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Call it showboating if you will, but this is ‘us’ – it’s how we play

KASI football, showboating, showing off or trickery is what makes South African football unique. It is referred to in many different ways based on the perception one has on it. For most foreigners, it is something of no worth, unnecessary and useless. It is “not football”. I am saying foreigners, because this is a value in Africa. It is who we are. It is in our DNA. It is “us”. When someone wants this removed from the game we love, there is nothing left and most games have nothing because this “us” is no more. I am conscious of the fact that some people want to reduce this “us” to a race matter. This value has nothing to do with race. It is above race. In the old days when…

Call it showboating if you will, but this is ‘us’ – it’s how we play

While the world plans for 6G, SA’s 5G still far behind

AS PART of US President Joe Biden’s June visit to the UK, the US and the UK announced an updated Atlantic Charter, agreeing to collaborate on research and development of 6G, or sixth-generation wireless technology. 6G, the successor to 5G cellular technology, uses higher frequencies than 5G networks, and therefore provides substantially higher capacity and much lower latency of one microsecond (a thousand times faster than 5G). It is expected that 6G will support data rates of 9.6 gigabits per second or 1 terabyte per second, allowing the download of 142 hours of Netflix movies in one second. In addition, 6G’s higher frequencies (95 GHz to 3 THz) will enable much faster sampling rates, and thus enhance sound quality. According to Hexa-X, the joint European 6G initiative, the prospective uses…

While the world plans for 6G, SA’s 5G still far behind

Momentum pays out R1.4bn for Covid-19-related death claims

MOMENTUM Life Insurance paid out almost R1.4 billion for 842 Covid-19-related death claims by July, an indication of the severity of the second and third waves of the pandemic. Claims so far this year show a steep increase compared with last year. Jenny Ingram, the insurer’s head of product development, said of the R5.5bn in claims paid last year, more than R370 million were for 217 Covid-19-related death claims. Ingram said respiratory death claims, in which Covid-19 was categorised, formed the third-highest number of claims last year, representing 19 percent of Momentum’s death claims. The top two reasons for death claims last year were cardiovascular disease (28 percent) followed by cancer (25 percent). Although respiratory complications represented only 19 percent of total death claims, Momentum had seen a dramatic increase…

Momentum pays out R1.4bn for Covid-19-related death claims

‘Poor customer experience is costing SA’s e-tailers’

GIVEN MAJOLA given.majola@inl.co.za SOUTH Africa’s e-commerce market had the potential to double by 100 percent to 5.6 percent of the total retail market if e-tailers beefed-up their trustworthiness, ease-of-use, security, delivery and after-sales support, according to the third annual South African Digital Customer Experience Report. The report’s key finding was that R30 billion was being “left on the table” because of poor customer experience (CX), at R12bn, and cart abandonment, at R20.4bn. The value of the e-commerce market was currently R30bn. The report found that 96 percent of respondents said they would spend more online if e-tailers’ CX was better. Collectively, these glitches were estimated to cost e-tailers R11.95bn in lost sales. The report was based on an annual ovatoyou study among 2 000 online South Africans and was…

‘Poor customer experience is costing SA’s e-tailers’

Exhibition highlights challenges facing black transgender women

Kedibone Modise kedibone.modise@inl.co.za As Women’s Month draws to a close, an exhibition titled Layers of a Black Transgender Woman continues to gain momentum in highlighting the challenges facing transgender women across the African continent. Presented and curated by trans- gender activist and media personality Yaya Mavundla, the exhibition showcases “different layers of women, interrogates identity and validate trans- gender women as women in a form of art” on their own terms. This exhibition features black transgender women who are in the media and at the forefront of transgender visibility in South Africa. The three women are Moja Love’s The Way Ngingakhona reality TV star Tholang Motsumi, Miss South Africa top 30 finalist Lehlogonolo Machaba, and Mzansi Magic’s Becoming Reality star, and award-winning transgender activist Mavundla. Mavundla collaborated with South African…

Exhibition highlights challenges facing black transgender women

Hilton Arts Festival seeks financial aid through crowdfunding

Kedibone Modise kedibone.modise@inl.co.za Though the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has been felt by all, it’s no secret the arts and entertainment sector has been hit the hardest. With lockdown restrictions, major events have been postponed, while artists alongside other creative workers continue to suffer. The Hilton Arts Festival recently announced that this year’s event hadbeen cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. “We left the decision as late as possible in the hope that the Covid pandemic would be less severe by September,” said Sue Clarence, the Festival director. “However, in the light of the Covid situation right now, it would not be socially responsible to go ahead with this year’s event. “The generous donations via our crowdfunding campaign will make for a great event next year. Let’s all live…

Hilton Arts Festival seeks financial aid through crowdfunding

New play ‘Snapped’ tackles issues of loss, grief and mortality

Staff Reporter Magnet Theatre’s latest production, Snapped, is set to premiere at the Baxter Flipside from Thursday, September 16. Snapped explores societal issues, including relationships between fathers and daughters and what it means to be a good man. It also tackles loss, grief and mortality. Written and performed by Jennie Reznek and directed by Mark Fleishman, Snapped features Magnet graduates Carlo Daniels, who plays the father, an unknown stretcher bearer and various other characters, and Sithyilelo Makupula, who plays the “crew”. Commenting on the show, Reznek explains: “I wrote the play during the lockdown. Although it has been brewing ever since my father died 16 years ago. “Once I had made I Turned Away And She Was Gone, which dealt with a relationship between a mother and her daughter and…

New play ‘Snapped’ tackles issues of loss, grief and mortality

Nutrition for kids, key is a healthy relationship with food

Viwe Ndongeni-Ntlebi viwe.ndongeni@inl.co.za COVID-19 has made us acutely aware of how important our health and well-being is, but for parents it has highlighted how critical it is for your little ones to develop healthy relationships with food from a young age. Experts say until about 6 months old, breast milk or formula is sufficient as the sole source of nutrition for babies. And while this will remain the primary source of nutrition until 12 months, the nutritional needs of a baby increase to support growth and development. And that is why solids become necessary. For many parents, making the transition to solids can feel daunting. Some babies are varied and adventurous eaters, while others are picky. Nadia Jansen van Rensburg, co-founder of Rooted Natural and a clinical dietitian with…

Nutrition for kids, key is a healthy relationship with food

Pelvic floor therapy: strengthen and relax muscles

The Washington Post The coronavirus pandemic has been blamed for a rise in mental health conditions, weight gain, broken toes, skin picking and dental issues. But, according to physical therapists and urologists, it also may be responsible for problems in an often-overlooked part of our bodies: the pelvic floor. Located at the base of the pelvis, the pelvic floor consists of a group of muscles that provide support for internal organs, including the bladder, rectum, uterus and prostate. The muscles are also involved in posture, urination, bowel movements and sex. Anecdotally, some pelvic floor experts say they have seen an influx of patients during the pandemic with new or worsening pelvic floor problems related to working from home and heightened levels of stress and anxiety. “The combination of stress…

Back-to-office blues hit workers

Rudolph Nkgadima Rudolph.Nkgadima@africannewsagency.com WHILE the majority of SA’s workforce is returning to work after many months of working from home, mental health experts say most people are experiencing a new anxiety: the fear of returning to work. Before the coronavirus pandemic, less than a quarter (24%) of people globally, worked mostly from home.Today that number has risen to almost two fifths (39%) with a further 22% working outside their homes but not in an office. Three quarters (76%) now work from home as a consequence of Covid-19. As per the current government guidance under alert level 3, employees are encouraged to work from home unless necessary to attend in person. But with more of the adult population receiving their Covid-19 jab, the prospect of returning to some semblance of normalcy,…

NSRI boat named after maritime leader Sean Day

Kristin Engel kristin.engel@inl.co.za THE National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) has generously donated a 4.7m Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) to the Lawhill Maritime Educational Trust (LMET), that was officially launched in a boat-naming ceremony in Simon’s Town. The boat will be based at the False Bay Yacht Club and used to enhance the skills of maritime students from the Lawhill Maritime Centre at Simon’s Town School (STS) participating in the NSRI’s Personal Survival Training course, and delivered in association with the South African Training Ship (Sats) and the General Botha Old Boys’ Bursary Fund. NSRI chief executive Cleeve Robertson congratulated LMET on receiving the vessel and told how the boat was originally donated to the NSRI by a family that had lost their son, along with two other teenagers, at…

NSRI boat named after
maritime leader Sean Day

Chainsaw attack victim doing well after amputation

Mthuthuzeli Ntseku mthuthuzeli.ntseku@inl.co.za THE case of Elroy Erasmus, a Franschhoek man accused of attacking 37-year-old Andy Makoma with a chainsaw on August 7, was yesterday postponed until September 7 for a bail ruling at the Paarl Magistrate’s Court. Erasmus is facing an attempted murder charge after he allegedly attacked Makoma on his birthday in his house and in front of his wife and children, accusing him of insulting his wife earlier that Saturday. Meanwhile Makoma’s wife, Sizeka Busuku, confirmed he was discharged from Tygerberg Hospital and was recovering well at home. Family friend Andy Farley said there was still “a lot of damage” but the worst was over for Makoma. “The man has survived having his arm cut off, bleeding out to the point of dying from blood loss, and…

Chainsaw attack victim doing well after amputation

DA councillor and alleged accomplice in court for fraud

Mthuthuzeli Ntseku mthuthuzeli.ntseku@inl.co.za THE case of Ward 23 councillor Nora Grose and South African Religious Civic Organisation chairperson Reuben Swartz was postponed to September 29 for the duo to make representations. They appeared at the Bellville Commercial Crimes Court yesterday on charges of fraud and money laundering. Swartz also appeared alone on two other cases of fraud and corruption. He was arrest by the Hawks Serious Corruption Investigation team in December last year for fraudulently claiming money from the UIF’s Employee Temporary Relief Programme (Ters) valued at R297 800 and used it for personal gain. The Hawks probe further revealed that Swartz received up to R170 000 from the City’s humanitarian fund, which was meant to provide food parcels in Atlantis but instead the money was allegedly channelled…

‘Start acting on GBV, femicide’

Mthuthuzeli Ntseku mthuthuzeli.ntseku@inl.co.za FOUR women have been killed during what anti-gender-based violence activists have described as a sad Women’s Month in the city. Cynthia Doubell, 93, from Bellville South was the first victim – she was raped and killed on the first day of August This was followed by the discovery of Siphokazi Kubili’s disembowelled body in Browns Farm, Philippi, while Nozipho Singatha, 27, from Samora Machel was stabbed to death by her former boyfriend. On Sunday the charred remains of a woman was discovered in Khayelitsha. Taking stock of Women’s Month, which is ends today, the activists called for the speedy establishment of the National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (NCGBVF) as per the National Strategic Plan on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (NSP-GBVF). Legal Drafter of the Post…

City blamed for child’s death

Despite having reported the issue numerous times, the City failed to repair the drain in which the toddler died Sisonke Mlamla sisonke.mlamla@inl.co.za THE Khayelitsha community is blaming the City after the death of two-year-old Imthande Swaartbooi, who drowned after falling into a sewage drain outside his family home in Green Point, Khayelitsha, on Sunday. Residents say this was not the first time a child has fallen into the drain, but Imthande had been the first one to die “as a result of the City’s negligence in failing to fix broken, blocked and overflowing drains, in poor working-class communities”. The child’s uncle Nkosikhona Swaartbooi said Imthande was discovered by his mother Busisiwe Swaartbooi, who had been looking for…

City blamed for child’s death

Reverend ecstatic over gag order win

Shakirah Thebus shakirah.thebus@inl.co.za OVERCOME by emotions and the significance behind the court’s ruling, Anglican Church Reverend June Dolley-Major has expressed her gratitude that she was now allowed to name her alleged rapist. An urgent interdict was sought to gag Dolley-Major in March, at the Western Cape High Court, by an Anglican Church reverend, who she had accused of rape. She alleged the rape occurred in 2002, in Makhanda, and started posting about it on her social media in 2016. The outcome of the case was heard virtually yesterday, with the court dismissing the case – in which the alleged rapist sought to interdict Dolley-Major from posting about him publicly and on social media. Dolley-Major felt that it was not just a personal win, but had given rape survivors hope.…

Trials of suspected instigators of violence on hold

Kailene Pillay and Sihle Mavuso the public will have to wait a while longer to hear the details regarding two people accused of being part of a group of instigators who incited violence in last month’s civil unrest. Yesterday, in Gauteng, a woman accused of inciting violence via her social media account pleaded with the court to grant her bail so she could return to her two young children – one of whom she said she was breastfeeding. Zamaswazi Zinhle Majozi, 36, apparently known as “Sphithiphithi Evaluator” on Twitter, appeared in the Germiston Magistrate’s Court. She was arrested on Sunday for allegedly using her social media account under the username @_AfricanSoil to allegedly incite violence. In KwaZulu-Natal, a suspect also arrested at the weekend, for allegedly inciting the violence that…

Gordhan lauds improvement at Denel

Tarryn-Leigh Solomons tarryn-leigh.solomons@inl.co.za PUBLIC Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has commended board members at Denel for their efforts to help the entity recover from the damage caused by state capture. According to Gordhan, the board has made significant inroads in restructuring the entity. He however emphasised that there was no “quick fix” for corruption. The new board was appointed in 2018 after the minister’s appointment to the portfolio. At the time, he said the birth of the board was to stabilise the state-owned entity, restore its financial standing, and root out corruption. In response to questions by the DA’s Michéle Clarke, Gordhan indicated that one of the successes which Denel saw was the cumulative cost savings in excess of R1 billion from April 2018 to September 2020. He said this was…

Gordhan lauds improvement at Denel

Six appear for execution of health official

Bongani Nkosi bongani.nkosi@inl.co.za THE Hawks are hot on the heels of more suspects behind the execution of Gauteng health official Babita Deokaran. Yesterday, six men made a brief appearance in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court. Deokaran was ambushed and gunned down outside her home in Winchester Hills, Johannesburg south on Monday ast week. Her killing is suspected to be linked to her role in the investigation into dodgy personal protective equipment contracts in the province. She was reportedly a key witness. It emerged at the weekend that police had cracked the case and arrested seven male suspects. It became apparent in court yesterday that six men had been arrested. They were Phakamani Hadebe, Zitha Hadebe, Sanele Mbele, Nhlangano Ndlovu, Siphiwe Mazibuko and Phakanyiswa Dladla. The matter was postponed to September 13…

Six appear for execution of health official

‘Ballooning costs’ at Life Esidimeni

Zintle Mahlati zintle.mahlati@inl.co.za THE Life Esidimeni inquest continued to probe the deaths of 144 patients after they were moved to non-governmental organisations in Gauteng. The inquest, held virtually in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria yesterday, heard evidence from former Life Esidimeni managing director Morgan Mkhatshwa. He was questioned by Laurence Hodes, the legal representative of former Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu. Hodes focused on trying to clean up Mahlangu’s image and that his client could not be held responsible for the deaths after patients were moved from Life Esidimeni to the NGOs. Hodes asked Mkhatshwa about the deaths at Life Esidimeni over the years while the state’s mentally ill patients had been under the organisation’s care. Hodes put it to Mkhatshwa that reports from the Gauteng Department of…

Party submits Muslim marriage bill to Speaker

Mwangi Githahu mwangi.githahu@inl.co.za AHEAD of an expected judgment from the Constitutional Court, on the recognition of Muslim Marriage under South African law, the Al Jamah-ah Party has submitted a Private Members Bill, on a proposed interim registration of Muslim marriages, to the Speaker of Parliament. Party leader Ganief Hendricks said the new bill was in response to a recent judgment by the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) and the party’s position in respect of the Green Paper, published by the Department of Home Affairs. Hendricks said: “The bill is a minimalist piece of legislation, aimed at just registering a nikah, which is a marriage performed by an imam – with consequences including proprietary benefits, in terms of the Islamic tenets/rulings on marriage. “It also provides for a pre-nuptial marital…

Party submits Muslim marriage bill to Speaker

Bitou housing project finally begins

Mwangi Githahu mwangi.githahu@inl.co.za TWO years after it got the green light for construction to begin, the controversial R33.5 million Qolweni Phase 3A Project in the Plettenberg Bay area of Bitou Municipality is under way. The project was approved in October 2019, and construction of the 169 units was to have begun in January, but faced several hurdles. Provincial Human Settlements spokesperson Marcellino Martin said: “Due to various challenges between the Bitou Municipality, the contractor appointed by them, and community dynamics, this could not occur. After numerous community protests, the Bitou Municipality handed the project over to the Western Cape Department of Human Settlements on June 18 this year. Regrettably, the department could not immediately commence with the project, as the contractor that was appointed by the municipality threatened the department…

Bitou housing project finally begins

Province brings vaccines to the young

Mwangi Githahu mwangi.githahu@inl.co.za the provincial Health Department is launching another campaign to get more people vaccinated with the co-operation of pubs and other businesses where people socialise. In its latest surveillance report, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said that as at the end of last week an increase in the weekly incidents of new cases among people younger than 20 had been reported for the past five weeks. The report said: “This could be explained by clusters reported from schools, following reopening of private and public schools, as well as transmission in the community as this increase preceded school opening in some provinces.” Meanwhile, to mark the first day of spring, Western Cape Health MEC Nomafrench Mbombo has invited the 18 years and older age group to the…

Province brings vaccines to the young

Booster shots ‘not the priority right now’

Shakirah Thebus shakirah.thebus@inl.co.za DESPITE wealthier nations making headway by rolling out Covid-19 booster shots, the majority of the world is trailing behind, battling to administer first doses. This as a new potential Covid-19 variant of interest, C.1.2 lineage, has been identified in South Africa. The Network for Genomics Surveillance in South Africa first detected the mutation in May. It was detected in all provinces at a relatively low frequency from May to August. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the national Department of Health were alerted to C.1.2 in July. Earlier this month, the WHO called for a temporary moratorium on Covid-19 booster shots to ensure equitable access globally to Covid-19 vaccines. Last week, Johnson & Johnson announced data to support boosting its single-shot Covid-19 vaccine. The interim data…

Booster shots ‘not the priority right now’

Netting project launched in fishing communities

Kristin Engel kristin.engel@inl.co.za THE Fisheries and Aquaculture Development Institute (Fadi) launched its net-making project in St Helena Bay with the aim of upskilling members from fishing communities with net-making abilities. Fadi projects head Sulaiman Appolas said the project was part of their alternative livelihoods programmes which sought to create additional sources of income for coastal communities fighting unemployment, poverty and hunger. The launch of the project was attended by representatives from various groups including the Transport Education Training Authority (Teta), South African Fisheries Fund, the Saldanha Bay Industrial Development Zone (IDZ) and Aquaponics Business, and included an actual net-making training for 30 community members aged 21 to 63. The net-making classes, funded by the Teta, will begin next month and will take place over several weeks. “Net-making is a…

Netting project launched in fishing communities

Don’t put your winter wardrobe away just yet

Mwangi Githahu mwangi.githahu@inl.co.za THE weather outlook for the province this week continues to look bleak following the arrival of yesterday’s cold front and another one scheduled for Friday, the SA Weather Service said. The weather bureau also predicted scattered rain for the Garden Route during the week and more rain across the province for the weekend. Meanwhile, Local Government and Environmental Affairs MEC Anton Bredell said that dam levels for the Western Cape continue to record high levels for this time of year. “We continue to see increases in most dams across the province. “In August 2016 the level was 56% and heading for record low levels later in that year. “The average dam level for dams in the province has increased to 81.4% which is 10% higher than…

Don’t put your winter wardrobe away just yet

Protest planned over demands at South Point residences

Sisonke Mlamla sisonke.mlamla@inl.co.za MORE than 100 employees at South Point student accommodation in different cities including Cape Town, have planned to protest over a long list of problems. Among the problems listed by the employees include the pay increase to R12 500 a month; to be provided with changing rooms and decent canteens; training and development. General Industrial Workers Union of South Africa (Giwusa) shop steward at South Point, Bongani Folie, said because the management had been ignoring their call, they had resorted to continue with the protest as from tomorrow. Cape Town shop steward Alex Ndzuzo said at least five South Point residences housing students from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology would be affected. He said the residences were situated in Woodstock, Bellville, Barrack Street, Cape Town,…

Resumption of air travel a sign of recovery

Staff Reporter CAPE TOWN International Airport is seeing signs of recovery since international travel resumed, prompting a sigh of relief from the sector. A 21% passenger recovery rate for the airport was reported for the first three weeks of August, compared to the same period in 2019. International airline capacity reached the 50% recovery mark since the resumption of international services in October 2020, according to Wesgro. Wesgro is the official tourism, trade and investment promotion agency for Cape Town and the Western Cape. This is the highest recovery rate since international travel resumed, according to the latest Air Route Network Update by Cape Town Air Access, an air-route development project housed within Wesgro. Domestic terminal performance for August 1 to August 21 showed an improvement following a decline…

A breather for fuel users

Chulumanco Mahamba chulumanco.mahamba@inl.co.za FUEL users can expect a slight breather next month with the prices of all grades of fuel set to drop. This is according to the Automobile Association (AA). The AA’s outlook for September was that petrol will drop by around 11 cents a litre, diesel by up to 21c/l and illuminating paraffin by around 12 cents. “International petroleum prices continued their gradual retreat during August, having pulled back by around 10% since the start of the month. We attribute this mainly to the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) cartel, which increased oil production gradually during the first half until previous production restrictions were removed," the association said. The AA noted, however, that the rand weakened a fair amount against the US dollar this month meaning that…

A breather for
fuel users

Memories compiled in tribute to lauded poet

Vuur in sy vingers, die verreikende invloed van NP van Wyk Louw (Fire in his fingers , the far-reaching influence of NP van Wyk Louw) Editors: Ampie Muller and Beverly Roos-Muller Hemel en See boeke Review: Barbara Spaanderman Most students who study Afrikaans and poetry have read the works of NP van Wyk Louw. Raka is a widely read poem, one that epitomises the breadth of his poetic understanding, humanity and dignity. It has been set to music and transformed into a ballet. Ampie Muller and Beverly Roos-Muller spent seven years bringing together written memories that make up Vuur in sy vingers. Ampie Muller was Louw’s son-in-law who married Beverly Roos after the untimely death of his wife Ria. Vuur in sy vingers is a pleasurable read because of the…

Memories compiled in tribute to lauded poet

What the City did was inhumane

LAST week the weather bureau issued warnings of a bitterly cold spell on its way for Capetonians. Law Enforcement decided to stay true to form and swooped in unexpectedly, demolishing “Tent City” in Sea Point opposite the Sea Point police station and rendered everyone there stranded and in despair. There was no court order. The property on which the tents were placed and the offending structures erected is leased to an organisation that had no intention of having the homeless removed. In fact, they were as shocked as we were when it happened because they are in the process of speaking to other role players to find a humane solution to the challenge. There was also no paperwork or court order and Law Enforcement kept saying that this was…

Tale of fearless woman on high seas

The Skipper’s Daughter Nancy Richards Karavan Press Review: Beryl Eichenberger Well known in South African homes for her many SAfm broadcasts, veteran journalist, columnist, broadcaster and founder of NPO Woman Zone, Nancy Richards, brings us an extraordinary story of adventure in The Skipper’s Daughter as she recounts her mother (big) Nancy’s sea faring voyage at the age of 16. Buried deep within the family psyche, Richards had always known some of the story but it was not until a trip with her mother in 1988 that big Nancy spoke at length about the voyage that ended in tragedy. In Richards’ gentle yet incisive style, she faithfully brings her mother’s voice to life in a legacy tale that is intimate and revealing. Transcribing her mother’s logs, letters and recollections, the story…

Why the state is incapacitated

Much is being said about the need to build state capacity. With multiple systemic failures, it’s understandable. The criminal justice system has an appalling record in dealing with gender-based crimes. The public education system is failing generations of pupils. The list goes on. Who or what is to blame? There are several common answers. There are the nine wasted years of the Zuma-Gupta presidency with its stay-out-of-jail and parasitic, industrial- scale looting. It involved the active dismantling of the SA Revenue Service’s effectiveness, the factional abuse of state intelligence and the re-purposing of strategic state-owned enterprises. In the Free State, small farmers were swindled out of livelihoods in the infamous Estina dairy project. But the state capturers had other mega cows to milk – the Passenger Rail Agency of SA,…

Bid to evacuate woman judges

| The Washington Post Inside her dining room in Washington on Saturday, Vanessa Ruiz, a senior judge in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, logged onto a Zoom call with judges from around the world, all worried about the fate of their judicial counterparts in Afghanistan. The Afghan female judges had sentenced Taliban and Islamic State- Khorasan fighters to prison. Now that the Taliban has taken over, they are facing death threats. With access to the Kabul airport mostly sealed off on Saturday, several of the Afghan judges texted farewell messages to friends. “If there is no help from you, I will just have to do ... whatever life brings for me,” said one of the messages, sent by a judge who had tried multiple times with her…

MALARIA DEATHS REDUCED

A trial combining vaccinations and prevention drugs has lowered the number of children dying of malaria in Burkina Faso and Mali, with a 70% reduction in hospitalisation or death. The trial followed nearly 6 000 children aged 5-17 months. The approach could prevent some of the 400 000 deaths from the disease. The World Health Organization estimated that in 2019, 229 million clinical cases of malaria occurred, out of which 409 000 people died, most of them children in Africa. | African News Agency…

Messi makes PSG debut as Mbappe steals show

LIONEL Messi came on as a substitute to make his Paris Saint-Germain debut on Sunday but Kylian Mbappe stole the show by scoring both goals in a 2-0 win against Reims in Ligue 1. Messi, wearing the No 30 jersey, came off the bench in the 66th minute to replace Neymar at the Stade Auguste-Delaune, where fans in the sell-out 21 000 crowd had earlier chanted his name as he emerged to warm up. The Argentine had not played since arriving in Paris from Barcelona almost three weeks ago, his last appearance in any game dating back to the Copa America final on July 11, when he led his country to victory against Brazil. The six-time Ballon d’Or winner will have to wait for his first goal with his new…

Messi makes PSG debut as Mbappe steals show

Will Old Trafford romanticism fill CR7’s craving?

SAMKELO MTSHALI IF the Happiness Index could be applied to football clubs around the world for their transfer window activity in the current transfer window, there is no doubt that record English champions Manchester United would top the charts easily. Euphoria amongst United’s massive global fanbase reached unprecedented levels at the weekend following the announcement of the return of Cristiano Ronaldo 12 years after his departure for Real Madrid, leading to the club’s website crashing in the aftermath of the historic announcement. Ronaldo returns to United with the feel good factor already in abundance at Old Trafford in recent weeks following the signing of English attacking ace Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund and the arrival of highly decorated World Cup and multiple UEFA Champions League winning French international centreback…

Will Old Trafford romanticism fill CR7’s craving?

Five athletes to watch at the Tokyo Paralympics

THE Tokyo Paralympics are underway after a year’s pandemic delay. Here, AFP Sport picks out five athletes hoping to make an impact: Markus Rehm (GER) Known as the “Blade Jumper”, three-time Paralympic champion Rehm is aiming to push the boundaries even further after demolishing the T64 long jump world record in June. The German, who turned 33 on Sunday, leapt 8.62m at the European Championships in Poland - beating the previous record by a full 14cm. That jump would have been enough to win gold at every Olympics since 1992, and was only 33cm short of Mike Powell’s non-disabled world record. Beatrice Vio (ITA) Wheelchair fencer Vio is a sporting icon in her native Italy. The 24-year-old, known as “Bebe”, started fencing at the age of five, but had both…

Five athletes to watch at the Tokyo Paralympics

Tinkler searching for goals from Cape Town City attack

Zaahier Adams zaahier.adams@inl.co.za CAPE Town City coach Eric Tinkler will hope the forthcoming Fifa international break will allow some of his injured attackers to recover, while working on finding that cutting edge in front of goal again. After a hectic start to the season, which has already seen City play four matches in a short period of time, the Citizens will not be in action for a fortnight with their next Premiership game only on September 15 against Marumo Gallants. City have responded well to Tinkler’s training methods and style of play since the former Bafana Bafana hard man returned to Cape Town near the end of last season for his second spell in charge of the club. They have been much more organised and structured, particularly in defence, and…

Tinkler searching for goals from Cape Town City attack

Beware of this Bulls backline, Province

Ashfak Mohamed ashfak.mohamed@inl.co.za THE embarrassment of player riches that the Bulls have acquired over the last few months must be the envy of all the other South African sides. Coach Jake White, though, is not worried about the ‘salary cap’ jibes that are being thrown around on social media. After experiencing the surprise defeat in the Rainbow Cup final against the unfancied Benetton in Treviso, Italy, in June, the former Springbok coach knows that he needs solid depth if his team are going to compete for the title in the upcoming United Rugby Championship. The Bulls begin their campaign with one of the toughest fixtures possible – Irish giants Leinster in Dublin – on September 25, and White said last week that there will be a few more signings in…

Beware of this Bulls backline, Province

Coetzee ‘overwhelmed’ with silver

Ashfak Mohamed ashfak.mohamed@inl.co.za HAVING missed out at Rio 2016 and the 2017 world championships, Louzanne Coetzee expressed her relief at finally breaking her medal duck with silver at the Tokyo Paralympics yesterday. It has been a long road for Coetzee, who has a visual impairment, to reach the heights that she did at Tokyo Stadium. Running in the 1 500m T11 class, the 28-year-old was a bit concerned when Mexico’s world champion Monica Rodriguez Saavedra took the lead from Coetzee in the second part of the race. But with her guide Estean Badenhorst, Coetzee negotiated the jostling for positions and managed to claim second place in a time of four minutes 40.96 seconds, which was a new African record, with Rodriguez Saavedra setting a new world record to take gold…

Coetzee ‘overwhelmed’ with silver

‘Amazing’ for Williams to lead Bafana Bafana

HERMAN GIBBS THE elder statesmen in the Bafana Bafana squad, Ronwen Williams and Percy Tau, have been handed the leadership reins to usher in a new era in South African football under the tutelage of Belgian Hugo Broos. The 29-year-old goalkeeper Williams will don the captain’s armband. He replaces Thulani Hlatshwayo, who has fallen out of favour with the new Bafana leadership. Williams follows in the footsteps of goalkeepers like Senzo Meyiwa and Itumeleng Khune, who have captained SA in the past decade. The 19-time-capped Williams has spent many seasons in the shadow of Khune, who has 91 caps for the national team. Williams, who spent part of his youth career at Tottenham Hotspur, made his Bafana debut in March 2014 against Brazil. “It is an amazing feeling, but…

‘Amazing’ for Williams to lead Bafana Bafana

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