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2 WEEKLY SA MIRROR NEWS Friday 05 November 2021 MOTORIST TOLD TO PARTLY PAY OWN CAR DAMAGE AFTER BEING HIT BY TAXI UNFAIR: Drivers face equal blame if they fail to avoid accidents with reckless drivers... APPORTIONMENT OF ACCIDENT By Thuli Zungu R12, 100 he was offered R8470. in a specific incident deviated from that of the rea- Drivers on the road could share the cost of dam- “I did not contribute anything to this accident sonable person, compensation of damage is regu- DAMAGE UNFAIR ages or apportion blame and negligence during lated by the “Apportionment of Damages Act 34 of - LAWYER an accident regardless of who was right or as I was in my lane,” Manganyi said. 1956”. Zweli Mashele of Clarendon Transport Un- wrong. This is determined by the Law of Delict She was told that when considering any set- derwriting Managers, said the cover under which Michael Schaefer, senior litigant at Road Ac- in which the action of “each party” involved in Manganyi was claiming, was under the Liability cident Management and Legal Action (RAMLA), the accident , irrespective of whether he was the tlement offer in respect of incidents of this nature, Cover. “This is different from the cover an insured says apportionment of liability in car accident main cause of the accident or not, is measured consideration needed to be given to the obligations person has in respect of damage to his own vehi- matters are detrimental and difficult, often applied against that of a reasonable person under simi- placed on persons in control of a vehicle travelling cle. In other words the manner in which our cli- unfairly by interpreting South African law inappro- lar circumstances. on the public roads. ent’s own damage to his vehicle is dealt with. priately. Basil Manganyi, 37, learned this the hard way This was determined by the Law of Delict ‘’His claim was dealt in accordance with a Apportioning damages is part of South African after a negligent and reckless taxi driver swayed in which the action of each party involved in the contract we entered into with the client which stip- law and can play a part in determining liability, from the left lane and collided with her vehicle incident, irrespective of whether he\\ she was the ulates that we will authorize a repairer and oversee he says. Yet, says Schaefer, the Apportionment of while she was driving on the other lane along the main cause of the incident or not, was measured the repair process with the repairer to the end until Damages Act is the most unfairly cited and mis- Elias Motsoaledi Street in Dobsonville, Soweto in against that of a reasonable person under similar the client is satisfied with the repairs’’. used part in law of delict. “The law itself is poorly June this year. circumstances. definite and is bent by many, particularly by those Mashele said the claim and repairs are not who are not part of the SA Jurisprudence, such as Manganyi said she could not avoid being hit “Should the person’s action in the incident de- dealt with in accordance with any contract Man- Insurance brokers, claim handler or in your case un- as she could not drive her car onto the high pave- viate from the action of a reasonable person under ganyi had with them but in accordance with the derwriting managers. All are commonly no formal ment to avoid the collision. Her inability to do so the same circumstance, the person’s action is seen client’s legal liability. This was determined in ac- jurists,” he says. As to a Rule of Law State, no one has caused her 30% of her claim for damages af- as negligent,” the insurance company told her. cordance with the regulations set out in the Law of is obliged to accept any demands – liability or any ter Clarendon Transport Underwriting Managers Quoting from Claredon Motor Law and Law of Damages and the Law of Delict. other responsibilities accused – often fair and just (PTY) Ltd the insurance company which insured Third-Party Compensation, they added : – by another. the taxi driver’s vehicle submitted that she could “This is an apportionment matter. In short, have avoided the accident. “ If the principles of negligence are applied to this means that damages are apportioned in cases “Only a Court of Law have the power to de- a motor vehicle accident, the court places itself as of contributory negligence and is regulated by the cide a case or dispute, with binding authority,” says “Their client did not even stop after bumping far as is possible in the place of the driver at the Apportionment of Damages Act 34 of 1956. Schaefer. However, everyone can make a sugges- into my car. He proceeded to hit another vehicle time of the accident. The conduct of the driver is tion, how they may think about a case and liabilities at the nearby stop sign,” Manganyi said. The taxi then compared to that of a reasonable person under In layman’s terms it means that in cases where and can suggest a settlement. This is what had hap- driver tried to flee from the scene but his vehicle the then prevailing circumstances. A driver will be both parties are partially to blame for the accident pened in the Manganyi’s case, he says. was blocked by huge rocks on the side of the road. negligent if a reasonable person/driver would have that they were involved in, the respective damages acted differently if the damage caused were rea- that each party has suffered will be apportioned. “Such offer has no legal power unless mutual Initially Clarendon Transport Underwriting sonably foreseeable and preventable.” accepted,” says Schaefer. Once and if, any agree- Managers had apportioned 70% of the blame to Edit Teixeira - Mckinon the Ombuds for the ment with and Insurer been entered into and ac- Manganyi but changed the percentage after he “Case law and statutory provisions provide Short-term Insurance CEO, said their office did cepted, the matter will be settled final and no other had sent them the photos of the vehicles at the the source for the duties and rights of a driver as not deal with liability issues and the apportion- recourse is possible against anyone anymore. scene of the accident. Clarendon Transport Under- a road user. These duties are usually expressed in ment of damages which seemed to be what Clar- writing Managers said they based their apportion- relation to the actions most frequently executed by endon Transport Underwriting Managers applied He says there are no new developments in the ment on the Law of Delict, the Law of Damage and a driver and traffic conditions found on roads. For to the consumer’s claim for damages against the legislation regarding the apportionment of dam- the case law which dated back to 1926. example, a duty to keep a proper lookout, to keep taxi owner. ages, but is willing to look into Manganyi’s matter left, to travel at a reasonable speed under the cir- and see if his office could assist him. The insurance company told her that the pay- cumstances and to avoid a collision by the exercise “The insurance industry is entitled to appor- ment she received was based on each party’s con- of reasonable care. A breach of these duties will tion damages but whether it has been correctly ap- tribution to the negligence. Instead of paying him justify a conclusion of negligent conduct on the plied in this case must be determined by the facts part of a driver.” of this accident,” she said. In the event that more than one party’s actions MIRRORWEEKLY SA Insight to connect the dots... 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Friday 05 November 2021 NEWS 3WEEKLY SA MIRROR HAILTHE EMPRESS OF GOSPEL MUSIC! HERALDED: Fraser’s recognition through an honorary doctorate to inspire many to always strive for excellence... PROUD: Dr Deborah Fraser celebrates the new milestone in her 20-year singing career. By Gugu Sibiya like Quincy Jones, Jennifer Rush, Stevie Wonder, accuse our awardees as running “fly by night” in- highly sought after backing singer, she lent her It is an indisputable fact that Deborah Fraser, Cindy Lauper, Jon Secada, Bebe Winans, among stitutions” states the Empress in disbelief. pipes to the music of icons like Caiphas Semenya, others. Letta Mbulu, Sello Chicco Twala, Yvonne Chaka the empress of gospel music, has more than paid Confidently refusing to give the other cheek, Chaka, the late Miriam Makeba Jonas Gwangwa her dues in the tough show business in the past 30 “That’s when I felt I’d paid my dues and de- the sultry singer says “It’s sad that there’re still peo- and Lucky Dube. years – especially in the local gospel music scene cided to strike out on my own,” the songstress ple who can’t celebrate successes of their own. It her. reminisces. Last Saturday, her decision to go on her makes you wonder whether their arrogance makes On the international front, she took it a notch own was vindicated when she was conferred with a them certain stereotypically box peoples. Artist are higher with Quincy Jones, Jennifer Rush, Stevie From the very first day she arrived in Jozi from Doctorate of Philosophy in Sacred Music! An hon- smart people who live off their God given gift yet Wonder, Cindy Lauper, Jon Secada, Bebe Winans, Durban in 1986, Fraser immersed herself in her our that was bestowed to the gospel jewel by the make a difference through their craft” adding they among others. “That’s when I felt I’d paid my dues dream to establish herself as a music artist of note Trinity International Bible University, in Tzaneen, work hard hence they’re noticed and appreciated. and decided to strike out on m own” the songstress in the city of gold and broken promises. Her life Limpopo. Still floating on cloud nine, Fraser says remnisces. story is full of trials and tribulations that charac- “I’m so happy, I can’t describe this feeling. In spite “We minister the Word of God through mu- terise the path to fame ordinarily trudged by any of all the work leading to that moment on stage, it sic. So it’s always gratifying to come across people The Empress of gospel music has finished re- artist, for which she is today truly thankful to have still feels surreal. As I went down on my knee, I who testify to almost committing suicide, had lost cording an emotive single entitled Sixolele Baba. experienced as she is a stronger person for it. became emotional. That’s when it hit me that this all hope because of their situation or were in the “During lockdown I had enough time to think about honour isn’t just for myself but for my family and throes of sorrow following the loss of a loved one, covid-19. Enough to conclude its impact on hu- As the cliché goes, she has done this and that extended family, my fans. It’s their unconditional but after listening to my music they felt better and manity is similar to all the maladies our country’s in the world entertainment while paying her dues support that has brought me this far. ready to face life again. suffering from. So I penned the prayer-like track towards reaching the goal of to be heralded the em- Sixolele Baba. press of local gospel music she has become today. “Shortly after the service, over 200 congratula- “We are Spiritual Doctors. Those who recog- tory messages came in. Through their comments nise us, do so on the basis of how much we’ve im- “I allude to maladies gender-based violence, For it she had to walk – as backing singer – in I know just how caring they are. My fans rejoice pacted our society. I suppose the units we’ve sold rape, human trafficcking, gruesome murders defy- the halo of music of icons like Caiphas Semenya, with me and weep with me during the rainy days. count” she says with conviction.” ing logic and these are become other pandemics Letta Mbulu, Sello Chicco Twala, Yvonne Chaka For now it’s joy all the way. They know my jour- plaguing our beautiful country. We ask for God’s Chaka, the late Miriam Makeba Jonas Gwangwa ney so they never want to miss a heartbeat there- The multi-range singer with the pipes angels divine intervention. He’s the only one who can help and Lucky Dube. These moments stud her memo- of” she says of the over half a million followers of get serenaded by, has sold millions of records in her us heal our lamd!” ries like jewels to a crown, including an unforget- her newly formed facebook page. 20-year career as a solo act. “I’ve been blessed to table episode when she lent her pipes to SA’s late drop offerings that have impacted lives. Songs that She is extremely excited about the caliber femme fatale Brenda Fassie, when things went re- A shadow of seriousness clouds her pretty face kept fans and gospel lovers coming back for more of women who came on board Omama Besizwe ally awry for the latter. as she recalls the spoilers’ nasty remarks. “A fistful of the good thing. project.”I roped in Nomcebo Zikode, Tu Nokwe, of them say they’re not surprised I was conferred a Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Vicky Vilakazi and Makh- Today she has millions of records sold as a solo doctorate, since Rebecca Malope got one too. They ‘”As a result I’ve sold millions of CDs, played anyile of the Glory of the Last Days. I hope people act to show for her 20 years of dedication to her complained about going to tertiary for four full at major and small fests all over the world. Abanye will resonate with the message in Sixolele Baba. craft. “I’ve been blessed to drop offerings that have years to acquire it while artists get it without lifting Bayombona alone sold in excess of a million and impacted lives. Songs that kept fans and gospel a finger or breaking a sweat.” still going strong. It’s a feat that can only happen “We need to fight for our country. Men need to lovers coming back for more of the good thing,” by God’s grace, sheer skill, hard work and tons of go back to looking after its women and children. A muses the gospel empress with a warm smile. “These self righteous breast beating critics, support.” big thanks to my fans for embarking on this musi- scoff at our contribution, viewing us as undeserv- cal journey with me, all these years. The doctorate On the international front, her journey moved ing of honorary PhDs. They have the audacity to Durban-born Fraser left Kwa Mashu in 1986, happened because of you” she says smiling from a notch higher when she collaborated with greats for greener pastures of the city of gold and broken ear to ear. promises. Quickly establishing a reputation as a Media and fashion personality Kuli Roberts has KULI ROBERTS JOINS OUR TEAM joined Weekly SA Mirror with effect from Novem- ber 1. NEW JOURNEY: She looks forward to contributing to the growth of the online publication… Roberts, a famous fashion and beauty icon in, SA brings with her invaluable experience as journalist om Kaya FM. Driven by achieving new goals she She joins Weekly SA Mirror as a Lifestyle Edi- and a TV presenter and radio host. joined the group that hosted daily talk show, Trend- tor. “I’m very excited to be part of this new publica- ing SA on SABC 3. tion. Reading it page by page you can feel passion A graduate at the University of Cape Town, from the writers,” says Roberts. Roberts began her professional career at Fair Lady Roberts recently scored herself an acting role on Magazine in the early 90s then later joined Drum Netflix’s new movie Angelina in which she plays a We are honoured to work with Ms Roberts as Magazine as a Beauty Editor. Roberts also worked role of a prostitute Tina. Angelina follows the story she will be added value to our publication. Journal- at Sunday World as a columnist. of a former parking attendant who is diagnosed with ists like her are hard to find, If you find them, keep a fatal disease and puts her dream of travelling the them,” says Thuli Zungu the co-editor at Weekly SA Her exciting journey landed her at SABC, where world into action. Mirror. she became a host between 2004 and 2005, and, in 2008, she co-hosted a popular gossip show, The Real Goboza, which aired on SABC1 Roberts also hosted yet another popular show for celebrity gossip magazine “Headline” and also appeared on “The Queen” She was also made a TV host on Mzansi Magic before she began co-hosting

4 WEEKLY SA MIRROR NEWS Friday 05 November 2021 CONVICTED COP ‘A MERCILESS KILLER WHO MUST BE JAILED FOR A LONG PERIOD’ RUTHLESS: Her behaviour won’t change - she is a danger to society relatives, including her sister Audrey Ndlovu, crying was that people who died were her family boyfriend Maurice Mabasa, her nephew Brilliant members and relatives. By Frank Maponya vu and remarked that the last crimes similar to those Mashego, her niece, Witness Homu and another Nomia Rosemary Ndlovu who was sentenced to committed by the convict had happened in 1932. victim who was a close relative. The court found Justice Mabasa, the younger brother of Ndlo- six life terms for the murders of her lover and He sentenced her to life imprisonment for each of that Ndlovu had taken out insurance policies for all vu’s slain boyfriend, told the court that it would five relatives in the Palm Ridge High Court on the six murders. He also jailed her to 10 years for the victims, listing herself as the beneficiary. The only be after Ndlovu had told him why, where and Friday, was a serial killer who stood no chance each of the eight attempted murder charges. Ndlo- murders, all of which were found to have been in how his brother was killed that he would consider of being rehabilitated. vu was also sentenced to a further 10 years on each cold blood, were orchestrated in order for Ndlovu whether to forgive her or not. of the fraud cases that involved Assupol, Clientele to cash in after making claims for their deaths. This was the view of Lt.-Col. Elmarie My- and Old Mutual. She was also sentenced to five Before being led to the cells, Ndlovu requested burgh, a criminologist of the South African Po- years for defeating the ends of justice in relation She was paid about R1.4 million by insurance to be incarcerated at the Johannesburg Correctional lice Services who told the court that she had in- to tempering with evidence shortly after the killing companies in all the claims. Ndlovu had also or- facility, claiming that her relatives were residing terviewed Ndlovu on October 26 this year with a of her sister, Audrey. She had allegedly washed the dered the killing of her mother, her younger sis- in the vicinity and would find it easy to visit her. view to find out what kind of person she was. She two cups that she and Audrey had used to drink tea. ter and her four children. Fortunately for them, But the court ruled that although it did not have the discovered that nothing could change her behav- These cups were going to be used as evidence. Ndlovu was arrested before she could execute the powers to decide at which facility a prisoner should iour and that she was actually a danger to society. killings following tip-offs from her hired hitmen. be kept. The court ruled that Ndlovu should be tak- Ndlovu was convicted for the murders of her This was after they ( hitmen) had developed cold en to a facility with tight security because she was Sentencing Ndlovu, 46, to six life terms, Judge boyfriend and five of her relatives between 2012 feet before the killing of Ndlovu’s elderly mother a danger even to prison warders. This was after the Ramarumo Monama described her as ‘’ a mer- and 2018. She had worked as a police sergeant at in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga. State had raised concerns after Ndlovu had threat- ciless killer who deserves to be sent to jail for a the Tembisa Police Station at the time of her ar- ened to kill the investigating officer while she was lengthy period’’. rest in March 2018. The State had proved beyond Testifying in mitigation of sentence, Ndlovu being held at the Johannesburg facility prior to the reasonable doubt that she hired hitmen to kill said she had made peace with the court’s decision beginning of the trial. He confirmed Myburgh’s assessment of Ndlo- and also asked for forgiveness from her family members. She kept bursting into tears during her An application by Ndlovu’s lawyers for leave testimony, later saying that the reason she was to appeal her conviction and sentence was dis- missed by the Judge. By Vusi Xaba The road on the outskirts of Kempton Park, where former MK member and crime told her in October 2016 that that her brother had One of the six suspects implicated in the murder intelligence police officer Mogoerane’s body was found in the backseat of his moved out of their bedroom and was now sleeping of Crime Intelligence boss, Thekiso Mogoerane abandoned car.Photo: Kempton Park Express in the family guestroom. Nthoroane also confirmed at his house three years ago, confessed to having knowing Seth Motsamai, who previously testified involved in the crime shortly after his arrest, the SLAIN POLICE that he had overheard Cordelia Mogoerane ex- South Gauteng High Court heard. COMMANDER AND pressing her frustration during a telephone conver- WIFE HAD A ROCKY sation with someone in her office about her failed Testifying during a trial within a trial to deter- attempt to kill her husband using muthi. Nthoroane mine the admissibility of the statements made by RELATIONSHIP said although Motsamai had not told her about the Mzweshinga Zondo, two police officers – Lt. Colo- alleged plot to kill her brother, she was aware of the nels Morongoe Bodibe and Joseph Mashabane - ESTRANGED: Things got so bad between meeting he had requested with the family in which related how the accused confessed to the crime. the couple that the former police boss left their he wanted to tell them something. Bodibe told the court that the investigating officer, marital bed to move into a guest-room... Robert Mathebula had asked her to take a statement “It was at my aunt’s funeral when Motsamai from Zondo. She in turn referred the task to another “She (Mogoerane’s wife) complained about the plaining about the way she dressed up. My brother said he wanted to have a meeting with us (family). officer because taking confession statements did way he was treating her. She told me he complained advised that I go with his wife to buy curtains and I said I could not be able to attend because I was not fall within her scope of work. about how she dressed up and the way she hanged we did”, Nthoroane said. attending to people who were at the funeral”, she curtains in the house. My brother confirmed com- said. Zondo’s lawyer, Schalk Welgemoed, pointed She told the court that her sister-in-law had out that although the statement was allegedly taken Motsamai, a fleet manager at the crime intel- on May 31, 2018 – the day Zondo was arrested – ligence’s Isando SAPS, who was also Cordelia’s the statement was dated June 2, 2018. He submitted subordinate at the same plant, had previously tes- that this was not his client’s statement. tified that Mogoerane’s wife had tried to recruit him to kill her husband, who was based at the unit’s Mashabane, in his testimony, said he was ap- headquarters in Pretoria. He told the court that she proached by a Colonel Zondi to take a confession had promised him R1 million and a family house in statement from Zondo which he did. He is expected Wattville, Benoni if he agreed to get people to kill to continue with his testimony on Monday. him. He declined the offer. Before the trial within a trial, another witness, He investigated her immediate commander by Anna Seabi Nthoroane, the murdered man’s sister, twice placing a recording device under her desk in had told the court that Mogoerane and his wife, her office. He was never informed about the con- Cordelia, had a rocky relationship. tents of the recordings as he had given the device to Thekiso Mogoerane, who was his friend. Nthoroane testified that the relationship be- tween the couple deteriorated to the extent that Mogoerane was found dead in the backseat Thekiso Mogoerane moved out of their bedroom of his car along the P91 road in Kempton Park in to sleep in the family’s guestroom in their three- January 2018. The State alleges that Mogoerane’s bedroomed house in Birchleigh, Kempton Park. widow Cordelia, had contacted a family traditional healer, Dlamini, one of the accused, about her in- The State alleges that Thekiso Mogoerane, 61, tention to kill her husband. was strangled during his sleep at his house on or about January 16 or 17, 2018. His wife, Cordelia, Dlamini then introduced her to Mayisela, who 55, and son, Thabiso, 27, and four other accused in turn introduced her to Zondo. Zondo then alleg- are facing charges of murder, conspiracy to commit edly recruited Nxumalo, a taxi owner, who then murder and incitement to commit murder. brought on board his driver, Mphuthi, for the mis- sion to kill Mogoerane. The other accused are Zondo, 48, Thulani Nxu- malo 33, Micheal Sanele Mphuthi 36 and Eunice Zondo allegedly requested Bongiwe Lukhele, Ntombizodwa Dlamini, 69. Another accused, Musa his girlfriend, to transport them in her vehicle to the Mayisela, has since died while Thokozani Zondo Mogoerane’s house where the victim was allegedly has disappeared. strangled to death. The accused, who are all out on bail, have all Cordelia and Thabiso Mogoerane allegedly pleaded not guilty before Judge Majake Mabasele. helped with the loading of the body in the back seat Nthoroane said her brother’s wife had told her that of the family vehicle before it was driven and aban- her husband always complained about how she doned on the P91 Road. dressed and how she decorated the house. When she confronted her brother about the claim, he had Zondo, Nxumalo and Mphuthi allegedly went confessed. to Dlamini’s place after the murder for a cleansing ceremony.

Friday 05 November 2021 CONSUMER & LEGAL MATTERS 5WEEKLY SA MIRROR Consumer Eye AWARD-WINNING CONSUMER EDITOR LOOKS 060 936 2673 INTO YOUR COMPLAINTS CONCERN OVER FIRMS EMPLOYING UNFAIR BUSINESS PRACTICES MONEY: These businesses accept money but fail to deliver By Thuli Zungu dress complaints lodged against them. Several companies including a tombstone man- “The CGSO understand that it is not easy to ufacturer and online stores operating mainly on Facebook and Instagram, have been ac- run a small business, however this is not an excuse cused of ignoring customers’ complaints of to flout the CPA by taking monies from consumers failing to deliver services. and not delivering the goods or the services. Some of the companies include furniture re- ‘’Businesses that respect the law and practice moval companies and building contractors who good customer care, tend to flourish and become were giving the Consumer Goods and Services sustainable”, said Lehabe. Ombud (CGSO) a headache. Consumer Goods and Services Ombud, Katlego Lehabe, Business Development Man- Magauta Mphahlele, says to create compliance ager at CGSO says their institution had over the awareness among small businesses, the CGSO years ,identified a trend where some of these sup- continues to collaborate with the Small Enterprise pliers engaged in unfair business practices and Development Agency, Industry Associations and tend to not cooperate with their office to resolve Provincial Consumer Affairs Offices to conduct complaints lodged against them. legal and compliance awareness workshops fo- cusing on small businesses and clients who want “These businesses tend to accept money from- information on starting a businesses. consumers but fail to deliver the goods or deliver inferior quality goods or services,” he says. “We educate small business on key require- ments of the CPA when starting a business and An analysis of the sectors and type of com- supplier obligations in terms of section 5 of the plaints shows that small and micro-businesses in Industry Code of Conduct. these sectors tend to flout the CPA and do not ad- “We also partner with business chambers and other industry players.’’ TWO DURBAN BUSINESSMEN IN COURT OVER R5-M UNAUTHORISED DEBIT ORDERS DRAGNET: The pair alleged to have created a fraudulent back system to collect debits By Thuli Zungu burg for further investigation, she says. The Hawks have arrested a director of a Dur- Warrant of arrests were obtained for the two ban-based service company and his accomplice for collecting a total R5 million in unauthorised Talent Base directors to be apprehended, says debit orders and depositing it into their different Mulamu. Later police circulated the identikits of bank accounts. the suspects on the local and international border movement control, Mulamu says. This was to en- Captain Ndivhuwo Mulamu of the Hawks says sure that the wanted men do not skip the country. Talent Base director Richard Marsden and his ac- complice were arrested on allegations that they cre- “On Saturday, 30 October, authorities pounced ated this fraudulent bank payment system to collect on Marsden at the Cape Town International Airport debit orders for call centres, which resulted to un- on arrival from the United Kingdom and immedi- authorised debit orders to be loaded. ately placed him under detention and charged him with fraud,” she says. Mulamu says further investigation revealed that an amount of R5 million was transferred into Marsden appeared in the Palm Ridge Special- different bank accounts, including that of Marsden. ised Commercial Crimes Court on Tuesday where he was remanded in custody, pending further inves- The matter was referred to the Hawks’ Serious tigations, she says. Commercial Crime Investigation team in Johannes- He was expected to be back in court today for bail application.

6 WEEKLY SA MIRROR SKILLS DEVELOPMENT Friday 05 November 2021 IKUSASA SKILLS DEVELOPMENT CAREER GUIDE GOOGLE AND UNESCO UNITE TO ENHANCE JOURNALISM IN AFRICA EXCELLENCE: Initiative to involve 100 institutions and benefit 4 000 reporters By WSAM reporter esco says the organisation will use its networks of · The GNI Live Google News Lab, which is about the environment; American technology company Google has established journalism schools to launch the col- running a series of interactive online training · A “verification” course which shows journal- partnered with the United Nations Education- laborative programme that will enable journalists on YouTube Live; al, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, UN- to better respond to the major changes in journal- ist time saving methods to help them to verify ESCO to launch the Global Initiative for Ex- ism and publishing in recent times. · An election course that will help journalists the authenticity and accuracy of images, vid- cellence in Journalism Education to enhance find, visualise, and protect their stories around eos and reports they may have found on social journalists’ training in Africa. “At Unesco, we have very different countries the election cycle; media and elsewhere online; as members, with different approaches to journal- · A safety and security course to empower jour- Matt Brittin, the president, for Google’s Eu- ism — but the one thing that at least they all agree · A “Hands On” machine learning tool which nalists to transcend words and take their audi- rope business operations in Middle East, and Af- on is that journalists should be well-trained,” teaches journalists how to use Machine Learn- ence to the heart of the story, with dynamic, rica, has said that the initiative will be rolled out Berger has said. 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Guy Berger, a Director of Strategies and which journalists will learn how to better un- · A business reporting tool which will help Policies, Communication and Information at Un- derstand their listeners and reach them across business journalist research companies, com- the Google platform; panies’ data, “Google sheets”, and to visualise the related data; · An environmental Journalism course which teaches journalist to find and report on stories By WSAM Reporter SEVERAL COURSES What will make them successful The Nestlé Graduate Programme is now open AND BURSARIES Step 1: Before applying for the program, they for applications in the company’s ongoing ON OFFER FOR SA must ensure that they meet all the criteria search for the next potential young talent to join STUDENTS Step 2: Complete the Talent Games on the fol- their East and Southern Africa team. lowing link https://nestle.thetalent.games/south- NURTURING: Top food and drinks maker lends a hand to africa/index.html Nestlé is a Swiss multinational food and drink local education and training This game can be played on both mobile & processing conglomerate corporation with its head- desktop. quarters in Vervey, Vaud, Switzerland, and manu- Step 3: Once the prospective candidates have factures baby foods, bottled water, cereals. 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Friday 05 November 2021 FOOD AND WINE 7WEEKLY SA MIRROR SPLENDOUR: Courtyard Hotel’s Highline Restaurant oozes skyline charm. TRENDY HOTEL RESTAURANT TANTALISES WITH BREATHTAKING SUNSET VIEWS MARVEL: Flagship hotel designed to wow visitors with dream décor designs By Len Maseko Dracopoulos explains. (ninth floor) restaurants, plus Club Lounge WINE EVENTS For revellers locked in the daily bustle of big Highline’s interior décor is a swath of dark (ground floor) Wines of Italy, a showcase of Italian cuisine and city life, sky bars and rooftop club lounges can and rusty colours that blend harmoniously • Three event areas cater for conferencing and provide a welcome and tranquil respite from matched against lighting fixtures and skylight banqueting of 40 people each or combined for wines, will be held at the rooftop of Hyde Park the jostle with the seething masses of humanity that combine to create a serene and breezy ambi- 120 people (currently 20 people each, com- Corner on November 12, 13 and 14. Tickets pounding the pavements within the precincts ence. bined for 60 people as per Covid-19 regula- cost R150 and R200. below. “The Highline is also the perfect place to tions) The event is presented by the Embassy of Italy watch the sunset with your favourite beverage “Design is all about evoking emotion in us, in Pretoria, the Consulate General of Italy in Just gazing into the spectacular views of the from a wide selection on offer,” says the inte- so each space throughout the building was de- Johannesburg, Italian Trade Agency, and Ital- city’s skyline across the the horizon can simply rior decorator. To tantalise guests, executive signed with careful consideration to ensure that it ian Chamber of Commerce. It aims to promote be refreshing to the flagging spirits, comparably chef Keegan Maistry has created a garland of captured the essence of South African contextual and celebrate Italian products, lifestyle, and perhaps only to the joys of an in-flight experi- lip-smacking gourmet appetisers and light meals elements merged together with a subtle Art Deco culture. It will feature premier wines from 20 ence. Rooftop views of the city actually bring offered for lunch feel,” Nogueira- wine houses. Opening Hours: Friday 12 Nov: home the stifling compactness of the inner-city and dinner, and Dracopoulos says. 15h00-21h00; Saturday 13 Nov: 10h00-21h00; and its opaque spaces, and how these dull the to be enjoyed The hotel Sunday 14 Nov: 10h00-16h00. senses over time. with a selection offers compli- * An event for wine and art lovers will take place of wines and mentary Wi-Fi at MM Arthouse in Craighall Park, Johannes- This seduction of the soul, especially height- other bever- throughout; con- burg on tomorrow (November 6). ened by sundowners in the gaze of a summer sun- ages. Guests can tactless check-in; Dubbed “Sip & Create”, it will feature a tast- set, acutely distinguishes a heady rooftop revelry choose from a QR codes for res- ing of a full range of Zarion wines crafted by from the mundane ground-floor restaurant dining range of nibbles, taurant menus; an Sandile Maseko. Tickets cost R650, and can be experience. Similarly, a dining experience at the hot and cold ta- app that controls booked at [email protected]. rooftop Highline Restaurant, a masterpiece of an pas, pizzas and guest room doors, * The Summer Gin & Wine Garden Show takes architecture nestling on the nineth floor of the desserts, or order air conditioners place at Farmall, Johannesburg north, on No- four-star 168-room Courtyard Hotel Waterfall as a selection for and televisions; vember 27. City in Midrand, enchants the soul with its sky- table sharing. as well as free, se- Visitors to the show will taste Bellamy wines, line vistas. Actually, the venue conjures a dining- Group CEO cure underground Zarion wines, Mkhala Gin, Native Spirits and in-the-clouds experience. Lindiwe Sang- parking; same- Vachellia vodka. Tickets cost R350 a person, weni-Siddo says day laundry and and are available via Quicket. Headed by general manager Brendan Luttig, when designing dry-cleaning ser- * Awali Wine Festival takes place in Centurion the Courtyard Hotel cost approximately R280- the new flagship vice; photocopy on tomorrow (November 6). million to build and was launched in the middle Courtyard Hotel, BREEZE: Dumisani Dlamini serves sumptuous services; and 24- Awali wines presents artisanal wine houses of the pandemic in March this year. Highline the group con- sundowner cocktails at Highline Restaurant’s hour security. On with a complementary wine glass to sip in Restaurant is undoubtedly the centrepiece of the ducted extensive barHighline Restaurant oozes skyline charm. the ground floor, an outdoor and picnic setting. Activities in- hotel and inspires imaginations of the trendiest research locally the Protea Restau- clude music, wine education concerning wine New York or London revelry spots, all resplend- and overseas. rant serves break- etiquette, wine tasting notes etc. Tickets cost ent with striking industrial features that induce a “The aim was to bring to life the interior design fast, lunch and dinner off of a sophisticated, con- between R280 and R1000. The venue is River laidback mood. dream for the ground floor public spaces and temporary menu. The Club Lounge, also on the Meadow Manor, Twin River Estates, 1 Jan guest rooms, and the result is a hotel that takes ground floor, offers guests an intimate space for Smuts Ave, Centurion. The work of interior designer Louise Noguei- the look and feel far into the future, while remain- relaxing, special events or private dining. * A total of 100 wines will be up for tasting at ra Dracopoulos, owner of Oniro Studios, the hotel ing timeless, and inspired by its proudly South The hotel has opened with 84 rooms and four “Biggest Wine Festival in the Vaal”, which is a culmination of design mandate that required African roots.” suites available, with a plan to open the remain- takes place at Kariba Ranch in Meyerton to- the blending of fixtures and colours to express el- Key features of the hotel include: ing 80 rooms on a demand basis. Rates range morrow (November 6). egance and class in understated earth tones. • 164 rooms and four penthouse suites from R1 480 for a studio, R2600 for a suite, to R2 The event starts at 10am and ends at 3pm. • The Protea (ground floor) and The Highline 900 for double-bed suite. Tickets cost R100. “The rooftop restaurant and function area are designed to wow as one steps out of the elevator, with design and interiors by LYT Architects, who also designed the striking building,” Nogueira-

8 WEEKLY SA MIRROR OPINION/ANALYSIS Friday 05 November 2021 Comment THE WRITING IS ON THE CAN I STILL GET WALL FOR THE ANC COVID-19 ONCE VACCINATED? The local government elections have been done and dusted and all sorts of reasons BEWARE: Vaccinated people can still infect have been cited for the poor response from others and should therefore continue to wear the majority of those who qualified to vote. masks, sanitise, maintain social distance... The fact, however, is that these masses who stayed away have delivered their message RIGHT THING: UK-based medical doctor possibility of death minimised. so at the health facility at which the vaccines was – in silence. Sangxa Rozani Since your body has been “prepared” to fight administered, on the Med Safety App managed by SAHPRA, or by calling the COVID-19 hotline on They resolved to stay away from these By Dr Sangxa Rozani the infection, it does not have to work as hard and 0800 029 999. polls for a number of reasons, chief of them No vaccine has, or can, claim to be one hundred because the infection is not as severe due to this being the ongoing corruption and poor service percent preventive! They can however protect preparation, your body’s response can be far more Although numbers of infections are decreasing delivery among a large number of municipali- people from serious illness and possible death. effective. on a daily basis, we must use this time to encour- ties countrywide. Most of the troubled mu- We know that although children are vaccinated age as many people as possible to be vaccinated. nicipalities were under the control of the rul- against many diseases, including TB, measles, Very simply, the vaccine gives your body a head This will be the best form of defence to protect lives ing party, the African National Congress. The and mumps, to name a few, they can still con- start to respond to the virus. Because of this, as well and livelihoods when South Africa experiences the poor showing by the ANC and the emergence tract these viruses. However, while some of these as the proven safety and effectiveness of the vac- fourth wave of the pandemic. It is up to each and of new brooms, who narrowed the margins diseases would have been life threatening, vac- cine, we encourage as many people as possible to every one of us to do the right thing. Will we do previously enjoyed by the ruling party, should cines have greatly reduced their intensity and take up the opportunity to be vaccinated because it for our country, ourselves and our loved ones? be seen as a clear message that the people impact. there are sufficient vaccines in the country. We #RollUpYourSleeves and Vaccinate today! have had enough. should ideally get to at least 80% of our population Join the conversation at: The COVID-19 vaccine is no different. With being vaccinated. We are now at 25%. It is common knowledge that most mu- almost three billion people having been fully vac- https://www.instagram.com/solidarityfundrsa/ nicipalities are currently in disarray, and oth- cinated around the world, approximately 11 million Vaccinated people can still infect others and https://twitter.com/SolidarityRSA ers in the red, because of corruption and lack of whom are in South Africa, we know without a should therefore continue to apply the nonpharma- https://www.facebook.com/solidarityfundrsa of accountability and skills to run their coun- doubt, that vaccines have reduced the incidents of ceutical interventions including, wearing a mask, https://www.linkedin.com/company/solidarity- cils. Others are so irresponsible that they can- serious illness and deaths. sanitising, maintain social distance and being in fund/?originalSubdomain=za not even monitor the collection of rent from well ventilated spaces. As with vaccinations, these #ThatsSolidarity #RollUpYourSleevesSA. residents in their respective areas. Most ward However, as with all other vaccines, you can measures can protect yourself and your loved ones. NDoH Contact Centre number councillors surface in their own constituen- still contract the virus even if you have been vac- The NDoH contact centres are able to assist cies only during the election campaigns, and cinated. You may ask therefore what is the point of Despite all the evidence we have about the ef- with vaccination, registration and booking support, through the posters pasted on electric poles taking the vaccine? fectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines, there are still COVID-19 health related queries as well as post and billboards all over the townships. They concerns about its safety. The vaccines are safe! vaccination medical care enquiries. disappear as soon as the results are announced COVID-19 uses its “spike” protein to enter With almost 20 million people in the country hav- The contact centre is available on: 0800-029- and their mission accomplished. the cells of your body, following which the virus ing received at least one dose of the vaccine, not a 999. The sites are open from 07h00 to 20h00, Mon- multiplies rapidly, making you very sick. When single death can be attributed to the vaccine! day to Friday and 08h00 to 18h00 on weekends and This year’s message from the voters espe- you have been vaccinated, the vaccine teaches your public holidays. For people wanting information cially to the ANC is nonetheless categorically body’s immune system to manufacture a copy of The South African Health Products Regulatory outside of these hours you can visit the SA clear: If you do not keep your promises or the “spike” protein and begin to create antibodies to Authority (SAHPRA) also evaluates every vaccine Coronavirus website or use the WhatsApp Sup- shape up and deliver services, we will dump fight the virus. If you are then infected, your body for its safety and effectiveness before it is approved port Line: 0600-123456. you. “sees” the spike protein and triggers the immune re- for use in the country. This is irrespective of wheth- sponse to fight the virus. We are also seeing daily, er the vaccine has been approved by another inter- The ruling party has enjoyed the advan- in people who are infected following vaccination, national body. Should you however wish to report tage of governance in almost all the munici- that the intensity of the infection is reduced and the a side effect following the vaccination, you can do palities across the country, since the dawn of democracy almost 30 years ago. They have been given more than sufficient time by their supporters to clean up and put their house in order. But, instead of heeding the call, com- placency crept in. Service delivery deteriorat- ed at an alarming rate and corruption reared its ugly head, unabated in most of these mu- nicipalities, with millions of rands missing in unexplained expenditure. Yet, the ANC leadership should be com- mended for having seen the writing on the wall, and gracefully conceding that their sup- porters had long given the party a clear warn- ing sign which they could withdraw through their voting power to bring the organisation to its knees, if they did not listen. The people have spoken and they have the power to either make or break you. In his address after the an- nouncement of the results on Thursday night, President Cyril Ramaphosa congratulated the elected councillors and appealed to them to go and deliver on the promises they had made to the people during their campaigns. Indeed. Councillors must be reminded of their primary role in representing their wards, and the people who live in it. They provide a bridge between the community and the coun- cil. They are also responsible, among others, for delivering major services including hous- ing, economic and community development and amenity services. And, above all, they are expected to pos- sess the necessary skills and expertise to serve their respective communities with integrity, without fear or favour, and to stay clear of corruption. v 060 936 2673 [email protected] PEARL RANTSEKENG.................... Editor MOLEFI MIKA ..................Deputy Editor THULI ZUNGU ................ Associate Editor GUGU SIBIYA ................. 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Friday 05 November 2021 OPINION/ANALYSIS 9WEEKLY SA MIRROR THE FUTURE IS EITHER BLACK OR BLEAK By Oupa Ngwenya CHARADE: : Black people have been guilt- of political action is Zille. FEW could have believed it possible when cur- tripped to believe there is no black majority Albeit Zille emerged a picture of a woman rent DA federal chair Hellen Zille declared her mission to spearhead the re-alignment of SA pol- Thus charged, even the sound of black major- flames. standing, the optics still ran short of credibility or itics. And, true to her avowed mission, Zille has ity rule is now strange to even black ears. To even And, for as long as the ANC cannot demon- mass appeal. Mmusi Maimane was the next dry- been championing the envisaged re-alignment think about majority rule, as a moral force to act on cleaning poster boy to deploy for clean government with earnest rigour. for redemptive purpose, it is simply taboo. To do so, strate that it is possible to be moral and be radical crusade, and in line for the enhancement of DA’s triggers sanctimonious steps to go rushing to the SA at the same time, it will continue to be imperiled non-racial credentials for the continued service for The body and soul of this re-alignment project Human Rights Commission to lodge complaints. A by externally engineered actions, for the wholesale the re-alignment of SA politics. springs from the same script which masterminded hungry bird is assumed to have criminal intent for frustration of it being recurringly disabled from ex- the Nationalist Party government of FW De Klerk’s taking matters to its own wings and for failing to fly ercising moral black power legitimately. Be that as By this time, the DA had moved from being an constitutional charade at Codesa negotiations. That with a bird whose belly is full. it may, the ANC cannot plead to be an innocent by- indoor boardroom political entity venturing into the strategic thinking cap today is worn by the FW De stander of its own entrapment. Some of its wounds streets where the ANC was. Klerk Foundation in perpetuity, albeit De Klerk’s Being so guilt-tripped, and this guilt cunningly are self-inflicted. disingenuous pleading to having not known that drilled to credulity, provided the most opportune Zille was hyped as the beloved in German prints apartheid was a crime against humanity. moment for the DA to be assumed innocent in its In this frustrating enterprise of muffling voices of long dresses, blazing the trail in hard-to-reach ru- vocation to re-aligned SA politics, ostensibly riding committed to the material deliverance of the strug- ral areas, dancing without care, cooking in drie-voet Unsurprisingly, re-alignment of SA politics is on the backs of blacks. gling majority, the ANC is not the first or last to be pots deriving heat from ground fire, and named,and very much the master game of FW De Klerk Foun- targeted. earning herself the name Masechaba. And who was dation, too. At the core of this infinite game is the First it was the ANC whose two-third major- leading from the front shouting ‘Amandla’, ‘Viva’ outgunning, outfoxing and outplaying black major- ity presented a problem when seen through to the Every turn of doing away with demons of black and worthy as the non-racial poster boy of the DA? ity aspirations with well-calculated beguiling ma- DA’s binoculars of seeing its future. Bizarrely, the self-doubt, self-pity and self-hate, for self-cleansing, It was Maimane. neuverability that the politically flatfooted cannot ANC has not helped the situation by allowing cor- have been laden with disruptive dynamites explod- cope with. And there has been none as tenacious to ruption to bastardise its credibility to validate black ing or kept inert, depending on swinging pendulum As soon as Maimane spoke the language jux- leading the game time for the realignment of South people’s unfitness to govern. This unfitness, though, of white fears to independence of black thought taposing black poverty and white privilege, it was African politics than Zille herself. which has not been without unelected money power and action. Never has the preoccupation of blacks immediately time up. He was ruled an experiment breastfeeding ANC corruption and dividing it into attempting to do things in their own right been as gone wrong. Under Maimane the DA could no long- Zille has played the game with brutal candour, factions to make its unity pledges incredulous. ceaseless and restless. The dehumanised cannot just er recognise itself. It had become a stranger to natu- much at the expense of notable blacks. And, yet, she be left alone to be in command and control of their ral white leadership control of power. Maimane had has steamed ahead, regardless, by extending influ- In these divisive schemes, one faction is billed own destiny to rehumanise themselves. to go. An experiment gone wrong, he proved to be. ence and buy-in from the black constituency to be as enlightened to be trusted with power to enjoy the the wayfaring star of white leadership interests, us- crown of being the best representative force of the Beneficiaries, authors and leaders of the previ- The 2019 general elections results, in which ing the legitimacy of elections that the black vote country’s Constitution. ous oppressive order are now at the front end for the the DA dropped in electoral support stakes, was a brings. White people, through the eyes of the DA, re-alignment of SA politics to deliver lessons of the perfect opportunity to try Maimane for leadership including FF+, albeit not as vociferous as the DA, The other faction is cast as too untrustworthy, best that there is to democracy, with black majority failure on the basis of which the boot was unleashed have come to appreciate that the future (for contin- criminally driven and underhandedly subsisting on behind the desks as abiding students. on his back to be DA leader no more. ued white leadership control of public power) is not corruption to be afforded it proximity to power and possible without enlisting the black vote. accordingly dressed in dreaded robes to keep a safe Look at Agang. The best of what was pos- Where is Maimane today? Outside DA into distance from, for shooting radical economic trans- sible was frustrated by DA’s deceptive One SA. Where is Herman Mashaba? Out leading To this end, they use the black vote in the real formation (RET) from their lips. overtures, hugs and kisses. Action SA. And where is Zille? She is at the front utilitarian sense. Without blacks, how else can any and centre of the politics she has shaped. Enter John white interest-driven party stay in the game. To stay No one can deny though that corruption engulf- Whether or not Agang was another black thing Steenhuisen as party leader. You would be forgiven in the game, even the FF+, has found reason to show ing the ANC, has plunged the party into a hard-to- was cause for white paternalistic concerns being un- for believing Steenhuisen is in charge. that it, too, has blacks in their ranks. This show of wiggle-out-of quicksand. The more the party tries able to sleep at night. The burdening arrogance, in blacks is, without suggestion, that the FF+ is no to extricate itself, it ironically sees itself sinking the context of re-alignment of politics, through the The 2021 LGE DA posters in Phoenix, from longer white, or conservative, for the protection and deeper and deeper. Spelling doom to its unity at- lens of white fears, Agang could not have developed which Steenhuisen retreated, Zille begged to dif- promotion of ‘minority groups’, a euphemism for tempts is the ease of labelling components within a well-meaning life of its own, left alone, not with a fer with own party leader, Steenhuisen, to stand by white minority interests. While it is rightly ‘demo- it as ‘anti-state capture corruption busters’ versus black figure at the helm - Dr Mamphela Ramphele. the disputed offensive posters. The DA, still white cratic’ and accepted as an exercise of choice for any fighting-back ‘RET forces’. in its intent and purpose of continued white lead- black to be in the DA or FF+, for continued white A black leadership opportunity was, not only ership control of power, at the back of blacks that leadership control of public power, it is strangely This is as if one cannot be on the side of the frustrated but diminished out of the field to play, or have exercised their choice and democracy to be in neither an exercise of choice nor democratic for constitution, if responsive to plight of the majority, deliberately subverted, if not on the terms of white it, keeps storming the centre of political discourse, blacks to close ranks and enter into committee to and also similarly stand for radical economic trans- validation. Next on the centre stage was Lindiwe albeit successive blacks have come and gone. plan for the moral exercise of public power, being a formation. That has become the dividing line, on Mazibuko, Patricia de Lille and Helen Zille, all majority component of the country’s population to either side of which, devils and angels in the ANC three women being a picture of celebrated gender Have these fleeting instalments of blacks in the measure up to the exercise of the will of the people. are seen to fall. power- in a country where gender spells women. DA helped? Yes, they have, but not for themselves. They have helped the DA, re-align SA politics, Where would the DA and FF+ be without This contrived divide, currently raging within Through that triumvirate gender political offen- become a vital catalyst in the reduction of ANC blacks to show their ranks for their own the ANC, is reaping applause from the grandstands sive, the DA, inched back to the centre with Agang majority. Reduce ANC majority counting on black sake? of the conflicted and embedded media, rooting for alienated from its founding luminary and disori- numerical support to bolster continued white lead- either faction, and picking and choosing darlings to ented from its raison d’être. After the Agang dust ership control for the exercise of public power. Effectively, in SA, black people have been be extolled to the scent of high heavens and the in- settled, both Mazibuko and De Lille exited from the guilt-tripped to believe there is no black majority. corrigibles to be directed to the rotting hell for the DA to go separate ways. Still standing at the centre That, in essence, is the re-alignment of SA poli- What SA has, are women, children, people living tics. This realignment of politics manifests itself in with disabilities, and LGBQTI. Men are extinct. A the numerical majority that has become a cultural sense of community that was once at the core of minority, and, a numerical minority that has become what defined black people, in the liberating black a cultural majority. solidarity spirit of Steve Biko, in joy and pain, is gone. The dream of common humanity they ought White parties need blacks to survive. Without to reinaugurate keeps slipping away. blacks, white parties’ future is bleak. Blackness has regrettably been reduced to a utility tool. Derive all that is possible as a black per- son, but never bother to fight for anything as one. This is abuse of blackness for self-serving purposes. It is used in opportunity battles for appointment in corporate and multinational settings; in BEE deals; in employment equity targets to bolster human re- source claims for compliance ticking-box exercises; and procurement of public goods and services. Post-1994, SA has shown that blackness can be used for the survival of an oppressive system for continued use and abuse to further white leadership control of public power with alacrity. But, for blacks, to use their blackness for acqui- sition and retention for the exercise of public power for redemptive purpose, it is objectionable. They are polarising society, so goes the beguiling mur- murs of protest against blacks muscling up to capi- talise on their numbers’ strength. Black initiatives outside white tutelage are dismissed as criminalised as festering ‘racial politics’, which have no place in a democracy and the world’s best constitution that SA has.

10 WEEKLY SA MIRROR FASHION/LIFESTYLE Friday 05 November 2021 THE FINEST FROM SA FASHION WEEK POST-MODERN: Fashion designers’ new collections that inspire awe By Mpumi Brown receiving the ‘Most Innovative’ and the South African fashion week made its ‘Dean’s Merit’ awards. long-awaited return, kept eyes agog and took breaths away. From the eclectic Ezokhetho is a contemporary womens- pick of scintillating creations, there were wear brand that conveys a distinctively Af- one that had tongues wagging ad infini- rican narrative. tum. Ntando Xv, Saint Vuyo, Ezokhetho, Rubicon are only few of the best A/W Marked by effortless comfort and qual- 2022 Collections which were colourful, ity, the range consists of multifunctional unique and cream of African designs… pieces that combine to provide a versatile and flexible wardrobe suitable for all occa- NTANDO XV sions. The inspiration for each collection is drawn from cultures, sub-cultures and traits The Ntando XV is a brand that ex- of the African heritage. plores, not only the essence of clothing, but also the fantasy that can be delivered in RUBICON practicality. Line, form, and structure form the dynamics of every garment. Using both An award-winning brand, established in his professional experience and natural 2002 by Hangwani Nengovhela, Rubicon is talents, Ntando Ngwenya has formulated known for releasing iconic collections with a new genre in fashion, merging conserva- impeccable design. With a qualification in tive and post-modern techniques to create textile and clothing techniques, Hangwani a new representation for clothing. Using has contributed her knowledge and skills to syncopated technique in pattern engineer- some of South Africa’s fashion and textile ing by drafting intricate patterns, he intro- industry giants for more than two decades. duces a new take on traditional methods by recreating popular styles in a contemporary Bringing subtle African opulence to light. In conclusion, the life of the Ntando each collection, Rubicon Clothing cel- XV garment is the duality of functionality ebrates 19 years of effortless style, form- and design. flattering sophistication, tailored crafts- manship and timeless design. SAINT VUYO MANTSHO Saint Vuyo was founded by Thulani Vuyo Mlambo in 2020. Vuyo studied for Mantsho by Palesa Mokubung is a his undergraduate degree in Fashion De- South African women’s clothing line. Bal- sign at the Design School Southern Af- ancing a confident African aesthetic with rica and completed his honours degree at an international sensibility, its distinctive, LISOF in 2019. signature prints and textiles are hallmarks of the label’s bespoke garments. With her Inspired by dismantling or deconstruct- original prints always taking centre-stage, ing hegemonic gender codes of society, the and not shying away from using bold col- unisex luxury brand tells a truly authentic ours, Palesa loves experimenting with African tale of an African Clan, a suburban earthy tones. She made history as the first “boytjie” and his direct ancestors. African designer to collaborate with a global retailer with her capsule collection EZOKHETHO for H&M. Designer Mpumelelo Dhlamini gradu- Though easily inspired by her heritage ated with a BA degree in fashion from and the ever-evolving modern culture, what the Spero Villioti Elite Design Academy, defines her design decisions is her sensitiv- ity to her instincts, allowing her to translate this gift into distinctive collections season after season.

Friday 05 November 2021 FASHION/LIFESTYLE 11WEEKLY SA MIRROR SIMPLE NATHIERTS’ ULI ROB ORLD K GIVES US HOPE W AND TIPS PICTURE OF HEALTH: The shy crooner drinks a lot of water and eats fruit to keep his skin healthy all the times... By Kuli Roberts last week and promises that its available of fruit as well, and nothing special. Afro-pop sensation singer Nathi Man- from all music platforms. But, in this My skin never breaks out unless he kayi has recently launched his single instance, we are here for grooming tips eats fatty foods. “Ithemba’’ which means hope and also and got the shy internationally renowned Q: So, there is a rumour that you use shared some grooming tips with us. musician to tell us, what makes him so Sunlight soap, the green bar, on your good-looking besides his genes. The shy face instead of clothes. Is it true? “Ithemba means hope and I thought crooner loves designer Urban Zulu. A: Yes, I’ve been using it for years that people needed hope as many con- and even take it on tour overseas with tinue to lose their loved ones and jobs, On other worldly matters, Mankayi me. After washing, I then use Vase- Covid has had a negative impact for most says you can leave anything at home, just line Blue Seal to seal in the moisture. people and we need to heal,” Mankayi not your phone. To exfoliate, I use sliced lemon juice says, explaining the rationale behind the Q: So, how do you maintain your looks or chopped lemons to get rid of dead title of the song. because you have been easy on the eye skin cells and rubs it all over his for a while body. The gentle Mthatha-born Afro-pop star is raving about his single launched A: I drink a lot of water and eat a lot GIVE MESH FOR MY FANCY FEET, I WILL CONQUER By Kuli Roberts your feet and ensure they complement your new heels by treating yourself to a home pedicure. Give the girl the right shoes, and she can con- quer the world, Marilyn Monroe once said. Throw rose petals around your treatment Elsewhere, someone once swooned: Shoes are room, which could be in the bath tub or using like make-up for the feet. a bowl. From tips from a star to tips to look like one, TOOLS let’s look at the hottest silhouette for right now. Voting is over, so you can wear your stunning Nail polish remover heels or comfortable trainers, we spoke to Miss Foot File or Pumice Stone Black marketing manager Nia about the hottest Nail File or clippers shoe styles this season. Foot Cream and cuticle oil. “This year, it’s about mesh. Mesh heels, Warm water mesh sneakers and mesh slip-ons. Even though Rose petals they are not my favourite, while everyone loves Epsom Salt them,” Nia adds, “Dad sandals are this season’s Moisturizing cream must-have, the jelly sandals Bowl and Clean Towel a hot look for INSTRUCTIONS the beach,” Remove your old nail polish with cotton But she in- wool soaked in nail polish remover, holding it sists that the on to each toe, so the old polish can dissolve. Espadrilles are Soak your feet and toes in warm water with back and perfect for salts or Epsom Salts for 15 minutes. Then use day and night. Get Miss your pumice stone to get rid of dead skin cells. Black shoes from DC.ONE. At this point your nails should be nice and soft and a great time to trim and shape them. BEAUTIFUL FEET FROM Apply a cuticle cream to protect cuticles, then YOUR LOUNGE! apply a rich moisturiser like the Nivea Coconut If you are going to be in affordable, and Monoi oil to your feet for hydration and stylish comfortable shoes then do consider protection. Then get your base coat. We love the JBG nail polish range from Jet stores.

12 WEEKLY SA MIRROR MOTORING Friday 05 November 2021 VW MOTORING:Briefs POLO AFRICA DEAR TO MY HEART- THE SIR HAMILTON PEOPLE’S A cultural icon, Lewis Hamilton wants to fol- CHOICE low his heart. The most successful Formula 1 driver in history, Hamilton is calling for the cir- TOP SELLER: Makes cuit to follow him to a new destination. a great first car for those that can afford it The 2022 F1 schedule was released recent- ly and, to Hamilton, there was a major market missing from its 23-race calendar. He wants F1 to return to South Africa for the first time since 1993. Hamilton is a seven-time F1 world champion. He is battling Max Verstappen for his fifth con- secutive points title in a two-driver race with five races to go. His 95 Grand Prix wins are the most in history. The British government knighted Hamilton in December 2020. “The place that I really feel is dear to my heart and most important to me is to get a race back in South Africa,” Hamilton told formula1.com. “I think there’s a great following out there, and I think it would be great to be able to high- light just how beautiful the motherland is.” The last time F1 staged an event in South Africa, the Kyalami circuit near Johannesburg was utilized for the ‘93 season opener. By Ali Mphaki hawk-eyed-like by motor manufacturers as they gine churning out 70 kW in Trendline and Comfort- NEW RANGE ROVER Whilst politicians are still smarting over particu- want to see who is wooing more buyers or leading line trims, or 85 kW in Highline trim levels REVEALED larly youth voter apathy as was shown at this at the polls. week’s local government elections, it is a com- For a more spirited drive the Polo GTI will give There’s an old joke that there are only two pletely different scenario when it comes to the A quick glance at the voting tally, read sales, you an energetic 147 kW from its 2.0-litre engine. man-made features visible from space; the VW Polo. will show that the VW Polo is miles ahead of the Great Wall of China and the panel gaps on a competition and has been consistently so for years. If driving was meant to be fun, the VW Polo in Range Rover. For several reasons and several years, there’s whatever guise guarantees an enjoyable drive. Now in its fifth generation the 51-year-old 4x4 been more youthful buyers voting with their purses It could be that since its introduction to the local institution goes on sale in the UK this autumn, for the Volkswagen Polo, making it South Africa’s market in 2010, it immediately struck a chord with Quiet over lumps and bumps, it is surprisingly promising greater prestige and parsimony. second-best selling passenger car (only second to its the youthful buyer what with its agreeable running comfortable and at home both on the freeway and sibling) the VW Polo Vivo. costs and its robustness. driving around town. The distinctive exterior has been subject to the same sort of reductive, cleaner redesign Just as we saw politicians at the IEC’s ROC in It can take punishment making it an ideal vehi- Granted it is a small car, but it is spacious and which marked out the Range Rover Velar of Pretoria, car sales are being daily being monitored cle for a first owner or for a city run around. This, its luggage space larger than that of a Mini 5-door 2017 however, does not suggest it a slouch on open roads hatch, the Ford Fiesta as well as the Peugeot 208. with the current models the energetic 1.0-litre en- Land Rover promises that occupants will There can never be a dull moment in a VW Polo, be able to sit on a range of non-leather uphol- what with the entry level model getting an 8-inch stery materials including wool blends, calmed touchscreen infotainment system, wireless Apple in the quiet and peace created by the latest ac- CarPlay etc. enough music to hold a mini street tive noise cancellation, with Amazon’s Alexa bash. on call to answer their every whim, while in- coming air will be scrubbed by the air-condi- Overall, in its latest incarnation, the Polo has tioning to reduce miasma, bacteria and aller- grown up and its distinct new design merely adds gens including even the SARS-CoV-2 virus. to its charisma. An all-electric version included in line-up, An overseas colleague once implored us to think JIMNY COMES TO JO’BURG of the Polo like your “favourite pair of black jeans”. With the immense popularity of the Suzuki I concur, and further agree that because it’s got a Jimny coupled with various complications that Volkswagen badge on its nose it also comes with an arose from Covid-19 pandemic, initial stock added bit of posh desirability was struggling to keep up with demand. Su- zuki South Africa has now confirmed that more BLACK PARTICIPATION units are on the way thanks to an expanded pro- STALLS IN AUTO duction. SECTOR The additional units will be sourced from COLLABORATION: Government committed to the brand’s India plant and in addition to the facilitate transformation to address industry challenges new consignment is a new GL trim which will be available with the manual and automatic By Ali Mphaki cedes-Benz and Volkswagen in South Africa. collaborate with key stakeholders for an enhanced transmission. Partnerships key to transformation of the auto- According to Mangole, there is less participa- uptake of the dtic incentives and for co-funding of motive sector- Acting DDG Mangole Continuous projects within the manufacturing and related sec- The first batch will arrive in South Africa building of partnerships with key stakeholders is tion by black-owned, majority black-owned enter- tors. One of these stakeholders is the AITF, which by the first quarter of 2022. significant to enhance support towards transfor- prises as well Black Industrialists in the automotive was established to address industry challenges, es- mation in the automotive sector. sector, and this can be changed by more collabo- pecially those facing automotive component manu- BENNIE McCARTHY IN THE rations that can aid their participation. She em- facturers in accessing funding, capacity building, MITSUBISHI AREA This was said by the Acting Deputy Director- phasised that these collaborations would facilitate building networks and building sustainable busi- General of Industrial Financing at the Department transformation across the sector’s value chain to ad- nesses,” added Mangole. Ever wondered which car Amazulu FC coach of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic), Ms dress industry challenges. Bennie McCarthy spends most of his time driv- Susan Mangole. Mangole made the remarks during Mangole stated that government remained ing in these days when he is doing his team du- a webinar on Access to Financing for the Local Au- “the dtic’s support for the automotive sector committed to further support the investment and ties? tomotive Component Manufacturers organised by during the period from April 2016 to August 2021 development of the automotive sector in line with McCarthy, who remains Bafana Bafana’s all- the dtic in collaboration with the Automotive Indus- include 147 enterprises that were approved for the Reimagined Industrial Strategy and Automotive time leading goalscorer, will be seen turning try Transformation Fund (AITF). R13.4 billion with projected investment of more Master Plan. the dtic in consultation with the sec- up to training in a brand new Mitsubishi Pajero than R46bn. 7 971 jobs were be created and 124 579 tor concluded the Automotive Master Plan for 2030, Sport SUV this season. The webinar was intended to share various jobs retained. It is important to note that of the 147 thereby giving the sector some level of certainty and funding programmes and incentives available to enterprises, 11 of these approvals were Black Indus- commitment. The automotive sector is estimated to AmaZulu and Mitsubishi had formed a the sector. The R6 billion AITF is a good platform trialists and Small and Medium Enterprises that are contribute 7,5 percent to South Africa’s Gross Do- partnership with head coach Bennie McCarthy to further strengthen compliance adherence by lo- majorly black-owned. It is against this background mestic Product (GDP), accounts for 30 percent of being one of the lucky recipients of one of their cal automotive component manufacturers, who are that we say more collaborations that will see an in- manufacturing output and almost 14 percent of total vehicles. participating in the value chains of the seven mul- crease in the participation of black-owned, majority exports. The sector employs around 112 000 people tinational automotive manufacturers in the country, black-owned enterprises and Black Industrialists in in the vehicle and component manufacturing and According to the Mitsubishi, the Mitsubi- namely BMW, Ford, Isuzu, Nissan, Toyota, Mer- the automotive sector are needed,” said Mangole. has an annual investment of R122 billion. shi Pajero Sport SUV is priced between R624 995 and R704 995 depending on its model. “the dtic has the responsibility to identify and

Friday 05 November 2021 PERSONAL FINANCE/BUSINESS 13WEEKLY SA MIRROR By Isaac Moledi CONSUMERS WARNED servafrica says it is really easy to overspend this Black Friday or is it Black November as it is now ABOUT SPLURGING ON November. But it says with a well-thought-out plan regarded in South Africa? For many, Black Fri- and the right mentality, you can save a lot of mon- day is an exciting day with the promise of buy- USELESS PRODUCTS ey. Here are a few tips on how you can brave the ing big and saving a lot. On this day, millions of ON BLACK FRIDAY Big Sales day and save a few bucks: shoppers in South Africa and around the world • The psychology behind Black Friday: Accord- wait in anticipation for this day to kick off, hop- BUDGET: Shoppers urged to budget before ing to go on a buying spree with the hope of sav- shopping ing to Bankservafrica, Black Friday was spe- ing. cifically marketed as the biggest shopping day n Pay also came out on top. situations. of the year. The mentality is that if you are not Unfortunately, this is not always the case as While sales of aspirational items like washer- But with so many products on sale on this day, shopping the Black Friday deals you are miss- experts say many shoppers get overwhelmed with ing out. Retailers use the ideal of limited-time all the low prices and splurge on things they don’t dryers, TV’s and side-by-side fridges all increased experts say it’s easy to waste money on items you offers to entice shoppers into making purchas- need and, in the process, waste a lot of money. in 2019 as compared to 2020, retailers say this don’t necessarily need or want. “Many people plan es. could be attributed to consumers being more cog- to save, but once they see all the low prices, they • Set a budget: If you don’t want to overspend, Annually around the last Friday of November, nisant of how they spend their money with the pan- overspend,”according to Bakservafrica. it’s a good idea to set a budget before the big now extended for the whole of November in South demic having an impact on many families’ financial day. Make a list of all the items you want to Africa, millions of people around the world look With so many seemingly good deals, Bank- buy and set aside some money for it. If you’re forward to what is now one of the biggest sale days, going to the shops or malls, be sure to leave globally called Black Friday. Every year, now ap- your credit cards and extra money at home. Al- pearing on the 26 of November this year, many im- though Black Friday is a big day for retailers, ages and videos emerge on the internet of shoppers restaurants also benefit. Often consumers stop flocking to shops to buy what is being dubbed ‘the for a meal during or after shopping. If you are best sales of the season’. in the habit of doing that and you’re looking to save more this November, perhaps look at Because of the day’s popularity and its lucra- online deals and avoid the malls entirely. tive day for business by retailers and shop-owners • Don’t overspend on gifts: As the first shopping in South Africa, the day has now been extended to day of the holiday season, most consumers will run for the whole of November. use the opportunity to get their Christmas gifts purchased. Make a list of the gifts you want to “Black Friday is a shoppers dream,” says lat- purchase for each person. Going into the store estspecials.co.za. “… Many shoppers wake in the and perusing the shelves for the best deal with- early hours of the morning to queue for discounted out an idea of what you are looking for will productS.” definitely result in overspending. • Do your Christmas shopping early: Black Fri- A popular day as it may seem, do we exactly day is the perfect day for early Christmas shop- know what Black Friday is and where this term ping and a great way to save. Think carefully originated from? Those who are in the know say about what you need for the Christmas holidays the term “Black Friday” in a shopping context dates and then browse around online to see which back to the year 1869 in Philadelphia in the United shops have discounts on the items. Many stores States. The term was first applied to the day after have low Black Friday discounts on non-per- Thanksgiving. This was a day on which many fam- ishable food and drinks. Buy now and save big ilies went out to do their shopping after the Thanks- for Christmas! giving festivities. Many products that were not sold • Coming in under budget is not a bad thing: If before the holiday were put on special. “Black Fri- you find that you have some extra money after day” referred to the heavy pedestrian traffic on that your shopping haul, don’t be tempted to spend day, according to experts. that extra cash. Instead, treat yourself with a coffee or a special box of chocolates and save Today, experts say things are not much dif- the rest of the money. ferent as Black Friday has probably become the • Keep an eye on online catalogues: A great way biggest and busiest shopping day of the year. It to plan for Black Friday is to browse online is a popular day for shoppers in South Africa and catalogues from your favourite stores. Many around the world, as thousands go out to hunt for retailers release their Black Friday discount specials from their favourite stores. catalogues early. If you want to plan your shopping, have a look at latestspecials.co.za, a “In recent years Black Friday has transformed website that has all the latest catalogues from a into what is known as Black November, where re- wide range of stores loaded online. This way, tailers release deals for an entire month. Major re- you can browse all the Black Friday specials tailers and manufacturers now start planning earlier from the comfort of your home. to ensure that stock has arrived on time and they fulfil the earlier festive season demand,” says one retailer of a major store. Although the 2020 Finder.com listed Takealot as the go-to destination for most shoppers looking for deals online, Game, Makro, Checkers and Pick NEW DIAMOND FACTORY ESTABLISHED IN SA TO HELP CREATE JOBS PARTNER: : A black company has been roped in as a partner By Isaac Moledi ing new technology in the scarce downstream dia- with diamonds and precious metals resources, in South Africa where my family established the Global diamond and jewellery company, Pluc- mond beneficiation. said the partnership of Pluczenik with the local company over 70 years ago. The time is now right zenik has partnered with a locally-based entre- entity showed how important a buy local strategy for us to have a new cutting and polishing fac- preneur and founder of Nungu Diamonds to Pluczenik however fell short of mentioning was for reigniting the local economy. tory in the country to help it meet its beneficiation open a new cutting and polishing diamond fac- the number of people who will be employed in the objectives and support communities in a country tory in South Africa to help the country meet new company. “We hope this initiative will set a good ex- where diamonds have a long history and herit- its beneficiation and the job creation objectives. ample of how partnerships between established age.’’ Describing the partnership as an exciting op- business and small businesses can be a catalyst Kealeboga Pule, who co-owns the jewel- portunity and one that is a dream come true for to unlock opportunities for other small businesses Pluczenik Global is consistently one of the lery- making company, Nungu Diamonds with any young person in the diamond industry, the and new entrants into the industry,” said Khosa largest buyers of rough diamonds and has been his wife Ursula, will head the newly established 34 years old Pule from Ikopeleng in the North- during a meeting which was also attended by the a global De Beers sight holder for more than 60 Pluczenik SA, to be established in Bedfordview in West province, said the historic and full circle Belgium Ambassador to South Africa and other years. Besides its operations in Belgium and other a partnership which he described as historic with announcement was not only a reflection of Pluc- government and business leaders. parts in Europe, the company also has sights in Pluczenik’s pledge of ploughing back where it all zeniks’ pledge of ploughing back where it all Botswana and Namibia. began. began, but also a commitment to increased job He described the partnership as one of the creation after the industry was hard hit by the success stories . It demonstrated the ingenuity Pluczenik, founded in South Africa in 1948 by Covid-19 pandemic. and creativity of local beneficiation business and Isaac Pluczenik, who bought his first sight from showed the commitment of large businesses to en- De Beers before moving to Antwerp, Belgium, He said his association with Pluczenik global terprise development and to support emerging and where he built one of the most successful diamond would give him the opportunity to work with a small businesses. ‘’Most importantly, Lebo told businesses in the world. world-class business that has been at the forefront me the growth of his business meant that not only of innovation and leadership. “This partnership is was he able to retain his current employees, but he Pluczenik CEO, Chaim Pluczenik described a positive story about diamonds where black peo- will now be able to hire new staff with the open- the establishment of Pluczenik SA as the return of ple are not just bystanders but are active parties in ing of this new factory”. his company to “its roots through a historical and the diamond trade from mine to market.” momentous partnership with Kealeboga Pule”. Pule, who himself was trained in rough dia- He described the partnership as a commitment to Nungu Diamonds was founded in 2013. mond polishing, valuation and pricing, will leave invest in the South African economy, thus creating In his keynote address, Cecil Khosa, the CEO Nungu Diamond in the hands of his wife while job opportunities, skills development and bring- of the South African Diamonds and Precious Met- driving the operations of the new company. als Regulator (SADPMR), a regulatory entity of the Department of Mineral Resources charged Said Pluczenik: “Our heart has always been

14 WEEKLY SA MIRROR SPORT Friday 05 November 2021 A COVID-19 SPORTS: Briefs CURVE BALL FOR FOOTBALL YORKSHIRE CRICKET RACISM Molefi Mika ADMINRISTRATORS Yorkshire have been banned from staging Eng- TOUCHLINE RED-CARD: Crowds back to watch English football land matches and other showpiece games after MUSINGS but virus unfortunately still prevails finally being held to account over the “abhor- rent” racism scandal to engulf the county cricket By Molefi Mika not. failed to provide Emergency Medical Services for club. Following an emergency meeting of its Sports administrators globally have been large- Upon further bombardment from the media, their home match against the University of Johan- board, the ECB suspended Yorkshire from host- ly helpful, bar a fumble here and there, in help- nesburg, resulting in the match being called off. ing “international or major matches” until they ing in the fight against the spread of the dreaded Tuchel responded thus: “Vaccination seems to be have demonstrated they can “meet the standards Covid-19 – and, for that, they deserve an ap- a proper protection, I am vaccinated, but I don’t As a result, Celtic Ladies were found guilty of expected of an international venue, ECB mem- plause. really see myself in the proper position to speak this charge and the DC awarded three points along ber and first-class county” in a week which also out with recommendations. That would go too far. with 2 goals against Celtic to University of Johan- saw: Quite pleasing too to notice that the structures I’m a football coach, I’m not 100 percent expert nesburg. of the South African Football Association (SAFA) in this.” · Michael Vaughan, England’s 2005 Ashes- have made it their business to respect the Govern- Reigning champions and log leaders, Mamelo- winning captain, revealed he had been named in ment’s Covid-19 protocols. Out in Brazil, a FIFA 2022 World Cup qualifier di Sundowns were found guilty for failure to fol- Yorkshire’s report into the scandal but emphati- clash between the local national side and Argen- low Covid-19 protocols. They failed to fumigate cally denied accusations of racism Pretty much the National Soccer League tina was abandoned when health officials stormed the dressing rooms 3 hours before their match (NSL), which also ensured those involved in the the pitch, barely 10 minutes after the first whistle against First Touch Academy on 12 June 2021, a · Gary Ballance was banned from playing for Premier Soccer League, National First Division, around September. The officials did that in an ef- prerequisite for all matches. First Touch Academy England after admitting calling Azeem Rafiq ‘a including the Diski Challenge reserve league, are fort to remove three of the four Argentinian players were awarded three points and two goals, for this P***’ in what a panel had dismissed as “banter”. up to the challenge. To that extent, its efforts cost who had failed to adhere to Covid-19 protocols. fixture, safa.net reported. the local professional football more than R100 mil- That action resulted in long arguments that caused · Kit supplier Nike became the biggest firm lion and more in lost revenue to date, since football the match not to continue. The matter is now under Now that Bafana Bafana’s coach Hugo “Cry- yet to cut ties with the disgraced club as more had to be played without spectators, which hit the investigation by FIFA authorities. Baby” Kroos seems to have calmed down, I guess sponsors walked away in disgust. NSL in the pocket. this persuades us as a nation to give him moral Speculation is rife that the said players who support in his efforts to ensure we qualify for the ALL FEMALE BOXING In the past weeks, we South Africans have play for different clubs in the English league could World Cup finals in Qatar, come November next TOURNEY FOR KZN watched TV with envy, if not with a tinge of jeal- possibly be sanctioned, this depending on a DC year. ousy, as crowds were allowed back to the stadiums hearing for suspected foul play having tried to An all-female bout is penciled for KwaZulu- overseas. This, to an extent that some here unwit- cheat their way unchecked into the stadium. Kroos, who had turned himself into some Natal on December 4, as part of kick-starting tingly moved to desire to host an international headline-hogging conspiracy theorist in the past the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based event like the now-postponed FIFA 2021 Club Emiliano Buendia, who was not in the start- few days, thankfully has since woken up to the fact Violence. World Cup finals. ing line-up, and Emiliano Martinez are both from that SAFA hired him to coach, and certainly not Aston Villa while Giovani Lo Celso and Cristian to be here to have endless verbal bouts with local The proud promoter of the Women In Box- Yet, as much as the crowds are back say to Romero belong to Tottenham Hotspur. This inci- coaches. ing Committee sanctioned tournament Zah Gob- watch English football, Covid-19 out there has dent happened at the time Brazil was not comfort- hozi-Malinga could not hide her joy posting a sadly not been effectively red-carded. A few weeks able with welcoming visitors from Britain, India Bafana are faced with a mammoth task of, not tweet saying “thank you so much Boxing SA for ago, Chelsea and French star midfielder N’Golo and South Africa, unless prepared to quarantine for only playing the unpredictable “Warriors” from trusting me to pull this one off. To God be the Kante was side-lined after testing positive for a 14 days after arrival. Zimbabwe on November 11, but actually skinning glory”. Covid-19 infection, and was ordered to go into them alive in Jozi, en route to Ghana to face the isolation. Back to how SAFA structures are handling “Black Stars”, in a match they cannot afford to The Women In Boxing tournament will be Covid-19 matters locally, Bloemfontein Celtic lose, no matter what. headlined by a South African national title. And, as that happened, the media pounced and Mamelodi Sundowns, who both feature in the on Kante’s coach, Thomas Tuchel, demanding to women’s Hollywoodbets Super League, have just Squeeze them dry Bafana! During this period the country will join the know if the player had double-vaccinated perhaps been punished for separate offences that occurred # Molefi Mika, is a 2008 SA Sport Hall of Fame world in an international campaign to challenge – or if he would ask him to do so, in case he had at their different matches. Media Inductee and author of two non-fiction violence against women and girls and what bet- books: Resilient Ntate Molemela and Dance ter way to honour the women of our country and “On 28 August 2021, Bloemfontein Celtic Siwelele women in sport by showcasing the talent. SUNDOWNS LADIES ARRIVE FINE FEATHERS FOR IN STYLE IN EGYPT SPRINGBOKS MAIDEN EDITION: Banyana Ba Style will be representing SA at A new-look Springbok change jersey will be inaugural CAF Women’s Champions League seen for the first time on the team’s tour of Great Britain this month. By WSAM Reporter Mandé, Ghana’s Hasaacas Ladies and Equatorial “So far the mood in the camp has been posi- After enjoying a season of unparalleled do- Guinean side Malabo Kings in Group A. The top tive and the feeling within the team echoes the The jersey has been designed by up-and- mestic dominance in the Hollywoodbets Super two teams from each group will progress to the same objective which is to win the title. Our man- coming Khayelitsha-born and raised designer League, Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies will be semi-final of the competition to fight for a place date is clear and we are working together as a unit Mzukizi Mbane and was scheduled to be work in looking to stamp their authority on the conti- in the final. to achieve this objective. Thus far, training has 2020 for the first time, until the pandemic wiped nent as the inaugural edition of the TotalEner- gone well in Egypt and we are constantly trying out the Springbok season. gies CAF Women’s Champions League takes As The Brazilians prepare to go head-to-head out new methods to improve our overall tactical centre stage in Egypt. against some of the finest women’s teams across outlook. We are ready for the task at hand and The design is a collaboration between the continent, Coach Jerry Tshabalala has urged we cannot wait to get started,” stated an ecstatic Mbane, Springbok technical partner ASICS, and The maiden edition of the continent’s pre- his troops to understand the essence of their trip Coach Koketso. SA Rugby. mier women’s tournament will be held across two to Egypt. venues in Cairo at the 30 June Stadium and Cairo Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies currently boasts It is anchored in the traditional white of the Military Academy Stadium. The tournament is “We have to be united to be able to achieve of a clean bill of health and have no injury wor- Springbok alternate jersey but feature Mbane’s billed to begin this Friday on November 5 with success in this competition. We are here to fight ries ahead of their opener against Kenya’s Vihiga signature patterning. the final scheduled for November, 19. for one thing which is the ultimate prize. We have this Saturday. The opening game of the competi- a mission to accomplish in Egypt and we are not tion pits Egyptian champions Wadi Degla against The jersey will now be worn during the on- Banyana Ba Style qualified for the continent’s going to settle for less. Mali’s AS Mandé on Friday at the 30 June Sta- field warm-up before each of the forthcoming premier inter-club competition by defeating Zim- dium. three tests. babwe’s Black Rhinos by 3-0 in the final of the The mission here is to win the tournament and Our Fixtures: CAF Women’s Champions League – COSAFA to do it in style. We know history is at stake for Vihiga Queens vs Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies MUNYAI RETAINS SA qualifiers in September. the winners of this maiden edition of the competi- – 6th of November LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE tion. We are ready to stamp our authority in this Rivers Angels vs Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies Masandawana who will be representing the competition and we must do all we can to make – 9th of November The 36-year-old Tshifhiwa Munyai who was Southern African region is pitted in Group B that dream a reality,” said the highly experienced Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies vs AS FAR Club making his second defence of his title, was in alongside Kenyan side Vihiga Queens, AS FAR tactician. – 12th of November control from the opening bell against the rela- Club of Morocco and Rivers Angels from Nige- tively inexperienced Sanele Msimang on Sun- ria. Hosts Wadi Degla are up against Mali’s AS Goalkeeping Coach Koketso Tshabalala day afternoon at the Booysens Boxing Gym in believes the team is ready mentally to mount a Booysens, Johannesburg. strong challenge in Egypt. Munyai was in outstanding form as he re- tained the SA lightweight title with a fourth- round stoppage to improve his recod to 34-6- 1;20 and Msimang’s record dropped 14-4:8. In the main supporting bout, Siphiwe Lusizi, who was having his first fight since December 16, 2016, was stopped in the third round by Jun- ior Makondo in a junior middleweight bout. ZIM BOXER DIES AFTER FIGHT Weekly SA Mirror would like to dip its banner in remembrance of an unfortunate and tragic death occurred in Zimbabwe days after a boxer sus- tained injuries to the head in a professional non- title boxing match. Taurai Zimunya, 24, died on Monday after sustaining injuries in a boxing match on Saturday, bringing up questions about the safety procedures in Zimbabwean boxing and the sport in general. We remember the likes of Jacob Morake (1985), Brian Baronet (1988), Daniel Theledi (1988), Patrick Mdiniso (1991), and Clive Sik- webu (1991), who lost their lives in similar fash- ion. Zimunya was floored in the third round of a six non-title bantamweight, rushed to hosi but died following morning.

Friday 05 November 2021 SPORT 15WEEKLY SA MIRROR MOMENT OF TRUTH FOR BAFANA DO OR DIE: The Black Stars are South Africa’s only threat heading into the final two matches By Ali Mphaki day and three days later travel to Ghana ...but first they must beat Zimbabwe. for the match against the Black Stars on “If we don’t win the game, what im- Sunday, November 14. portance can the game in Ghana have? We need to be there [in Ghana] Fellow group contenders Ethiopia with one point ahead. Maybe more. and Zimbabwe have no chance of ad- Let’s hope more,” says the silver vancing to the next round, which makes haired Belgina coach Hugo Broos. it a duel between Bafana and The Black Stars. “Ghana have the pressure to win against us, so therefore we have to win The winner of the group will qualify against Zimbabwe. If it’s a Zimbabwe for the next round of the last 10, where with the team from two months ago, or only five will make it to Qatar 2022. a new team, or whatever, doesn’t mat- ter. We need to win against Zimbabwe,” Needless to say, Ghana holds the Broos is quoted in local media this key to Bafana’s Qatar hopes. week. They are South Africa’s only threat After four qualifying matches, Bafa- heading into the final two matches, un- na Bafana remain at the top of Group G less Zimbabwe wants to spoil the party. with 10 points, ahead of second-placed Ghana with nine points. Broos is under no illusion as to the task that lies ahead. The first of the two last hurdle is Zimbabwe at FNB Stadium on Thurs- “It’s a tricky game (against Zim). First of all, they are the neighbours, so this is a derby. It’s always difficult,” said Broos after announcing the squad on SABC. TALISMAN: Percy Tau holds the hope of the nation By Ali Mphaki SCHOENMAKER The 2021 Gauteng Sports Awards take place AND BAVUMA UP next Saturday with illustrious names such as Olympic Gold Medallist and World Recorder FOR GAUTENG Holder, Tatjana Schoenmaker and Proteas SPORTS HONOURS Cricket Captain, Temba Bavuma, among those to be honoured. IMPACT: Reward for Gauteng’s best athletes, administrators, coaches and media personalities This year, there are 19 Categories, up from 16 in previous years. The introduction of the Online haul at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo where way to winning the Gold Medal. CAPTAIN FANTASTIC: Themba Bavuma one Virtual Sport and Recreation Programme of the she netted Silver in the 100m Breaststroke and Schoenmaker, Bavuma and Montjane are fur- of the nominees Year category has come about due to sporting codes Gold in the 200m Breaststroke. and federations needing to become more creative ther nominated in Sport Personality of the Year in finding ways of keeping their sport active. Many Temba Bavuma, the Proteas Cricket Captain in Award while award-winning Journalist Mpumi of which resorted to virtual platforms and competi- the Limited Over and T20 Teams this year chose Manyisi has been nominated in the Journalist of tions. his tenure as ODI Captain at the Pink Day Match the Year and Community Sports Media of the Year against Pakistan and smacked 92 runs off 102 de- Award for Soweto TV. The Finalists Announcement for the 10th edi- liveries to help lead his team to a 17 run victory to tion of the prestigious awards took place this past square the series. Sports Personality of the Year Award Voting Friday at an event hosted by the Gauteng MEC of The Sports Personality of the Year Award will Sport, Mbali Hlophe in the Sedibeng District Mu- There are 19 different categories in which ath- be awarded by public votes which opened this Fri- nicipality. letes, administrators and media personalities will day, 15 October and close at 12h00 on November be honoured with Kgothatso Montjane leading 13. “It is really with great delight that we an- the Disabled Sportswoman of the year award with To vote for Kgothatso Montjane SMS Sport01 to nounce the nominees of this year’s Gauteng Sports her Runner Up spot in the Wimbledon singles and 45682 Awards,” says Gauteng MEC for Sport, Mbali doubles finals. Double Paralympic Gold Medallist, To vote for Tatjana Schoenmaker SMS Sport02 Hlophe. Ntando Innocent Mahlangu, is amongst the nomi- to 45682 nees for Disabled Sportsman of the Year after tak- To vote for Ntando Mahlangu SMS Sport03 to “The pandemic caused us to put a halt to sport ing gold in the men’s long jump T63 category and 45682 for more than a year and we have had to find unique the 200m in the T61 category in Tokyo this year. To vote for Themba Bavuma SMS Sport04 to ways in which to bring back sport to our communi- He set two World Records in the Long Jump on his 45682 ties. Sport is such a vital part of our lives and more often than not unites us as communities. So it was really difficult for us to have to cancel the 2020 edition of the Gauteng Sports Awards and gives us immense pleasure to be able to once again honour and reward Gauteng’s best athletes, administrators, coaches and media personalities who have been able to keep us entertained and who have overcome so much in the past 18 months,” she said. Amongst the nominees for Sportsman of the Year are names such as Olympic Gold Medallist and World Recorder Holder, Tatjana Schoenmaker and Proteas Cricket Captain, Temba Bavuma. Schoenmaker made the list along with Bavuma and Karate’s Morgan Ross, after her two-medal

MIRROR SPORTWEEKLY SA Insight to connect the dots... A TALE OF THREE DERBIES By Ali Mphaki CONTRASTING FORTUNES: have their tails high following an impressive It was the best of times in Manchester, MANCHESTER UNITED, ORLANDO 2-1 victory against a stubborn Sekhukhune PIRATES AND AC MILAN TIPPED United same day. UK, and Milan in Italy. It was the worst of TO WIN IF HISTORY IS ANYTHING times back home in Soweto, South Africa. TO GO BY But it will be folly for Pirates to under- Old Trafford will be a cauldron of a rapturous mine Chiefs, in a game which is a must-not- roar of frenetic fans. current form and having made his return to to a record of 48 draws. lose for the Naturena outfit. Chiefs fickle fans Manchester, Ronaldo seems unstoppable and Back ekasi both Pirates and Chiefs hobble would not have the stomach for a successive The San Siro stadium will reverberate with he is expected to be a handful for the City de- defeat of their favourite team. pulsating football. The FNB stadium, that im- fenders. to their next encounter like recovering addicts, posing World Cup ala calabash shaped venue even though the Amakhosi seems to be more Uneasy lies the head of coach Stuart Bax- outside Soweto, a ghostly silence bubbling History will show United has won 59 of punch drunk of the two. Outfoxed by Stellen- ter with all indications that his charges are in within. Kick-starting proceedings early Sat- their 152 Premier League games so far, with bosch 1-nil at home on Tuesday, Chiefs ap- for another beating. It may be that the statue urday afternoon is the Manchester derby, the City bagging 45 wins and both teams playing proach this game as underdogs while Pirates of the Virgin Mary is one of the main sights blue side of City taking on the reds in United. in the city of Milan, but there will be no love From the UK the spotlight immediately moves lost when AC and Inter lock horns in a late to Soweto, where ultimate rivals Kaizer Chiefs evening game. and Orlando Pirates have a DStv Premiership date late Saturday afternoon. Both teams are equally matched, with the head to head count showing each winning 23 Rounding up what should be a sumptuous direct matches and registering 11 draws out weekend of derbies is the Derby di Milano, of 57 matches. On average in direct matches with AC Milan and Inter Milan continuing both teams scored a 2.49 goals per match. their cross-town rivalry late Sunday night. Indeed, it will be an epoch of belief should In his first stint at Man United the Por- Man United go on to beat their rivals Man tuguese striker was on the score sheet when City; a glowing season of light for AC Milan the Red Devils beat City 2-nil in 2009. In his to pip Inter Milan; and a spring of hope for Pirates to take the scalp of the Amakhosi;