Содержание выпуска: 2023-10-06 — Star

DATATEC, the information technology group, said it continued to see good demand for its technology solutions and services across the world in the six months to August 31. “The group’s operations remain well-positioned to service customers in their respective markets as we continue to actively manage supply chain challenges,” the group said in a regulatory notice to the JSE yesterday. The company expects to release its interim results on or about October 23, 2023. It said that all its divisions delivered improved financial performance in the first half of the 2024 financial year compared with a year earlier. “Westcon delivered another excellent performance and Logicalis International had a strong result. Logicalis Latin America had a much-improved performance (compared to the same time last year), but regional macro-economic pressures remain with…

The nominations for the 2023 edition of the Sama awards are a combination of established and rising artists. Music producer and Gospel Gqom pioneer Cairo CPT is one of the fortunate artists to receive a nod at the long-running music awards – in the Best Gqom album category. His 2022 much-loved album, Love & Light, earned the Khayelitsha-born muso his very first Sama nomination. “I don’t want to lie, this award is the first one I’ve been nominated for in my life,” he told IOL Entertainment. “This genre I do, isgubhu from Cape Town, is underrated. I think this is a big one, people are going to be excited. My sound speaks to my fans and it’s not something I could have deviated from; I keep upgrading the sound.” The…

Two women appeared in the Athlone Magistrate’s Court for stabbing men in separate incidents. Unathi Kesele, 24, handed herself over to the police after her boyfriend Lubabalo Nqambi died in hospital on Monday. The young mom reportedly had an altercation with the deceased on September 25 when she went into the shack they shared in KTC, Gugulethu, allegedly grabbed a knife and stabbed Nqambi several times in the stomach. The victim’s cousin said: “They were arguing on that day, when Lubabalo arrived in their home it was packed with her friends, when he tried to chase them out she started fighting. “Other people tried to intervene but there was no stopping her, she ended up stabbing a neighbour who tried to take the knife away.” He said Nqambi refused to…

The woman at the wheel Penny Haw Loot (R249) Sourcebooks Landmark Carl Benz may be known as the “father of the automobile”, but Bertha Benz was the woman behind the wheel driving the world into a new era. The Woman at the Wheel is a historical fiction novel that takes a peek under the hood, examining the life of a fascinating woman who refused to let men hit the brakes on her revolutionary machine. An inspiring historical fiction based on the real life of Bertha, whose husband built the first prototype automobile, which eventually evolved into the Mercedes-Benz marque. From a young age, Cäcilie Bertha Ringer is fascinated by her father’s work as a master builder in Pforzheim, Germany. But those five words, which he wrote next to her name…

Pearl of the Sea Anthony Silverston, Illustrated by Willem Samuel, Raffaella Delle Donne Loot (R240) Catalyst Since her mother left, Pearl has spent more and more time in the ocean, fishing to help her father pay the bills. But when she gets mixed up with a group of illegal abalone poachers and starts diving near a restricted wreck, Pearl meets an ancient sea monster named Otto – who isn’t quite as monstrous as she thought. And when Otto’s enemies come back to finish what they started, Pearl is the only one who can save him, but only if she has the courage to let go of her past and open up to others – including the girl from class she has a crush on. With her one-eyed pup sidekick and…

You, With A View Jessica Joyce Loot (R190) Penguin Two high school enemies must reunite for a road trip inspired by their grandparents’ broken engagement in this electric debut romance. Noelle Shepard is unemployed, living with her parents and grieving the loss of her beloved grandmother when she finds decades-old photos of gram and a smitten man, tucked in a love letter. She creates a TikTok search for the mystery man, which goes viral, and she’s shocked when his grandson responds – a man who happens to be her high school nemesis, Theo Spencer. Noelle refuses to let Theo’s annoying accomplishments in adulthood stand in the way of meeting his grandfather and unlocking the secrets he knew about her gram as a young woman. When she learns that their plans…

THE country’s ethical edifice – if it ever had one, as some have argued – has totally collapsed when institutions of higher learning which are supposed to instil ethical behaviour in their students, engage in patent corruption and criminal behaviour. The Motheo TVET college in the Free State is reported to have signed an “acknowledgement of debt” to repay NSFAS close to R40 million that was supposed to be disbursed by the institution to students, but for some reasons was not dished out. Instead of returning this money to NSFAS so that it could be allocated to other needy students, it kept the money for itself. Indeed, the money was used for something else – if not outright stolen by the management of this institution – for it does not…

RADIO guru Tebogo Jacko Magubane’s new challenge of shaping young minds eager to join the fascinating world of broadcasting has been equally met with enthusiasm, passion, excitement and dedication. Barely four months into his position as the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) Tshwane FM’s station manager, Magubane has hit the ground running, zooming in on steering the student radio station to the number one listened-to radio station in the capital. Being a product of the same radio station himself, back in the day when it was called Top Stereo, the Pretoria-born Magubane’s career in radio spans two decades. He was approached while working as a programmes manager for Munghana Lonene FM, where he was also the station manager for a while. “I joined the station (Munghana Lonene) in 2008 as…

THE DA at the University of Pretoria has hauled the EFF Student Command to the SA Human Right Commission. The party filled papers with the Chapter 9 institution against members of the red berets last week on Thursday after ordinary students were allegedly refused entry into the campus by protesting EFF members. Recently the Pretoria News reported that eight EFF Student Command SRC candidates were disqualified by the university’s Independent Election Monitoring Board after being accused of violating the election rules. The SAHRC failed to respond to confirm to Pretoria News whether they had received the complaint from the DA student organisation. Its national spokesperson, Wisani Baloyi, told Pretoria News he had referred questions to Gauteng manager Zamantungwa Mbeki but had not responded by time of publication. In a…

REALITY TV star and social media influencer Inno Morolong is gearing up to make major boss moves as she joins one of the biggest beauty franchises, the Tammy Taylor Global Franchising. Morolong, who is known for liking the finer things in life, will be opening her own salon in Cape Town under the name, Tammy Taylor Nails by Inno. Known for her exceptional skills in sculptured nails and passion for the beauty industry, her salon will offer a range of services, including the unique opportunity for clients to adorn their nails with real natural diamonds. One of South Africa’s most prominent social media influencers, Inno, expressed her excitement at the prospect of working with Tammy Taylor Global Franchising to realise her vision in Cape Town. “Tammy Taylor Nails by Inno…

The EU said at a summit yesterday that it owned steadfast support to Ukraine, but warned leaders, including Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelenskyy, that it would not be able to fully fill any funding gap left by the US. Fears have been ignited by political turmoil in Washington, which on Wednesday prompted President Joe Biden to admit it “does worry me” that US support for Ukraine might get derailed “Can Europe fill the gap left by the US? Well, certainly Europe cannot replace the US,” the bloc’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on arrival at the meeting of the European Political Community (EPC) in Spain. Zelenskyy, speaking to the EPC, expressed concern about “political storms” gripping Washington but said he was confident he still had US bipartisan backing for continued…

ROME: A Spanish charity rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean said yesterday that its ship had again been detained by Italian authorities and accused Rome of harassment. Open Arms said its eponymous ship had been subjected to a new 20-day blockade and a fine of up to €10 000 (about R195 000). Open Arms had disembarked 176 migrants in the Tuscan port of Carrara who had been rescued in three operations in the Central Mediterranean. Yesterday, it accused the government of a “harassing the work of humanitarian ships”. Over 135 000 migrants have landed in Italy in small boats. | AFP…

The world’s central banks understand that the future of money is digital. As payments shift online, the use of cash declines and the fortunes of crypto assets rise and fall, central bankers realise that their ability to command the use of money in their economies could weaken and that the financial exclusion of un- and underbanked citizens could be cemented. To try and forestall such developments, central banks in all the world’s major economies and most of its lesser ones are exploring the creation of digital currencies, and a handful of emerging economies have already launched their own. The widespread introduction of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), especially in the world’s major economies, is not imminent. But the groundwork being conducted in this area is detailed and in-depth, such that…

WHILE some strides have been made toward achieving the universally endorsed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the persistent legacy of segregated development continues to hinder the country’s pursuit of sustainable and inclusive economic growth. Despite being classified as an upper-middle-income nation and boasting one of Africa’s largest economies, South Africa grapples with an alarming distinction: it holds the world’s highest ranking for inequality and unemployment rates. Compounding this, the nation, amidst a global era of climate upheaval, stands as Africa’s leading polluter, contributing the highest volume of carbon emissions across the continent. Equally concerning, its citizens report the lowest levels of psychological well-being on a global scale. In order to bolster governmental endeavours toward realising the SDGs, diverse sectors within South Africa must closely monitor the social and environmental resources cultivated…

With the holiday season upon us, South Africans have been warned against falling for online travel agents and scammers who promise you a dream holiday of your lifetime only to disappear once they have collected money from you. Early this year, Nomathamsanqa Buthelezi (not her real name) was scammed out of more than R52 000 of her savings after a friend recommended an Instagram-based travel agent Levin Mzimkhulu, of Levin Travel Agency. According to Buthelezi, it turned out that Mzimkhulu, who is not a South African, was trading as Levin Travel via Company And Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC). However, it transpired Ishumael Ndlovu and his co-business partner, Annah Ndlovu, are the two directors of the company. It’s unclear whether he owns Levin Travel, as he is not listed as one…

Two children on the West Rand have died after apparently eating dodgy food from a taxi rank on Wednesday night. The incident comes days after two children in Naledi, Soweto died, allegedly after eating biscuits from a foreign-owned spaza shop. The latest incident was confirmed by the Gauteng Department of Health yesterday. “The Gauteng Health Department would like to confirm another incident of food poisoning which occurred on Wednesday, where four boys, aged two, three, four and six, from the West Rand district, allegedly consumed sweets and chips (obtained) from a vendor at West Deep in Westonaria. “Sadly, this resulted in two of the boys (aged two and three) being declared dead on arrival in Bekkersdal West Community Healthcare,” the department said. The latest incident brings the number of deaths…

A little Ray of sunshine Kristan Higgins Loot (R185) Penguin An emotional and heart-warming novel from the author of TikTok sensation Pack up the Moon. A teenager walks into your bookstore and, guess what? He’s your son. The one you put up for adoption 18 years ago. The one you never told anyone about. Surprise! It’s a huge surprise to his adoptive mother, Monica, who thought she had a close relationship with Matthew, her nearly adult son. Until he secretly arranged a holiday to Cape Cod so he could meet his birth mother, without a word to her. It’s also a surprise to Harlow, the woman who secretly placed him for adoption so many years ago. She has built a quiet life, running a bookstore with her grandfather, and is…

When We Were Bright And Beautiful Jillian Medoff Loot (R249) HarperPaperbacks Jillian Medoff returns with her biggest novel yet – an electrifying, twisty, and deeply emotional family drama, set on Manhattan’s glittering Upper East Side, that explores the dark side of love, the limits of loyalty, and the high cost of truth. Cassie Quinn may be only 23, but she knows a few things. One: money can’t buy happiness, but it’s certainly better to have it. Two: family matters most. Three: her younger brother Billy is not a rapist. When Billy, a junior at Princeton, is arrested for assaulting his ex-girlfriend, Cassie races home to Manhattan to join forces with her big brother Nate and parents Lawrence and Eleanor. The Quinns scramble to hire the best legal minds money…

With immense sadness, the nation was told of the passing of ANC Struggle stalwart and medical icon Professor Hoosen Jerry Coovadia. He died at the age of 83. Coovadia was an iconic symbol of true grit, a hero of the Struggle to obtain equality across the world. His courage and strength made one stand in awe. He never blinked. He gave hope to a generation of men and women. He played a pivotal role in our emancipation from racism. Stalwarts like Coovadia made personal sacrifices that enabled us to shed our chains of enslavement and thrust upon us the virtues of liberty and freedom. Sadly, we have lost many other stalwarts during the past three months. They made the ultimate sacrifice and that is why our nation endures. Our future…

AS SERVICE delivery continues to fail across Tshwane, amid a prolonged wage dispute between the municipality and workers, some fed-up residents have threatened to boycott payment of municipal bills. For months now, uncollected waste has piled up along many streets in the Pretoria CBD, the heavily- populated Sunnyside area, townships and suburbs. IOL reported last month that the City of Tshwane had lost its bid to be exempted from paying salary increases to workers. The application for exemption failed at the South African Local Government Bargaining Council, a move that was welcomed by the SA Municipal Workers Union. For months now, the union’s members have been engaging in an ongoing unprotected strike, demanding a 5.4% salary increase for 2023/2024 financial year, which Tshwane insists it cannot afford. Chairperson of the…

SOUTH Africa’s hopes of curbing the surge of skilled professionals leaving the country are faring no better as a recent survey has indicated that less than a quarter are thinking about returning home. The survey, conducted on South Africans living abroad by the Teach English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) Academy, revealed that as many as 25% of respondents would “definitely not” be returning home. Forty-three percent reported they were still undecided about returning to Mzansi. However, what was even more concerning was that only 19% of the respondents said they were certain about their prospects of returning. The survey, conducted through an online poll in September, highlighted that a new generation of highly educated professionals were leaving the country in search of better wages and working conditions. One of…

MADRID: Authorities on the Spanish island of Tenerife evacuated some 3 000 people from their homes overnight as a wildfire sparked by high temperatures and strong winds raged in a forested area already ravaged by fire in August. Emergency services said yesterday that they had requested assistance from the army. August’s wildfire burned for days, destroying some 15 000ha of woodland within the national park surrounding the Mount Teide volcano. The Canary Islands regional leader, Fernando Clavijo, said yesterday that the August fire had been brought under control but not extinguished. | Reuters…

PORT LOUIS: The top court in Mauritius has decriminalised gay sex in a landmark ruling hailed as a win for the Indian Ocean island nation’s LGBTQ community. The island has a reputation for tolerance and has held gay events in the past. But a British colonial-era law dating back to 1898 penalised anyone convicted of sodomy with up to five years in jail. The legal challenge was brought by members of the gay community arguing that the law ran afoul of basic rights. UNAids, the UN agency in charge of combating HIV/Aids, said the ruling would save lives. | AFP…

Having suffered a T20I series whitewash in Pakistan, the Proteas Women will look to play positive cricket when they take on New Zealand in the five-match series that starts tonight at Buffalo Park in East London (6pm). The ODI series against the Kiwis was a success for South Africa after they won it 2-1, losing only the final game of the series in Durban last weekend. The tour now switches to T20 cricket, a format in which the hosts have had difficulties after reaching the T20 World Cup final in February on home soil. After that historic final at Newlands, South Africa have played three T20I’s and have lost all three as they were beaten by Pakistan Women, a team ranked eighth in the world. “It was our first…

DELTA Property Fund yesterday appointed Sibongile (Bongi) Masinga as the CEO of the firm for a period of three years with effect from October 4. Masinga was appointed interim CEO in December after Siyabonga Mbanjwa resigned as CEO and from the board of Delta Property Fund last year, citing personal reasons. “Masinga, who has extensive corporate experience as demon- strated in her appointments as interim CEO from August 25, 2020, to January 31, 2022, and December 2, 2022, to October 3, 2023, extensive progress in driving the restructuring of the Delta portfolio and has made strides in improving relations with our tenants and in securing improved funding terms. The board believes that this permanent appointment will further accelerate the execution of Delta’s strate- gy to unlock shareholder value and pro-…

The stars are aligned for DJ Uncle Waffles. Not only did she recently make history for her first headliner sold-out show in New York and have a KFC burger named after her, but she’s now landed the cover of one of South Africa’s top magazines. The internationally acclaimed amapiano DJ, who released two albums this year, Solace and Asylum, has made the cover of one of three Forbes Africa 12th birthday issues, which honours the movers and shakers in Africa’s booming music sector. In the issue, Waffles talks about making the cross-over to a global stage. Overall, the issue focuses on artists who are defining their genres on their own terms. Appreciating another career milestone, she took to Instagram to share her cover picture, captioning it: “What do I even…

THE Sekunjalo Group, which includes Independent Media and 30 other companies, yesterday asked the Competition Tribunal to consider a further extension to the current interim relief it granted the group, or there could be catastrophic consequences. The extension is being opposed by Standard Bank, FirstRand, Access Bank, Mercantile Bank and Nedbank. The interim order, which was granted on September 16, last year and extended in March this year, came after several of the country’s banks closed transactional facilities for each of the companies within the Sekunjalo Group. The interim relief ordered that the bank accounts that had been closed be reopened with the same terms and conditions as before the closure, and prevented the banks involved from closing any Sekunjalo accounts for a period of six months, or until the…

No drinking alcohol and no frequenting taverns or clubs or places where alcohol and drugs are sold were some of the strict conditions given to the two Machaka sisters whose five children died in a shack fire in August. Mother of three of the deceased children Zanele Machaka, 37, and grandmother to two of the children Lindiwe Machaka, 39, appeared briefly in the Atteridgeville Magistrate’s Court yesterday to hear whether they would be released. The sisters face five counts of culpable homicide and child neglect and were released under correctional supervision yesterday after the court had granted them bail of R5 000 each during their previous appearance. However, due to the sisters being unable to raise the money, an inquiry was instituted to determine if they were suitable candidates for…

The Library of Broken Worlds Alaya Dawn Johnson Loot (R265) Magpie A girl matches wits with a war god in this kaleidoscopic, epic tale of oppression and the cost of peace, where stories hide within other stories, and narrative has the power to heal or to burn everything in its path. In the winding underground tunnels of the Library, the great celestial peacekeeper of the three systems, a terrible secret lies buried. As the daughter of a Library god, Freida has spent her whole life exploring the Library’s ever-changing tunnels and communing with the gods. Her unparalleled access makes her unique – and dangerous. When Freida meets Joshua, a mortal boy desperate to save his people, and Nergüi, a Disciple from a persecuted religious minority, Freida is compelled to break…

Many Things Under A Rock – The Mysteries Of Octopuses David Scheel Loot (R289) Hodder & Stoughton The octopus is a highly intelligent and deeply mysterious creature. It can change colour as quickly as it can move, “think” with its tentacles, and communicate in sophisticated ways. Marine biologist Dr David Scheel’s lifelong preoccupation with these animals has led to a career of groundbreaking research – from finding previously unknown species to the discovery of signalling communication. In Many Things Under a Rock, Scheel shares his deep scientific understanding of octopuses and recounts his intrepid adventures with these mysterious, charismatic creatures. He investigates four major mysteries about octopuses: what can we know about such elusive and camouflaged creatures? Why are they so extraordinarily resilient? How do their bodies work? And what…

Breasts, etc Nthikeng Mohlele Loot (R215) Blank Page Press Nthikeng Mohlele reads Philip Roth. Just as memorable as Nathan Zuckerman – the character created by Roth in his 1979 novel The Ghost Writer – watch that James Baldwin, Mohlele’s protagonist in Breasts, etc, does not loom as large as his American opposite number in literary fable. Zuckerman, found in many other Roth works, is rumoured to be famed writer’s alter ego. Could Baldwin be Mohlele in literary disguise? Mohlele’s writing is Roth-esque. If he were to claim none of his prose is attributable to the influence of Roth, he’d be guilty of a crime punishable by public stoning. You’ve got to love James Baldwin of Johannesburg, owner of a photographic studio in Hyde Park (yes, at the Corner) whose 9-5…

The awarding of the Nobel Prize for Medicine to two scientists for their role in developing the key component of the Covid so-called vaccine, exemplifies the extent to which the narrative of deceit and disregard for human health has reached a new low (IOL, October 3). In the wake of the ever-increasing evidence of deaths, miscarriages and ruinous health effects suffered by those who received the mRNA jab, it is iniquitous to credit the two Nobel laureates for “vaccine development during one of the greatest threats to human health in modern times”, when there was no pandemic because 99% of the Covid-infected survived. If the two recipients of the award, Drs Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman, had any regard for the Hippocratic Oath which concerns the preservation of human life,…

Whenever I attend a funeral, I use the sombre occasion to reflect upon my own funeral. Last week, I attended a funeral service of a friend who died of cardiovascular arrest. He was described by all and sundry as a person who was as tender as a butterfly. The pastor emphasised the interview Jesus held with Nicodemus when He said: “Unless you are born again, you will never inherit the kingdom of God.” During the altar call, some mourners gave their lives to Christ. There is nothing wrong in proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ but people also need to be told Jesus taught about anxiety and worry. Depression in men is grossly underestimated; men assume it is cowardly to admit anxiety, complain or ask for assistance. Anxiety and worry…

THE ANC in Gauteng has thrown its support behind the three-month strike led by the SA Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) demanding wage increase for workers in the City of Tshwane. This was revealed by ANC Gauteng secretary Thembinkosi “TK” Nciza this week in the run-up to Cosatu’s march to Tshwane House set for today. Nciza also slammed the multiparty coalition in Tshwane for failing to submit financial statements to the auditor-general on August 31 for the year under review. This was despite Tshwane’s municipal manager Johann Mettler indicating last month that the metro had sought an extension. to afford the City sufficient time to finalise outstanding matters on the financials. He believed the extension would also afford the City sufficient time to address some of the findings made by the…

Failure is often seen as a negative experience, associated with disappointment and setbacks. However, recent research suggests that failure can actually serve as a powerful teacher, equipping children with valuable skills and resilience that can pave the way for success later in life. One of the key findings from various studies is that failure cultivates resilience, a crucial trait for navigating life’s challenges. When children encounter obstacles and experience setbacks, they learn to adapt, problem-solve and persevere. According to psychologists, these skills are not only important for academic success, but also for building emotional intelligence and coping with stress throughout adulthood. Considering that the World Health Organization (WHO) data shows the following: Depression is the fourth leading cause of illness and disability among adolescents aged 15 to 19. Anxiety is…

Rising hit-makers and hip hop lyrical magicians Trallavelle Twins are heading to this year’s Back to the City event in the heart of Newtown at Mary Fitzgerald Square tomorrow, aiming to show that two is truly better than one. The duo, who have been referred to as the next “best thing” by the hip hop fraternity, are ready to demonstrate why industry legends like the Spirit mastermind Kwesta had the pair under his wing. The rappers, who stay in Germiston, Ekurhuleni, are twins who caught the hip hop bug at an early age. Keletso “Major” Moraba told The Star that his brother, Kabelo “Papi” Moraba, was the real catalyst in pushing their love for creativity and writing into the professional realm. “I heard him rap, so I was like, I’m…

THE South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has detected and investigated 701 suspected cases of fraud with a potential loss of R50 million that involved 40 of its officials over the past two years. This was revealed by Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu in response to parliamentary questions from EFF MP Laetitia Arries, who asked about the amount lost by Sassa over the past two years due to fraudulent activities involving its officials. “For the period under review, approximately 701 suspected cases of fraud cases were detected and investigated, involving 40 Sassa officials who were implicated in the potential loss of R50 515 541.34. “It is important to note that this figure represents a cumulative potential loss documented for the said period involving various other parties not limited to Sassa…

It’s seldom that unions and business are on the same side of the battlefield. Both business and organised labour have joined forces and called for the beleaguered Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) to be placed under administration, its investments investigated and its employees subjected to lifestyle audits as the fund sinks deeper into dysfunction, and suspicion of corruption grows. The insurance is an employer- and employee-funded social security fund collected through a payroll tax. It is administered by the Department of Labour and Employment, with business and labour playing an advisory role. But for some time now the spotlight has been on the fund, which has been beset by difficulties – including payments to dead or under-aged recipients and prisoners, a faulty IT system which is routinely on the blink and…

Kano: Gunmen have kidnapped five students in Katsina state in northern Nigeria, police said, days after more than 20 others were abducted in a neighbouring region. A police operation to find the five female students, was under way. One person has been detained. This comes less than two weeks after gunmen from criminal “bandit” gangs abducted more than 30 people, including at least 24 female students, in a raid around a university outside Gusau, the Zamfara state capital. Nigerian troops have rescued 16 of the hostages, including 13 students. | AFP…

Bangkok: Thai police yesterday arrested four men suspected of illegally selling modified firearms to the teenager who opened fire in a luxury mall in Bangkok this week, killing two and wounding five. Two of the men were arrested in the Thai capital and two in the province of Yala on suspicion of selling a modified blank gun to the 14-year-old, who has been charged with murder. The men also had illegal firearms, tools to modify pistols, and drugs in their possession, police said. Despite strict firearms laws, gun violence is common in Thailand. | Reuters…

THE Lions have four fixtures to turn things around after a disappointing start to the defence of their Cricket South Africa One-Day Cup title. The focus will be on the Lions’ batting in today’s clash against the Warriors at the Wanderers. On paper, the Lions batting line-up should be scoring big runs, looking at what each individual has achieved in their careers. Three batters in the top six have Proteas one-day international caps, but this season, the Johannesburg outfit have struggled to put together even 150 runs on the board. Having Hashim Amla as their batting coach – with new recruit Zubayr Hamza in the side as well – it is especially disappointing that the team have been bowled out for 89 and 129 in their two innings this…