Inhoudsopgave van 2021-07-09 - Star

Liam Karabo Joyce liam.joyce@inl.co.za Local DJ and musician The Lazarus Man (real name Lazarus Mathebula) will be the first South African DJ to be listed on the Monkey Shoulder Global Mixcloud account, joining other international artists from England, Scotland, The Netherlands, US, France, and Canada. The Lazarus Man’s hour-long mix will be uploaded to the official Monkey Shoulder Mixcloud account at 7pm, tonight. Global brand ambassador for Monkey Shoulder, Joe Petch, said: “Since the start of the Covid-19 lockdown measures in early 2020, Monkey Shoulder has been raising money to support hospitality charities across the world. Monkey Shoulder wanted to help our DJs as they are a huge part of our events and our culture. “Our Mixcloud account is dedicated to mixes that incorporate an approachable style which is inclusive,…

Itumeleng Mafisa An eerie feeling hung over Luthuli House yesterday as the ANC digested the arrest of its former president, Jacob Zuma, while some reflected on the realignment of political slates in the party. The doors of the former Shell House remained half open, while the tall building stood silent. No chanting could be heard and nothing but the cars on Pixley Ka Isaka Seme Street could be seen near the building. The question on everyone’s mind: is this the calm before the storm? The party released a statement following Zuma’s first night in prison calling for cool heads and asking members to respect Zuma’s decision to hand himself over to Correctional Services to begin a 15-month jail sentence for contempt of court. Many comrades switched off their phones,…

Mpiletso Motumi mpiletso.motumi@inl.co.za THIS WEEK, video-sharing social networking service TikTok announced the inaugural cohort of Rising Voices grant recipients. A total of 20 creators will be receiving a cash grant of about R860 000 in total. The grant follows the first six-week Rising Voices incubator programme in June where, along with 80 other creators, the grant recipients were given mentorship, masterclasses and special training on content creation for the service. “Through Rising Voices, our goal has always been to uplift and empower creators of colour on the platform, providing the necessary support to help them express themselves. With the right tools at their fingertips, we were truly spellbound by the incredible talent that came to light over the last six weeks,” said TikTok content operations manager, Africa, Boniswa Sidwaba.…

Sonri Naidoo sonri.naidoo@inl.co.za A BACKLOG and delays in the payments of stipends for Gauteng patrollers has caused a negative impact on their livelihoods, as two groups have not been paid in the past financial year. Gauteng MEC for Community Safety, Faith Mazibuko, in response to a question by the DA’s Michael Shackleton, said there were two groups of patrollers who had not been paid in the past financial year. These two groups of patrollers include a total of 1 222 land invasion patrollers and about 140 festive season patrollers. The MEC said the Department of Human Settlements was responsible for the land invasion patrollers and was required to transfer funds to the Department of Community Safety to disperse to the patrollers, but a transfer was made on June 8, and…

On July 6, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC), General Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPC and President of China Xi Jinping, President of the ANC and President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa, General Secretary of the South African Communist Party (SACP), Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation Blade Nzimande – and other leaders of more than 500 political parties and organisations from over 160 countries as well as 10 000 and more representatives of political parties and representatives of various communities, participated in the cloud event of the CPC and World Political Parties Summit with “Working for the People’s Well-being and the Responsibility of Political Parties” as the theme. In the context of profound transformations…

Haitian police yesterday hunted for more gunmen behind the assassination of President Jovenel Moise after killing or capturing six “mercenaries”, with the nation under a state of siege. Security forces engaged in a fierce shoot-out with the suspected assailants in the capital, Port-au-Prince early on Wednesday after the overnight attack on the president’s private residence. Four gunmen were killed by Haitian police, and two more taken into custody, while other members of the hit squad are at large, Police Chief Leon Charles said. Officials have not identified the suspects or said what their motives were for shooting dead Moise and wounding his wife Martine, who survived. The assassination has pitched the already poor and violence-plagued Caribbean nation into further turmoil. Interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph declared a national “state of…

Córdoba: Argentinian golf champion Angel “Pato” Cabrera was sentenced to two years in prison this week for assaulting his former partner and stealing her cellphone. The golf star, 51, who won the 2007 US Open and 2009 Masters, was found guilty of striking Cecilia Torres Mana, 37, who described incidents of violence against her that were confirmed by witnesses. Video from security cameras also showed Cabrera threatening her. Cabrera maintains his innocence, and his lawyer has vowed to appeal. The golfer faces other cases of domestic violence.…

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s biggest political party and key ally in the ruling coalition withdrew support for prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Wednesday and called on him to resign for failing to manage the country’s Covid-19 crisis. The decision by the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) to pull support came just hours after Muhyiddin appointed a senior UMNO member as deputy prime minister, seen as a bid to ease months of infighting. The withdrawal will not affect the position of Muhyiddin or his cabinet, as his house majority can only be determined by parliament. Malaysia has been under tight lockdown since June as infections rose sharply. It passed the 800 000 mark in cases yesterday, the third highest in Southeast Asia.…

MIHLALI BALEKA @Mihlalibaleka FORTUNE favours the brave. That Kaizer Chiefs had to depend on youngsters to plug the holes in their senior team after being banned by Fifa from signing players for a year has paid dividends. The young guns are now being credited for inspiring Amakhosi to their first Champions League final. Darrel Matsheke and Sabelo Radebe made their breakthroughs in the senior team this season. But perhaps it’s the trio of Nkosingiphile Ngcobo, Happy Mashiane and Njabulo Blom who finally established themselves as professionals in Chiefs colours. As Chiefs rewrote the history books by reaching the group stage, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final of the Champions League for the first time in more than half a century, the trio played key roles in those incredible milestones, performing, assisting or…

EDWARD WEST edward.west@inl.co.za IMPERIAL Logistics, which yesterday received a R12.7 billion buy-out offer from Dubai’s DP World, has made a strong recovery in the 12 months to end-June 2021, although the business is not yet fully operating at pre-Covid-19 levels. The transport and mobility group told its shareholders in a business update that it had performed better than expected, despite a significant overhang of Covid-19 in many of its key markets. Imperial said that its revenue for the year was expected to increase 10-15 percent to between R51.02bnand R53.33bn, while operating profit was likely to increase 52-64 percent to between R2.22bn and R2.39bn. It said headline earnings per share of continuing operations were projected to rise to between 300-335 cents versus 156c the previous year. “The key financial…

The art and music fraternity is all set for the second annual virtual National Arts Festival (NAF), which runs until July 31. Fans around the world will have the opportunity to experience amazing theatre performances, dance, comedy, music, art, workshops, discussions, films, webinars all from the comfort and safety of their homes. “Disappointed but undeterred”, the organisers of the annual arts event say they had already envisioned a “hybrid event” with both live and online shows. NAF planned to stage a small live programme in its home town of Makhanda with Standard Bank Presents live shows in Cape Town, Durban, Joburg and Gqeberha. Following the president’s announcement to prohibit social gatherings, the NAF team recorded all shows for online programming. The festival will now be fully online for its second…

Having shared a cell with former president Jacob Zuma for 10 years, Struggle stalwart Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim said Zuma’s return to prison may bring back awful memories for him of the past. The former International Relations and Co-operation deputy minister said it was a “sad day” to see a former president be jailed. “But, in the end, he did the correct thing to abide by the court ruling and hand himself over at the prison,” he said. Speaking to Independent Media hours after Zuma was jailed, Ebrahim said Zuma’s deteriorating health and old age were causes of concern for someone going to prison, “especially during a global pandemic”, but the conditions at the prison would not be “as bad and as torturous as back then”. Ebrahim said that this time,…

THAMI ZWANE | Edenvale Count your blessings! Indeed, South Africans deserve a pat on the back for not experiencing religious intolerance from time immemorial. The last time I checked, SA was predominantly Christian, but that is gradually changing as believers wearing skullcaps of Prophet Muhammad are becoming increasingly commonplace. The beauty of having countries demarcated by borders is that each country can freely choose its own form of religion to worship. Judging by some other countries where you’ve two strong, opposing beliefs, groups of believers start to fight against each other over a period of time. Religious bigotry and domination are usually spark plugs. Hopefully we don’t get there as a country. In addition, as a national mantra, our porous borders pose a major threat; they need tightening.…

Siyabonga Mkhwanazi siyabonga.mkhwanazi@inl.co.za The police have warned against vigilantism saying the killing of people by members of the public was not justice. Head of social crime prevention in the police, Major-General Thokozani Mathonsi said yesterday they have been concerned about the number of cases of vigilantism. Mathonsi said in the first three months of this year, 298 people were killed in vigilantism cases. In the latest case, eight people were killed by the community of Zandspruit in Johannesburg for being suspected of robberies and other crimes in the area. Mathonsi was supported by the Human Rights Commission in saying that vigilantism served no purpose. “Taking the law into one’s hands is wrong irrespective of the reasons. We must be very careful that we never create an impression that the…

Itumeleng Mafisa itumeleng.mafisa@inl.co.za South Africa’s politicians need healing and closure from the dark terror that the apartheid regime meted out on them, said the founder of the Institute of Healing of Memories, Michael Lapsley. These remarks come as the ANC’s factional battles get more bitter by the day with some supporters of a particular faction in the ANC threatening violence. The IHM was founded as a parallel process to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and seeks to contribute to the healing of communities and nations. Lapsley said the volatile political nature of South African politics was just a reminder of how the country had not healed from the violence the the apartheid regime had dished out on them. Lapsley said the country was going through inter-generational woundedness. “South Africa…

Since the dawn of democracy, leaders who have assumed the presidential seat at the Union Buildings have made a solid commitment to the citizens of South Africa. Every incoming president has uttered the following statement: “In the presence of everyone assembled here, and in full realisation of the high calling I assume as President of the Republic of South Africa, I swear that I will be faithful to the Republic of South Africa, and will obey, observe, uphold and maintain the Constitution and all other law of the Republic and I solemnly and sincerely promise that I will always promote all that will advance the Republic, oppose all that may harm it, protect and promote the rights of all South Africans, discharge my duties with all my strength and talents…

Even as several events in the run-up to the Olympics were cancelled and the number of domestic spectators capped, Ryuichi Ishikawa had clung to hope that he would be in the stands to cheer on Japanese track and field athletes. But the 54-year-old’s hopes and that of other ticketholders were dashed yesterday after organisers banned all fans from events and Japan extended a Covid-19 state of emergency in the host city, Tokyo, that will end after the July 23 to August 8 Games. “First there was the announcement they’d cap spectators at 10 000, then I was hoping I’d still have a ticket after the lottery,” said Ishikawa, referring to a planned draw for seats. “I thought ‘oh crap’ when the number of new daily cases hit more than 900…

SEATTLE: Mark Suzman, chief executive of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has announced a plan “to ensure continuity of the foundation’s work”. The announcement comes about two months after multibillionaire entrepreneur Bill Gates and his wife Melinda announced divorce plans. “If after two years either decides they cannot continue to work together as co-chairs, French Gates will resign her position as co-chair and trustee,” Suzman said. Bill Gates would then remain in control and, essentially, buy his ex-wife out of the foundation.…

BANGKOK: A Thai court yesterday ordered a long-time political activist back to prison over an old offence, his lawyer said, months after he resumed street protests and demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha. Jatuporn Prompan, a former top leader of the populist “red shirt” movement, was jailed for more than 11 months after the Supreme Court ruled he had been released too early after a 2017 conviction in a defamation case against former Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. At that time Jatuporn was already serving a one-year sentence in another defamation case. He was freed in 2018, but Abhisit later contested Jatuporn’s early release. Jatuporn’s lawyer said that he would try to appeal against the decision…

HERMAN GIBBS MUTINOUS GladAfrica Championship club Royal AM will finally get their comeuppance as they reportedly will face the Premier Soccer League’s disciplinary committee to answer charges stemming from their no-shows in four promotion-relegation matches last month. Their date with fate will be on Saturday and the PSL’s legal eagles have set aside a full day for the matter. For several weeks now, the play-offs saga has swung to and fro like a pendulum since well-heeled Royal AM owner Shauwn Mkhize took on the might of the PSL by challenging arbitration and court outcomes. Her flamboyant social media posts went a long way to suggest the PSL were dealing with a powerhouse of note. “My gloves are off,” she declared at one stage after the PSL were unable to…

Mike Greenaway mike.greenaway@inl.co.za It has already been dubbed the “tour like no other” and now the British & Irish Lions’ visit to South Africa has got a little crazier with the confirmation that there is to be a sequel to Wednesday night’s Lions match against the Sharks at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria tomorrow. The Lions versus the Sharks Part II will replace the Lions’ scheduled match against the Bulls, which had to be called off because of Covid-19 cases in the ranks of the Bulls. That had left the Lions short of a precious warm-up opportunity – they have only five build-up matches before the Test series against the Springboks begins on 24 July – so now playing the Sharks a second time is a case of necessity being the…

TOP seed Ashleigh Barty became the first Australian woman to reach the Wimbledon singles final for 41 years after beating former champion Angelique Kerber 6-3, 7-6(3) yesterday. The 25-year-old will now aim to emulate Evonne Goolagong, who won the second of her two Wimbledon crowns in 1980. In tomorrow’s final, Barty faces Czech eighth seed Karolina Pliskova, who overcame second seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 in a titanic second semi-final yesterday. After saving a break point in a nervy opening game on a sunny Centre Court, world No 1 Barty was supreme in the first set as her all-court game flowed on the grass. The 33-year-old Kerber used all her experience on the surface to hit back in the second set and looked poised to take it…

Liam Karabo Joyce liam.joyce@inl.co.za Makgotso Monyemorathoe has opened up about her experiences in the entertainment industry. Taking to Instagram, the Isithunzi actress detailed some of the challenges she’s faced when auditioning and how she's consistently been told that she's not African or South African enough, to bring certain characters to life. “I have been told countless of times, when auditioning for certain roles, that I don’t look African or South African enough. ““Which is absurd, because I am both of those things. Also, black British roles have been a myth. “And I have been told (not in so many words) to accept it because that's just how the industry is,” she wrote in a lengthy post. She went on to explain the reason behind her “non-African” accent, saying it was…

Loyiso Sidimba loyiso.sidimba@inl.co.za Jacob Zuma has told the Constitutional Court that his views about the judiciary are not contemptuous, even if they are wrong. In his replying affidavit filed on Wednesday at the Constitutional Court just before he handed himself to Correctional Services authorities to start serving his 15 months jail term for contempt of court, Zuma said the Constitution clearly did not require that he be discriminated against in terms of the law due to him being a former president. “I am entitled to hold the belief, opinion and view that the court was wrong to convict me without such a position being criminalised. A wrong belief is not contemptuous of the court,” he said. According to Zuma, the Constitution makes it clear that he is entitled to equal…

Mpiletso Motumi mpiletso.motumi@inl.co.za FOR the past 10 years, the Creating Shared Value Prize (CSV) Prize has been running to identify initiatives that address environmental issues. South African recycling company Kudoti was announced in the top five winners of the Nestlé 2021 CSV Prize, for its innovative recycling impact through technology. This year’s competition, in partnership with non-profit organisation Ashoka, had the theme: “How do we create a waste-free future?” It aimed to identify and award innovative solutions with a system-change approach and a strong growth potential, or a replicable model for other social, cultural or geographical settings. Kudoti (loosely translatedas “rubbish” from Zulu) is changing business perspectives of waste into recovered materials through supply chain solutions. The company’s digital approach helps track recyclable waste in real-time and matches it…

NORMAN V MAHLANGU | Siyabuswa A SEED does not germinate unless it is cast away under the soil and forgotten – so is the make-up of people destined for greatness. That dispensation you use to mourn and feel sorry for yourself that friends and close people have turned their backs against you is the very same dispensation those who have an attitude of a seed use to germinate and find greatness hidden inside of them. The best time to concentrate and find yourself is not in crowds and noises but at that moment of quietness. It is written: “...time and chance happens to them all” (Ecclesiastes 9:11). Any great person celebrated passed through a season of loneliness which they used as a chance to feed themselves with the…

As a parent, you want the best for our children. While you may want them to have the latest toys or coolest gadgets, this will not set them up for financial success later in life. You want them to be secure and, for this, you need to lay a foundation that teaches them how to manage their money. Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot but good money habits will give your children the knowledge they need to build wealth. Parents often rely on their children’s teachers to teach financial literacy but this has to come from us as parents. Your children learn by modelling their behaviour on what you do, so you need to be open and honest about finances and teach them skills that will…

Mashudu Sadike mashudu.sadike@inl.co.za THE EDITORIAL team at eNCA has lifted the lid on allegations of massive news coverage bias by management at the 24-hour news channel. In a leaked internal memo seen by The Star’s sister paper, the Pretoria News, the staff members claimed management stopped journalists from going live during ex-president Jacob Zuma’s press briefing on Sunday night. Zuma was addressing the media for the first time since the Constitutional Court sentenced him to 15 months in prison for contempt of court after he refused to testify before the Zondo Commission of Inquiry. The memo was written to management and relevant stakeholders by concerned members of the eNCA editorial staff and titled “The ghost of censorship is back in the eNCA Newsroom! We reject censorship!” In it staff members…

KING Mswati III set the tone for his reign as king when he ascended the throne in 1986 at the age of 18, and did not continue his father’s active support for the ANC’s liberation struggle. In 1986, Swaziland was a dangerous place as apartheid death squads were using the country as a hunting ground to murder ANC operatives. The ANC had always been able to rely on the support of Mswati’s father, King Sobhuza II. After the king’s death in 1982, the Great Swazi Council of State had selected the 14-year-old prince to be the next king. For the next four years, two of the wives of Sobhuza II served as regent while the prince continued his education in the UK. Mswati attended the Sherborne School before he was…

MANILA: The Philippine government says it has repatriated all 55 Filipina women who had sought refuge in its embassy in Damascus amid complaints they had been trafficked to Syria to work as indentured servants for wealthy families. The decision to return the women to their home country came after The Washington Post reported in January about the plight of dozens of women who had been recruited to work in the United Arab Emirates, only to be trafficked to Syria. After fleeing abusive employers, many were left marooned for more than a year-and-a-half in a shelter in the embassy, where some said they faced further mistreatment, including the denial of meals as punishment for small transgressions and confiscation of their cellphones. Citing The Post’s reporting, Teodoro Locsin jr,…

Pressure is growing on rich countries to set out exactly how they will deliver a promised $100 billion (R1.4 trillion) a year in funding to help poorer nations tackle climate change, with the UN chief and Britain calling yesterday for a clear plan. At a summit hosted by Bangladesh, finance ministers from a group of developing economies particularly vulnerable to climate impacts, known as the V20, urged wealthy governments to outline “how and when” they will meet the pledge between now and 2024. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a video address to the online meeting that “a clear plan” was needed to deliver on the climate finance target through to 2025. “To rebuild trust, developed countries must clarify now how they will effectively deliver $100bn in climate finance annually…

DHAKA: Rani, a 23-month-old dwarf cow from Charigram village in Bangladesh has become the talk of the town and landed in the limelight on social media for supposedly being the world’s smallest cow. Its owner, MA Hasan Howlader, manager of Shikor Agro farm, has reached out to Guinness World Records, claiming Rani, which is a Bhutanese cow, is shorter than Manikyam, a small bovine of the Vechur breed, from Kerala state in India that currently holds the Guinness World Record for being the tiniest cow. “People come long distances,” Howlader told AFP. Sajedul Islam, the chief vet for the region, said Rani is a product of “genetic inbreeding” and was unlikely to become any bigger.…

BOGOTA: The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights hit out on Wednesday at Colombia’s “disproportionate” and “lethal” response to anti-government protests that broke out just over two months ago. At least 60 people have died since protests began on April 28, according to the ombudsman’s office. The Commission’s report, prepared after a June 6-10 visit by its representatives, detailed allegations of human rights violations. “Repeatedly the State’s response was characterised by an excessive and disproportionate use of force,” said Commission president Antonia Urrejola from Washington. Protesters are demanding a fairer society in a country where the poverty level has risen to 42% of the 50 million population.…

HERMAN GIBBS SOUTH Africa’s national men’s team Bafana Bafana emerged slender 1-0 winners over neighbours Eswatini in a top-of-the-table Cosafa Cup Group A clash at the Wolfson Stadium in the Eastern Cape yesterday. The outcome allowed Bafana to retain a 100% win record against Eswatini’s Sihlangu Semnikati in five Cosafa Cup games, but Bafana’s performance was far from convincing against gutsy opposition. A lively first half ended on a sour note when Mozambique referee Wilson Muianga red-carded Eswatini talisman and captain Felix Badenhorst after a second bookable offence. It was a huge blow for Eswatini because he was far and away the team’s most influential player up to that stage. Moments earlier, Badenhorst unleashed a powerful shot from a free-kick about 15 metres outside the Bafana Bafana penalty area.…

MIKE GREENAWAY mike.greenaway@inl.co.za THE Sharks’ 54-7 hammering at the hands of the British & Irish Lions on Wednesday night confirmed the mammoth task awaiting South African teams when they join the inaugural United Rugby Championship in September. The Lions’ tour concludes in late August, and then SA rugby enters this new competition. The heavy defeat suffered by the Bulls in the Rainbow Cup final to Benetton was a warning that has now been emphasised by the Sharks and the local Lions being massively outclassed by a B&I Lions team that has many PRO14 players. Two of them, “Scotsman” Duhan van der Merwe of Edinburgh and Welshman Josh Adams of Cardiff both scored hat-tricks against the Sharks, who could not live with the tempo of the northern hemisphere team. SA teams…