Table of contents for 2021-07-01 in Mercury

Siphelele Dludla siphelele.dludla@inl.co.za PRIVATE sector loans continued to remain in contractionary territory for the third month in May as corporates and households reduced taking credit on Covid-19-induced activity. Data from the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) yesterday showed that private sector credit fell 0.42 percent year-on-year in May, following a deep decline of 1.76 percent in April. This decline was better than market expectations of 0.9 percent. SARB said the ease was primarily due to corporate credit, which contracted 5 percent year-on-year in May following a sharp 6.7 percent slump in April. South African businesses have remained reluctant to take on more credit as uncertainties over the economic outlook remain due to rising Covid-19 cases and lockdown restrictions. In contrast, household credit extension continued an upward trend, growing by a…

Sakhiseni Nxumalo sakhiseni.nxumalo@inl.co.za THE increasing numbers of Covid-19 cases in KwaZulu-Natal over the past two weeks has become a major concern for the provincial government. This is according to Premier Sihle Zikalala, as he said the province had recorded a 37% increase in cases in the past 14 days, amounting to 2 145 cases. On Tuesday, the province registered 947 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the total number of reported cases to 353 348. Zikalala said the increase in the number of new cases had occurred in 10 of the 11 districts across the province, except for the Harry Gwala District. “We are observing that five districts are in resurgence, eThekwini, Uthukela, Umgungundlovu, Amajuba and Umzinyathi. It is now a race against the third wave for us in these districts,” he…

A US government report on UFOs said analysts lack sufficient data to determine the nature of mysterious flying objects observed by US military pilots including whether they are advanced earthly technologies, atmospherics or of an extraterrestrial origin. The report, released to Congress and the public, encompasses 144 observations – mostly from US Navy personnel – of what the government officially calls “unidentified aerial phenomenon”, or UAP, dating back to 2004. All but one of the listed sightings – attributed to a large, deflating balloon – remain unexplained, subject to further analysis, the report said. For the other 143 cases, it found too little data exists to conclude whether they represent some exotic aerial system developed either by a US government or commercial entity, or by a foreign power such as…

SUE YATES | Hillcrest I REFER to Mark Keohane’s article (June 25) acknowledging and celebrating the 26th anniversary of June 24, 1995 – that unforgettable day when Nelson Mandela, wearing Francois Pienaar’s No 6 Springboks jersey, handed the Rugby World Cup to the winning captain. Thank you, Mark, for reminding me of that momentous day. I was living in Hong Kong at the time, and watched the match with some English and Australian ex-pat friends. Graciously, they all shared my joy and pride, and understood a few tears of homesickness.…

PAKS PAKIRIY Durban North THE Jacob Zuma issue of contempt of court has come full circle. One hopes the justice cluster will use its full might to implement the Concourt decision. It was a well-reasoned and balanced judgment with timelines given for its implementation. Zuma must report to jail and serve his sentence. No more pussyfooting or treating him like some martyr. Zuma must never be allowed to set an agenda in this country again. He has thumbed his nose at the Constitution too many times. He has tarnished the reputation of high office when he slavishly allowed the Guptas to steal. Zuma’s ascendency to the presidency was a fatal mistake and so is Ace Magashule as ANC secretary-general. Two of the most allegedly corrupt officials made it into the…

COMETH DUBE MAKHOLWA Midrand THE very high rates of infection that we see now are exactly what was happening in countries like Italy, the UK and the US. The difference is that communities in those countries, except the US under Donald Trump, stuck to the proper use of the mask. Hence only the US lost more than 600 000 people. South Africa is now reporting staggering daily infections, yet the EFF and its leaders are encouraging their followers to defy the health protocols that are meant to reduce rates of transmission of the virus to others. Is it any wonder then that our daily infections are in the region of 18 000 new cases or more? And when people die in large numbers, we wonder why this is happening…

Sibusiso Mboto sibusiso.mboto@inl.co.za HAPPINESS levels in South Africa reached an all-time low following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement on Sunday that the country was moving to adjusted level 4 of the lockdown. This was revealed by a study conducted by the University of Johannesburg as part of the Gross National Happiness index, measuring the mood of South Africans. “The nation has been experiencing considerable mood swings in the last few days of June. “On June 27, with the announcement of the level 4 lockdown, happiness levels dropped to an all-time low of 4, the lowest happiness levels ever measured in South Africa since 2019,” the report released yesterday stated. The depressed mood – the study indicated – continued throughout Monday and Tuesday, remaining way beneath the long-term average of 6.6 and…

Sakhiseni Nxumalo and Chevon Booysen SOUTH African Breweries (SAB) is to pursue a legal challenge against the government after being hit by a fourth crippling alcohol ban. SAB said it was sensitive to the plight the country faces and understood the seriousness of the third Covid-19 wave. However, it said there was no scientific evidence that the consumption of alcohol raised the risk of contracting the virus, especially if alcohol was consumed safely and responsibly in one’s home. “SAB regrets the government's unfortunate decision to ban the sale of all alcohol for the fourth time in the last 18 months. SAB is deeply concerned by the continued discrimination of the legal alcohol trade, resulting in a burgeoning illicit industry” The new ban had been implemented at a time when the…

Armed robbers shot and killed a security guard in oThongathi on Tuesday night. The 40-year-old guard and his colleague were on duty guarding a reservoir when they came under attack. Police spokesperson Captain Nqobile Gwala said it is alleged that at 8.45pm, two security guards were on duty at Emona, oThongathi when they were attacked by three armed men. “One of the suspects fired a shot at the 40-year-old security guard. He was declared dead at the scene. The suspects robbed the victims of their firearms before fleeing,” she said. Charges of murder and robbery are being investigated by oThongathi SAPS.…

Consistent economic growth has enabled the country to alleviate poverty Gert Grobler I RECENTLY had the opportunity to visit Nanhu Lake in the city of Jiaxing in the dynamic Zhenjiang Province. For the Chinese nation, the picturesque city is far more than just a scenic attraction. It is the birthplace of the Red Boat spirit and of the Chinese Communist Party (CPC ) Early in August 1921, the first national congress of the CPC was held on a modest tourist boat on the Southlake of Jiaxing City. Here the birth of the CPC was proclaimed , one of the most significant and epochal events in Chinese history. The Red Boat strongly reflects the inspiration and symbol of China’s revolution. No wonder so many of China’s great leaders travelled to…

Hundreds of Sudanese protesters took to the streets of major cities yesterday to demand the government’s resignation over IMF-backed economic reforms seen as too harsh. The protests erupted a day after the International Monetary Fund approved a $2.5 billion loan and debt relief deal that will see Sudan’s external debt reduced by some $50bn. Public discontent has mounted over the reforms that slashed subsidies on petrol and diesel, more than doubling their price. The protesters outside the presidential palace in Khartoum burnt tyres and brandished banners that read “Bread for the poor”, before they were dispersed by police who fired tear gas. Security forces also used tear gas on protesters in Omdurman, the capital’s twin city across the Nile, who attempted to join the demonstrations in Khartoum. In Kassala, in…

New York City’s first attempt at ranked-choice voting descended into confusion this week, after the elections board abruptly removed updated vote totals from its website hours after posting them due to what it called a “discrepancy” in the numbers. The primary election to choose the next leader of America’s largest city was held a week ago, when preliminary results showed Eric Adams, the Brooklyn borough president, with a significant but not insurmountable 10-point lead in the vote. That lead appeared to shrink to two points when voters’ second, third, fourth and fifth choices were factored in under a ranked-voting system being used for the first time in a mayoral contest. Final results were not expected until mid-July. But the tabulation showed an additional 140 000 ballots since Election Day, prompting…

BRUSSELS: Tension over a weeks-long hunger strike by hundreds of undocumented migrants in Belgium’s capital has mounted after four of them stitched their lips shut to stress their demands for legal recognition and access to work and social services. Aid workers say that more than 400 migrants, holed up at two universities and a church in Brussels, stopped eating on May 23 and their health is deteriorating. The government will not regularise the status of the 150 000 undocumented migrants. | Reuters…

Stuart Hess stuart.hess@inl.co.za “ASK Goolam, he’ll help you out.” That was a refrain from players, coaches, other members of the South African team management and older journalists, who had travelled more regularly with the Proteas. It was November 2005, and the SA team was in Mumbai, playing against India in a five match one-day international series. Graeme Smith’s team was up 2-1 in the series. The final match was a day/night affair at Wankhede Stadium. Mixed in with all the work was the concern for myself, then Beeld sports writer, Jaco van der Merwe and the late Duif du Toit, one of South Africa’s best sports photographers, that we had to hustle to the airport to make a 2am flight back to SA. The game was scheduled to finish at…

YOUTH month has come and gone. It is thus compelling to reflect on the challenges facing South Africa’s youth – top of which is unemployment. According to Statistics South Africa’s (StatsSA) Quarterly Labour Force for the first quarter of 2021, South Africa’s unemployment rate stood at 32.6 percent. This rate was 46.3 percent among young people aged 15 to 34 years, implying that almost one in every two young people in the labour force did not have a job in the first quarter of 2021. About a quarter, 24.4 percent, of the youth have jobs, and 45.3 percent participate in the labour market. Within the youth, those aged 15 to 24 are more vulnerable in the labour market with an unemployment rate of more than…

Thami Magubane thami.magubane@inl.co.za THE EThekwini Municipality is proposing a change in the rules that govern its full council meetings that could see a reduction in the number of times all councillors meet to address its issues. During a council meeting on Tuesday, the municipality put forward a proposal to amend its by-laws on the number of meetings the municipality has to hold each year. The council currently has to hold 11 full council meetings, and it is looking to reduce this to a minimum of four meetings each year. The municipality cautioned that this did not mean it was moving to have four meetings, but this was a proposal that would be put out for comment. However, the proposal was opposed by some opposition parties who said the move would…

LEON DE VOS La Lucia THERE are so many appropriate descriptive words in the media that have been used to describe our ANC leaders in government such as incompetence and hypocrisy. These ring true when we read of and hear of the billions of rand of Covid-19 funds unaccounted for as a result of their corruption, incompetence, lies and their blatant disregard for their fellow citizens who are starving and dying as a result of their actions. What is lacking regarding our leaders, is someone who understands their purpose as a leader, which is to serve the citizens of the country with integrity, intelligence, compassion and within the laws of the country. If they fail to do so, then they must be removed quickly and prosecuted, or they should have…

MAY you learn to say “yes” to opportunities, even if they involve risk or if they involve venturing into the unknown, learning new things, and breaking unhelpful habits. May you say “yes”, especially if the opportunities involve meeting new people. May you say “yes” to opportunities to travel, serve, build and assist in mending broken places. May you say “yes” to exploring new ideas. May you say “yes” when you encounter opportunities to offer hospitality. May you say “no” to toxic secrets, to behaviour that judges or excludes others. May you say “no” to religious teachings that limit your capacity for generosity and freedom. May you say “no” to anything that will delay your formal education, no matter how appealing or adventurous the idea might be. May you say “no”…

THYAGARAJ MARKANDAN Kloof A FORMER president going to prison? Fifteen months behind bars for contempt of court? It can’t be! What a great fall. From the highest post in the land to a dingy little prison cell. While Jacob Zuma’s followers cannot believe the Concourt had the temerity to sentence him to a 15-month jail term, all South Africans who love their country and believe in justice will be celebrating. I can’t believe it. In this bleak, wintry Covid-19 lockdown there couldn’t have been anything more pleasing to my ears. My gloomy spirits have lifted; my faith in our judiciary restored. Not even in his heyday when he was worshipped as the people’s hero, was Zuma so popular. The court ruling has become the most talked about topic in the…

Bongani Nkosi bongani.nkosi@inl.co.za JAILED former crime-intelligence boss Richard Mdluli and erstwhile colleague Mthembeni Mthunzi have launched a bid to be released from prison. Close to 10 months since the South Gauteng High Court jailed the pair for five years each, they have returned to the same court to ask for bail. Judge Ramarumo Monama told their legal representatives yesterday that he would hear the application later this month. The matter sat briefly at the high court in Joburg yesterday. Ike Motloung, Mdluli’s lawyer, said they were applying for bail while the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) decided if it would hear their appeal application. He said the SCA was petitioned some months ago to hear the appeal application. Mdluli and Mthunzi sought to appeal the sentences that Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng…

THE 32 cents/litre price increase in illuminating paraffin set to kick in this month has been described as an attack on the poor and vulnerable. The Automobile Association said it forecast that petrol looked set to increase by about 23c a litre, diesel by 38c and illuminating paraffin by 32c. “This increase is going to be very difficult for those who use paraffin for cooking, lighting, and especially heating,” the AA said. Twenty-two-year-old Anezwa Magudugudu, who has just lost her job as a waitress due to the level 4 lockdown restrictions, said she could not see how the poor would survive.…

Jolene Marriah-Maharaj jolene.marriah@inl.co.za Police have confirmed that the teenage grandson of the late Yaganathan Pillay, who was known as Teddy Mafia, has been charged with attempted murder. Carlton Naidoo,19, and his father Kesavan Isaac Naidoo, 41, will make their second appearance in the Chatsworth Magistrate’s Court tomorrow. KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson, Colonel Thembeka Mbele, said: “It is alleged that on June 7 at 2.45pm a 46-year-old victim was at Chatsworth when he was severely assaulted and a firearm was pointed at him by known suspects who are part of a gang operating in Chatsworth. His magazine with ammunition was also allegedly stolen.” Mbele said that a multi-disciplinary operation was conducted last Thursday and the father and son were arrested in Table Street in Shallcross. “A firearm which…

Chulumanco Mahamba chulumanco.mahamba@inl.co.za A DECADE on, the family of slain South African photojournalist Anton Hammerl is still seeking justice and has called on the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to act in his case. Penny Sukhraj-Hammerl, the widow of the photojournalist, has made an appeal to the UNHRC in Geneva, Switzerland, to secure justice for his death in Libya in 2011, after a decade of no answers and accountability for his death. The former Saturday Star chief photographer was killed in Libya while covering the country’s civil war. His remains have yet to be found. He was a dual South African and Austrian national residing in the UK, at the time of his death. “It’s been 10 very difficult years enduring an injustice, which has stripped us and left our…

Rodolfo Benítez Verson LAST year on June 23, the UN General Assembly, for the 29th consecutive year, approved a resolution demanding the end of the criminal economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the US government against Cuba in violation of the UN Charter and international law. A total of 184 states voted in favour of the resolution. Only the US and Israel voted against it. Once again it was demonstrated that the blockade has no international support. In its obsession to isolate Cuba, the US has isolated itself. The blockade imposed on Cuba for more than six decades is the most severe and longest-enduring system of unilateral sanctions ever applied against any country. No Cuban family escapes the effects of this inhumane policy, as seen in the scarcities that…

The slump in tourism caused by Covid-19 will cost the global economy more than $4 trillion for 2020 and 2021, much worse than anticipated, as an uneven vaccination roll-out crushes developing countries that are highly dependent on international visitors. The losses this year alone could amount to $1.7 trillion to $2.4 trillion, even as international tourism rebounds in the second half in countries like the US, UK and France, which have higher vaccination rates, the UN Conference on Trade and Development said in a report. Developing countries may account for as much as 60% of the estimated losses to global gross domestic product. The report also shows that the world may not see a return to pre-pandemic arrivals of international tourists until 2023. Countries such as Thailand and Turkey, which…

WESLACO: Donald Trump visited the US-Mexico border yesterday as he seeks to reclaim the spotlight, riding a wave of Republican attacks on Democratic US President Joe Biden over the rise in migrants caught entering the US. The trip with Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott to an unfinished section of border wall near Weslaco at the southern tip of Texas is the second public appearance this week by the Republican former president, who lost to Biden in November’s election. Trump pilloried Biden at a recent rally, accusing him of having “dismantled America’s border defences and incited a flood of illegal migrants”. Under Biden, arrests at the have risen to the highest monthly levels in two decades. | Reuters…

Stuart Hess stuart.hess@inl.co.za OUTSIDE of the team bubble there may be questions about the Proteas’ batting and how they can get more out of themselves, but within the group, there’s an awareness that building confidence is just as important. South Africa’s T20 record since Mark Boucher became head coach is dreadful. Of the 16 matches played before the series in the Caribbean, they’d won just four, and lost every series. A change in captaincy earlier this year didn’t bring immediate success, because that captain, Temba Bavuma, was out injured against Pakistan. The West Indies, with all their depth, power and experience is a significant challenge, but South Africa, despite the problems with the batting, find themselves on the brink of truly significant triumph, if they can win one of…

TOP seed Novak Djokovic clinically dispatched big-serving South African Kevin Anderson 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 yesterday to glide ominously into the Wimbledon third round. Defending champion Djokovic, bidding for a sixth Wimbledon and record-equalling 20th Grand Slam title, was imperious during a grasscourt masterclass on Centre Court. In a repeat of the 2018 final, the Serbian broke Anderson's serve once in each set and offered up only five unforced errors. His only minor concern were a couple of tumbles to the turf on the lush grass, but he remained unruffled. Twice Grand Slam runner-up Anderson, who is battling back after knee problems, did not play a bad match but Djokovic was at his ruthless best as he won in an hour and 41 minutes. "It was almost flawless today, I hope…

Travis Scott says his upcoming “psychedelic rock” album inspired the “cactuses and mushrooms” design for his Dior collection. The 29-year-old rapper was inspired to create his clothing line with the French fashion house while working on the hotly awaited follow-up to 2018’s Astroworld. He told WWD: “I’m in this new album mode where it’s like psychedelic rock. So even just like the field of cactuses and mushrooms, you might get tripped out.” The collection includes sweatshirts, oversized tees, silk satin shirts, chains, and lapel pins with his own illustrations and Cactus Jack symbol. The hip hop megastar also took inspiration from his hometown in Texas. The Sicko Mode hitmaker said: “I just tried to take some of the textures of what you might see in my backyard on an everyday…

Officers forced to turn around at Zuma’s homestead Sihle Mavuso and Sibusiso Mboto AMID anxiety and fear that the pending jailing of former president Jacob Zuma could possibly cause political instability in the Nkandla area, a SAPS patrol trying to gain access to the rural home of the former head of state was yesterday turned away. The behaviour of about 10 uMkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA) members guarding the Zuma home raised some eyebrows, but the SAPS downplayed it and said the circulating video taken during the minor commotion was “misinformation”. The stopping of the SAPS vehicle carrying four police officers from the nearby Nkandla police station happened yesterday afternoon. The police station is one of two where the Constitutional Court on Tuesday said Zuma should hand himself…

I MUST concede that I was rather apprehensive prior to the Constitutional Court’s decision on Jacob Zuma’s contempt trial sentencing. That Zuma was found guilty of contempt, in defiance of an order by the highest court, one can only be impressed with the sentencing that now relegates him to a cell for 15 months. My only disappointment was that there was a dissenting judgment in the form of a minority judgment by two justices which in essence was a consensus ad idem save the punitive aspect that was imposed. But the message of the court reverberates loud and clear – no person in South Africa, irrespective of status, position or standing, is above the law. Zuma, whose belligerence and recalcitrant contumacy against a grounding pillar of…

IN AMERICA, restaurant patrons take it very seriously when the grub does not come up to scratch. The Huffington Post lists two instances of dissatisfied customers threatening to blow the place up. One was in Iowa where a fellow ordered Chicken McNuggets from McDonald’s and was enraged when he got home to find they hadn’t included the sauce, without which Chicken McNuggets is just not Chicken McNuggets. He phoned, threatening to come back and punch the waiter then blow up the restaurant. The McDonald’s folk phoned the cops and next thing, the dissatisfied diner was in jail, charged with a felony. The case is yet to be heard though he is now out on bail. The other incident was in New Orleans where the dissatisfied customer made a similar threat…

NORMAN MAHLANGU | Mpumalanga WHEN the first case of Covid-19 was reported in our beloved country, we were scared to death of such a pandemic we had never heard of. Since then and until this day, we put all our efforts towards eliminating this deadly disease. As the saying says: time is the greatest test! Time has proven once more that we have an even more deadly virus of corruption among us, that is so stubborn and continues to surface even though we are confronted by such a serious pandemic. It was supposed to be a taboo to hear about the mishandling of any funds meant to combat this deadly disease, but alas here we are! While the poor nation is busy practising physical distancing, the wicked cadres…

Tarryn-Leigh Solomons Tarryn-Leigh.Solomons@iinl.co.za IN LIGHT of the implementation of the Protection of Personal Information Act (often called the Popi Act or Popia) which comes into effect today, law expert Nthabiseng Dubazane says if a person’s information is distributed without their consent, they have a right to lodge a complaint. The act seeks to regulate what kind of personal information can be used. Employers who fail to comply with the act could face 10 years in jail or a R10 million fine. “Every company … media, law firms, service providers have to have authorisation to distribute information or data of an individual before doing so. So if a service provider contacts you and cannot show any proof that you gave consent to them calling you or emailing you, you have the…

TODAY, July 1, marks the centenary of the Chinese Communist Party (CPC), the largest political party in the world and the party behind the successful transformation of China from a poor agrarian country to a modern and moderately prosperous economy. Those who read this title regularly will have noted excerpts from the People’s Daily, outlining some of the successful projects China has undertaken in its quest to pursue success for the Chinese nation and happiness for its people. The CPC started small in 1921 at a time when China had been reduced to a “semi-colonial and semi-feudal society, having suffered the invasion of Western powers,” according to its ambassador to South Africa, Chen Xiaodong. It has been a tumultuous century for the party which today has more than 91 million…

| AFP Millions of people in western Canada and the northwestern US were under heat alerts yesterday as the region baked in record-breaking temperatures and police reported scores of deaths likely linked to the scorching conditions. The heat wave has stretched emergency services, with at least 134 people dying suddenly since Friday in the Vancouver area, according to Canadian police. In the northwest US city of Seattle, doctors reported a flood of heatstroke victims, and at least two patients – aged 65 and 68 – died of hyperthermia as their bodies overheated. Soaring temperatures in California’s valley, mountain and desert areas raised fears of wildfires amid windy dry conditions. The US National Weather Service warned of “a possibility of dry lightning strikes ... creating the potential for lightning-sparked fires.”…

Israel’s top diplomat Yair Lapid said yesterday that more cooperation deals with the UAE were on the horizon, during a landmark visit to the Gulf nation. The United Arab Emirates and Israel normalised ties in September, paving the way for a raft of deals ranging from tourism and aviation to financial services. “We’re going sign more agreements in July,” he said. “The vision is that it moves from governments to business to people.” Lapid opened an Israeli consulate in the commercial hub of Dubai, a day after opening the country’s first Gulf embassy in UAE capital Abu Dhabi. “What we are opening here today isn’t only a consulate. It’s a centre of co-operation. A place that symbolises our ability to think together, to develop together, to change the world together,”…

Rome: The head of the UN’s World Food Programme warned yesterday there could be “unprecedented famine of biblical proportions” in dozens of countries without further action to address food shortages. Speaking at a G20 event on humanitarian aid in Brindisi, Italy, WFP chief David Beasley said: “We thought Covid would be in our rearview mirror by the end of 2020, only to see it recycled.” The WFP is appealing for $6 billion (R85bn) to help 41 million people it says are on the edge of famine in 43 countries. It says famine-like conditions already exist in Ethiopia, Madagascar, South Sudan and Yemen. | AFP…

MIKE GREENAWAY mike.greenaway@inl.co.za IT was the inimitable Eddie Jones who once said that “babies in Georgia are born with beards”, when he was asked about the scrumming challenge posed by the eastern European team. That was when Jones was coaching Japan and his tongue-in-cheek chirp was a compliment to Georgia, with Jones adding: “They have a massive scrum, the biggest, ugliest pack in the world.” It is also why Jones invited the Georgian pack to scrum against his England men during a break in the 2018 Six Nations but he got more than be bargained for and a video of the Georgians scrumming the Red Rose pack backward at a rate of knots went viral on social media. If this doesn’t convince you of their toughness, consider that Soviet Russia…

WYNONA LOUW wynona.louw@inl.co.za Western Province 32 Sharks 31 WESTERN Province overcame the Sharks by one point in an entertaining Currie Cup clash at Cape Town Stadium yesterday. Flyhalf Tim Swiel’s boot was one of the stand-outs as he contributed 19 points, slotting five penalties and converting their two tries. Scrumhalf Paul de Wet scored the opening try after an early Swiel penalty. Shortly afterwards flanker Thembelani Bholi powered his way. Curwin Bosch converted to make the difference three points. Scrumhalf Jaden Hendrikse made sure to add his name to the points scorers when he finished off some solid work by the Sharks forwards to sneak the ball over the try line to make it 16-14 to the home side. The Sharks scored the try of the match from counter-attack…