Inhoudsopgave van 2021-11-26 - Cape Times

Loyiso Sidimba loyiso.sidimba@inl.co.za | POLITICAL BUREAU EFF leader Julius Malema yesterday announced that the party has instructed its lawyers to look into the ANC’s decision to back the election of Abantu Batho Congress (ABC) founder Philani Mavundla as eThekwini deputy mayor. Mavundla was elected deputy mayor and a member of the executive committee following the metropolitan municipality’s inaugural council meeting – the ABC won two seats. He was elected despite earlier claiming he was part of a group of small parties that wanted to oust the ANC. “We have instructed our lawyers to look at what they did,” Malema said. “Those positions belong to the ANC. We think something illegal could have happened there.” He said the eThekwini metro would be receiving court papers very soon. “The ANC gave itself…

Mayibongwe Maqhina mayibongwe.maqhina@inl.co.za PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa said the load shedding which has disrupted the daily lives of South Africans and caused great damage to the economy was a stark reminder of severe and intractable challenges the electricity system faced. Speaking during the oral question session in Parliament, Ramaphosa said load shedding was always the last resort where demand for electricity was greater than what could be produced by the system. “It is necessary to prevent the collapse of the power grid and a complete blackout,” he said. Ramaphosa said load shedding was also an inevitable consequence of the fact that many of Eskom’s power plants were ageing. “Many of us will know that a number of them are between 20, 30, 40 and 60 years. ”This has affected the inability…

Odwa Mkentane odwa.mkentane@inl.co.za WITH massive price cuts across retailers, malls are ramping up their security and Covid-19 monitors on the ground, while the National Consumer Commission is warning shoppers not to get manipulated into false promises of low prices through elaborate marketing. “This year, suppliers or retailers created hype around Black Friday as early as the beginning of the month, enticing consumers with promised big discounts. While these promised savings look good, in most cases this is not the fact. “We see consumers alleging that during the “Black November” promotions, suppliers are in fact increasing prices of certain goods and services,” Commission spokesperson Phetho Ntaba said. “We also need to be aware that this is also an opportunity for suppliers to make big returns. Your rights as a consumer still…

Reviewer: Jennifer Crocker Glass House Chinenye Emezie Loot.co.za (R215) Penguin UDONWA lives with her dysfunctional family, although they have plenty of cred in the village community. She has always been shown favour by her father, the Reverend Leonard Ilechukwu. He gives her special gifts (one of which has a meaning that will become spine-chilling later in the book), and tells everyone she is going to be a doctor one day. For a 12-year-old there is a sense that comes from a family where the war is not fought with physical weapons, but is a war nonetheless. Her mother and her siblings know they need to duck when their father is in a mood; that violence will follow. But, like most family violence, it takes place behind closed doors. After all,…

| OWN Correspondent Will Will Smith and Mark Manson Loot.co.za (R250) PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE ONE of the most dynamic and globally recognised entertainment forces of our time opens up fully about his life in a brave and inspiring book that traces his learning curve to a place where outer success, inner happiness, and human connection are aligned. Along the way, Will tells the story, in full, of one of the most amazing rides through the worlds of music and film that anyone has ever had. Will Smith’s transformation from a fearful child in a tense West Philadelphia home to one of the biggest rap stars of his era and then one of the biggest movie stars in Hollywood history, with a string of box office successes that will likely…

Chevon Booysen chevon.booysen@inl.co.za THE FAMILY of slain Charlene October said they were in disbelief and shock when they heard her ex-husband, Ashley October, had been arrested for her murder this week. Ashley yesterday appeared alongside Teshwill van der Rheede as a co-accused for the murder of Charlene who was killed in her home on July 12. A relative of Charlene, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said they “have faith” that a thorough investigation was done, ensuring the arrest of Ashley. “We are shocked and in disbelief. However we have faith that the detectives thoroughly investigated all possible avenues and have acted based on sufficient evidence,” the woman said. Ashley and Van der Rheede will return to court next week after the matter was postponed for a bail profile for…

Staff writer LIVE at Swingers Night Club in Wetton this Sunday are the Hilton Schilder Goema Club with their much anticipated Hotti Kulture album launch,bringing audiences sonic layers of the Khoe Mouthbow, the echo of urbanised Marabi, the drums of Malaysia, poly rhythms of Afrika, the riffs of Cape Jazz, strains of European ditties and the musical spice of Asia together in uptempo happiness. This 9-piece band, headed by the legendary Hilton Schilder, is made up of polished musicians, some of whom are also educators or involved in cultural music development in communities across the city. "We are one of very few bands that perform in the Cape Jazz or Goema Jazz genre," drummer and band coordinator, Carlo Fabe said. On drums Fabe lays down irresistible Goema rhythms, together…

Staff writer THE stories of women who migrate, detailing how they endure multiple forms of intersecting violence, have been brought closer to the public thanks to a new platform launched, ahead of the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children Campaign (GBV). Women and Migration is a collaborative storytelling project about the journeys migrant women take, and what happens once they reach their destination. Professor Floretta Boonzaier of UCT’s Department of Psychology and Co-Director of the Hub for Decolonial Feminist Psychologies in Africa formed part of the research team. This project was funded by the Worldwide Universities Network Research Development Fund. Boonzaier and the international team of researchers collected testimonies from more than 100 women worldwide to shed light on how gender affects migration, and…

Earlier this year during a discussion with alumni of the American-funded Young African Leaders Initiative programme, US secretary of state Antony Blinken inferred a “Chinese debt trap”. This was undoubtedly a ploy to discredit and cast doubt on the many loans and investments that China is currently undertaking on the African continent. The above statement does not take into consideration that, if we break down African countries’ foreign debt, multilateral financial institutions and commercial creditors hold more than three-quarters of the total debt. This was just one example of the kind of disingenuous and inept attempts by the US to create conditions that are not favourable for effective co-operation and investment in Africa. One such platform that will enable co-operation, meaningful dialogue and accelerated investment in Africa is the Forum…

stanbul: Interpol yesterday elected an Emirati general accused of torture as its new president, despite the concerns of human rights organisations who fear the agency will be at risk of exploitation by repressive regimes. The appointment follows generous funding by the United Arab Emirates for the Lyon, France-based body and accusations that Abu Dhabi has abused Interpol’s system of so-called “red notices” for wanted suspects to persecute political dissidents. Emirati General Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi was elected following three rounds of voting during which he received 68.9% of votes cast by member countries, Interpol said. After his election, Raisi tweeted he would “build a more transparent, diverse, and decisive organization that works to ensure safety for all”. However, Raisi did not address the accusations, but said the “UAE has become…

Geneva: The international Red Cross said yesterday that Swiss diplomat and international worker Mirjana Spoljaric Egger would be its next president, and the first woman to lead the organisation. The current assistant Secretary-General at the UN Development Programme will replace Peter Maurer as president of the International Committee of the Red Cross when he steps down next September, the organisation said in a statement. Maurer hailed the appointment, saying Spoljaric Egger would “bring strategic vision and strong international experience”.…

UN staff were ordered to immediately evacuate Addis Ababa by yesterday, AFP reported. France, the US, the UK and Turkey have all advised their citizens to leave Ethiopia. UK Minister for Africa Vicky Ford said on Wednesday: “The conflict in Ethiopia is deteriorating quickly. In the coming days we may see the fighting move closer to Addis Ababa, which could severely limit options for British nationals to leave Ethiopia.” On Monday, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali said he would join his soldiers from Tuesday on the front lines. “It’s time to lead the country through sacrifice. I will join the front to lead the defence forces tomorrow. Those of you who aspire to be remembered in history, rise up for your country. Meet me at the front,” Abiy declared. His…

Thessaloniki (Greece): Police in Greece were yesterday disposing of a large haul of industrial explosives found this week at one of the country’s top hotels, a police source said. An estimated 300kg of ammonite and powergel, often used in excavation and blasting, were found on Monday in a storage area on the grounds of the five-star Porto Carras hotel in the northern peninsula of Halkidiki, the source said. Removal was deemed a risk, and controlled explosions will be carried out over the next three days. Police are investigating whether the explosives were left behind by a former owner, who also runs a construction company.…

Stuart Hess stuart.hess@inl.co.za SEAN Whitehead is still, slowly, coming to terms with his newly-acquired place in cricket history. Whitehead had one of those “stranger than fiction” matches while playing for South Western Districts against Easterns in Oudtshoorn last week. It’s a lot to get through; Whitehead’s was only the 89th occasion in which all 10 wickets in an innings were taken by one bowler, he is just the fourth South African to do so and is one of just two players in the entire history of first-class cricket to take 10 wickets in one innings, five in the other and have a match aggregate of 100 or more runs. The other to achieve that feat was Edward Grace - elder brother of the more famous WG - while playing…

Samkelo Mtshali samkelo.thulasizwe@inl.co.za THE Director of Public Prosecutions at the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in KwaZulu-Natal yesterday told the inquiry into the July unrest that establishing the source of the tumult was a complex matter that they were still in the process of investigating. The hearings are probing the civil unrest that engulfed KZN and Gauteng in July, leading to the looting and burning of numerous shopping centres and other businesses and the deaths of at least 342 people. Giving evidence at the hearings held by the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) Kwena Mashamaite, KZN Director of Public Prosecutions, said the organised crime unit was investigating whether instigators, organisers or sponsors were behind the unrest. “We want to see what led these people to loot. Did it come from…

Siyabonga Mkhwanazi Parliament is bracing itself to pass a new law that would allow independent candidates to contest elections for seats in the National Assembly and provincial legislatures. This comes after Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele said yesterday, during a media briefing, that the Cabinet had backed a report that would go to Parliament for the processing of the electoral laws. The Constitutional Court ruled last year that independent candidates could also contest elections at national and provincial levels. But the New Nation Movement had taken the matter to the highest court in the land after the high court rejected its application. The law currently only allows political parties to send public representatives to Parliament and the provinces. But independent candidates could become MPs and MPLs if the new…

Chevon Booysen and Okuhle Hlati AS HEALTH experts work around the clock to understand the new Covid-19 variant detected in South Africa this week, the country’s low vaccine uptake has led to the temporary suspension of orders for more doses, according to Stellenbosch University’s Dr Jo Barnes. The new strain, currently known as B1.1.529 and due to be renamed, has been tracked by a team of scientists over a number of months and was announced yesterday after a sharp spike in infection rates had been noticed over the past 10 days, with an “exponential increase in cases” in Gauteng. However, it was too early to predict if tighter lockdown restrictions were planned, although consultations would take place with the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC ) over the weekend, Health…

Thankfully, there was a vacancy in the Department of Finance’s Salaries Section. Chabeli Mohlamme, the Personnel Officer, quickly called the head of the Salaries Section, Mbethe “Shakes” Mashinini, to join what would be my second job interview following the disastrous Madikoti experience. This time, however, I had a completely different, if not pleasant, experience. Mashinini would ask me, “I see you have good symbols; how long do you plan to work here before going to university?” I planned to work for two years to save money and then resign to go to university. Mohlamme sternly admonished me before I could reply, saying, “Look here, I am tired of people who will work here for a year or two and then resign to go to university.” I instantly changed my response…

Odwa Mkentane and Marsha Dean ONE hundred young people from across the province have been given the opportunity to fly the South African flag high next month in the African Schools Individual Chess Championships in Nairobi Kenya. The only thing standing in the way for some is money. While players were selected by Chess South Africa, each individual is liable for his or her own expenses of up to R50 000 including registration, accommodation, flights, attire for the event and an accompanying adult in some cases. “Considering the different backgrounds these children come from, not everyone is financially able to cover all the expenses of attending the event. “For many it will be their first time travelling out of the country, let alone by themselves,” said a concerned parent, who…

Marsha Dean marsha.dean@inl.co.za SAYDE Fillis had everyone starstruck when he went viral for his Easy On Me by Adele video on Facebook. What was a normal school assembly turned him into an overnight singing sensation. “I am shocked because I did not expect a video of me singing would attract so much attention,” he said. The 12-year-old from Irista Primary School in Sarepta, Kuils River, is no stranger to singing in front of his peers as he made his debut performance in Grade R at his graduation and has sung regularly at the school assembly since. “I love music and being on stage. I don’t have a favourite genre but I draw inspiration from musicians such as Adele, Chris Brown and Justin Bieber. I have learnt a lot about performing…

Odwa Mkentane odwa.mkentane@inl.co.za ATTACKS on medical staff remain a challenge, with the latest incident seeing ER24 paramedics and law enforcement officials attacked allegedly by Hout Bay residents while assisting an 8-year-old child injured in a car accident. ER24 spokesperson Russel Meiring condemned the attack on Wednesday night. “An 8-year-old boy was injured when he was struck by a light motor vehicle at the East Fort and Oude Skip intersection in Hout Bay. “ER24 arrived shortly after 8.20pm to find local security services and local authorities already in attendance,” he said. On closer inspection, medics found a child lying on the side of the road with his mother and father also on the scene. The vehicle that struck the child had stopped a short distance away. “Medics assessed the child and…

THE rise in the level of poverty among the most vulnerable members of society calls for a renewed approach to poverty eradication. Throughout history, banking institutions have played a critical role by providing finance to individuals, governments and private organisations. However, poor and unemployed people have traditionally not been catered for. This means that a lack of access to financial opportunities perpetuates the cycle of poverty among the most vulnerable in society. My argument is that poor and unemployed people can also own banks. When I was growing up in the then Zaire, I witnessed a complete absence of government in all sectors of development. Communities were left with no option but to fend for themselves. They organised themselves and were able to build their own clinics, and water and…

The bodies were barely out of the water after the most deadly day ever for migrants crossing the English Channel before accusations began to fly over who was to blame for the tragedy. British prime minister Boris Johnson, who is desperate to see an end to migrant boats crossing from France, pointed the finger at Paris after a dinghy sank off the port of Calais on Wednesday, claiming 27 lives. “We’ve had difficulties persuading some of our partners, particularly the French, to do things in a way that we think the situation deserves,” Johnson told reporters. His criticism triggered a sharp rebuke from President Emmanuel Macron, who urged Johnson during a call on Wednesday evening “to refrain from exploiting a tragic situation for political ends”, according to a statement…

LOS ANGELES: Kanye West admits he “made mistakes” in his marriage to Kim Kardashian West and has declared “I need to be back home”. The All of the Lights hitmaker, 44, whose estranged wife filed for divorce earlier this year after seven years together, made the confession during an emotional speech at Los Angeles Mission’s Annual Thanksgiving event in Los Angeles this week. The Yeezy founder – who has legally changed his name to Ye – explained how God wants him to reunite with Kim, 41, who is now dating 28-year-old actor and comedian Pete Davidson, and their four children at home. Kanye – who has North, 8, Saint, 5, Chicago, 3, and Psalm, 2, with the Skims founder – said: “The narrative God wants is to see that we…

MOSCOW: A search and rescue operation at the Listvyazhnaya mine in the Kemerovo Region in Siberia had been temporarily suspended over a threat of a blast, a spokesperson for the emergency services said yesterday. At least 11 people died and dozens still missing after an accident at a Russian coal mine in Siberia yesterday, officials said. There were 285 people inside the mine, near the town of Belovo, when the accident occurred, local governor Sergei Tsivilev said. There was no official statement on the cause of the accident. Tsivilev said there was “no communication” with the people underground.…

NEW DELHI: Schools and colleges in India’s capital will reopen on Monday after closing for nearly 15 days due to a spike in air pollution, the government said, even though air quality remains very poor in New Delhi and its neighbouring cities. Pollution levels dropped marginally earlier this week, but the Air Quality Index (AQI) yesterday touched 393 on a scale of 500, indicating risks of respiratory illness from prolonged exposure. Government offices would also open from next week but state employees should use public transport and government-run feeder buses. India’s Supreme Court has rapped authorities for their inability to cut pollution.…

AFRICAN member countries are expected to overwhelmingly support plans to increase the frequency of the hosting of the World Cup to every two years and also back the creation of a Super League when CAF holds an extraordinary congress in Cairo today. Support for holding the World Cup every two years in place of the current four-year cycle has already been expressed by CAF president Patrice Motsepe and the usually compliant congress is expected to endorse Fifa president Gianni Infantino’s plans. “One of the biggest beneficiaries of a World Cup every two years is the developing countries,” Motsepe said at a news conference last month, and will, according to insiders, advance the argument that additional World Cup revenue will trickle down to African members and boost their coffers. This comes…

from page 1 Icosa said the arrests were “orchestrated” by the DA who “do not want to see coloured people run a municipality”. The DA refuted this claim as “absolute nonsense“. Icosa provincial leader, Dawid Kamfer said: “The DA is sitting behind all these things, because it’s coloured people who are now running the municipality. We will seriously look into these things. Where are these things coming from now and why didn’t they come up when the DA was in charge of Kannaland? “We will look into why they did not arrest the people when the DA was in charge – why now? The DA was in charge for more than four years in the municipality,” he said. Kamfer also slammed claims that Donson was “on the run” when the…

Zelda Venter A MAN, who was mistaken for a robber and arrested in hospital where he was being treated for an injury to his arm, told the court of his humiliation after he was cuffed to the bed for three weeks. The high court in Joburg questioned the conduct of the police, who kept watch outside the hospital room of Simon Sipho Sibeko, 63, all that time. After he was discharged, he spent two days in a cell, before the SAPS nabbed the real culprit. Once they had the right person, they simply told him to go home, without an explanation or apology. Sibeko claimed R1 million in damages from the SAPS, which offered to pay him just over R800 000 as compensation. However, the court ordered that…

Q: Briefly take us through some of the work/ initiatives that the centre does, the importance of this organisation in communities. How long has it been operating? A: The Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children, the largest privately run shelter in the country, was established in 1999 in response to the high rates of violence against women and children on the Cape Flats. We provide essential free services 365 days a year to abused women and children, employing a range of services for the treatment and prevention of violence against them. These include a 24-hour crisis response programme; a residential shelter programme and transitional housing; a psycho-social support programme, including a children’s counselling programme; a substance abuse programme; a child protection programme; an early childhood development centre; a legal…

I HAVE long held the view that to be considered a great sportsperson one needs to be great off the field of play as well. If anyone qualifies for that “great” moniker it is Billie Jean King, one of the stand-out global sporting figures of the modern era. | Julian Richfield ALL IN Billie Jean King Loot.co.za (R255) VIKING The winner of 39 tennis Grand Slam titles, King has now told her story in her autobiography, All In, and what a story it is. King has long campaigned for equality and her “off the field of play” greatness is evidenced by achievements such as being the first female athlete to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, cofounding the Billie King Leadership Initiative and World Team Tennis, the National Tennis Centre,…

Siphokazi Vuso siphokazi.vuso@inl.co.za THE family of a Retreat tour guide who went missing driving a group of people from Beaufort West to a church event in Kariega at the weekend are asking for help to find him. Roysten Kruger was last seen climbing a fence, leaving his phone and belongings behind, according to the church members. At the time of his disappearance, the 29-year-old guide was wearing black trousers, a white T-shirt and white shoes. His sister, Silvia Williams, said the family were anxiously waiting for feedback from the police. They last saw him when he left for work on Friday morning to transport people to a church. “We don’t know much at the moment. We are waiting for feedback from the police from Uitenhage. As the family we are…

Okuhle Hlati okhule.hlati@inl.co.za WHILE a Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) report has found that Stellenbosch University’s (SU) gender-based violence (GBV) policy is not gender-sensitive and makes no provision for incidents of bullying, the institution said it believes they have made progress in addressing GBV. This comes as CGE chief executive officer Jamela Ellen Robertson briefed the portfolio committee on higher education, science and technology on Wednesday about an investigation that targeted gender transformation within various institutions of higher learning. SU was one of the institutions that were probed between 2019 and 2020. CGE stated that the institution was not in line with the guidelines as contained in the Code of Good Practice on the Handling of Sexual Harassment Cases in the Workplace, 2005. However, SU’s spokesperson, Martin Viljoen said the…

600g swordfish steak, filleted 1 tbsp olive oil 1 large cucumber, sliced on the diagonal 2 stalks celery, chopped 1 cup baby spinach, roughly chopped ½ cup fresh mint, roughly chopped CAJUN RUB 2 tsp salt 2 tsp garlic powder 2 tsp paprika 1 tsp ground black pepper ½ tsp cayenne pepper 1 tsp dried origanum 1 tsp dried thyme DRESSING ¼ cup rice wine vinegar ½ cup coconut milk salt and pepper to taste Method: Mix the ingredients for the Cajun rub. Cut the swordfish into bite-size pieces and place into a sealable bag with the olive oil and Cajun rub. Gently massage the bag to ensure the fish is well coated. Place in the fridge for about 30 minutes to allow the flavours to develop.…

Staff writer THE bulk of the workforce on the front line against the Covid-19 pandemic in Africa remain unprotected with only 27% of health workers fully vaccinated, says the World Health Organization (WHO). “The majority of Africa’s health workers are still missing out on vaccines and remain dangerously exposed to severe Covid-19 infection. Unless our doctors, nurses and other front-line workers get full protection, we risk a blowback in the efforts to curb this disease. We must ensure our health facilities are safe working environments,” Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa, said. Since March, 1.3 million health workers have been fully vaccinated, according to the analysis of data reported from 25 countries, with just six countries vaccinating more than 90% of them, while nine countries have fully vaccinated…

THE international rugby season ends at Twickenham tomorrow when a World Barbarians team featuring a handful of Springboks does battle with Samoa. It is the last action of this most abnormal of years for our Springbok players, and when they are all comfortably at home and have their feet up for the festive season, they can happily reflect on a job well done. The Springboks are, after all, the No 1 team in the World Rugby rankings, just as they were at the beginning of this troubled season. But they have had to fight incredibly hard to preserve their top ranking and, in fact, lost it to New Zealand for a few weeks before reclaiming it. A number of critics were convinced that the Boks would flounder in 2021 because…

A 14-year-old indigenous girl was detained by Mexican police after fleeing her community to avoid a forced marriage, human rights defenders said. The girl, identified as Anayeli “N”, escaped her poverty-stricken community in Joya Real to avoid being sold and married to a 16-year-old boy in exchange for around $10 000 (roughly R159 000) that would have been paid to her family. She was detained in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero for 14 hours after being captured on Monday night, said Abel Barrera Hernandez, director of the Tlachinollan Human Rights Center. “Anayeli was detained by the community police for resisting forced marriage at the request of the family of the boy” who she was to marry, the center said. Marriage between minors was legally banned in Mexico in 2019,…

The three men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery last year as he was jogging in a Brunswick, Georgia, neighbourhood were found guilty of felony murder, offering a semblance of closure for Arbery’s family and supporters, who have been calling for justice for more than a year. Addressing the crowd outside the courthouse, Arbery’s mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones, spoke of the family’s struggle to get any kind of justice. “It’s been a long fight. It’s been a hard fight. But God is good,” she said. “Back in 2020, I never thought this day would come.” Her son could now rest in peace, she said. Lawyers for convicted defendant Greg McMichael were disappointed by the verdict. Laura Hogue told Leigh McMichael, Greg’s wife, that she was “floored with a capital ‘F’.” Travis…

Beirut: Three Lebanese judges have resigned over interference by politicians in the work of the judiciary, including a probe into last year’s Beirut blast, a judicial source said yesterday. In a country where political leaders determine judicial appointments there is little room for the judiciary to work against Lebanon’s ruling elite. A probe into last year’s monster port explosion has exposed the extent of such interference, with top officials mounting a complex web of court challenges to obstruct the work of lead investigator Tarek Bitar. The head of the country’s top court has yet to approve the resignations.…

GENEVA: The World Health Organization’s Regional Office for Europe has expressed grave concerns about an increase in the incidence of the Covid-19 disease in the region, a representative said. “We are very concerned naturally. No country can afford to be complacent and several countries in the European Region are experiencing a surge in cases, hospitalisation and deaths due to Covid-19. As a result, many health-care systems are really starting to strain,” the office said. The European authorities are trying to contain the spread of Covid-19 by reimposing mandatory restrictions.…

Ashfak Mohamed ashfak.mohamed@inl.co.za AT the moment, it seems as if even Mongolia – who became a full member of World Rugby yesterday – will host a men’s Rugby World Cup before South Africa. Yes, I am being flippant, as the governing body announced yesterday that Australia have been chosen as the preferred candidate for the 2027 World Cup, while they have entered into “exclusive targeted dialogue” with the United States to host the 2031 tournament. It still rankles that the 2023 World Cup will be held in France and not South Africa, despite the Rugby World Cup Limited board recommending SA to the World Rugby Council “following detailed consideration of the comprehensive host candidate evaluation report”. Chairman of the World Cup and the Rugby World Cup Limited, Bill Beaumont, said…