Table of contents for 2021-10-12 in Cape Times

The most ironic fact about intuitive eating, is it is not very intuitive for most. It takes intentional effort to get to that point. Eighty percent of women in the US alone are dissatisfied with their bodies. The impact of diet culture is rippling across the world. Here are some of the top characteristics to consider: l It demonises certain groups of food. l It makes dieters feel unworthy of enjoying the good moments in life. l It puts a lot of pressure on women, especially brides and new mothers, to lose weight. l It can lead to excessive emotional eating behaviours if weight loss is not achieved within the set time frame. The list is endless. The by-products of dieting are feelings of lethargy, eating disorders, mood swings, guilt,…

Herman Gibbs herman.gibbs@africannewsagency.com THERE is great rejoicing in the ranks of fans, taxi drivers and food vendors following the news that the FNB Stadium will open its gates to 2 000 fans tonight for the World Cup qualifier against Ethiopia (kick-off 6pm). Safa President Danny Jordaan was first to react to the news that the government had granted permission for fans to return to the stadium after an absence of nearly two years because of the coronavirus pandemic. As a result, today will be a historic milestone on South Africa's football landscape. “Fans have been hungry to return to the stadium," said Jordaan. "The small business and informal sector will receive a massive boost because of this initiative. “This news will be received with delight by those who sell food,…

Kailene Pillay kailene.pillay@inl.co.za AS CHIEF Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng leaves the pinnacle of the judiciary, messages of congratulations poured in, but his tenure was not without controversy. Mogoeng, whose last day was yesterday, rose rapidly through the courts and after three years as part of the apex court, his name was flagged by then president Jacob Zuma as the sole candidate for the chief justice position. He became a Constitutional Court judge in 2009 and in 2011 was appointed chief justice. President Cyril Ramaphosa expressed his appreciation to Mogoeng for his service to the nation during his tenure. “Following a decade of outstanding service and leadership, Chief Justice Mogoeng leaves a rich legacy for our democratic culture, our judiciary, the legal profession and ordinary South Africans. “Chief Justice Mogoeng presided over…

Staff writer THE Greater Tygerberg Partnership (GTP) officially opened Bellville’s urban food garden, known as the Life-Changing Garden, at the weekend with its first spring harvest now available to the community. The Life-Changing Garden was first developed by a resident at the Mould Empower Serve (MES) Safe Space organisation, a refuge for the homeless and vulnerable of the Bellville CBD that helps individuals start their journey towards rehabilitation, reintegration into the community or reunification with their families. The GTP, a development facilitation agency aiming to unlock Bellville’s potential, joined the garden initiative in February, funding a support and mentorship programme undertaken by horticulturist Paul Barker. The objective is to generate income, improve health, nutrition and food security at the MES Safe Space, and encourage and empower the surrounding community to…

Staff writer ORGANISERS of the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon say they are ready to host the country’s first major marathon for 2021 and on track with the final preparations in accordance with their Covid-19 Risk Mitigation Plan. “We are excited to welcome over 9 000 marathon runners and 1 000 trail runners this coming weekend,” said Sanlam Cape Town Marathon Race Director Renee Jordaan. “We also anticipate over 5 000 local and international participants in our 5km, 10km and 21km Virtual Peace Runs, which runners can still enter for until (Friday).” In the elite camp, Stephen Mokaka is aiming to make it two wins from two starts at the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon, while Gerda Steyn is looking for a marathon victory on her marathon debut on South African soil.…

But, like an old grass broom, he was beginning to lose his parts to the rubbish bin IT’S farewell to Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng, but what has been his celebrated impact on the administration of justice on the national stage? As Justice Mogoeng retires, Mogoengologists have been busy again, ruminating about the deeper reasons for his style of stewardship of the judiciary: attentive, oriented towards consensus, and pragmatic, sometimes overreaching, sprinkled with Christian fundamentalism – the list is, by now, well known, if not outright clichéd. While future historians are likely to marvel at his tactical skills in micropolitics of asserting the independence of the judiciary and the interpretation of the Constitution and the law, they may also conclude that he was well placed to have done more on the…

STOCKHOLM: Economists David Card, Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens won the 2021 Nobel economics prize yesterday for pioneering “natural experiments” to show real-world economic impacts in areas from the US fast-food sector to migration from Castro-era Cuba. Unlike in medicine or other sciences, economists cannot conduct rigidly controlled clinical trials. Instead, natural experiments use real-life situations to study impacts on the world, an approach that has spread to other social sciences. “Their research has substantially improved our ability to answer key causal questions, which has been of great benefit to society,” says Peter Fredriksson, chair of the Economic Sciences Prize Committee. Past Nobel Economics prizes have been dominated by US institutions and this was no exception. Canada-born Card currently works at the University of California, Berkeley; Angrist at Massachusetts Institute…

LOS ANGELES: George Clooney feels philosophical about growing old. The Hollywood star turned 60 in May and accepts his career has moved into a new phase. He explained: “The only thing you can do that’s dumb is try to hold on to things that you aren’t anymore, right? “You know, there was a picture, I was in Italy and somebody took a picture of me – I think it was a paparazzi picture on the boat, and I saw this old, grey-haired guy on the boat. “And I was like ‘who is that?’ “And it was me!”…

JERUSALEM: Israel will keep the Golan Heights, which it captured from Syria in the 1967 war, even if international views on Damascus change, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said yesterday. In 2019, then US President Donald Trump broke with other world powers by recognising Israel as sovereign on the Golan Heights, which it annexed in 1981 in a move not recognised internationally. Bennett’s remarks came as the current US administration hedges on the Golan’s legal status and some US-allied Arab states ease their shunning of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad over his handling of a decade-old civil war. Addressing a conference about the Golan’s future, Bennett said the internal Syrian strife had “persuaded many in the world that perhaps it is preferable that this beautiful and strategic territory be in the…

AMSTERDAM: Dutch judges yesterday convicted two men for the 2019 killing of a lawyer who was acting in a high-profile drugs case later taken on by celebrity crime reporter Peter R de Vries, who was shot and killed earlier this year. The two defendants, who judges say acted as hired assassins, were sentenced to 30 years in prison because the murder of someone “in service of the rule of law” shocked Dutch society. The case did not focus on who ordered the hit, the judges added. Lawyer Derk Wiersum was acting for a suspect-turned-state witness identified as Nabil B, in a case against alleged drug lord Ridouan Taghi.…

Zaahier Adams zaahier.adams@inl.co.za Aiden Markram is a rare South African cricket specimen. The 27-year-old is the only Proteas captain - male or female - to lift an ICC World Cup trophy above his head when he led the SA Under-19 team to the title in Dubai in 2014. Markram is back in the United Arab Emirates desert seven years later with the Proteas men's team now looking to challenge for the ICC T20 World Cup. Considering the senior team's misfortunes at ICC events over the years, the pressure to bring home the coveted holy grail is immense. Markram has had a taste of an ICC World Cup before with the 50-overs squad in the UK two years ago, and unfortunately that was a horrible experience for a young cricketer…

From page 1 “If there be any vaccine that is the work of the devil, meant to infuse 666 in the lives of the people, meant to corrupt their DNA, any such vaccine, Lord God Almighty, may it be destroyed by fire in the name of Jesus.” Earlier this year, his handling of the interviews for positions on the Constitutional Court was considered to be reckless and combative. Political analyst Bheki Mngomezulu said Mogoeng had “done well” given some of the positions he found himself in over the years. While he congratulated and commended Mogoeng on many accomplishments, he said the chief justice began getting involved in issues that did not concern his office. “He stepped out of line. “When it comes to his legal credentials he performed well,…

Staff writer IN A HISTORIC decision, the UN Child Rights Committee (CRC) has ruled that a country could be found responsible for the negative impact of its carbon emissions on the rights of children both within and outside its territory. This follows the UN Human Rights Council last week recognising access to a clean and healthy environment as a fundamental right. The CRC issued its decision yesterday after examining a petition filed by 16 children from around the world – including Ayakha Melithafa from South Africa - against Argentina, Brazil, France, Germany and Turkey. They claimed that these five countries had failed to take necessary preventive measures to protect and fulfil children’s rights to life, health, and culture. The children argued that the climate crisis was not an abstract future…

Siphokazi Vuso siphokazi.vuso@inl.co.za THE UCT EFF Student Command (EFFSC) has welcomed the provisional results of the student representative council (SRC) elections, which saw them emerge triumphant for a fifth consecutive term in office. Voting for the UCT SRC elections 2021 opened on October 4 and closed on October 8. Eight of the EFFSC candidates made it to the provisional SRC list, among them Jesse Griesel who had sparked controversy when she announced that she was a candidate under the EFFSC, with 2 738 votes. Griesel, in her second year at the university, stated that she was branded a “race traitor” on social media for running for the party. UCT spokesperson Elijah Moholola confirmed the UCT SRC elections for the 2021/22 term concluded on Friday. “The poll had a voter turnout…

ON WORLD Teachers’ Day, October 5, the Western Cape government concluded its first two-day Early Childhood Development Forum, where we focused on the migration of the ECD programme from the provincial Department of Social Development to the provincial Department of Education. During my State of the Province Address, I committed to bringing together key stakeholders in this space, so we could prioritise and assist what is an essential sector in our society. This is because ECDs are like rocket boosters for our children. They help put them onto a lifetime path of achievement and success. They simultaneously empower those responsible for childcare, who are predominantly women, to be able to work with the knowledge that children, grandchildren or siblings are in a place of safety and care. Empowering women in…

Chevon Booysen Chevon.booysen@inl.co.za WHILE the search for a 9-year-old boy reported missing in the surf at Diaz Beach in Mossel Bay has been downscaled, the public has been urged to report any sightings to authorities. Police spokesperson Christopher Spies confirmed the search was ongoing for the boy who went missing at sea on October 6 although police divers have been withdrawn. “The search for the boy is ongoing, although scaled down. Divers have been withdrawn for now. We appeal to beachgoers to be on the lookout and inform the nearest police station should they spot the missing boy along the shore or in the sea,” said Spies. National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) station commander Andre Fraser said they were alerted to the drowning after responding to a separate incident where…

Okuhle Hlati okhule.hlati@inl.co.za PEOPLE who will attend the University of Cape Town’s College of Fellows annual event next month, will be required to provide proof of vaccination as part of Covid-19 prevention measures. The college has come out in support of UCT’s proposed policy by the senate to make vaccination mandatory for all staff and students from 2022. The majority of the UCT senate voted in favour of the proposal last month which is now set to be considered by the council which will make a final decision after stakeholder engagements. Writing on behalf of the College of Fellows as its chairperson, UCT vice-chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng said: “It has been agreed that all those who attend must provide proof of vaccination. “Other Covid-19 prevention measures will also be…

THESE are the most interesting times our country, and the world, are experiencing. Our country is a political mess. Where on Earth did you hear about as many as 537 political parties vying for power? Every Dick, Tom and Harry now has a party with few women joining in as leaders. Fortunately, the IEC could bring it down to 325, the number that will contest the local elections. As the waters are heating up and becoming muddier as we move closer to our seventh general election in 2024, the so-called opposition in the form of the DA has become more desperate for power. One wonders, without a clear Plan B, and still far from halfway, how many elections did they foresee would be enough to seize power? One is never…

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa admitted his government was failing its people as shortages of food, medicines and other essential items persisted because of a dire foreign exchange squeeze. “The people may have a sense of displeasure towards me and the government for not delivering as they expected,” Rajapaksa’s office quoted him as saying. A shortage of foreign currency has hindered the nation’s efforts to import goods, prompting the government to declare a state of emergency and impose rationing. On Friday, the government removed price restrictions on essential foods in a desperate bid to end the hoarding of staples. Within hours of Rajapaksa’s remarks on Sunday, the government also announced an 85% hike in the price of liquefied petroleum gas used in cooking stoves, starting Monday. The prices of…

LONDON: Paul McCartney has said he wanted to continue performing with the Beatles when the band famously split in 1970 and that John Lennon instigated the breakup. Speculation about what caused the demise of the world’s most famous pop group has ranged from artistic differences and legal disputes, to Lennon’s marriage to artist Yoko Ono. In a forthcoming episode of BBC Radio 4’s This Cultural Life, McCartney, 79, discusses what he called the most difficult period of his life. “I didn’t instigate the split. That was our Johnny,” he said. “This was my band, this was my job, this was my life, so I wanted it to continue.” Asked about his decision to strike out on his own, McCartney told the interviewer to “stop right there” before setting out…

Panama City: A record of almost 19 000 children have crossed the dangerous Darien Gap jungle between Colombia and Panama this year en route to the US, the UN Children’s Fund (UnicefF) said yesterday. That figure is “nearly three times more than the number registered over the five previous years combined,” said Unicef. The report said almost 20% of the migrants crossing the jungle are children, half below the age of 5. The Darien Gap is one of the main routes for migrants heading from South America to the US, but the jungle has been overrun by armed groups such as drug and people traffickers.…

KABUL: Officials in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul have transferred some $18 million seized from the former government officials to the country’s central bank and then to the Ministry of Finance. The cash has been seized from officials of the former government officials in Kabul, Panjshir, Khost and Logar provinces and after transferring to the central bank, Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB), was handed over to the finance ministry, a statement of the central bank said. “The officials of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan by transferring the assets to the central bank and finance ministry have proved their commitment to the country,” the statement went on to say.…

Zaahier Adams zaahier.adams@inl.co.za VETERAN coach Boebie Solomons believes Bafana Bafana tactician Hugo Broos is changing the mentality of South African football in a positive manner. Solomons, who was a top-flight coach for almost 30 years with Santos, Wits and Maritzburg United amongst others, believes Broos has arrived in SA with the right mindset. Broos has led Bafana to the top of their 2022 World Cup qualifying group with seven points after three matches, heading into their home tie against Ethiopia at FNB Stadium today. “The mentality change has been important. “Sometimes there is a lot of negativity around things, and it takes someone else from outside to come in and say the same things,” Solomons said. “I think the way he has used a lot of the youth has changed…

England cricketers will be able to go to the beach and play golf under protocols agreed for the upcoming Ashes tour, which Cricket Australia chief Nick Hockley said yesterday was never seriously in doubt. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) gave "conditional approval" to the trip late last week after months of negotiations over concerns around tough Covid-19 rules for players and their families. Hockley said both teams should be able to live normal lives in public, within reason, during the five-Test series that is due to start in Brisbane on December 8. "Our protocols are very measured to ensure people have a really great experience and a good quality of life," he told the Sydney Daily Telegraph. "In a large part, it comes down to just people using…

Chevon Booysen chevon.booysen@inl.co.za THE LABOUR Court has dismissed an arbitration review appeal by the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) after being ordered to conduct a retrospective reinstatement of a groundsman employed at a Special Forces facility. This after Stephen Blaauw, employed by the SANDF on a fixed-term contract for one year, was further employed on a “month-to-month” basis for a period of three years. His fixed-term contract expired on January 9, 2013, but he remained in the employ of SANDF, albeit with no formal contract in place. “The applicant’s version is that, from this date onwards, Blaauw’s contract of employment was extended “on a month to month basis” – that is, it was renewed at the end of each month for a further one month period. “Blaauw, on the other…

Yogashen Pillay yogashen.pillay@inl.co.za The Department of Justice (DOJ) says it has taken major steps to deal with the ransomware attack that occurred in September. The information technology (IT)attack affected thousands of families across South Africa, with child maintenance payments one of the main concerns. The DOJ said in a recent statement that the payment of child maintenance was prioritised to ensure as little disruption as possible. The department also confirmed that a number of services have been reactivated in a secure manner. It said court recordings were given priority so courts were able to operate as normal. Where courts still face challenges, “a special capacity had been deployed” to deal with queries on a case-by-case basis. The DOJ also said the integrated case management system (ICMS) had not yet fully…

Francesca Villette francesca.villette@inl.co.za THE marriage between a Western Cape High Court judge and a senior City employee has come under the spotlight, with the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) arguing for the court official to recuse herself from the contentious City land invasions matter. The high court was yesterday set to hear arguments around the constitutionality of counter-spoliation - a common law right that allows landowners to forcibly take back possession of their property from invaders. The case’s genesis was the forceful eviction of Bulelani Qolani, who in June last year was dragged naked out of his Khayelitsha shack and humiliated by the City’s law enforcement officers, who then demolished his home. The Western Cape High Court had ruled that the City’s Anti-Land Invasion Unit would not be allowed to…

ingredients Method 500g deboned chicken thighs; cubed Zest of 1 lime 1 small piece of ginger, grated 1 clove garlic, crushed 3 spring onions, roughly chopped 1 tbs (15ml) soy sauce 1 tbs (15 ml) honey 1 egg 1 cup (250 ml) fresh breadcrumbs Small handful fresh coriander, roughly chopped Salt and freshly ground pepper Sweet soy sauce, for serving Vegetable oil, for frying 1 small red onion, finely sliced 1 small pineapple, finely diced 1 red chilli, finely sliced ½ cucumber, finely diced Juice of 1 lime 1 tbs (15 ml) olive oil Salt and freshly ground pepper Place the chicken, lime zest, ginger, garlic and spring onions into a food processor and whiz until just combined. Place the mixture into a bowl and add the soy sauce, honey, egg,…

Odwa Mkentane odwa.mkentane@inl.co.za THE family of a 41-year-old Nyanga man are struggling to come to terms with his death over the alleged theft of R200. It is believed that Thobekile April was accused of stealing money and killed in the early hours of Saturday. Police spokesperson Joseph Swartbooi said Nyanga police are investigating a case of murder. “Nyanga police members attended a crime scene in Mohobe Drive on (Saturday) at about 3.20am. Upon arrival they found the body of an unknown man who sustained stab wounds to his head and lower body. The victim was declared dead on the scene by medical personnel. “The motive for the attack is unknown. The unknown suspect/s fled the scene,” said Swartbooi. April’s younger brother Thobile said he was in disbelief at his brother’s…

Okuhle Hlati okhule.hlati@inl.co.za THE Public Service Commission (PSC) has initiated an investigation into the alleged rape of a teenager at Stellenbosch Hospital. The hospital came under scrutiny over allegations of negligence and an alleged cover-up of the matter after a 15-year-old was allegedly raped by another patient in the facility last month. Police are also probing the incident. The teenager was admitted at the hospital on September 11 after she attempted to commit suicide and was on suicide watch. According to the girl's family, the incident happened on September 16 but they were only informed about the assault nine days later. However the hospital says the incident allegedly occurred on the evening of September 23 and the family was reached two days later. Western Cape PSC commissioner Leonardo Goosen confirmed…

HEALTH-CARE workers are the last line of defence against the deadly Covid-19 pandemic, and it is a serious concern that more than 20 000 in KwaZulu-Natal are not yet vaccinated. This means that the number of unvaccinated health workers could be much higher throughout the country, taking into account that South Africa has nine provincial health departments. KZN Health Department head, Dr Sandile Tshabalala, said the department was concerned about the more than 20 000 health workers in the province who had not been vaccinated. He revealed that the department, which had a target of vaccinating 7.2 million people by December to reach herd immunity, had only managed 27% of the target so far. He said there was a renewed focus on front-line health workers. The high number of health…

Facing alarming biodiversity loss that is threatening the survival of humanity, the international community should take bold action to promote harmony between humans and nature. “The costs of our suicidal war against nature are growing at an alarming rate,” Inger Andersen, UN under-secretary-general and executive director of the UN Environment Programme, warned at a biodiversity meeting held in China. The 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, COP15, kicked off yesterday in Kunming, the capital of China’s Yunnan Province. Climate change, ecological conservation and a blueprint for biodiversity conservation for the next decade are on the agenda. Anderson called for global co-operation, especially financial and technology support for developing countries. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, executive secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity,…

A military court in Ouagadougou yesterday began the long-awaited trial of 14 men, including the former president, accused in the assassination of Burkina Faso’s left-wing leader Thomas Sankara 34 years ago The slaying of Sankara, a pan-Africanist icon, has for years cast a shadow over the Sahel state, fuelling its reputation for turbulence and bloodshed. Sankara and 12 others were riddled with bullets by a hit squad on October 15, 1987 during a putsch that brought his friend and comrade-in-arms Blaise Compaore to power. Compaore ruled the country for 27 years before being deposed by a popular uprising in 2014 and fleeing to neighbouring Ivory Coast, which granted him citizenship. He and his former right-hand man, General Gilbert Diendere, who once headed the elite Presidential Security Regiment, face charges of…

Gaborone: The secretariat of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has announced the launch of the 2022 edition of media awards aimed at boosting coverage of the region. The awards were open to journalists from SADC member states. Winners will receive their prizes on the sidelines of the 42nd SADC summit of heads of state and government. The awards recognise the best media work on the SADC to support regional co-operation and integration. The first prize winner will receive $2 500 (R37 459) cash; the runner-up will get $1 000. In the 2021 awards, South Africa’s Patrick O’Leary was among the runners-up.…

BEIRUT: Firefighters in Lebanon put out a huge blaze that raged at a key fuel storage depot yesterday to the relief of many in the country gripped by desperate energy shortages. There was no immediate report of casualties from the fire that sent large plumes of dark smoke billow into the sky. Ziyad al-Zein, head of facilities at Zahrani, said the fire broke out as the tank was being emptied. “We noticed an inclination in the reservoir’s roof yesterday and took immediate measures – this morning to transfer its contents,” he said, adding that “it would have been a disaster if the fire had spread to nearby tanks”.…

Morgan Bolton morgan.bolton@inl.co.za Fred Zeilinga has joined the Emirates Lions squad for the last of their United Rugby Championship tour matches in Europe this weekend. The 28-year-old flyhalf will act as cover, and could even start this weekend against Ulster if the need at pivot so requires, after the long-term injury to Jordan Hendrikse against Scarlets two Saturday’s ago and the more recent injury to Eddie Fouche last week, created a crisis at 10 for the Joburg-based team. Moreover, it is a stroke of luck for Ivan van Rooyen and Co. Until last week, no South African was permitted into the UK without a required and expensive 10-day quarantine period due to this country being red-listed because of Covid-19. Yesterday, SA was officially removed from that list, opening up travel…