Table of contents for 2024-01-24 in Cape Times

AFTER receiving €32 million (R667m) in dividends from British American Tobacco (BAT) for the quarter to the end of December, Reinet invested €6m into its businesses, leaving its net asset value (NAV) per share marginally lower at €31.5 compared with €31.8 a year earlier. The NAV measure determines an investment company’s total assets less its total liabilities and equates to a firm’s total equity. With Reinet recording its assets and liabilities in the euro, a weakening in the sterling pound, US dollar and South African rand against the euro during the quarter “resulted in an overall decrease in the value of certain assets and liabilities” in euro terms. NAV amounted to €5.7 billion as at the end of December, increasing 2.1% from €5.6bn calculated for the previous quarter…

KAROOOOO is targeting a good fourth quarter financial performance, even though that’s traditionally its toughest trading period, because of the December holidays in South Africa, and the Chinese New Year, which impacts business across Asia. This is according to CEO and founder Zak Calisto, who was interviewed yesterday at the release of robust financial results for the third quarter to November 30. He said the results were underpinned by an entrepreneurial, innovative, agile and customer-centric culture, with a prudent capital allocation strategy focused on growth. Total revenue increased 16% to R1.08 billion. Adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation increased 28% to R427.83 million. Despite provisions for Carzuka’s reduced operations, earnings a share grew 35% to R6.34 for the third quarter. Carzuka negatively impacted earnings a share by…

Transnet’s ports and logistical hurdles have forced Jubilee Metals Group to delay an upgrade project at its Zambian copper concentrator by nine weeks, with the Roan project expected to continue operating at half of its capacity owing to late delivery of components for the expansion project. So bad has been the Transnet ports and logistical bottlenecks that Jubilee, which raised production of chrome concentrates despite a fall in copper production, has been unable to ship and deliver electrical components for the upgrade project on time. “In Zambia the team were able to grow our copper output, despite the operational interruptions caused by the Roan front-end upgrade and associated import delays. “The team is working tirelessly to overcome the delay and will continue to operate Roan at a reduced capacity during…

from page 1 He briefed the media yesterday on the state of readiness following the release of the 2023 matric results. “We have developed a monitoring tool to assess registration, readiness for teaching and learning, student academic support, management and stakeholder relations, plans for funding new and returning students, status of institutional finances and challenges. As part of ensuring a smooth beginning of the 2024 academic year, NSFAS will process up to R4.2 billion as an upfront payment to all our institutions, prior to the finalisation of the application and registration periods,” he said. As of January 2024 the entity received 1.5 million applications and provisionally funded 657 703 Sassa recipients. According to Higher Education director-general Nkosinathi Sishi the higher education sector had the capacity to absorb qualifying learners as…

The Verulam Water Crisis Committee was due to meet the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) yesterday over the constant water outages that have seen frustrated residents take to the streets in protest this week. Frustrated Verulam residents protested on Monday, blocking roads with burning trees and tyres and calling for an immediate restoration of water supply in their taps. Phoenix and oThongathi residents have also been facing water outages due to several infrastructure challenges. DA KZN provincial leader Francois Rodgers said the party had lodged an appeal with the SAHRC to urgently hold public hearings in the north of eThekwini Municipality and investigate the continuing water crisis. The municipality said yesterday that heavy rains have caused widespread damage to its infrastructure, including water and sanitation infrastructure, which has resulted…

Wonderful people are everywhere. On our visit to Artscape a fortnight ago, we thoroughly enjoyed Sound of Music, a fantastic show, with outstanding voices, delightful choreography, music and many heart-warming moments. Our pleasant experience was enhanced by the cheerful, polite and helpful ushers and other theatre staff who ensured that two old codgers found their seats, and those same smiling faces directed us out at the end of the show. They were excellent examples of so many really decent young people in this country. And another wonderful advertisement for young South Africans was the achievement of so many whose matric results were a commendation to them, their teachers and families who provided support during their school years. For many, given their adverse circumstances and dysfunctional schools, their achievement was to…

WHY would an unscrupulous person/arsonist wilfully set fire to the City’s scenic mountainside? After the Cape’s record number of visitors who were attracted by its beautiful mountains and beaches, the province suffered 22 fires between January 1 and 18. The City of Cape Town has gathered enough evidence to believe that it’s the work of arsonists. We should strive to, “Keep the Cape in shape” and have a duty to report such arsonists. Is there a conspiracy to render the Western Cape Province ungovernable as we prepare for the national and provincial elections?…

THE ANC in the city is calling for an independent investigation to look into alleged corruption and the failure of service delivery on the part of the municipality amid the collapse of waste management in various communities. ANC City caucus leader Banele Majingo led a media briefing in Woodstock this week, claiming the City was struggling to provide efficient service delivery. “Their poor governance leads to poor service delivery and poor communities bear the brunt of the impact of poor governance. The policy shift in any organisation is endorsed by management, therefore, they must all take full responsibility and accountability. “If you go to Du Noon, it’s dirty, if you go to Elsies River it’s dirty, if you go to Langa it’s dirty, people are living in sewage. Recently we…

Israel said yesterday that 24 soldiers were killed in the biggest single-day losses since the start of its ground war in Gaza amid growing pressure on the government to find a way to end the conflict. The heavy clashes came as a White House official was due in the region for talks to secure more hostage releases, and as US media reported a new Israeli proposal for a deal that would involve a two-month pause in fighting. Twenty-four soldiers were killed on Monday, with the army saying 21 of them were reservists slain when rocket- propelled grenade fire hit a tank and two buildings. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said an investigation was launched into the “disaster” and that Israel “must learn the necessary lessons”. Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said the…

The symbolic “Doomsday Clock” was reset to 90 seconds to midnight yesterday, reflecting existential threats to humanity posed by potential nuclear escalation from the Ukraine conflict and the multiplying impacts of the climate crisis following Earth’s hottest recorded year. Set by top scientists and security experts, the timing of the clock remains the same as last year and the closest it has ever been to midnight in its more than 75-year history. The clock was originally set at seven minutes to midnight by the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists. The Bulletin was founded in 1945 by Albert Einstein, J Robert Oppenheimer and other scientists who worked on the Manhattan Project, which produced the first nuclear weapons. The idea of the clock symbolising global vulnerability to catastrophe followed in 1947. |…

Berlin: Nearly 80 years after the end of World War II, there are still about 245 000 Holocaust survivors alive across more than 90 countries, a study showed yesterday. According to the Claims Conference, an organisation that seeks damages for Holocaust survivors, 119 300 of them live in Israel, 38 400 in the US, 21 900 in France and 14 200 in Germany. With a median age of 86 now, the report said that they were “at a period of life where their need for care and services is growing”. The signing of the Luxembourg Agreement, under which West Germany agreed to pay reparations for Nazi atrocities, the state has paid more than $90 billion. | AFP…

Sydney: Former Australian prime minister Scott Morrison yesterday said he was leaving politics to pursue a business career. The veteran politician said he was stepping down as representative for a Sydney suburb next month, after 16 years in parliament. Morrison said he would “take on new challenges in the global corporate sector”. The conservative leader led Australia during the 2019-2020 bushfires and the Covid-19 pandemic, when he shut the country’s borders. An avid supporter of the fossil fuel industry, Morrison once brought a lump of coal into parliament and claimed, without evidence, that arson was a bigger cause of wildfires than climate change. He also secretly appointed himself to several ministerial roles during the Covid crisis, without informing his cabinet. | AFP…

The Blitzboks will be hoping that David Brits can add some blitz of his own when he makes his debut in this weekend’s Perth Sevens. Brits was a slippery customer for the Cheetahs as a skilled but abrasive outside centre and played a significant role in the Cheetahs winning the Currie Cup last year. The 26-year-old has subsequently chosen a new career path and will soon be in the green and gold of the Blitzboks team he has long admired. In Perth on Monday, he was given his first training jersey in a traditional ceremony. “This was an incredible feeling, being handed the jersey for the first time,” said Brits, who represented the SA Schools and Junior Springboks teams in his younger days. “I knew about the custom but I…

If Themba Zwane, Teboho Mokoena and Ronwen Williams can impose themselves on Tunisia in today’s Africa Cup of Nations Group E clash in Ivory Coast, their contributions will spearhead Bafana Bafana’s progress to the round of 16. Zwane, the 34-year-old attacking midfielder, has become the linchpin of the side and produced an outstanding performance against neighbours Namibia on Sunday. Apart from scoring two brilliant goals, the technically gifted player oozed class and determination. On two occasions he set off on dribbles and left the Namibian players floundering in his slipstream. SA coach Hugo Broos was moved to acknowledge the role player-of-the-match Zwane played in the 4-0 victory. “It was the case of the maestro in the midfield, Themba,” said Broos. “We know, and I said it already several times,…

HIGHER education is as critical to the global efforts to combat climate change as witnessed by universities’ globally increasingly recognising their responsibility to society and actively contributing to the mitigation of and adaptation response to the crisis. At the University of Mpumalanga and the Presidential Climate Commission, we are exploring a partnership of ensuring that our transition to a net zero is a just one. Importantly the university is committed to exploring practical steps in employing our academic discipline through research, teaching and learning to support South Africa’s climate change response measures and the just transition roadmap. However, like many other institutions in South Africa, the university is yet to fully articulate its contribution towards the efforts, through its curricula and research programmes that reflect the interdisciplinary nature of…

THE ANC and Presidency have hit back at criticism levelled against President Cyril Ramaphosa and Deputy President Paul Mashatile for using the SA Air Force’s VIP Falcon F50 aircraft with guests to attend a series of political meetings before the ANC’s 112th birthday celebrations in Mbombela, Mpumalanga earlier this month. DA MP Kobus Marais said the ambiguity between the Ministerial Handbook and the Presidential Handbook was being exploited by Ramaphosa and Mashatile who regularly commandeer SAAF aircraft to attend ANC party political events. “This is not prohibited in the Presidential Handbook but the Ministerial Handbook makes it clear that you cannot use SAAF aircraft to attend a political event unless there is official business immediately before or after the event. “This is open to abuse, it is not illegal but…

Experts warn parents about dangers of sharing children’s pictures on social media Strengthening policies and legislation will go a long way in curbing the spike in crimes associated with child pornography, say experts, following the arrests of three men in Mitchells Plain, Kraaifontein and Worcester who allegedly lured children and distributed and accessed child pornography. An international operation by the police Serial and Electronic Crime Investigations unit and the US Department of Homeland Security to trace manufacturers, users and distributors of child pornography led to their arrests. In total, seven suspects have been arrested in the Western Cape since November. Shannon Manuel, 32, was arrested on Friday and appeared in the Mitchells Plain Magistrate’s Court facing charges in relation to possession of child pornography, distribution, downloading and possible grooming. He…

Cybercrime will cost $10.5 trillion dollars by 2025. On average, around 30 000 websites are attacked every day globally. Forty-four every second of every day. It is in the realm of warfare that cyber attacks can lead to WW III. The former head of the Mossad, Mr Tamir Pardo, was quoted at a leadership conference in Seoul saying that cyber threats are a silent nuclear weapon. Nuclear deterrence and cyber warfare have quite different strategic properties. Unlike a conventional or nuclear attack, in a well- planned sophisticated cyber attack, determining the intruder has proven difficult, as is often the case in a cyber assault where the perpetrators are able to operate behind false IP addresses, foreign servers and aliases. The anonymity that the cyber realm can offer is one of…

1 tbs oil 1 cup sliced mushrooms 1 cup broccoli, finely chopped 2 cups rotisserie chicken, shredded 2 spring onions, chopped, plus extra for garnish ¾ cup (94g) grated cheese ½ cup NESTLÉ Cremora Original 4 large eggs ½ tsp each salt and pepper Preheat the oven to 180°C and grease a 12-hole muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray. In a pan, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the mushrooms and fry for 2 minutes. Add the broccoli and fry for a further 3 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and cool for 5 minutes. Stir in the shredded rotisserie chicken and spring onions. Divide the mixture evenly between the muffin holes and sprinkle the cheese on top. In a jug, whisk the NESTLÉ Cremora Original with 1¼…

Park Rangers and police discovered the body of an alleged mugger in a gorge on Table Mountain after following the signal of a stolen phone. Safety and security Mayco member JP Smith said while details were still being confirmed, a group of hikers were being led along the Pipe Track hiking trail when they were allegedly confronted by two people. “The tour guide defended the group by spraying both assailants with pepper spray and they then both took off, running. “Trying to locate one of the mobile phones that had been stolen but was still showing up close to where the robbery had taken place, the SAPS returned, along with members of SANParks. Attempting to locate the device and using the last location transmitted, it was discovered that the mugger…

Descendants of colonial clerks continue to wield influence in government and business Long before apartheid was outlawed in 1990, South Africa already had way too many “honorary whites” who lived in white-only suburbs. Besides the Japanese, some local blacks also belonged to this exclusive club. This extended to some foreign individuals from neighbouring countries like Malawi, which had a cosy relationship with the apartheid state. The term “honorary whites” was a political designation employed by the apartheid regime in South Africa. It served to extend certain rights and privileges typically reserved for whites to individuals who would have otherwise been categorised as non-whites under the Population Registration Act. The privilege was reserved for special groups that collaborated with the apartheid project, but everything associated with it was illogical. Whereas the…

Germany’s constitutional court yesterday approved a request to withdraw public funds from the neo-Nazi Homeland Party, offering what one official called a possible “blueprint” for action against the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). Homeland, known until 2023 as the NPD, was “excluded from state funding for a period of six years”, the court said. Markus Soeder, the conservative premier of the southern region of Bavaria, said ahead of the ruling that withdrawing funds from Homeland could be a “blueprint for the AfD” – an idea which has its supporters across the political spectrum. In its reasoning, the court said Homeland sought to “eliminate the free democratic order” and had a “racist, in particular anti-Muslim, anti-Semitic and anti-Gypsy, attitude” that clashed with Germany’s constitutional principles. The neo-Nazi group would therefore…

Almaty: Three people were killed and dozens injured after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck along the mountainous China-Kyrgyzstan border yesterday, authorities said. The major quake was registered at a depth of 13km in China’s Xinjiang region, about 140km west of the city of Aksu. Local authorities dispatched a team to the quake’s epicentre. The earthquake caused three deaths, while five other people sustained injuries, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said, adding that 12 426 people in the disaster area had been relocated. Yesterday’s earthquake came the day after a landslide killed at least 31 people and buried several others in the south-west of China. | AFP…

Goma: Artillery fire blamed on the DR Congo’s army has killed a child and injured a pregnant woman in a rebel-controlled town, local sources said yesterday. Monusco, the UN mission in the troubled country, said M23 rebels had prevented locals from fleeing to saftey and were using them as “human shields” against military attack on the eastern town of Mweso. “This M23 tactic aims to hold civilians as human shields in anticipation of any FARDC (army) attacks,” Monusco stated. A civil society source said three artillery shells fell on Monday on Mweso, 60km north of Goma, capital of the restive North-Kivu. | AFP…

All Israeli expat Omer Bloch knows for sure about his Tinder date in the Colombian city of Medellin is that she was “beautiful” – and used a powerful drug to knock him out and rob him. A recent spate of what the US Embassy termed “suspicious” deaths of eight US men in Medellin has cast a spotlight on the dangers foreigners face using dating apps in the city. “I matched with a girl on Tinder. Just another girl, I thought. Just another date,” recalls the 28-year-old businessman of his 2021 encounter. After their dinner, he remembers they returned to his house for a beer, which tasted more “bittery” than usual, and then he remembers going in “for the kiss”. He woke up the next day at noon, woozy and struggling…

MOROCCO, their place in the knockout stage secured, get a chance to confirm their status as Africa’s top football nation when they complete their round robin phase assignments of the Africa Cup of Nations with a Group F clash against Zambia tonight. The Atlas Lions, the first country from the continent to reach a World Cup semi-final, are ranked No 1 in Africa and expectations are that they will confirm their lofty status by winning the Afcon for only the second time. And when they opened their account with a 3-0 demolition of Tanzania, it appeared the 1976 champions were sending a statement to the rest of the contenders that they mean business. A fantastic start in their second match against the Democratic Republic of Congo – they scored with…

THE DRAFT South African Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) that was published on January 4, 2023, has evoked a diverse range of public reactions. Opinions from “energy experts” vary. From outright criticism by individuals who seemingly always criticise any coal, natural gas and nuclear power plant without reservations, to a more nuanced perspective from economists that the IRP might be a step back to realism. In my view it is lacking in major detail and the process is systemically flawed. Before delving into the technical details, I have questions about the procedure of the IRP and why it should be open to public consultation at all. Why is the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) responsible for the IRP rather than Eskom’s System Operator? Wouldn’t the individual closest to the…

AVI’s CONSUMER brands businesses faced ports and load shedding challenges, but would likely lift consolidated headline earnings per share by between 16% to 18% for the six months to December 31, 2023. The group, which has brands in hot beverages, sweet and savoury biscuits, frozen convenience foods, personal care products, cosmetics, footwear, accessories and fashion apparel, said yesterday in an update that headline earnings per share would be between 369.9 cents and 376.3c, compared with 318.9c in the interim period a year before. Food & Beverage Brands revenue increased 8.9% to R6.67 billion. Entyce Beverages increased revenue 16% to R2.42bn. Snackworks revenue was up 9.8% to R3.1bn. I&J’s revenue fell 5.1% to R1.15bn. Fashion brands revenue was up 0.5% to R1.70bn, while revenue in the Personal Care division…

from page 1 “These investigations are intricate, as suspects typically conceal their true identities, utilising fake accounts and unregistered cellphone numbers for communication. The repercussions of a child falling victim to child pornography are profound and often irreversible by the time it is detected. Parents must adopt a preventative approach to mitigate the emotional and psychological abuse that can lead to severe outcomes such as suicide and self-harm. Watching child pornography contributes directly to the harm inflicted upon young victims.” UCT Centre of Criminology’s Dr Simon Howell said this type of crime was increasingly problematic in South Africa. “At the moment there is some policy and legislation around this but it’s not designed specifically for the issues at play. As such, policies and legislation … need to be strengthened. “At…

IT was a bad start to the year for a mother who has to serve 12 months in jail for contempt of court after ignoring two court orders granting her former husband access to their child. The Gauteng High Court, Pretoria, ordered the mother to report within 24 hours after the latest order to the Pretoria Central Police Station, from where she would be taken to the Kgosi Mampuru Prison to start serving jail time. The mother must also deliver the child to the father and if she failed to do so, the sheriff, accompanied by the police, were authorised by the court to fetch the child. The father turned to the court for an order holding the mother in contempt as she ignored the two previous court orders in…

WITH the embattled National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) yet to finalise outstanding payments for students, higher learning institutions have been urged to allow students in to accommodations and to register. As registration commenced at all tertiary institutions and TVET colleges some students said they were stranded due to various issues, including lack of payment and accommodation providers allegedly not being accredited. The new accommodation pilot project portal also experienced operational issues. According to Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande, the TVET headcount for enrolment was 482 244 students while universities received 270 000 applications for scarce skills. Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) will be among eight universities that will accept late applications. “I call upon NSFAS to work together with the affected institutions to ensure that they speedily resolve…

IT’S SICKENING that every year there is this carping about which was the better province, after the matric results. The ANC is now doing their usual dissing of the DA in the Western Cape because we came 5th. The fact of the matter is there may be many reasons why this is so. One of them which is indisputable is that thousands of learners from the Eastern Cape have flooded into the Western Cape with their families because they think it is a better-run province, and there is more likelihood of their parents getting jobs. This puts immense pressure on the WCED as they have to find extra places for the thousands who come here to get a better education. A lot of them arrive at the last minute without…

Media organisations are up in arms over the SABC Bill, which they say has “a series of catastrophic and unconstitutional flaws”. Last week, the portfolio committee noted the closing date for written submissions and thanked those who commented on the bill. The bill was up for public comment until January 16 following the extension deadline from an earlier date of December 15. The bill has come under criticism, with the DA describing it as retaining the SABC’s 1999 funding model and that the proposed legislation would mandate the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Mondli Gungubele or his finance counterpart with a new funding model, but not the board of directors. However, Gungubele has defended the bill, arguing that it was geared at addressing the challenges faced by the public…

AUDITOR-General Tsakani Maluleke has found the finances of the Government Printing Works (GPW) in such a mess that she could not express an opinion on its financial statement for the 2022-23 financial year. In her audit report, Maluleke put the blame squarely on the GPW management for failing to put control systems in place and prepare accurate and complete financial reports supported by reliable information. “I have not been able to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence to provide a basis for the audit opinion,” she said. The Auditor-General said GPW did not recognise all items of property, plant and equipment in accordance with the Standard of Generally Recognised Accounting Practice. “This was due to inadequate systems in place to record assets and some assets that were not recorded in the…

Indications are that the country is in for a fierce battle in the coming elections with interesting new players joining the fray. The registration of over 300 political parties, despite making the ballot paper rather long, certainly adds spice to the pot. Former president Jacob Zuma and his uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party have been making a lot of noise. Then you have the African Congress for Transformation (ACT) of former ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule, and the South African Rainbow Alliance, led by erstwhile Joburg council speaker Colleen Makhubele. In 2025, the then charismatic DA leader Mmusi Maimane made waves when he declared in Parliament that “Zuma was a broken man, presiding over a broken society”. Maimane, the first black DA leader, will be hoping to return to the House with…

A car rammed into a roadblock put up by protesting farmers in south- western France yesterday, killing a woman and seriously injuring her husband and teenage daughter. Farmers have been blocking roads across the country in protest at what they say are deteriorating conditions in the agriculture sector. The three occupants of the car that crashed into the barrier on a motorway in the department of Ariege were taken into police custody on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter, police said. The vehicle was travelling on the dual-lane carriageway leading to the roadblock, despite it being clearly marked as closed to traffic because of the protest. But a local prosecutor, Olivier Mouysset, said early results of the investigation suggested that the car, carrying a couple and a friend, had not rammed the…

BRUSSELS: Measles cases are rising at alarming rates in Europe, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned yesterday, with the region seeing a 30-fold increase. Between January and October 2023, there were more than 30 000 measles cases reported in Europe, compared to just 941 cases in the entire 2022. The increase, with almost 21 000 hospitalisations and five deaths, threatened progress in eliminating the disease, it said. Poor vaccination coverage was largely to blame, with the pandemic contributing to missed immunisation among children. Between 2020 and 2022, more than 1.8 million infants in Europe missed their measles shot, the WHO said. | The Washington Post…

Paris: France’s data protection agency said yesterday that it had fined Amazon’s French warehouses unit 32 million euros (about R661m) for an “excessively intrusive” surveillance system to keep track of staff performance. Amazon France Logistique monitored the work of employees through data from scanners used by the staff to process packages, according to the agency, CNIL. Scanners alerted management of inactivity exceeding 10 minutes or the handling of packages and parcels “right up to the second”, CNIL said. The surveillance was deemed in contravention of the EU’s general data protection regulation. | AFP…

The Paarl Royals may currently be the SA20 frontrunners at the halfway stage of the competition, but they do face an anxious wait on the fitness of their captain David Miller ahead of tonight’s clash against the Joburg Super Kings at the Wanderers. Miller was hit on the side of his right foot by Kagiso Rabada during the penultimate over of the Royals’ first innings of the Cape derby at Boland Park on Sunday. The Royals skipper attempted to shake it off, but it was in visible physical pain when he attempted a run off the next ball. Miller received treatment from the Royals physio before hobbling off the field to retire hurt on 24 from 20 balls. Fortunately for the Royals, they had a ready-made replacement in England white-ball…

In 2018, Jaden and Jordan Hendrikse played in the Glenwood High first XV as a scrumhalf-flyhalf combination. They gelled so well for the Green Machine that some predicted that the brothers would one day be in the green of another team, the Springboks. That may yet come to pass but first there is the certainty that they will be in the black and white of the Sharks in the second half of this year when Jordan returns to Durban. The brothers split up after school – Jaden went straight into the junior ranks of the Sharks and Jordan joined the Lions after a short period in Stellenbosch. Jordan, who is one year younger than the 23-year-old Jaden, has had mixed fortunes at the Lions. He exploded out of the blocks…

The South Africa Under-19 team slipped to their first defeat at the ICC U19 Men’s World Cup at the JB Marks Oval in Potchefstroom yesterday. The Junior Proteas had posted 230 all out with opener Steve Stolk top-scoring with 64 off just 55 balls (11x4, 1x6) with additional support from Dewan Marais (42) and Richard Seletswane (33). But a middle-order collapse precipitated by Jaydn Denly (3-37), Eddie Jack (3-28) and Tazeem Ali (3-26) reined in the home team. Former captain David Teeger was one of the three South African ducks during this period. This had a massive impact on the eventual result with lightning forcing the players off the field initially before the heavens opened to bring a close to proceedings. England were midway through their chase at that point,…