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Prudential Authority fines Nedbank for administrative compliance failures

THE SOUTH African Reserve Bank’s Prudential Authority (PA) has lambasted Nedbank for administrative compliance failures including failing to comply with anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism governance-related obligations.The PA said in a statement on Friday that it was imposing administrative sanctions on Nedbank and it directed the bank to take remedial action following an inspection in 2019, in terms of the Financial Intelligence Centre Act (Fica). A Nedbank spokesperson said the inspection had come less than two months after amendments to the FIC Act were required to be implemented by April 2, 2019. “While Nedbank has paid the financial penalty and acknowledged the administrative shortcomings present at the time in 2019, it would like to highlight that the lengthy delays in promulgating the amended Fica had particular adverse implications for Nedbank –…

Bank sector closes ranks and refuses to allow competition

Scuttling Sekunjalo’s perfectly legitimate offer to save Ubank slammed SEKUNJALO has expressed disappointment that the curators of Ubank advised they could not allow the Sekunjalo Consortium an opportunity to purchase Ubank, as they had been given instructions by the Prudential Authority (PA) of South African Reserve Bank (SARB), to only sell Ubank to other banks. Sekunjalo chairperson Dr Iqbal Survé expressed concern about the outcome, saying: “This is extremely disappointing and worrying. Despite our best efforts to transform the banking sector and committing capital and resources to ensure that Ubank could be retained in the hands of workers such as NUM, it is patently clear SARB has no intention of allowing diversification of the banking industry,” said Survé. In a letter to SARB, Sekunjalo expressed a formal interest in acquiring…

Caxton and CTP take Mpact management to task and raise questions about cartel

CAXTON and CTP Publishers and Printers have broadsided the management of Mpact for continuing to act in a cartel, following Mpact’s claims that Caxton had “ulterior” motives when it voted against Mpact’s directors pay at the annual meeting. Caxton, Mpact’s largest shareholder with a 34 percent stake, said in a statement on Friday that “far from” having an ulterior motive, Caxton’s intention to acquire control of Mpact had been met with “inexplicable hostility”. This not only from Mpact, but also from Golden Era, which is Mpact’s competitor, major customer, co-accused in a cartel case which has been under investigation by the Competition Commission since 2016, and more recently a 10 percent shareholder in Mpact. Mpact CEO Bruce Strong yesterday refuted any allegations of acting as a cartel, and…

Oil prices return to $100 per barrel but cooled inflation means that demand will slow aggressive rates

GLOBAL oil prices marched back towards the $100-mark (R1 619) per barrel on Friday due to temporary supply disruptions and rising demand forecasts in spite of recession fears. Shell and Chevron on Thursday briefly halted oil production at several platforms in the Gulf of Mexico after a leak shut two pipelines connecting the platforms, but pipeline service resumed on Friday. This saw the price of Brent crude oil rebounding 2.4 percent from last week’s sharp decline to $99.39 per barrel by close of trade on Friday, before paring gains in the evening. Meanwhile, the International Energy Agency (IEA) raised its forecast for global oil consumption by 380 000 barrels per day to 2.1 million, citing a global switch from natural gas to oil due to supply…

Whether Amazon builds locally or not, it will use robots to collect your data

A LOT HAS been said about Amazon’s plans to build its Africa headquarters and much less has been said about its products. The reality is that whether there’s success in building a brick-and-mortar HQ or not, there’s little that can be done to stop the Amazon DNA in South Africa. The fight against building on heritage land in Cape Town may be worthy, however, there’s something that should be of greater concern for South Africans. As Amazon plans to set up its online marketplace next year in South Africa there’s a need to be aware of the products that will come with the Amazonification of South Africa. Some of those products are robots that collect citizens’ data in a way that we’ve never experienced before. Amazon is planning to acquire…

Hospital-at-home can greatly improve access to healthcare

LAST WEEK I wrote about South Africa’s healthcare system that became inaccessible to many people due to the consistent neglect, poor management, and corruption of public health facilities. This situation is further exacerbated by the unaffordability of private healthcare for most people in South Africa. Especially people in remote areas often do not have access to quality health services. To increase access to healthcare of people living in remote areas, I offered the possible solution of telemedicine or telehealth, used with great success in many countries across the world. Telemedicine generally refers to the use of modern technology to provide clinical care and other medical services remotely to persons whose access to medical services are restricted by geography. South Africa experiences a serious problem with the ability of state hospitals…

SAPS struggles to identify bodies following floods across country

POLICE are struggling with 17 bodies that remain unidentified following the floods that hit KwaZulu-Natal, parts of the Eastern Cape and the North West four months ago. This was revealed by acting head of the national Disaster Management Centre, Jurgens Dyssel, when he briefed the Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Flood Disaster Relief and Recovery on Friday. There were 457 fatalities and 82 missing people reported in KwaZulu-Natal during the floods that caused massive damage to infrastructure and the displacement of people in April. The Eastern Cape had seven reported fatalities, one person missing and three reported injuries. Dyssel said their discussions with the SAPS indicated that there were 17 bodies that were still unidentified. “Through DNA matches they have four potential matches. The difficulty that they have is apparently…

SAPS struggles to identify bodies following floods across country

Ruling on Jacob Zuma’s medical parole due today

The spotlight will be on the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein today when the ruling pertaining to former president Jacob Zuma’s release on medical parole is expected to be heard. Zuma was granted medical parole after he was hospitalised days after he handed himself in, in July 2021, after the Constitutional Court found him guilty of contempt of court. He was to serve 15 months in prison. The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria reviewed and set aside Zuma’s initial successful application for parole in December 2021. AfriForum was an applicant in the application and following this finding, Zuma was ordered to serve the remainder of his sentence in custody. In a statement AfriForum said it was optimistic that the Supreme Court of Appeal would uphold the judgment of the…

Ruling on Jacob Zuma’s
medical parole due today

Lions on the loose stir fear in KZN

The Nhlungwane, Enqulwane and Okhukho communities of Ulundi are up in arms after more escapes of wildlife from the nearby Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park in the north of KwaZulu-Natal. Residents say they live in constant fear as lions, rhinos, buffalo and jackals continuously escape the enclosed habitat and terrorise the community and livestock due to the porous nature of the boundary fence at the Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife park. In July, six lions that escaped from the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park were found and killed by wildlife rangers after they attacked cattle, killing at least six animals belonging to community members. The most recent escapees were two rhinos and two lions last Tuesday and on Friday respectively which led to protests by community members. As a result, the Cengeni gate at the park was temporarily…

Girl, 13, hit in gang crossfire, sparks outcry in Delft of being held hostage by violence

DELFT residents crippled by fear say they are being held hostage in their community following the latest shooting in which a 13-year-old girl was caught in gang crossfire. The teenager, who is in a stable condition, was wounded on the side of her body at about 1.20pm on Friday. Police spokesperson Joseph Swartbooi said the circumstances leading to the shooting were being investigated. “Upon arrival at the scene on the corner of Roosendal Avenue and Delft Main Road near a shopping complex, they found the injured victim who sustained a gunshot wound to her body. “The 13-year-old was transported to a nearby hospital for medical treatment. Delft police are investigating a case of attempted murder,” said Swartbooi. Just two days prior to the incident, irate Delft residents and pupils took…

Learner suspended after allegedly calling fellow pupil the k-word

AN ATLANTIS learner has been suspended for allegedly calling a fellow pupil the k-word. Parent Liyema Stephans said racism incidents had been swept under the carpet previously at Robinvale High School, and she demanded justice for her son in Grade 10. “The four black learners were about to attend a class and they were walking in a group when the coloured learner said in Afrikaans ‘look at the k*****s, they are modelling’ and then that learner hid among other learners. “My child was very upset and when he told me about this, I could see that he was hurt by the insults. “It took a week for a principal to suspend the learner, just because I stood up for it, but the incident was reported the same day and it…

STELLENBOSCH HOSPITAL FAILED RAPED TEEN- REPORT

THE family of a teenager who was allegedly raped by a fellow patient in a psychiatric ward at Stellenbosch Hospital, has expressed disappointment that no one has formally communicated the findings of a probe into the matter. According to the family spokesperson and community activist, Bianca Booysen, they learnt through the media that the provincial Department of Health received a Public Service Commission (PSC) report with recommendations earlier this year. Booysen said despite the family being “left out in the cold” no one has also been held accountable. In September last year it emerged that a 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 19-year-old male patient at the hospital. The facility was accused of negligence. PSC commissioner Leonardo Goosen briefed the standing committee on premier and constitutional matters on Friday…

Amarula sago pudding with brûlée meringue

For the pudding: 250ml sago 250ml cream 100g light brown sugar 180ml Amarula liqueur 10ml vanilla For the meringue: (*optional) 4 egg whites 200g castor sugar 30ml (2 Tbsp) water For the orange tuile:(*optional) 125g icing sugar 125g cake flour (or gluten-free all-purpose flour) 80g butter, melted 5ml (1 tsp) vanilla 3 egg whites Zest of 1 orange For the sago pudding: Place the sago in a bowl with 500ml (2 cups) of water and allow to soak for 30 minutes. Drain and rinse well. In a medium pot add the soaked sago, cream and sugar and cook on a low-medium heat for 10 to 15 minutes or until translucent. Remove from the heat and add the vanilla and Amarula. Stir and spoon into serving glasses. For the meringue: Place…

Amarula sago pudding with brûlée meringue

Hate speech by Judge Hlophe’s supporters?

I REFER to the article, “Judge Hlophe supporters set to march to Parliament”, Cape Times, August 11. I have no idea whether the judge is guilty or innocent of the accusations against him. Surely the legal fraternity is the body to resolve the stated allegations, not the Black Peoples’ National Crisis Committee (BPNCC). It is thus very alarming to read the anti-white statement made by the BPNCC, saying “in defence of justice against white vultures and hyenas who are hell-bent and driven by their racist agenda to undermine black professionals… ” Does such an unfounded statement not border on hate speech, which I thought was prohibited in South Africa? Some years ago a woman was in serious trouble with the law for saying that a group of blacks “behaved like…

Residential fires a major concern, says City

AN INCREASE in fatalities and residential fires remained a concern, as the City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Service responded to 14 978 fires between July 2021 and June 2022. Fires accounted for just over 66% of all incidents during the year – the rest were special service calls – including responses to motor vehicle accidents, medical emergencies, rescues and incidents involving hazardous materials. An overall comparison, year on year, showed that the number of incidents were fairly static, with a notable reduction in a number of categories including vegetation fires and informal residential fires. “The increases in fatalities and formal residential fires are of concern. “Five of the incidents over the past year accounted for 20 fatalities. “Formal house fires are up by 36% and while there might…

Tackle unpatriotic South African media

SOUTH African media, most notably DStv, newspapers and radio, seems to be quite obsessed with European sports and news, more so than South African sports and news. Tune to DStv channels and various radio stations you will find a lot of European sports, more than South African sports. Last week a South African newspaper advertised only four South African DStv premiership fixtures, while on the same day they advertised all the English Premier League club fixtures. During the recent games held in Birmingham, a lot of DSTV channels flighted those games at the same time. Even DStv catch-up was full of various sporting codes from those games. It happens every year that we South Africans are deprived of watching our national heroes and heroines. South Africans who live in South…

Killing of elderly is totally abhorrent

IT’S worrying to see the brutality associated with the killings of particularly the elderly. If the motive is robbery, why the torture and murder of the vulnerable? And in most cases the killers make off with only a few items. One is tempted to think conspiratorially and believe robbery is not the real reason, but rather the “kill the boer” sentiment so strongly hinted at in speeches by Julius Malema (and evidently ignored by the human rights people). One understands and appreciates that empty stomachs can lead to theft, but surely there’s no reason for murder and torture. The other concern is that law-enforcers are at their wits’ end to stop the on-going savagery. Somehow solutions need to be found urgently.…

Questions about contracts remain

WITH regard to the Cape Times article relating to Haw and Inglis, and the tender they were awarded in total disregard for the rule of law, the Cape Coloured Congress wishes to point out these few salient facts. Our Premier responds with: “Tenders are run professionally by experienced staff.” So professional that the most expensive quote, by a company that colludes with gangsters, was judged to have been the best value to the taxpayer! So professional that it missed the headlines that screamed that Haw and Inglis had transgressed the Poca Act and is now implicated in the violent deaths of dozens of our children! Notice that the Premier does not deny the criminal acts of big white business. With the best spin doctors in the world, the DA cannot…

Red flag raised on hantavirus in travellers

RESEARCHERS are advising clinicians to consider the risk of another zoonotic disease called hantavirus in travellers returning from endemic areas, after the first case in South Africa was picked up last year. Hantaviruses are re-transmitted from host rodent species (including bats, moles and shrews) to humans and have wide geographical distribution across the Americas, Europe and Asia. In humans, the hantavirus may cause haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) or hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HPS). Clinical case presentation is characterised by the triad of fever, haemorrhage and acute kidney dysfunction. In a recent South African Medical Research Journal article, researchers from the Centre for Emerging Zoonotic and Parasitic Diseases, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases, the National…

Clinic closures off the cards

NO CLINIC closures are on the table, as 10 City of Cape Town clinics have been placed under the provincial Health Department’s control. The Health MEC and the department appeared before the Health Standing Committee on Friday where this was confirmed. Facilities affected by the move include Kasselsvlei Clinic, Parow Clinic, Ravensmead Clinic, Scottsdene Clinic, Durbanville Clinic, Fisantekraal Clinic, Nyanga Clinic, Nolungile Clinic and Heideveld Clinic. In a reply to provincial ANC health spokesperson Rachel Windvogel on the reason for the decision, Health MEC Nomafrench Mbombo said: “The nine facilities were jointly managed. To address efficiencies and reduce fragmentation of services it was decided to absorb the City services into the provincial health system. A tenth facility is a new facility constructed by CoCT.” Earlier this year residents affected by…

Miss Wheelchair SA needs help in getting to Mexico

INAUGURAL Miss Wheelchair South Africa, Tamelyn Bock, from Springbok in the Northern Cape, needs help taking to the global stage where she intends to enter Miss Wheelchair World in Mexico. Bock, 26, was crowned in December last year in the pageant, which aims to create awareness around “Beauty without Barriers”, and change the perception, narrative and image of women with disabilities. Bock will have the opportunity to represent the country in Rosarito, Mexico, at Miss Wheelchair World 2022 in October, but needs assistance with funding to make the dream a reality. “I am hopeful and confident that the fundraising campaign will be successful as I am intent on going there and bringing the crown to South Africa. “When I entered Miss Wheelchair SA, it was the first pageant where I…

Bus attack suspect due in court today

LONG-distance bus routes will continue to be monitored amid a spate of attacks on drivers and other acts of intimidation towards the industry. This comes as a 28-year-old suspect was arrested in Klapmuts on Saturday in connection with Intercape bus attacks. Police spokesperson Brigadier Novela Potelwa said the suspect faces murder and attempted murder charges that relate to two incidents. He is expected to appear in the Bishop Lavis Magistrate’s Court today. “A team of detectives within the serious violent crimes unit focusing on transport-related violence arrested a 28-year-old suspect in the early hours of Saturday morning in connection with murder and attempted murder cases opened following attacks on Intercape buses in Cape Town in March and April. “In April 2022, an Intercape bus driven by 35-year-old Bangikhaya Machana was…

Inmates rob men in sex agency scam

BEING behind bars has not stopped four convicted inmates from “running an extortion scam from their prison cells, and getting men to pay thousands into accounts they set up”. The scam was uncovered last week by the Hawks, who said the men – from two Pretoria correctional facilities – had been operating for three months targeting men by using fake identities taken from unsuspecting police officers. The four, aged between 26 and 32, will appear in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court today. “More arrests are imminent,” the Hawks said. The Hawks were assisted by the Emergency Support Team from the Gauteng Department of Correctional Services. They executed the joint operation simultaneously, at the Odi and Baviaanspoort Correctional Centres in Mabopane and Pretoria, respectively, on Thursday night. A cybercrime search and…

Inmates rob men in sex agency scam

SA and the world – public debt and the economic consequences

Godongwana’s hands are tied with limited fiscal space to manoeuvre The Treasury has embarked on a pre-Budget public consultation inviting the South African public for their views on the country’s fiscal policy. Presumably Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana will incorporate some of the feedback in his 2023 Budget speech to Parliament next February. But the six standout macroeconomic indicators that will nevertheless preoccupy him are the cost-of-living crisis; record inflation levels; burgeoning public debt; subdued GDP growth; high unemployment and the real threat of sovereign debt default. The above economic challenges are universal and not unique to South Africa. The IMF in its World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update in July 2022 painted a gloomy and more uncertain global economic scenario for 2022 and beyond. GDP growth is forecast to slow from…

India’s approach to development partnership is rooted in freedom movement

IN A globalising world there is an increasing shift towards development partnership. India’s approach to development partnership is rooted in the experience of its freedom movement. This had solidarity with other developing countries that were also shaking off the yoke of colonialism and, thereafter, under-development. Despite initial resource constraints, India immediately after its independence in 1947 began to share its developmental experience and technical expertise with other countries. This began with scholarships and capacity-building programmes, and then spread to institution building. India’s developmental partnership approach focuses on human resource development; it shows respect for partnerships, provides for diversity, looks at the future and puts sustainable development at the centre. Its development co-operation is typically unconditional. India’s model of development co-operation is organised to be responsive to partner countries. The main…

From humble past to the world stage

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.” These words penned in years gone by capture how young South African women have always had it in them to break barriers and land on the world stage. Prophetic words such as these spoke to a girl from far-flung South Africa, who, at the time, could only dream of walking on the national stage. Making it to international celebutante was never an option. Such words, which speak of dark and…

From humble past to the world stage

Top secret files seized from Trump’s home

FBI agents seized records marked “Top Secret” during their search of former president Donald Trump’s Florida estate, according to documents made public on Friday in a probe that includes possible violations of the US Espionage Act. The search warrant and related materials, unsealed by a Florida judge, showed agents carted away a significant number of items from the raid, which ignited a political firestorm in an already bitterly divided country. The warrant, which was personally approved by Attorney General Merrick Garland, authorised the FBI to search the “45 office” – a reference to the 45th US president’s private office at his Mar-a-Lago residence – and storage rooms. It directed them to seize documents and records “illegally possessed” in violation of three criminal statutes, including one falling under the Espionage Act,…

41 die as fire rips through Cairo church

More than 40 people were killed when a fire ripped through a Coptic Christian church in a working-class district of greater Cairo during yesterday’s mass, church officials said. The blaze, blamed on an electrical fault, hit the Abu Sifin church located in the densely populated Imbaba neighbourhood west of the Nile river, part of Giza governorate. Witnesses described how people rushed into the burning house of worship to rescue those trapped but were soon overwhelmed by the heat and the deadly smoke. “Everyone was carrying kids out of the building,” Ahmed Reda Baioumy, who lives next to the church, told AFP. “But the fire was getting bigger and you could only go in once or you would asphyxiate.” The Egyptian Coptic Church and the health ministry reported 41 dead and…

Early results show Odinga slightly ahead of Ruto

Kenya’s one-time opposition leader Raila Odinga, 77, is slightly ahead in the race for the presidency against the incumbent Deputy President William Ruto, 55, partial official results showed at the weekend. Odinga has 52.54% of the vote against 46.76% for Ruto, according to figures issued by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) based on results from about 30% of polling stations. Kenyans are still waiting for final results five days after the country, considered one of the most dynamic democracies in Africa, went to the polls last week. The election commission on Friday acknowledged that the vote tallying was moving too slowly after appealing for Kenyans to be patient. It also denied that its results portal had been compromised, insisting its systems were secure. The election is being seen…

Heche declared dead

Los Angeles: Hollywood actress Anne Heche has been declared legally dead, a week after she crashed her car into a Los Angeles building, a spokesperson said at the weekend. Heche, 53, had been comatose with a severe brain injury since the collision on August 5. Having lost all brain function, she is “legally dead according to California law”, although her heart is still beating as her family keeps her body on life support while exploring organ donations. The Los Angeles Fire Department said the fire took 59 fire fighters more than an hour to extinguish.…

Europe eyes SpaceX during time of conflict

The European Space Agency (ESA) has begun preliminary technical discussions with Elon Musk’s, pictured, SpaceX that could lead to the temporary use of its launchers after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine blocked Western access to the Soyuz rockets. The private American competitor to Europe’s Arianespace has emerged as a key contender to plug a temporary gap alongside Japan and India, but final decisions depend on the timetable for Europe’s delayed Ariane 6 rocket. “Japan is waiting for the inaugural flight of its next generation rocket. Another option could be India,” said ESA director general Josef Aschbacher. SpaceX did not reply to a request for comment. Its Falcon 9 has swept up other customers who are severing ties with Moscow’s increasingly isolated space sector amid the Ukraine conflict, but a high-profile…

‘Terror attack’ on Jerusalem bus

Jerusalem: A gunman shot at a public transport bus and people outside the vehicle yesterday near the Tomb of David. The attack took place in the early hours, as Jews were leaving Western Wall rites marking the end of the Sabbath. Seven people were reportedly injured. The shooter turned himself, according to the police, who did not identify him. Israeli media reported the assailant was a Palestinian from east Jerusalem. Israel’s emergency medical services, the Magen David Adom, called the incident a “terror attack in the Old City”. |…

Cuba says fuel plant fire extinguished

Havana: Cuba’s government said the massive fire at a major fuel storage depot in which two fire fighters died, had been put out. After the fire was extinguished, 60 experts entered the disaster zone to recover the remains of the 14 people listed as missing. The remains of some of those missing were “located in different places” in the disaster area, one of the experts told President Miguel Diaz-Canel during a tour of the plant, state television reported. The fire started on August 5 after lightning struck a tank at the depot outside the city of Matanzas, 100km from Havana. Four of the eight tanks at the depot collapsed during the blaze, which injured 132 people. |…

Taliban disperse women protesters

Kabul: Taliban fighters beat women protesters on Saturday as they dispersed a rally in the Afghan capital, days before the first anniversary of the hardline Islamists’ return to power. Since seizing control on August 15 last year, the Taliban have rolled back the marginal gains made by women during two decades of US intervention in Afghanistan. About 40 women – some carrying a banner which read “August 15 is a black day” and chanting “bread, work and freedom” – marched in front of the education ministry building, before they were chased, beaten with rifle butts and dispersed by fighters firing their guns in the air, an AP correspondent reported. |…

Anger over limited Machu Picchu visits

Aguas Calientes: The suspension of ticket sales to Machu Picchu sparked a second protest in two weeks by angry tourists and merchants from the town closest to the Inca citadel. Authorities have recently begun limiting the number of visitors and the jewel of Peruvian tourism to reduce damage to the World Heritage Site but increased the number of daily visitors from 4 044 to 5 044 last month following industry complaints. Friday’s protests took place in the neighbouring town of Machu Picchu, formerly called Aguas Calientes, where visitors arrive before going on climb the ancient site through a narrow mountain pass. |…

Bangladeshi tea workers on strike

Dhaka: Nearly 150 000 workers at more than 200 Bangladeshi tea plantations went on strike on Saturday to demand a 150% rise to their dollar-a-day wages, which researchers say are among the lowest in the world. Most tea workers in the overwhelmingly Muslim country are low-caste Hindus, the descendants of labourers brought to the plantations by colonial-era British planters. The minimum wage for a tea plantation worker in the country is 120 taka a day (about R20) at official rates. One worker said that was barely enough to buy food, let alone other necessities. |…

Grain ship readying for journey to Africa

The United Nations-chartered ship MV Brave Commander will depart Ukraine for Africa in coming days after it finishes loading more than 23 000 tons of wheat in the Ukrainian port of Pivdennyi, a UN official said. The ship, which arrived in the port near Odesa, will sail to Ethiopia via a grain corridor through the Black Sea brokered by the UN and Turkey last month. It will be the first humanitarian food aid cargo bound for Africa under the framework of the Black Sea Grain Initiative since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24. The cargo was funded with donations from the UN World Food Programme, the US Agency for International Development and several private donors. Sixteen ships have now left Ukraine following the deal with Russia to allow a…

City make another slow start to the season

The new Premiership season started amidst plenty of excitement for Cape Town City. The prospect of a maiden CAF Champions League campaign had everyone in the Mother City buzzing and a new major sponsor was unveiled to further heighten expectation. It seemed like City were finally equipped to play with the big boys. The players were full of confidence after last season’s heroics after finishing second in the league, and coach Eric Tinkler had seemingly also brought in a couple of shrewd new signings to ensure his team could compete on all fronts. but, after three games, City are rooted to the basement of the table. The opening defeat to champions Mamelodi Sundowns at home was not a catastrophe though. As Tinkler almost prophetically stated before the Sundowns opener: “You…

City make another slow start to the season

Middle order conundrum for Proteas selectors

Victor Mpitsang and his panel of national selectors have a tricky task to find the right combination for the Proteas’ middle-order ahead of the first Test with England. Temba Bavuma’s absence through injury leaves a bigger hole than many imagine, and while the candidates for the No 4 and 5 spots all performed reasonably well in a tour match last week, none of them demanded inclusion. Khaya Zondo made 86 in the first innings against the England Lions, Rassie van der Dussen 75; while Aiden Markram scored 88 not out in the second innings. Ryan Rickelton, who’s been in hot form for Northamptonshire, made a first ball duck and spent an hour at the crease in the second innings to score 15. The Proteas need solidity in that middle order,…

Middle order conundrum for Proteas selectors

Nienaber defends his selection plan

SPRINGBOK coach Jacques Nienaber looked decidedly uncomfortable answering questions regarding his selection of Joseph Dweba at hooker ahead of star player Malcolm Marx after the Boks had lost 35-23 to the All Blacks, and rightly so. Marx had been incredible in the Boks’ win the week before in Nelspruit but was on the bench, even when Bongi Mbonambi was injured in training mid-week. Unfortunately, for the inexperienced Dweba — not to mention the team, the All Blacks targeted his suspect line-out throwing, with Sam Whitelock poaching his first throw-in just minutes into the match. Dweba was taken off 10 minutes before half-time and that begged the question of why he started in the first place? “There's always a reason — a rugby reason why we did that, but that's privileged,”…

Nienaber defends his selection plan

Ten Hag given baptism of fire to United’s new reality

Erik ten Hag expressed his surprise at seeing Manchester United capitulate to a 4-0 defeat at Brentford that leaves the Red Devils bottom of the Premier League for the first time in 30 years. But after just two games in charge, the Dutchman is getting a crash course in United’s new reality. The 20-time English champions have now lost seven consecutive away league games for the first time since 1936. Any hope of a new dawn under the former Ajax boss has been blown apart by the same failings on and off the pitch. Ten Hag’s predecessor Ralf Rangnick signed off from his miserable spell last season by stating the United squad needed “open heart surgery” and up to 10 new players after labouring to a sixth-placed league finish. Two…

Ten Hag given baptism of fire to United’s new reality

Late drama as fractious derby ends in a draw

Harry Kane headed a last-gasp equaliser to earn Tottenham Hotspur a barely-deserved 2-2 draw in a feisty Premier League derby at Chelsea yesterday. Reece James seemed to have sealed the points for the hosts with a 77th minute strike but Kane rose to head home a corner in the sixth minute of stoppage time. Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel and his Spurs counterpart Antonio Conte were both shown red cards after the final whistle as tempers boiled over in west London. Centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly marked his home debut in style by volleying Chelsea in front from a corner in the 19th minute and the hosts totally dominated the opening period. Chelsea remained in the ascendancy in the second half and should have had the points wrapped up but were rocked when…

$Late drama as fractious derby ends in a draw$

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