The Witness FRIDAY, JULY 16, 2021 R9,20 (incl vat) Hartley chasing Grow a spine, Rapture on a new Olympics Mr President lonely shore target PAGE 4 PAGE 5 PAGE 10 ‘THIS IS NOT THE TIME FOR Five men found BLAMING AND dead after looting FINGER-POINTING’ — PREMIER ZIKALALA stampede at Makro

CLIVE NDOU SHARIKA REGCHAND The Premier of KwaZulu-Natal has apolo- and SIYAMTANDA CAPA gised for thumping a looter. The incident was captured on a video Five men have been found dead in the vicinity of Makro on which was shared on social media Premier Barnsley Road in Camps Drift, Pietermaritzburg since Wednes- Sihle Zikalala, dressed in a suit, thumping a day. This follows the looting of Makro and the looting and man, described as a looter. setting on fire of the adjacent China Mall during the week. In a statement he said the video ema- A source told The Witness that first two bodies were found nated from an incident that took place on Wednesday. while he and his delegation were visiting “A short while later, another two bodies were found.” the worst affected areas in KZN “as part of The fifth body was found yesterday morning. assessing the damage on the ground to Other businesses there which were affected by the looting bring an end to the wanton looting”. includes a tractor dealership, a panels shop and an office equip- “The Premier apologises unequivocally ment company had also been affected. about the incident. The Premier regrets the The SASKO bakery was spared after a supervisor there plead- level of force used in apprehending a looter, ed with the crowd to take the bread and go. who was attempting to make off with The source said that it is believed the five men were killed goods that had been stolen from a nearby during the stampedes that had taken place during the week. warehouse. This happened as the looters were fleeing the area with all “While the action of apprehending a re- they could carry. sisting looter is justified, the manner in NatJOINTS police spokesperson, Colonel Brenda Muridili, which this was done is deeply regretted. would not comment on the deaths. “The Premier apologises for this incident. She said, “We are not commenting on individual incidents.” The Premier believes that public violence Yesterday, a department of health forensic pathology truck has no place in society and in the same drove up and down the littered road picking up the bodies. spirit those who commit acts of destruc- A family was present to identify their relative. tion do not share in the values of our na- They refused to be interviewed or have their pictures taken. tion. Paramedics also worked on a man who was injured and ap- He called on “all the people of KwaZulu- peared to be immobile. Natal to stand united in our diversity and A security guard at the SAB depot, who asked to remain begin our rebuilding programme”. unnamed, said when he arrived on Wednesday night and the Meanwhile, addressing members of the looters had broken into the premises and helped themselves KZN Legislature during a virtual sitting, Zik- to the liquor. Yesterday the front of the business was drowning alala said it was critical for citizens to lend in litter from alcoholic beverage bottles and plastic. The clean- support to the fight against “criminal ele- up of the area had however started. ments”. “This is not the time for blaming and finger-pointing. Let’s work together and support each other to deal with the situa- ‘My life was destroyed in 30 minutes’ tion,” he said Death toll in KZN While police had been blamed for the Businessman Sabelo Villakazi broke down yesterday as he told of how he lost three of his businesses when looters attacked the Greater slow response to the riots, which left sever- Edendale Mall this week. Read the full story on page 3. PHOTO: NASH NARRANDES al malls, warehouses and other businesses unrest climbs to 91 in ruins, Zikalala said security around key towns such as Pietermaritzburg and Durban CLIVE NDOU was being beefed up. “We are also encouraged by the deploy- The ongoing unrest has claimed 91 lives in KwaZulu-Natal. ment of additional 25 000 members of the This is a massive increase from the 26 reported by KZN SA National Defence Force (SANDF) in KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala three days ago. and the Gauteng province,” he said. The latest death toll was revealed by the acting minister More than 1 000 of the looters have so in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, during a media far been arrested while more than 30 peo- Bid to torch city briefing yesterday. She said the situation in KZN remained ple have died during stampedes caused by of major concern, with 39 incidents of looting and vandal- the looting. Preliminary assessments indi- ism reported in the province in the last 24 hours. cated that the extent of the damage to Ntshavheni was updating reporters on the unrest situa- the infrastructure and looting was worth tion as concerns mount that the violence has pitted race more than R3 billion. groups against each other in the province. Opposition parties in the legislature criti- The government, Ntshavheni said, was concerned about cised the way Zikalala and the government communities setting up roadblocks in a bid to prevent cer- handled the violent protests. tain groups from entering their communities. DA provincial leader, Francois Rodgers, landfill site foiled While Nthavheni said community members have the right said Zikalala failed to lead from the front. to take whatever measures were necessary to protect “The Premier has failed the people of themselves, she emphasised that such measures should not KZN. His legacy will forever remain as the “infringe on the rights of others”. Premier who stood in the shadows, watch- Attack on New England Road site was meant to trigger unrest The violent protesters, who in the wake of their looting ing KZN and our economy be destroyed spree destroyed several malls and warehouses across KZN, while putting ANC factionalism ahead of have claimed that they were demonstrating against the im- the people of KZN. SIYAMTANDA CAPA alight. Other shopping centres, major re- “The other areas that were targeted were identified as having been affected by van- prisonment of former president Jacob Zuma, “The Premier must be held accountable. tailers and shops have also been hit by loot- substations and reservoirs,” said Thebolla. dalism, allegedly by protesters. However, with the government adopting a tough stance More importantly, he must take responsibili- In a shocking revelation, a Msunduzi mu- ers during the course of the week. Earlier this week The Witness put ques- “The threats of vandalism to water and against the rioters, Ntshavheni said the looting and vandal- ty for his complete and utter failure to lead. nicipal official has revealed that an attempt Mathe made the revelation during a spe- tions to Msunduzi mayor Mzimkhulu The- sanitation infrastructure should be taken ism was no longer being viewed as ordinary protests. “This means doing the right thing and was made to burn the City’s landfill site cial meeting of the executive committee bolla about threats to infrastructure and very seriously.” “It’s economic sabotage,” she said. stepping down with immediate effect so at the weekend. yesterday. Thebolla insisted the City’s assets were at He warned that if there was sabotage, As yesterday, the number of people arrested in connec- that KZN can appoint an effective and Community services general manager “The team managed to respond as risk but were guarded. given the state of deterioration of the city’s tion with the looting and vandalism in KZN stood at 1 470. credible Premier and leader — not one who Mbongeni Mathe told the Executive Com- quickly as possible. Otherwise, the launch- Thebolla said he did not want to seem assets, this “would be catastrophic”. • [email protected] serves his own political agenda,” he said. mittee (Exco) that the torching of the New ing pad of these shenanigans that are tak- as though he was encouraging the target- The concerns raised by officials were IFP president, Velenkosini Hlabisa, said England Road landfill site was meant to ing place in other parts of the country and ing of municipal infrastructure. echoed by administrator Scelo Duma and government leaders turned the other way be the launching pad for the unrest in Piet- in our city was planned to be our landfill “We have 24-hour security there. We are opposition councillors. when people of KZN were under attack. ermaritzburg. site. But that plan failed,” said Mathe. certain that nothing is going to happen. Duma advised the City to be vigilant. Refuse collection “Capable leaders demonstrate themselves But before the fire, which had been start- Msunduzi mayor Mzimkhulu Thebolla If anything happens it would be a natural “We should keep our ears on the ground when confronted by challenges. Whenever ed outside, could spread, an Msunduzi Mu- said the City was quick to respond to the fire,” said Thebolla. and boost our security if it is being said challenges occur in South Africa, our gov- nicipality fire truck rushed to the scene to fire. “According to what we saw they start- Senior manager in the infrastructure de- on social media that if the Constitutional back to normal on ernment is found wanting. The Covid-19 extinguish the fire. ed the fire just outside. But because we had partment Vusumuzi Cele revealed there Court rules against the former president pandemic exposed the ruling party badly. On Monday, the country woke up to heard of this plan we were there on time had been a threat to electricity infrastruc- (Jacob Zuma) we could see an even worse Monday “Corruption over PPE’s remains a shame news that Brookside Mall and the Greater and they couldn’t go in. We were just too ture on Pentrich Road. situation,” warned Duma. on the face of the ruling party.” Edendale Mall had been looted and set quick. We were a step ahead, we knew. Cele said water infrastructure had been • [email protected] SIYAMTANDA CAPA

POLICE MINISTER FEELS CRIMINALITY TRUMPS RACIAL ISSUES IN PHOENIX Municipal services such THABISO GOBA with torched cars and there is a barricade met with Cele. as the at the entrance manned by armed resi- Benya differed with Cele’s assessment collection of Police Minister Bheki Cele has downplayed dents. and said the deaths were motivated by refuse, is racial tensions in Phoenix where 20 peo- During the first day of his two-day visit, racism. expected to ple have died since the beginning of the Cele met with community leaders from “The racial tension is real here and peo- resume on Monday. civil unrest. Phoenix and in the neighbouring areas of ple are trying to sweep it under the car- Community services “To blame racism would be to excuse Zwelisha, Bhambayi and Inanda. pet,” he said. head, Mbongeni Mathe, the criminality because if it were a racial Cele said community leaders are asking Benya, a Phoenix resident for 16 years, said the City was prioritising the CBD clean-up. situation we would not have seen ... yes for the South African National Defence said he has been stopped multiple times “We have started to clean up the city. There indeed many people from Zwelisha died Force (SANDF) to be deployed in the area in the roadblocks set up by the communi- was a request by the mayor for a clean-up and but they have been very much comrades until tensions subside. ty. “From my experience with the Phoenix more than 2 000 people responded to the call to in stealing,” said Cele. The SANDF had been deployed to police station and the community here is clean the streets. “If there are certain areas that He said while there had been racial Phoenix on Wednesday but left during the that the issue of racism between blacks are not covered such as Makro ... we are going to connotations, “the domination here for early hours of yesterday and Indians is something that is there but get to them when we are collecting rubble. We me would be criminality”. Cele said on Friday heads of the SANDF no one is willing to engage it,” he said. have agreed to halt collection to other areas and Cele was speaking at the Phoenix Po- will be meeting with the community to Narend Singh, Inkatha Freedom Party focus on the CBD. We will only resume normal lice Station after visiting the troubled ar- discuss the appropriate deployment of MP, said the situation in Phoenix was un- collections on Monday,” said Mathe. ea. soldiers in the area. precedented. He was briefing the Msunduzi Executive Residents in Phoenix have described liv- “This will help allay fears of the com- “The community members of Phoenix Committee (Exco) on what had been done to ing in a war zone, with constant gunshots, munity which is there and work together need to sleep assured that the security clean the City centre. dead bodies on the ground and cars being to go back to normality,” he said. forces are present on the ground and they He said the clean-up meant municipal refuse Police Minister Bheki Cele with Pastor Mervin Naidoo at the Phoenix Police torched. Siviwe Benya of the Mayibuya Youth Or- do not need all these kind of measures collection trucks were diverted to the CBD. Station yesterday. PHOTO: THABISO GOBA The drive leading to Phoenix is littered ganisation was one of the leaders who they are putting in place,” he said.

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Doctors LOOTERS VANDALISE 32 buckling SCHOOLS IN KZN under Unrest ‘well-planned’ More than 30 schools in KwaZu- lu-Natal have been vandalised, pressure according to the National Profes- Former MK operatives behind ‘economic sabotage’, says Kodwa sional Teachers’ Organisation of KwaZulu-Natal doctors are buck- South Africa (Naptosa). ling under pressure as trauma The organisation claimed 32 cases continue to trickle in amid The instigators of what the government rest of Zuma. schools were damaged during staff shortages and limited re- is calling “well-orchestrated economic Deputy The former spook and ambassador to unrest across the province. sources — all thanks to looting sabotage” are allegedly former uMkhon- Minister of Japan is known to be fiercely loyal to Zu- Some schools, the organisation and civil unrest in the province. to we Sizwe (MK) operatives, some of State Security ma and is said to be at the centre of or- said, had been vandalised or On Wednesday, the South Afri- whom worked in the security cluster. Zizi Kodwa. chestrating pro-Zuma unrest that has have had equipment stolen, while can Medical Association (Sama) MK was the ANC’s armed wing dur- descended into violent looting across one school was destroyed in a said its representatives spent the ing the movement’s struggle against the KZN and Gauteng. fire. last 48 hours in meetings with apartheid government. Dlomo has a history in MK and is on However, education spokesper- the national Department of “There is no doubt that they know the a list of 12 people the law enforcement son Kwazi Mthethwa said the Health to discuss, among other know-how of how MK operated, and agencies are focusing on as instigators department was still tallying up issues, health worker safety and they have organised in that way,” Deputy of the unrest. the losses. food security. Minister of State Security Zizi Kodwa A well-placed security cluster insider He confirmed schools had Doctors in Pietermaritzburg told News24. said that all fingers pointed at him and been vandalised, but said the told News24 that they were un- According to other intelligence sour- his network of former MK operatives department was still assessing der severe strain as many staff ces, they believe attacks were being who once worked as spies. the damage and collecting sta- members were unable to get to planned on the Durban harbour, water- “If we have all the indication that tistics per district. work due to road closures. works plants, electrical substations, and Thulani is at the centre of it, why can’t Naptosa executive director Those who were at work had even the Durban home of Deputy Chief we go for him? Why must we go for him? Basil Manuel said one school had to deal with an influx of trauma Justice Raymond Zondo, who chairs the We cannot go for Andile Lungisa and been destroyed, while others had patients who were injured during State Capture Inquiry. Carl Niehaus as instigators and leave been vandalised and looted. the unrest. Fears of an organised “insurrection” him. They were just spokespeople for He said: “The time has arrived One junior doctor in Pieterma- were raised at top government meetings this thing,” the source said. where the destruction and dam- ritzburg said they are also run- on Wednesday, because of imminent Briefing the media on Wednesday, age to schools can no longer be ning out of basic supplies. food insecurity. The death toll from the Acting Minister in the Presidency dealt with as merely an offence “I mean things as basic but as violent unrest that followed the incarcer- Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said: “We are of ‘damage to property’. It needs lifesaving as drips and fluids. ation of former president Jacob Zuma not at liberty to announce who is behind to be elevated to something “There is no way for them to had risen to 72 by Wednesday. it, because if we do that, we jeopardise more telling for which more se- get to hospitals to replace the Sources told News24 that intelligence investigations and successful prosecu- vere and deterrent sentences can dwindling stock. on the unrest that broke out in KwaZulu- ing food and medical supplies is typical the incarceration Zuma, were trained in We have no choice.” tion of the cases.” be imposed and where the dam- “There have been massive Natal and Gauteng showed the same to MK training. It is our understanding MK operations. News24 reported on Wednesday that On the allegations regarding Dlomo age it causes children, becomes supply-chain disruptions. We modus operandi used by the ANC’s that they are planning to attack the har- Kodwa said all information pointed to controversial former head of the State being a prime suspect in instigating of an aggravating factor.” can’t restock the hospital’s phar- former armed wing. bour and other places that will cut off “orchestrated tactics” that “is not face- Security Agency’s (SSA) rogue special the unrest in the country, Ntshavheni SA Democratic Teachers Union macy and medication. We are An impeccable source in the intelli- food supply next.” less ... It is well planned, people come operations unit, Thulani Dlomo, has said the Department of State Security spokesperson Nomusa Cembi running out of PPE (personal gence circles said: “The analysis shows Kodwa confirmed that the govern- with cars, there is communication”. been identified as a prime suspect being was handling the matter. condemned the destruction. protective equipment) for the that the targeting of water treatment ment believed those at the heart of the “We are already knocking at the doors investigated for fomenting violent un- “We’ll leave it at that,” she added. “We already face a crisis of Covid wards in the midst of the plants, cutting of fuel supplies, disrupt- unrest, which started as a protest against of people. We have identified key people. rest in KwaZulu-Natal following the ar- — News24. space without losing more third wave. We cannot easily re- schools to this destruction,” she plenish emergency blood. We said. — News24. cannot easily get stock of things like syringes,” the doctor added. ‘No swearing, warning However, the KZN health de- Basic goods sellers can collude to help SA ‘VACCINES MORE partment said it didn’t have any shots,’ soldiers instructed pharmaceutical supply shortages. EFFECTIVE THAN KZN Health MEC Nomagugu In response to looming shortages in food and consumer items, fuel, medicine and The can co-ordinate the distribution Simelane-Zulu said they experi- Members of the military deployed to code of conduct. and fuel due to the unrest in KwaZulu- emergency clean-up products — to share of these essential goods to different are- ANTIBODIES’ enced staff shortages at some help quell looting in KZN and Gaut- “Upholding and enforcement of Natal and Gauteng, government has information about which businesses can as, “in order to ensure an equitable dis- facilities, because healthcare eng have been expressly forbidden the law within the Republic remains adopted temporary new regulations that supply different areas, and where they tribution of essential goods across the workers were not able to get to from firing any warning shots. They the primary responsibility of the will allow companies to openly share in- see demand for certain goods. country to consumers, and especially Covid-19 antibody responses are work or go home to obstructed are also not supposed to swear. SAPS,” the document says, on the formation with each other. They are also allowed to co-ordinate poorer households, and customers, in- sustained for up to seven roads. “This has resulted in only “Do not fire warning shots,” sol- general principles of the operation. In normal times, this kind of informa- their distribution of essential goods to cluding small businesses”. months post-infection, a new [skeleton] staff being able to diers are told, in procedures to be While supporting police, soldiers tion-sharing could potentially be seen as different areas, and can further share in- But the regulations say that compa- study has found. work at our health facilities. followed when dealing with “Road are expected to “always treat the collusion and anti-competitive behav- formation about their own stocks or ca- nies are still not allowed to fix prices, The research published in Many of those on the night shift blockages/Public Unrest and/or Loot- public with respect and human dig- iour, but the Department of Trade, In- pacity, to determine where there will be or even discuss the pricing of essential PLOS Medicine investigated how have had to find a way to sleep ing”, in the code of conduct for Op- nity and exercise a high level of tol- dustry and Competition says that the shortages of essential goods. goods and the pricing of inputs used in Covid-19 antibodies react in the at our facilities and continue eration Prosper, published on erance and restraint”. regulations are necessary to prevent crit- Moreover, companies are now al- the production of essential goods. body and how long they remain working when their shifts start,” Wednesday. They may not “use foul language ical shortages of essential goods in the lowed to work together to allocate inputs The firms remain subject to the Na- effective. The study enrolled 233 Simelane-Zulu said. “The firing of warning shots is when communicating with the media country. The Competition Commission for the production of goods to different tional Disaster Management Regula- people who were diagnosed with prohibited,” they are told when it or civilians” — and are not supposed was consulted in the drafting of the regu- the companies, in an effort to reduce tions, which limits price increases on es- Covid-19 from February to Octo- Ambulances, staff attacked comes to general force protection. to make “any unauthorised state- lations. The new regulations will allow shortages of these products. They can sential goods. The new regulations will ber 2020. The researchers took Healthcare workers who are able “Exercise personal restraint and do ments” to either the media or public all companies involved in the supply of also transfer these goods from one com- remain in place until at least August 15. samples of their blood to ana- to get to work fear being at- not assault members of the public,” to begin with. Broadly speaking, their essential goods — including basic food pany to another. — News24. lyse antibodies. tacked while on the job or while reads another section of the code. conduct may not damage the image The researchers investigated 10 travelling to and from work. Operation Prosper, the deployment of the SANDF, the document says. coronavirus strains and variants, “The stoning and burning of of the SA National Defence Force Soldiers are told that they may which included Alpha, Beta, ambulances meant that [they] (SANDF) announced by President Cy- exercise their right to self-defence Mom tells of desperate trust in strangers Gamma, and Zeta. The study were unwilling to risk going to ril Ramaphosa on Monday night, has “where life is threatened and/or shows that SARS-CoV-2 antibod- dangerous areas or they were been expanded from an initial maxi- where there is an imminent threat ies remained present for up to just not able to get to us. mum of 2 500 troop to what the of serious injury or destruction of A two-year-old girl survived unharmed seven months post-infection. “My friend at another hospital government said reached 5 000 by property”, but minimum force must after her mother threw her to safety But the study results also on rural rotation got jumped and Wednesday. The deployment is in be used. Tactical commanders may of strangers’ outstretched arms as show antibodies developed dur- beaten up by seven guys,” anoth- support of the SA Police Service issue specific orders, the code of they escaped a burning high-rise ing the first wave had reduced er doctor from Pietermaritzburg (SAPS), Ramaphosa said, and that conduct says, but any “material de- building in Durban during protests. effectiveness against six variants said. has been heavily emphasised since, viations” must be approved at the The mother, 26-year-old Naledi observed in the second wave — Sama has asked all members and again in the operation’s official highest level. — Business Insider. Manyoni, told Reuters on Wednesday which indicates that vaccination who experience, or who may ex- that she had been on the 16th floor could be more effective than the perience, security issues at their when the fire started on Tuesday. body’s natural immune response places of employment are asked She ran down the stairs with her following infection. to contact the association for BUYING FUEL IN A CONTAINER ILLEGAL daughter. Manyoni made her way to a Co-senior author Prof Stuart guidance and advice. ledge above the street and threw the Turville said, “We, therefore, “Sama members who are or As South Africa faces looming fuel across the national supply chain for toddler to bystanders below. should not rely on the body’s might face possible sanctions shortages, government has just an- petroleum products. “After throwing her, I held my head natural immune response to con- from their employer for justifia- nounced that it’s now illegal for mo- The refinery processes 24 000 in shock, but they caught her,” Manyo- trol this pandemic, but rather bly refusing to work under un- torists to buy petrol and diesel in a tons of crude per day and produces ni recalled outside the building as her the broadly protective vaccines.” safe conditions should also con- container. 2,7 billion litres of petrol per year. daughter sat on her shoulders. “She — Health24. tact the Sama Employment Rela- Yesterday morning, the Depart- Due to riots affecting Sapref’s kept saying, ‘Mama you threw me tions Department for assistance,” ment of Mineral Resources and Ener- supply routes, the refinery has been down there.’ She was scared.” the association added. gy announced new regulations that closed. “What was important was for my Meanwhile, doctors also told prohibit retail sales of petroleum “The DMRE assures the nation daughter to be out of that situation... News24 that there was a threat products to members of the public that while there are challenges with I couldn’t escape alone and leave her GLOBAL COUNT of a food shortage at hospitals. in portable containers. regards the movement of petroleum behind,” she said as the girl, dressed “We were told today (Wednes- In a statement, the department products to some parts of the coun- in a red coat and hood, babbled and 188 718 805 day) that food stocks for pa- said the temporary closure of the try, there is sufficient product and clapped her hands. Total confirmed cases tients would only last for today,” Sapref (Shell and BP South African government is working to secure the The chilling video was shot by BBC Screengrab from a video taken by BBC cameraman Thuthuka Zondi shows one doctor said. Petroleum Refineries) refinery in Dur- movement of all petroleum product cameraman Thuthuka Zondi in Durban Naledi Manyoni throwing her two-year-old daughter to people waiting below “I am unsure if they made a ban — the largest crude oil refinery ...” the department said in a state- city centre on Tuesday afternoon after while trying to escape a burning high-rise building on Tuesday in Durban. contingency plan, so it would be in SA — will have a ripple effect ment. — Fin24. it had been hit by looters. — Reuters. PHOTO: SCREENGRAB 4 062 394 Total deaths wrong for me to tell you it’s not being solved.” Simelane-Zulu said they had LEGENDARY JAZZ MUSICIAN TSHOLA DIES A WEEK AFTER SISTER’S FUNERAL 2 253 240 adequate supplies — at least for Total confirmed SA a few days — and a contingency Legendary jazz musician Tsepo last Friday. “It is sorrowful to con- he has passed on,” said Stanley. woman,” he previously told DRUM in fore it was disbanded. Tsepo went on cases (July 15) plan in place. Tshola (pictured) has died at firm the passing on of Ntate Born in Lesotho, Tsepo grew up in a 2014. to pursue a successful solo career, re- “We cannot elaborate on this the age of 68. Tsepo Tshola. He was musical family with both his parents With a professional career spanning leasing a number of celebrated al- 16 435 (plan) due to security reasons; Speaking to Channel24, burying his sister last involved in choirs. more than 40 years, Tsepo first joined bums. Increase in 24 hours suffice to say that we will do Stanley Letsela, director of week Thursday, and he “Mom and dad were singers with the boy band The Lesotho Blue Dia- The award-winning musician enter- everything possible to ensure Letsela Entertainment, con- was admitted to the Lesotho Vertical 8. That was their monds as a vocalist in 1970. He went tained audiences across South Africa, that our patients have enough firmed that the musician hospital on Friday. We group before they formed the choir. on to tour with the band Sankomota Lesotho and Europe for more than 40 65 972 food,” she said. — News24. died yesterday after being woke up this morning “They were both in the ministry — and relocated to London in the 1980s. years, with hits like Holokile . Total SA deaths admitted to the hospital to the sad news that dad a preacher and mom a prayer The group released nine albums be- — Channel24. July 16, 2021 THE WITNESS | 3 www.witness.co.za NEWS

GREYTOWN VIGILANTISM IS COMMUNITY NOT ACCEPTABLE, STARTS CLEAN-UP SAYS CITY MAYOR ANDILE SITHOLE ‘Wanton destruction’ If there is evidence that anyone set fire deliberately to the Khan Road set- A joint operation between taxi drivers, tlement, police must arrest them. police, municipal workers and correc- A meeting of representatives of the tional services rolled up their sleeves Stihl to decide on rebuilding looted factories, or invest elsewhere Khan Road informal settlement and to clean up Greytown yesterday. the adjoining established community The aftermath of what has unfold- was held on Wednesday to respond to ed in the country left a trail of de- ESTELLE SINKINS lans, who said his firm would be look- the tensions following the alleged struction with residents fearing for ing at ways to mitigate future risk. burning of the settlement. food security. If security staff at ServWorx hadn’t “We have to decide whether we put Addressed by Msunduzi Mayor Resident Nqobile Ntuli said: “We chased off looters at its site in Barnsley all our eggs in one basket here in Pieter- Mzimkhulu Thebolla, ANC regional task have taken up the initiative to clean Road, Pietermaritzburg, the factory maritzburg,” he added. “We simply team co-ordinator Mandla Zondi, MP our town after it was vandalised. The would have burned to the ground. cannot be exposed to this kind of wan- Yunus Carrim, former MP Yusuf Bham- massive looting that we have seen The industrial laundry and work ton destruction again.” jee and other ANC leaders, the meet- this week in town will have a negative wear solutions specialist, which em- Elsewhere in the city, looters target- ing considered the views of both com- impact to our economy,” she said. ploys 310 staff, spent yesterday count- The burned-out remains of ed Game, Eddies Clothing store, a munities. In a joint statement from Another resident Stuart Govender ing the cost of 48 hours of looting and Andreas Stihl (Pty) Ltd in number of furniture outlets, car dealer- Thebolla and Carrim, they said the said the looting has damaged the lo- arson at the site. Barnsley Road, Pietermaritzburg. ships and small businesses, among oth- meeting expressed its regret about cal economy drastically. “Small busi- Spokesperson, Luke Volans, said ers. The Edendale and Brookside malls the alleged burning of the informal nesses will not recover,” he added. they were looking at losses of between which has six stores across KwaZulu- were looted and then set alight, while settlement and the death of two peo- Umvoti Municipality Mayor, Thami R80 to R120 million. The looters made Natal and a distribution centre — all the Scottsville Mall was looted. ple and injury to others. Ngubane, thanked residents who off with eight trucks, two of which were of which were looted in recent days. Damage to the city’s shopping cen- “The meeting stressed that while stepped in to guard local businesses later found burned. Trailers were also Its Edendale store was destroyed in tres is estimated to run into billions of self-defence is understandable, vigilan- against looters. He admitted the coun- burned and machinery was severely the fire at the Edendale Mall and on rands. tism is not. We need to avoid con- cil was caught us by surprise and fail- damaged at the factory complex. Wednesday night looters set part of the SAB’s Campsdrift warehouse in ruins. PHOTO: NASH NARRANDES In eThekwini, the list of looted and flicts between the haves and have- ed to respond to the looters effective- Describing the looters as “anar- building in Barnsley Road alight. damaged buildings includes: Makro in nots becoming a racial war.” ly. “I would like to actually thank the chists”, Volans said that “anything Kantha Naidoo, from Asmalls, told devastated its Pietermaritzburg depot, and damage at Makro and the burning Umgeni Road; Game in Queen Nandi It was decided at the meeting that police, private security companies and moveable and stealable was gone and The Witness the company hadn’t been as well as its countless distributors and of the China Mall, both of which are Drive; the Mariannhill Supermarket; the Municipal Disaster Centre, NGOs ...community who stood up and pro- the rest got burnt. It was wanton de- able to put a figure on how much they retailers across the country. based in Barnsley Road. Tastic Rice in Montclair; Value Logis- and members of the public needed to tected the town from looters,” he said. struction”. had lost in terms of stolen stock and “The cumulative impact of destruc- Melanie Veness, chief executive offi- tics in Cato Ridge; Afrox in Newlands assist people from the informal settle- Nearby, the Stihl subsidiary, Andreas damage to their Campsdrift building. tion filters into thousands of township cer of the Pietermaritzburg and Mid- East; Texas Trucking in Cato Manor; ment to attend to their immediate Stihl (Pty) Ltd, was completely de- “All I know is that it is very, very se- businesses, ranging from liquor stores lands Chamber of Business, who the LG Factory and Makro in Cornubia, needs and help with their rehabilita- stroyed when flames engulfed the en- vere and extremely disastrous for our to taverns, distributors, restaurants, se- toured the Campsdrift industrial area and stores in the Durban CBD. tion. “The municipality’s electrification BODY COUNT tire building on Wednesday night. business,” she added. curity services, cleaners and logistics yesterday, said: “You can’t get your Davenport Centre in Glenwood, of the informal settlements pro- The company has been operating in “We’re not sure how long it will take companies, who have been left utterly head around the level of destruction Musgrave Centre, the Glenwood Spar gramme will also be escalated. Within CONTINUES TO South Africa since 1996, cementing its to get back up and running, but we will. devastated by the unrest,” SAB said. until you stand in the road and see it.” and Village, firms in Westmead, the its resource constraints, the municipal- roots in the country in 2002, when it “We have to because we also need “We are strongly appealing to gov- She added that she could fully under- Southway Mall and Queensmead Mall, ity will explore medium- and long- RISE IN VERULAM invested half a million rand in Pieter- to survive.” ernment and all social partners to step stand if Stihl chooses to leave Pieter- were also targeted. term solutions,” they said. maritzburg. Looters also targeted the South Afri- up, lead us and help us during these maritzburg. “Why would you reinvest Hundreds of millions of rands worth A joint committee comprising repre- PURNAL POONUSAMY Stihl bought land in the Campsdrift can Breweries site and stole tractors turbulent times. The response to date when something like this happens?” of stock was also looted from ware- sentatives of the informal settlement, area, building a warehouse and office and equipment from the Mascor agri- has been inadequate and as citizens, we she asked. “I think they may just take houses in Riverhorse Valley and at the the established community and the Several people in the Verulam and block. Nothing survived the blaze. cultural supplies store. deserve better.” their money elsewhere.” Value Logistics warehouse. ANC was established to follow up on surrounding areas have been killed, re- Also hit by the looters was Asmalls, In a statement, SAB said looting had These incidents followed the looting Her comments were echoed by Vo- • [email protected] the decisions. portedly due to the ongoing unrest in Thebolla added: “This city needs the province. both the African and Indian communi- On Wednesday, emergency service ties, and our other communities. We Reaction Unit SA (Rusa) reported that are interdependent and have work to- during their aerial patrol, the helicop- Shopowner overcome with emotion gether to address this crisis in our ter pilot spotted three bodies in the VOLUNTEERS CLEAN UP PMB city and province.” — WR. Cornubia area. While officers were at- tending to the scene, a passerby re- SIYAMTANDA CAPA He said he had 53 staff members, in- ported that two other bodies were ly- We tried to cluding security guards, waiters and ALTERNATIVE ing on a nearby road. It took only 30 minutes and everything disperse the crowd, cashiers. “How can our black brothers In an incident in Dawncrest on had been looted and the Greater Eden- “ and sisters destroy us like this? It has SITES IDENTIFIED Tuesday, one person was killed and dale Mall was set alight. but they were so taken me 10 full years to have three four others were injured after they A mob of more than 1 000 people shops at this mall,” said Vilakazi. were run over by a car. stormed the shopping mall, shot at se- angry. In seconds, Meanwhile, clean-up operations at BY HOME AFFAIRS Rusa spokesperson, Prem Balram, curity and took everything they could the mall had also started. said that a car ran over two men, and get their hands on, including built-in they threw something When The Witness visited it found NTANDOYENKOSI DLAMINI when the driver stopped to assist, a furniture. This was according to busi- the mall gutted and walls to some of second car overtook him and ran over nessman Sabelo Vilakazi, who watched like a bomb and shot the shops were spray painted with the People can now register deaths at three people. The second vehicle did helplessly as looters took whatever they three times; that is words, “Free Zuma, Ramaphosa must service centres other than their near- not stop at the scene. could from his Capital Lounge club. fall”. est home affairs offices. Also on Tuesday, a teen was shot Vilakazi owned two other businesses when we ran back Greater Edendale Mall marketing Minister of Home Affairs Aaron and killed at a roadblock in Terrance there — an African herbal pharmacy manager Gugu Ngcobo said the mall Motsoaledi, has asked the department Park. The circumstances surrounding and a cash loans business. All three to the mall. was under siege from Sunday evening. to use alternative sites to register his death has not been established. were looted and burnt. “Before they eventually came in deaths to assist grieving families and Pietermaritzburg residents filled scores of black bags with debris He said he received a call around ammunition and security advised that there were two attempts to come in. funeral undertakers as some offices in during yesterday’s clean-up drive. PHOTOS: JACKIE CLAUSEN 9 pm on Sunday and was told that peo- we fall back,” said Vilakazi. Our security tried everything they KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng are inac- ple were burning tyres and were threat- He said from that moment he can could. They managed to break through cessible due to violent protests. SUSPECTED ESTELLE SINKINS towards Alan Paton Avenue and ening to force their way into the mall. only remember seeing people take our security barrier at about 12.45 am,” The department urged people of CHEMICAL SPILL the other towards Victoria Road. “I thought it was a joke and I woke up whatever they wanted and even strip- said Ngcobo. “Unfortunately there was KZN to call acting provincial manager, Pietermaritzburg residents from “There were about 100 commu- and called my dad to tell him about that ping shop fittings in his shop. nothing we could do to stop them be- Nosipho Shandu on 079 145 2274 or BEHIND DEAD FISH across the city gathered at the nity members, young and old, who I had received this call. I was also con- “At the back of my mind I think all cause they were heavily armed and it acting provincial co-ordinator, Yusuf City Hall yesterday to clean up the turned up with their spades, rakes, fused,” said Vilakazi. this is orchestrated. How else was it was a mob.” Muhammed, on 082 801 8289, who will streets following the looting earlier brooms and gardening gloves. Speaking to The Witness, an emo- planned because in 30 minutes the mall She said the aim now was to clean direct them to an accessible service eThekwini Municipality yesterday is- this week. Among them was Jack- They just got stuck in,” Clausen tional Vilakazi said by the time he ar- was packed and cars were here to load. up and rebuild. “At the moment I can- centre nearest to them. sued a public warning of a suspected ie Clausen, from Wembley, who said. “The municipal trucks picked rived he saw hundreds of people. He At my shop I had three Hilux bakkies not say what the financial loss is but Under level 4 of the lockdown, the chemical spill at Umhlanga and Um- said the volunteers were support- up the bags as we filled them then called his security and they ap- taking my fridges in front of me and there will be job losses, which is more department is offering services such dloti lagoons. ed by Mayor Mzimkhulu Thebolla with rubbish and glass. We even proached the crowd. stripping my shop.” dire and more sad than the financial as the registration of birth, reissuing This came after it received reports and municipal staff. did a bit of gardening, pulling up “We tried to disperse the crowd, but Vilakazi said he was unsure how we loss. Everybody that worked here, from of birth certificates, late birth registra- of dead fish and crustaceans at The clean up started at City weeds and overgrown plants from they were so angry. In seconds, they would rebuild. “This is just sad, and un- suppliers and contractors, we are look- tion for pupils only on appointment beaches around uMhlanga and uMdlo- Hall, where the volunteers split in- the street. It was a real morale threw something like a bomb and shot believable. This mall has been our ing at more than 2 000 jobs that are basis, and death registrations. ti. “While the exact cause of this re- to two groups. One group headed boost for everyone.” three times; that is when we ran back source of income. There is so much going to be lost,” said Ngcobo. It is also dealing with the issuing of mains unknown, it is considered seri- to the mall. They had guns, it was live pain in this.” • [email protected] temporary identity certificates, appli- ous and can affect one’s health if col- cation for smart ID cards and green lected and consumed,” said eThekwini ID books (for first-time applicants on- in a statement. HOWICK RESIDENTS STAND UNITED ly), collection of smart ID cards and The public was also advised to re- green ID books for all categories, frain from all recreational activities, in- ESTELLE SINKINS Shoprite Group turns focus to rebuilding passport applications, passports for cluding fishing or surfing, bait collec- individuals who need to take up em- tion and picking up of dead species in Armed with rakes, brooms, spades ployment or studies abroad on sub- the vicinity of the affected beaches. and black bags, the residents of ESTELLE SINKINS by the pandemic,” the group said. “We are open, as of now [Thursday], mission of an offer of employment, or “Collecting or harvesting of any ma- Howick came together on “The riots are only making our chal- however, [we] may have to close ab- proof of admission to an institution of rine living resource in the area is tem- Wednesday to clean up their “We will rebuild.” lenges, including food security, greater. ruptly as per the security personnel learning and passport collections. porarily prohibited until the cause is town. That’s the word from the Shoprite “We are especially grateful to our guidance. We will endeavor every effort determined and the threat has abat- They were responding to calls Group as Checkers stores at the Cas- loyal customers, many of whom have to support our community as you have ed,” said eThekwini. from a local non-governmental or- cades and Woodburn shopping centres reached out and offered to help with done for us,” the store said. The municipality said authorities ganisation, Love Howick, and the Howick’s residents showed the in Pietermaritzburg reopened yester- clean-up operations ...” Save Hyper also opened its doors to TAXIS MAY were investigating the source of the Democratic Alliance in uMngeni, to strength and resilience of their day. Meanwhile, David North, the chief customers for the first time in four days, pollution while clean-up companies remove the debris left by the community as they came out in There were strict guidelines put in strategy officer at Pick n Pay, said that limiting entry to the store to customers BE STRANDED tried to contain the spill. looters who ransacked the central numbers clean-up the Midlands place, limiting the number of items with unrest still ongoing in KZN, their coming from Victoria Road and Chief Some Durban residents suspected business district earlier this week. town. PHOTO: JEN MILLER people could buy. priority was to ensure the safety and Albert Luthuli Street. WITHOUT PETROL that the contamination was caused by Rachel Judd, spokesperson for At Cascades, the store was only ac- security of staff and customers. In Hilton the Dargle Valley Deli and the chemicals used to extinguish a re- Love Howick, said the local com- Christopher Pappas, the DA’s cepting card payments and wouldn’t “Inevitably, given our wide network Rotunda were open for business, but THABISO GOBA cent fire at a chemical plant. — WR. munity had turned out in their spokesperson on Co-operative let any baskets or trolleys leave the and our position in the heart of com- warned that stocks were limited. numbers clean the streets. Governance and Traditional Affairs store. munities, some of our stores have been The Democratic Alliance, mean- While Pietermaritzburg taxis will re- “It is so heart-warming and en- (Cogta), said he had goosebumps Responding to the unrest, the super- impacted, as has part of our distribu- while, has called on the government to sume again on Friday, getting petrol to couraging to see everyone coming seeing how people had come to- market giant said it was working round tion network in KwaZulu-Natal,” he use soldiers to protect the delivery of run may be a problem. WATER TANKER together with such generosity and gether in the Midlands to restore the clock to get supplies to stores in added. food, medical supplies and fuel. Themba Lyons, Chairperson of the compassion, to start rebuilding our order after days of chaos. KZN and to start repairing those which Following the deployment of sol- Leader John Steenhuisen said: “The Edendale/ Esogodini Taxi Association, VANDALS LEAVE town. This is how we get through “From Hilton to Notties and were damaged. diers in Pietermaritzburg, other stores next big crisis will be the threat to food yesterday told The Witness, “The only this, uniting together to rebuild Mpophomeni to Karkloff strangers “While we have been affected by the in the city decided to reopen. security in KZN, along with the supply issue now is the petrol because there VILLAGES DRY our town.” are working together to rebuild violence, looting, arson and vandalism, Clicks at the Cascades centre re- of medication and fuel, and protecting aren’t many places for taxis to fill up Among those who turned up to the Midlands. We will overcome!” we are doing everything in our power stricted shopper numbers and limited these supply chains must be a priority so there could be a situation where ESTELLE SINKINS help were staff at the Wessa he added. to restock shelves as quickly as possi- purchases to essential items and pre- of the SANDF deployment. some taxis might not be operational Umngeni Valley Nature Reserve. Siobhan Hopkins, a maths ble,” Shoprite’s statement said. scription medication. “With warehouses, bakeries and dis- due to not having petrol”. As dam levels in KwaZulu-Natal drop, In another Facebook post, local teacher at Howick High School The company added that it con- Spar at Mayors Walk, which opened tribution centres looted or destroyed Durban taxi drivers are not ready to the Department of Water and Sanita- resident Jen Miller said Howick said it was heart-warming to see demned the unrest and lawlessness its doors yesterday, said in a statement throughout the province, it is impossi- get back to work despite a resolution tion (DWS) has raised concerns about residents personified resilience. “As how many past and present pupils that has affected the livelihoods and on Facebook that they empathised ble to re-supply supermarkets and from the provincial taxi associations damage to vital infrastructure. always it’s hugely uplifting to see had joined the clean-up. lives of millions of law-abiding citizens, with the hardship caused to local resi- shops locally. for all taxis to be operational by yes- The unrest and looting in different our townsfolk working together; “In spite of all the really hard and targeted businesses, which make dents by “the sudden and unexpected “It is critical that a large part of the terday. parts of the province has exacerbated for now-clean streets and bol- things our students have had to positive contributions to the economy closure of the store.” military deployment is used to open up Yusuf Khaliva, chairperson of Dur- service delivery issues. stered buildings, ready for another endure over the past two years, and the creation of jobs. Those who queued to get in were re- and guard the N2 and N3, along with ban Central South Africa National Taxi “You will note that there are some watchful night; but in these num- (this) community spirit is some- “The mayhem and destruction are stricted to buying 15 items each. No ve- other major routes and intersections, Council (Santaco) said according to areas which have had water supply bers after these past burning days thing that hopefully they will al- everyone’s loss, particularly in a coun- hicles were allowed into the parking lot as well as to provide security for shops assessments they did in Durban, the challenges and as such, we have, it was utterly humbling,” she said. ways remember," she added. try ravaged by a poor economy and jo- and only credit and debit card sales as they re-stock.” situation is not yet suitable for taxi through our entities and various mu- blessness, which have been exacerbated were permitted. • [email protected] operations, especially in Durban’s city nicipalities been augmenting water centre. On Wednesday, Durban taxi through water tankers,” said the de- drivers and community members got partment’s spokesperson Sputnik Rat- FOOD SUPPLY TO 675 000 PEOPLE CUT OFF AFTER DURBAN FOOD BANK RANSACKED together to clean the streets in the au, adding that, as a result of the on- city centre, but their efforts were un- going looting and vandalism, it has FoodForward SA has closed all its ing to FoodForward SA’s fund devel- ward SA has been collecting edible women, facilities for orphans and “The organisations who relied on done when a student residence build- been difficult for some municipalities branches in five cities after its Dur- opment manager, Deidre Adams. surplus food and non-food products people with disabilities, centres for us are not getting food. That’s the ing was torched on Wednesday night. to dispatch water trucks to local com- ban warehouse was ransacked on She said looters had taken all the from farmers, wholesalers, manufac- at-risk youth, aftercare facilities for really sad part,” said Adams. “The community needs to say munities. “It is for this reason that we Tuesday, leaving some 675 000 peo- food in the warehouse, vandalised turers and retailers. These food items children, and healthcare facilities. She said the extent of the dama- enough is enough, it’s time to get implore members of the community to ple without the food it supplies. vehicles and stole one of their eight- are redistributed to registered benefi- Adams said they had not yet esti- ges in Durban will only be assessed back to work now because as taxi steer away from vandalising infrastruc- More than 125 000 vulnerable peo- ton refrigerated trucks, which costs ciary organisations. Beneficiaries in- mated the value of the food lost next week, and a decision will be drivers we cannot say we are ready to ture and report such acts to local au- ple depend on the food sourced over a million rand. clude old age homes, shelters for “but we know it’s going to be mil- taken then when to open the other get back to work when there is no thorities,” Ratau said. from the Durban warehouse, accord- For more than a decade, FoodFor- homeless people, shelters for abused lions because they took everything.” branches. — GroundUp. one to transport,” Khaliva said. 4 | THE WITNESS JULY 16, 2021 www.witness.co.za The beginning of the Islamic The Manhattan Project: The Atomic Age begins when the OPINION calendar. United States successfully detonates a plutonium-based 622 1945 test nuclear weapon near Alamogordo, New Mexico (U.S.).

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sense of panic mixed with despair hovers Most importantly, people are worried about plies so their families don’t starve in the coming silent about those who didn’t receive their grants going forward. over KwaZulu-Natal. While the arrival of food security. Warehouses and distribution cen- weeks. this week because of the unrest. What plans are there to assist business? What Athe troops is hoped to see an end to the vio- tres were looted and torched, leaving nothing to For some it’s a matter of life and death because In many areas people don’t have the option of about schools that have been looted? Is province lence and devastation that has gripped this prov- supply the province’s supermarkets. they can’t get their chronic medication because going to the nearest ATM to withdraw their social going to ask central government to help fund ince since last Friday, people and business alike The long queues outside every supermarket local pharmacies have been ransacked. grants. some economic recovery initiative? are worried about what the future of this province that survived mean that whatever was left on the There’s been no word on whether government While it’s good to see leaders in government fi- Is KZN prepared for the looming spike in Covid- holds. Both the national and provincial govern- shelves is running out quickly. is planning to engage other provinces to help send nally going around the province to assess the ex- 19 infections as a result of the recent gatherings? ment have failed to reassure us that things are People are reportedly queuing for more than food and medical supplies to KZN. tent of the damage, too many pressing questions When is the province going to resume the vaccina- going to be okay. nine hours in some places to buy basic food sup- The Department of Social Development is also have not been answered about what happens now tion programme? Zuma, violence and morality

his own wrongdoing. The conspiracy family are not strangers to our morals. worked wonders as he clinched his first His morals resonate with many, not the OPINION prize: the ANC presidency in 2007. majority, but those who showed their En route to the Union Buildings, Zu- support when incited to loot. And they ma became ANC president, armed with are sizeable enough to make the nation Mpumelelo Mkhabela another plan to get him back as the mor- bleed, albeit temporarily. al benchmarker of SA. The ANC’s strate- hen Jacob Zuma was deputy gy and tactics document adopted in Po- ‘OUR TIME TO LOOT’ president of the republic (1999 lokwane declared that ANC members We are seeing the kind of morality that Wto 2005), one of his tasks from must serve as moral examples to the rest says: “It’s our time to loot; Msholozi did 2002 was to lead moral regeneration. of society. Obviously, as president of the it; why can’t we?” By looting, they are While evidence suggested he was a ANC and the republic since 2009, Zuma demonstrating that they saw nothing morally weak character, he was appoint- would again be the epitome of moral ex- wrong with the Gupta looting. ed, or appointed himself, the champion ample. His presidency proved to be any- In fact, their morality goes further of morality for the nation. thing but moral. Having not taken re- back: “Apartheid looters did it, why fo- sponsibility or punishment for the first cus on Zuma alone?” OUR MORAL LEADER-IN-CHIEF known instance of ethical failure, he mul- What it means is that many among Zuma was, in effect, our moral leader-in- tiplied more than a million times what us have decided to merge the excesses chief. Working with civil society and he had been accused of in relation to of apartheid with those of the post- churches, he would attend events and de- Shaik. Billions of rands meant for the apartheid era. There’s also the sugges- liver speeches as part of the moral regen- poor were siphoned off. tion that the current democratic system eration movement. In a report he tabled is evil, like apartheid. Somehow violence to a moral regeneration movement jun- TITLE OF UBABA can be “righteous”, one Gupta looting ket titled “Freedom and Obligation”, Zu- Zuma is accused of having worked aider told us. The act of looting can be ma stated: “The questions of wrong and against the democratic state in state cap- “orderly”, one Zuma family looting ben- right, good and evil — questions of ethi- ture. All the while, he enjoyed public eficiary suggested. And the nation must cal behaviour and moral values are as prestige as “uBaba”, signifying his occu- sit and negotiate a “political solution” pertinent for national survival as they pation of a high moral plane. with the looters, another Gupta looting were in the days of Greek philosophers.” Zuma has refused to explain to South aider mused. What a mismatch of responsibility Africans how well he ran the country and That’s how deep we have sunk. It and character! show that witnesses have lied about him. started with accepting a deeply flawed At some point, Zuma was dismissed This has brought him into conflict with character as our leader who represented for having done something morally rep- the law, leaving our justices of the Con- the worst of what we are capable of. rehensible by taking bribes from Schabir stitutional Court with no option but to To change the trajectory, we have to Shaik. In summary, the terms of the send him to jail. But it appears many peo- help each other rediscover our moral bribe were that Zuma would act against ple support what Zuma has done. They selves. The act of looting doesn’t repre- the democratic state in the event of an are even prepared to go to jail for looting. sent the best of who we are and we can investigation into alleged arms deal cor- Seeing parents and their children loot- stop it for good. ruption. Riding on a populist wave, he ing shops, not concerned about Covid- A man runs to take cover from the rain at Raisina Hills, which houses the most important government buildings, in New Delhi, India. The much- turned the tables and made himself the 19, destroying jobs, ready to face the ar- • Mpumelelo Mkhabela is a former parlia- awaited monsoon finally brought respite from scorching summer temperatures in Delhi on Wednesday, but also caused water logging and massive victim of a political plot to block his my and rot in prison if caught, is a re- mentary correspondent, former editor of traffic jams in different parts of the city. presidential ambition. Not a victim of minder that Zuma and some of his the Sowetan and a political analyst. PHOTO: AP Stalingrad strategy needed As commander-in-chief, you Mr President, must grow a robust spine and declare a State of Emergency

to the plate and defend our democracy to feed egoism. The kingpins are money- South African Air Force to water-bomb to-street, house-to-house, suburb-to- senior civil servants, we must arrest that’s under attack from the “axis of grubbing warriors who do so in the shad- the looting paratroopers in order to pro- suburb, shack-to-shack hunt for the them, seize their state-issued cellphones OPINION Msholozi”. These malcontents are hell- ows, but their underlings are left to their tect any food sources that have not been looters and wannabe insurgents and and laptops, and shut down their social- bent on causing mayhem and undermin- own devices to grab groceries, fridges destroyed. The time has come for the their kingpins. media pages. And once charged, oppose ing the rule of law. The rule of law is foun- and plasma televisions on live telly. gloves to come off. If need be, speak to the Stellenbosch bail. Basically, we must keep them busy, Bhekisisa Mncube dational in our democracy as it secures Mr President, it’s about time that you, Only the army has the dexterity re- Mafia to fund the temporary employ- going in and out of the courts. Letter to Mahlamba Ndlopfu both a non-arbitrary form of govern- as a head of state, employ a streetwise quired to restore law and order and help ment of the 450 000 strong and heavily As for the funders of the riots, the ment and prevents the anarchy that we Stalingrad type strategy to recapture the the overstretched and mostly incompe- armed private security guards to be part rogue agents and tenderpreneurs, we r President, His Excellency Cy- matter. The insurgence is wilful, well- have witnessed this week. As I said earli- key economic hubs of KwaZulu-Natal tent police service. As part of reimposing of the reinforcements. As a matter of ur- must turn off the tap. During a State of ril Matamela Ramaphosa, I said funded and well-orchestrated. er, the looting and burning is a manifes- and pockets of Gauteng. As command- the state’s authority, the Special Forces gency, we must take back our streets, Emergency, no organ of state must pay Mlast week that Jacob Zuma’s ju- As a country, we are beyond the preci- tation of Zumanomics, an economic ide- er-in-chief, you must grow a robust spine must round up uBaba’s alleged chief protect food sources and restart the dis- any invoice except for critical supplies dicial gerrymandering always ends in pice. This despite the judiciary holding ology that places expropriation without and declare a State of Emergency. “personal” spy Thulani Dlomo and his rupted value chains by all means neces- procured from other state institutions tears. But his children, concubines and a firm line in recent days by dismissing compensation at the centre. The ZumaUnrest12 believed to be be- band of merry men, and present them sary, Stalin style. or the Stellenbosch Mafia. Till next the close-knit political gangsters also al- Ace Magashule’s feeble challenge We witnessed on live telly how the po- hind the widespread economic sabotage to the prosecution authorities, pronto. While employing the military strategy week, my man. “Send me”. ways remain shielded from the ensuing against the ANC step-aside rule, finding litical minnows, mimicking their politi- and sedition should be in leg irons by The perpetrators/instigators/inciters to deal with the insurgency, a two- turmoil. against the public protector on the wil- cal gods, stole more than they needed. now. No more room for dillydallying. of the violence and destruction of our pronged manoeuvre targeting the weak- • Bhekisisa Mncube is a former senior Wit- Sadly, by Wednesday, over 80 people ful, inadvertently “lying” saga against If you insist, Mr President, the master The 21 days of the State of Emergency economy must be dealt with harshly by er Zuma sympathisers that are fuelling ness political journalist, the 2020 regional (the political expendables) had died dur- you, Mr President, and of course, send- during the “nine wasted years” looted must be used for close-quarter combat any means necessary, including autho- confusion, cheering the looters and winner in the Opinion category of the Vo- ing the #FreeZuma looting/burning ing uBaba to the Estcourt Correctional the organs of state, surrendered presi- and direct assault against the self-pro- rising the use of the fatal shot during spreading fake news, must be put into dacom Journalist of the Year Award, and frenzy, which began after the incarcera- Centre. dential powers to the immigrant rent- fessed Zuma Leaning Looting Army. By unrest or arrests. The army must accom- motion. As most of them are ANC pseu- author of The Love Diary of a Zulu Boy, a tion of uBaba on a contempt of court It’s now time for cabinet to step up seeking family, and repurposed the state now, you should have authorised the pany the police as they launch a street- do-leaders and Zuma’s motley crew of memoir. EDITORS WRITE

COMPLAINTS, CORRECTIONS AND Open letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa CLARIFICATIONS

The editorial policy of ADRIAAN BASSON, immediately. This destruction has al- guts and determination of good citizens listening to you when you speak. You’ve The Witness is to correct MONDLI MAKHANYA ready catapulted a new generation into “This is the greatest test of your presidency who want to rebuild. lost the respect of many who thought substantial errors AND STEPHANIE SAVILLE poverty. No one thinks government will do you could lead our country to a better as soon as possible. Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, as well and so far you have failed spectacularly to anything sustainable to repair this. We place. Please contact our public ear President Ramaphosa, as other parts of the country, will see se- honour the oath you took to protect the know government is broke — national, The community has again — after the editor/ombudsman, George It has been a week since your vere petrol and food shortages in a mat- provincial and municipal coffers looted. ravages of Covid-19 — dug deep to show Claassen, at 021 8513232 or Dpredecessor, Jacob Zuma, was ter of days. This will probably lead to an- law-abiding citizens of this country.” Where will the money come from? resilience and bravery. Where is yours [email protected] jailed for his contempt of the highest other round of looting and panic buying, Vaccination sites are closed. People and that of your cabinet? if you want to complain about court in the land. while trucking companies and food pro- ture has been deliberately targeted. So late. We implore you to instruct your se- waiting for their second vaccine fear Mr President, when South Africa our content. In the days following Zuma’s incarcer- ducers refuse to put their employees’ we ask: what will it take to convince your curity cluster to immediately arrest they’ll never get it. Those who need med- emerges from catastrophe, this will be ation, sporadic outbreaks of violence lives and assets at risk. cabinet that this calamity requires ex- those fanning the flames of violence and icine can’t access clinics or doctors, even a very different country. Many of our fac- started in KwaZulu-Natal, notably with It is now abundantly clear that this treme measures? plotting to make this country ungovern- the gravely ill. Informal traders, the peo- tories, warehouses and malls will be trucks being burned along the N3 high- violence, that your government cannot With all respect, Mr President, your able and your government unstable. ple who eke out a living on the margins, burned out shells. So will much of our OMBUDSMAN way. Since those first sporadic outbreaks seem to stop, was instigated by intelli- words are no longer enough. No fancy We implore you to allow community have been as hard hit as the megastores. critical infrastructure which we will need of violence, which the authorities gence officials and other politicians or speech or the “long game” you are re- and religious leaders to join the likes of Food queues snake for kilometres from to rebuild. But the biggest scars will be couldn’t quell, South Africa finds itself civil servants loyal to Zuma. nowned for will restore peace and stabili- business organisations in standing up the entrances of malls that have not been in our hearts, souls and psyches. The Witness subscribes to the Code of Ethics at the mercy of armed gangs of looters Your citizens and the world are look- ty while Zuma’s children, sycophants, for the protection of their people and trashed. Already. What’s the plan to get This nation has suffered a lot of trau- and Conduct for South African Print and who are stealing our food, jobs and fu- ing at you with bated breath: when will spies and loyalists are allowed to contin- businesses against the violence of a few. food to consumers? ma in its young life, but none has been Online Media that prescribes news that is tures in real-time. you get on top of the situation and regain ue fanning the flames of violence on so- The country’s two most populous People are scared, hiding in their as brutal as what we have experienced truthful, accurate, fair and balanced. If we As we write this letter, our journalists control of large parts of KwaZulu-Natal cial media and mobilising desperate provinces — which are the country’s homes, too afraid to venture out. The in the last week. don’t live up to the Code, please contact the in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng are be- and Gauteng? people to destroy our country. most important economic nodes — lie sounds of gunshots and explosions fill We will be needing you to lead what Public Advocate at ing threatened by the looting mobs to South Africans in other provinces are No promises by the police or intelli- in ruins. No city or small town has been the air, which is choked with smoke for is set to be a hard and prolonged period 011 484 3612, fax: 011 have their faces “cut open” for reporting anxiously waiting for the looting and de- gence agency or National Prosecuting unaffected. much of the time. Dystopian scenes play of healing. We must say, however, that 4843619. You can also on this complete breakdown of law in struction to cross their borders. Authority that the culprits “will” be ar- The already shaky economy, already out around every corner. your efforts and record in managing this contact our Case order in our country. Human rights lawyers like Vusi Pikoli, rested are enough to stop the violence, pummelled by recession and Covid-19 - The psyche of the country is pro- gravest of crises gives us very little faith Officer on [email protected] or Residents of the two provinces, many Dumisa Ntsebeza and Howard Varney the killings and resume the delivery of is beyond the brink. foundly disturbed. Where was the hand that you will be up to that task. lodge a complaint on our website: of them young children, are forced to act are pleading for you to announce a state food to the people of South Africa. There is no quick comeback here. It of comfort as the country burned and You don’t have much time to reaffirm www.presscouncil.org.za as security guards in protection of their of emergency to reclaim authority as This is the greatest test of your presi- means starvation, joblessness and the people’s livelihoods were destroyed? the supremacy of the law in all towns businesses and homes, while very few of head of state and commander-in-chief. dency and so far you have failed spectac- end of life as any of us knew it. That’s Was it too discomforting for your gov- and cities of South Africa, but firm, ur- the deployed 2 500 soldiers are seen ac- These are unprecedented times. ularly to honour the oath you took to not melodramatic. ernment to extend it? gent action can still save this country COPYRIGHT: The Natal Witness Printing and Publishing tively quelling the unabated looting. Your security cluster ministers insist protect the law-abiding citizens of this It’s fact. Hope that government will Where was the regular communica- from disappearing into the abyss. Co (Pty) Ltd: all rights expressly At least two children, aged 14 and 15, that the situation is not dire enough to country. take control has hightailed it out of this tion with the media? When questions reserved. have been shot dead in the riots. warrant a state of emergency. This after We implore you to immediately de- country. Investors won’t rebuild, know- are being asked of police and other au- • Adriaan Basson, editor-in-chief: News24. ADVERTISING: Queries about the standards and principles of advertising may be sent to the Advertising The mayor of eThekwini estimates more than 70 lives have been lost and ploy enough and visible security resour- ing how little regard the government thorities, by a community in crisis, a • Mondli Makhanya, editor-in-chief: City Standards Authority of South Africa at that the economy of Durban will lose billions of rands of property devastated ces to KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng to re- gave them. If this economy ever starts stony silence is a slap in the face. Press. [email protected] R20 billion if the violence is not stopped and looted. This after critical infrastruc- store peace and stability before it’s too to recover, it will be through the sheer It’s evident that people are no longer • Stephanie Saville, editor: The Witness. July 16, 2021 HENRY DAVID THOREAU, AMERICAN NATURALIST, ESSAYIST (1817-1862). THE WITNESS | 5 www.witness.co.za “Wildness is the INSIGHT preservation of the world.” Rapture on a lonely shore Hiking the Wild Coast

ANTHONY STIDOLPH river and followed a wriggly path that led up a steep hillside. There is pleasure in the pathless woods, Once again it was tough going but finally, we There is rapture in the lonely shore, reached a long line of boxy houses, in the middle There is society where none intrudes, of which stood our destination — the Fishin’ By the deep Sea, and music in its roar: Shack. For me, it was love at first sight. I love not Man the less, but Nature more. There was a colour and exuberance about the George Gordon Byron. place I had not expected. Beautifully patterned blankets hung over fences, multi-coloured chick- ens sauntered past doorways, stumpy black pigs fine salt mist hovered above the shore- milled around, goats made goat-noises, dogs line, putting the distant dunes and hills barked, shouting schoolboys ran along grassy Aslightly out of focus and robbing the tracks to school, women with cans of water on landscape of contrast. The huge sky above was their heads strode through the fields along slen- empty except for a thin stream of puffy clouds der paths. hanging above the Agulhas Current. In urgent need of an ice-cold beer, I quickly There wasn’t a house or hut in sight. Surveying ascertained where the local shebeen was and the emptiness and the rugged scenery, I began headed up there as fast as my aching legs could to get some understanding of why this remote carry me. area came to be called the Wild Coast. One of the patrons eyed me incredulously like Stretching from the Mtamvuma River in the I was some strange apparition who had just north to the Kei River in the south, the Wild emerged from the frothy waves below. “What Coast is a part of South Africa I had woefully are you doing here mkhulu [elderly man]?” he neglected. The northern part of the Transkei I asked. In the circumstances, it seemed a perfectly had never explored at all. Keen to make amends reasonable question. for this gross oversight, I had jumped at the op- On our first night, we feasted on crayfish pre- portunity to go on a hike along its coast when pared by our wonderfully warm and welcoming my good friends, Ian and Mandy Tyrer (veteran host, Kelly Hein. Afterwards, I had a whisky travellers both) first suggested it, especially as nightcap before climbing into bed. Exhausted it was to celebrate Ian’s 60th birthday. from the strain and long hours of walking I was The area has a long and rich history. For count- soon asleep. less generations, the Pondo people have grazed The next day we set out early for the Mkamba- their cattle on the lush green hills of the interior. ti waterfalls. The track took us down to the Mten- Further south is Xhosa country, with the Great tu River which was once the subject of a TV docu- Fish River once providing the dividing line be- mentary by David Attenborough, because of the, tween them and the European settlers moving usually deep-sea dwelling, Kingfish who choose north. to swim up its fresh waters for no discernible Isolated from the rest of the world for centu- reason. At its mouth, the river was too wide and ries, the local inhabitants must have had little deep for us to wade across so we hired a canoe inkling that they would, one day, be visited by and got to the other side that way. people from other realms. After traversing a section of the Mkambati Na- Portuguese ships first rounded the Cape of ture Reserve, we reached the falls just before Good Hope in 1488, heading up the eastern lunch. They are separated into two parts: an up- shores of Africa before nudging their carracks per section where the river gushes into a large, into the vast unknown of the uncharted Indian deep, steep-sided pool and — a hundred metres Ocean. They reached India just 10 years later. or so below this — another section that drops, Pushing farther and farther east, they eventu- via a series of steps, directly into the sea. Because ally entered the coastal waters of China — a land a group of cyclists had already claimed this beau- of fabled riches — where they began a covert tiful spot as their own, we made for the upper trade in silks and porcelain with the Ming dynas- pool. Thirsty from the long walk, I cupped my ty. They also explored the numerous islands of hands and lifted its water to my mouth. It tasted the East Indies. In 1544, a blustery monsoon even cool and vaguely root-flavoured. Every handful caught the sails of one Portuguese vessel and I took came out clear and sparkling. swept it as far as Japan. Then I decided to go for another swim. Where the Portuguese blazed a trail, others Once again, the icy water pounded my shoul- followed, lured on by the fabulous tales these ear- ders and thumped down on my head. By the time ly explorers had returned with. I scrambled out on the other side my body had Many of the men on board the vessels that lost all feeling so I danced a little jig to get the undertook these hazardous voyages might have blood flowing again. There was something spiri- had second thoughts if they had any notion of tual and very healing about doing it. the distances and the dangers involved. The On the way back from the falls we came across ocean could be wild and tempestuous and ships another rusting skeleton of a ship that had been were frequently blown off course. Scurvy was thrown high up onto the rocks. Surveying the common, discipline often broke down because twisted wreckage, I found myself wondering of the horrendous conditions (troublesome what angry, malevolent, and vengeful demon of crewmen were sometimes deliberately ma- the deep had managed to hurl the vessel so far rooned). Many journeys ended in complete dis- ashore? aster. The next day, while the rest of our group were The south-east coastline of Africa — and, in off paddling the Mtentu, my hiking companion, particular, this stretch of broken shoreline — was myself, and two others decided to head off on especially noted for its treachery. Fast-moving CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Heading off again. Our gracious host with Mandy and Ian Tyrer. Enjoying a morning cup of tea. A thatched hut kept warm by fire. Looking for Paradise our own in search of a place called Paradise Pools, storms would suddenly sweep in, in the dark, it Pools, with Mtentu River gorge in the background. A swim in the Middle Mkambati Falls, upper section. Crossing the Mtentu River. following minor and diminishing paths until was easy to sail into reefs and rocks, rogue waves PHOTO: ANTHONY STIDOLPH they eventually disappeared altogether. It did not swallowed countless ships. There were few natu- matter. ral harbours they could sail into for shelter. the landscape became grassy and uncultivated, ers crashed onto the rocky shore. tiring legs began to complain. The scenery was, water lay in deep shadow. I could imagine sacred Released into space, sky, grasslands, and Over the years, its waters became a burial the settlements few and far between. Up ahead the chatter continued as each per- however, breathtakingly beautiful in its rustic rituals being performed here in the light of a patches of shade, I allowed my eyes to roam. To ground for numerous ships. Among the more There was a quiet after the hullabaloo of the son got the measure of the other. I could sense tranquillity. Stands of Pondo palms sheltered lit- glowing moon. our left the high cliffs and gullied, forested slopes famous are the Sao Bento (1554), and the two busy freeway and endless miles of asphalt, power we were beginning to cohere as a group. tle settlements of thatched huts whose walls Wanting to experience its healing, restorative of the Mtentu River gorge moved towards us the East Indiamen Dodington (1755) and Grosvenor lines, malls, and gated housing estates. It came Out at sea, something large and grey suddenly were sometimes painted white, sometimes with power, I eased myself into the water and felt the further we clambered down the slope. Our desti- (1782). One of the most compelling mysteries like a fresh draught of air, beckoning us into a shot out the water and fell back with a slap. A yellows and ochres and browns. Cattle and goats cool go through me. I felt alive, tingly, happy to nation, when we finally got there, more than lived remains the fate of the luxury ocean liner Wara- world that had little changed over time (other whale. Then another tail appeared — a great grazed in the long grass. be in the water. I swam out into the pool and up to its name. tah and her complement of 211 souls, which sim- than the tinny music bellowing out of a few of glistening V that hovered motionless for an in- All but tumbling and tripping we finally stag- back again. Hoisting myself out I felt incredibly Wanting to make the most of my remaining ply disappeared in July 1909, while underway the huts we would later pass by). stant before slipping slowly, vertically down- gered into the local village where we were to vigorous and content. time, I elected, that afternoon, to go down to from Durban to Cape Town. For the first stage of our hike, we walked most- wards. Over the next few days we were to see spend the night. There was, of course, no elec- Relaxing at the village later, I sat on a plastic the nearby Pebble Beach. One of the local dogs Even in recent years, the notorious coastline ly along the beach which was all but deserted a lot more of them, their presence was invariably tricity, running water nor other modern conve- chair and watched the rolling hillsides behind decided to escort me, there and back, presuma- has continued to exact its toll. On the 4th August apart from the odd fishermen casting from the given away by a sudden spout of chalk-white niences here, but we were to find ourselves the us turn to gold, then fade to dusty violet. There bly to make sure I didn’t get lost. Or maybe it 1991, the Greek cruise liner, Oceanos sunk off rocks and the occasional seagull flying overhead. spray. subject of the most gracious hospitality and was a chill in the air. In front of me, a translucent was just in need of a friend and I looked like a the coast near the Hole in the Wall. The captain Although we had timed it to cross at low tide Mid-morning we stopped for a break. Prone kindness from the aunt of organiser of this leg blue-green sea shimmered like a mirage on the possible candidate. and crew promptly abandoned ship leaving the the first big river we came to was still flowing on the shaded river-beach, desperately trying to of the trip Siyabonga Ndovela. horizon. More magic lay in store. That morning The scene that greeted me, when I got there, remaining passengers to fend for strongly. The water pushed irregularly at our coax some life into my aching back, I found my Later that afternoon those of us who still felt we had watched a gleaming sunrise above the was so manifestly untamed I felt like jumping themselves — shamefully ignoring the famous waists and knees, sometimes embracing us like thoughts returning to the crew and passengers up to it, after the long hike, hopped on the back ocean, now it was the moon’s turn to impress into it. Ahead of me the coastline swept confi- “women and children first” order, given when, we were just another piece of flotsam to be swept who had survived the various shipwrecks along of a local bakkie and headed off up a rutted road and impress it did. There was something eerily dently away through a series of bays, bluffs, inlets, on the 26th February 1852, the HMS Birkenhead out into the Indian Ocean. The clear shallows this coast. I was beginning to feel a certain kin- to Mnayemi Falls. To truly appreciate the full spectral about the scene, as the bright orange and knolls. struck a rock and sunk, near Danger Point further were speckled with little batches of fish, darting ship with them. Nor was this just idle fantasy. majesty of this spectacle, you have to climb down orb rose steadily into the star-smattered sky, its Out on the ocean, light and water bubbled down the Cape coastline, with the loss of 450 shoals of silver and green. Sunbeams danced Cast adrift on this lonely shore, each of us had, a parallel waterfall, situated slightly to its south. reflection glimmering across the ever-moving and swam together. The pebbles on the beach lives (an ancestor of mine, Elizabeth Nesbitt, and along its surface. like them, come with our prejudices, personality The descent was steep and slippery, one misstep waves below. below shone bright and glittery in the late after- her third son, Richard Atholl, were among the A little later we came to another river that quirks and back story, shards of which began to could have left you in a heap of trouble. I was The following morning we got up early and noon light. I was transfixed by the beauty of it few survivors). needed fording. Once again it had a solid muscu- appear as the long march continued. As with thankful I had decided to bring a mountain hik- resumed our journey south, heading down to- all. Dusk was falling by the time I returned. The Although many lives have been lost along the larity to it but we managed to push our way them, survival and reaching our destination had ing stick to help keep my balance … wards the Red Desert, an area of undulating sun was casting a furry, yellow light across the Wild Coast, some survived the ordeal. Once on through the fast-flowing current and up the bank become all. It was well worth the risk and effort. The place dunes that look uncannily like the surface of land and sea which was echoed in the gently wav- land, a few of the castaways managed to make on the other side. Time rolled on, my pack grew heavier, my had an otherworldly enchantment about it. Sur- Mars. As I marched along, the sun slanted away ing golden grass and on the walls of the huts it to the nearest European outposts (the Portu- As we walked the sun climbed steadily up the watch ran slower. After walking along the beach rounded by a great edifice of a high rock cliff, behind me sending long thin shadows stretching we passed by, their interiors smoky from cooking guese-held Delagoa Bay to the north, the Dutch back of the bluest sky. for most of the morning we finally turned inland the falls exuded a powerful, dreaming holiness. over its red sands. fires. Cape to the south), many others died, while a The sea became more boisterous, endless roll- and headed up into the grass-covered hills. My The sun burnished the top, the rest of the falling Back on the beach, we plodded on. At the end For a while, I stood in silence and watched small number were assimilated into the local of one final long stretch, partly embed- the sun sink in the west. The wind continued tribes. ded in the sand, rested the rusted to blow in gusts down the slopes rattling the Turning this all over in my head, while I sat The team. remains of a large ship boiler (I branches of some nearby trees. In between, I on a dune stained red by titanium (which a PHOTOS: TYRERS/ later discovered it belonged to caught whiffs of meals being cooked and heard greedy Australian mining company now wants ANTHONY STIDOLPH the steel steamship The Guer- the low murmur of the voices of the folk gathered to exploit), munching a handful of raisins and don which was abandoned inside their cosy rural homes. peanuts I had brought along to give me energy, due to engine trouble on the The world of lockdown and Covid-19 and ur- I found myself pondering what the Pondo must 9th of July, 1929). ban paranoia seemed very far away. I felt com- have thought when they first glimpsed those Just beyond this, pletely at peace with the world. ghostly white sails bobbing along the horizon. we crossed another The next morning we were up at another un- I could imagine the feeling of fear, fascination, seemly hour because it was time to depart. As and incomprehension when they first encoun- we lugged our gear towards the waiting vehicles, tered these strangely dressed interlopers. a line of curious dogs gathered, like they had My journey had begun much closer to home, come to see the weird white-folk, with their in- at that symbol of mass-produced, uniform inter- comprehensible customs, on their way. Wanting national tourist culture, the Wild Coast Sun. I to preserve the moment, I circled about taking had no real desire to linger there but, if nothing pictures of them. I was sad. I felt reluctant to else, it had served as a good reference point, re- leave, reluctant to say farewell to this homely old minding me of what I wanted to leave behind fisherman’s shack and my newfound friends and and what I hoped to discover on the trek ahead. this beautiful, wild, storm-tossed scenery. There were 17 of us in the group. Looking like Somehow we managed to cram ourselves into a meandering crocodile as we stretched out the two waiting bakkies and then we were off. along the shore, our ages ranged from 18 to 70- During the long, bone-rattling journey back plus. Over the next few days, I would learn just to the Wild Coast Sun I had plenty of time to how convivial a bunch of beach pilgrims we were. reflect on the two Great Truths I had learned Within a few hundred metres of leaving the during my four days as a makeshift beach bum. Wild Coast Sun complex, it was like we had en- Live simply. Carry a lighter backpack … tered a parallel universe, crossed through a por- tal, travelled back in time. • See more on Anthony Stidolph’s blog: www. The whole mood of the countryside changed, stidyseye.home.blog 6 | THE WITNESS JULY 16, 2021 BRAINSTORM www.witness.co.za

WITNESS PUZZLES Cryptic Crossword 16672 10-Minute Crossword 16672 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Across Across 1 Unusually smart do for film eminence (7) 1 Dig up (7) 5 Questions about shoes (5) 5 Recapitulate (3,2) 8 Drawn level with having been passed and left behind (9) 8 9 8 To ridicule (4,3,2) 8 9 9 Food and drink (3) 9 Fundamental (3) 10 Sordid purpose (4) 10 Actor’s part (4) 12 A factor in mathematics (8) 10 11 12 12 Increase in intensity (8) 10 11 12 14 Two men, one customer (6) 14 Norseman (6) 15 Pensive - about wanting a family? (6) 13 15 Lessee (6) 13 17 and 1 Down: A spell of shocking weather (8,5) 17 Omit (5,3) 18 Capital solo composition (4) 14 15 18 Attention (4) 14 15 21 Lettuce-producing small companies (3) 21 Storage container (3) 16 16 22 One is never sorry to have them (2,7) 22 Feel encouraged (4,5) 24 Seats of learning, perhaps (5) 17 18 19 24 To register (5) 17 18 19 25 The height of a severe storm (7) 25 Fast (7) 20 20 Down Down 1 See 17 Across 21 22 23 1 Superior (5) 21 22 23 2 Girl comes up with a greeting (3) 2 Large deer (3) 3 Girlfriend who could be blind or stoned (4) 3 A split (4) 4 Compensate with cosmetics? (4,2) 24 25 4 Truthful (6) 24 25 5 It could result in deflation being on the way (8) 5 Located (8) 6 These mixed harm poets (9) 6 To grimace (4,1,4) 7 He plays havoc with well-proportioned limbs (7) Cryptic Solution 16671 7 Recompense (7) 10-Minute Solution 16671 11 Work and play may be the same to them (9) 11 Probably (4,2,3) 13 Foreshadows a stoppage in the docks (8) Across: 1 Clear-cut, 5 Clef, 9 Plaid, 10 Workman, 11 Running costs, 13 Forebear (8) Across: 1 Gracious, 5 Deal, 9 Major, 10 Sharpen, 11 Nuts and bolts, 14 Having forced a way in I’d creep around (7) 13 Creche, 14 Circle, 17 Overbalances, 20 Drastic, 21 Leave, 22 Dado, 14 Talkative (7) 13 Linger, 14 Bedlam, 17 Go by the board, 20 Bolivia, 21 Spend, 22 Even, 16 New way to recite a church service (6) 23 Playpens. 16 Gullible person (6) 23 Charisma. 19 Beginning working as a film actor (5) Down: 1 Copy, 2 Erasure, 3 Riding habits, 4 Unwind, 6 Limes, 19 Simple song (5) Down: 1 Game, 2 Adjourn, 3 Irrespective, 4 Unsung, 6 Expel, 20 Though socially acceptable in time, it gives one the shivers (4) 7 Finished, 8 Fractionally, 12 Accorded, 15 Cremate, 16 Glycol, 18 Eland, 20 Gaming counter (4) 7 Lonesome, 8 Rabble-rouser, 12 Eligible, 15 Largess, 16 Detach, 18 Belie, 23 First offender caught in the very act (3) 19 Lens. 23 Assistance (3) 19 Idea. SUDOKU INTERMAZE CODE CRACKER Yesterday’s solution:

For online tips go to sudoku.com This is the world’s most addictive numbers game. The aim is to fill the grid so that every column, every row and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9. You need to reason out where to place the missing numbers by using the numbers given in the grid and a process of elimination. This is a game of logic not mathematical ability. BRIDGE NOTES WEST DEALER. that did not stop her from reasoned that if West had Both sides vulnerable. playing in the expert game. the king, her queen would ALPINE TREK NORTH It would certainly have win the trick, since she Calculate, in sequence, the number of steps each path has to  Q 7 made more sense for planned to play low from reach the peak. Smallest total is the shortest to the top.  K Q 6 2 Sylvia to play with the dummy.  8 5 less-competent players in However, West covered SOLUTIONAlp TOi THEn ePREVIOUS Tr eALPINEk TREK  A 10 6 4 2 Calculate, in sequence, the number of steps each path has to the club. But, regrettably, the queen with the king, reach the peak.Shortest Smallest path total is D is with the shortest 700 steps to the top. WEST EAST she was convinced from forcing Sylvia to win with  A K J 10 6 2  8 5 3 the start that to master the ace. Undaunted by this  10 9  J 8 7 4 the game, she had to play setback, she next cashed A 3 + 8 + 7 + 7 - 2 3 1 2 4 - 7 6 1 B  9 6 4  7 2 with only the best players,  K 3  J 8 7 5 all her trumps, retaining 2 7 8 6 8 4 7 2 + 2 9 7 + 8 x 8 + regardless of cost. only the K-Q-6 of hearts in 6 - 8 x 8 + 1 x 2 2 3 4 3 6 9 5 4 SOUTH You can judge how Sylvia + 7 6 6 8 3 6 5 2 5 7 5 x 2 + 8 +  9 4 dummy. On the last trump (South) played in those 7 + 8 - 4 + 6 3 2 - 3 1 4 9 7 7 8  A 5 3 lead, East, who at this point days by examining the 8 6 7 1 5 2 x 5 x 6 - 8 + 2 - 7 +  A K Q J 10 3 held the J-8-7 of hearts and WORDS bidding and play of this 6 5 5 3 3 - 2 2 6 4 8 - 3 1 3 7 4  Q 9 jack of clubs, had to make a hand. Her five-diamond bid 6 5 3 8 + 8 9 3 5 2 1 + 9 - Using the letter C somewhere in every word, can you make at least 63 words of four letters The bidding: discard. or more out of these letters? At least one word will have all the letters. was clearly correct in her 7 + 9 8 4 - 6 6 + 5 3 3 + 4 No proper names. West North East South view, since she felt she had He could not spare a heart, so he discarded the x 3 - 3 4 6 4 3 4 - 6 9 6 9 1  Pass Pass 5  an excellent hand and saw 5 7 7 9 6 + 7 5 5 4 5 + 7 7 6 6 6 S E E A no reason to bid less than jack of clubs. Sylvia was not Opening lead – king of absolutely sure her nine was - 4 + 5 x 7 - 2 - 6 - 3 2 4 9 7 3 game. She considered the 3 1 2 4 9 9 5 + 4 6 8 x 6 + 7 - 2 C T P U L spades. marvelous dummy that the high club, but she was + 1 x 3 + 9 3 3 2 6 5 5 3 3 5 7 x sure enough to lead it next, Yesterday’s answer: acute, caul, clue, cult, cupel, cute, elute, epaulet, EXCULPATE, exult, came down to be no more 1 7 4 7 3 2 8 6 7 + 7 - 2 - 4 + 4 luce, lute, luxate, peculate, puce, pule, taupe, teacup Sylvia had only the foggiest than her due. and when it held the trick, + 6 + 3 - 7 5 9 - 2 3 6 8 3 2 5 2 notion of what constituted West cashed two spades she wound up making five C 3 5 5 x 3 4 5 7 6 x 7 + 3 + 3 + 6 D a finesse when she started and shifted to the ten of diamonds. Consciously or © Auspac Media - at1827 to play at the club. There hearts. Sylvia won with the unconsciously, Sylvia had were of course other areas ace and, dimly remembering executed one of the rarest of the game in which she something called a finesse, plays in bridge – a transfer was equally ignorant, but led the queen of clubs. She squeeze!

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OVERCHARGING: Petrol price HUGE FINES FOR set to go up UK DRUG FIRMS Huge claims expected Britain’s competition regulator has fined more than 10 drug firms a by 87 cents record combined £260 million for overcharging the National Health Ser- Insurer Sasria ‘looking at a ballpark figure of R7 billion and above’ vice (NHS) for a steroid which rose Mid-month data suggest petrol is set to from 70p to £88 (R1 772) a pack in increase by a whopping 87 cents per litre under eight years. as fuel is “hammered from all sides”, the With R10 billion in its arsenal, state- lion and above,” said Masondo. The Competition and Markets Au- Automobile Association (AA) said this owned insurer Sasria is bracing for We anticipated that there could be riots He further explained that the true thority (CMA) said yesterday that the week. what it anticipates could be the largest throughout the country triggered by people rebelling financial cost of the anarchy would not breaches means that the NHS paid The AA, which does not itself regulate claims from civil unrest since 1994. “ be easy to quantify, given that jobs over 10 000% more for single packs or adjust fuel prices in SA, publishes two The SA Special Risk Insurance Asso- against Covid-19 regulations and that looting of businesses would also be lost and that there are of 10 mg and 20 mg hydrocortisone fuel outlooks per month, based on data ciation is unusual in that it covers loss- businesses not covered by insurance. tablets in 2016 than it was paying in issued by the Central Energy Fund. es or damage to insured property as a might occur as a result of hunger. What we didn’t anticipate “What we have seen so far is within 2008. Hydrocortisone is used to treat In a statement on Wednesday, it said result of social unrest and rioting. It control, but if these acts continue for conditions where adrenal glands do in addition to the forecast rise for petrol, was formed in 1979 in the aftermath was that the acts of riots would be this big, in terms of magnitude. a month, then that picture could not make sufficient hormones, includ- diesel was expected to rise by 58 cents of the 1976 uprisings under the apart- change. There is no company that can ing Addison’s disease. per litre, and illuminating paraffin by 56 heid regime, which prompted an ava- — SA Special Risk Insurance Association MD, Cedric Masondo pay R2 billion every day. The CMA said companies including cents. lanche of insurance claims. “Based on what we are seeing it Actavis, and its former parent and “Fuel prices were already trending Earlier this week, it said it was confi- looks like things are slowing down and now Abbvie-owned Allergan, broke higher before the widespread looting dent it would be able to cough up for Munich Reinsurance, and SCOR Afri- companies, and who have been paying nesses might occur as a result of hun- we are comfortable that we will pay competition rules. The companies en- and unrest of the past few day. But now, claims for looting and damage to prop- ca, among others. their premiums to the scheme, he said. ger. What we didn’t anticipate was that those claims.” gaged in practices including buying the daily rand-U.S. dollar exchange rate erty in recent days, but did not specify In the 2020 financial year, Sasria re- “There is a misconception that Sa- the acts of riots would be this big, in Although Sasria had prepared for the potential rivals to keep their versions has spiked from R14,35 to nearly R14,80 the extent of the funds it had available. ported a R333-million profit after tax sria has a cheque book that would just terms of magnitude,” said Masondo. eventuality of Covid-19-related riot- off the market, and increasing the since June 12. South Africa imports a lot Sasria managing director Cedric — up from a loss of R1 million, and the pay claims from everybody. That is not “So with these scenarios in mind, we ing, the company does not insure busi- price of hydrocortisone as sole provid- of fuel, which will inevitably cost more Masondo stressed that the insurer’s fi- company can pay out claims of up to true,” Masondo said. must demonstrate to the regulator that ness interruptions due to a pandemic. ers, and they continued to pay off the in rand terms. Meanwhile, international nancial position would allow it to settle a maximum of R500 million per in- While rioting and mass looting we have a balance sheet that is able Masondo has previously acknowl- competition over years, the CMA said. oil prices remain on the advance, adding incoming claims. sured asset per annum. linked to demonstrations calling for match our forecasts.” edged that Sasria experienced delays “These are without doubt some of further pressure,” the AA said. But, he added, this would be contin- However, clients can buy additional the release of former president Jacob For several days, shops belonging to processing recent claims. The insurer the most serious abuses we have un- It called on motorists to limit all non- gent on the riots being brought under cover of R1 billion. But Masondo Zuma from jail appeared to have taken large retailers and warehouses have has since zoned in on increasing capaci- covered in recent years,” said CMA essential travel as road transport comes control relatively quickly. “As things warned that Sasria does not have an some by surprise, Masondo said the been ransacked by mobs, leaving exten- ty and speeding up payouts, he said. head Andrea Coscelli. “Our fine serves under pressure from unrest and the pos- stand, our balance sheet is at R10 bil- obligation to cover all claims arising company had prepared for scenarios in- sive damage to property, with some He said the last time that the country as a warning to any other drug firm sibility of fuel shortages. lion, and on top of that we have the from the chaos that has engulfed parts volving public riots. buildings burned down. experienced public disorder of this planning to exploit the NHS.” The SA Petroleum Industry Associa- reinsurance programme,” he said. of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, just “We anticipated that there could be Sasria said it had received about magnitude was before the 1994 elec- CMA said that in addition to its tion (Sapia) on Wednesday also cau- The company’s reinsurers include because it is a state company. riots throughout the country triggered R100 million in claims as of Tuesday tions, although the claims could not fines, the NHS will be able to seek tioned against panic buying of fuel, say- Swiss Reinsurance Company, Lloyd’s Its obligation lies with policyholders by people rebelling against Covid-19 and more claims are expected. “We are match the amounts anticipated from damages. Before 2008, NHS was ing the availability of petroleum prod- Underwriters, Hannover Reinsurance, who have valid policies with insurance regulations and that looting of busi- looking at a ballpark figure of ... R7 bil- the current wave of unrest. — Fin24. spending about £500 000 annually on ucts was currently stable. hydrocortisone tablets, with that cost Sapia, which represents the interests rising to over £80 million by of the petroleum industry, issued a state- 2016. — Reuters. ment on the impact of unrest on opera- tions for the businesses it represents. Its members include PetroSA, Engen Petro- Death count rising after record rainfall floods Europe leum, Sasol Oil and BP Southern Africa, ANOTHER BLOW LPG wholesalers Easigas and Totalgaz, as well as fuel wholesalers Afric Oil and SCHULD (Germany) — At least 42 FOR J&J AS SUN Puma Energy. people have died in Germany and doz- Sapia raised concerns of the looting ens were missing yesterday as record BLOCK RECALLED of fuel from retail service station sites, rainfall in western Europe caused rivers as well as the filling of plastic containers to burst their banks, swept away homes Johnson & Johnson is voluntarily re- with fuel. These activities pose a serious and flooded cellars. calling five Neutrogena and Aveeno safety risk, said Tshifularo. Eighteen people died and dozens brand aerosol sunscreen products aft- “As this is a fluid situation, assess- were missing around the wine-growing er detecting a cancer-causing chemical ments and decisions are being made on region of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Pa- in some samples. an hourly basis. Sapia is actively engag- latinate state, police said, after the Ahr The U.S. company said on Wednes- ing with the DMRE to ensure that ade- river that flows into the Rhine rose and day that consumers should discard quate supply to the market is main- brought down half a dozen houses. the products, after internal testing tained,” it said. — Fin24. Another 15 people died in the Eu- identified low levels of benzene in skirchen region south of the city of some samples. J&J is also notifying Bonn, authorities said. In Belgium, two retailers to stop selling the products men died due to the torrential rain and and arranging for their return “out of TIGER BRANDS a 15-year-old girl was missing after be- an abundance of caution”. ing swept away by a swollen river. Benzene is classified as a substance LOSES OVER Hundreds of soldiers were helping that could cause cancer depending on police with the rescue efforts in Germa- the level and extent of exposure. J&J R150 MILLION ny, using tanks to clear roads of land- said benzene is not an ingredient in slides and fallen trees, while helicopters its sunscreen products and it is inves- South Africa’s largest manufacturer Ti- winched those stranded on rooftops to tigating the cause of the contamina- ger Brands has lost over R150 million safety. tion. “Daily exposure to benzene in worth of stock in the looting and van- In Ahrweiler, two wrecked cars leant these aerosol sunscreen products at dalism affecting parts of KwaZulu-Na- steeply against either side of the town’s the levels detected in our testing tal and Gauteng. stone gate and locals used snow shovels would not be expected to cause ad- Yesterday, the owner of the Tastic, and brooms to sweep mud from their verse health consequences,” it said. Beacon and Fatti’s and Moni’s brands homes and shops after the floodwaters The recalled aerosol sunscreens are said it is assessing the extent of receded. Neutrogena Beach Defense, Neutroge- damage to its property and infrastruc- “I was totally surprised. I had na Cool Dry Sport, Neutrogena Invisi- ture, and is quantifying the loss of thought that water would come in here ble Daily defense, Neutrogena Ultra profit due to business interruption. one day, but nothing like this,” local Sheer and Aveeno Protect + Refresh. Most of the damage has been to its man Michael Ahrend told Reuters TV. The recall is another blow for J&J, rice, snacks and treats operations. “This isn’t a war — it’s simply nature one of the world’s largest producers Tiger Brands has closed all its oper- hitting out. Finally, we should start pay- of health products. The company al- ations temporarily in KwaZulu-Natal ing attention to it.” ready faces billions of dollars of po- and other affected areas. “In addition, The floods have caused Germany’s tential court losses and settlements bakery operations and the distribution worst mass loss of life in years. Flood- from claims related to its baby pow- of bread have been suspended in the ing in 2002 killed 21 people in eastern der, vaginal mesh implants and opioid KZN region, while deliveries of bread Germany and more than 100 across the painkillers. J&J’s Covid-19 vaccine roll- in Gauteng have been affected by wider central European region. A general view of flood-affected area following heavy rainfalls in Schuld, Germany yesterday. Picture was taken with a drone. PHOTO: REUTERS out has also been hampered by pro- challenges in accessing areas, as well Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed duction problems and has been linked as the closure of customer stores,” it her dismay. “I am shocked by the catas- ing a visit to the area. waterway threatened to breach its had been damaged. damage will be,” said Karl-Heinz Sam- to two very rare side effects. U.S. reg- said. The company added that it has trophe that so many people in the flood Climate and environmental issues banks. “All these people living here, I know mann, owner of the Kitchen Club dis- ulators have said that the vaccine’s made claims with its insurers. It is al- areas have to endure. My sympathy are one of the main battlegrounds in Downstream in the Netherlands, them all. I feel so sorry for them, they’ve cotheque. benefits outweigh the risks. — Reuters. so engaging with the government, goes out to the families of the dead and the election campaign, in which Las- flooding rivers damaged many houses lost everything. A friend had a work- Weather experts said that rain in the while supporting law-enforcement missing.” chet is going head-to-head with Social in the southern province of Limburg, shop over there, nothing standing, the region over the past 24 hours had been agencies working to reopen key distri- Armin Laschet, the conservative Democrat candidate Olaf Scholz and where several care homes were evacuat- bakery, the butcher, it’s all gone. It’s unprecedented, as a near-stationary bution routes and provide a safe envi- candidate to succeed Merkel as chan- Annalena Baerbock of the Greens. ed. In addition to the fatalities in the scary. Unimaginable.” low-pressure weather system also HANCOCK’S KISS: ronment for business to resume. cellor at a general election in Septem- In Belgium, around 10 houses col- Euskirchen region, another nine peo- Further down the Rhine river, the caused sustained local downpours to The SA Special Risk Insurance Asso- ber and the premier of the hard-hit lapsed in Pepinster after the river Ves- ple, including two firefighters, died heaviest rainfall ever measured over 24 the west in France, Belgium and the DATA BREACH ciation said it expects to pay out state of North Rhine Westphalia, dre flooded the eastern town and resi- elsewhere in North Rhine-Westphalia. hours caused flooding in cities includ- Netherlands. claims of more than R7 billion. — Fin24. blamed the extreme weather on global dents were evacuated from more than In the town of Schuld, houses were ing Cologne and Hagen, while in Lev- Rainwater draining into the Rhine, INVESTIGATED warming. “We will be faced with such 1 000 homes. reduced to piles of debris and broken erkusen 400 people had to be evacuat- where shipping traffic was partly sus- events over and over, and that means The rain also caused severe disrup- beams. Roads were blocked by wreck- ed from a hospital. pended, was expected to test flood de- LONDON — Britain’s data watchdog we need to speed up climate protection tion to public transport, with high- age and fallen trees. In Wuppertal, known for its over- fences along the river, including in Co- has seized computers as part of an CLOVER LOOKING measures, on European, federal and speed Thalys train services to Germany “What I experienced? It was cata- head railway, locals said their cellars logne, on the lower Rhine, and Koblenz, investigation into how images showing global levels, because climate change cancelled. Traffic on the river Meuse is strophic,” said 65-year-old pensioner had been flooded and power cut off. where the Rhine and Moselle merge. former British Health minister Matt AT IMPACT ON isn’t confined to one state,” he said dur- also suspended as the major Belgian Edgar Gillessen, whose parental home “I can’t even guess at how much the — Reuters. Hancock kissing an adviser inside his ministerial office came to be pub- SUPPLY CHAIN lished, it said yesterday. Hancock resigned from his position There has been disruption to the val- in June after security camera images ue chain but it is still assessing the Swiss bank to auction shares in Picasso painting via blockchain of the kiss, which broke Covid-19 regu- impact of looting on stock availability, lations at the time, were published in major dairy producer Clover said. the Sun newspaper. Some of its operations have been ZURICH — Connoisseurs of Pablo Pi- bank,” it and co- work depicting a be- chain. NFT tied to a Picasso print, Fumeur Yesterday, the Information Commis- affected, directly and indirectly, in vari- casso will soon be able to own a share organiser Arte- ret-capped child in Driven by a surge this year in the V, which in April had sold at Christie’s sioner’s Office (ICO) said personal ous parts of the country, but mainly in one of his paintings for less than mundi, an art in- bright colors on can- market for non-fungible tokens for £15 000. computer equipment and electronic in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, it said. 5 000 Swiss franks (over R79 000) — vestment compa- vas was last sold for (NFTs), often focused on digital-only The print — one of 50 of the same devices were seized as part of an in- “Unfortunately, disruptions across although this sum won’t actually buy ny, said. 21,4 million Swedish artworks and other virtual items , So- work — was first displayed at a gallery vestigation into how the CCTV images the value chain are being experienced them the right to see the work, which Subscriptions krona (over theby’s flagged an NFT-linked sale of in Denver before being burned to create found their way into the public do- and Clover is working with business will be stored under lock and key in for the four mil- R35,9 million) by Picasso’s Le peintre et son modèle in the NFT “The Burned Picasso”. main. partners to address the impact on Switzerland. lion Swiss franc auction house Up- June. The painting sold for £2,25 mil- However, in the Fillette au béret sale, The firm which manages the securi- product availability,” Clover told Busi- Fillette au béret (pictured) is being (R58,3 million) psala Auktion- lion (over R45,3 million), though plans the tokens are fungible — or exchange- ty cameras at the Health department ness Insider South Africa. “tokenised” — via the blockchain in sale are expected to skammare in 2016. for the joint sale of an NFT — a one-of- able — and no Picasso will be burned. had reported a data breach to the In some parts of the country, in- what Sygnum, the digital asset-focused open at the end of It is not the first a-kind token that exists on a blockchain But no physical artwork will change watchdog, saying the images were cluding Durban and Soweto, there Swiss bank organising the sale, says is July, with tradable painting by the no- — that would link ownership to a digi- hands either, as the painting, while be- taken without their consent, or the have been long queues of people at- a world first. “This marks the first time shares in the paint- toriously icono- tal version were scrapped, the auction ing available for loan to museums and department’s consent. tempting to source staples such as the ownership rights in a Picasso, or ing available for clastic Picasso to house said. exhibitions, will be stored in a high-se- “It’s vital that all people, which in- milk and bread. any artwork, are being broadcast onto 5000 Swiss francs rub shoulders Also in June, NFT art market curity facility, the organisers said. cludes employees of government de- President Cyril Ramaphosa on Mon- the public blockchain by a regulated and above. The 1964 with the block- Unique.One opened an auction for an — Reuters. partments and members of the public day warned that “disruptions will cost who interact with them, have trust lives by cutting off the supply chains and confidence in the protection of that sustain our food, health and pro- U.S. CONSUMER BODY SUES AMAZON OVER DISTRIBUTION OF HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS their personal data,” said Steve Eck- duction systems”. ersley, director of investigations at the Food distribution has been affected The U.S. Consumer Product Safety giant was legally responsible to recall “numerous” children’s sleepwear gar- ing chairperson Robert Adler said. gramme, including for products sold ICO. “In these circumstances, the ICO by the closure of major highways Commission (CPSC) has sued Ama- the products as they posed a serious ments that could catch fire, accord- The regulator added that Amazon by third parties, instead sueing to aims to react swiftly and effectively to (such as the N3 between Durban and zon to force the retailer to recall risk of injury or death to consumers. ing to the CPSC. had taken unspecified actions for force actions “almost entirely dupli- investigate where there is a risk that Gauteng). “Management is monitoring hundreds of thousands of hazardous The products included 24 000 car- “We must grapple with how to some of the products, but it was not cative” of what it had taken. The other people may have unlawfully ob- developments and looks forward to products that it had distributed. bon monoxide detectors that failed deal with these massive third-party enough. company said it had removed “the tained personal data. government’s urgent support to en- By a 3-1 vote, the CPSC voted to to go off, nearly 400 000 hair dryers platforms more efficiently, and how Amazon said in a statement it vast majority” of the products in “We have an ongoing investigation sure that food security is prioritised,” file an administrative complaint say- that lacked required protection best to protect the American con- was “unclear” why the CPSC rejected question from its store and provided and will not be commenting further Clover said. — Business Insider. ing the Seattle-based e-commerce against shock and electrocution, and sumers who rely on them,” CPSC act- its offer to expand its recall pro- full customer refunds. — Reuters. until it is concluded.” — Reuters. 8 Classifieds The Witness July 16, 2021

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They may CASH IN THE ESTATEOFTHE LATE Insolvente Boedel Busisiwe Deanside Road, Hayfields, NOTICE IS HEREBYGIVEN in 3064 Vehicles for sale under also reject, even after acceptance for intention to apply for the issue of Beauty Langa (IN LIQUIDATION) Section 108(2) of the Insolvency 1020 Thanks publication, any advert deemed to be FOR ALL HOUSEHOLD ENID RHODAHODGES, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu- terms of Section 40(3), 56(3) and R30 000 FURNITURE, APPLIANCES AND acertified copy of DeedofTransfer (I.D No.: 601110 0883 08 2) (CK. NO.2004/117289/23) Act, as amended, that the First 1025 Funeral services 3035 4x4s untruthful or objectionable in subject ID NO: 191007 0001 085, Natal who died in Hilton 77 of the Insolvency Act, 1936, SUNDRIES, FULL OR PART Number TF45/1985UMTpassed Meestersverwysingsnommer MASTER’SREFERENCE: and Final Liquidation, Distribution 1027 Sympathy matter or wording detrimental to the HOUSEHOLDS, MACHINERY, of FLAT51, CAISTER LODGE, on 7June 2020. Section 129, 179 and 182 of the 3001 Accessories & spares & sale of a competitive brand of article by TheExecutor in the Estatelate and Contribution account in the 1030 Congratulations ANTIQUE, SILVER, 264 MUSGRAVEROAD, N250/2020 Master's referencenumber: N62/2021 Companies Act, 1926 and Section modifications with a fixed retail price, whether space COLLECTABLES, PAINTINGS, LINDUYISE PATIENT BUNGANI, above insolvency,will lie for 1035 Graduation for the said advert has been booked DURBAN, KwaZulu-Natal, Ingevolge Artikel 40(3), 56(3) en 003099/2020 NOTICE IS HEREBYGIVEN in 339, 366, 375(5)(B) and 402 of the 3010 Bakkies/4x2s for sale/ BUSINESS CLOSURE CONTENTS, Number 8656/2015PMB in respect inspection to all creditors atthe 1040 Engagements hire in advance under contract or not. All FISHING AND CAMPING who died on 04 March 2021. 77 vandie InsolvensiewetNo. 24 Noticeishereby given that the terms of Section 40(3), 56(3) and Companies Act, 1973 that a orders are subject to space being of Portion 9ofThe Farm Hopewell officeofthe Masterofthe High 1045 Anniversary EQUIPMENT, RESTAURANT AND Master's referencenumber van1936, soosgewysig, geskied First and Final liquidation and 77 of the Insolvency Act, 1936, Second Meeting of creditors will 3015 Boats & equipment available. CATERING EQUIPMENT, Number 18228, Registration Court, Durban foraperiod of 1050 Marriages 3020 Caravans for sale 011725/2021/DBN. kennisgewing hiermee dat die distribution account in the above Section 129, 179 and 182 of the be held in the liquidated close Every direct advertiser and advertising DECEASED ESTATES, Division ES, ProvinceofKwazulu- fourteen (14) days from dateof 1055 General 3021 Caravans for hire practitioner on whose behalf and/or at INSOLVENCIES, OUTRIGHT Creditors and debtors of the above persone hieronder vermeld, as estatewill lie for inspection at Companies Act, 1926 and Section corporation being wound up PURCHASES Natal which has been lostor publication hereof. GENERAL NOTICES 3025 Cars for sale whose instance The Witness places an Estate areherebyrequestedtofile Kuratoraangestelisnagelang van the Masterofthe High Court, 339, 366, 375(5)(B) and 402 of the mentioned above on destroyed. DATED at PIETERMARITZBURG advert indemnifies The Witness against Phone 033 342 4969 die geval, en dat persone wat Companies Act, 1973 that a 30 JULY2021 at 10H00 before 1200 3060 Commercial any liability which The Witness may Free collection All persons having objection to the their claims and to settle their Pietermaritzburgcourt for 21 days enigiets aan bogenoemde Second Meeting of creditors will Masterofthe High Court, this 16th July 2021. 1201 Animal adoptions 3030 Exclusive cars for sale incur to any person (whether in respect We guarantee the top price issue of such copy arehereby debts at the undersigned within as from dateofpublication hereof. the -TRUSTEE 3031 Exclusive cars for hire of damages, costs or otherwise) in Insolvente Boedel verskuldig is, be held in the liquidated close Pietermaritzburg 1205 Church notices required to lodge the same in 30 days from 16 July 2021, being Dated at PIETERMARITZBURG for the KRKNOOP 3055 Motor cycles consequence of the publication by The tensyanders vermeld, hul skuld corporation being wound up purposes set forth. 1210 Community notices Witness of such advert. writing with the Registrar of the dateofpublication hereof. this 16th of July 2021. Manci Knoop Financial 1215 Found 3005 Motoring activities -The Executrix: aan die Kuratormoet betaal. -Longbourne mentioned above on (1) Proof of claims; Block Display Adverts Deeds atPietermaritzburgwithin Services, 181a Burger Street 3045 Offroad trailers Madeline Charlotte Fairbank Die Tweede Vergadering van Agents forexecutor 30 JULY2021 at 10H00 before 1220 Free ads Every effort is made to place block twoweeksfromthe dateof (2) Receiving and accepting the PIETERMARITZBURG, 3201 1225 Lost / missing (Boswa) C/oSTOWELL &COInc Skuldeisers, in bogenoemde testamentary the Masterofthe High Court, display adverts near the relevant publication of this notice. Liquidators Report and ref: KRK/ar/E94K/18 3002 Spray painting & classification. No compensation will If it’s old ... P.OBox 33 boedel, sal op Vrydag, Pietermaritzburg for the PERSONAL SERVICES DATED AT KOKSTADthis P.OBox 600, Pietermaritzburg Resolutions; panelbeating be given if, for technical reasons, this PIETERMARITZBURG, 3200 6Augustus 2021 om 10h00 voor Reference: HB Szudrawski/ purposes set forth. (3) Interrogation, if necessary; 1400 cannot be done. We will get 7th dayofJuly 2021. 3050 SUVS (1) Proof of claims; 1403 Arms & ammunition it sold -Applicant: Ref: LTBerriman die Meestervan die Ayanda/38200829 DATED at PIETERMARITZBURG 3040 Trailers Omissions Hooggeregshof,Pietermaritzburg (2) Receiving and accepting the 1402 Adoptions Omissions of any of the scheduled Ragél Batjah Nel in my on this the 9July 2021. 3150 Vehicle blocks Liquidators Report and 1401 Catering & venues insertions shall not be considered to If it’s new ... capacityasattorneyand gehou word, met die volgende -LIQUIDATOR 3080 Vehicle repairs Resolutions; 1405 Children’s amusement be a breach of the basic conditions of agentfor Executor doelstellings:- KRKNOOP 3070 Vehicles for hire the order. No responsibility is accepted We will 1. Bewysvan eise teen die (3) Interrogation, if necessary; REF:KRK/V172K/18 1410 Day care & crèches for failure to publish, for any errors in Elliot&Walker Attorneys 3065 Vehicles for sale under DATED at PIETERMARITZBURG 1415 Detective services publication, or for any consequences of handle it too! 71 Hope Street, Kokstad, 4700 Insolvente Boedel; c/oManci Knoop Financial R50 000 ESTATELATE: on this the 7July 2021. 1417 Driving schools such errors. [email protected] 2. Om die Kuratorseverslag en Services, 181a Burger Street, 3075 Vehicles wanted to buy Contact the WARREN WILLIAM -LIQUIDATOR 1420 Financial Errors Tel: 039 727 2045 Resolusies te ontvang met betrek- PIETERMARITZBURG, 3201 PROPERTIES Please report errors by 10 am on the experts for the In the Estate of the Late: king totdie sakeentoestand van DE SWARDT KRKNOOP 1425 Functions & 1st day of publication. The Witness will HARRIET KATHLEEN die InsolventeBoedel; ID NO.: 480214 5002 080 REF:KRK/A283K/18 conferences 3200 not accept responsibility for more than best 1430 Health & beauty 3350 A to Z properties one incorrect insertion of any classified SYDENHAM 3. Om die Kuratoropdragtetegee ADDRESS: 31 JOSEPH c/oManci Knoop Financial INSOLVENT ESTATE: 1435 Herbalist 3210 Accommodation to advert or any cost beyond the cost of possible deal ID Number: 431231 0012 088 met betrekking tot die verkoop of STREET,BYRNE VILLAGE, Services, 181a Burger Street, RAJANDRAN PADAYACHEE the space occupied by the incorrect ESTATE NOTICES 1440 Legal share Date of death: 2/01/2021 herwinning vanenige gedeeltes RICHMOND PIETERMARITZBURG, 3201 MASTER'S REFERENCE: advert. No free insertions or credit D112/2011 1441 Lift clubs 3212 Business for sale will be given for minor typographical CANNON’S Lastaddress: 3FREESIA vandie bates vandie Insolvente MASTERS REFERENCE No.: 1445 Loans 3215 Business premises errors which do not lessen the value of PLACE, BELLEVUE, Boedel of met betrekking totenige 002822/2020/PMB Noticeishereby given in terms of 1450 Medical 3340 Developments the advert. Where adverts are booked AUCTIONEERS PIETERMARITZBURG sakerakende die administrasie The First and FinalLiquidation and Section 108(2) of the Insolvency and the material arrives after deadline 1455 Nursing 3240 Duets for sale CURATORSHIP Estatenumber: 3348/2021 Act, as amended, that the First or fails to arrive, the space may still be 033 343 3364/5/6/7 daarvan. Distribution Account inthe above 1460 Personal 3235 Duets to let -Zeenath Kajee Liquidation and Distribution charged for. 4210 All personshaving claims against estatewill lie for inspection at 1465 Photography & videos 3230 Duplexes/simplexes for Stops the above-mentioned estateare Kurator the offices of the Masterofthe account inthe above insolvency, 1470 Reunions sale A cancellation number will be issued HESTER BENSON GCW Administrateurs will lie for inspection to all when a request is made for an advert required to lodge their claims with High Court Pietermaritzburg, and SAVING 1475 Social & recreation 3225 Duplexes/simplexes to NoticeofCurators Appointment the undersigned within 30 (Edms)Beperk the Richmond Magistrate Court, creditors at the officeofthe let to be withdrawn. This number MUST GIBSON PLANT HIRE CC 1480 Training & education be quoted should the advertiser have GENERAL & In terms of section 75 of the days after the date of publication Sunnyside OfficePark fortwenty one(21) days from Masterofthe High Court, 3220 Estates reason to query the account. (IN LIQUIDATION) 1485 Wanted HOME SERVICES Administration of Estates Act. hereof. 1stVloer,Blok B, 32 Princess 16 JULY2021 Durban foraperiod of fourteen 1490 Weddings 3245 Farms for sale (CK. NO.1995/055012/23) Abbreviations No.66 of 1965 (asamended) notice -Tatham Wilkes Attorneys of Wales Terrace, Parktown -MMMcCULLOUGH (14) days from dateofpublication 3247 Farms for hire Only certain accepted newspaper Money MASTER’SREFERENCE: FOR SALE is herebygiven that Hester P.OBOX 161, 2193 AGENT TO EXECUTOR hereof. 3255 Flats for sale abbreviations can be used in classified N88/2021 1600 advertising and The Witness reserves Benson, ID 610920 0029 083, PIETERMARITZBURG, 3200 Kontaknommer REF:20DE0044/LN DATED at PIETERMARITZBURG 3250 Flats to let GARDEN & NOTICE IS HEREBYGIVEN in 1677 Wendy houses the right to alter any unacceptable 33 Leslie Street, Murrayfield 0184 +27 (0) 82 717 6036 JLeslie Smith &Company this 16th July 2021. 3205 For rent abbreviations in the advertiser’s copy. IRRIGATION terms of Section 40(3), 56(3) and 1601 Agriculture is appointed as CuratorbyMaster P.OBOX 297 SAVING -TRUSTEE 3201 For sale 1825 77 of the Insolvency Act, 1936, 1607 Books of the High Court Pretoria: Estate PIETERMARITZBURG, 3200 KRKNOOP 3256 Furnished Section 129, 179 and 182 of the 1605 Antiques & art LAWN TREATMENT Number MC 263/2020 of VUKANI Manci Knoop Financial accommodation Companies Act, 1926 and Section 1610 Building material NDZIMBOMVU Services, 181a Burger Street 3260 Garages/storage againstWhiteAnts. Call 339, 366, 375(5)(B) and 402 of the 1615 Clothing ID 9707015755086, Riverside, PIETERMARITZBURG, 3201 3265 Garden flats to let In the Estate of the late Time Companies Act, 1973 that a 1620 Electrical appliances 0333455156 UMzimkulu, Kwazulu Natal from ref: KRK/ar/H131K/18 3345 Holiday houses for sale Dawn HartleyJacobs Second Meeting of creditors will 1625 Electronic & digital 23/06/2021 ADVERTISE 3275 Houses for sale In the estate of the late (ID No.290926 0025 08 5) 1630 Flea market -Advertiser: HesterBenson, be held in the liquidated close 3270 Houses to let PEST CONTROL SANNIE NGUBANE Of Unit 18, Rosewood Estate, ADVERTISING 1635 Furniture P.OBox 75216, Lynnwood WITH corporation being wound up 3280 Lodging offered BORN 17/07/1950 70 Jabu Ndlovu Street, mentioned above on 1636 Garage sale 1850 Ridge 0040 3285 Lodging wanted (ID No: 5003130648081) Pietermaritzburg, 3201 about your business 30 JULY2021 10H00 1640 Gardening Tel012 803 1505 at before 3290 Offices INSPECT-A-PEST address1GLOBE ROAD, No. 003585/2020 US! 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Ph 0333455156 Grow 1660 Pets 3305 Properties wanted to ESTATENUMBER: above Estate will lie for VAST is cheaper than (2) Receiving and accepting the 1665 Photography rent us 004663/2020 inspection at the officeofthe Liquidators Report and your 1670 To swop RUBBLE BUY and Creditors and Debtors in the above Masterofthe High Court Resolutions; 3309 Retirement villages REMOVAL advertising your 1675 Wanted to buy 3311 Retirement villages for estateare herebyrequestedtofile Pietermaritzburgfor aperiod of AUDIENCE! (3) Interrogation, if necessary; 1860 SELL HOME SERVICES sale on their claims and to settle their twenty-one (21) days as from date business on other DATED at PIETERMARITZBURG Business 1800 3310 Retirement villages to 1to4tontrucksfor garden just about anything debts at the undersigned within of publication hereof. on this the 9July 2021. rent 30 days from the dateof Dated at Pietermaritzburgthis AFFORDABLE -LIQUIDATOR ADVERTISE! 1803 Carpets / curtains / Twitter refuse /rubble removal/ top mediums like upholstery 3315 Rooms to let Find thousands of publication hereof being 16th dayofJuly 2021. KRKNOOP 1801 Building & construction 3316 Separate entrances soil/ compost/ tree felling 16/07/2021 -RMEvans PRICES! TV ads, radio, etc – REF:KRK/G225K/18 1802 Building plans 3320 Smallholdings 076 888 1000. Yusuf . items daily in the -AUSTEN SMITH EXECUTOR c/oManci Knoop Financial 1874 Carpentry 3323 Student P.OBOX 37 P.OBox 11281, Dorpspruit, CALL FAST and Service, 181a Burger Street, 1805 Cleaning services accommodation SWIMMING POOLS Classifieds PIETERMARITZBURG, 3200 3206 PIETERMARITZBURG, 3201 1807 DSTV/TV/DVD services 3330 Townhouses for sale Call 087 353 1314 TEL NO.033 3920500 087 353 1314 EFFICIENT! 1810 Electrical services 3325 Townhouses to let 1867 1815 Electronic & digital EMPLOYMENT services 3600 Aquatic Pool Services 1818 Repairs 3776 Meat industry 1820 For hire 3605 Administrative 1825 Garden & irrigation SWIMMING POOL 3610 Agriculture MAINTENANCE & 1827 Glass / windows 3615 Architects 1835 Home improvements 3620 Artisans/trade REPAIRS interior 3625 Au pairs 1836 Home improvements @WitnessKZN Weekly services. Also 3630 Banking/insurance repairs to pumps, filters exterior 3635 Building 1845 Miscellaneous 3640 Call/contact centres and plumbing. Allpool 1872 Painting 3645 Community services problems. Call Richard 1873 Paving 3650 Drivers and 0824651576 1850 Pest control 3660 Education 1840 Plant & machinery 3670 Employment wanted 1855 Plumbers 3655 Engineering like us TREES 1860 Rubble removal 3665 Estate agents 1865 Security 3675 Financial 1871 1868 Swimming pools on 3680 General TREE FELLING Services 1870 Transport & storage 3685 Hair/beauty 1871 Trees 3690 Hospitality/catering Call :0333455156 or ADULT 3695 IT/computers Facebook 0845071999 2000 3701 Legal 2001 Chat lines 3705 Medical 2005 Clubs & entertainment 3710 Motor industry VEHICLES 2010 Massages 3715 Overseas 2015 Private 3720 Part time/temps 2020 Vacancies 3730 Personnel agencies AGRICULTURAL 3725 Personnel/HR CARS FOR SALE 3735 Professional/ 2200 management 3025 2202 Bore holes 3740 Retail 2201 Bees & beekeeping 3760 Sales & marketing 2205 Implements / 3745 Secretarial/pa machinery 3750 Security 2210 Live stock & poultry 3775 Skills facebook.com/ 2215 Organic 3755 Switchboard/reception 2220 Other animals 3770 Technical WitnessKZN 2225 Products 3765 Training courses 2230 Tanks & dams 3601 Wanted BUSINESS LEGAL & TENDERS 2400 4000 2401 For rent 4070 Adoptions 2405 For sale 4050 Advertensieborde 2410 Investments 4020 AGM/meetings 2415 Business opportunities 4015 Business licence 2420 Services 4005 Court orders/ 2425 Wanted sequestrations/ HOLIDAY & TRAVEL liquidations 2600 4075 Demolition 2655 4x4 routes 4001 Divorce / anti nuptial 2635 Accommodation contracts / motions 2610 Cruises 4010 General notices DESTINATIONS 4035 Liquor licences 4040 Lost documents 2700 The Witness and Media24 2730 Botswana 4045 OIS (omgewingsim- have not verified whether pakstudies) 2725 Bushveld any of the services or 2710 Foreign 4055 Pension/provident 2755 Garden route (voorsorg) funds products advertised will 2735 Kruger park 4085 Re-registrations have the desired effect 4065 Sale of business 2715 Mozambique or outcome. Readers 2705 Namibia 4080 Tenders 2760 North coast 4030 Town establishment/ will note that some of 2720 Other founding 4025 Town planning the promised results 2745 South coast in the advertisements 2701 Southern africa ESTATE NOTICES 2740 Southern cape 4200 are extraordinary and 2750 West coast 4210 Curatorship may be impossible to 2660 Farm stays 4201 Estates: creditors and achieve. Beware some 2625 Guest houses / B&B / debtors Advertising that hotels 4205 Estates: liquidation and of the procedures and 2620 Outdoor equipment distribution claims advertised may be brings results. PROVINCES 4215 Insolvent estates dangerous if not executed 4225 Rehabilitations 2800 by a qualified medical 2805 Eastern cape 4220 Surrender of estate Place your advert 2810 Free state AUCTIONS practitioner. Readers are with us and see 2815 Gauteng 4400 warned that they should 2820 KwaZulu-Natal 4401 Public auction carefully consider and results. 2825 Limpopo SALES IN EXECUTION verify the advertiser’s 2830 Mpumalanga 4200 2840 North west 4501 Sale in execution credentials. The Witness 2835 Northern cape and Media 24 does 2801 Western cape GO GREEN 2626 Self catering 4200 not accept any liability 2650 Sport events 4601 sales whatsoever in respect of Call us on 2630 Timeshare 4605 services any of the services and CAUTION TO ALL OUR READERS: Examine all services offered goods advertised. carefully, request quotes and deposits before accepting. It is the consumer’s 087 353 1314 responsibility to check the advertiser’s credentials. The Witness cannot be held responsible or liable for misleading claims or damages. July 16, 2021 The Witness Classifieds 9 SPORT & RACING

Biondi pushing for big changes in swimming LONDON — Matt Biondi has won 11 the first week of competition, and ‘Zero’ risk at Games Olympic medals, including eight for success. Many of those involved golds, but the American can see a compete in the professional Inter- day where the Games are no longer national Swimming League (ISL), the main event for elite swimmers. which Biondi is also close to and IOC head says there is no chance of athletes infecting Tokyo residents The American says it all depends which aims to make swimming a on the business model and how year-round sport for television. International Olympic Committee pres- Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko (left) much world governing body Fina “We see the money that’s on the ident Thomas Bach said yesterday there and International Olympic and Olympics organisers are pre- table at the Olympics, we see the was “zero” risk of Games participants Committee president Thomas Bach pared to embrace change and bring role that swimmers play in the en- infecting Japanese residents with Covid- pose for photos prior to their swimming into a professional era. tertainment value and excitement 19, as cases hit a six-month high in the meeting in Tokyo, Japan, yesterday. Biondi (55) cited the examples of value at the Olympics, especially in host city. Tokyo reported 1 308 new Covid-19 tennis, golf and soccer as Olympic the first week,” he said. “Risk for the other residents of Olym- infections yesterday — its highest sports that have their own show- “We’ve heard estimates of how pic village and risk for the Japanese peo- daily tally since late January. case events of far greater impor- anywhere between 10% and 15% ple is zero,” Bach said, adding that Olym- PHOTO: REUTERS tance for athletes. of the Olympic fans put swimming pics athletes and delegations have un- “They see the Olympics as enter- at number one. So prior to the dergone more than 8 000 coronavirus tainment, as kind of an amusement pandemic you’ve got an over $7 bil- tests, resulting in three positive cases. park, something fun to go to but lion industry and swimmers can ac- Those cases have been placed in isola- Eight members of the Kenyan wom- it’s not their career,” California- count for at least 10%, so that’s tion and their close contacts are also un- en’s rugby team, who were set to hold based Biondi, who won his golds at $700 million. Our proposal was ini- der quarantine protocols, Bach said at a training camp in Kurume in southwest- the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Games, tially to have a portion of that the beginning of talks with Tokyo Gov- ern Japan, were classified as close con- told Reuters in a video interview. money allocated to swimmers who ernor Yuriko Koike and Tokyo 2020 tacts of a passenger on their flight to To- “If the Olympics does not em- appear in finals and semi-finals.” President Seiko Hashimoto. kyo who tested positive for coronavirus, brace professional swimming it will Biondi accepted that the Covid- Just over a week before the July 23 a city official said. take time, but at some point the 19 pandemic has changed things opening ceremony, Tokyo reported The eight athletes had all tested nega- swimmers will butter their bread but there are also issues around 1 308 new Covid-19 infections yesterday, tive on arrival at the airport, the official elsewhere and the Olympics will be health care and retirement benefits its highest daily tally since late January. added, and will be staying at an accom- just another meet on their sched- to address. “If the Olympics had Postponed last year due to the Covid- modation facility in Tokyo until the ule. They [the Olympics] take time been cancelled, what safety net is 19 pandemic, the Summer Olympics Games. away from their families, time away there for the athletes? They would have little public support in Japan amid Tokyo entered its fourth state of emer- from training, time away from their literally just be cut loose with no widespread fears about a further spread gency earlier this week amid a rebound sponsors.” compensation or anything,” he said. of the coronavirus. in Covid-19 cases that pushed Games or- Biondi has, over the past two “So this is how it has evolved Critics of the plan to hold the Tokyo ganisers to ban spectators from nearly years, recruited 120 world-class over the last year and the goals are Olympics — which were postponed by all venues. swimmers from 31 different coun- to maintain a positive relationship a year due to the pandemic — submitted tries to the International Swimmers’ and have swimmers with a voice at a petition yesterday that has garnered RESTRICTIONS AROUND CAULDRON Alliance, which was announced last the table and then be able to more than 450 000 signatures this Given the state of emergency in the host month and which he chairs. share in the economic benefits of month, Japanese media reported. city, the Tokyo 2020 organising com- The 10-member board includes what we all are able to create.” mittee said it would bar public access to Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu, Ranomi “The door has been slammed COVID-19 CASES EMERGE the capital’s waterfront area and asked Kromowidjojo of the Netherlands many a time in my face, figurative- A number of infections have emerged the public to refrain from visiting the and South African Chad le ly, and I have to believe that what I among several visiting athletes and peo- Olympic flame platform. Clos — all Olympic gold medallists. am doing is good for the sport. ple involved with the Games. The waterfront area, dubbed Tokyo The aims of the alliance include And I do,” he said. “I have to be An Olympic athlete under a 14-day Waterfront City, was supposed to fea- pressing for financial rewards for optimistic that we can start fresh. quarantine period has tested positive in ture “cool spots, rest areas and dining competing at the Olympics, where That we can look at options, and Tokyo, the organising committees’ web- spaces” and be open to spectators and swimming is the major sport for open discourse, dialogue.” — Reuters. site reported yesterday, without disclos- non-ticket holders, according to orga- ing any details about the athlete. nisers. — Reuters. GERMANY’S KERBER PULLS OUT OF TOKYO GAMES McLAREN TEAM MEMBERS ISOLATING

Olympic medallist Angelique Kerber Slam winner, won the silver medal in “Representing Germany in London tense few weeks that lie behind me A number of big names in tennis SILVERSTONE (England) — McLaren It added drivers, Australian Daniel has become the latest big name to the women’s singles event at the 2016 2012 and Rio 2016 as part of the Ger- and that I have to recover first before will be missing at the Olympics, in- chief executive Zak Brown is among Ricciardo and Britain’s Lando Norris, pull out of the July 23 to August 8 Rio Games. man team has been one of my fa- returning to competition later this cluding Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal, Do- three members in the team who are were not in contact with the three Tokyo Games, with the German saying Kerber has had a busy grasscourt vourite memories of my career so far,” summer. Thank you for your support, minic Thiem, Serena Williams, Simona isolating after testing positive for who tested positive. The team are yesterday that the past few weeks on season, having participated in three Kerber said in a statement. as this has been a very difficult deci- Halep and Bianca Andreescu. Covid-19. But the team’s preparations third in the Formula One champion- the tennis tour has taken its toll on tournaments in the past month, win- “This makes it even more disap- sion for me. Good luck to all my fel- Britain’s top seeds Dan Evans and for their home British Grand Prix at ship, with principal Andreas Seidl her body. ning in Bad Homburg and reaching the pointing for me to accept the fact low German athletes in Tokyo, I will Johanna Konta will miss out after Silverstone this weekend remain un- overseeing day to day operations Kerber (33), a three-time Grand semi-finals at Wimbledon. that my body needs rest after the in- miss you.” testing positive for Covid-19. — Reuters. affected, the team said yesterday. and reporting to Brown. — Reuters.

FAIRVIEW TURF FRIDAY

(11.55) - WELCOME TO FAIRVIEW MAIDEN JUVENILE PLATE of R60000 (12.25) - ALL TO COME MAIDEN JUVENILE PLATE (Fillies) of R60000 0F12-33.4 7F10-15.2 7E10-30.5 8 -11 KISSMEATTHEGATE* 3f (L Lotz) ...... J Mphanya 15 60.0 (15.20) - EAST CAPE PADDOCK STAKES (Listed) of R100000 over 4F12-11.2 3F12-0.6 9 -3 AFRICAN HOOPOE 2f (A C Greeff) ...... X Ndlovu 0 57.0 1over 1200m 2over 1400m 1st Leg Bipot 7F12-9.3 10 -2 ANGEL OF TIME 2f (G D Smith) ...... M V’Rensburg 0 57.0 71600m 5F12-2.6 4F12-5.1 0D13-20.0 1 -2 BOLD CAPTAIN* 2g (Z Oosthuizen) ...... K Strydom* 0 60.0 6E10-8.2 8F12-12.8 0F14-17.1 1 -7 AMERICAN SILK 2f (S B Kotzen) ...... E Webber 0 60.0 2E12-2.2 4E12-4.2 2F12-0.1 11 -4 DERECHO* 2f (A C Greeff) ...... G Cheyne 0 57.0 3E12-0.4 1F14-3.8 1F12-0.5 1 -9 CARIOCA 5m (A C Greeff) ...... S Khathi 104 60.0 2 -1 NARCOS 2c (M L Turner) ...... E Webber 0 60.0 6E10-9.0 9F14-12.8 2 -1 COUP LE PROBLEME* 2f (J V Rugg) ...... M Mjoka 0 60.0 7E10-13.3 12 -8 DYNAMITE PEG 2f (G D Smith) ...... Y Ramzan* 0 57.0 3K14-0.9 4K15-3.0 1F14-1.5 2 -3 SOVEREIGN SECRET 4f (S J Snaith) ...... C Zackey 100 60.0 5F10-5.1 2E12-1.2 2F12-2.2 3 -5 V V POWER* 2c (G D Smith) ...... Y Ramzan* 0 60.0 7U10-11.5 0K12-8.0 2F14-3.2 3 -8 CURLY TOP 2f (S J Snaith) ...... C Zackey 0 60.0 B - Ruby Woo; Bold Leah; Red White And Blue; East Coast Star; Kissmeatthegate 9S12-5.2 3T11-3.5 1V12-1.8 3 -1 ALL OF ME 5m (C Spies) ...... R Munger 100 59.0 7F12-12.8 2E13-1.2 4F12-5.5 4 -4 BOBBETY BOO 2f (S B Kotzen) ...... L Mxothwa 0 57.5 9F12-14.5 7F14-11.1 4 -5 ELUCHA 2f (G Paddock) ...... F Herholdt 0 60.0 FORECAST: 1-1 La Banquiere, 7-1 Alloway Grove, African Hoopoe, Derecho, 10-1 Ruby Woo, Just Judy, 20-1 and 1F14-2.2 1F16-1.2 1F16-2.5 4 -11 SANTA THERESE 3f (A C Greeff) ...... G van Niekerk 99 59.0 0K10-8.6 5 -3 LIGHT OF THE MOON 2f (S J Snaith) ...... C Zackey 0 57.5 6F12-9.0 4E10-6.8 7F12-10.5 5 -3 FILLIPINA 2f (A C Greeff) ...... G Cheyne 0 60.0 5E16-2.6 2F16-2.5 4F14-3.3 5 -15 PRINCESS KALISI 4f (A C Greeff) ...... S Naidoo 95 59.0 upwards others 5F12-5.0 6 -6 OVERJOYED 2f (A C Greeff) ...... G van Niekerk 0 57.5 7E10-9.2 3F14-7.2 3F14-7.8 6 -6 FLOWER SELLER 2f (G D Smith) ...... Y Ramzan* 0 60.0 0D20-8.4 0F20-9.2 3F20-0.8 6 -13 RATTLE MOUSE 4f (Z Oosthuizen) ...... K Strydom* 94 59.0 SPEED RATINGS: LAST RUN : Alloway Grove -0.92; Ruby Woo -1.42; La Banquiere -1.51; Derecho -1.65 B - V V Power 6K10-3.8 2K12-4.8 3K12-5.2 7 -4 GRAYSWOOD PINK 2f (C Bass-Robinson) . . .K Steyn 0 60.0 1F14-1.8 5F14-2.1 2F14-1.5 7 -10 WATER SPIRIT 5m (A C Greeff) ...... G Cheyne 94 59.0 BEST AVERAGE : Alloway Grove -1.15; Ruby Woo -1.69 BEST TIME : Alloway Grove -0.92; Ruby Woo -1.42 FORECAST: 13-10 V V Power, 3-1 Bold Captain, Light Of The Moon, 5-1 Bobbety Boo, 7-1 Overjoyed, 20-1 and 4F10-3.2 2E10-1.5 5F12-7.3 8 -9 LADONNA MIA 2f (A C Greeff) ...... G van Niekerk 0 60.0 2E16-0.2 7F14-4.4 5F14-3.8 8 -6 GOLDEN CHANCE 5m (A C Greeff) ...... K Minnie 88 59.0 upwards others 9B12-6.4 5F10-4.8 3E10-6.0 9 -2 TAKE CONTROL 2f (J P Nel) ...... L Mxothwa 0 60.0 2K16-2.0 7K16-2.2 4K18-2.5 9 -5 HEAVEN’S EMBRACE 5m (B Crawford) . . .L Mxothwa 88 59.0 SPEED RATINGS: LAST RUN : V V Power -1.36; Bobbety Boo -2.11; Light Of The Moon -2.24; Overjoyed -2.55 B - Coup Le Probleme N/A - Coup Le Probleme (14.10) - PLAY SOCCER 6, 10 AND 13 MAIDEN PLATE (F & M) of 4F10-13.5 0F10-4.8 7F12-4.5 10 -7 REGAL GRADUATION* 6m (JVA Strydom) . . .M Mjoka 88 59.0 BEST AVERAGE : V V Power -1.21; Bobbety Boo -2.06 BEST TIME : V V Power -1.04; Bold Captain -1.13 FORECAST: 1-1 Grayswood Pink, 5-2 Curly Top, 7-1 Flower Seller, 10-1 Fillipina, Ladonna Mia, Take Control, 20-1 5R60000 over 1600m 3F10-3.5 1F14-0.2 3F14-3.2 11 -17 STEP LIVELY 4f (A C Greeff) ...... X Ndlovu 87 59.0 and upwards others 1st Leg Jackpot 1 5E13-7.0 5F14-2.8 5E13-4.8 12 -16 LUNA WISH 4f (A C Greeff) ...... T Gould 85 59.0 1st Leg Jackpot 1 4K16-3.0 3K16-1.1 5K16-5.0 13 -8 SECRET DEPTHS 5m (G D Smith) . . . . .M V’Rensburg 85 59.0 SPEED RATINGS: LAST RUN : Grayswood Pink -1.49; Curly Top -1.66; Take Control -2.17; Ladonna Mia -2.42 2K14-7.2 3K16-2.2 4K19-6.5 1 -7 TENACITY* 3f (C Bass-Robinson) ...... G van Niekerk 63 60.0 FAIRVIEW SELECTIONS BEST AVERAGE : Ladonna Mia -1.21; Grayswood Pink -1.55 BEST TIME : Ladonna Mia 0.16; Take Control -0.11 1U16-0.4 4K14-3.0 3K18-2.0 14 -14 SPRINGISINTHEAIR 4f (C Bass-Robinson) .F Herholdt 85 59.0 3S14-2.4 3E19-6.0 3F14-3.2 2 -2 DIAMONDS AND TOADS* 3f (G D Smith)M V’Rensburg 62 60.0 2K12-1.2 1K15-1.2 5K12-3.9 15 -12 MARMALISA 3f (C Bass-Robinson) ...... K Steyn 96 58.0 DEVONNE GOVENDER COMPUTAFORM PERMS 9E16-10.5 3E16-0.8 2E20-2.5 3 -6 QUEEN LOUISE* 3f (Z Oosthuizen) ...... K Strydom* 61 60.0 7F16-6.5 4F14-2.5 2E13-0.8 16 -4 KISS OF LIFE 3f (T J Laing) ...... E Webber 87 58.0 (12.55) - TELLYTRACK.COM FM 86 HANDICAP (F & M) of R60000 over 2F14-0.1 2E13-2.0 4E14-5.0 4 -8 PEARL DANCER 4f (JVA Strydom) ...... M Mjoka 60 60.0 3E12-2.0 6E12-5.2 5F12-2.4 17 -2 TRAVEL IN STYLE 6m (JVA Strydom) ...... Reserve 2 78 59.0 (3) V V Power (3) V V Power BIPOT (R16) 31000m 1st Leg PA 6D14-6.4 5E12-4.8 5E20-8.8 5 -4 SEA ISLAND* 4f (G D Smith) ...... J Mphanya 56 60.0 1E19-1.8 3E19-2.0 5F20-6.5 18 -18 MIFID TWO 3f (G D Smith) ...... Reserve 1 76 58.0 2F16- 7E16- 7E22- 6 WILD EARTH* 4f Leg 1: 7 x 3 5E12-5.6 3F10-3.1 5F10-4.5 1 -3 SCENTED GARDEN 4f (A C Greeff) ...... G Cheyne 87 60.5 0.5 6.0 4.4 -3 (S B Kotzen) ...... L Mxothwa 55 60.0 C/D - Sovereign Secret; Santa Therese; Princess Kalisi B - Travel In Style RESTED - Santa Therese (49 days); Mifid 1 (1) Bold Captain (4) Bobbety Boo 5F10-5.5 4F10-8.5 6F14-8.6 7 -1 MARGARET ERLYNNE 3f (JVA Strydom) . . . . .K Steyn 47 60.0 Leg 2: 2 x 1 1F10-0.8 0F10-9.6 3F10-2.2 2 -5 DELICASEA 3f (A C Greeff) ...... G van Niekerk 85 59.0 Two (56 days) (6) Overjoyed (1) Bold Captain 0F12-27.6 0E12-12.5 8 -5 DANCESWITHWOLVES 3f (D A McKenzie) . .R Munger 0 60.0 Leg 3: 2 0K11-10.0 5K12-6.5 4F12-2.8 3 -10 BAD HABIT 4f (A C Greeff) ...... X Ndlovu 82 58.0 FORECAST: 3-1 Sovereign Secret, 5-1 Santa Therese, 6-1 Springisintheair, 8-1 Marmalisa, 12-1 Carioca, All Of Me, (7) Grayswood Pink (3) Curly Top B - Sea Island; Wild Earth RESTED - Danceswithwolves (84 days) Leg 4: 1 6U10-5.0 5K12-5.8 6F10-4.4 4 -13 DURTY NELLY* 5m (JVA Strydom) ...... K Strydom* 82 58.0 Water Spirit, Heaven’s Embrace, Secret Depths, 16-1 Step Lively, 20-1 and upwards others FORECAST: 8-10 Tenacity, 7-2 Diamonds And Toads, 7-1 Queen Louise, Pearl Dancer, Sea Island, 12-1 Wild Earth, 2 (3) Curly Top (6) Flower Seller Leg 5: 7 x 1 1V10-1.1 2V10-3.0 5T10-3.1 5 -4 IMPRESSIVE DUCHESS 4f (C Spies) ...... R Munger 82 58.0 SPEED RATINGS: LAST RUN : Rattle Mouse 1.11; Carioca 0.96; Regal Graduation 0.15; All Of Me -0.15 20-1 and upwards others (8) Ladonna Mia (8) Ladonna Mia Leg 6: 14 x 4 4E13-6.2 6F14-8.2 4F14-4.2 6 -9 HERRIN 3f (A C Greeff) ...... S Khathi 82 57.5 BEST AVERAGE : Carioca 0.35; Rattle Mouse 0.07 BEST TIME : Rattle Mouse 1.11; Springisintheair 0.97 (2) Delicasea (2) Delicasea 4F14-1.2 6F12-5.9 3F14-2.0 7 -2 BRANDINA 4f (A C Greeff) ...... L Mxothwa 79 56.5 SPEED RATINGS: LAST RUN : Queen Louise -0.78; Diamonds And Toads -1.32; Sea Island -1.91; Margaret Erlynne 3E12-5.8 2F10-0.5 1E10-2.5 8 -1 VICTORIA TOWER 4f (A C Greeff) ...... T Gould 77 55.5 -2.28 (1) Scented Garden (3) Bad Habit PA (R24) 3 1E13-3.0 6E13-5.0 1E12-0.2 9 -6 BENEFICIARY 4f (JVA Strydom) ...... K Steyn 80 57.0 BEST AVERAGE : Sea Island -1.77; Diamonds And Toads -1.85 BEST TIME : Pearl Dancer -0.31; Queen Louise -0.78 (15.55) - COMPUTAFORM ONLINE MR 86 HANDICAP of R60000 over Leg 1: 2 x 1 (9) Beneficiary (5) Impressive Duchess 0F10-13.6 7F12-7.1 0F14-27.8 10 -11 CAPTAIN ANNE BONNY 4f (T J Laing) ...... K Minnie 76 55.0 81600m Leg 2: 2 (2) La Banquiere (2) La Banquiere 7F12-6.2 8F12-10.3 3E10-1.5 11 -12 TRIPPIN THE STARS 3f (JVA Strydom) . . . . .S Naidoo 72 52.5 0V14-21.0 2F12-2.8 1E13-1.8 1 -7 OSCAR WILDE 4g (A C Greeff) ...... G Cheyne 88 61.0 Leg 3: 1 (14.45) - RACING ASSOCIATION FM 64 HANDICAP (F & M) of R60000 4 (11) Derecho (11) Derecho 1F10-1.8 6F12-13.1 2F12-4.2 12 -8 MISS NIBBLES 2f (G D Smith) ...... Y Ramzan* 83 52.0 over 2000m 1F14-0.5 5E16-5.1 2F14-3.2 2 -5 ENCRYPTION 4f (S B Kotzen) ...... L Mxothwa 86 60.0 (9) African Hoopoe (6) Red White And Blue Leg 4: 7 x 1 6D10-2.0 1E10-2.5 9E12-6.5 13 -7 ENGLISH PRINCESS* 3f (Z Oosthuizen) . . . . .M Mjoka 70 52.0 6 1F14-6.2 1E13-3.5 1E16-0.5 3 -9 BLINGKING* 3c (A C Greeff) ...... G van Niekerk 86 59.0 Leg 5: 14 x 4 1st Leg Jackpot 2 (1) Tenacity (2) Diamonds And Toads C/D - Delicasea; Herrin; Brandina; Victoria Tower; Beneficiary; Captain Anne Bonny; Trippin The Stars; Miss Nibbles; 8F14-9.6 4E12-3.5 0F14-11.6 4 -2 TIGER IN THE SUN 3g (J P Nel) ...... D R Lerena 82 57.0 Leg 6: 3 English Princess B - Durty Nelly; Beneficiary RESTED - Scented Garden (63 days); Delicasea (63 days); Herrin (140 1E19-0.5 2F20-0.5 1E16-3.8 1 -1 LA BASTIDE 6m (Z Oosthuizen) ...... K Strydom* 65 60.5 6V18-6.2 1F16-0.2 0F14-13.0 5 -3 GREEK FIRE* 6g (G D Smith) ...... S Naidoo 78 56.0 (3) Queen Louise (3) Queen Louise 5 Leg 7: 6 x 1 x 3 days); Brandina (63 days); Victoria Tower (98 days); Captain Anne Bonny (63 days) 2N18-0.2 0E19-8.1 5F20-3.2 2 -10 SACRED IBIS 4f (G D Smith) ...... M V’Rensburg 63 59.5 2E19-0.1 2E16-0.1 2F16-0.8 6 -8 STORM COMMANDER 4g (G D Smith) .M V’Rensburg 78 56.0 (2) Diamonds And Toads (1) Tenacity FORECAST: 7-2 Scented Garden, 7-1 Impressive Duchess, Victoria Tower, Miss Nibbles, 10-1 Delicasea, Bad Habit, 3F16-1.0 5E19-3.9 4F16-3.5 3 -4 WITH OUR BLESSING* 3f (JVA Strydom) . . . . .K Steyn 65 59.0 1K16-1.2 6K14-3.1 0K16-6.2 7 -4 WOLF MAN 3c (S J Snaith) ...... C Zackey 79 55.5 (7) Dancing Girl (2) Sacred Ibis PICK 6 (R400) Durty Nelly, Trippin The Stars, 14-1 Herrin, Brandina, Beneficiary, 20-1 and upwards others 5U18-3.6 5U16-5.6 1F14-0.5 4 -11 RESPECTABLE MISS 3f (A C Greeff) ...... G Cheyne 63 58.0 4E13-1.6 2F14-0.5 4E13-3.0 8 -1 SCARBOROUGH FAIR* 4f (S B Kotzen) . . . . .S Khathi 77 55.5 6 (1) La Bastide (5) La Duchesse Leg 1: 2 x 11 SPEED RATINGS: LAST RUN : Durty Nelly 0.24; Bad Habit -0.09; Trippin The Stars -0.28; Victoria Tower -0.44 3E19-2.5 4F20-3.0 0E16-13.8 5 -5 LA DUCHESSE 5m (JVA Strydom) . . . . .G van Niekerk 60 58.0 7F24-9.0 1F20-3.2 6F16-2.4 9 -6 MAGNUM FIRE 3g (Z Oosthuizen) ...... K Strydom* 75 53.5 5E19-5.8 4F16-2.2 6F20-4.5 6 -6 PALACE QUEEN 4f (T J Laing) ...... K Minnie 60 58.0 (2) Sacred Ibis (1) La Bastide Leg 2: 1 x 3 BEST AVERAGE : Durty Nelly -0.14; Impressive Duchess -0.35 BEST TIME : Miss Nibbles 0.55; Beneficiary 0.25 C/D - Blingking; Greek Fire RESTED - Greek Fire (42 days) 9E13-5.4 2E19-0.5 6E16-5.2 7 -9 DANCING GIRL* 3f (Z Oosthuizen) ...... R Munger 62 57.5 (14) Springisintheair (2) Sovereign Secret Leg 3: 7 x 1 x 2 x 9 FORECAST: 1-1 Blingking, 5-1 Storm Commander, 8-1 Oscar Wilde, Wolf Man, 12-1 Encryption, Tiger In The Sun, 7F16-4.7 8F20-7.5 0E16-12.5 8 -3 THEATRICAL MOMENT* 3f (J A Visser) . . . .F Herholdt 62 57.5 Greek Fire, Scarborough Fair, Magnum Fire (4) Santa Therese Leg 4: 14 x 4 x 1 x 3 x 7 (13.35) - TAB PAYS THE FULL DIVIDEND, NO LIMITS MAIDEN PLATE (F 7 (4) Santa Therese 5N18-1.4 3N16-1.2 7S17-3.1 9 -7 LEGEND HAS IT 3f (G S Kotzen) ...... L Mxothwa 61 57.0 SPEED RATINGS: LAST RUN : Blingking 1.47; Oscar Wilde 0.72; Scarborough Fair 0.04; Encryption 0.00 (1) Carioca (3) All Of Me Leg 5: 3 4& M) of R60000 over 1200m 1st Leg Pick 6 4F18-4.2 2F20-3.2 9E16-8.0 10 -2 WORLD SQUARED 4f (M L Turner) ...... E Webber 56 56.0 Leg 6: 6 x 1 x 3 x 7 x 14 BEST AVERAGE : Blingking 0.60; Encryption -0.33 BEST TIME : Blingking 1.47; Storm Commander 0.79 (3) Blingking (3) Blingking 5V12-3.0 5E10-7.5 4E10-3.1 1 -6 RUBY WOO 3f (G D Smith) ...... S Naidoo 68 60.0 0E19-10.6 6F24-4.0 3F20-2.8 11 -8 CLOVER CLUB 3f (S B Kotzen) ...... T Gould 57 55.0 (6) Storm Commander (6) Storm Commander 9K16-15.3 2K12-3.5 2K12-3.0 2 -10 LA BANQUIERE 3f (C Bass-Robinson) . .G van Niekerk 67 60.0 B - La Duchesse 8 BEST BET FORECAST: 3-1 La Bastide, 11-2 Sacred Ibis, Legend Has It, 8-1 With Our Blessing, Respectable Miss, La Duchesse, (16.30) - NEXT FAIRVIEW RACEMEETING FRIDAY 23 JULY FM 68 (7) Wolf Man (7) Wolf Man 6K10-3.4 7K10-8.3 3E10-0.4 3 -1 ALLOWAY GROVE 3f (T J Laing) ...... K Minnie 64 60.0 Race 8: 3 0T16-13.2 4B16-1.9 2E14-0.2 4 -9 JUST JUDY 4f (Z Oosthuizen) ...... K Strydom* 56 60.0 World Squared, Clover Club, 12-1 Palace Queen, Dancing Girl, 20-1 and upwards others 9HANDICAP (F & M) of R60000 over 1400m (6) Leading Fast (5) Emaline 5F12-5.5 8E12-7.9 6F12-6.0 5 -5 BOLD LEAH* 3f (JVA Strydom) ...... M Mjoka 53 60.0 SPEED RATINGS: LAST RUN : La Bastide -0.12; With Our Blessing -0.61; Respectable Miss -0.74; Sacred Ibis -1.13 1E16-3.2 1F16-0.2 0F16-7.6 1 -7 ALASKAN FATE 4f (G D Smith) ...... Y Ramzan* 71 61.5 9 (1) Alaskan Fate (1) Alaskan Fate VALUE BET 5E13-4.3 8E16-7.2 0F14-27.9 6 -12 RED WHITE AND BLUE* 3f (J V Rugg) ...... T Gould 52 60.0 BEST AVERAGE : La Bastide -0.74; With Our Blessing -0.90 BEST TIME : La Bastide -0.12; Sacred Ibis -0.23 5t16-7.0 9T16-11.5 7F16-5.1 2 -12 IN LIMBO 3f (A C Greeff) ...... G Cheyne 70 60.0 (3) Duchess Of State (2) In Limbo Race 7: 14 7E13-9.7 4F12-5.2 0F14-15.7 7 -7 EAST COAST STAR 3f (D A McKenzie) . . . .L Mxothwa 51 60.0 0F16-7.4 5F16-4.8 1E14-2.5 3 -11 DUCHESS OF STATE 4f (Z Oosthuizen) . . .K Strydom* 68 60.0 0E16-3.5 5F16-3.5 0E14-12.6 4 -10 CERELIA 3f (A C Greeff) ...... G van Niekerk 69 59.5 3B16-1.8 7t14-2.6 0V16-15.0 5 -13 EMALINE 3f (G D Smith) ...... M V’Rensburg 69 59.5 Y E S T E R D A Y ’ S V A A L R E S U L T S A N D 3RD: 1 BRENNER PASS (S Brown). NOTHING; 9 WUHAN; 6 WAQAAS (AUS); 10 OPENING GAMBIT; 4 BURNING 7T11-3.2 7V12-3.1 0V12-8.8 6 -2 LEADING FAST* 4f (G D Smith) ...... S Naidoo 67 59.5 Y E S T E R D A Y ’ S V A A L R E S U L T S A N D 4TH: 6 LEICESTER FOSSE (R Munger). ICE; Double: Dividend: R9.60 Winning Numbers: 9 x 3 Pick 3: Dividend: R25.50 1F16-1.2 7F20-16.8 6F16-4.9 7 -1 MAYFERN 4f (Z Oosthuizen) ...... R Munger 67 59.5 Win: 7 R1.60. Places: REF_ALL R0.00. Swingers: 4x7 R4.80. Exacta: 7x4 Winning Numbers: 2,3,5,7 x 8,9 x 3 9F16-5.2 6F18-9.5 9F12-5.6 8 -16 GRANADILLA 3f (M L Turner) ...... E Webber 61 55.5 D I V I D E N D S R5.40. Trifecta: 7x4x1 R6.70. Quartet: 7x4x1x6 R5.70. Tote Favourite: 7 LITI- 5E16-2.1 5F16-3.4 8F16-5.6 9 -5 BEYOND TEMTATION 4f (T J Laing) ...... K Minnie 59 55.5 8E12- 0F16- 7E14- 10 BLONDE VISION 5m Owned by: NEXT VAAL RACEMEETING TUESDAY 20 JULY NOVICE 5.3 9.8 6.0 -6 (JVA Strydom) ...... K Steyn 59 55.5 GATION. Scratched: 2 ENIGMA CODE; 3 NUSSPLY; 5 CURFEW 0E19-8.1 2F16-0.5 7F20-7.0 11 -3 PURPLE AND GOLD 6m (J V Rugg) ...... T Gould 59 55.5 VAAL THURSDAY 15 JULY 2021 TAB TELEBET 0861 000 822 JUVENILE PLATE (Fillies) 1000m Messrs J F & L M F Wernars, H Willson & Miss Pippa Mickleburgh. 8HANDICAP 1450m R70 000 R70 000 7F10-9.1 0F12-11.7 1E12-2.2 12 -8 SHEEBA DARLING 2f (G D Smith) ...... J Mphanya 72 53.0 3 Trained by: Sean Tarry. Bred by: Avontuur Thoroughbred Farm. Won by: 1ST: 3 CASTLE CORNER (3 B g Ideal World (USA) - Chilly Filly) (D De 0E19-12.7 8E19-6.4 0F16-6.7 13 -9 SUNSHINE BEACH* 4f (D A McKenzie) . . . . .X Ndlovu 53 52.5 WELCOME TO THE VAAL MAIDEN JUVENILE PLATE (Fillies) 1ST: 1 SHEELA (2 Ch f The United States (IRE) - Trip To India) (L 2.25; 1.25; 3; Time: 99.43 sec. Then came: Double: Dividend: R11.00 Winning Gouveia; 20/7). 2E16-3.2 8F16-6.5 3E14-2.5 14 -15 VI VA PI PA 5m (J H Strydom) ...... L Bester 53 52.5 11450m R70 000 Hewitson; 4/10). Numbers: 2 x 7 Pick 3: Dividend: R6.70 Winning Numbers: 1,2 x 2 x 2,3,5,7 2ND: 6 HUMBLE TUNE (S Khumalo). 8E16-3.0 6F16-3.6 7F12-5.0 15 -14 BRIDESMAID BLUES 4f (G Paddock) . . . . .F Herholdt 51 52.0 1ST: 8 PRAIRIE FALCON (2 B f Gimmethegreenlight (AUS) - Falconize 2ND: 4 ON CUE (P Mxoli). 3RD: 4 ESKIMO PIE (L Hewitson). 0F16-15.2 0F12-8.0 9E14-7.7 16 -4 HUPERNIKAO 4f (JVA Strydom) ...... M Mjoka 50 52.0 (IRE)) (D De Gouveia; 20/7). 3RD: 6 WHAT A HONEY (C Zackey). BETTING WORLD - 087 741 2777 MAIDEN PLATE (F & M) 4TH: 8 FLORIDA KEYS (R Munger). C/D - Duchess Of State; Granadilla; Sunshine Beach; Vi Va Pi Pa; Bridesmaid Blues B - Blonde Vision 2ND: 7 NICE MOVE (P Mxoli). 4TH: 3 AURORA LIGHT (S Khumalo). 61600m R70 000 Win: 3 R4.10. Places: 3 R1.60; 4 R1.80; 6 R3.40. Swingers: 3x4 R3.60; 3x6 RESTED - Emaline (59 days); Leading Fast (148 days); Sunshine Beach (42 days) 3RD: 3 GOLDEN ASPEN (J Sampson). Win: 1 R1.10. Places: REF_ALL R0.00. Swingers: 1x4 R4.30. Exacta: 1x4 1ST: 9 TINDER DRY (2 B f Futura - Up In Smoke) (S Khumalo; 20/7). R5.90; 4x6 R4.90. Exacta: 3x6 R29.80. Trifecta: 3x6x4 R104.20. Quartet: FORECAST: 4-1 Alaskan Fate, 11-2 Duchess Of State, 8-1 In Limbo, Emaline, 10-1 Cerelia, Leading Fast, Mayfern, Beyond Temtation, Purple And Gold, Sheeba Darling, 20-1 and upwards others 4TH: 4 HIGH FLYBY (L Hewitson). R5.20. Trifecta: 1x4x6 R26.30. Quartet: 1x4x6x3 R52.00. Tote Favourite: 1 2ND: 4 WILLOW LANE (N Klink). 3x6x4x8 R991.80. Tote Favourite: 4 ESKIMO PIE. Scratched: Nil Owned by: Win: 8 R2.50. Places: 3 R1.40; 7 R3.90; 8 R1.20. Swingers: 3x7 R7.30; 3x8 SHEELA. Scratched: 2 AUNTY LIZZY Owned by: Drakenstein Stud (Nom: SPEED RATINGS: LAST RUN : Duchess Of State -0.34; Mayfern -0.63; In Limbo -0.67; Alaskan Fate -0.90 3RD: 1 BOLD DECISION (R Danielson). Messrs M K Wittstock, Morgan Brown & F Fitzsimons. Trained by: Stuart BEST AVERAGE : Alaskan Fate -0.54; Leading Fast -0.88 BEST TIME : Emaline 0.09; Duchess Of State -0.34 R1.70; 7x8 R7.00. Exacta: 8x7 R29.10. Trifecta: 8x7x3 R98.80. Quartet: Mrs G A Rupert). Trained by: M G Azzie/A A Azzie. Bred by: Drakenstein 4TH: 7 PRINCESS KESH (R Munger). Pettigrew. Bred by: Mr D G M Southey. Won by: 0.5; 0.75; 0.5; Time: 86.65 8x7x3x4 R247.20. Tote Favourite: 8 PRAIRIE FALCON. Scratched: 5 ICY Stud (Nom: Mrs G A Rupert). Won by: 1.6; 0.05; 3.10; Time: 57.19 sec. Then Win: 9 R2.20. Places: 1 R3.10; 4 R2.20; 9 R1.90. Swingers: 1x4 R11.80; 1x9 sec. Then came: 2 FLYING BULL; 12 SUDDEN BREAK; 1 ELUSIVE WOMAN; NIGHT; 6 MABONENG Owned by: Mr T Kung. Trained by: Stuart came: 5 STORMY LASS; Double: Dividend: R20.60 Winning Numbers: 7 x 1 R5.70; 4x9 R3.10. Exacta: 9x4 R11.70. Trifecta: 9x4x1 R123.70. Quartet: 10 SPEECHMAKER; 9 MEET THE CAPTAIN; 7 HARRYS SECRET; 5 BLUE Pettigrew. Bred by: Varsfontein Stud. Won by: 2.25; 0.75; 0.25; Time: 88.31 Pick 3: Dividend: R80.70 Winning Numbers: 5,6,8 x 7 x 1,2 9x4x1x7 R768.40. Tote Favourite: 9 TINDER DRY. Scratched: 8 TIME EYES; 11 BROADWAY BABE; 13 BANGOR NIGHT; Double: Dividend: R20.60 sec. Then came: 1 COVERMEINSUNSHINE; 2 GLOBAL LOUISE; 10 WALKIN- REQUEST Owned by: Mr F Bronkhorst. Trained by: Fanie Bronkhorst. Winning Numbers: 3 x 3 Pick 3: Dividend: R46.60 Winning Numbers: 8,9 x 3 x For form guides, previews, reviews, INMEMPHIS; 9 QUEEN OF THE NORTH; PLAY SOCCER 6, 10 AND 13 JUVENILE PLATE 1000m R70 000 Bred by: Varsfontein Stud. Won by: 1.75; 0.25; 1.25; Time: 97.57 sec. 3 results and the Gold Circle race card 4 Then came: 5 OCEANS PRIDE; 3 SHIKURU; 2 SUPER DUPER; 6 WONDER- TABONLINE.CO.ZA MAIDEN JUVENILE PLATE 1450m R70 000 1ST: 2 MASTER ARCHIE (2 Gr c Rafeef (AUS) - La Volta) (G Lerena; 5/4). FUL ROCK; Double: Dividend: R5.40 Winning Numbers: 7 x 9 Pick 3: Dividend: log on to www.goldcircle.co.za or 2 2ND: 1 DYCE (C Zackey). R15.50 Winning Numbers: 2 x 2,3,5,7 x 8,9 BIPOT: Dividend: R31.80 1ST: 7 LETSDOIT (2 B c Act Of War - Solarium) (D Schwarz; 10/1). 3RD: 4 MISS MAGICIAN (L Hewitson). Winning Numbers: 5,6,7,8 x 2,7 x 1,2,4 x 1,2,3,6,7 x 2,3,4,5,7 x 4,8,9 www.tabgold.co.za 2ND: 2 BOLETO (G Lerena). 4TH: 5 FRENCH REBEL (P Mxoli). RACING ASSOCIATION MR 80 HANDICAP 1500m R70 000 3RD: 6 KING ARTHUR (S Khumalo). Win: 2 R2.10. Places: REF_ALL R0.00. Swingers: 1x2 R1.50. Exacta: 2x1 7 JACKPOT 1: Dividend: R36.30 4TH: 11 TIMBAVATI RIVER (C Habib). R2.80. Trifecta: 2x1x4 R3.00. Quartet: 2x1x4x5 R2.30. Tote Favourite: 1 DYCE. 1ST: 3 SUPREME DANCE (3 B c Futura - Orange Dancer (IRE)) (G Winning Numbers: 2 x 2,3,5,7 x 8,9 x 3 Win: 7 R12.70. Places: 2 R1.50; 6 R1.10; 7 R2.80. Swingers: 2x6 R2.30; 2x7 Scratched: 3 FREED FROM DESIRE; 6 IRISH SEA; 7 WESTERN VIEW Owned Lerena; 25/11). D I S C L A I M E R / U N D E R S T A N D T H E I N F O R6.40; 6x7 R4.80. Exacta: 7x2 R55.90. Trifecta: 7x2x6 R197.40. Quartet: by: Messrs Vasan Harry & S A Hanna. Trained by: Paul Peter. Bred by: 2ND: 8 CITY BY THE SEA (X Jacobs). JACKPOT 2: Dividend: R136.90 7x2x6x11 R3,632.10. Tote Favourite: 6 KING ARTHUR. Scratched: Nil Owned Messrs V Harry, S A Hanna & A A Azzie. Won by: 2.5; 7.5; 12; Time: 56.26 3RD: 11 WILLO'THEWISP (K Matsunyane). Winning Numbers: 2,3,5,7 x 8,9 x 3 x 3 Whilst reasonable precautions have been taken to ensure the accuracy and quality by: Mr A J De Matos. Trained by: Stephen Moffatt. Bred by: Summerhill sec. 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Proteas bowling coach Charl Langev- eldt said yesterday the team need to Rassie make improvements in all departments for the third ODI against Ireland today. This comes after he acknowledged that the team were outplayed in the sec- ond ODI on Tuesday. “Cricket is played by 11 players and everyone needs to contribute, so we know that we need to improve,” he said. “I’m the bowling coach, so I’m al- rags ways hard on the bowlers but it’s a col- lective, so you need the fielders to be great and you also need the batters to come to the party.” Hartley Ireland won by 43 runs on Tuesday to take a 1-0 lead into the third and final game today, after the first match was keen for rained out. “It is something that we spoke long new role Gatland and hard about it (death bowling) in the West Indies and we found ourselves in that situation again. CARL PETERS “ I think it’s just a mixture of game Erasmus suggests Lions ‘are scared’ plans going wrong and guys trying too Top Pietermaritzburg sports per- many things at the back end. It’s a quick sonality Bridgitte Hartley (pic- British & Irish Lions coach Warren Gat- turn around and we need to fix it,” Lan- tured) flew to Tokyo yesterday land has accused South Africa’s director geveldt said. with the hope of landing a position of rugby Rassie Erasmus of “trying to The previous day skipper Temba Ba- on the Athletes’ Commission of the wind us up” after Erasmus insinuated vuma also called for quick progress to International Olympic Committee the tourists are scared to face South Afri- avoid a surprise series defeat against the (IOC) and to support Team South ca “A” again tomorrow in Cape Town. Irish minnows. Africa members wherever possible. Erasmus, who is “good friends” with Backed as South Africa’s captain in Charl Langeveldt during the national cricket team’s training session at Kingsmead in Durban. PHOTO: GALLO Hartley is attending her fourth Gatland, has tried, unsuccessfully, to get both ODI and T20 cricket until the end Olympic Games and, while she a second clash against the visitors for of the 2023 50-over World Cup in India, few shocks they have suffered in ODIs. • South Africa versus Sri Lanka, March • South Africa versus Zimbabwe, May won’t be seeking medals this time his Bok side tomorrow, with the under- Bavuma did not hold back in his assess- The Proteas have generally been im- 14, 1992, Basin Reserve, Wellington, Sri 29, 1999, Chelmsford, England, Zimb- because South African canoeists cooked hosts having played only one ment of his side’s bowling efforts. mune to them, but from time to time, Lanka won by three wickets. abwe won by 48 runs have not qualified, she is one of Test since lifting the World Cup in No- “We have had enough conversations, they have been ambushed. • South Africa versus the Netherlands, • South Africa versus Bangladesh, April 30 candidates from across the vember 2019. and those need to start showing into Here are four other games where the September 4, 1994, The Hague, Nether- 7, 2007, Providence, Guyana, Bangla- globe vying for a place on the pan- A strong South Africa “A” selection action,” he said. Proteas were unexpectedly caught lands, the Netherlands won by nine desh won by 67 runs el that represents athletes in beat the Lions 17-13 on Wednesday in SA’s loss on Tuesday was one of the short: wickets — Witness Reporter, Sport24. Olympic affairs. Cape Town and Erasmus wants to play She said before departing yes- them again at the same venue this week- terday afternoon that she would end to help his squad prepare for the British and Irish Lions head coach campaign for the elections as three-match Test series that starts on Warren Gatland looks on during the Some stats for the Kaizer Chiefs vs Al Ahly Caf final openly and positively as possible July 24. match between South Africa ‘A’ and during the Covid-19-affected Tokyo The Lions will instead play the Storm- his team at Cape Town Stadium on showpiece. ers, while South Africa have lined up a Wednesday. It’s north versus south tomorrow in Pitso last 20 matches in the Caf Champi- She’s also going to offer her ser- fixture against the Bulls. Both games will PHOTO: GALLO premier African club football as Kaiz- Mosimane’s ons League (W13 D6), a 1-0 defeat to vices as a member of the Sascoc be in Cape Town. er Chiefs lock horns with Egypt’s Al Al Ahly Simba SC in February — the only time athletes’ commission to ensure “I think he was just trying to wind us “I don’t see it as our role to prepare Ahly in the Caf Champions League fi- and Stuart they’ve failed to score in this run. members of Team SA have a com- up by saying we were scared, which he them for the Test series.” nal at Mohamed V Stadium in Casa- Baxter’s Kaizer Chiefs have scored 50% of fortable and memorable experience is sometimes capable of doing,” a bris- Meanwhile, British & Irish Lions lock blanca, Morocco. Kaizer their goals (5/10) via headers in the during the Games while giving their tling Gatland told reporters yesterday Alun Wyn Jones will start from the bench The match is to kick off at 9 pm Chiefs face Caf Champions League this season. best for their country. before going on to accuse Erasmus of against the Stormers after a remarkable CAT and will be broadcast live on Su- each other No team has had more in a single Zimbabwean swimming great gamesmanship for his role as a water car- return to the tour party following a dislo- perSport PSL channel 202, with live in the Caf campaign since 2017-2018 (Wydad Kirsty Coventry is the current rier in Wednesday’s match. cated shoulder. streaming on DStv and Showmax. Champions Casablanca and USM Alger, both 6). chairperson of the IOC Athletes’ “Last night he was the water boy and Jones had been ruled out of the tour League final Al Ahly have scored the most goals Commission, to which people with running around the pitch [giving in- after being injured in the 28-10 victory Here are the match facts tomorrow. (18) and had the most shots (130) in Olympic experience are either structions], but if you are the water boy, over Japan in Edinburgh last month, but Kaizer Chiefs PHOTO: the Caf Champions League this sea- elected or appointed. I think you have to make sure you are has proved his fitness and arrived in This will be the fourth Caf Champi- GALLO son, while their shot conversion rate “I am sad that I won’t be com- carrying water. South Africa yesterday. ons League final between teams from of 13,9% is only bettered by AS Vita peting this time, but now I have a “I don’t understand what his role was. There is also a return from Covid-19 South Africa and Egypt, with Al Ahly Al Ahly are looking to win their 2018/2019). Club (14,3% — 10/70). different role to play and I am You don’t run onto the pitch giving mes- isolation for fullback Stuart Hogg, who winning two for the Egyptians 10th Caf Champions League/African Kaizer Chiefs have kept seven clean Al Ahly have had 11 different goal looking forward to it,” Hartley said. sages if you are a water boy without wa- captains the side, while rookie flyhalf (against Mamelodi Sundowns in 2001 Cup of Champions Clubs title and a sheets in their 10 matches in the Caf scorers (excluding own goals) in the “We will be there for the ath- ter.” Marcus Smith has been handed a first and Orlando Pirates in 2013), and 16th for Egypt. No other team have Champions League this season, no Caf Champions League this season, letes to tell them we are their Gatland also reiterated that the Lions start just days after he also arrived in Mamelodi Sundowns defeating Zamal- won more than five and no other side have recorded more in a single which is three more than any other voice. I have to campaign for the had gained confidence from the defeat South Africa as cover for Finn Russell. ek in 2016. country has been victorious on more season in the competition. However, side, while no side have had more in IOC position during the Games, but ahead of the Test series. Centre Robbie Henshaw has over- Kaizer Chiefs are the first team to than six occasions. the South African side have faced a single edition of the competition I am quietly confident of being “We are pretty excited, it was a physi- come a hamstring problem and will play reach the final of the Caf Champions Reigning champions: Al Ahly are the most shots in 2020-2021 (142 – since Opta began recording this data elected.” cal game and we will be pretty pumped his first game on the tour, while Josh Ad- League in their debut season in the looking to win the Caf Champions 14,2 per game) with an expected in 2016. Hartley, who does online coach- for next week. We know what is coming, ams returns after dropping out of the competition since AS Vita Club in League in consecutive seasons for the goals against value of 14,4 — only AS Al Ahly’s Afsha has been directly ing and massage therapy outside I think they [South Africa] will have 17-13 defeat by South Africa “A” on 2014 (runners-up), while they could third time, after 2005-2006 and Vita Club have higher values in both involved in 10 goals (5 goals, 5 as- canoeing, said she expects the bulk some sore bodies today. Wednesday to view the birth of his first become the third team from South 2012-2013. Since the competition was metrics this term (15,3 shots faced/ sists) in the Caf Champions League of Team SA’s medals in Tokyo to “We worked on some things, our maul child via Zoom. — Reuters. Africa to win the Caf Champions renamed in 1997, no other side has game, 14,9 xG against). since the start of 2019-2020. No come from rugby sevens, swimming defence [was good], I thought we League/African Cup of Champions won back-to-back titles more than player has been involved in more and athletics. scrummed pretty well. From an attack- LIONS TEAM Clubs, after Orlando Pirates in 1995 once (Enyimba 2003/2004, TP Ma- Al Ahly (level with Zamalek’s Achraf “I was very excited about the ing perspective we probably weren’t as 15 Stuart Hogg (capt), 14 Josh Adams, 13 and Mamelodi Sundowns in 2016. zembe 2009/2010 and ES Tunis Al Ahly have lost just one of their Bencharki). — Caf Online. Olympics, but the civil unrest kind clinical as we could be, we know there Elliot Daly, 12 Robbie Henshaw, 11 Duhan of affected everybody. However, we were some opportunities we left out van der Merwe, 10 Marcus Smith, 9 Ali hope all goes well. If need be, I will there. Price, 8 Jack Conan, 7 Hamish Watson, 6 deal with South African athletes’ “I thought we looked really strong Tadhg Beirne, 5 Jonny Hill, 4 Adam Beard, Bafana happy to take unbeaten run into Cosafa semis problems as they emerge, as di- and fit in the second half. 3 Tadhg Furlong, 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 1 rected by our Sascoc athletes’ “The guys were pretty bullish in the Rory Sutherland. commission chairperson Khotso change room afterwards thinking we can Replacements: 16 Jamie George, 17 Mako Having finished the group stage un- and be disciplined the first 15 min- and for now, honestly speaking, he’s Mokoena, of course,” she said. win this series. Vunipola, 18-Zander Fagerson, 19 Alun beaten, upbeat Bafana Bafana will utes,” Ramoreboli said. done very well.” “Covid-19 has also put a spanner “He [Erasmus] put out pretty much Wyn Jones, 20 Sam Simmonds, 21 Gareth take on Mozambique in the semi-fi- “Then we started to play from Meanwhile, Marumo Gallants, for- in the works in the sense that ath- his top side against us, which is good, Davies, 22 Chris Harris, 23 Louis Rees- nals of the Cosafa Cup in Gqeberha there. Yes, it was a game that, I be- merly known as TTM, have appointed letes won’t be able to support we have had a good look at them. Zammit. today. lieve personally the boys managed it French coach Sebastien Migne (pic- their colleagues during their off The second semi will be between very well, we knew that they will tured), who will take up a first role day at the Olympics, as is normally Senegal and Eswatini, with the final come at us but we had to be very in the Premier Soccer League after the case, because of Covid-19 re- to be played on Sunday. organised, know which moments of stints with the national teams of strictions. MORE CURRIE CUP MATCHES CALLED OFF Stand-in Bafana Bafana coach Mo- the match we had to add numbers in Equatorial Guinea and Kenya, who he “But we will be in the athletes’ rena Ramoreboli said he was satisfied attack and where we need to over- led to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations village in Tokyo to remind the ath- Further Currie Cup matches have been points will be made at a later stage. with his side’s 0-0 draw with Zambia, load in our defensive blocks. I think finals. Migne will be assisted by the letes that we are their voice. cancelled. Due to the situation of un- Furthermore, the Women’s First Divi- which meant they enter the semi-fi- we did it very well. Belgian Jean-Francois Losciuto, who “To be in the Olympic village rest currently being experienced in sion Final, between the Golden Lions nals without conceding a goal. “It’s [the aim] to play to their does have previous experience in again will definitely be exciting,” Gauteng, two matches scheduled to and Free State, also scheduled for The side had already qualified as strengths, the type of players you South Africa, while Harris Chueu is she said. take place in Johannesburg on Satur- Emirates Airline Park, has been post- pool winners before the fixture and have will tell you what type of sys- the team’s new technical director. The versatile individual will be day have been cancelled or postponed, poned. made numerous changes as it came tem or football you have to play, we to each and every player’s strength, The club also announced the sign- among a handful of proud Maritz- SA Rugby said yesterday. A new date will be communicated just 24 hours after they had thumped have such players allowing us to play that is why you see the likes of [Yu- ings of striker Muhammad Patel, who burgers at the Games, the others The Carling Currie Cup Premier Divi- in due course, said the national body. Lesotho 4-0. in such a way we are playing and suf] Maart in his team [Sekhukhune most recently played for Spanish low- mainly coming from the swimming sion match between the Lions and On Wednesday, they had cancelled “I think we started very slow, but they are also enjoying it because it’s United] doing very well, coming here er league club Loja CD, Zimbabwean and hockey arenas. the Cheetahs has been called off. home games of the Sharks and it’s understandable, according to plan within their strengths. we have to give him the very same left-back Learnmore Muyambo from “[17-year-old swimmer from A decision on the result and log Griquas set for this weekend. — WR. we knew that they will come at us “So I think we also tried to do our confidence he’s getting from his club, Harare City, and Dutch midfielder Jo- PMB] Matthew Sates is one of the the first 15 minutes. We had to try analysis and make sure that we play making sure that he enjoys playing reon Lumu. — SuperSport. ‘babies’ of Team SA and what I would say to him is that he must just focus on doing what he has OOSTHUIZEN MAKES A BRIGHT START been doing all this time. Pogacar dominates as TDF marred by doping probe “I know he is a very determined Louis Oosthuizen made another strong the Majors, and “working harder than person who never misses a training push for a second Major title when he ever” to claim a victory. Overall leader Tadej Pogacar again But by the time an Ineos quartet by almost six minutes with Carapaz session, import of a prohibited sub- session and will definitely try his shot to the top of the early leader- “That was probably, in my mind, the proved his dominance in the Tour de were leading the remnants of the right on the Jumbo man’s tail in third stance or prohibited method for use best to get a medal,” Hartley said. board on day one of The Open at most perfect round I could have France as he won a second consecu- pack up the final climb of this Tour with three stages left, a flat run to- by an athlete without medical justifi- • [email protected] Royal St George’s in England yesterday. played,” said Oosthuizen. “I didn’t tive mountain stage yesterday and de France, the focus was on the pos- day, the time-trial and Sunday’s pa- cation”. Oosthuizen opened with a bogey- make many mistakes. When I had said “it’s a game for me”. sible challenges to the leader on the rade into Paris. Bahrain Victorious said in an earlier free six-under-par 64 on the par-70 good opportunities for birdie, I made The UAE rider out-ran his two clos- road. Meanwhile, French prosecutors statement: “On the eve of Stage 18 links course to take the early club- the putts. So yeah, just a very good est rivals, Jonas Vingegaard and Rich- With 3 km left Pogacar, Vingegaard opened a preliminary investigation in- of (the) Tour de France, Team Bahrain Audit Bureau of Circulations of South Africa house lead. solid round.” ard Carapaz, just as he did on the and Carapaz were again left to cross to doping allegations against Bahrain Victorious were subject to an investi- transparency you can see That puts the South African in con- Oosthuizen praised his ability to re- previous day’s mountaintop finale. swords in the battle to the finish. It Victorious, after police searched the gation by French Police. The team Published by the proprietors, tention once again in the Majors this main patient during the round before The 2020 champion continued the was quickly settled. outfit’s accommodation and bus on were monitored by a number of offi- The Natal Witness Printing year after he has finished second in his first birdie at the eighth hole for a most dominant run in recent Tour Pogacar raced ahead with ease Wednesday following the 17th stage cers following their arrival after stage and Publishing Company the last two Majors in his bid to add run of three consecutive birdies in memory. But the peloton left Pau un- over the last kilometre and slowed of the race. 17 to the team hotel in Pau. (Pty) Ltd, 45 Willowton Road, to his sole triumph in The Open in that stretch. der a shadow yesterday after a over- down as he crossed the line for his The prosecutor’s office in the port “The investigation involved a search Pietermaritzburg. Members of 2010. And he came into this week But Garrick Higgo signed for a night anti-doping raid on the Bahrain- third stage win on this edition. city of Marseille said the investigation of riders’ rooms as part of the proc- the Audit Bureau of Circulations with a career six runner-up finishes in three-over-par 73. — Sunshine Tour. Victorious team at their hotel. Pogacar leads the Dane Vingegaard was into “acquisition, transport, pos- ess.” — Reuters. of South Africa Limited.