannesburg – Xolani Dube, from the Xubera Institute of Research and Development, said the president had promised the families an apology, but has never shown up. At the time of what’s been called the massacre, Ramaphosa was a non-executive director at Lonmin, the company involved in the labour dispute with workers. His company, Shanduka, was a minority shareholder in Lonmin. There were a series of emails…

BONGANI NKOSI bongani.nkosi@inl.co.za AN acting magistrate is in hot water for verbally abusing an accused by telling him things such as “you think speaking English is being smart” and irregularly convicting and sentencing him to six months’ imprisonment. He found 32-year-old Nehemia Mashego guilty of “failure to appear in court” and sentenced him to direct imprisonment. Mashego has already spent five months in jail. His troubles came after a second failure to attend his trial, in which he stood accused of damaging a window and making verbal threats. A senior magistrate at the Bushbuckridge Magistrate’s Court, where the acting magistrate was stationed, sent the matter on special review at the Mpumalanga High Court after becoming concerned that Mashego’s case was not handled procedurally. Judge Vincent Ratshibvumo this week delivered a…

Chulumanco Mahamba SOUTH AFRICA has ranked poorly, at position 131 on the 2020 Global Youth Development Index (YDI), which measures the status of young people in 181 countries across the world. The Commonwealth Secretariat on Monday released its triennial rankings of youth development in 181 countries which revealed that the conditions of young people around the world have improved by 3.1% between 2010 and 2018, but the progress remains slow. “Young people are indispensable to delivering a future that is more just, inclusive, sustainable and resilient. By measuring their contributions and needs with hard data, our advocacy for their development becomes more powerful, and we are then able incrementally to increase the positive impact and benefits youth are able to add toward building a better future for us all,” Commonwealth…

FAROUK ARAIE | Benoni We have set aside a special day to honour our dedicated women. A woman is a mother, sister and wife and finally a torchbearer of human civilisation, as without a mother, one cannot see light in this world. Women stand at the front lines of the Covid-19 crisis, as health-care workers, caregivers, innovators, community organisers and as some of the most exemplary and effective national leaders in combating the pandemic. The crisis has highlighted their contributions and the disproportionate burdens women carry. Our women regularly suffer violations of their human rights, a silent struggle that continues as we celebrate Women’s Day. On this day, we should pay tribute to female politicians, elected officials and activists whose labours secure our freedoms and rights. Deserving of…

Staff Reporter YOU can have your basic will drawn up for free by an attorney during National Wills Week, which runs from September 13 to 17. Many South Africans do not have wills. The coronavirus pandemic emphasised why it is important to have an updated will. Last year, many could not have their wills drawn up due to the lockdown restrictions, while many have died without wills (intestate). As we find ourselves in such unprecedented times, we must ensure we have a legally sound will. This ensures there are no competing claims on your estate when you pass away and your intention to your dependents is followed. The Law Society of SA (LSSA) initiated Wills Week, with the support of key stakeholders, to ensure the public have their wills drafted…

Viwe Ndongeni-Ntlebi viwe.ndongeni@inl.co.za Inflammation is a process within the body that can wreak havoc and lead to disease. Processed foods, refined carbohydrates, excessive alcohol, and red and processed meats may increase inflammation, especially if a person is overweight or has diabetes. “Many experimental studies have shown that components of foods or beverages may have anti-inflammatory effects,” says Dr Frank Hu, professor of nutrition and epidemiology in the Department of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health. Refined carbohydrates Eating refined carbs may drive inflammation. Refined carbs have had most of their fibre removed. Fibre promotes fullness, improves blood sugar control and feeds the beneficial bacteria in your gut. Researchers suggest that the refined carbs in the modern diet may encourage the growth of inflammatory gut bacteria that can increase…

THE rampant corruption and maladministration in municipalities across the country remain a major cause for concern, and something needs to be done to stop the rot. Every now and then, we witness shocking incidents and allegations levelled against those tasked with the management of these institutions.More shocking is the fact that municipalities are the sphere of government closest to the people on the ground. The spate of fraud, corruption, maladministration, theft, infighting and, lately, alleged involvement in political killings against those tasked with leading the institutions, threatens South Africa’s developmental agenda. A recent Independent Media news report looked at how a certain district mayor was allegedly part of a bid process that hired additional bodyguards, which exceeded the budget, and donated money to an oil company. He also allegedly interfered…

South African investors may perceive that the Chinese government is unfairly treating Chinese technology companies in their recent regulatory moves, but the reality is that many governments around the world worry about the monopolistic and anti-competitive behaviour of large technology companies such as Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft. Anti-monopoly legislation in fact goes back to the 19th century in the US. The 1890 Sherman Act was aimed at being a “comprehensive charter of economic liberty aimed at preserving free and unfettered competition as the rule of trade”. One of the act’s main provisions outlaws all combinations that restrain trade between states, while a second key provision makes it illegal for attempts to monopolise any part of trade or commerce in the US. Firms found in violation of the act can…

RIYADH: The organisers of the free Princess Latifa campaign, who sought to liberate the daughter of the ruler of Dubai, Emir of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, pictured, have announced that they are finishing their work. The decision was made by her cousin and campaigner Marcus Essabri, who said he’s met her in Iceland, where the two were photographed together. According to Essbari, this “emotional reunion” confirmed that the princess was in good health and high spirits. “It was reassuring to see her so happy, well and focused.”…

PARIS: Emmanuel Abayisenga, a Rwandan asylum seeker suspected of murdering a 60-year-old Catholic priest, Olivier Maire in Mortagne-sur-Sèvre, in France this month, and of setting fire to Nantes Cathedral in 2020, had apparently met Pope Francis several years ago. According to the Catholic News Agency, a photo taken on November 11, 2016 shows Abayisenga greeting the pontiff “during an audience with socially excluded people in the Vatican”. Meanwhile, Pope Francis himself said yesterday that he was greatly pained by the death of Father Maire. On Monday, Abayisenga turned himself in to the authorities and confessed to the killing. An autopsy revealed that the priest had “six lesions in his head caused by violent blows”.…

WARSAW: Polish President Andrzej Duda has dismissed Deputy Prime Minister Jaroslaw Gowin, a move that might cause the ruling coalition to fall apart, it was reported yesterday. The decision to fire the deputy prime minister was made at Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki’s request. After the announcement, the Polish right-wing Agreement party, led by Gowin, left the ruling coalition. The official reason behind the move was disagreements over the economic development program. Gowin, in particular, opposed tax cuts. Gowin said his departure would entail the collapse of the ruling coalition, as Poland’s ruling party, Law and Justice (PiS), will lose its majority in parliament.…

What is the point of Sascoc? If that organisation didn’t exist, would anyone miss it? South African athletes perform, well or not, in spite of and not because of Sascoc. It’s been that way for a while. Current Minister for Sport (and Arts and Culture) Nathi Mthethwa, for all his many faults – just ask anyone in the arts industry what they think of Mthethwa – has tried really hard to give Sascoc an authoritative role in SA sport, and Sascoc has failed dismally. “Failed dismally” were the very words used by Mthethwa earlier this year to describe Sascoc’s attempts at intervening in the problems that beset Cricket SA’s administration in the last few years. Sascoc president Barry Hendricks has occasionally earned the ire of Mthethwa. In a radio interview…

Applications open for government civil unrest funding support Siphelele Dludla siphelele.dludla@inl.co.za COMPANIES can start applying for funding under the R3.75 billion economic recovery package aimed at supporting the restoration of businesses adversely affected by the civil unrest in July. The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) announced yesterday that the economic recovery support interventions were open for affected businesses to apply. The R3.75bn package is for businesses adversely affected during the violent looting and unrest that took place in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng last month. At least 161 shopping malls, 11 warehouses and eight factories were looted and vandalised, leaving R50bn damage that severely affected the supply-chain of goods and economic activity. The current estimated cost of damage to property and equipment in eThekwini alone is R15bn, constituting about…

Thobile Mazibuko thobile.mazibuko@inl.co.za On Monday, South Africans woke to the devastating news that Amapiano artists Mpura, Khanya Hadebe, Thando Tot, TD and Sakhile Hlatshwayo (Killer Kau) were involved in a fatal accident while on their way to perform at an event in the North West. While details around the accident are still unclear, Hlatshwayo's family confirmed that the 23-year old rising star passed away on Saturday. When I arrived at his home in Soweto on Tuesday, I found his aunt cleaning the yard after friends and fans gathered to honour the legend the night before. It was heartbreaking as nothing I could say was going to make the family feel better. His older sister, Gugu Hlatshwayo, said she had lost a part of herself and wished someone could pinch her…

BOTHO MOLOSANKWE botho.molosankwe@inl.co.za THE North West Department of Health has suspended three officials over allegations that they refused to give the Covid-19 vaccine to black people and then vaccinated their own friends and families. An investigator will be appointed to probe the allegations against the sub-district manager, nursing manager and a nurse at the Delareyville Community Health Centre. Department spokesperson Tebogo Lekgethwane said the allegations came to the department’s attention after complaints were lodged on July 24. “There were complaints in the community and a number of voice notes were circulating. There were also officials internally in the sub-district who gave a tip-off,” he said. Lekgethwane said the alleged discrimination was believed to have been going on for a long time. “The allegations have racial connotations as it is alleged…

FRUSTRATED Unisa students have lashed out at the university over its failure to release their graduation certificates. The students have recently launched an online petition to demand that the institution give them their certificates. Some students claim that despite passing their respective courses months ago, they were yet to receive word on whether there will be a certificate handover of any sort. Odette Jones, who started the petition, demanded that the university release their certificates through courier services, as a matter of urgency. SA Students' Congress spokesperson Luvuyo Barnes said certificates must be released to students to allow them to search for employment. Unisa said of 36 000 certificates to be issued, 15 000 had been issued in Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, North West, Free State and Northern Cape. It…

Malusi Rayi | Communications, DWS Western Cape “Igama lamakhosikazi Malibongwe” Did you know? Major Mandisa Nomcebo is the first black woman to be a South African Combat Fighter Pilot, Dr Mosadi Mahoko is The first black woman to qualify at Stellenbosch University as a plastic surgeon, Nicky-Newton King is the first woman to have run Africa’s biggest stock exchange, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), Dr Pregaluxmi (Pregs) Govender is a feminist human rights activist who was the second South African Human Rights Commissioner. The common denominator among these women is the fact that despite the odds they grabbed the bull by the horns to occupy top positions and play sterling roles in their respective fields. So what was the genesis for Women’s Day and who made…

“POWER is the great aphrodisiac” has become a familiar quotation, and could be the explanation for the variety of sexual scandals which have dogged American politicians up to Andrew Cuomo, the governor of New York. Up to a few weeks ago he seemed certain to win another term in office; now his resignation is being seen as a bid to head off the threat of impeachment. His distinguished or dubious predecessors down this undemocratic path include Bill Clinton, whose denials of sex with Monica Lewinsky became a national embarrassment. There have been many others. John F Kennedy, tragically and mysteriously assassinated at 44, would have pride of place in this parade, although his political competence and inspiration were undisputed. The author of the remark was Henry Kissinger back in 1971,…

The Independent Electoral Commission of SA (IEC), government and political parties must establish new ground rules for both local and general elections participants. The ANC remains the first and only one to have raised the bar this year when it introduced stricter measures such as enrolment for OR Tambo courses or modules. The political violence seen especially during ANC gatherings which seek to elect or endorse candidates for the 2021 local government elections can be avoided by introducing more requirements for those participating at the polls. We have been living under democracy for more than 27 years and there is no reason or excuse for not prioritising educated and qualified leaders. Every village or township has people with matric, diplomas, junior degrees, and postgraduate qualifications. Why are we not using…

Unjust actions committed by Israel offend letter and spirit of AU charter On behalf of the South African government, I recently had to communicate our objection to the unjust and unwarranted decision of the AU Commission to grant Israel observer status in the union. The commission has taken this decision unilaterally without consultation with its member states. The decision to grant Israel observer status is even more shocking in a year in which the oppressed people of Palestine were hounded by destructive bombardments and continued illegal settlements of their land. The AU strenuously objected to the deaths of Palestinians and the destruction of civilian infrastructure. The commission’s decision in this context is inexplicable. The unjust actions committed by Israel offend the letter and spirit of the Charter of the AU.…

Khartoum: Sudan will hand longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court along with other officials wanted over the Darfur conflict, Foreign Minister Mariam al-Mahdi said yesterday. Bashir, 77, has been wanted by the ICC for more than a decade over charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Sudanese region. The “cabinet decided to hand over wanted officials to the ICC,” Mahdi was quoted as saying by state media, without giving a time frame. The United Nations says 300,000 people were killed and 2.5 million displaced in the Darfur conflict, which erupted in the vast western region in 2003. The cabinet’s decision to hand him over came during a visit to Sudan by ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan, who met with Mahdi on Tuesday. Mahdi…

London: A British judge yesterday gave the US government extra grounds to appeal against a refusal to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, after it argued that the initial ruling relied on a witness who misled court. District Judge Vanessa Baraitser in January refused to grant a request by Washington for Assange to face trial in the US on spying charges, ruling that he was at serious risk of suicide. But the US government said the judge “didn’t appreciate the weight” of expert evidence that concluded Assange was not a suicide risk.…

MOSCOW: An oil spill off Russia’s Black Sea coast at the weekend spread over an area of nearly 80km² and was much larger than first thought, scientists at Russia’s Academy of Sciences (RAN) said yesterday, citing satellite imaging. A leak occurred as the Greek-flagged Minerva Symphony tanker took on oil at the Yuzhno-Ozereyevka sea terminal near Novorossiysk in southern Russia, the Caspian Pipeline Consortium that owns the terminal said on Monday. It said the spill had spread over 200m². But yesterday, RAN’s space research institute said a satellite image taken on Sunday showed the leak had covered a much bigger area. The oil slick stretched from the shore into the open sea over a distance of 19km on August 8, it said.…

MORGAN BOLTON Comment MALIGNED by some, beloved by more; flyhalf Elton Jantjies often splits opinion amongst rugby supporters, especially when he dons the Green and Gold. To his detractors he lacks consistency and big match temperament, while his advocates insist he is one of the best distributors in the game and among the best attacking pivots in the country. Either way, there will be a cacophony of voices that will argue both sides on Saturday when the Springboks open their Rugby Championship account against Argentina at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium (kick-off 5pm). Jantjies will start at No 10 to give Handre Pollard a deserved rest after the brutal British & Irish Lions series victory. He will have the responsibility to marshal a backline with new combinations and players who have…

THE Bulls overcame two yellow cards in an entertaining display to secure a 56-33 Currie Cup win over Griquas at Loftus Versfeld last night. Griquas scored first when George Whitehead slotted two penalties, but the hosts responded with a three-pointer to get on the scoreboard and followed it up with some easy points after a charge-down was intercepted by Johan Goosen, who bolted to the tryline and converted. Despite being a man down, the Pretoria side started to take control after that and were further boosted by Mornay Smith’s return. They converted that control into points when Schalk Erasmus went over for an unconverted try. Kurt-Lee Arendse went over for their third in the corner after manoeuvring himself out of a tackle. Whitehead added his third penalty, and on the…

THE Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed it will hold the draw for the African Champions League and Confederation Cup competitions tomorrow in Cairo. The draw will organise the qualified teams for the preliminary rounds for the 2021/22 season. CAF on Tuesday also confirmed it had finished taking applications from member associations to submit their respective representatives. The first round of preliminary matches in both the Champions League and Confederation Cup will begin on September 10. The group stages are set to start in February 2022. The 12 best-placed national associations in the African rankings are authorised to enter two clubs in the different competitions. These are: South Africa, Algeria, Angola, DR Congo, Egypt, Guinea, Morocco, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia and Zambia. Egyptian giants Al Ahly were crowned champions…

ZAAHIER ADAMS zaahier.adams@inl.co.za DEFENDING MTN8 champions Orlando Pirates may have a major transfer looming but coach Josef Zinnbauer has urged his current squad to take their opportunities in their quarter-final tie against Swallows FC on Saturday. Pirates were relatively goal shy last season in the league despite finishing in third place behind champions Mamelodi Sundowns and AmaZulu. A string of injuries to Pirates’ strike-force was an influential factor with Tshegofatso Mabasa and Zakhele Lepasa spending long periods on the sidelines. It was expected that Pirates would attempt to rectify this immediately in the transfer window with the addition of a high-profile striker, but this has not yet come to fruition with Pirates only adding Goodman Mosele‚ Monnapule Saleng‚ Bandile Shandu and Kwanda Mngonyama to their squad thus far. The Buccaneers…