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VALLEY OF DEATH: The scene of the accident in the Msunduzi Valley near Cato Ridge, KZN, in which at least 19 people died yesterday. BERNADETTE WOLHUTER
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RIES of sorrow echoed through the rolling hills of KwaXimba, near Cato Ridge in rural KwaZuluNatal, yesterday afternoon. Hundreds of people were gathered at the spot where hours earlier a minibus taxi – packed full of churchgoers on their way to the Sunday morning service – careered off a bridge and plunged 15 metres down an embankment. By late afternoon, the death toll from the horror crash was sitting at 19. The accident took place on the main road in the Msunduzi Valley area around 9.30am. The Department of Community Safety and Liaison in KwaZulu-Natal posted on its Facebook page that the driver of the minibus had lost control of the vehicle and it rolled several times. “As per the disc, the vehicle is certified to carry 16 passengers. However, it was ferrying 26 people, including the driver,” the department said. “The minibus was overloaded by 10 people.” MEC Mxolisi Kaunda visited the scene yesterday. He said his department was compiling a report, but that initial investigations indicated that the minibus’s brakes were not in good condition. Kaunda said most of those who had died were women. The SAPS Search and Rescue Unit, state paramedics and private ambulance services were all at the
19 die in 16-seater minibus plunge scene. ER24’s Russel Meiring said they found the minibus lying on its roof at the bottom of the embankment. “A total of 15 bodies were found lying around the vehicle. Paramedics assessed the patients and found that all 15 had already succumbed to their multiple injuries,” Meiring said. Members of the community had rushed a number of the survivors to the local clinic immediately after the accident. Meiring said they treated several patients at the scene and at the clinic. Five had sustained critical injuries. “Unfortunately, after a time, three succumbed to their injuries and were declared dead,” Meiring said. Later in the day, another person died. Robert McKenzie, spokesperson for KZN Emergency Medical Services, said they had treated a total of 12 patients with critical and serious
injuries. SAPS spokesperson Colonel Thembeka Mbhele said police were investigating. The ANC in KZN labelled the crash a “sad and painful tragedy”, adding that the suggestion that the minibus was overloaded was “concerning”. “The ANC further calls on law enforcement and other authorities to swiftly investigate the causes of this carnage and to act decisively on any act of negligence or recklessness. “The ANC also calls on all taxi operators to be more vigilant and adhere to the rules of the road and take safety precautions seriously to avoid the unnecessary loss of life,” the party said. “Our public transport vehicles cannot be turned into moving coffins. Passengers should also be vigilant of any wrongdoing and must not allow their lives to be endangered by being coerced into boarding overloaded taxis.” The DA in KZN said it was “deeply saddened” and offered its condolences to the families and friends of those who had died. “We urge all motorists to please be safe and vigilant on our roads. It’s heartbreaking that we lose so many lives on our roads, yet urgent action is never taken to prevent crashes from taking place this frequently,” the party said. In April, 19 children and the driver died when a minibus taxi collided with a truck at Bronkhorstspruit in Gauteng.
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Woman’s family are all killed BERNADETTE WOLHUTER When Nomthandazo Ngcamu saw her father’s lifeless body lying in the dust, her first instinct was to run over to him. She thought he was asleep. “I wanted to go to my dad and wake him up,” an emotional Ngcamu said yesterday afternoon, “but the police stopped me.” Ngcamu lost four members of her family in the horror crash at KwaXimba, near Cato Ridge, yesterday morning. The accident left a total of 19 people dead. Among them were Ngcamu’s father, Fano, 86; her brother, Siyabonga, 41, and her two sisters, Zodwa, 56, and Zanele, 54. They were on their way to the Zion kwaNkonyane Church, where Fano was a reverend, when they were killed. Ngcamu would have been with them, had there been space on the minibus.
“But there wasn’t, so I said I would take my car,” she said. She was just about to leave, when she got news of the accident. “My sister-in-law called me. At the time, she didn’t know if the people in the crash were from our church or not, but she had heard there was an accident and she said the victims were wearing our church colours,” she said. “I drove straight there.” Her father’s was the first body she saw. “Then I saw my two sisters on the side, and I could see my brother’s face
too,” she said. “I just cried.” Ngcamu’s mother died in January and she said she did not know how she would go on. At 38, she was the youngest of her siblings. “They all worked, my brother has left three children. The oldest is studying next year,” she said. She said her family was still in shock. “They say everything is a part of God’s plan but this, I don’t know…” her voice trailed off. “I just pray their souls rest in peace.”
Her father’s was the first body that Ngcamu saw. NIGHTMARE: People comfort each other at the scene of the crash.
Two Amcu leaders assassinated in Marikana over graft LINDILE SIFILE lindile.sifile@inl.co.za
THE Marikana community in North West is lving in fear after two leaders linked to alleged union corruption were assassinated. Zingisa Mzendana, 30, who was among 28 people that the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) recently fired, was gunned down on Thursday morning at a car-wash, a day after the Marikana Massacre commemoration at Wonderkop Koppie. Mzendana was Amcu’s 4 Shaft branch secretary and Lonmin’s engineering assistant before the union expelled him and 27 others last month, for bringing the union into disrepute. This was after they exposed alleged corruption committed by Amcu’s shop steward
Pair were expelled for bringing the union into disrepute Malibongwe Mdazo, who was killed in Mooinooi two weeks ago. Mzendana had uncovered the alleged corruption by illegally gaining access to Mdazo’s work e-mails at Lonmin, where they were employed. The company fired him in June and he allegedly rejoined NUM (National Union of Mineworkers). North West police have made no breakthrough in Mzendana’s murder probe. “The victim was allegedly shot by a male whose identity is still unknown. At this stage, no one has been arrested,” police spokesperson Brigadier Sabata Mokgwabone said
yesterday. He did not have the details of Mdazo’s slaying. The expulsions and the killings have created uneasiness, fear and divisions among Amcu members in Marikana, with many refusing to speak out, fearing victimisation. There were even fears before the commemorations that the expelled group would disrupt the events. The day before, Amcu’s Rustenburg region co-ordinator Patrick Moepadira, warned organisers not to be influenced by outsiders. Amcu has been the majority union in Marikana since 2012, when it took over from the NUM days before the deadly Platinum belt wage strike. It gained prominence after its president Joseph Mathunjwa entered the negotiations. People who spoke to The Star
anonymously said the tensions were tearing Amcu apart, leaving an opening for Numsa (National Union of Metalworkers of SA), whose pamphlets were circulated in the community recently. One of the expelled members, who did not want to be named, said he decided to resign from his job at Lonmin and all union activities out of fear for his life and that of his family. “Amcu is now divided between people opposing corruption, who were also behind Mzendana and
those at head office who supported Mdazo. “This has created a splinter group. Amcu’s leadership is aware of this, but they seem to have chosen Mdazo’s side in the matter. Mathunjwa is only good at mobilising and not at problem-solving.“The situation is getting volatile in Marikana and politics here comes with the spilling of blood. Most of us resigned from our jobs, because we don’t feel safe.” Another mineworker and Amcu member said the union needed
a leadership change, for unity to prevail. “We’ve lost the unity we once had. We are not free to talk about these things and our national leadership does not want to listen to us. “It’s been five years, the leadership has not changed and we don’t know why,” said the member. Amcu’s Rustenburg region chairperson Jack Khoba dismissed any allegations of unhappiness among Amcu members in Marikana. @lindilesifile
THE POLITICAL fallout over the granting of diplomatic immunity to Grace Mugabe has led to civil society groups and opposition parties pushing for a review of the decision in the high court. The DA and AfriForum said yesterday Grace would not be let off the hook after she flew back to Harare yesterday morning with her husband, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe. She was granted diplomatic immunity by the South African government. AfriForum’s legal representative, Willie Spies, said Grace’s departure was not the end of the story. And Parliament’s chairperson of the portfolio committee on international relations, Siphosezwe Masango, said they would discuss the matter in the ANC’s study group tomorrow. He said they hadn’t had time to discuss it since the furore began, and tomorrow’s meeting should come up with a decision. AfriForum chief executive Kallie Kriel said they would launch a review application of the government’s decision to grant Grace diplomatic immunity. “If the review application is successful, and there are good grounds to believe that such an application will succeed, the doors will be open for the National Prosecuting Authority to prosecute Mrs Mugabe,” said Kriel. If the NPA refused to prosecute her, their private prosecution unit would begin with the private prosecution proceedings, he added. The DA said Parliament must institute a full-scale inquiry into the matter. DA chief whip John Steenhuisen said they wanted all the ministers involved in granting Grace diplomatic immunity to be hauled before the inquiry. He said it was inexplicable how the government could have allowed the first lady to leave. Steenhuisen said it had done exactly the same thing when it allowed Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to leave the country when there was an international arrest warrant out for him. Somadoda Fikeni of Unisa said the latest developments would have implications for the government and on whether Grace would be able to return to South Africa. “It will depend how the two countries have handled the matter. If it leads to court cases, that will complicate the situation. But if she successfully challenges the case, she will still be allowed to come back into the country,” said Fikeni. But he said this would not make things easy for the government of Zimbabwe in how it deals with the situation. South Africa has strong trade ties with Zimbabwe, which is South Africa’s largest trading partner in the region. Meanwhile, in a statement relating to the diplomatic immunity granted to Grace, Dirco cited reasons for pardoning her and allowing her to fly back home as part of maintaining good intergovernmental relations within the SADC region and between SA and Zimbabwe. It said according to the country’s diplomacy act, Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane had the powers to enter into an agreement in the conferment of immunities and privileges in the interest of South Africa. Dirco also highlighted that it had granted Grace immunity after it had taken legal considerations, including a directive that acknowledges the immunity of spouses of heads of state. – Additional reporting by Noni Mokati See Pages 2 and 7
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2 SIPHUMELELE KHUMALO A 35-YEAR-OLD official is the latest to be fired by Joburg mayor Herman Mashaba in the city’s bid to rid itself of corruption. The official is facing a criminal charge after the city opened a case against him. The man, who has been working for the council for 11 years, joins over 100 officials who have either been suspended or fired, or have voluntarily resigned, for a variety of offences, including fraud, corruption, theft, and unauthorised, irregular, fruit-
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Mashaba fires another official in corruption crackdown less or wasteful expenditure, since Mashaba took over the municipality a year ago. Eighty-one employees were suspended, 12 resigned and seven were dismissed. The latest official to lose his job is a former community development department facilities manager who was working at the Dlamini Multipurpose Centre in Soweto. He was arrested on Thursday and
charged with theft. The man, who cannot yet be identified, was expected to appear at the Protea Magistrate’s Court on Friday. According to Mashaba, the former employee rented out the hall to a prominent pastor for R21 000 in 2014 without authorisation. This was discovered by an investigation previously conducted in 2016 by the city’s Group Forensic and Investiga-
Over 100 officials have been either suspended or fired tion Services (GFIS). Lucky Sindane, strategic stakeholder manager of the GFIS, said they became aware of what had happened only when the pastor approached the council shortly afterwards
and asked for a receipt. “When we checked the system, the transaction was not there,” Sindane said. He said the man went through an internal disciplinary hearing early this year and was found guilty of corruption and theft. He was dismissed as a city employee in May, but this did not stop the council from taking legal action against him. Mashaba said that was an
example that even if someone resigned or was dismissed from the council, they were not off the hook. “We will pursue criminal charges and recoup what is due to the city. That is why we will continue to vigorously pursue every allegation of corruption.” Mashaba said there was no place for corruption in the municipality. “We will work tirelessly, and
Violence at KZN schools erupts again
INSPECTION: Gauteng Health MEC Dr Gwen Ramokgopa visited Baragwanath Hospital’s maternity ward in Soweto yesterday. Here she talks to new mother Laverne Pillay. On the right is the hospital’s acting chief executive, Sfiso Maseko.
BERNADETTE WOLHUTER MORE disturbing video footage of schoolyard violence in KwaZulu-Natal has surfaced. The provincial Department of Education has obtained two clips of vicious brawling at Richards Bay Secondary School on the North Coast. It said in a statement at the weekend that the videos, which look as though they were filmed using a cellphone, were taken on Friday. It said it was alleged that some pupils were in possession of knives and guns and that shots were fired on the school premises. The first of the videos, which is 12 seconds long, begins with a group of boys walking across a school field. One produces what appears to be a large knife or a panga and slams it into another boy. The crowd of children around them then scream. The second video is 21 seconds long and shows a group of boys fighting with one another in a courtyard. Again, one is wielding what looks like a knife or a panga, and he attacks another boy with it. Then they run out of the shot. The MEC for Education in the province, Mthandeni Dlungwana, was scheduled to visit the school today to meet with management. The department said it would not rest until the culprits had been identified and brought to book. “Schools should be the centres of learning and teaching, not the sites of bullying, gangsterism and criminality,” it said. “We are deeply hurt.”
3 arrested for cannibalism BERNADETTE WOLHUTER THREE suspected cannibals have been arrested in the rural KwaZulu-Natal Midlands. Apparently one of them walked into the Estcourt police station on Friday night, told the officers on duty he was “tired of eating human flesh”, and produced part of a human leg and a hand. It is understood investigations led police to a house in Rensburgdrift, where more human remains were found. The man who had gone to the police station was arrested. A second suspect was arrested in Estcourt and a third, thought to be a nyanga (medicine man), was arrested in the Amangwe area. The three are all in their thirties. They allegedly killed a woman, cut her up and ate parts of her body. Police spokesperson Colonel Thembeka Mbhele confirmed yesterday that the men had been arrested on charges relating to murder and cannibalism. She said they would appear in the Estcourt Magistrate’s Court today. Former head of the SAPS specialised Investigative Psychology Section, Professor Gérard Labuschagne, said it was unlikely this was a muti-related crime and more likely “to do with a mental health issue”.
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SOUTH African Airways (SAA) was yesterday counting the cost of the fiasco at the weekend that saw scores of passengers stranded after its flight to Zimbabwe was denied entry to the country. Spokesman Tlali Tlali told The Star that the cost of grounding the aircraft and of cancelling flights was yet to be quantified. “We will know the actual cost in the course of next week, as we
in collaboration with institutions such as the Hawks, SAPS and all other institutions within the criminal justice system to ensure that the residents of Johannesburg receive the quality services they deserve,” he said. Other high-profile people who have been sacked at the city since Mashaba took over include former City Power managing director Sicelo Xulu,
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Ramokgopa promises change at Bara MEC to prioritise staff and equipment to combat glaring shortages NOKUTHULA ZWANE nokuthula.zwane@inl.co.za
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AUTENG Health MEC Gwen Ramokgopa is set to prioritise the shortage of staff and the lack of equipment at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital in Soweto. This followed her site inspection to the iconic medical facility’s maternity and gynaecology wards yesterday. Last week, The Star reported on the high infant mortality rate when we detailed the agony of a mother whose newborn died at the hospital. Ramokgopa decided to visit the hospital and was told that many of the wards, especially the neonatal ones, were in desperate need of staff and equipment. The MEC found that these issues, as well as teenage
NTANDO MAKHUBU TSHWANE’S Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital is in good health – and its patients, including former Life Esidimeni patients – are in good hands. This was the assertion of Health MEC Gwen Ramokgopa, who toured the hospital yesterday to inspect the facility, amid reports of untenable conditions and patients living in rundown wards. The MEC was briefed and then taken around the wards and shown the facilities by a team that included chief
pregnancies and mothers who failed to go through antenatal care, were the defining challenges within the wards. During an impromptu media briefing, she said the hospital catered to a large population, and that those who worked there were committed to helping patients. “We know that Bara is the biggest hospital in the southern hemisphere. “During my visit to the maternity units, I found doctors and nurses who assured me they were doing the best that they could,” she said. She insisted she was committed to prioritising the staff shortage. “I commit that on the staff shortage, we will prioritise it in the front line. “We will reinforce the staff with clinical engineers to be
It takes too long to repair equipment
CHECK-UP: Ramokgopa talks to Kgomotso Maleho, 17, while she comforts her baby. on site. “In terms of equipment, the turnaround time to repair equipment is too long,” said Ramokgopa. She added that they were strengthening the facility
Minister rejects rundown Weskoppies claims executive Maureen Mabena and the heads of nursing, security, clinical and the area manager. “I had to come and see for myself if the reports were accurate and, in order to be transparent, we invited the media to walk through with us so that they, too, could see if things were falling apart,” the MEC said. She explained that Weskoppies was a mental institution at tertiary level and
housed more than 800 patients. After visiting the wards where former Life Esidimeni patients had been admitted, she asked Mabena and her team to respond to questions raised by the DA regarding the condition of the facilities. Said Mabena: “It is unfortunate the politicians do not take the repercussions of their statements into account when they speak.” She opened the wards for the MEC and others to see.
SAA counts cost of Zim flight fiasco must take into account a number of cost elements,” he said. “These include, but are not limited to, hotel accommodation for passengers who were at the airport already and lost revenue as we did not have a single service on Saturday.” Flights between the two neighbouring countries resumed yesterday after issues of incorrect documentation were cleared.
management units, and that they were also working with the manufacturers of equipment in a bid to include the issue of maintenance. Dr Firdose Nakwa, the head paediatrician on site, stressed
that the neonatal unit had trouble getting equipment on time. She said the ward had an 18-bed ICU with three registrars during the day. But at night, there was only one registrar operating. According to Nakwa, there were only eight staff working as consultants and registrars. She said the hospital handled more than 2 000 deliveries a month, and that the neonatal wards accommodated 250 to 350 patients a month. These sentiments were echoed by professional nurse Martina Mncuseni. She told the media that a mother had lost one of her twins due to the babies being premature. “We admit patients from other provinces, and due
Tlali said that they had filed all appropriate papers needed for the planes to take flight. “South African Airways has received clearance to commence operations between South Africa and Zimbabwe.” On Saturday, an SAA Boeing was prohibited from leaving Harare. Government dismissed speculation that the move was in retaliation for Zimbabwe’s first
lady Grace Mugabe not being allowed to leave South Africa after an alleged assault on a Joburg model. Mugabe has since been granted diplomatic immunity and has returned to her country. A Zimbabwean flight was also prohibited from leaving OR Tambo International on Friday night. Aviation authorities on both sides claim both aircraft did not
“Some patients here are able to read, have TV and can get agitated by such reports, especially when they are unfounded. “Families also received misinformation, and that did not help healing and dealing with mental health.” Ramokgopa toured the wards of both acute and mildly ill patients, saw their ablution facilities, and was given the timetables and programmes of treatment
have the necessary paperwork. Tlali said: “Flights between South Africa and Zimbabwe were affected due to a flight restriction imposed by the Zimbabwean authorities on operations. “The decision to impose it was based on the requirement from the Zimbabwean authorities for SAA to have a Foreign Operators Permit to operate in that country. “SAA had to cancel operations between Johannesburg, Harare and Victoria Falls.”
and care. These indicated that they not only had access to therapy psychiatrists and psychologists, but had sports fields, indoor games, TV and radios. “I am satisfied that the team here is doing everything possible to care for patients. A team of dedicated, caring people are here to take care of our patients, who are mostly here involuntarily,” she said. She said she had called the mental health board in
to the shortage of staff, we end up with litigation,” said Mncuseni. She dismissed allegations that nurses were mistreating patients as false. The Gauteng Health MEC had the opportunity to speak to new mothers in the wards to find out their experiences while in the care of the medical staff at the hospital, and found that it was not all doom and gloom. New mother of a baby girl, Nonhlanhla Vilakazi, told the MEC that she had not had any difficulties from the moment she entered the hospital. “We were helped through the whole process. I was a bit worried before I got here, but I was comforted. “Everything went well,” she said. According to the MEC’s spokesperson, Khutso Rabothata, the family of 22-year-old Rudzani Molaudzi declined a visit from the MEC. This follows earlier reports that she had lost her baby due to negligence at the health facility. @Zwane_2li2ls to assess the situation, too, and that for a political party to make such inflammatory statements was criminal. “It does not serve to improve a society which still stigmatises mental health.” In response to the DA’s statements that former Life Esidimeni patients had been put in a space that compromised their lives, she said they could have seen the structures for themselves. “We renovated sections to accommodate them. To perpetuate an already bad concept is an abuse of patient and family rights,” she said.
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who was dismissed for serious misconduct. Earlier in the year, Mashaba also fired MMC for environmental and infrastructure services Anthony Still. Mashaba said he fired Still because the two of them held different views on how to deal with allegations of corruption and fraud at City Power. Sharon Peetz, a former MMC for economic development, was also recently fired for irregularly taking a family member with her on a work trip to Spain.
Condoms for pupils and their teachers THAMI MAGUBANE “PARENTS have failed miserably to do their jobs, and that is why the government is having to get involved.” This is the criticism levelled against parents by Department of Basic Education spokesperson Elijah Mhlanga following the gazetting of the National HIV, STIs and TB policy. The policy will “facilitate” the availability of condoms, and HIV/Aids education in schools. The policy document states that it aims to promote a multi-sectoral approach that employs a combination of biomedical, behavioural, social and structural interventions to reduce transmission and mitigate susceptibility and vulnerability to HIV, STIs and/or TB in the basic education sector. Access to male and female condoms and information on their use will be made available to all learners in the sector, as well as all educators, school support staff and officials, it said. Mhlanga said the department had to get involved because children in primary schools were falling pregnant. Media reports revealed recently that 803 pupils had fallen pregnant last year and 19 of them were in Grade 3.
‘Parents have failed dismally at their jobs’ “This policy is about much more than access to condoms in schools. There are people who have to walk very long distances just to get information. “The government is doing this because the parents have failed dismally at their jobs. You can print that. “They should know their children are having sex at a young age. If there are old people who are having sex with children, they should report that person and stop negotiating with them.” Mhlanga said it was important that parents talked to and educated their children about sex. “This policy will also help teachers as there are 60 000 teachers that are living with HIV and do not even know. There are NGOs out there that are calling for even wider distribution of condoms,” he said. He said those critical of the policy should get first-hand experience from the families that have been directly affected by HIV. “They should visit a family of the child who fell pregnant in primary school and I guarantee that they will change their minds.” Joan van Niekerk, a child protection consultant formerly affiliated with Childline, said the whole matter was a difficult and contentious issue. “If the condoms are provided in schools, they must come with the appropriate education, not just the scary detail but information to help children think through their choices,” she said.
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Chaka Chaka and Tsengwa honoured for contributions NOKUTHULA ZWANE nokuthula.zwane@inl.co.za
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Celebrities and fashion at a successful Polo Cup Stars came for the glamour – and to learn more about the sport SIPHUMELELE KHUMALO
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HE annual Polo Cup took place at the Inanda Club, Sandton, yesterday, where fans were treated to some exhilarating action. The event attracted a cross-section of spectators. While some were there for the glamorous high fashion, others came strictly to network for their various business interests. Familiar faces of people in the entertainment industry were those of actresses Jessica Nkosi, Pearl Thusi, Noeleen Maholwana-Sangqu, Thembi
game to their late father. “The family was introduced to the sport by my late husband,” said Van Reenen. Resplendent in a Zulu outfit and beads, Van Reenen is so proud of her African roots that she gave her two polo-playing sons Sotho names: Kgotso, 21, and Lerato, 17. Poncho Mokaila, North West Department of Agriculture head, said he was undertaking a feasibility study to establish the possibility of establishing an equestrian centre in Chaneng village, opposite Sun City. The centre would feature horseracing, polo matches and
Seete, Zikhona Sodaka and Bonang “Queen B” Matheba, to mention but a few. Besides the action on the field, guests were treated to some good food. Nkosi, a presenter and actress, acknowledged that although she was strictly at the event for the fashion, she was, in fact, learning the sport and she “thoroughly enjoyed” her first time at the annual event. Polo enthusiast and proud mother of two, Dierdre van Reenen, said her sons were playing at professional level at yesterday’s tournament. She attributes her sons’ love for the
GREAT ACTION: Some of the players in action during the Inanda African Cup in Pictures: Itumeleng English Sandton yesterday.
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There was a cross-section of spectators bush racing. “We are hoping to partner with Royal Bafokeng and, if all goes well, the centre will be a reality by 2019,” he told The Star. Actress Seete emphasised the importance of preserving our ethnicity as Africans and said the event was a great platform for South African designers to show off their talents. “The event attracts people from all walks of life. Even if you don’t understand polo, it is a great way just to socialise and celebrate our own,” said Seete. Former 3Talk presenter Maholwana-Sangqu disclosed that it was also her first time at a polo game and she was looking forward to learning more about the sport. According to Rob Hampson, a professional player since 2013, the objective is to score against an opposing team and the players score by driving a small ball into the opposing team’s goal, using a long-handled mallet. He also stated that his love for the game is derived from his family. Spokesperson for the organisers, Yvette Madon, described the event as a resounding success. “It was a fabulous day. The sponsors are happy, our guests are happy. It was indeed a great Sunday for everyone,” she said.
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Hot fashion at chilly fashion week SAKHILE NDLAZI LOCAL designers did not disappoint at this year’s Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, with Khotatso Tsotetsi making sure Tshwane did not go unnoticed. The who’s who of the fashion industry braved the cold and came out in numbers to attend the event, which was in its 10th year, at the Mall of Africa over the weekend. Tsotetsi was among 44 South African and international designers at this year’s show, and stood comfortably alongside design giants such as David Tlale, Gavin Rajah, Thula Sindi and Khosi Nkosi. He described his collection as all about a celebration of five years of the Tsotetsi KL brand: “Simplicity, inspired and sophistication.” He described the collection as “chic, distinct sophistication”. He was paying homage to the brand’s journey, exposing the value of qual-
WITH Women’s Month well under way, two female figures have been honoured for their contributions to society. They are internationally recognised South African singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, humanitarian and teacher Yvonne Chaka Chaka and executive head of Exxaro Resources Nombasa Tsengwa. The pair were honoured by Standard Bank, which, in an effort to pay tribute to female achievers, hosted the TOP Women Awards at a glittering ceremony at Emperors Palace in Kempton Park on Thursday night. The awards recognised women from all walks of life who have made a difference in the business world as well as in their communities. It was here where Chaka Chaka, who is affectionately known as the Princess of Africa, walked away with the lifetime achievement prize, while Tsengwa was the recipient of the Top Woman Businesswoman of the Year award. The Umqombothi (African Beer) hitmaker told The Star that she was honoured to receive such recognition, especially after her recent win at the BET Awards. “I must say that I guess I get caught with my pants down every time,” she joked. “It’s something that I never anticipated or expected. Like the BET award, I never expected to receive it.” Chaka Chaka, who broke down in tears when she received the accolade, said she was thrilled about receiving the honour. “It’s quite encouraging and it’s humbling. It shows that you are also better in whatever sector or the little that you do someday gets recognised.” She added that music was often categorised outside of businesses. “I’m very happy that they are bringing us into the mainstream businesses as well, because obviously they awarded me for my business acumen in the music industry and for my humanitarian work.” Meanwhile, fellow businesswoman Tsengwa said she was excited about winning the award, especially because she worked in a male-dominated industry.
ity through the eyes of its bearer, he said. “It is a whimsical orchestra of cloth and exaggerated features of fit and sophistication.” His collection was well
received by those at the fashion extravaganza, who described it as “a touch of class”. His collection this season blended soft beaded tulle, veiling and nude Spandex.
“Our trending colours are nude, purple, navy and blue,” he said. Tsotetsi said Pretoria was on the right track to becoming one of the leading fashion cities in the country.
There was a very strict selection process “Women are very fortunate to have organisations like Standard Bank and Topco Marketing which create such platforms for women to see and feel proud of their contributions to this country’s economy. “It’s a celebration of the great work achieved by women. However, such platforms must be complemented by other platforms or initiatives which seek to identify women’s talent, and harness and develop it. “It must not be just women doing this, but a responsibility of everyone.” Standard Bank Incubator head Jayshree Naidoo said the celebration of women gave others inspiration. “For us, celebrating the successful women entrepreneurs and corporates gives young individuals hope that they can also get there.” She explained that there were stringent processes that they followed to select the winners. “There was a very strict selection process in the buildup to the ceremony,” she said. “There was a call for entries both in the Top Women site and our channels from a Standard Bank perspective.” Naidoo said that once entries were submitted, Topco Marketing then researched all those who applied to validate information received. Candidates for the awards were then shortlisted, and judging took place. This involved women coming in and presenting their businesses and case studies. @Zwane_2li2ls
Rapper earning her dues SIPHUMELELE KHUMALO
animosity between herself and the 12 male contestants, as they were all focused on winning the competition. She was the last WHILE the rap music game might female contestant and spent be dominated by males, a local the rest of her time on the show female rapper hasn’t let this scare sharing a house with only males. her. She said that being last made Mbali Mabaso, 21, is her feel like “one of the boys”, as determined to beat the boys at she made it to the Top 9. their own game, to emerge as “The house was one of South Africa’s amazing because the most successful female whole environment rappers. She got her big was how each rapper break when she entered wanted their real life to DStv’s hip hop reality be,” she explained. show The Hustle earlier “From having a chef, this year. to not having much to The Joburg-born do but rap, that made us musician was one of the hungry for the win, and only female rappers on the second season of HUSTLE FINALIST: I definitely didn’t miss home.” the Vuzu channel show, Female rapper Mabaso now wants which premiered in April Mbali Mabaso to study. She said she and ended in June. plans to enrol at a university next She told The Star that being year to complete her tertiary the fairer sex on a music show studies, but she won’t neglect her filled with mostly men was career as a rapper. challenging. This was because She said she hopes to she felt the pressure of delivering collaborate with fellow local music of the highest quality in a bid to prove to the viewers, as well rapper AKA. “Other than that, as the country, that female rappers I see myself on an international scale in the next five years.” can be just as good or even better Mabaso is also working on a than their male counterparts. new project, set to premiere on Despite the stiff competition, SABC1’s Live AMP in December. Mabaso said there wasn’t any siphumelele.khumalo@inl.co.za
ON TRACK: Models wear garments from the Tsotetsi KL collection at the 2017 MercedesBenz Fashion Week at the Mall of Africa at the weekend. Picture: Thobile Mathonsi
AWARDED: “Princess of Africa” Yvonne Chaka Chaka.
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STANDING ON THE SHOULDER OF GIANTS: Health Department Director General Precious Matsoso outlines what the Health Department has been doing to improve the quality of life of women.
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S WE celebrate Women’s Month, it is important to pause and reflect on the significant strides that we, as the Department of Health, have made to improve the quality of life of women in our country. While the generation of Lilian Ngoyi, Ruth Mompati and others marched on the Union Buildings to protest against the passbook laws and to demand freedom, the Union Buildings have become the seat of our democratic government that is championing the cause of women empowerment. Our department is now putting together the building blocks of rolling out the National Health Insurance (NHI). Through NHI, we are giving freedom a meaning. Through NHI, we are paying tribute to the female freedom fighters who fought for the rights of women. Through NHI, we are paying out the ultimate dividends of freedom and liberation - a right to quality health care. The government of South Africa is committed to improving the health outcomes of its women and children and this population group will continue to receive priority as the country establishes NHI. Access to quality health services has been a key determinant that has contributed to the improvement in their health outcomes that are seen today as we celebrate Women’s Month. In conclusion, the department would like to thank our mothers for heeding our call to breast feed their babies. In 1998, only 7% of babies were breastfed and now, in 2016, this number has risen to 32%2. Health is a partnership and the department will continue to work with all stakeholders to care for our most vulnerable populations.
MARCHING TO PRETORIA: Helen Joseph leads a march by more than 20 000 women to the Union Buildings on August 9 1956 to protest against the extension of the notorious pass laws of the apartheid regime.
Among some of our major achievements are the following:
In 2014, another major public health launch in South Africa was the Human Papilloma Virus Vaccination programme. This vaccine protects girls against getting cervical cancer when they are older. In our country, it is given as a public school based vaccination programme for girls in Grade 4. To date, more than 1 million girls have been fully vaccinated with the required two doses.
Women are living longer; and this is reflected in their life expectancy at birth. This figure was at 59.7 in 2009 and it has risen to 66.4 in 2015.
The maternal mortality ratio, the under- 5 mortality rates and infant mortality rates are important indicators that have all shown a remarkable decline. Taking the baseline of 2009, the maternal mortality ratio was 302 per 100 000 live births and this has dropped to 154/100 000 in 2014.
The Infant mortality rate was 39/1 000 in 2009 and decreased to 27/1 000 in 2015. These indicators are a measure of child survival, an issue which is dear and close to the hearts of all South Africans.
The Under-5 mortality rate was 56/1 000 in 2009 and this declined to 37/1 000 in 2015. During pregnancy, 95% of women receive ARVs and this access is closely linked to the phenomenal achievement of a PMTCT rate of 1.4%. We have moved from PMTCT and are now on the road to eMTCT - elimination of MTCT. Mothers have better access to skilled birth attendance, for instance between 1998 and 2016, it increased from 84% to 97%.
The country has not lagged behind in providing women with access to modern contraceptives. To that end, the sub dermal implant was introduced in the public sector in 2014 and the overall couple year protection rate in 2016 was 70%, a jump from 48% in just one year. Dual protection is the optimal family planning method and so the provision of female condoms in the public sector is an important undertaking. The department distributes 7 million female condoms per quarter. In the previous 2 years, 28 million condoms were distributed each year.
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ROFESSOR Colleen Downs of the South African Research Chair (SARChI) in Ecosystem Health and Biodiversity has been honoured in the 2017 National Women in Science Awards (WISA). The award was given by the Department of Science and Technology. She was also announced as second runner-up for the Distinguished Woman Researcher award in the category of Natural (Life and Physical) and Engineering Sciences. A chuffed Downs said she was very grateful for the recognition. “I hope I have made a difference in encouraging young people to pursue science as the world needs it to correct many of the wrongs us humans have done to it. “I hope I have instilled in them the desire to be curious and to persevere with their work. And I hope that young women realise they can persist with science and still do all the other roles they have to do,” she said. The announcement of the awards was made at a glittering ceremony held in Joburg on Thursday last week as part of the department’s celebration of Women’s Month. The theme for the 2017 WISA is Women’s Economic Empowerment in Changing World of Work, which is the 2017 priority theme for the UN Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW). Following the ceremony, Downs and other female scientists joined Minister of Science and Technology Naledi Pandor for a dialogue on the topic of Women’s Economic Empowerment in the Changing World
Colleen Downs of Work. Downs has been part of the School of Life Sciences at UKZN in Pietermaritzburg since 1994, and is consistently rated the top-published female researcher at UKZN. She is recognised nationally and globally for her work in biology, particularly in terrestrial vertebrate ecology. She has more than 264 international peer-reviewed publications to her name, is featured on popular platforms and has supervised more than 80 postgraduate students. She is part of research initiatives like the Durban Research Action Partnership (D’RAP). She is a Fellow of the International Ornithologists Union, a member of the Academy of Science of South Africa and recently received the 2017 highly acclaimed National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF)-South32 Award for Research Capacity Development. She was also awarded the Zoological Society of Southern Africa Gold Medal last month for her outstanding achievements in zoology in southern Africa over a number of years. Downs is also BirdLife South Africa’s Honorary President.
ONE of the biggest reasons why women leave the corporate world to start their own businesses is the idea of having more flexibility to manage family and household responsibilities. According to a report by the Sage Foundation and Living Facts, The Hidden Factors: SA Women in Business, 59% of the respondents had bought into the promises of self-employment: being paid to do what they love, work when they want to, and use their skills to build their own businesses rather than someone else’s. The idea of being able to cheer her son on at his football game or to attend a networking breakfast on a Tuesday – because she wanted to – appealed to many female entrepreneurs. However, research also found that, when it came to entrepreneurship, time was in short supply – at least in the beginning. In fact, 19% of women actually returned to corporate life because a 9-to-5 job gave them more flexibility than self-employment. Marylou Kneale, founder of Living Facts, said flexibility was one of the drivers of becoming an entrepreneur. However, without adequate support structures in place to manage the administration and the financial side of the business and assist with family commitments, flexibility was eroded and entrepreneurs felt overwhelmed. “Corporate provides a more structured environment – with both business support internally and a more defined line between work time and home time, allowing women to better manage their roles and responsibilities,” she said.
However, those who stuck it out and put in the long hours in the first crucial years tended to say the hard work was worth it. Once their businesses were thriving, they eventually got their flexibility back and so much more: financial independence, a sense of purpose, and an important role in growing South Africa’s economy and empowering other women. Joanne van der Walt, Sage Foundation Programme Manager for Africa, said many women didn’t realise how much time went into starting and running a business. “Many would-be entrepreneurs find it difficult to strike that balance between work and their personal lives. Changing gender stereotypes of who does what in a family and women overcoming their own reluctance to ask for help are key changes that could encourage female entrepreneurship,” she said. Those who have found the sweet spot between entrepreneurial success and flexibility say the secret is time management and prioritisation:
Entrepreneurs enjoy flexibility and so much more…
BALANCING ACT: This businesswoman, looking at a framed photograph of her child while at her office desk, may benefit from starting her own business, a new survey reveals.
●●Focus on your core business and delegate the rest. If someone else can do something better and cheaper than you, outsource it. ●●Buy time by automating as many business processes as possible, streamline payments and accounting with reliable, secure online solutions. ●●Don’t be afraid to ask for help. Lean on your support network to help manage the household responsibilities. Everyone wants to see you succeed. Entrepreneurship is hard work. Initially, you won’t have the flexibility you crave, but remember why you’re doing it in the first place. When you realise your dreams and your empire takes shape, it will be so, so worth it.
New safety initiative will save more children STAFF REPORTER BONITAS has launched the Just In Case safety initiative in an effort to save children from preventable deaths. As part of honouring Nelson Mandela, the medical aid scheme has launched the campaign to teach children how to react and protect themselves and others in the event of an emergency. According to statistics, over 8 000 children die every year in South Africa due to accidents, which are largely preventable. A recent focus group with children by Bonitas identified the need for basic first aid and safety training in schools. Many children were unsure who to call and how to react in an emergency. The focus group also encouraged youngsters to verbalise their biggest fears. These included, among
SAFETY: Children play in a crèche at Highfield, north of the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, while their parents are at work. Picture: Mujahid Safodien others, losing their parents or a friend and being in a car accident. Gerhard Van Emmenis, principal officer at Bonitas, said Just in Case would be the key in prevention and send-
ing “What do you do first” messages through interactive theatrical presentations, informative talks and educational material. “The Just In Case initiative has been carefully designed
to address a number of safety issues and help youngsters cope with emergencies – in and out of the home.” “It is about preventing unnecessary accidents and keeping communities safe while hopefully giving children the confidence to cope in these situations,” Van Emmenis said. The campaign is targeted at Grade 1 and 7 pupils but will also help empower teachers, families and communities on steps to take in the event of an emergency. It is tailored for various age groups and will address a range of safety concerns including basic first aid, helmet and safety belt rules, fire safety and emergency injury treatment as well as how to prevent drowning. Due the unacceptably high threat of abduction and assault of children, the campaign will also include
“Stranger Danger” tips and life skills to add to their safety. “We are taking the campaign to 43 000 learners in 67 schools around South Africa. “This is a sustained effort to make a long-term positive difference. The schools will be selected by our members, whose support and co-operation is pivotal in the success of the initiative,”said Van Emmenis. “One of our strategies is to empower our members to take control of their health and wellbeing. “The ‘Just In Case’ campaign dovetails with this. We want to make safety a priority and help reduce the number of accidental injuries and deaths.” The programme will be rolled out in phases over two months and Bonitas will leave a fully equipped First Aid Kit with each school for emergencies.
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Cycling for an organisation close to the heart FOR MEDICALprofessional and avid cyclist Hendrik Theron, the Bestmed Cycle4Cansa Championship is something of a personal crusade. As a cancer survivor, he returns to the Sun City event every year to support the organisers’ fundraising efforts in aid of the Cancer Association of South Africa. “I always enter the race because a part of the income goes to helping people who are sick with cancer and I see it as an opportunity to give back,” said the general practitioner from Brits. This past weekend Theron lined up alongside his two sons and one of their girlfriends for the twentieth edition, which consisted of 25 and 50km mountain bike events on Saturday and 70 and 103km road races on
Sunday. They joined more than 5 000 others with the traditional R10 donation per entrant going to Cansa. Theron said he was diagnosed with malignant melanoma, the most aggressive and life-threatening form of skin cancer, in 2004. He explained the initial lesion had been excised before having sentinel lymph node biopsies done to determine whether the cancer had spread. “These were fortunately clean and I had intensive follow-ups for five years. At the moment, I just go for mole mapping at my dermatologist,” said Theron, who confirmed he was in remission. Throughout his treatment, he said, cycling had acted as a balm of sorts, allowing him to keep fit and get his mind off the disease. “I continued to cycle on a regular basis. It’s good
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LIFE CYCLE: Cancer survivor Hendrik Theron (left) gave back when he rode the 20th Bestmed Cycle4Cansa Championship this weekend. for your immune system, which, with a tumour like melanoma, is very important because it’s basically your immune system that has to fight the cancer. “It was also a way to escape
mentally from my day-to-day work stresses.” Theron said he had been well and truly bitten by the cycling bug after lining up for his first Cape Town Cycle Tour in 2001. Since then, he
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The share block scheme, operated by Leisure Options, is at the mercy of the Supreme Court as eviction is appealed against. It’s the first time a timeshare company has been booted off a property – and it’s using timesharers’ levies to fund its court battles
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We’re the victims: why make us wait because of red tape? In March, Ahmed Jada wrote: “My family were on route to Mecca via Egypt Air on December 16 last year. They were intentionally delayed by OR Tambo officials wanting a bribe, which resulted in them missing the flight. The case was reported and we have a case number. Statements were taken by the police plus CCTV footage showing officials wanting a bribe. We received a small refund from the travel agent, but lost out on a lot of money thus far and, with no ticket refund as yet, we’re losing hope and are totally frustrated! All funds (dollars) they carried were approved by the bank, with papers. My family were not in the wrong – the officials tried to trick us, thereby stalling us and hoping that we would panic and pay the bribe. They somehow knew it was the first time we were travelling abroad. My parents are old and that’s another reason why they took advantage of the situation. One of the top officials from
EVICTION LOOMS: Inside one of the cottages at Burchell’s Bush Lodge. intended use, which involves utilising the levies to maintain the property. Instead, levies are being used to fight court battles. On July 28, Judge BA Mashile of the Gauteng High Court granted Meercathoryx an eviction order due to a breach of the lease, based on its failure to submit project plans alone. Burchell’s had to pay the landlord’s costs. On Thursday, days before they were to be evicted, Burchell’s filed notice to appeal. Meercathoryx has cross-appealed, saying the court erred in not considering the breach of lease due to late rental payments and failure to maintain the property. But, with the legal process
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still under way, share block owners are in a quandary: should the landlord win the cross-appeal, their investment in the scheme is at risk and they’ll effectively be footing an unnecessary legal bill not of their making. A Meercathoryx s p o k e s person, who did not want to be named, explained: “Once there is an eviction, timeshare owners, who will still have shares in the company, will not have rights of occupation. “They paid their levies, but the levies were not put
towards the maintenance of the property, as required by the Act. And the directors of the timeshare company, who were negligent, are exposed to a claim for personal liability by the timeshare owners.” Burchell’s director, Nick Dickson, is optimistic, though. He told me the application for leave to appeal would “suspend the loss of occupational rights”. “We feel strongly that the judgment made was made in error and we will consider our options to approach the president of the Supreme Court of Appeal.
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community scheme is owned by a number of shareholders, who are entitled to the permanent and exclusive use of parts of a property. The company, though, owns the land, buildings and any improvements. Burchell’s directors are responsible for the management, in terms of the Share Blocks Control Act and the Companies Act, and maintenance. But its lack of upkeep got the company in hot water with the landlord, Meercathoryx, as did late payment of rent and failure to submit annual project plans of maintenance work for the upcoming year. In terms of the schedule control, the levies paid by each owner should be put to their
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ITH a 99-year lease and industry muscle behind it, Burchell’s Bush Lodge in Sabie, Mpumalanga, comprises 23 self-catering chalets and a hotel, abutting the Kruger Gate. In total, 1 173 timeshare weeks have been sold at the three-star resort, many of them to the Leisure Options – the prominent timeshare club controlled by the Dream Hotels & Resorts group. Unlike the traditional timeshare or holiday home sharing model, which is a divided form of ownership where multiple parties have rights to usage and each (theoretically) is allotted a period of time, Burchell’s is a share block scheme. As the name suggests, the
“All shareholders have been notified and we are holding a shareholders’ meeting where our shareholders can ask questions about the current situation. Burchell’s Bush Lodge share block will do everything in its power to try and maintain the legal rights of the timeshare owners to occupy the property.” Asked about a building inspector’s report, outlining a myriad maintenance failures, which was put before the court as evidence, Dickson claimed not to have seen it. This was despite the annexures being attached to the answering affidavit and to which he had responded under oath. “This is inaccuracy, we have never seen site of a report showing anything in this regards. It would be impossible for the resort to be RCI Gold Crown rated or have received a T rip A dvisor certificate of excellence if this report was in fact truthful.” He added: “All rent has been paid. In terms of the legal judgment from Mashile, he dis-
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Timelines on the part of insurer difficult to get claims and supporting documentation submitted, and the claim is with their insurance assessor. However, Jada contacted me again, saying Acsa told me it could take up to a year for reimbursement. I asked Acsa how that was reasonable or fair; what the progress on the investigation was and why it was taking so long. They responded: “Various misses any argument on this matter.” Where does this leave the share block owners? Meercathonyx told me: “Burchell’s paid for the cost of the court proceedings, using levies paid from timesharers to finance the cost of the litigation. This is something that the timeshare company must be answerable for. “The point is that timeshare owners paid the legal costs of a High Court application which is likely to go on appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeal on behalf of the directors who are sued in their personal capacity. So the abuse continues.” Trudie Broekmann, an attorney with a special interest in the timeshare industry, added: “The holiday club could make arrangements to accommodate their members elsewhere, but the share block owners (ie consumers who bought shares in the share block company) do not have that option. “From the information supplied to me, it looks as
people are trying to ensure that Mr Jada’s claim gets through the system and processed. Unfortunately, it’s not possible for a single person to authorise a payment. It is unfortunately the case that this process can sometimes be a lengthy one. This is what has been done to date: We needed Mr Jada to provide all of the relevant documentation; when this had been done, the claim was submitted to the relevant internal Airports Company South Africa department; this department then had to verify with relevant departments specific details provided; the claim was sent to the insurance company to process; at this stage, a claims negotiator was assigned to manage the claim; as this now becomes a legal process, timelines on the part of the insurer cannot be ascertained; we will certainly ensure to keep Mr Jada informed of developments; and from the insurer’s perspective, they will ensure to do the same.” though there is a conflict of interest in the management of the scheme, which places the shareholders in an unfortunate position. “Of even more concern for the consumers who invested into the share block scheme, is that we understand that the managers of the scheme applied the levies paid by shareholders and holiday club members, which are intended to be used to maintain the accommodation, for other purposes, eg to fund litigation relating to shares awarded to the directors. “This was a condition of the lease and, as a result of the company’s failure to maintain the property, the landlord cancelled the lease, leaving the shareholders high and dry. “I regularly receive complaints from both holiday club members and share block owners who are unhappy with the management of their scheme – it’s an area which should be regulated better to ensure that consumers receive what they signed up for.”
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Dubious marketing ploy in competitive airfare market WHILE this is not an ombudsman issue, it may serve to alert others. SAA Voyager Gold credit card offered an incentive last year that when one spent R80 000 a year on the card during 2016, one qualified for a complimentary continental companion ticket. I decided to attempt to use this “offer” on a return flight from Johannesburg to Cape Town in April next year. The economy fare I was quoted is a whopping R7 182! Sure, the fine print reads that terms and conditions apply. A search of SAA’s website for the same dates that I had requested reveals that this is an “instant upgrade” fare, presumably a full economy fare, while several cheaper SAA fares are available on
Egypt Air who assisted us even said the entire airport is corrupt. Your assistance in this matter will be highly appreciated as this entire incident was very traumatising to my elderly in-laws, wife and kids. My in-laws used their life-long savings to take their grandchildren to Saudi for prayers.” Witness statements have since been made, formal
their website. The catch is that one has to make a booking with SAA directly and the lower internet fares are not applicable. I declined this offer and it has now lapsed. The fact is that very few people actually book full economy fares (and also pay the taxes for the companion ticket) while there are far better fares available in such a competitive market. It appears that this is just a dubious marketing ploy. One that, beyond the obvious benefits of earning Voyager miles when using the card, is an additional, but hardly useable, incentive from SAA Voyager Gold to get more credit-card customers. DR Wensley
Hacked off over bank’s response to online fraud I READ with interest your article concerning banking hacking. I, too, was subject to online fraud when, last September, my MasterCard account was raided and just under R10 000 transferred to an illegal payee. On raising the issue with my bank – whom I have been with for 55 years – I was told since an OTP was issued from my cellphone, there was nothing they could do. It later transpired that there had been a SIM card swap at a mobile outlet, to another cellphone enabling the fraudster(s) to okay the OTP.
Following up further, the bank simply said there was no way that they could have known of this transaction and it was highly probable that I had unwittingly given out my PIN details. This is the easy way out. Taking the matter to the ombudsman, he simply said the same. From what I recall from my studies under mercantile law, a bank is meant to safeguard a customer’s funds at all costs. I was not as lucky as your correspondent Michael C. I got nothing back. Malcolm Britton
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Manana quits: it should be a lesson to others in public office
Groups after Zikalala over advocate comments MAYIBONGWE MAQHINA THE Black Lawyers Association (BLA) yesterday slammed ANC KwaZulu-Natal chairperson Sihle Zikalala for calling advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi a “counter-revolutionary”. This comes after Zikalala had lashed out at a rival ANC faction for their use of “EFFaligned” Ngcukaitobi in a court case where ANC members had taken the KZN provincial leadership to court. BLA president Lutendo Sigogo said yesterday Zikalala’s comments were “unfortunate and unwarranted” as they failed to recognise the independence of advocates. “Advocates are members of a noble profession and are people who work on a referral basis,” Sigogo said. The BLA’s criticism of Zikalala came after the National Association of Democratic Lawyers (Nadel) also condemned Zikalala for his statements, saying they were “unwarranted and unacceptable”. Nadel spokesperson Memory Sosibo had noted that the ANC was represented by white lawyers in the court case at a time “when we are battling with the issue of transformation”. “We cannot understand why the applicants are being vilified by electing to be represented by black lawyers,” Sosibo said. “We consider it especially dangerous as it could incite violence against Advocate Ngcukaitobi and other lawyers who represent opponents of the ANC, especially in a province that is noted for political killings,” Sosibo said. In a response on Saturday, Zikalala said: “I want to reaffirm the fundamental principle of the independence of the legal profession and therefore regret the impression created by my comments.” But, Sigogo said the response by Zikalala confirmed he did not take kindly to the briefing by the ANC.
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PRESIDENT Jacob Zuma has a year to successfully carry out the mandate South Africa has been tasked with as the chair of the Southern Africa Development Community by its 15-member states. This includes promoting, implementing and driving SADC’s Industrialisation Strategy and Roadmap, aimed at accelerating economic growth and development in countries such as Swaziland, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana, Angola, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania, Lesotho and the Democratic Republic of Congo, among others. But while South Africa may
have held a successful gathering of heads of state over the past 12 days, it remains to be seen if its relations with neighbouring Zimbabwe will be solidified going forward. The 37th Ordinary SADC Summit hosted by the Department of International Relations in Pretoria was almost overshadowed by the assault case of Zimbabwe’s First Lady Grace Mugabe and the controversy around aircrafts being grounded in Zimbabwe and in South Africa. Speaking at the closing ceremony of the summit yesterday, Zuma said the gathering of the SADC region, which comprises 15 heads of state, took place during a period in which the region was united.
Official lays charge of fraud vs MEC Vadi BALDWIN NDABA
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simultaneous appointments were in A GAUTENG government official contravention of the Public Finance has laid a criminal charge of fraud Management Act. After his acquittal in August last against his political boss, MEC Ismail Vadi, for allegedly failing to stop the year, Majola said he wrote to Vadi on abuse of public funds by officials in August 29, requesting him to conduct an investigation regarding the irreguhis department. The charge against Vadi followed lar and wasteful expenditure allegedly after the Roads and Transport Depart- caused by Swartz when he appointed ment allegedly paid a law firm more the law firm without first complying than R600 000 to fight against the with the provisions of the PFMA and reinstatement of the official, Bonga the National Treasury regulations. He said despite his letter, the same Majola, to his job in the department. He was acquitted in August last year firm was chosen on September 14 to of an internal disciplinary charge review his acquittal in the Labour against him but the department took Court. He argues that the appointment was made without the the matter for review in approval of the Gauthe Labour Court. teng Treasury, saying In his charge Majola, “Swartz did not obtain who is chief director of prior written approval Registration and Operfrom the Gauteng Provating Licensing in the incial Treasury, before department, alleges appointing or reapVadi committed an pointing Norton Rose offence in contravenFulbright in September tion of the Prevention and Combating of Cor- ALLEGATIONS: Bonga Majola 2016. And thus making all related expenditures rupt Activities Act, 12 of 2004. A similar charge was also laid in this regard irregular, fruitless and wasteful. against Roads and Transport’s head of “On February 1, 2017, I furnished department Ronald Swartz. The Star has seen the original the MEC, Hon Ismail Vadi, with details charge and sworn statement against of non-compliance with procurement them, laid on July 3 in the Johannes- processes and irregular appointments of service providers. Those burg Central police station. Gauteng police spokesman Lieu- details included, on September 2016, tenant-Colonel Lungelo Dlamini con- the irregular appointment of Mr Joe firmed that a case of fraud was opened. Mothibi and Norton Rose Fulbright Gauteng Roads and Transport South Africa. To date, no report has spokeswoman Melitah Madiba said been given in this regard. “On June 7, 2017, despite not the law firm was appointed through departmental supply chain manage- obtaining prior written approval from ment processes. Madiba did not Gauteng Provincial Treasury, for the respond to allegations that the depart- appointment of Mr Joe Mothibi and ment paid the firm R600 000, saying the Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa, matter was still under investigation by Swartz instructed the directorate of Labour Relations by e-mail that the Gauteng Provincial Treasury. Majola claims that Vadi had failed an irregular payment of more than to act when he reported the alleged R600 000 be made to Norton Rose Fulabuse of public funds on February 1 bright South Africa... Vadi was made this year. Majola said he sought Vadi’s aware of the irregularities and the intervention when Swartz appointed violation of a legal duty, but did not the law firm, Norton Rose Fulbright act. The MEC has acted in contravenSouth Africa, to represent the depart- tion of the Prevention and Combating ment in the internal disciplinary case of Corrupt Activities Act 12 of 2004,” against him. He said that at the time Majola told the police. Madiba said their department was of its appointment, the same company was appointed to hear another disci- still pursuing the review application against Majola and it is “in a process plinary case against another chief of appointing counsel... through its director, Loyiso Marasela. Majola told the police that the prescribed SCM process”.
“As we celebrate the 25th anniversary of our (SADC) community, it is important to acknowledge that as a region, we have performed exceed-
Our region is undoubtedly politically stable and peaceful ingly well over the years. Our region is undoubtedly politically stable and peaceful,” Zuma said. He added that this was evident as member states
continued to implement the organisation’s crucial programmes, which have led to regular democratic elections in members states. And with the announcement that the Comoros Islands would be joining SADC, bringing the total member of member states to 16, Zuma said as the incoming chair of the region, South Africa would uphold harmony between the region’s governments and their citizens. “We’ve noted with appreciation the relative political and security tranquillity in the region, with notable challenges in the Kingdom of Lesotho and the DRC.” On Lesotho, represented by Prime Minister Tom Thabane,
Zuma said the summit welcomed the commitment of the new government to implement SADC’s decisions. And on the DRC, he announced that the heads of state had concluded that it may not be possible to hold elections there in December as planned, owing to a number of challenges in the central African country. But he said interventions were being made. Zuma used the ceremony to thank the presidents of Angola and Botswana, Jose dos Santos and Ian Khama, respectively, for their contributions. Dos Santos earlier indicated he will not be standing for another term, while Khama retires from office next year.
HE resignation of Mduduzi Manana as the deputy minister of higher education is too little too late, say organisations which called for his axing since the news of an assault of two women surfaced. The Commission for Gender Equality said the debacle had created an “unfortunate impression that the government was morally ambivalent and indifferent to the gravity of gender-based violence”. Koketso Moeti, executive director of campaign website Amandla.mobi, yesterday said they had written to President Jacob Zuma last week calling for Manana to be fired, following the assault at a Sandton eatery two weeks ago. Manana had admitted to it in a public apology. The letter from Amandla. mobi included a petition signed by nearly 3 000 people. “While we welcome Manana’s resignation, we are concerned that it allows him to leave with dignity, whereas being dismissed would have sent a strong message that the government does not tolerate such behaviour,” said Moeti. In a statement on Saturday, Zuma said he had accepted Manana’s resignation. But media reports yesterday said Manana had been given an ultimatum to quit or be fired. But he keeps his ANC seat in Parliament. “That is a public office, he has no place in public office,” said Moeti. She also took issue with Zuma for thanking Manana for his contribution during his term of office. “That is disappointing and a missed opportunity to condemn Manana and acknow-
ledge their own failure to act timeously, especially when reports of other victims arose. “This shows a clear pattern of behaviour and I believe his resignation and apology followed only because he got caught in this instance,” said Moeti. Police had also missed an opportunity to show the victims of gender-based violence how seriously they took the crime when they failed to arrest Manana, she pointed out. “The series of events which led to his bail hearing seemed to have been handled in a more favourable way… There was no
We’re not confident the systems work arrest, even though there was a video, and his whereabouts was known. “It is unacceptable that some perpetrators are treated better than others. “All of this does not give us confidence that the systems meant to protect victims of gender-based violence are in fact working,” she said. Manana reportedly handed himself over to police on the day he was due in court, where he was granted R5 000 bail. The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) welcomed Manana’s removal from HEAids (Higher Education’s Aids, saying Manana had no place leading the organisation. TAC general secretary Anele Yawa said it should serve as a lesson to other leaders.
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OTHING in life happens in a vacuum. Take, for example, the spot of bother Grace Mugabe is in. At the beginning of last month, her 93-year-old husband, who is the president of Zimbabwe, went to Singapore for medical treatment. It was his third trip this year, and naturally his wife went with him. According to The Guardian, Mugabe spent more than $50 million on foreign travel last year. It was more than double the amount allocated to upgrading Zimbabwe’s hospitals and health centres. Towards the middle of last month, the pair returned home, and an armour-plated limousine was sent to fetch them from the airport. What happened next was either an act of God or the act of a careless driver. Whatever the case, the limo started to move before the first lady was inside, and ran over one of her legs. About a week later, when Grace Mugabe celebrated her 52nd birthday, she told the state-run Chronicle that “she saw the hand of God” when the incident happened, and that it was a miracle she could still walk. Reports have suggested that the first lady subsequently came to South Africa to get medical treatment for her injury. Now, if her hubby had done more to improve the state of healthcare in Zimbabwe, he would not have needed to go to Singapore. There would have been no need for a limo at the airport and the first lady would not have needed to come to South Africa. As a result, a young woman called Gabriella Engels would now be posting pictures of herself online instead of embarking on a quest for justice.
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EAR Honourable Dr Comrade people’s bae. I don’t have a mandate to represent the people – those of the fair sex who hold you in high esteem, those who find the combination of your brains, wit, enchanting smile and your love for Barorisi ba Morena extremely attractive. No, they didn’t give me a mandate to write this on their behalf, Comrade Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi sir, but I thought I should write anyway. A man of your stature is very busy, so I’ll try to keep this as short as the Dear Sis Dolly letters. You see, Dr people’s bae, you’ve made the people very proud. Ever since mesmerising the people with your angelic voice, making them wish they could attend EFF rallies just to hear you sing, the people have been following you with keen interest, lapping up just about everything that comes out of your mouth. But now you have really taken things up a notch. A tweet you posted that you have completed your PhD in politics at Wits has left the masses immensely proud of you. At least 19 000 people liked that tweet, with 8 000 others retweeting it by yesterday afternoon. The people can only hope that among those who saw your tweet are hopeless young people who look up to politicians for all the wrong reasons: popping bottles at parties, dressing up in expensive imported clothes and driving flashy cars while making headlines for stealing taxpayers’ money. Well done, Dr Comrade.
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EPUTY Minister of Higher Education Mduduzi Manana did the right thing to resign for assaulting two women at a Johannesburg nightclub just over a week ago. But this decision should not have been his to make. As a high-ranking member of government, he should have been sacked as soon as news of what he had done became known – and when he admitted it. Almost a week later, President Jacob Zuma accepted his resignation. And in this week, we were treated to a shocking defence of Manana by the ANC Women’s League leader Bathabile Dlamini. We hope that her views are remembered by women throughout South Africa. We believe Manana was forced to make his decision to quit because of “People Power”. South Africans from all walks of life – and from all communities – relentlessly called for him to be charged and to be sacked by government. It was a clamour that could not be ignored. We want to say congratulations to these South Africans. Keep on standing up for the rule of law. We have a serious problem with the law being applied with sugar-coating for people in government or other high positions. It should be applied equally to everyone. There should be no “untouchables” in this country, whether they are South Africans or from other countries. Police Minister Fikile Mbalula has promised to throw the book at men who abuse women. We therefore say: “Throw that book, Mr Minister.” We are tired of ministers and officials paying lip service to the law. Manana has said he regrets his actions at the club. He said he should have carried himself better as a leader in government – and that he was heartbroken by what he had done. He said he would work had to ensure that he did not repeat the offence. This is all well and good. But the matter should not end there. There must be consequences. He must appear in court to answer the charges against him, and if he is found guilty, he should have the book thrown at him. There are far too many people who call themselves men in this country who see women as their possessions, who use women as punching bags – and worse. A strong message should sent out to them – and Manana – that this type of behaviour will not be tolerated.
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GREW up in a town called Hebron in North West, and I can’t explain how I escaped smoking weed and cigarettes, other than that I had a disciplinarian of a father. But I remember something called “loose draw” that youngsters bought with ease, even over the counter or in the spaza shops in the village. But I also remember that my late grandfather was a heavy smoker. He smoked at least 20 cigarettes a day even though he was fast approaching 90. His story was not exactly a deterrent from smoking as he had been at it since he was 18. My mother tried to control his addiction by having a quota of one box of cigarettes per day for him. But by lunchtime daily, he would be searching for some loose change to send one of us to the local store to get some more Lexington. Yes, that’s the one! So the plan to control his addiction or vice did little for the management of both. Meanwhile, loose draws were the order of the day for those not able to set aside a whole box of poison per day. Lately, what is worse is that people’s attempts to try to balance their economic circumstances, on the one hand, and their habit, on the other, has apparently given birth to a multimillion-rand illicit trade in cigarettes. It has also opened the way for drug syndicates who use the vice so as to sink their fangs even more deeply into young people who have no clue about the poisons they are ingesting. Cigarettes, being the most affordable of the drugs proliferating in our communities, are being used to woo young people into drug abuse. Companies such as British American Tobacco (BAT), one of the major manufacturers of cancer sticks, are now worried that illicit is the new legit. While this apparent trend destroys their businesses in a serious way by creating a parallel industry, it also destroys lives in more ways than one. BAT, for example, is a large taxpayer, yet probably as much as a quarter of its potential revenue is wiped out by the illicit trade. The illicit traders don’t of course pay tax. This means that the money they make by placing young people’s lives in danger actually steals revenue from the fiscus – money that should be used to improve people’s lives doesn’t reach the Receiver of Revenue. It’s a vicious mixture of death and daylight robbery all rolled into one. The big players create industries that health authorities find tough to control. This explains the minister of health’s blanket approach to banning the advertising of all liquor as well as nicotine products. Mean-
BAD KICKS: Cigarettes, as the most affordable of the drugs proliferating in our communities, are being used to woo young people into drug abuse. Picture: Simphiwe Mbokazi
while, the illicit cigarette business, which now even has known counterfeit brands, has been normalised. Community members have not been sensitised to report counterfeit brands or illicit operators because, unlike my late grandfather, no one is sponsoring their indulgence. Besides, the counterfeit brands are considered a cheaper and more affordable alternative to buying cigarettes from, say, a garage where a pack is financially out of the reach of people still at school, or for the unemployed, or for those pensioners who still want to keep up their youthful habits even if they are no longer able to afford them. If community members reported this black market they would automatically disadvantage themselves. It is going to take a huge effort to combat what has entrenched itself through multiple networks, and clearly, no one-dimensional intervention will succeed in stopping this epidemic. However, some solutions may be contained in the following suggestions:
●●A more aggressive legislative framework and executive intervention. Laws needed to tighten the regulatory environment are
urgent. Parliament cannot sit idle until the present generation of young people is wiped out by the current set-up. The executive will also have to swing into action to ensure that collecting revenue is no longer stymied by the illicit trade. ●●There is no point in passing more laws if there is not the political will to implement them to the full extent of the law. Having the police paying special attention to this issue will be key – people must not think that there is not going to be any follow-up. Special-focus units are urgently needed and they must be told to clean up the streets.
●●There should be more concerted educational interventions directed at young people about the dangers of smoking at a young age and at teaching them the difference between what is legal and what is not. Such education has to be broad enough to face the scourge of abuse. ●●There are hotspots known for their concentration of drug users and drugs such as nyaope. It is crucial also that tactics, including undercover work, should be deployed in order to track and trace the criminal syndicates. ●●Community action must be instigated to pull together business communities,
the NGOs and individuals to combat the scourge. The likes of BAT cannot merely stand on the sidelines but must invest in community interventions to help combat current trends. ●●Campaigns demonstrating the dangers of illicit trade are crucial to combating the scourge, such as the one launched by BAT last week, which must be commended. Business must make such campaigns among their their top priorities. ●●The illicit trade threatens their business as much as it threatens the fight against drugs in our communities. Initiatives such as Business Against Crime must underline this problem as a priority. One hopes that the Ministry of Police, in keeping with the minister’s no-nonsense approach to crime, will rise to the occasion as far as dedicated units being put in place to stem the tide of the illicit drugs trade. Such action would be a much-needed investment in the health of the generations to come as well as a necessary push-back against criminal syndicates. Quite frankly, these syndicates have become far too comfortable in our communities, where they take advantage of our current economic hardships.
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HEN dinosaurs roamed and PW Botha ruled, I was a young editor who sang certain refrains to my reporters. One was: “if you write one story for your readers and tell another to your friends, you do your readers down”. Take the standard court report of the time. The reporter gets charge, sentence, and names – the accused’s name, the magistrate’s, prosecutor’s, counsel’s. He might catch a few audible snippets of evidence, from his ungainly post behind the advocates’ backs. He pounds out his dutiful tale, goes home for supper, and says “Sweetheart, you won’t believe what happened in court today”. His wife is agog as he pours out human dramas that go unmentioned in his written account. My refrain was: Get as close as you can to telling your readers what you tell your near-and-dear. So fine; last week I bump into Her-
man, a former court reporter. Herman brought up a recent Stoep Talk on Black First Land First and its young deputy leader, Zanele, dismissing dissent as “the White Settler Racist Rubbish Narrative”. Since he’d liked that, I told him an extra titbit. When I asked Zanele if BLF collaborates with Julius Malema and the EFF, she scowled and said “No! Those people are sell-outs who only want unproductive land. We are real revolutionaries who demand all the land”. Herman chuckled at the out-radicalising of Julius. He also said, shivering in staged terror: “I hope I’m not one of the Blacks First who they want to banish to a smallholding in the bush in the name of returning the land”. Moments after we parted, Herman loudly called my name, through the mall crowd, bit of a shock. We reconnected. He said: “Hey, your readers don’t know that story. I found out from talking to
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you”. There’s something great about someone remembering something you taught them 40 years ago. I replied that having too little space for what you want to say is different from wasting your space on stuff you don’t want. But still, this was a touché moment. To honour it I told Herman another squeezed-out thing: Why does Black First Land First abbreviate to BLF, not the logical BFLF? I assumed that was plain slapgat. When I asked, I expected Zanele to wince. No, she said simply “BFLF didn’t sound right”. She mimicked, “fliff fliff ”. I’d never contemplated deliberately diluting an acronym. Now I ask: Why not? Having winkled out two cases of me flouting my own injunction, Herman challenged me to find a third, clinching my guilt, as it were. Lo, one came right up: Last week’s voyage of discovery of Rea Vaya didn’t tell you that the bus
stations contain a no-no noticeboard; prohibited activities in pictogram. A crossed-out burger means No Eating, a crossed-out skateboard means No Skating etc. Four of the twelve signs, I didn’t get. One was a hand. Meaning what, No Handling? One was someone doing something mysterious to a torso. No legs? No Amputating? That morning’s mission, getting acquainted with my city’s public transport, was a high all the way. But the highest high, that will stay longest, is the sun streaming in through the station’s skylights while a dozen obliging minds, attendants and passengers alike, puzzle out the signs that a visitor-type person has asked about. Thanks, Herman, for the heads-up. What’s right for speaking-and-hearing friends is right for writing-and-reading friends, too, however hard you sukkel to wrench it in.
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Social media breeds fake news Kenya’s unrest is misrepresented in the media and facts are also always ignored
DISCONTENT: A supporter of main opposition leader Raila Odinga holds a placard of his face, centre, during a protest outside the Supreme Court in Nairobi, Kenya, on Friday. Dozens of supporters gathered in Picture: Ben Curtis / AP front of the court building where opposition lawyers filed a petition contesting President Uhuru Kenyatta’s re-election. CHRISTINA KENNY AND JOHN AHERE
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ENYA’S opposition leader Raila Odinga and his National Super Alliance are contesting the country’s general election results in the Supreme Court. Odinga rejected the official results which showed that Uhuru Kenyatta had reclaimed the presidency. In the days following the announcement that Kenyatta had won, opposition supporters attempted to engage in peaceful protests. International and local media reported on clashes between police and residents in Nairobi and Kisumu. Earlier in the year, security forces were also deployed against opposition supporters agitating for reforms to the country’s election commission. But media reports often misrepresent the cyclical unrest in Kenya as a typical response to the announcement of election results. It is true that post-election violence has been a feature of many Kenyan elections, specifically those in 1992, 1997 and 2007. But dismissing post-election violence
because it is an expected reaction to the outcome ignores the complexities of Kenya’s political reality. Recent events represent a disturbing return to the targeted repression of communities in opposition areas by state security forces. The fact that they do this with impunity is often ignored by the international press. The government-elect has legitimised the actions of the security forces. It claims that their actions were justified because they were responding to criminals, looters and violent protesters. In Kenya’s political culture, the ethnic Luos are generally assumed to be supporters of veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga, a Luo himself. The Luo, and other marginalised ethnic communities, have occupied a position of credible opposition to successive regimes. As a result, Luo opposition platforms are often perceived as providing political space for other marginalised tribes to have their voices heard. These platforms of resistance have
existed alongside other significant protest movements. This includes the multiparty democracy in the early 1990s, and recent protests against excessive pay for members of parliament. Supporters of both also endured state-sanctioned violence. The largest visible Luo populations live in and around the regional capital of Kisumu, and in parts of Nairobi’s informal settlements, including Kibera and Mathare. Community news networks and citizen journalists like Rajab Bilale Osman and Vincent Achuka have been reporting on the developments on the ground in these informal settlements. Their reports include police pursuing unarmed civilians, shooting indiscriminately into informal dwellings, and using live rounds of ammunition and teargas on unarmed protesters. The veracity of some eyewitness reports has been compromised by a steady stream of fake news on social media platforms. But credible reports of deaths and police violence have been verified. The Kenya National Commission for
Human Rights reported that by August 12 at least 24 people had been killed by police. Médecins Sans Frontières East Africa reported treating 64 people, 11 of whom had gunshot wounds. The Kenya Red Cross treated another 108 people with serious injuries. And journalists and opposition politicians were tear-gassed at a conference in Kibera to appeal for peace. Journalists have also been arrested for attempting to cover police involvement in the violence. Under the pretence of suppressing riots, police have been reported to have forcibly entered private homes to rain terror on the occupants. There have also been reports of women being physically and sexually assaulted by police. These have been circulated on social media platforms and in some local media. These claims of excessive force are being actively denied by the government. Its denials are fuelled by fake-news reports which have become rampant on social media. Osman’s coverage shows the complexity
of the security situation in Kibera in the days following the results. Once Uhuru was announced the winner non-violent protests began. In Kibera, people went “out onto the street crying, screaming and shouting”. The announcement was also used as a cover for a relatively small number of criminals to loot and damage private property. But those who wanted to exercise their right to non-violent protests were repelled. Several protesters engaged police in running confrontations. But there were no reports of inter-ethnic confrontations. This is in stark contrast to the 2007 post-election clashes, in which much of the violence was premeditated and ethnic in nature. Rather than pursuing the root causes of election-related violence, local media and the non-profit sector have focused on “peace” messaging in a bid to unite Kenyans against tribalism, and for democracy. This has been most visible through the #MyTribeisKenya, and #MyTribeNiPeace (‘Peace is my Tribe’) social media campaigns. These campaigns often equate “peace” with “stability”.
This can encourage the perception that even legitimate political protest is disturbing the peace despite the fact that many who protested were driven by structural injustices, including the inequitable distribution of land and other key resources. The tepid response of international observers to the recent violence has been interpreted by many Kenyans as being “dismissive of their experiences” while supporting the process of voting. The focus has been on elections as triggers for violence. But elections are only part of the story. Reporting needs to be grounded in the understanding that violence has structural causes. – The Conversation Christina Kenny is a PhD scholar, interdisciplinary humanities (human rights, law and gender), Australian National University, and John Ahere is a doctoral researcher in peace studies, University of New England Additional reporting by Rajab Bilale Osman and Vincent Achuka
Many SA men are doing gender differently ZOHEB KHAN
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OUTH Africa has one of the highest rates of absentee fathers in sub-Saharan Africa. As many as 60% of children in the country under the age of 10 don’t live with their biological fathers. We are second highest, after Namibia. This compares to one third in the US. South Africa’s statistics are influenced by the history of migrant labour. Men (and later, women) were forced to move to the growing cities to earn an income, while their wives and children stayed in the rural reserves or “homelands”. But there are other factors at play, too. These include gender norms about childcare and the different roles attached to fathers and mothers. These norms also generally lead to men – even if they are physically present – making minimal contributions to unpaid care and household work. A large volume of research – including the Centre for Social Development in Africa’s “ATM Fathers” – has shown that
among both men and women, fathers are widely considered as primarily being responsible for supporting the family financially. These attitudes frequently lead men – or enable them – to sidestep non-financial care responsibilities. But, in a context of widespread unemployment, inability to earn an income and fulfil the “provider” role often leads men to abandon their children. This leaves women with the double burden of being the sole breadwinner as well as the person primarily responsible for unpaid care and household work. This, in turn, reinforces gender inequality as women have less time to pursue market work, education, leisure and civic life, and are expected to sacrifice their own interests for those of their children. Fortunately, there are men who choose to be involved fully in the care of their children despite economic difficulty. (Initial research by Masters students Manon van der Meer and Hylke Hoornstra forms part of my PhD due to be published early next year.) We found that a significant number
of men are “doing” fatherhood and manhood in ways that differ from the patriarchal archetypes that sustain gender inequality. Their examples point to the possibility of creating a more gender equal society. The first group of men we interviewed were fathers working in low-income jobs in Joburg – mostly security guards and fast food restaurant staff. All were cohabiting with their partners and children. Almost all emphasised that providing for the family financially was central to their definitions of a good father. Given their low-paying jobs, they were constantly worried about their inability to do this which often led to feelings of inadequacy as a father. But most men saw their father roles as encompassing more than just financial provision. Almost all spoke of a need to be available emotionally for their children, and to spend time with them. Most
also had no problem with performing care work (such as changing nappies, bathing children, helping children with schoolwork) or household work (cleaning, cooking, laundry, and ironing). But, importantly, most saw the mother as primarily responsible for this work, only stepping in to help when asked or required. This was frequently related to gendered ideas about competence: that women were naturally more suited to these tasks. The second group of men were receiving a child-support grant with a value of R380. This group makes up only a fraction of those who get the grants – 98% are women according to the SA Social Security Agency. Most of the men we interviewed in Soweto had applied for the grant because a female partner had passed away, or because their female partner was not a South African citizen. Almost all the men were unemployed.
Most saw their roles as more than just financial provision
Most put far less emphasis on providing financial support. They considered “being there” for their children – by providing love, guidance and protection – a key component of their masculine and paternal identities. They frequently described taking care of their children, and not abandoning them or being otherwise neglectful, as central to what it means to be a man. Many in the second group also subscribed to dominant gender norms about who should do what in the household. Care and household work were viewed primarily as mothers’ or women’s responsibility. Nonetheless, almost all regularly carried out these tasks, even those who were either living with female partners or who could rely on the support of female relatives – thus revealing a discrepancy between their beliefs and how they behaved. Most men in both groups spoke about the pressure to conform to social expectations. Sanctions could take the form of disapproval when they were seen to be doing “women’s work”. Also, some men
who received the child grant said they were seen as “undateable” by women. All men said they experienced some form of pressure. But some seemed less bothered than others. This was particularly true of those who held gender-equal ideas about “male” and “female” responsibility. For example, those who were brought up by single mothers, or who had to take responsibility for younger siblings growing up, were unconcerned about conforming to dominant ideas of what it means to “be a man”. Fathers in South Africa are often denigrated for being uninvolved and neglectful. But this research sheds light on fathers who, despite significant economic and social pressure, choose to remain involved in meaningful ways in the lives of their children. We hope the findings will inspire other men to “do gender” differently – for the benefit of children and SA women. – The Conversation Zoheb Khan, Researcher – University of Johannesburg
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ABUJA: A jubilant crowd welcomed Nigerian leader Muhammadu Buhari to the capital Abuja on Saturday, after his “medical vacation” in London for more than three months. Buhari was received by his vicepresident, Yemi Osinbajo, who was acting president while he was away. The president left the country on May 7, after handing over power. The 74-year-old Nigerian leader received the latest medical attention two months after his return from a similar medical vacation. Buhari, a retired army general, had told his hospital visitors that there had been a tremendous improvement in his health, but that he had learnt to obey doctors’ orders, rather than be the one issuing the orders. “I felt I could go home, but the doctors are in charge,” he said. – Xinhua
BAGHDAD/ERBIL: Iraqi security forces launched an offensive to take back the city of Tal Afar yesterday, their next objective in the US-backed campaign to defeat Islamic State militants, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said. “You either surrender, or die,” Abadi said in a televised speech announcing the offensive, addressing the militants. A longtime stronghold of hard-
line Sunni Muslim insurgents, Tal Afar, 80km west of Mosul, experienced cycles of sectarian violence between Sunnis and Shias after the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, and has produced some of Islamic State’s most senior commanders. The city was cut off from the rest of Islamic State-held territory in June. It is surrounded by Iraqi government troops and Shia volunteers in the south, and Kurdish
Peshmerga fighters in the north. Hours before Abadi’s announcement, the Iraqi air force dropped leaflets over the city telling the population to take precautions. “Prepare yourself, the battle is imminent and the victory is coming, God willing,” the leaflets read. About 2 000 battle-hardened militants remain in the city, US and Iraqi military commanders said. They are expected to put up a
tough fight, even though intelligence from inside the city indicates they have been exhausted by months of combat, aerial bombardments, and by the lack of fresh supplies. “The remaining fighters are mainly foreign and Arab nationals with their families and that means they will fight until the last breath,” Colonel Kareem al-Lami, from the Iraqi army’s 9th Division, said. – Reuters
US President Donald Trump meets Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in the Oval Office of the White House in April. Picture: Reuters
US, Egypt restart joint war games
Soviet Union nostalgia MOST Russians polled in a recent study would prefer living under the old Soviet Union and would like to see the socialist system and the Soviet state restored. According to the poll conducted by the Levada Centre, over 50% of Russian citizens believe the collapse of the Soviet Union was bad and could have been avoided. Only 28% felt positive about its collapse. A little more than half of respondents stated that the demise of the Soviet Union could have been prevented, while 33% said it was inevitable. Fourteen percent saw the restoration of the Soviet Union as quite realistic. – teleSUR
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Korean peninsula strife THE US is set to launch its annual joint military exercises with South Korea today, a move that threatens North Korea, as it denounced the exercises as a “rehearsal for war”. The US-South Korean exercise, called Ulchi-Freedom Guardian, will be the first large-scale military exercise between the allies since the North successfully tested two intercontinental ballistic missiles in July and threatened to fire intermediate range ballistic missiles close to Guam earlier this month. North Korea said the exercises would “further drive the situation on the Korean peninsula into a catastrophe”. – teleSUR
Bengali plot sentences DHAKA: A special tribunal in Bangladesh’s capital has sentenced 10 people to death for planting a 76kg bomb in 2000 to assassinate the then opposition leader and now Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The accused belong to banned militant group Harkat-ul-Jehad-alIslami (Huji). A further nine people were sentenced to 20 years in prison. The bomb was found while a stage was being set up for Sheikh Hasina to address an election campaign rally the next day. Huji chief Mufti Hannan was executed in a previous case for a 2004 grenade attack on the British high commissioner in Bangladesh. – Xinhua
200 dead in landslide BUNIA: The death toll has risen to at least 200 after a landslide on Thursday in three villages in Ituri province in the north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). “At least 200 people from about 100 households have lost their lives,” said Pacific Keta, deputy governor of the province. Rescuers have been hampered by difficulties reaching the area, which is in the mountains, and the search to find survivors trapped under the rubble has been abandoned. Keta called for international mobilisation to help the hundreds of homeless men, women and children without food. – Xinhua
Refugee camp violence AFTER a night of armed clashes in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain al-Hilweh in southern Lebanon left one dead and five injured, Palestinian leadership agreed to a ceasefire, restoring a cautious calm to the camp yesterday morning. Fighting started on Thursday when fighters led by Bilal Abu Arqub, a supporter of Islamist hardliner Bilal Badr, opened fire at a Palestinian force responsible for providing security in the camp. Arqub’s son and two Fatah members of the joint forces were killed as more than a dozen were injured. Clashes intensified on Saturday, as Palestinian leaders decided to call a ceasefire and return their forces to their previous locations. – Ma’an
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Philippine police walk past a protest against extra-judicial killings and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on illegal drugs in Quezon City, east of Manila, Philippines. Picture: EPA
Ire mounts over Philippine drug war deaths REUTERS MANILA: Mourners at the funeral of a Philippine man who police shot dead protested his innocence yesterday, the latest sign of rising anger over President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody campaign to stamp out drugs. More than 12 500 people, many small-time drug users and dealers, have been killed since Duterte took office in June 2016. Police say about 3 500 of those killed were shot by officers in self-defence. Human rights monitors believe many of the remaining two thirds were killed by assassins operating with police backing or by police disguised as vigilantes – a charge the police deny. Yesterday, dozens of mourners
wearing white T-shirts with the slogan “Kill drugs, not people”, bore the coffin of Leover Miranda to his grave in a Manila cemetery. Miranda was killed this month in what police said was a drug sting operation but relatives say he was innocent. “I want justice for my son,” said Elvira Miranda, 69. “I have no powerful friends, I do not know what to do, but I want the people behind this senseless killing punished.” Most people in the Philippines support the anti-drug campaign and Duterte remains a popular leader, but questions have begun to be asked about the slaughter, with more than 90 people killed in a new surge of shootings in recent days. The country’s two most influen-
tial Catholic bishops yesterday spoke against the latest deaths, asking the faithful to pray for the victims. “We knock on the consciences of those who kill even the helpless, especially those who cover their faces… to stop wasting human lives,” said Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, archbishop of Manila. Another senior cleric, Archbishop Socrates Villegas, called for churches to ring their bells every evening at 8pm, to stir the consciences of the authorities. “You shall not kill. That is a sin. That is against the law,” he said. Public anger rose last week when police killed a 17-year-old high school pupil. Television channels aired CCTV footage that showed Kian Loyd Delos Santos being carried by two men to
a place where his body was later found, raising doubt about an official report that said he was shot because he fired at police. Some civil society groups and left-wing activists have called for protests, and increasing anger with the police was evident in social media posts. Metro Manila police chief Oscar Albayalde said he has suspended the police chief in Caloocan City, where the boy was killed, pending an investigation. Three officers involved in the operation were earlier relieved of their duties. The justice department has also started an investigation while senators will also summon police this week to explain the sudden rise in killings.
Germany learns from past failure to integrate refugees GESCHER: As Germany struggles to absorb more than a million refugees from the Middle East and Africa, the government is hoping to avoid the mistakes it made half a century ago when it brought in a generation of guest workers from Turkey. In the 1960s, hundreds of thousands of Turkish men were invited in to fill labour shortages. But Germany made no attempt to help them learn the language or upgrade their skills. The result is that 3 million Turks in Germany are still struggling today. They are the least integrated minority, with an unemployment rate of about 16%, almost three times the national average. Now, two years after it threw open its doors to the latest refugees, Germany has devised an integration strategy based on language and job training intended to get the newcomers into work and off welfare. Among the changes are 600 hours of mandatory language lessons and fast-tracked work permits. These measures are starting to
Merhawi Tesfay, a refugee from Eritrea, at a German engineering firm where he has found a job. Picture: Reuters show signs of success: a growing number of refugees are joining a labour market where a record 1.1 million jobs are unfilled. “Things are very different here,” said Merhawi Tesfay, a 32-year-old Eritrean who was hired by Kremer Machine Systems, an engineering
company in the town of Gescher in western Germany. “In Eritrea you find work through word of mouth. Here you have the Job Centre and online job sites. Everything comes with too much bureaucracy and my German wasn’t good enough.”
Tesfay was hired initially as a trainee and then full-time, through ELNet, a government-funded project run by charities that assign mentors to refugees. He had been looking for work for almost three years. Waves of refugees, many forced to flee Syria’s civil war, began arriving in large numbers two years ago, one of the biggest migration movements Europe had seen since World War II. The challenge now for Germany, which took in the largest number of the incomers in western Europe, is to integrate them into society over the long term. With its strong economy, Germany is better placed than many European countries to accept refugees. German unemployment is at its lowest since 1990 and seven years of growth mean the government can afford to put aside more than e10 billion a year for refugees. “Germany learnt that integration is something you work on,” said Herbert Bruecker of Humboldt University of Berlin. “It doesn’t happen on its own”. – Reuters
Ku Klux Klan guards conspire to murder convict TWO FORMER US prison guards in Florida who were members of the Ku Klux Klan have been convicted of plotting to kill a black inmate in retaliation for a scuffle with another guard who belonged to the hate group. David Moran and Charles Newcomb were found guilty of conspiracy to commit first degree murder after they were caught discussing their plans with an FBI informant.
Moran was an officer at the Florida Department of Corrections Reception and Medical Center in Lake Butler. Newcomb had worked there previously. The third guard, Thomas Driver, also worked at the facility. He pleaded guilty in March. All three men were members of a well-known Klan affiliate called the Traditionalist American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, prosecutors said.
The convictions came as US President Donald Trump defended his response to a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, facing criticism that he inflamed racial tensions by claiming that “both sides” were to blame for the violence. Prosecutors said the Florida prison guards’ plot to kill the black inmate was hatched at a Ku Klux Klan meeting in the Jacksonville area in late 2014. The three men told
the informant they wanted to see the inmate “six feet under” once he was released. The FBI nabbed them by staging a homicide scene that made it look like the former inmate had been savagely murdered. When the informant showed the men a cellphone photo of the scene, they smiled and Driver shook the informant’s hand “in gratitude”. – Washington Post
N THE latest sign the administration of US President Donald Trump is looking to overturn Obama-era policy at home and abroad, the US military is preparing to restart a long-running military exercise with Egypt after former US president Barack Obama cancelled it in 2013 to protest against the killing of hundreds of protesters in Cairo. The restart next month of the biannual Bright Star exercise, a bilateral effort now focused on counter terrorism operations, comes as Egypt seeks to contain a insurgency on the Sinai peninsula. Though Egypt may invite other countries such as Sudan as observers, only US and Egyptian forces will take the field, US defence officials said. The renewal comes just months after Trump welcomed Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to the White House in April, showering him with praise for fighting extremists. The Obama administration struggled to craft a coherent policy toward Egypt after the 2011 uprising there, abandoning long-time US support for ousted president Hosni Mubarak, then warily embracing the democratically elected Islamist leader Mohammed Mursi, then growing distant from al-Sisi after the military reasserted control in 2013. Unlike in past years, however, Bright Star will feature a smaller US military footprint, a US official with knowledge of the planning said, with “several hundred” personnel taking part, as opposed to the thousands deployed from the early 1980s until it was called off. In previous years, hundreds of US airborne troops dropped into the Egyptian desert and Marines stormed the beaches. The largest Bright Star took place
in 1999 and included about 70 000 troops from 11 nations. But there’s little need for that kind of show this time around, said David Schenker, director of the Programme on Arab Politics at the Washington Institute. Cairo has no real peer threat in the region, but its borders with Libya and Sudan are increasingly causes for concern. The exercise next month will be focused primarily on counter terrorism, detecting and eliminating roadside bombs and border security operations. A years-long insurgency in the Sinai has seen an influx of Islamic State fighters and funding over the past two years. The largest group in the Sinai, Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, is responsible for dozens of roadside bombs and other attacks, and pledged allegiance to IS in late 2014. The group currently controls large swathes of the peninsula. “The Egyptian military has been fighting and losing an insurgency in the Sinai for the past several years,” Schenker said, and has shown little interest in restructuring its large and lumbering military to fight an entrenched insurgency. “A smaller exercise focused on these highly technical things is the best thing that Egypt could get.” The exercise was last held in 2009, as Cairo called off the 2011 event due to the Egyptian revolution that eventually ousted Mubarak, and president Obama halted the follow-on event in 2013 after Egyptian security forces killed hundreds of civilian protesters. Obama is widely seen as having given al-Sisi the cold shoulder. But he’d started to roll back some of the penalties imposed on Egypt well before Trump took office. In March 2015 he ended the freeze on $1.3 billion in US military aid, resuming the shipment of F-16 fighter planes, Abrams tanks and Harpoon missiles, and other equipment.
Bid to block Boko Haram online TOYE OLORI Independent Foreign Service LAGOS: The Coalition Against Terrorism (Cat), a non-governmental anti-terrorist group in Nigeria, has advised the government to secure a commitment from internet giants like Google, Facebook and Twitter to block pro-terrorist content from Boko Haram. The call is coming after a factional leader of the Boko Haram terrorist group, Abubakar Shekau, last week released a video mocking the government and its military chief of staff, who gave orders for his capture within 40 days. Cat co-ordinator Shehu Garba said social media sites must be compelled to block accounts that promote Boko Haram’s activities. “These organisations have already complied with such requests from several countries. They either comply or are denied the opportunity to do business in Nigeria,” Garba said. Commenting on the video, the Cat co-ordinator said the Boko Haram leader was aware that his capture was imminent and was desperately trying to convince his sponsors that the terror group was still effective and should be offered more contracts. He said the new video indicated Shekau had run out of options as the 2019 Nigerian general election draws near. Garba welcomed a renewed directive to troops included in mobile
strike teams to hunt down and capture the Boko Haram leader within 40 days. “Our hope is that the troops would accelerate their mission to smoke out the Boko Haram leader given the new low to which his depravity has sunken,” Garba said. “Boko Haram went underground to brainwash parents into coercing their girl children into becoming suicide bombers. “The military must focus on the task at hand and not be distracted by these antics of the terrorists and those behind them. It takes the worst form of perversion to recruit young girls and innocent women to die for other people’s pecuniary reasons. “In the face of such disparately unconventional circumstances, we commend the achievements of the Nigerian military, which has done well in fighting, degrading and defeating the militant wing of the terror group.” Garba urged the Nigerian government to pursue the political assets and platforms that support the insurgents. The terror group has renewed attacks in parts of north-east Nigeria since June. Last week, a woman suicide bomber blew herself up and killed 27 others at a market near the city of Maiduguri. Two more suicide bombers detonated their devices at the gates to a nearby refugee camp. The Boko Haram insurgency has killed more than 20 000 people and forced some 2.7 million to flee their homes in the past eight years.
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Kanye and Cudi’s secret project KANYE West is reportedly working on a top-secret project with Kid Cudi in Japan. He has kept a low profile since suffering a breakdown last year, but it’s now been claimed Kanye and his former protegé have been secretly collaborating in the Far East. A source said: “(It is so secret) they’re going to drop some crazy collaboration out of the blue.”
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The big names Netflix has lured away The streaming service has flexed its muscle and signed some top creative talent for next season, writes Stephanie Merry
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ITH the news this week that Shonda Rhimes is leaving ABC for Netflix, the streaming giant added yet another big name to its increasingly deep bench. Since it began investing eye-popping amounts of cash in original programming, Netflix has quickly won over show runners and film-makers interested in getting financed with few strings attached. So Rhimes is in very good company. Here’s a look at some of the other bigwigs who have made the leap.
Martin Scorsese
After Paramount baulked at the $100 million (R1.3 billion) price tag of Scorsese’s gangster film The Irishman, Netflix stepped in to finance the movie, which stars Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Harvey Keitel and Joe Pesci. Even with that budget, it’s hard to imagine that a project with so much talent could be a risky bet for a Hollywood studio. The drama is scheduled to be released in 2019.
The Coen Brothers
The Oscar-winning duo can do blockbusters like True Grit and cult hit The Big Lebowski, but brothers Joel and Ethan have never written and directed for the small screen. That will change with The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, a six-episode miniseries set in the old west that’s slated for next year.
Ava DuVernay
Before she filmed the forthcoming A Wrinkle in Time, one of Hollywood’s buzziest directors teamed up with Netflix for last year’s Oscarnominated documentary 13th. DuVernay will once again collaborate with the company, this time on a five-episode series about the innocent teens who were convicted in the infamous Central Park jogger case. The series airs in 2019.
David Fincher
The director behind Se7en, Zodiac, Gone Girl and the pilot of Netflix’s House of Cards will return to one of his preferred themes – murder – for the series Mindhunter, about FBI agents who interview convicted serial killers to crack ongoing cases. It’s a little reminiscent of Silence of the Lambs, though the fact that Netflix has already
Clockwise from above: Matt Groening, Shonda Rhimes, The Coen Brothers, Chuck Lorre and Martin Scorsese. renewed the series for a second season can only be a good sign. The show debuts on October 13.
David Letterman
He’s refusing to get rid of his crazy beard, but at least the former late-night favourite has agreed to return to TV. Each episode of the new series will have Letterman doing what he does best – grilling his interviewees. The six episodes air next year.
Spike Lee
After working with Amazon on his film Chi-Raq, Lee is once again headed to a streaming outlet, though this time he’ll be working on a series. She’s Gotta Have It is an update of Lee’s first feature film, about a woman juggling three men. The 10 30-minute episodes stream November 23.
Chuck Lorre
The man behind the mega hit shows The Big Bang Theory and Two and a Half Men, among many other popular series, has two more shows on deck at Netflix. Disjointed, which streams on August 25, stars Kathy Bates as a pothead who has turned her favourite pastime into a business. The justannounced second series, The Kominsky Method,
co-stars Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin as a Hollywood acting coach and his cranky (we can only assume based on the casting) best friend.
Noah Baumbach
Netflix scooped up the rights to The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) in April, shortly before the film got a warm reception at its Cannes Film Festival premiere. The movie happens to star another Netflix fixture, Adam Sandler, though in a much less inane role than you’ve seen him play lately. The movie follows a dysfunctional family and
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Matt Groening
Having created The Simpsons – the longestrunning US prime-time series ever – Groening must have seemed like a sure bet for Netflix, which is already dipping a toe into the waters of adult animated series with Bojack Horseman and F Is for Family. Groening’s Disenchantment is a fantasy set in a medieval kingdom where an idiosyncratic princess (Abbi Jacobson) gets up to high jinks with her buddies (voiced by Nat Faxon and Eric
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“LIFE is good man, I’m not even gonna lie,” says rapper Neo Pitso. “Everything is starting to come into shape.” Since being awarded the African Australian of the Year award at the Sydney Opera House in 2015, the South African rapper, who’s based full-time in Sydney, Australia, has been going from strength to strength. The latest single off his coming self-titled album, Energy featuring AB Crazy, is something of a follow-up to a song he did with AB Crazy in 2015 called We On. That song reached the top spot on DJ Ms Cosmo’s 5FM radio show, maintaining its position for three weeks. Pitso will be hoping Energy achieves similar success. “You know what I like about AB Crazy? Firstly, he’s really honest about his craft. If there’s a couple of things he doesn’t like, he’ll be like, ‘Naa, I’m not gonna do this’. There’s a lot of artists who are scared to speak out, but he’ll straight up say it. He’s always willing to try different things and take on different challenges.” Pitso and AB Crazy gel seamlessly on Energy. AB Crazy delivers a raging, venomous hook about his success and the “boss moves” he’s making. Pitso carries that energy onto his verses as he raps about his relentless hustle. It’s a fast-paced banger that’s well-suited for the club (and the gym). Pitso moved to Australia about 15 years ago when his parents, both nurses, sought greener pastures after struggling in SA. Now his own man, he’s often tempted to move back to SA. In October, he’ll be in town working on a documentary and, hopefully, recording the video for his single. If things go well, he may end up staying in SA fulltime, he says. Apart from his professional commitments, he often gives motivational talks at high schools during his SA visits. He’ll also be pushing his campaign to donate sanitary pads to girls around the country Much like it is here, the independent industry in Australia is booming. Pitso credits his independence for the opportunity he’s had to tour with the likes of Nas, The Game and Bone Thugs and Harmony, opportunities which have proved to him he’s on the right path and anything is possible.
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The hip-hop industry is still in its infancy in Australia and the only time really big shows come about is when major international artists are in town. “We haven’t quite broken the mould, but slowly but surely we’re getting there. And obviously it’s a bit interesting for me being an African overseas because, as weird as it sounds, it’s almost like reverse Eminem. So you got the white rappers looking at me like, ‘Dude you don’t belong here’ and I’m like, ‘What do you mean?’ ” Despite numerous record deal offers over the years, Pitso has maintained his independence in a quest to maintain creative control. “If I don’t work I don’t eat. It’s like a lion waking up to chase an antelope. If it doesn’t catch the antelope it won’t eat. I like that I’m in the driver’s seat.” Pitso is a bona
fide hustler. He tells me how in 2009 he started contacting BlackBerry asking them to sponsor him. Even after they declined his proposal he persisted. Two years later, his persistence paid off when they offered him an ambassadorship deal. BlackBerry went on to fly him to Florida with their other ambassadors, Alicia Keys and Lewis Hamilton. Pitso has since partnered up with global brands such as Adidas and Alizé. Pitso’s album, set for release in September, is a project that’ll be telling his story. “I came across a lot of people that said, ‘Look, we love your sound, but we actually know nothing about you. Who are you and where did you come from?’ And so I thought that, ‘You know what, it’s the perfect time to tell my story from scratch’. A lot of people are sometimes under the impression that I come from a rich family and what not but that’s not really what it is. So this project is really gonna introduce people to Neo Pitso.”
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JAB HARRY MET SEJAL 10-12 PG Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon, Tue, Thu: 10:00, 14:00, 17:15, 20:30 16 Wed: 10:00, 14:00 Fri, Sat, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu: 09:00, 12:00, 14:45, MUBARAKAN 17:30, 20:15, 22:50 PG Sun: 09:00, 12:00, 14:45, 17:30, 20:15 Fri - Thu: 18:45
JAB HARRY MET SEJAL
TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT 10-12 PG Fri - Thu: 12:30, 16:15, 19:30
UNFORGETTABLE Fri: 11:45, 14:15, 16:45, 19:45, 22:15 Sat: 14:15, 16:45, 19:45, 22:15 Sun - Wed: 11:45, 14:15, 16:45, 19:45 Thu: 11:45, 14:15, 16:45
DESPICABLE ME 3
GIRLS TRIP
Fri: 11:30, 14:15, 17:15, 20:00 Sat: 14:30, 17:15, 20:00 Sun - Thu: 11:30, 14:30, 17:15, 20:00
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Fri - Thu: 10:45, 14:00, 17:30, 20:45 Fri, Sat, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu: 09:00, 11:30, 14:15, BABY DRIVER 16:45, 19:45, 22:15 16 Sun: 09:00, 11:30, 14:15, 16:45, 19:45 Fri, Sat, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu: 08:45, 11:45, 14:30, BAYWATCH 17:00, 19:30, 22:00 16 Sun: 08:45, 11:45, 14:30, 17:00, 19:30 Fri - Thu: 09:45, 15:15, 20:45
TRIP GIRLS 16
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TOILET: EK PREM KATHA TBA
Fri, Sat: 17:00, 19:30, 22:00 Sun: 17:00, 19:30 Mon - Thu: 09:15, 11:45, 14:15, 17:00, 19:30, 22:00
THE MUMMY
Fri, Sat, Tue: 10:45, 13:15, 15:45, 18:45, 20:45, 22:50 Sun, Mon, Thu: 10:45, 13:15, 15:45, 18:45, 20:45 Wed: 10:45, 13:15, 15:45
10-12 PG Fri - Thu: 10:00, 12:15, 14:30, 16:45, 19:30
THE ZONE @ ROSEBANK THE SON OF BIGFOOT (3D) THE SON OF BIGFOOT (3D) 7-9 PG 7-9 PG Fri - Thu: 09:30, 11:45, 14:15, 16:45, 19:15,
DUNKIRK
Fri - Wed: 11:30, 14:30, 17:30, 20:30 Thu: 11:30, 14:30
THE HOUSE
Fri, Sat, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu: 09:15, 11:30, 14:00, 16:30, 19:15, 21:30 Sun: 09:15, 11:30, 14:00, 16:30, 19:15
PG Fri - Sun: 10:00, 12:30, 14:45
SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING 10-12 PG
GIRLS TRIP
16
DESPICABLE ME 3
Fri: 11:45, 14:30, 17:30, 20:15 Sat - Thu: 11:45, 14:45, 17:30, 20:15
KROTOA
VICEROY’S HOUSE
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Fri - Thu: 09:15, 11:30, 13:45, 16:30, 19:15
SANDTON CITY SNATCHED
Fri - Thu: 09:15, 11:30, 13:55
GIRLS TRIP
DUNKIRK
PARIS CAN WAIT
13 WAR FOR THE PLANET OF Fri - Thu: 11:00, 13:15, 15:45, 18:00, 20:45 THE APES 13 THIS BEAUTIFUL FANTASTIC Fri - Thu: 09:30, 12:30, 16:45, 20:00 PG
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DESPICABLE ME 3 PG Fri - Thu: 12:00, 14:15
THINGS TO COME
BRIMSTONE
Fri - Thu: 17:00, 20:30
Fri, Sat, Tue: 09:00, 11:30, 14:00, 16:45, 19:45, 22:15 Sun, Mon, Wed, Thu: 09:00, 11:30, 14:00, 16:45, 19:45
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GIFTED
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BAYWATCH 16
BABY DRIVER
Fri - Thu: 09:00, 11:15, 13:30, 16:00, 19:00, 21:15
Fri: 12:15, 14:45, 17:00, 19:30, 22:00 Sat: 14:45, 17:00, 19:30, 22:00 Sun - Thu: 12:15, 14:45, 17:00, 19:30
Wed: 20:15, 20:30
10-12 PG Fri - Thu: 09:15, 12:15, 17:15, 20:15
BABY DRIVER
THE SON OF BIGFOOT (3D) 7-9 PG
THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD 16 THE SON OF BIGFOOT (3D) 7-9 PG
TBA Fri - Thu: 09:15, 12:15, 15:30, 19:00
7-9 PG Sat: 11:45
7-9 PG
7-9 PG Fri - Thu: 11:00, 13:15, 15:30, 18:45, 21:00 PG KROTOA Fri, Sat, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu: 09:15, 11:45, 15:00, 13 17:15, 19:30, 22:15 Fri - Thu: 09:00, 11:45, 14:30, 17:15, 20:00 Sun: 09:15, 11:45, 15:00, 17:15, 19:30
Fri - Sun: 10:00, 12:15, 15:00
DUNKIRK
DUNKIRK
Fri, Sat, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu: 09:30, 12:00, 14:30, 17:00, 19:45, 22:15
CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS Sun: 12:00, 14:30, 17:00, 19:45 PG DESPICABLE ME 3 (3D)
DESPICABLE ME 3 PG Fri - Sun: 10:30, 13:00, 15:15
Fri - Thu: 10:45, 14:00, 17:15, 20:30
CHURCHILL
PG
Fri - Thu: 12:00, 18:45
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CARS 3
18
Fri - Thu: 09:30, 12:00, 14:30, 17:00, 19:45
17:00, 19:15, 22:00 Sun: 10:00, 12:15, 14:45, 17:00, 19:15
BRIMSTONE BABY DRIVER
13
CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS
BRIMSTONE PGFri, Sat, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu: 10:00, 12:15, 14:45,
16
MY COUSIN RACHEL
Sun: 09:00, 11:30, 14:15, 16:45, 19:00
SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING 10-12 PG Fri, Sat, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu: 09:30, 12:30, SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING 15:45, 22:00 (3D) Sun: 09:30, 12:30, 15:45 10-12 PG THE LOST CITY OF Z Fri, Sat, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu: 16:23, 19:29, 22:15 TBA Sun: 16:23, 19:29 Fri - Thu: 09:00, 12:00, 15:00, 18:00, 21:00 THE LOST CITY OF Z VALERIAN & THE CITY OF A TBA THOUSAND PLANETS Fri - Thu: 09:00, 12:00, 15:00, 18:00, 21:00 10-12 PG VICEROY’S HOUSE Fri, Sat, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu: 10:15, 13:30, 16:30, 10-12 PG 19:45, 22:45 10-12 PG Fri - Thu: 10:15, 13:45, 17:00, 20:30
Fri - Thu: 10:45, 13:00, 15:45, 18:30, 20:45
Sun: 10:15, 13:30, 16:30, 19:45
tonight comics & puzzles
12
Su Doku LEVEL:
10-Minute Crossword
Double Crossword
very easy
ACROSS 1 Main troublemaker (10) 6 Outcome (6) 7 On two occasions (5) 9 Prance (6) 10 Decimal point (3) 11 Having a level surface (4) 14 River in NE England (4) 15 Chopping tool (3) 16 Seem or look (6) 17 Ludicrous situation (5) 18 Difficult experience (6) 20 Amelioration (10)
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS 1 G, S, E, G (9,4) 9 Not straight into an imperfect future, too (3,2,4) 10 Beast shook a pill box (5) 11 Trembler had broken panes (5) 12 Cut aloe in pieces to give it a shot (9) 13 Steps on the fringes of the swiftest aviation route (8) 15 Low rise start-up on open ground (4) 19 Collection was inexpensive, but not to start with (4) 20 Atones by fixing blades to firearms (8) 23 Strike an attitude and play some melodies (3,2,4) 24 Poor girl to take turn with unspecified illness (5) 26 Ribbon running around bolt of colour (5) 27 Slightly risque quip mentioned tackle (9) 28 Decline, as a spendthrift, to see upgrading of a garden tool? (5,8) © Puzzles by Pappocom
FRIDAY’S SOLUTION
DOWN 1 Install frame (3,2) 2 Plant tree after trimming decorations (8) 3 Fly into ruin, an old-fashioned confection (8) 4 Woe ill-disposed to go to earth (3,3) 5 Grub up American birdbrain (6) 6 Cured glaucoma and eyestrain, originally with avocado spread (9) 7 Grasp what’s fifth in line and in magnitude (5) 8 Working charms on the Swiss vernacular (8) 14 A killing to be made by quick departure from the rodeo? (1,4,4) 16 Recklessly proceed to link contact sport with Oriental faith (4,4) 17 Rude burps interrupted harridan from a royal family (8) 18 Come to nothing after failing to follow pass ... (8) 21 ... except in the event of a withdrawal from sensual activity (6)
HOW IT WORKS
Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 grid contains the digits 1 through 9 with no repeats.
Solution, tips and computer program at www.sudoku.com
Target
22 Inability to play music and dance near it (3,3) 23 Church founder provided noble housing for central figure in Latin (5) 25 Gear anglers use to catch river fish (5) FRIDAY’S SOLUTION Across: - 1 Gapes. 4 Pastorale. 9 Emotional. 10 Adapt. 11 Shell-shocked. 14 Trussed. 16 Trainee. 17 America. 19 Species. 20 Menage a trois. 24 Anime. 25 Eliminate. 26 Press gang. 27 Agent.
Down: - 1 Grease trap. 2 Prosecuted. 3 Skirl. 4 Pinched. 5 Solicit. 6 On average. 7 Arab. 8 Eats. 12 Invigorate. 13 Persistent. 15 Spineless. 18 Alameda. 19 Skewing. 21 Taiga. 22 Wasp. 23 Nile.
QUICK CLUES ACROSS 1 At right angles (13) 9 Designed to maximise a worker’s comfort and efficiency (9) 10 Remove faults from a computer program (5) 11 Gambling game also called houseyhousey (5) 12 Tightwad (9) 13 Suspenseful movie or book (8) 15 Rinse (4) 19 Mire, dung (4) 20 French emperor (8) 23 Secondary wife (9) 24 Ravage, plunder (5) 26 Humming with activity (5) 27 Combustible (9) 28 Equestrian competition (5-3,5)
Find as many words as you can in the Target. Each word must use the central letter and at least three others, and letters may be used only once. No abbreviations, initials, proper nouns or foreign words unless they are in everyday use. Today’s Target Average 6; Good 9; Very good 12; Excellent 15. Solutions tomorrow.
DOWN 1 Idolator (5) 2 Haphazardly (8) 3 Entangled, caught up (8) 4 Indian bandit (6) 5 Organise into a body a law (6) 6 Apply oil (9) 7 Correct (5) 8 Word for word (8) 14 Take back; subjugate again (9) 16 Jacks of all trades (8) 17 Separate by soaking (8) 18 Affability (8) 21 Front end of a gun barrel (6) 22 Nigerian region that seceded in 1967 (6) 23 Simple repetitious song (5) 25 Disprove in argument (5)
Friday’s solutions: actinic anti antic attain attic cant intact tacit tact tactic TACTICIAN taint titan titanic titian
whazzit FRIDAY’S SOLUTION Bring on the dancing girls Find the phrase, saying or name in this arrangement of letters
BRIDGE
FRIDAY’S SOLUTION Across: - 1 Lymph. 4 Steadfast. 9 Colonnade. 10 Clerk. 11 Lingua Franca. 14 Enhance. 16 Drachma. 17 Baldric. 19 Darkens. 20 Disaffection. 24 Arabs. 25 Abasement. 26 Overspend. 27 Posse.
Frank Stewart ANDY CAPP
SUMMER READING I am convinced that winning players have sound fundamental skills and avoid silly errors. My 24th book, “Keys to Winning Bridge,” is written for advancing players and focuses on factors that really determine who wins and loses. Against four spades, West leads the ten of hearts, and South instinctively plays dummy’s king. When East wins, he shifts to clubs. West gets two clubs, and South also loses a diamond. FIRST HEART South needs to curb his instincts; he must play low from dummy on the first heart. If West shifts to a diamond, South can win, draw trumps, lead the king of hearts to ruff out East’s ace, and pitch two clubs on high hearts. He loses one trick in each side suit. East can’t prevail by overtaking with the ace of hearts at Trick One for a club shift. Then South gets three diamond discards on the hearts. For a postpaid copy of “Keys to Winning Bridge,” just published, send $24.95 to PO Box 962, Fayette AL 35555. Tell me how to sign it for you. Profits are donated. DAILY QUESTION You hold: ♠ 10 6 ♥ 10 9 8 7 3 ♦ J 9 7 ♣ A Q 5. Your partner opens one diamond, you
MONDAY AUGUST 21 2017
Down: - 1 Local derby. 2 Melancholy. 3 Hindu. 4 Snaffle. 5 Emerald. 6 Deckchair. 7 Axel. 8 Tyke. 12 Cheekiness. 13 Maisonette. 15 Narcissus. 18 Charade. 19 Defraud. 21 Creep. 22 Sago. 23 Page.
DOWN 1 Whiskey grain (3) 2 Chewy sweet (6) 3 Liquid skin cream (6) 4 Shrewd (6) 5 One who commits heinous acts (8) 6 Rabble (8) 8 Outer (8) 9 Having few worries (8) 12 Expression of sorrow (6) 13 Pandemonium (6) 14 Walk like a duck (6) 19 Perform (3)
ACROSS 3 Early, when the pub is still open (6,4) 8 Crossword compiler’s dog (6) 9 Seat right beside, until now (4) 10 Breaking an addled egg into the good ones? (3,7) 11 A letter, you say, from Rod (3) 13 One reason for going to church a whole lot (4) 14 The jeweller’s card? (7) 15 The ring inside, lady, is one of a pair (4) 17 Pretend Joe is hiding back in the marsh (5) 20 Stopped, indeed, when I had gone off (5) 22 Broadcasts music (4) 24 He’s investing in furniture (7) 25 A bore, but not the gushing type? (4) 27 Wash the knees (3) 28 Does it bear grave tidings? (4,6) 29 Because in mid-week it will slacken off (4) 30 Show to be the key man (6) 31 Be upset by the ride in the old jalopy? (3,7) DOWN 1 Notice a trap set inside and scatter (8) 2 Is obviously angry to find the street map’s inaccurate (6) 3 Clashes at the hairdresser’s (7) 4 The last five dollar bill and a pound (5) 5 Though not an out-and-out red, was a revolutionary (4) 6 Agreeing I can tie it with twine (2,6) 7 Offered to have the old looked after (8) 12 The rate for page one (4) 14 Does, perhaps, sound in the luxury class (4) 16 Be told by a woman, captured (4) 17 Did prance and dance about to the music (8) 18 I next have to hold the material up, which is awkward (8) 19 Time to take the money back home (4)
BLONDIE
respond one heart, he bids two clubs and you return to two diamonds. Partner then bids three clubs. What do you say? ANSWER: Your two-diamond preference showed at most nine points, but partner is still trying to reach game. He has at least 10 minor-suit cards; a typical hand will be A 4, 2, A K Q 8 2, K 10 7 6 4. Since you have three useful honors, bid four clubs or four diamonds.
Dean Young and Stan Drake
HAGAR THE HORRIBLE
Dik Browne
South dealer Neither side vulnerable
Mark Rubery
HI AND LOIS
Mort Walker & Dik Browne
At the close of the last millennium the consensus reached by a number of books on the best games of that century saw a list come into being containing 100 games beginning with: 1 Botvinnik-Capablanca, AVRO 1938 2 RotleviRubinstein, Lodz 1907 3 Reti-Alekhine Reti-Alekhine, Baden Baden 1925 4 Kasparov-Karpov, 16th game 1985 5 D Byrne-Fischer, New York 1956 6 GufeldKavalek, Marianske-Lanz 1962 7 Botvinnik-Portisch, Monte Carlo 1968….(Kasparov’s tremendous win against Topalov at Wijk-aan-Zee in 1999 might have topped the list had it been included in time) The late English IM and author, Colin Crouch, disputed many of the inclusions including the high place of Rubinstein’s combinational masterpiece where Rotlevi played the opening quite weakly. One of his choices that he would place rather high on the list is this lesser known gem from the unforgettable Mikhail Tal Tal,Mihail (2615) - Velimirovic,Dragoljub (2515) [A30] Yugoslavia-Russia, 1979 1.c4 c5 2.b3 Nc6 3.Bb2 e5 4.g3 d6 5.Bg2 Be6 6.Nc3 Qd7 7.Nf3 Bh3 8.Bxh3 Qxh3 9.Nd5 Qd7 10.e3 (Black lags in development thus a quick d4 is intended) …Nce7 11.Nc3 Nf6 12.0–0 e4 13.Ng5!? (The most aggressive move although most GMs would be content with a solid plus after 13 Nh4) … d5!? (Velimirovic characteristically stirs up some complications although it is unlikely he took Tal’s 15th move too seriously) 14.cxd5 Qf5 15.Nxf7! Kxf7 16.f3! (After this ‘quiet’ move all the White’s piece come into play) … Nexd5 17.fxe4 Nxc3 18.Bxc3 Qxe4 19.Qh5+ Ke6 20.Qh3+ Kd6!? 21.b4! (With this thrust the queenside will be less of a sanctuary for the black king) …Kc7 22.Rac1 Rc8 23.Rf5! SEE DIAGRAM
Down: - 1 Giggles. 2 Dhaka. 3 Tidy. 4 Hideous. 5 Footslog. 6 Magnum. 11 Flummery. 12 Snorkel. 13 Engaged. 15 Earwig. 17 Onion. 19 Beta.
21 Proof that Ed and “30” are mixed up in it (8) 23 Stemmed from having been a follower of (7) 25 Remove the end piece, in particular (6) 26 Tangle with the composer (5) 28 The depression that followed the crash (4)
FRIDAY’S SOLUTION Across: - 1 Pull up. 5 Sought. 8 Ashen. 9 Chairs. 10 Oliver. 11 Tango. 14 Dissolve. 16 Sucker. 18 Put one’s finger on. 20 Leaner. 22 Dominoes. 25 Turin. 27 Put out. 28 Assent. 29 Asset. 30 Domain. 31 Endear.
Down: - 1 Packed. 2 Lead. 3 Pastille. 4 Change of address. 5 Snoops. 6 Give. 7 Turner. 12 Astound. 13 Screens. 15 Inure. 17 Evoke. 19 Nominate. 20 Lapped. 21 Rattan. 23 Setter. 24 Stem. 26 Sere.
Daily Inspiration THE SPIRIT OF GENEROSITY
The Frank Stewart Bridge column is also available in The Mercury
CHESS
Across: - 1 Go Dutch. 7 Isobar. 8 Guarded. 9 Tang. 10 Loaf. 12 Sublime. 14 Sequins. 16 Gong. 18 Tram. 20 Keeping. 21 Pierce. 22 Learned.
Super Cryptic
Reg Smythe
FRIDAY’S SOLUTION
MODESTY BLAISE
(In the current climate there has been much talk of drug testing being introduced in chess, it might not be too long before such play is regarded with suspicion. What is this guy on? Where did he find the energy to produce such moves as 13 Ng5, 15 Nxf7, 21 b4, and now 23 Rf5? The main point of the last move is to keep the black king in the center-Joe Gallagher) … Qg4 24.Be5+ Kd7 25.Qf1 Qe4? (This results in a free tempo for White after which the Yugoslav GM is quickly swamped) 26.Rc4 Qc6 27.Qh3 Qe6 28.Bxf6 gxf6 29.Re4! Qxa2 (29…Qxe4 30 Re5+ and 29 Qc6 30 Rxc5+ are equally decisive) 30.Rxc5+ 1–0 For me, this personality, notwithstanding his fundamentally optimistic attitude, had a tragic note. The enormous mental resilience, without which no chess player can exist, was so much taken up by chess that he could never free his mind of this game, even when he was occupied by philosophical and humanitarian questions. – Albert Einstein (about Lasker)
Peter O’Donnell
“The Spirit of Generosity will never find its full freedom of expression if it remains caged in a “lack mentality.” You are enough, you have enough and that implies that you do not need to fear loss of any form! You are inherently abundant! If we believe in lack and focus only on what we lack, we will always erroneously believe that we do not have enough to share. We will be afraid that if we shared, we would have even less and others will score and have more. You might never have become consciously selfish in a way that you chose to not give others or to share of yourself. Self-protection wears many guises, of which holding on to what we have; with all of our hearts is one of them! But the Spirit of generosity can never be cultivated with this level of selfish thinking, never mind what the motivation. Abundance is not only measured by what we can acquire or can receive, abundance from which generosity can flow freely is really initiated by what we give.
Personal Challenge: SIX CHIX
Isabella Bannerman
Are you sharing enough, how can you share more? (Note: sharing is not only based on monetary terms, sharing of the self is even more powerful)
All My Love & Light
Lynn Hil
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MONDAY AUGUST 21 2017
tonight TV guide e.tv
The cast of the exciting new drama series, The Arrangement. RESTAURANT STAKEOUT, Food Network (DStv Channel 175), 8pm When it comes to running a restaurant, Willie Degel has plenty of tricks up his sleeve to keep things going smoothly – including putting cameras in every inch of the establishment which allow him to keep a close eye on staff and patrons. Now Willie takes his stakeout skills on the road to help fellow restaurateurs who are struggling to stay in business. First up: The Shiraz Persian Restaurant, whose owner Mohammad has already been forced out of business twice before. With Willie’s help, Mohammad gets one last chance to save The Shiraz before it all goes out the window. Get a close look at how Willie rights what’s wrong on Restaurant Stakeout. ISIBAYA, Mzansi Magic (DStv Channel 161), 8.30pm Sihle sees opportunity in the newly selected regent. Lethu makes an executive order to safeguard her cattle. Thandeka is convinced that Khanyi has an issue with her plan with S’bu.
THE ARRANGEMENT, Vuzu (DStv Channel 116), 9.30pm In the series premiere of this drama, struggling actress Megan Morrison’s big movie audition turns into a startling offer from big-time Hollywood actor Kyle West. From the Emmy-winning producer of Mad Men.
SABC 1
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M-Net
Celebrity Scientologists shun actress who quit
06.00 Kids News 06.30 Transformers 07.00 Yotv Land 07.15 Ilitha Lethu 07.30 Takalani Sesame 08.00 The Bold and the Beautiful 08.30 Isidingo 09.00 Generations – The Legacy 09.30 Muvhango 10.00 Skeem Saam 10.30 City Ses’la 11.00 Daily Thetha 12.00 Yilugelo Lakho 13.00 Lunch Time News 13.30 Ntunjambili Twin Caves 14.00 Making Moves 15.00 Degrassi 15.30 Yotv 16.30 My World 17.28 Aum 17.30 News: Ndebele/Siswati
05.30 Takalani Sesame 06.00 Morning Live 09.00 Tree Fu Tom 09.30 Magical World of Luna-Belle 10.00 Mopheme 10.30 Kezaka 11.30 50/50 12.30 The Only One 13.00 7de Laan 13.30 Stokvel 14.00 Skeem Saam 14.30 Muvhango 15.00 Shimmer and Shine 15.30 Wired Up 16.00 Hectic Nine9 17.00 Naruto 17.30 News: Venda/Tsonga
05.30 I Am a Work of Art 06.00 Kids News 06.30 Expresso 09.00 Real Talk 10.00 The Bold and the Beautiful 10.30 7de Laan 11.00 Isidingo 11.30 Muvhango 12.00 It’s OK, We’re Family 12.30 Close Up 13.00 News 13.30 Africa News Update 14.30 Extreme Fighting Championship 16.00 Afternoon Express 17.00 Real Talk with Anele
06.00 My Kitchen Rules 07.10 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 08.00 SAVING SANTA: Family. Starring Newell Alexannder, Noel Clarke, Joan Collins (2013). 09.45 Superior Donuts 10.30 Last Man Standing 11.00 My Kitchen Rules 12.10 Scorpion 13.00 Hawaii Five-O 13.50 Timeless 14.50 The Odd Couple 15.25 Carte Blanche 16.45 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 17.45 Great News
18.30 eNews Direct 19.00 Rhythm City: Pearl finds out that David was telling the truth about Andiswa and Suffocate. Emmanuel invites Palesa to stay in the back room and enlists Vega to help with his fiendish plan. 19.30 Scandal: Yvonne is extremely frustrated when everyone she talks to dismisses her claims as fantasy. Javas continues to misinterpret a situation, which keeps him from moving forward.
18.00 Mokapelo 18.30 Skeem Saam 19.00 News: Xhosa/Zulu 19.30 Rented Family
18.00 7de Laan: There’s a new face wandering around in Hillside. Connie admits to Aggie that she is not ready to replace Petro. 18.30 Nuus 19.00 Die Uwe Pottie Potgieter 19.30 Kliphard
18.00 News 18.30 The Bold and the Beautiful: Quinn’s flight to Monte Carlo on a commercial airliner becomes a lot bumpier than she expected. 19.00 Isidingo: Elias comes back to haunt Basetsana and Ofentse. Wendy and Anja get more than they bargained for. Angelique shows her strength – and it feels good. 19.30 The Final Cut
18.15 My Kitchen Rules 19.30 This Is Us
20.00 Broken Vows 20.30 The Fixer 21.30 Harvest
20.00 Generations – The Legacy: The press have a field day when Smanga kicks Tau. Nandi is shocked to the core about her daugther’s confession. Lucy is furious when she hears who Lesedi met. 20.30 Uzalo 21.00 Soccerzone
20.30 Blue Collar Millionaire 21.00 Special Assignment 21.30 Trending SA
20.30 Madam Secretary 21.30 Game of Thrones
22.30 DEVIL’S DOUBLE: Biographical drama. A chilling vision of the House of Saddam Hussein comes to life through the eyes of the man who was forced to become the double of Hussein’s sadistic son. Starring Dominic Cooper, Ludivine Sagnier, Raad Rawi (2011). 00.50 DOPE: Comedy. Starring Shameik Moore, Tony Revolori, Kiersey Clemons (2015). 02.40 DEVIL’S DOUBLE: (R)
IMPOSTERS, Vuzu (DStv Channel 116), 8.30pm In the devious premiere of this twisted comedy, Ezra Bloom thinks he’s married his dream woman – until he learns his so-called “wife” is a con artist. From the producers of Girlfriends Guide To Divorce.
LIONEL Richie’s grandchildren call him “Pop Pop”. The 68-year-old singer’s eldest daughter, Nicole Richie, has two children, 7-year-old Sparrow and 9-year-old Harlow, with her Good Charlotte rocker husband Joel Madden – and they had no idea their grandfather was famous until they
05.30 Sunrise News 08.30 Infomercial 09.00 Ekasi: Our Stories 10.00 Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 11.00 Backchat 11.30 Rhythm City 12.00 Scandal 12.30 Gold Diggers 13.00 News Day 13.30 205 Live 14.30 Peppa Pig 14.35 Cool Catz 15.00 Bob the Builder 15.15 Thomas and Friends 15.30 Henry Danger 16.00 Sistahood 16.30 The Steve Harvey Syndicated Show 17.30 Unusual Suspects
22.00 Joyous Celebration 23.00 Daily Thetha 00.00 Koze Kuze
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22.00 Family Feuds 23.00 Teen Wolf: With a crazy killer on loose in Beacon Hills, the kids with glowing eyes are in danger. His true target turns out to be a surpise for the gang in more than one way. 01.00 Prime Time News 03.00 Your World
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He’s a Grammy winner, but at home he’s ‘Pop Pop’ saw him perform live for the first time a few years ago. He said: “I’m ‘Pop Pop’ to (my grandkids). “About five years ago, they said, ‘We didn’t know Pop Pop could sing!’
That’s the humbling point of being with the family. All they were talking about was, ‘Oh my God, Pop Pop, that was amazing!’ “Keeping their attention at this age is pretty darn good. If you can do that,
“There are people out there who have lost a lot and they deserve to be heard. They (the church) don’t believe in therapies other than Scientology, so people with real mental issues don’t often get the help that they need.”
you’re really making some headway.” The All Night Long hit-maker is gearing up for his Las Vegas residency, Lionel Richie – All the Hits in November and can’t wait to perform. Lionel says he once played Sin City and an elderly lady came up on stage and told him how sexy he was. “The crowd laughed and I blushed.”
MINDY Kaling has confirmed her pregnancy. The 38-year-old actress is five months pregnant with her first child. She admitted that although she was excited about the baby, she had no idea what to expect. In an interview for Sunday TODAY with Willie Geist, which will air on September 10, she said: “It’s so unknown to me. I have a lot of control over a lot of aspects of my life, and this is one where I’m like, ‘okay, it’s out of my hands’, which is kind of a fun feeling.” Mindy, who has not yet revealed the identity of the baby’s father, added that she would be taking inspiration from her late mother when it came to parenting. She said: “My mom was incredibly fierce and so devoted to us, just loved us and really wanted us to be happy no matter what we did. “My career choice was not something that she was familiar with but she was just so supportive. If I could give that to my child, just that open-mindedness, I’d be so happy.”
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Craft Spirit has been inspired by cultural craft heritages from the north, south, east and west. This rich global mix is expressed in a palette of pigmented hues, fruity accents and watery blues.
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Colour trends for 2018 are earthy, eclectic and, above all, encourage us to connect. Helen Grange attended Plascon’s colour forecast reveal at Decorex
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AN needs colour to live; it’s just as necessary an element as fire and water,” said the famous French painter Fernand Leger. Indeed, colour influences every aspect of our lives, from fashion and decor to art and design; and, each year, these hues change as the world’s colour experts tap into the zeitgeist. Thus you might’ve noticed the rise of “Millennial Pink”, for instance, in clothes, food, cosmetics, home decor and even cars. So what are the colour themes that are going to define our environments in 2018? Kansai Plascon, South Africa’s largest paint manufacturer, revealed its latest annual colour forecast at the recent Decorex Joburg show, so expect to see these palettes being slowly introduced to home, office and leisure spaces all around you. These colours were conceived by the Plascon colour team, together with WGSN, a global leader in trend insight.
You have a fuchsia, tangerine, Creatives around the world trust stormy blue and a green called this agency to provide the trend “Caribbean Current” among these. knowledge they need to give their “The overall feeling is a little brand the competitive edge. wild and overgrown, and it’s perfect “The world is in flux at the to create living spaces that feel moment, but with uncertainty comes connected and natural, but energetic possibility. at the same time,” says Bond. “As a result, we’re seeing a The second colour global design scene story is called “Soft characterised by Composition”, a eclectic combinations Earthy edge provides palette of muted to create something and a couple of new from the familiar. grounding people shades bold accents, imbuing “Taking its cue from this tendency, the need in uncertain times a calm, contemplative feel. colour stories for this “This palette year were all inspired feels familiar yet by this mixing of contemporary. It’s a diverse elements, warm take on minimalism for the way filtered through local sensibility, we live today,” says Bond. so they’re curated to South African The third colour story is called lifestyle and taste,” said Plascon “Craft Spirit”, inspired by cultural colour expert Claire Bond. craft heritages from the north, south, Four “colour stories” were east and west. presented. This rich global mix is expressed The first is “Exotic Euphoria”, a in a palette of pigmented hues, fruity palette full of jungle-inspired brights accents and watery blues. which are almost phosphorescent, “The overall feeling here is one of especially against the backdrop of connection and it’s ideal for creating lush natural hues.
rich, textured living spaces,” she says. Plascon’s fourth colour story for 2018 is “Hi-Glo”, which was inspired by how the digital space allows people to express new identities while, at the same time, embracing colour as a physical presence in our lives. It’s a palette of citrusy sorbet tones, soft pink, mid-toned primaries and grounding earthy colours to hold it together. “This palette is a perfect way to create youthful and more experimental spaces, lending itself well to artistic colour treatments and paint effects,” says Bond. Each year, Kansai Plascon also chooses a neutral of the year, a hue that’s on trend and directional, but also one that’s easy to incorporate in a range of colour schemes . This year, it’s an earthy, yellowtinted hue called Amadeus, picked from the Soft Composition colour story. “This colour will bring warmth and life into a space, and the earthy edge provides the grounding people need in uncertain times,” says Bond.
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Edcon has its best quarter Dineo Faku DESPITE Edcon’s total retail sales tanking 7.8 percent in the quarter to June to R5.5 billion as consumer disposable income remained depressed, South Africa’s struggling clothing retail giant started to show some green shoots of growth due to its turnaround strategy. For the three months to June, Edcon increased its pro forma adjusted Ebidta, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, by 12.7 percent from R314 million to R354m, which made it the group’s best period since the first quarter of fiscal 2016, the company said on Friday. Edcon’s chief executive, Bernie Brookes, said: “Our strategic repositioning and transformation process has started indicating the green shoots of change. “These results demonstrate the initial indicators of our turnaround plan.
“Edgars and Jet delivered better customer service scores, an improvement in retail sales performance and there was excellent cost containment throughout Edcon.” Edcon, whose brands include Jet, Edgars and Boardmans, blamed the weak sales on subdued consumer demand, fierce price competition and a warm winter season marginally offset by a shift in Easter from the fourth quarter 2017 to the first quarter 2018. Edcon has lost market share in recent years in the clothing division to local retailers such as Mr Price and international newcomers including H&M and Cotton On. Brookes said the domestic business environment had deteriorated during the quarter with lower volume growths combined with input cost inflation, which impacted on the sector’s profitability. “Underlying consumer demand remains weak on the
Shoppers walk past an Edgars store at a shopping centre in Soweto. Edcon has launched a turnaround strategy which looks as though it might be bearing fruit. Photo: Reuters back of tight credit conditions, low growth in consumer disposable income, political uncertainty and restrictive fiscal policy,” the company said.
New management It is under new management after private equity firm Bain Capital agreed to a debt for equity swap deal valued at $1.5bn last year. The retailer said on Friday that despite the negative macro-economic influences, like-for-like retail sales were 1.4 percent lower with positive retail sales growth in certain merchandise categories, including ladies wear and homeware
in both Edgars and Jet. The company said it was in a better space after implementing a turnaround plan last year, including a merchandise strategy that entailed rationalising suppliers and introducing new inventory. Edcon’s total revenues decreased by R394m, or 6.1 percent, to R6.04bn in the first quarter. It also recognised a loss after tax of R697m. Ron Kiplin, a portfolio manager at Johannesburg-based Cratos Wealth, said on Friday that the results were the latest indication that Edcon was in a turnaround mode. “They (Edcon) have sold a lot of dead stock and turned it into
cash,” he said. Kiplin also said the company was starting to focus on its own brands, a move which would generate cash. “Own brands yield higher margins than international brands,” he said, referring to a move by the company to cut the number of its international brands and the closure of stores. In terms of the lower sales, Kiplin said this was worse than peers like Truworths. However, he said, it was no good having retail sales on the up when you were losing money, citing the cash inflow of R525m versus the net outflow of R374m in the first quarter of 2017.
Gordhan ruling brings into question legality of IMC Kabelo Khumalo THE JUDGMENT in the North Gauteng High Court on Friday that found that it was not required by law for members of the cabinet to mediate in disputes between banks and their clients brought into question the legality of the inter-ministerial committee (IMC) set up last year for such a purpose. Former finance minister Pravin Gordhan had approached the court last year asking for a declaratory order confirming that he did not have the authority to intervene in relationships between banks and their clients, after the Gupta family asked him to intervene when a major South African bank closed their accounts, citing concerns of “reputational risks”. Judge Aubrey Ledwaba, in dismissing the application by Gordhan, said there was no statute that empowered a member of the national executive, such as the minister, to intervene in a private bankclient dispute. “It is not appropriate for a member of the national executive to draw the judiciary into the exercise of his executive functions as evidenced in this application. To grant the minister the declaratory relief would allow the judiciary to stray into the exercise of executive functions where the circumstances do not warrant this involvement,” the judgment read. In April last year, the cabinet established the IMC to consider claims that certain banks and other financial institutions acted unilaterally and allegedly in collusion when they closed bank accounts and/or terminated contractual relationships with Oakbay Investments. The IMC was chaired by Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane, with Gordhan and Labour Minister Mildred
ernment interference and appealed for protection against executive interference in the bank, detailing the extensive political pressure it came under from the ANC, cabinet ministers and Oakbay after it closed the company’s accounts. Present at the meeting with the cabinet and the IMC were Zwane, Oliphant and Mzwanele Manyi, whom the bank said came wearing the cap of a ministerial adviser. While named in the IMC, Gordhan, according to Zwane, never attended its meetings. Pierre de Vos, a constitutional law expert, said the work of the IMC was illegal from the outset. “The court found that it was so obviously illegal that it was not even going to pronounce on the matter,” De Vos said.
Family’s conduct
The high court found that former finance minister Pravin Gordhan was not in law required to intervene in a commercial dispute arising from Standard Bank closing the Guptas’ business accounts, citing reputational risk concerns. Photo: Bongani Shilubane
Local banks, the Bank of China and the Bank of Baroda recently cut ties with the Gupta facility. Oliphant as members. Zwane later issued a statement calling on the president to consider establishing a judicial inquiry to consider the mandates of the Banking Tribunal and the banking ombudsman.
This was because the evidence presented to the IMC indicated that all the actions taken by the banks and financial institutions were as a result of innuendo and potentially reckless media statements, and as a South African company, Oakbay had little recourse to the law. President Jacob Zuma and the cabinet later distanced themselves from Zwane’s pronouncements and said there was no such cabinet decision. Cas Coovadia, the managing director of the Banking Association of SA, said the judgment removed the apparent misconception that any member of the
national executive, including the minister of finance, is obliged to intervene in commercial disputes. “Basa remains concerned regarding the apparent motives of the ministers of labour and mineral resources to establish an alleged and, according to the judgment, “contrary to law” inter-ministerial committee to interfere in this matter. Both ministers should be held to account in providing reasonable explanations of their apparent actions,” Coovadia said. In its affidavit, supporting Gordhan’s court action, Standard Bank laid bare the gov-
Friday’s victory by the Guptas marked a second victory against Gordhan. The family and its conglomerate of companies managed to have the court strike out the certificate issued by the Financial Intelligence Centre, referring to 72 transactions involving the Guptas and companies affiliated with them as part of Gordhan’s application. Besides the local banks, the Bank of China and the Bank of Baroda also recently cut ties with the Gupta facility and their group of companies. Judge Ledwaba said while the Guptas in their presentation to the court had agreed that the minister did not need the declaratory order, the court noted with concern the family’s conduct. “We note with concern, though, that while the Oakbay Group knows and has conceded the legal position regarding the powers and functions of the minister, they persisted in their requests to him for assistance.
Edcon, South Africa’s biggest retailer, made changes as its 100-year-old competitor, Stuttafords, closed shop this month. “People are not interested in Stuttafords because of the legacy model and Edcon has recognised that this business model has had its day and has repositioned itself to become appropriate to current circumstances. Early days yet , with more hard work to be done, however, it looks to be on the right track. Earlier this year, the National Consumer Tribunal found Edcon had unlawfully charged club fees to its credit customers. It is required to refund consumers.
Who of the two Ma’s will be Asia’s richest person? JACK MA, the charismatic head of Alibaba, and Ma Huateng, chief executive of Tencent, are locked in a tense race to become the richest person in China and Asia. With market values of more than $300 billion (R3.94 trillion) each, Alibaba and Tencent are now China’s biggest companies, a stark contrast to just five years ago when no tech company even made the top 10. Anyone seeking to decode the secrets behind the rise of the two stellar companies could do worse than just look around any Beijing subway carriage. Almost every passenger, young or old, white collar or construction worker, is very likely to have their eyes fixed on a smartphone screen. And they are not just playing Tencent’s popular game Honor of Kings, or chatting with friends. They order groceries, transfer money, watch movies, read books, book holidays, or even manage their stock market portfolios. As in many other areas of the economy, the scale and speed of the change in China’s digital sector, the mobile internet in particular, is staggering. More than 750 million Chinese, more than half the population, are now online, 96 percent of them via smartphone, according to the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC). Mobile data traffic hit 9.4 billion gigabytes in 2016, more than ten times the amount in 2012. – Xinhua
ONSUMERS are in for a shock in September as it is expected that petrol, diesel and illuminated paraffin prices will increase sharply. Both the factors that determine to a great extent the prices for fuel at the pump, namely the landed international price as well as the rand exchange rate, have turned to the upside since the Central Energy Fund announced the adjustments at the beginning of August. The combination of these two has pushed the under-recovery for petrol, diesel and paraffin to levels between 40 cents and 61 cents per litre since July 28. An under-recovery means that if the international oil price and the rand/$ exchange rate remain at their current levels, the prices for fuel will increase by those margins during the first week in September. For petrol 95, the under-recovery between July 27 and August 17 was 61c/l.
Contributed Of this, the landed international price contributed 56c and the weaker rand 5c. For petrol 93, the under-recovery over the same time period was 58c, while the change in the international import price contributed 53c. The price for diesel is currently 49c, under-recovered with the international landed price for diesel contributing 44c/l. The price for illuminated paraffin is 53c/l under-recovered. These expected increases follow increases of 19c/l for petrol, 29c/l for diesel and 35c/l in the retail price of paraffin on August 2. If the fuel prices increase by the current under-recovery values in two weeks’ time, the petrol price of 95 octane in Gauteng will then cost R13.66/l. This is 149c/l higher than the R12.17/l on September 27 last year. This is an increase, year-on-year, of 12 percent. At the coast the price will increase to R13.16/l. For diesel the price will increase to R11.75/l in Gauteng. This is an increase of 126 c/l and also 12 percent per litre on the R10.49c/l of a year ago. At the coast the price for diesel will increase to R11.36c/l. Given the big weight of 4.6 percent, the price for fuel contributes to the inflation rate. Such a large increase (year-on-year) is likely to have a big effect on the overall inflation rate in September. This may contribute towards a decision by the the SA Reserve Bank not to decrease the repo rate soon. Chris Harmse is the chief economist at Rebalance Fund Managers
Prepare for a steep petrol price in September. Photo: Ian landsberg
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Monday, August 21 2017 BUSINESS REPORT
Opinion&Analysis
zz QUOTE OF THE DAY: If your actions inspire others to dream more,
learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. – John Quincy Adams, US statesman and president.
Development finance institutions crucial to growth Pricing caps ECONOMY DRIVEN Themba Mathe
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STORY is told about how, in campaigning to ensure that Bill Clinton became US president, his campaign manager James Carville summarised the issues facing America in one phrase: “It is the economy, stupid.” Carville’s phrase has become iconic among political agenda-makers. It is not difficult to see why. The economy informs almost every other area of social and political life in society. In South Africa it is the bedrock upon which our previous state was built and it will be the cornerstone of a new state that we can create. The much spoken about social cohesion and better race relations, the quality of education and health are all invariably linked to the strength or otherwise of the economy. The economy might even have an answer to the unforgivable high incidence of violence against women and children that we are witnessing these days. It is, therefore, no great wonder that radical economic transformation has become the mantra of our times. Correctly so. There is hardly any debate on the merits
of the need for the economy to be more inclusive, with only differences about which route to take. As a development finance institution, we believe we have a role and are determined to play it if South Africa is to yield the freedom dividend promised by the post 1994-era. All South Africans should be concerned that we are in a technical recession after our gross domestic product contracted 0.7 percent in the first quarter of 2017, against a general consensus of 0.9 percent growth. This at the time when ratings agencies downgraded our credit rating one notch to BB+ recently‚ placing the country’s bonds in “speculative grade”, commonly called junk status. South Africans have a choice to either throw their hands up in despair or to seek positives in these trying times. Entrepreneurial innovation and hard work will save the day. That said, the most innovative and the most diligent need support. In the current economic climate, people correctly look to development finance institutions (DFIs) to support new entrants into the economy in order to reverse the negative trend. These institutions mobilise financial resources for developmental purposes through investing in markets deemed too risky for the private sector to enter alone, but which are essential for the growth of the broader economy. Thus, they initiate sustainable development by supporting opportunities that are not addressed by the market, and by providing risk capital to companies and individuals in partnership with the private sector. Once these markets are developed,
Bill Clinton went on to serve two terms as US president, following a successful economy-driven campaign. His campaign manager James Carville (pictured) summarised the issues facing America in one phrase: “It is the economy, stupid”. Photo: Supplied the DFIs gradually withdraw and focus on developing other under-developed markets. Even without economists saying so, the precarious economic situation is plain to see. Nearly everyone knows someone who is out of a job and looking for one. While South Africans differ on many issues, there is a common understanding that the
unemployment rate, in which young people make up the bulk, is simply too high. This is unsustainable and a powder keg for future social stability. Unemployment has the effect of creating inter-generational poverty, because of parents who are unable to keep their children in school or afford further training
and education institutions. Having accepted that economic inclusion is necessarily about bringing aboard those previously excluded from the mainstream economy and the unending possibilities, we support the government’s stated programme of creating black industrialists. We are one with the Department of Trade and Industry when it says: “The state has a moral obligation to creatively harness national resources towards the resolution of the historical injustice of racial, gender and class exclusion in all spheres of life. “In the realm of economic life, this implies the need to transform the patterns of asset ownership in a manner that reinforces the national objective of building a society that truly belongs to all who live in it. This derives from the recognition that the bulk of industrial assets in South Africa have, until now, been racially concentrated, thereby generating uneven social and economic relations that undermine this national objective.” The road to economic recovery and to South Africa reaching its enormous potential lies with all of us playing our roles, whether as entrepreneurs, young people, women or community co-operatives. The state has set up the policy framework and through development finance corporations, such as Ithala, created facilities to help upcoming entrepreneurs and co-operatives to participate in the economy, lifting themselves and their communities out of poverty, creating jobs and closing the inequality gap. Themba Mathe is acting chief executive of Ithala
Revitalising towns and villages has become essential POPULATION BALANCE
Phumulo Masualle
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LL CITIZENS should be treated equally. There should be a balance between rural and urban communities, a choice whether to live in urban or rural Eastern Cape and basic services should be available to all our citizens. Unfortunately there have been many common challenges facing rural areas. For many years there has been inadequate support and a prolonged pattern of declining town centres and increasing regional gaps in the quality of life. Looking after the economic health of our rural areas is critical. Rapid urbanisation due to lack of opportunity in these areas has its own set of negative socio-economic issues, such as unemployment, poverty and housing shortages. The challenges facing our country’s rural small towns include: nOverloaded old and collapsing infrastructure. nLack of capacity in infrastructure development and maintenance. nSmall towns are not attracting new private investment. nNew private investment is constrained by lack of public land transfer and including tenure issues. nThere are typically poor relationships between municipalities and business and ratepayers. nProvincial government support has been rather fragmented. Indeed, authorities in many rural areas are struggling to keep people in places where they were born and have grown up. Younger people leave the villages and small
towns to pursue careers in capital cities. Rural migration to the urban areas is on the rise for income opportunities and better living conditions. They are migrating for quality human development, particularly educational and health care facilities. The result is a spiral of decline in services and infrastructure in rural zones, which in turn exacerbates the problem of supporting an ageing population. In the small and rural towns, income generating opportunities are few, poverty is pervasive, agriculture has turned expensive and poor social status is pulling people back from getting their children educated to aspire for a better life.
Disorder Indeed, unemployment in rural towns and villages remains disproportionately high. The result has been that mega-cities thrive at the expense of rural communities; an option that few provincial governments find politically acceptable. Rapid urbanisation is creating disorder in city life. City authorities are finding it difficult to ensure utility services like water supply, sanitation and hygienic housing, forcing people to make their own means and live in rented slums. I believe that local communities must be actively mobilised and intimately involved in developing a blueprint for revitalising their towns and villages. For example, researches and studies by Statistics South Africa have highlighted the financial and job benefits that arise from the conservation and restoration of historic buildings and the retention of historic streetscapes. These benefits include not only strengthened tourism and other economic sectors, and the increased likelihood of investment, but also the general sense of wellbeing that people derive from living in an attractive, healthy environment. That is why as a nation we need a good balance between our urban and rural popu-
An unemployed man holds up a self-made advertising board offering his services at a traffic intersection. In the small and rural towns of South Africa, income generating opportunities are few and poverty is pervasive, says the writer. Photo: EPA lations and to maintain the rich diversity of our provinces. Taking work to the people’s doorsteps is easier than handling the displaced people in cities looking for jobs. In our view jobs will give income to create prosperous families away from urban congested life. A small town or rural area that can offer a good job, quality education and health care, access to the global communities via the Internet, a clean environment, low crime, low housing costs, easy commute, and a walkable community where you know your neighbours is desirable. Also, there must be an environment of inclusivity where anyone with an interest in entrepreneurship is welcome to contribute to the process.
Long view Here in the Eastern Cape we have come to terms with the fact that a successful entrepreneurial community cannot be built overnight and there must be a long view and commitment to enabling this to happen. That is why we have adopted the implementation of an Integrated Small Towns Revitalisation Strategy which is supported with a budget of R552 million. The overall goal is to reverse the
socio-economic decline of small towns through supporting municipalities in improving basic services provision. This is being underpinned by local economic development and youth empowerment. The prioritised towns include Ntabankulu, Mt Ayliff, Bizana in the Alfred Nzo District, Alice in the Amathole district, Mount Fletcher in the Joe Gqabi district, Libode, Nqgeleni and Port St Johns in the OR Tambo district and Kirkwood in the Sarah Baartman district. Criteria for the selection of towns for the programme are the following: Recognition of previous and current efforts, economic development potential and future impact, land availability and superfluous state buildings, tourism potential, transportation linkages, knowledge economy potential an geographic spread. The main pillars of this strategy are infrastructure development, beautification and environmental management, local economic development, tourism, heritage and marketing. We hope that this strategy will result in improved urban planning and public infrastructure, improving local economic benefits, youth empowerment and skills development and enhancing a deeper knowledge base on the design and delivery of effective small-town development
programmes. We work with local communities with a view of providing them with funding, training and guidance. The programme provides grants for initiatives such as heritage interpretation and offers training, research and self-help documents for communities. These features are also critical to the sense of place that local people feel. And they are vital to each place’s tourism infrastructure. For example, in tourism, today’s cultural tourists want authentic experiences, so our programme involves cataloguing all historic and cultural attributes, and developing a plan for protecting and promoting the most interesting venues and activities. We want more people to come to an appreciation of the hidden potential of their towns and villages. Their regeneration is based on appreciating and fulfilling the strengths of their natural and built heritage. After all, heritage can act as a real economic driver. In the end, economic sustainability is about building linkages, keeping the money local and revitalising the economy. Phumulo Masualle is Premier of the Eastern Cape Province. Follow him on @EC_ Premier and on Facebook at Masincokole.
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US Powerball has now reached a hefty $650 million prize Wednesday, according to the website for the game. The Multi-State Lottery Association runs Powerball for 44 US states as well as Washington, DC, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. The $535m jackpot that was up for grabs last Saturday ranked as the fifth-largest in the game’s 25year history. The highest-ever Powerball jackpot was nearly $1.6bn in a draw that took place in January 2016.
BORROWING FINANCING Brett Van Aswegen
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N THE YEAR since Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies promulgated new pricing caps on interest rates and fees for short-term credit agreements, it’s far from clear that they are having the desired effect. While affordability assessments introduced in 2015 by the National Credit Regulator (NCR) have been very effective in protecting consumers and limiting debt stress, the value of the Department of Trade and Industry’s (dti’s) 2016 pricing caps is less evident. Although the intention of price capping was to reduce the cost of borrowing for consumers, the likelihood is that it has instead driven borrowers into the arms of unregistered and unregulated lenders. These lenders don’t play by the rules set out by the minister, and charge significantly higher interest rates and fees. What the minister’s cuts on lending fees and interest rates mean is that it became unviable to lend to borrowers who fall into high-risk categories. The new pricing caps may effectively prevent these borrowers from obtaining credit altogether – at least in the regulated, formal market. Reckless lending has been on the increase in recent years, despite it being against the law. In May, the National Consumer Tribunal informed Parliament’s trade and industry portfolio committee that in the 2015/16 financial year the number of reckless lending complaints had more than doubled to 19 097 cases from 9 589 in the previous period. The majority of these cases related to loan sharks, or unregistered lenders. There are numerous situations in which people are desperate for a short-term loan to alleviate a crisis such as unexpected medical expenses, or covering unavoidable expenses like school fees or deposits. Unable to get credit from reputable lenders, many desperate South Africans turn to loan sharks or “mashonisas”, who charge well above the interest rate prescribed by the minister.
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zz DIARY NOBODY won a Powerball jackpot of $535 million (R7.03 billion) in a draw on Saturday night, meaning that the grand prize will grow to about $650m, the second-highest winning level in the Powerball history. The numbers drawn were: 17, 19, 39, 43, 68, with a special Powerball number of 13 and a Power Play of 4X. With no winner of the grand prize, it will grow to an estimated $650m ahead of the next draw on
are stifling short-term lending
It was split between three winning tickets. The odds of winning the jackpot are one in 292 million. The odds are always the same, regardless of the size of the prize. The odds of winning any prize, including one as small as $4, are about one in 25, the association said. No one has hit the Powerball jackpot in the semi-weekly drawings since June 10, when a California man won $447.8. – Reuters
THIS COMING week investors will concentrate on the US Fed chairperson’s speech, economic growth rate releases and latest Inflation rate data. Domestically StatsSA will announce the latest inflation rate. The three-day all important Jackson Hole economic policy symposium in the US will start on Friday. Domestically Wednesday, August 23: StatsSA will release the inflation rate data for July 2017. The inflation rate was 5.1 percent in June.
Globally Today: Thailand: UK: Public sector net borrowing – July; Canada: Wholesale sales – June. Tomorrow: EU and Germany: Economic sentiment index – August; UK: Industrial orders trend – August; US: API weekly crude oil stock. Wednesday, August 23: Japan: Nikkei manufacturing PMI – August; France, Germany, EU and US: Composite, Services and Manufacturing PMIs – August; US: Gas and crude oil stock changes – 18/August; EU: Consumer con-
fidence – August. Thursday, August 24: Japan: Leading economic index – June; France: Business confidence index – August; UK: GDP economic growth rate – Q2; Russia: Business confidence index – August; US: Continuing and initial jobless claims – August/19. Friday, August 25: Japan: Inflation rate – July; Germany: GDP economic growth rate – Q2; Business climate – August; US: Fed chairperson Yellen speech; Jackson Hole economic policy symposium starts.
Price capping regulations remain in force, despite a high court order having set them aside, pending the outcome of an appeal by the NCR and the minister against the judgment. It is worth noting that the reason the court set aside the regulations was that neither the minister, nor the NCR, could show they had meaningfully considered the effect of these caps on either the shortterm credit industry or on consumers. The court questioned the lack of an impact assessment, as well as why the NCR had not followed recommendations laid out in a PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report it had commissioned. The National Credit Act requires that fees be reviewed every three years, but fees went without revision for nine years. Being unable to recover their costs, many credit providers went out of business. Despite the PwC report recommendation that service fees be increased from R50 to a maximum of R80.54, the regulator suggested a fee of R65 which the minister reduced, without explanation, to R60. The court also found that the minister offered no explanation, beyond an unsubstantiated desire to reduce over-indebtedness, for reducing the maximum interest rates across different credit agreements.
International experience Drawing on Wonga’s experience in international markets, we find that even in a developed country such as the United Kingdom – where 80 percent of the population has access to credit – the maximum interest rate that can be charged on a short-term loan is 0.8 percent per day, up to a maximum of 100 percent of the loan amount. This is significantly higher than the interest rate caps in South Africa, where comparable access to credit is as low as 38 percent. The NCA has now broadened its focus to assess other forms of credit, such as unarranged overdrafts and higher purchase agreements, for which costs can often be significantly higher than shortterm credit. Compared to the daily interest rate cap of 0.8 percent in the UK, South Africa’s interest rate on short term credit is roughly 0.25 percent a day. Given the current economic constraints in South Africa, the question we need to pose is whether our rates are appropriate for our market. Brett van Aswegen is the chief executive of Wonga South Africa. He has more than 20 years’ experience in the African retail credit and financial services industries.
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BUSINESS REPORT Monday, August 21 2017
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Africa’s most populous country presents both significant opportunities and risks as market confidence has rebounded Kabelo Khumalo ALLAN Gray said last week that Nigeria’s equity market had surged 42 percent in US dollars since the bottom at the end of April 2017, while market confidence had rebounded following the introduction of a new foreign exchange regime. With South African companies increasingly looking at the rest of Africa to boost their profits margins, Nigeria has proven to be a two-edged sword for entities looking at investing in Africa’s most populous country, presenting both significant opportunities and risks. Nick Ndiritu, a portfolio manager for the Allan Gray
Africa ex-SA Equity Fund and Africa ex-SA Bond Fund, said last week: “The notable high volatility in Nigeria’s stock market has offered investors greater opportunities to generate superior returns – by patiently buying stocks that thrive when political or economic prospects appear dim; and selling the popular stocks when other investors are overly optimistic.” He said Nigeria’s challenges would not be resolved overnight, but the outlook was promising and investors were coming back. The country’s oil production was on a steady recovery path and US dollars were more read-
ily available. But he said the investment case for Nigerian equities had been quite bleak at the beginning of this year after Nigeria’s oil production had slumped to the lowest level in more than 26 years as militant attacks in the Niger Delta crippled key pipeline installations. Last year proved to be particularly hard for South African companies with a presence in Nigeria. “Policymakers had imposed capital controls and were rationing scarce dollars. Inevitably, rent-seeking replaces most productive activities when an economy has 11 to 13 different rates for buying a US dollar.
Foreign investors, unable to repatriate existing funds, shunned Nigerian equities,” Ndiritu said. Hotel and gaming group Sun International pulled out of Nigeria citing weak economic growth and clashes with regulators in the country.
Regulation Retailer Truworths exited the country, blaming stringent regulation of stock imports, foreign exchange controls and rising costs that made it difficult for the South African retailer to operate in the country. Clover Industries also ended its operation in Nigeria last
year, citing the financial crisis caused by the fallen oil prices. Mobile giant MTN had endured a love/hate relationship with Nigeria in the recent past after it posted its first loss in 20 years early this year due to a huge fine and currency challenges in its key markets. The Nigerian authorities had slapped the group with a multi-billion rand fine in 2015 over its failure to disconnect unregistered mobile accounts in the country as the laws stipulated. Nigeria is also investigating the telecoms giant over allegations that it illegally repatriated $14 billion (R184.05bn) from its operations in the country in the
past decade. MTN has, however, indicated its plans to remain invested in the country and is currently finalising plans to list its shares on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Retailer Shoprite is one of the South African companies that have weathered the storm in Nigeria and are doing fairly well. A recent study by Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the first quarter of 2017 was estimated to be $908 million in the first quarter of this year, the lowest in ten years. When compared to the $1.5bn that the economy attracted in the fourth
Afrox presents positive trading update
tives have led to a significant shift in the nature of FDI to the country,” the report said. It ranked Nigeria at number 17 in its attractiveness index. The International Monetary Fund (IMF), in its World Economic Outlook report released in July, projected that Nigeria’s economy would grow at a faster pace than South Africa’s next year. The IMF projected that the West Africa country would grow by 1.9 percent next year, while it projected South Africa’s growth to be 1.2 percent. Its projection for this year put South Africa’s growth at 1 percent, against Nigeria’s 0.8 percent.
ARB Holdings to build Gauteng home for electric division Sandile Mchunu
Sandile Mchunu JSE-LISTED African Oxygen (Afrox) share price climbed more than 7 percent after a release of a favourable trading update for the six months to end June. The share price rose to its highest in three months at R20 a share and ended the day at that price. In the trading update the company said it expected its earnings per share (Eps) to be between 93 cents and 103c a share and this would be 20 percent and 32 percent higher than the 77.8c a share reported last year. Afrox also expected to see its headlines earnings per share (Heps) to increase by between 20 percent and 33 percent. “Headline earnings per share will be between 92c and 102c a share, and being 20 percent and 33 percent higher than the 76.5c a share in the previous corresponding period,” the group said. The group said that the increase in Eps and Heps was largely due to an increase in volumes in most areas of the business, improved operational efficiencies together with an increase in interest earned. The results were expected to be published on or about September 8.
quarter of last year, the figure represents a decline of $640m, a sharp decline of 41.3 percent. The Ernst & Young Africa Attractiveness Index released in May said Nigeria had been hit by a scarcity of foreign exchange, impacting businesses that were already grappling with issues, including insufficient power supply and complexity in paying taxes. “Nigeria’s business environment is in urgent need of improvement, considering the country’s 169th ranking on the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Index 2017.“On a more positive note, the sheer size of the Nigerian market, and its diversification initia-
Afrox expects to report earnings per share of between 93 cents and 103c a share, representing an increase of 20 percent and 32 percent higher than the 77.8c reported last year.
The restructuring by the group under the chief executive Schalk Venter in 2015 had returned the group to sound footing after reporting losses prior the restructuring. It has managed to cut costs by engaging in aggressive restructuring. In July the group announced that its sites in Epping and Roodekop had shown that they
were at the top of their game and capable of shattering production records in an effort to meet customer demand. In June, the group reported that Epping’s MPG cylinder filler teams churned out a staggering 83 300 cylinders, of which 59 600 were LPG. Afrox Roodekop went even further in its June filling, dis-
tributing more than 130 000 cylinders of LPG. This followed hard on the heels of record production output at East London and Polokwane sites in May. “The fact is that Roodekop set two new production records for this year; filling more cylinders than it has for the past nine years, while in June it also executed 1 146 delivery orders,
97 percent of them in full and on time,” Ivan De Jager said in June. De Jager is the production manager for Roodekop, Polokwane and Newcastle. The group reported impressive results for the year to end December with both headline earnings per share and earnings per share increasing by
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36.1 percent and 44 percent, respectively. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation of R1.24 billion was up 23.2 percent with margin improvement of 400 basis points to 22.3 percent, reflecting litigation settlement, benefits of turnaround and countermeasures against strong headwinds.
PROPERTY holding and investment company, ARB Holdings, has acquired new land via its corporate division, which will be developed during the next 18 months to house a new home for the electrical division’s Gauteng operation, which has outgrown its current premises. Chief executive Billy Neasham said on Friday that the group expected to start construction only next year. “We are expanding our premises in Midrand and we are expecting to spend about R60 million in this project. It is our long-term investment, which we expect to bring positive results in the long term,” Neasham said. ARB will see its East London branch relocating to new premises in the East London CBD, which will improve access to a broader customer base to expand the product offering into that region. The group has three reporting divisions: electrical, lighting and corporate divisions. It has seen tough operating conditions continue to have a negative impact on the its results. The electrical division’s revenue remained constrained by the limited government infrastructure spend during the year and the decline in local mining and manufacturing activities. Although the conditions have been constrained, the group marginally grew its revenue by a modest 0.4 percent to R2.48 billion for the year to end June, while increasing gross profit by 8.4 percent to
R594m. The group said this was achieved through disciplined trading practices. Profit before interest and tax declined by 1 percent to R214m, while headline earnings per share increased by 3.6 percent to 61.89 cents a share. The group declared a dividend of 25c a share, which is 8.2 percent higher than the 23.1c declared last year.
Cash resources “The group continues to be cash generative, and managed its cash resources effectively,” Neasham said. It remains ungeared with R306.6m cash on hand. The group has other investments in closely-related trading and distribution businesses, including 74 percent of ARB Electrical Wholesalers, a level 3 BEE company that operates 21 electrical wholesale branches throughout South Africa. It also has a 60 percent holding in Eurolux, which imports and distributes light fittings, lamps and related accessories. The electrical division’s revenue declined by 0.5 percent and profit before interest and tax was down 0.6 percent during the period. The lighting division saw its revenue increasing by 0.8 percent, with profit before interest and tax down 3.5 percent. The corporate division, which comprises the property portfolio and the ARB IT business, reported a decrease in revenue of 2.4 percent, with profit before interest and tax
New agreement to aid struggling SMEs Investors show appetite for mining, says Absa Joseph Booysen CHINA’S DEVELOPMENT BANK (CDB) on Friday announced the conclusion of a $100 million (R1.3 billion) Special Facility Agreement to fund small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Africa. Absa, a subsidiary of Barclays Africa, said the money will benefit Barclays Bank’s existing and prospective SME clients across the continent. The $100m will address the current funding needs, and may be increased in the future to assist with new funding opportunities within Barclays’s operations, both banks said on Friday. “We are glad to partner with CDB on this landmark transaction, which also echoes the 2017 Brics theme of “Stronger Partnership for a Brighter Future”, said Craig Bond, head of partnerships, joint ventures and strategic alliances at Barclays Africa.
Assist SMEs The funding is expected to assist the African SMEs, which often face funding shortages. SMEs on the continent have the potential to boost economic
many SME owners. “We have seen evidence of this reflecting in the increase in net credit losses in our financial results for the year ended March 31, 2017.”
Opportunities
Barclays Africa welcomed the special facility agreement with China’s Development Bank to boost SMEs. Photo: Simphiwe Mbokazi/ANA growth and create employment. Absa and the CDB had concluded the $100m Special Facility Agreement to fund small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in Africa. The $100m would address the current funding needs, and might be increased in the future to assist with new funding opportunities within Barclays’s operations, both banks said on Friday. Siphethe Dumeko, the chief financial officer at Business
R1.3bn
SMEs in Africa get financial help from China’s Development Bank Partners, a specialist risk finance company for formal SMEs operating in South Africa, said that the past few months had proved difficult for
Dumeko said that despite the evidence of certain sectors showing growth opportunities for entrepreneurs, well-researched business concepts with solid fundamentals and good management were becoming more important for any risk financier across any sector and business offering in the low-growth economic environment. “The reduction in the repo rate by 25 basis points last month by the SA Reserve Bank should be viewed as a positive signal to stimulate the muchneeded growth for SMEs to thrive,” Dumeko said. Mike Anderson, founder and chief executive of the National Small Business Chamber, said that there were many mixed messages when it came to the state of local entrepreneurship, but what remains was the key to continue working towards building a culture of self-employment and sustainability.
Kabelo Khumalo BARCLAYS Africa on Friday said that it had successfully refinanced and upsized Harmony Gold’s existing $250 million (R3.2 billion) term debt to a three-year $350m facility in a move the bank said indicated that there was still investment appetite for South African mining companies from offshore investors. The bank said the transaction was oversubscribed, with the debt syndicated to a total of eight lenders, including three new lenders. In a statement, the bank said this allowed Harmony to broaden its banking group, bolster liquidity and achieve its global growth ambitions. Absa is the largest lender in the new-term debt, and acted as bookrunner, co-ordinator and mandated lead arranger of the new arrangement. ”Harmony’s previous facility was set to mature in early 2018, and the gold mining company was looking to refinance its existing facility to allow it to expand its scope to fund its capital expenditure and growth plans in South Africa and Papua New Guinea,” the company said.
Absa has successfully refinanced and upsized Harmony Gold’s existing $250 million (R3.2bn) term debt to a three-year $350m facility. Photo: Simphiwe Mbokazi Harmony is rumoured to be interested in acquiring AngloGold’s local mines, but its chief executive Peter Steenkamp, while delivering the group’s full-year results for the year ended, would last week not be drawn in confirming the rumours. But he conceded that the company was in discussions with various partners over the boosting of its mines portfolio. He said the company would not restrict potential acquisitions to South Africa, saying he was highly impressed with the mining regulation system that
was employed in Papua New Guinea. The group has increasingly looked at Papua New Guinea for future growth. Last year it bought full ownership of Hidden Valley mine, which was expected to add 180 000 ounces to Harmony’s 1.5 million ounces output target by 2019. Harmony said it had spent $68m in the past year at its Hidden Valley operations, while it had budged $110m in the 2018 financial year. The group, together with its
joint-venture partners, are in Papua New Guinea engaging the government on the application for a special mining lease for the Wafi-Golpu project. The joint-venture parties are targeting a complete update of its feasibility study by the end of March 2018. Harmony in its results released last week mentioned that it had refinanced its debt, but did not specify which financial institutions were involved. On July 28, Harmony entered into an agreement for a new three-year syndicated facility of $350m ($175m term loan, plus $175m revolving credit facility), the company said.
18 NEWS
Monday, August 21 2017 BUSINESS REPORT
Calls for 50% black ownership in mining
Trade agreement between Karelia and Fujian close Xinhua Petrozavodsk, Russia
It may not be enough – Zwane Dineo Faku MINERAL Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane, who faced a barrage of criticism after gazetting the Mining Charter III in June, on Friday said there had been calls to raise the mandatory black ownership of mining assets to 50 percent – from the new 30 percent target. Zwane has been highly criticised for gazetting a charter that would deter investment in the ailing industry buckling under pressure of rising costs, commodity price volatility and 7 000 job losses over the past five years. Zwane told business leaders at the Black Business Council that he had received backing from most quarters of society. “We welcome the support we have received from most quarters of society, who have said to us “you are on the right track in terms of sustainably transforming this critical sector of the economy”, in fact, some have said to us that 30 percent is not radical enough on the ownership element, why not 50 percent or higher,” he said. “We are clear that we do not want a continuation of what has occurred in the past, where deals that were structured only left the black shareholders in debt, with no real benefit being realised.” Zwane also reiterated his criticism of the Chamber of Mines’ move to approach the
AUGUST is the month in which South Africa celebrates the contribution of women towards the dismantling of inequality. In acknowledgement of the critical role played by women in the struggle against apartheid, Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone (RBIDZ) is steaming ahead with efforts aimed at ensuring that women and youth-owned enterprises benefit from this democratic dispensation. Studies have shown that in
courts in a bid to have the charter reviewed and set aside. “Only one stakeholder has voiced their opposition to the transformation of the mining industry,” he said. Zwane said the charter was being implemented to ensure that the sustainable growth, development and transformation of the sector, remains a significant contributor to the economy through gross domestic product and employment creation, among others. “Our policies are not static. They are adapted from time to time to take into account various issues,” he said. Zwane charged that for more than 100 years the mining industry had been the bedrock of the economy. A chamber spokesperson said on Friday that Zwane’s comments would be the subject of the legal actions brought by the Chamber of Mines to get an urgent interdict against the charter’s implementation and for it then to be reviewed. The chamber not only disagrees with a number of the assertions and interpretations made by the minister, but was also concerned that these comments are deliberately misleading, particularly regarding the Department of Mineral Resources’s engagement with stakeholders in developing the document. The spokesperson said that the chamber disagreed with
Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane says he has been told that the 30 percent ownership of mines in South Africa anticipated with the Mining Charter III is) not enough. file photo: Simphiwe Mbokazi/ANA Zwane’s suggestion that there had been no meaningful economic participation of black people into the mainstream economy.
He “appears” unaware of the numerous black-owned mining companies co-operating in South Africa and the tens of thousands of black managers
and executives in the workforce. “The minister does not acknowledge any ‘ownership’ of the two previous charters, nor that all mining compan-
ies operating in SA have mining licences approved by the Department of Mineral Resources on the basis of these charters,” the spokesperson added.
THE REPUBLIC of Karelia in Russia’s northwest and Fujian province in southern China are expected to sign an agreement during the upcoming Brics summit that could see trade bolstered significantly between the two favoured jurisdictions, Karelia’s top official said. “Currently, the preparation for the establishment of a friendly and co-operative partnership between the two sides has entered the final stage. “Hopefully, we will sign the agreement during the Brics summit and start to carry out joint projects as soon as possible,” Artur Parfyonchikov, acting head of the Republic of Karelia, said. The Ninth Brics Summit, to be held in early September in Fujian’s resort city Xiamen, themed “Brics: Stronger Partnership for a Brighter Future,” will be the first summit among the Brics members in the second “Golden Decade” of the multilateral organisation. Plans for expanding co-operation between Karelia and Fujian are based on their multiple similarities, Parfyonchikov noted. Geographically, both are border regions. Economically, the two regions boast of rich resources in forestry, mining, tourism and other fields, and enjoy similar priorities in their respective country’s national economic policy, he explained. Joint projects in non-traditional industries, including automation machinery, information technology, culture and education, are also being explored by the two jurisdictions, he added. In addition, the acting commissioner said Karelia has great advantages in attracting foreign investment and tourists, highlighting its well-conditioned railways, mari-
Women and youth take centre stage in RBIDZ’s skills development and entrepreneurship programmes KZN, the burden of poverty is carried especially by women living in both urban and rural areas. Districts in which women live in abject poverty include King Cetshwayo District, where RBIDZ is located –
and during this financial year, the company has invested millions to fast-track their entry into the mainstream economy. RBIDZ’s intervention programmes centre on the education and skills development of
these women, with a particular focus on inculcating a culture of entrepreneurship. In doing so, the company is driving the emergence of a new generation of high calibre small, medium and large enterprises owned by
Apple chief executive Tim Cook speaks during an announcement of new products in Cupertino, California, in this file photo. Apple has become a benefactor to many innovative ideas. Photo: AP
women and youth. Small contractors have been fully involved in the construction projects of RBIDZ Phase 1A as well as in current developments in Medway Road, Bayside and
Phase 1F. In addition, more than 20 small contractors have been trained and skilled in project management, business and financial management, quality management, health and safety practices,
and information technology. Furthermore, RBIDZ is determined to see more women and youth-owned enterprises supported and mentored by established contractors in order to accelerate skills
50MW
Hydropower plant project in Karelia financed by Brics’ NDB time and other transportation infrastructure, which efficiently connects the region to major cities like Moscow, St Petersburg and Murmansk as well as neighbouring Finland. At present, Karelia is in talks with Chinese authorities to develop tourism projects and routes for Chinese tourists. Recalling a 50MW Beloporozhskaya hydropower plant project in Karelia launched in October last year, the first project in Russia financed by the Brics New Development Bank, Parfyonchikov said it set an example for the pragmatic co-operation within the framework of Brics. “The construction of the hydropower plants is of great benefit to the local economy, and helps to boost employment as the workers involved in the construction of the project are mainly from the local community,” he said. Parfyonchikov expressed his confidence in future prospects for comprehensive co-operation among the Brics countries, saying that Brics provides its member countries with an efficient platform for dialogue and consultation.
development and transfer. Of the contractors trained so far, about 75% are black youth-owned enterprises and 54% represent black womenowned enterprises. More than 60% of these trained contractors have done work directly through appointment by RBIDZ or indirectly through the Contract Participation Programme (CPG). RBIDZ boasts more than R100 million worth of sub-contracted work which has benefited these local small contractors.
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BUSINESS REPORT Monday, August 21 2017
Shares still under geopolitical influence
How to read this table. Name: Abbreviated Company Name Close: Market close DM: Day’s move in cents YM%: Last 12 months percentage move PE: Price/Earnings ratio. DY: Dividend Yield VOL: Day’s volume Suspended shares are followed by -S).
Name Close DM YM% PE DY
VOL
Oil & Gas Producers ERIN
2705
0
8.20
- 3.17
-
0
MONTAUK
3495
1
111.82
7.74
1.13
269
OANDO
30
4
- 23.08
1.75
-
165 550
SACOIL
22
0
22.22
- 2.80
-
26 660
Chemicals AECI
10475
-13
2.08
11.50
4.18
468 863
AFROX
2000
147
- 4.72
10.56
4.70
492 143
DELTA
100
0
- 16.67
13788
10
- 21.85
OMNIA ROLFES SASOL
3.52 100.00
441
15.65
2.47
70 339
2.25
84 271
445
-4
18.67
7.10
39057
-845
3.46
12.11
3.56 1 431 166
345
0
- 23.33
55.65
4.64
0
SPANJAARD
19
Dr Chris Harmse Chief economist Rebalance Fund Managers LAST week global geopolitical factors overshadowed fundamental factors on share and capital markets. The continuous tension between the US and North Korea still made investors jittery. The strained relations between President Trump’s administration and his chief strategist Steve Bannon before and after the Charlottesville disaster also brought nervousness among members. The terrorist attack in Barcelona on Thursday also seemed to
European stocks, however, seemed to be popular as the Dax in Germany increased 1.2 percent last week. Locally, although Moody’s has indicated that it will not change its outlook for South Africa’s credit rating for now, it emphasises that it still remains negative on the country’s economic growth prospects. Also in view of the global political turmoil, share prices on the JSE were volatile last week. The all share index, after a good run last Wednesday, gave up some gains on Thursday and Friday. The index, however, ended the week 150 points, or 0.3 percent higher on
take a share in the week’s volatile market movements. Investors, therefore, preferred to move to more safe haven assets and the gold price improved sharply by the end of the week as most share markets in Europe, Japan, the US and China were sold off. Bullion price rose substantially on Friday, trading above $1 292 (R25 450) an ounce as prices for platinum, palladium, and silver also gained as investors fled out of shares. In the US, the Dow Jones industrial average index lost more than 1 percent over the week, while the Nikkei in Japan contracted 1.3 percent since the previous Friday.
55 30423 points. The index is now 9.2 percent up since the beginning of the year. Over the week, the industrial index rose 0.8 percent, up 11.5 percent for the year to date. The financials index traded just 0.03 percent higher. Resources, despite a sharp increase in commodity prices in dollar terms, stayed under pressure as the index dropped by almost 1 percent last week. The listed property index gained 0.3 percent. The rand recovered strongly last week. On Friday, just after the close of the JSE, it traded at R13.20 to the dollar, 27c, or 1.8 percent, stronger than a week ago.
FTSE/JSE Africa Index Series All Share Index Top 40 Index Financials Indx Resource 10 Industrial 25 Financial 15 Mid Cap Indx Small Cap Indx Alt-X Index All Share Indst Alt-X 15 Index Alt Energy Indx Auto & Parts Banks Index Basic Materials Beverages Index Chemicals Index Coal Mining Constr & Mat Consumer Goods Consumer Serv Dev Capital Diamonds Mining
55304 48930 42237 34134 74942 15478 74447 58318 1180 82684 403 22048 4506 7928 24062 229 20090 14159 19 76653 21766 1147 410
-0.20 -0.28 -0.49 -0.23 -0.15 -0.56 0.34 0.50 0.02 -0.13 -0.31 0 0.05 -0.12 -0.03 -0.15 -1.84 3.70 2.53 -0.65 0.33 0 0
Elec & E Equip Eqty Inv Instr Fin & Ind 30 Fin Services Fin & Ind Index Fxd Ln Telecom Fledgling Indx Food & Drug Ret Food Producers Forstry & Paper Gen Industrials Gen Retailers Gold Mining Gold Mining Hlth Equip&Serv Health Care Idx Household Goods Industr Eng Idx Ind Met & Min Ind Transport Industrials Idx Leisure Goods Life Insurance
13601 4633 77994 3870 8125 2146 7479 11289 9615 61857 180 6785 1411 1411 7822 7244 443 5981 10873 166 47045 1343 37547
-0.67 -1.49 -0.24 -0.67 -0.24 -0.58 0.15 0.24 -0.55 0.22 -0.73 -0.35 3.88 3.88 -1.85 -1.11 -0.83 -1.00 -0.11 -0.20 -0.46 0 -1.01
Media Index Mining Index Mobile Telecomm Non-life Insur Oil & Gas Index Oil & Gas Prod Othr Mineral Ex Personal Goods Pharm & Biotech Platinum Mining RlEst Dev&Serv Real Estate Ind REIT Index Resources SA Listed Prop Software & Comp Support Service Tech Hardw & Eq Technology Indx Telecomms Index Tobaco Index Travel&Leisure Venture Capital
630 0.48 24952 0.36 239 0.25 66079 0 7196 0 38690 0 7385 -0.55 1126 -0.14 27459 -0.26 20 2.44 1492 -0.37 594 0 908 -0.42 19199 -0.03 656 -0.15 1016 -1.20 1952 -1.26 1911 0 47371 -1.20 7318 0.20 10301 -2.05 4839 0.04 258 0
Forestry & Paper MONDILTD
35103
213
25.26
17.89
2.34
525 334
MONDIPLC
35117
133
26.09
17.90
2.34
420 211
SAPPI
8600
-46
27.43
7.28
YORK
265
0
11.81
3.68
-
0
- 35.21
- 1.43
-
126 725
1.74 2 254 843
Industrial Metals & Mining
Name Close DM YM% PE DY VOL
Name Close DM YM% PE DY VOL
Name Close DM YM% PE DY VOL
Name Close DM YM% PE DY VOL
TRENCOR
Fixed Line Telecommunication
PURPLE
-3
EHSV -S
165
0
0.00
- 0.64
-
0
FERRUM
3
1
- 50.00
- 1.91
-
918 972
HULAMIN
620
1
18.10
4.88
2.42
71 268
ELBGROUP
INSIMBI
120
5
26.32
11.04
1.25
20 264
HUDACO
KUMBA
18934
344
37.20
5.86
8.43
381 743
398
0
0.00
6.32
-
0
BUILDMX
20
0
5.26
- 1.45
-
0
COAL
44
-3
- 26.67
- 5.06
-
8 844
11200
400
37.49
5.95
FIRESTONE -S
6
0
0.00
- 3.92
-
0
NOVUS
FIRESTONE OPT -S
4
0
0.00
-
-
0
PRIMESERV
HWANGE
50
0
0.00
- 0.07
-
650
RESGEN
190
0
239.29 - 87.56
-
40
0
0.00
- 0.17
-
194
1
6.01
17.17
WESCOAL
TRNSHEX
438 837
355
2
25.44
5.74
6.76
6 000
TELKOM
- 20.35 - 48.39
1.48
31 705
BLUETEL
9 480
-
7 303
120
0
- 21.05
-
-
0
SASFIN-P
7689
-211
0.97
-
-
4 315
B-AFRICA
14862
73
- 9.11
8.20
7.03 1 547 070
AND
90
0
86066
-34
38.59
26.23
1.45
65 302
BRIMST-N
1240
0
3.33
METROFILE
425
13
- 15.84
13.67
7.53
6 582
305
5
1.67
16.40
2.39
98 583
BRIMSTON
1300
0
- 3.49
MICROMEGA
995
0
- 0.50
6.31
5.53
29 400
FIRSTRAND
5520
-19
9.63
12.98
4.29 9 543 953
GAIA
850
0
2.29
MIXTEL
470
0
71.53
22.38
1.81
61 146
NEDBANK
22380
-120
- 1.63
9.47
5.54
NIVEUS
3600
0
27.80
23.18
12650
0
- 6.30
5.51
-
0
6575
-25
1.31
11.62
4.65 1 130 190
PALLINGHT
303
1
- 14.65
3.43
- 2 774 660
740
0
- 35.71
6.68
7.57
9 389
16201
-12
5.89
10.69
5.18 2 825 462
REINET
2770
-48
- 9.48
4.33
0.92 1 315 417
KR
70
0
45.83
3.94
2.86
0
SABVEST
2740
0
- 11.90
6.72
2.12
0
KR-HALF
TORRE
127
-3
- 26.59 - 95.49
4.33
48 307
CONDUIT
242
-3
SABVEST-N
2500
0
- 6.54
-
-
0
0
WINHOLD
120
6
3.33
50 000
SANTAM
25000
0
72
2
- 51.68
- 2.19
-
0
Automobiles & Parts
270
0
- 10.00
46.55
- 23.08 -1 000.00
NET1UEPS
METAIR
1990
50.00
6.59
1
2.05
6.89
3.52
840 003
STELLAR TREMATON
35 569
1591
1
- 0.62
12.28
6.29
DISCOVERY
14337
-173
14.70
23.72
1.24 1 109 868
HULISANI
LIB-HOLD
RHBOPHELO
1000
0
980
0
19.01
2.69
SANLAM
6885
-62
2.95
13.97
3.89 2 924 622
CAPPREC
-
61 316
QUANTUM
0.93
1 597
RCL
25
0
38.89
- 1.45
-
20 250
RFG
43 766
635 843
Industrial & Office REITS
COGNITION DATATEC
- 27.17
21.51
2.86
216 573
ADRENNA
315
0
18.87
12.30
1.90
150 154
ATLEAF
1550
-30
5.08
26.77
1.61
20 674
ATTACQ
2273
23
- 5.25
16.58
1.86
107 150
BALWIN
SEAHARVST
1300
0
-
0.00
-
196 746
BONATLA -S
SOVFOOD
1160
0
40.95 - 24.95
-
0
TIGBRANDS
40100
-350
2.10
18.35
2.69
344 123
FREEDOM -S
7
0
0.00
19.44
TONGAAT
11800
40
- 4.10
13.84
2.54
164 230
GREENBAY
207
-1
39.86
- 3.25
2.48 1 154 531
GRITREAL
1600
0
- 13.51
- 9.03
9.95
13.46
3.43 6 792 184
GTCSA
3650
0
44.55
7.11
2.61
110
0
29.41
37.93
44.05 854.45
5.03 3 069 303
3880
90
- 40.31
-
- 2 962 354
MEDICLINIC
12214
-282
- 35.95
23.80
1414
38
- 64.91
- 1.71
-
275 418
NETCARE
2500
-38
- 22.72
NORTHAM
4353
31
- 12.06 - 31.25
RBP CONV
1000000
0
-
3104
-46
55
-2
-
809 812
0.00
-
0
- 37.92
-
-
36 504
ASCENDIS
5.77
2.19
-
78 424
ASPEN
-
20 404
2663
83
23.63
13.56
2.63 1 054 120
368
-17
- 38.97
- 3.18
- 1 880 033
CLICKS
82
0
- 72.67
- 3.76
-
0
DIS-CHEM
4.60
-
2.85
0.00
17.02
1.56
0
ALVIVA
2220
105
40.77
10.58
0.90
33 854
DBX FT100
12455
-88
3.68
-
1.62
1 420
74
0
- 19.57
5.65
-
0
MUSTEK
411
1
- 13.47
6.43
3.65
94 095
DBX JAPAN
1148
-1
10.49
-
0.53
18 598
1650
5
- 8.33
9.57
8.76
46 686
DBX USA
3039
-37
10.51
-
0.32
124 721
1812
16
- 4.63 - 49.93
-
364 107
76
0
- 10.59
23.53
-
0
DBX WORLD
2569
19
11.02
-
0.73
138 872
660
10
- 26.67
4.69
6.38
2 000
106
-2
- 36.53
- 5.57
-
966
DBXEUR050
5390
-6
18.83
-
1.13
118 068
7
0
0.00
- 4.07
-
0
AFDAWN
35
0
- 56.25
- 0.87
-
1 930
129870
860
-
-
0.86
18
4660
-104
- 7.54
83.32
0.55
651 145
AH-VEST
32
0
- 3.03
18.71
-
0
2855
0
- 3.15
-
3.27
1 056
-
0
ALARIS
170
-15
- 27.66
18.24
-
7 000
1787650 12600
ALERT -S
38
0
0.00
- 0.29
-
0
0
ANCHOR
474
-2
- 62.68
10.49
3.16
160 660
0
ANSYS
107
0
27.38
7.27
-
23 345
-
0
ASTORIA
1165
-11
5.91
5.34
-
50 724
AltX ACCENT ADVANCED
FRB
- 6.32
-
-
0
GLPROP
3395
-18
-
-
3.68
3 974
LVLTRX
2695
-15
- 7.07
-
3.24
4 527
MAPPS_GRO
2079
-9
4.42
-
0.53
25
MAPPS_PRO
3581
-12
4.49
-
0.68
6 164
2.90
317 429
AVIOR
115
0
-
7.32
-
0
NEWFEQMOM
3049
-12
- 6.76
-
0.10
120
-
304 212
BLACKSTAR
900
0
19.84
- 2.67
0.99
0
NEWFNGOVI
5590
1
5.93
-
0.46
42 213
9
-
12.80
2.03
307 225
BLUE -S
13
0
0.00
13.83
-
0
NEWFNILBI
6532
-70
- 1.27
-
0.17
2
0
1.82
7.03
2.32
0
BRIKOR -S
9
0
0.00
1.96
-
0
NEWFNSWIX
1681
-10
4.22
-
0.06
64
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POLSKPROP
2099 560 990
5
30.26
50.67
4.40
200 479
BSI STEEL
28
0
- 34.88
20.00
7.14
0
NEWFTRACI
2235
-5
6.89
-
0.29
7 177
STENPROP
1820
-19
- 12.29
10.05
7.22
28 779
BUFFALO
65
0
- 45.83
- 8.12
-
0
NEWGOLD
16270
200
- 5.37
-
-
308 234
TRADEH
1749
-29
- 28.58
27.95
0.57
44 170
CENRAND -S
9
0
- 68.97 - 23.68
-
0
NEWPALL
12140
115
28.96
-
-
117 929
CHROMETCO
25
0
92.31
- 3.40
-
0
NEWPLAT
12734
118
- 14.48
-
-
154 796
1900
0
- 26.92
23.58
6.79
0
NEWSA
4849
-17
3.02
-
1.98
0
235
0
16.92 587.50
-
0
PREFTRAX
889
-1
- 3.26
-
9.81
80 869
SIRIUS
Diversified REITS 1030
20
- 14.10
10.70
9.60
230 900
FRONTIER
18.37
3.80 11 022 310
DIPULA B
1000
0
11.11
-
-
0
GLOBAL
10.23
257 881
GO LIFE
59
0
-
0.00
-
0
PROPXSAPY
6725
-23
- 1.39
-
5.27
234
7.79 2 072 941
HERIOT
1000
0
-
0.00
-
0
PROPXTEN
2200
5
0.92
-
4.59
13 297
EMIRA
1400
-5
- 5.02
13.85
23.31
1.82
31 517
FORTRESSA
1741
-2
6.81
10.50
1845
-5
- 25.48
38.10
1.25
207 267
FORTRESSB
3880
-56
15.99
-
27187
-90
- 26.70
24.47
0.91
497 898
GEMPROPA
980
0
- 2.00
17.05
8.59
0
INT HOTEL
GEMPROPB
700
0
0.14
-
-
0
ISA
GROWPNT
2507
-5
- 8.97
13.85
7.55 3 237 690
JUBILEE
CHOPPIES
DIVTRX
0.00
-34
18574
42.10
30800
DCCUSD
-
2495
NEPIROCK
72
6430
CTOP50
DIPULA A
Food & Drug Retailers BIDCORP
2
0
836 369
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology ADCOCK
2205
800
PUTPROP
4.23
Technology Hardware & Equipment
Real Estate Holding & Development ACSION
INGENUITY
19.99
75
1 455
-15
22.32
0.59
6 135
12740
19.42
-
38 312
7 500
- 34.33
-
1.65
33 437
15
15
-
-
-47
1350
-
4.83
615
AMIBIG50
-25
15.75
2523
107 042
3230
13.88
LIFEHC
0
1.51
CSP500
-
AFRO-C
2 876
-
161 519
- 17.41
0
-
-
10.23
0
0
-
61.95
- 76.84 137.50
-28
-
- 13.95
22
1 932
400
-
53
13296
3.20
9250
-
12722
AFRICARHO
-
OCEANA
0.00
AFRICAPLT
- 6.35
0
-
0
-45
22
16.60
-
4985
PBT GROUP
0
0.00
CORESEW40
97 742
0
15 097
600
7.48
622 255
-
2.70
10.65
1.19
0
-
10.72
- 4.48
20.07
-
27.28
- 17.78
5
- 4.78
-
-73
31 409
1300
80615 -1685
- 6.44
12004
2.12
IAPF
Healthcare Equipment & Services
122
AFRICAPLD
-
10
BATS
16773
0
- 8.48
2.68
0
AFRICAGLD -
-4
14.50
60 200
Exchange Traded Funds
1920
- 8.21
-
291 910
COREGREEN
20
-
0
1.48
221 982
6150
- 2.38
-
1.74
CROOKES
- 73.58
-
13.29
-15
2.12 1 516 409
- 8.89
- 25.85
74
41.40
0
-190
JASCO
34.59
173100
10607
25 132
-16
KR-TENTH
11 475
5.98
11277
0
132 191
2.48
11.17
Tobacco
-
-
30.25
RICHEMONT
-
5.56
22
MAS
- 9.30
-27
1847
0
0
4883
EQUITES
4.85
417200
ASHTOP40
50 902
6.36
0
KR-QUARTE
147 027
3.94
24.41
0
-
1.09
9.63
0
-
-
10.75 194.40
- 13.85
3720
-
- 13.98
-27
-20
Personal Goods
- 6.52
0
5521
1654
NUWORLD
0
800000
68 398
CLOVER
7.13
1720000
2.57
EOH
- 71.89
0
Kruger Rands
2.52
91 059
52
-
-
12.96
1924
-
-
7.20
SIBANYE
17.20
- 8.73
10.78
Leisure Goods
0
- 3.76
0
- 8.67
0
5450
1
750
- 25.58
56 095
-
-5
DELPROP
0
-
-
742
163 063
160
-
- 5.42
2045
1.84
RANGOLD
ZPLP
- 3.75
0
ASHMIDCAP
27.88
- 29.96
0
3
ASHINFBND
16.44
-54
1.11
77 157
0
52
6458
TFG PREF
111 244
15253
Household Goods & Home Construction
STANBANK6.5
0
-
ASTRAL
STEINHOFF N.V.
0
5.93
581 499
6.32 3 878 615
- 7.47
9.14
9.83
3.40 3 300 786
- 12.96
23.25
11.39
7.16
111 583
12.50
0.23
8.39
2 330
-
- 19.78
0
- 36.29
-
-
0
865
- 53.37
-
- 4.69
-2
ARROWA
-9
- 4.36
47
73
348 861
201
0
8197
135
3.87
244
7650
STANBANK-P
15.35
20.31
2499
SHFINV-PREF
2 706
- 30.79
8.69
PAN-AF
0
-
19
-67
CAPCO
-
REX TRUE6%
-
0.00
890
9860
PFF
157.14 - 22.39
Nonequity Investment Instruments
CLIENTELE
- 14.30
4.93
0
39 648
-2
- 7.81
Construction & Materials
3.52
14077
19
66.67 - 45.11
23.02
320 224
ADAPTIT
-20
0
12.87
-
3.43 13 478 527
250
575 305
- 21.94 - 23.05
23.16
1429
-
Nonlife Insurance
- 5.38
THARISA
-
STANBANK
-41
TAWANA
92.71
RMBH
573 678
3468
PNR FOODS
- 0.31
FINBOND
OLDMUTUAL
318 010
- 71.55
Equity Investment Instruments
Banks
2.79 1 447 183
2.01
- 23.62
428 405
17.98
15.69
0
1.73
- 5.42
42.82
1387
- 9.27 - 13.39
-4
-74
33
6
890
3055
34209
636
Software & Computer Services
0
AMPLATS
ZEDER
7.33 1 024 951
-
ATLATSA
4.59 1 488 656
6.63
3.39
7.54 6 467 245
19.59
20.05
- 0.97
Platinum & Prescious Metals
15.92
14.61
0.00
0
47
- 10.46
30.00
HARMONY
18084
- 10.94
2
479 988
VODACOM
1
0
1.75 4 558 239
65 950
-106
4
22.44
1.95
2141
130
57.14
226 157
5.37
10424
- 3.67
- 33.18
2.27
- 3.06
MMI HLDGS
- 54.17
- 60.07
17.52
-20
0
0
-4
29.88
380
16 120
11
277
62
TRUSTCO
-
1.61 6 619 062
440
1456
5.55 7 656 694
3.48
18.46
5725
TRANSCAP
30.68
0.00
68.62
GFIELDS
30.42
- 0.39
- 3.53
-54
0.97 2 532 738
45.45
31
0.00
5814
Gold Mining
25
12610
HUGE
- 9.24
3.16 1 722 216
5.38 3 049 729
800
MTN GROUP
0
33.67
0
5
3
21.48
A-V-I
1655
Life Insurance
153496 -2375
-210
CALGRO
-
-
CAPITEC
22898
BASREAD
-
15.00
0
BHPBILL
AVENG
- 3.80
-15
0
5 636
AFRIMAT
-100
2300
-
4.60
-
7600
RAC PREFS
2.59
7.77
0.00
PSGFIN PREF
7.04
45.54
1.33
36 353
18.12
520
0
1 302
-
3.85
23920
760000
-
-
- 7.89
ASSORE
AEG CONV
-
271.79
0
Food Producers
WESIZWE
- 8.07
0
0
DISTELL
RBPLAT
20
2900
70
856 656
LONMIN
7630
PHOENIX-P
1890
CAPEVINH
IMPLATS
NTC PREF
9 969
MARSHALL
AB INBEV
1014384
0
5.20
INTEWASTE
AWETHU -S
1028000
5.39
17.32
8 173
0
IMPL CONV
7.47
- 31.03
4.21
0
IMPL CB22
- 23.82
-10
10.30
-
0
0
1000
21.07
-
-1
4990
SYGNIA
-250
- 2.25
60
SASFIN
12700
- 0.18
251
512 673
0
- 15.57
EASTPLATS
-
1.69
2.36
BAUBA
-
- 5.81
- 73.33
-
- 2.17
11.47
2.16 3 354 329
11.36
30
0
2.88 1 929 190
DRDGOLD
900
1895
0
33.98
NEDBANK-P
0
0
- 48.58
0
770 188
14 500
40
432
59 250
-
2.84
4.17
320
13467
-
-
20.10
4.13
8.27
ANGGOLD
585 620
- 44.44
- 4.47
6.18
7.12
UNICORN
2.18
0
-55
15.66
Beverages
165.96 - 22.01
12.84
150
4150
33.10
40.73
SOUTH32
- 10.20
Mobile Telecommunication
NAMPAK 6.5
RMIH
- 11.11
- 7.29
MERAFE
875 109
195 455
0
26
MIRANDA -S
6.31
1.55
0
6.34 1 645 186
-
9.27
- 5.85
120
-60
MEDIAMOND -S
6.26
- 35.38
1331
CSG
9540
GLENCORE
-39
-2
CARTRACK
21740
ARM
6686
42
0
General Mining ANGLO
3.47
1350
Diamonds & Gemstones ROCKWELL -S
- 8.60
ADCORP
Coal
WATERBERG -S
14.85
Support Services
495
EXXARO
30
VALUE
ARCMITTAL
ZCI -S
3744
-26
18.43
27.01
1.59
499 624
- 1 225 930
6
0
- 50.00
- 2.40
-
0
S&PGIVFIN
3900
-20
- 7.28
-
1.84
531
1675
0
- 33.00
30.90
5.48
0
S&PGIVIND
6599
-21
- 0.12
-
1.74
37
155
0
40.91
8.12
6.45
1 000
S&PGIVISA
4582
-14
- 3.82
-
1.40
1
67
2
11.67 - 39.18
-
101 973
S&PGIVRES
4234
22
- 18.51
-
1.63
176
12.24
- 5.50
-
0
SATRIX40
4887
-15
5.60
-
0.06
117 979
- 16.36 110.44
-
0
SATRIX500
3090
-30
-
-
-
4 678
- 7.19
-
0
SATRIXDIV
216
-1
0.47
-
0.68
379 923
0.00 - 37.50
IMBALIE
285
0
- 41.12
39.42
1.31
5 870
INVPROP
1569
10
6.37
12.66
8.14
262 999
KIBO
110
0
14500
-47
11.11
29.28
1.96
375 747
LIBERTY2D
948
8
-
29.73
3.68
17 443
M-FITEC
920
0
2980
15
-
39.89
0.25
432 305
ORION
60
-10
0.00 - 18.99
5.42
20 000
MASPLAST
100
0
-
1570
0
- 14.02
11.80
-
7 845
GOLD BRAND
59
0
- 33.71
- 1.44
-
0
REBOSIS
1100
-2
1.95
9.09
11.22
135 653
MINERESI -S
3
0
-
0
SATRIXEMG
3626
-4
-
-
-
12 851
DAWN
88
-7
- 67.88
- 0.37
-
4 893
PICKNPAY
6150
-33
- 24.86
23.26
2.87
327 868
REBOSISA
2585
5
-
-
-
122 201
MONEYWB -S
1
-24
- 96.00
- 0.68
-
0
SATRIXFINI
1546
-13
- 0.19
-
0.76
19 111
ESOR
25
0
- 37.50
- 1.02
-
0
SHOPRIT
20012
213
- 2.17
20.69
2.38 4 650 216
REDEFINE
1065
-5
- 10.13
10.26
8.37 4 960 367
NEWPARK
655
0
13.72
11.45
7.57
0
SATRIXILB
559
-1
-
-
-
53
GROUP 5
1520
66
- 39.20 - 14.34
2.89
106 700
SPAR
16814
14
- 18.69
16.56
3.87
236 902
RIPLC
661
1
- 15.47
16.74
7.27
NUTRITION
1
0
- 50.00
- 4.17
-
85 720
SATRIXINDI
7495
-23
6.84
-
0.47
14 395
KAYDAV
100
0
- 16.67
6.29
5.50
0
General Retailers
MAZOR
190
0
11.76
4.36
7.58
0
ADVTECH
1680
6
5.99
23.63
1.93
776 830
- 4 912 195
AF & OVR
1600
0
6.67 - 197.53
1.06
AF&OVR 6%PP
1500
0
20.00
-
PPC
553
1
- 0.36
13.45
7.78 2 169 508
NVEST
210
0
- 16.00
11.38
4.90
50 000
SATRIXPRO
2135
-4
-
-
3.00
218
SERE
1925
-55
- 7.85
57.69
3.52
OASIS
1887
0
- 3.23
17.72
5.32
0
SATRIXRAF
1322
1
8.81
-
-
58 048
0
SPEARREIT
1020
0
-
3.52
2.30
6 767
PL GROUP
58
1
- - 10.80
-
1 100
SATRIXRES
3501
-11
7.10
-
3.69
3 481
0
TEX
739
-3
5.57
5.03
13.55
116 849
PSV
42
0
10.53 - 35.59
-
0
SATRIXSWX
1099
-9
1.67
-
4.73
264 229
TOWER
733
-6
- 12.11
7.71
16.90
24 000
SA CORP
411
30
- 55.52
58.71
RAUBEX
2300
-1
2.27
11.40
3.91
SEPHAKU
280
0
- 30.00
8.39
-
9 579
AFOVR-N
1006
0
- 8.88
-
-
0
STEFSTOCK
300
0
- 28.57
27.42
-
10 000
CASHBIL
36600
99
- 6.46
16.13
2.81
1 605
Residential REITS
TRELLIDOR
575
0
15.00
10.14
4.57
0
CMH
2249
-1
34.67
7.91
6.89
4 016
INDLU
13950
0
3.33
12.72
3.32
35 721
CURRO
4100
25
- 3.30
84.02
-
214 477
HOLDSPORT
6560
61
9.13
14.42
5.34
3 926
WBHO
294 251
General Industrials ARGENT
-
430
10
7.77
6.18
4.88
41 397
HOMCHOICE
3250
0
- 7.14
7.84
4.86
0
BARWORLD
11950
-50
31.81
13.77
2.97
445 651
ITLTILE
1377
27
1.92
16.07
2.18
29 779
BIDVEST
17050
-61
9.51
15.85
2.69
691 726
KAAP AGRI
5200
0
-
17.42
-
2 000
565
-10
- 38.92
7.65
6.68
20 026
6
0
- 83.16
- 0.04
-
318 087
843
0
14.69
15.16
M&R-HLD
1448
17
- 2.95
MPACT
2697
-22
NAMPAK
1900
REMGRO TRNPACO
BOWCALF EXTRACT KAP
-
0
SATRIXWDM
3285
-30
-
-
-
23 968
-
8 658
SHARIAH40
315
-3
- 1.25
-
1.37
1000
1
8.70
10.49
9.66
5 466
958
234
-1
- 20.68
7.33
2.56
7 000
STANLIB40
4893
-14
5.95
-
2.37
Retail REITS
241
STRATCORP -S
2
0
0.00
- 1.11
-
0
STANLIBSX
1105
-5
3.95
-
1.23
0
TCS -S
1
0
0.00
- 0.35
-
0
STANPROP
6523
-60
- 1.90
-
6.57
323
SILVERB
0.00
ACCPROP
555
1
- 9.17
12.60
10.37
3 831
CAPREG
935
-5
- 11.79
26.29
6.45
512 224
TELEMASTR
40
0
- 66.67
5.04
5.00
0
Exchange Traded Notes
FAIRVEST
194
-4
26.80
11.14
8.99
227 884
TRANSCEND
650
0
-
40.45
0.86
0
DBAFRIETN
11225
-55
3.40
-
-
0
9625
-150
-
19.78
4.19
507 979
UPARTNERS
1549
0
- 14.47 - 115.00
-
0
DBCHINETN
6862
-26
27.78
-
-
293
HAMMERSON
- 30.72
7.50
6.67
143 803
HYPROP
11699
36
- 14.80
20.24
5.72
342 798
VISUAL -S
11
0
- 26.67
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Absa Fund Managers Limited.: Absa Abs. - A 1.72 172.40 2.69 Absa Africa Eqty Fdr - A 1.36 87.72 0.00 Absa Bal. - R 1.22 445.31 3.55 Absa Bond - A 0.88 118.82 7.82 Absa Core Inc. Fund - A 14.08 100.75 4.24 Absa Euro Inc. - A 0.95 122.90 1.16 Absa Flex. Inc. - A1 0.67 109.30 0.00 Absa Fundisa - A 1.08 108.74 7.51 Absa Gl. Core Eqty Fdr - A 1.1 121.11 0.28 Absa Gl. M Ast Fdr Fund - A 12.88 92.08 1.76 Absa Gl. Prop. Fdr Fund - A 13.23 95.52 0.00 Absa Gl. Value Fdr - R 1.51 520.36 1.83 Absa Inc. Enhancer - A 0.86 110.59 7.43 Absa Infl. Beater - A 1.45 170.35 4.73 Absa Infl. Lnk Inc. Fund 16.48 99.93 3.32 Absa Large Cap - A 1.18 754.02 1.79 Absa Mgd - A 1.84 172.03 3.06 Absa Money Mkt - A 0.57 100.00 7.50 Absa MM Acc. FoF - A 2.53 173.04 2.86 Absa M-M Bond - A 0.93 130.67 7.02 Absa MM Gr. FoF - A 2.53 184.08 1.40 Absa M Mgd Pres. FoF - A 2.48 158.54 3.87 Absa M Mgd Wlth Prot. FoF - A 2.42 148.29 4.46 Absa Opp. Inc. FoF - A 1.62 106.21 6.61 Absa Pound Sterling Inc. - A 0.91 102.20 0.17 Absa Prop. Eqty - A 1.74 390.32 4.14 Absa Prud. FoF - A 3.73 309.38 0.00 Absa SA Core Eqty - A 2.35 116.11 1.13 Absa Select Eqty - A 1.72 576.03 1.36 Absa Smart Alpha Def. - A 1.92 94.18 3.74 Absa Smart Alpha Eqty - A 1.74 91.20 1.57 Absa Smart Alpha Inc. - A 1.42 100.49 7.15 Absa Smart Alpha Prop. - A 2.06 106.27 4.58 Absa US $ Inc. - A 0.89 129.72 1.61 Absa Wlth Pres.+ - A 2.1 96.99 2.68 Africa Collective Investments (RF) (Pty) Ltd: Excelsia Eqty ACI Fund - A1 - 101.28 0.00 MSM Prop. ACI Fund - A1 - 102.71 0.00 Allan Gray Unit Trust Management (RF) Pty Limited: Allan Gray Bal. - A 1.61 10413.81 1.99 Allan Gray Bond - A 0.57 1104.83 8.47 Allan Gray Eqty - A 2.27 38573.06 1.03 Allan Gray Money Mkt - A 0.29 100.00 7.75 Allan Gray Optimal - A 2.14 2231.27 1.56 Allan Gray SA Eqty - A 1.61 37360.10 1.66 Allan Gray Stable - A 1.65 3499.30 3.49 Allan Gray Tax-Free Bal. - A - 1104.76 2.23 Allan Gray-Orb. Gl. Eqty Fdr - A 2.03 6039.92 0.01 Allan Gray-Orb. Gl. FoF - A 1.86 3775.15 0.01 Allan Gray-Orb. Gl. Optimal FoF - A 1.46 2033.27 0.00 Anchor Capital (Pty) Ltd.: Anchor BCI ACPI Gl. Bal. Fdr Fund - A - 103.25 0.00 Anchor BCI Africa Flex. Inc. Fund 2.15 102.57 3.78 Anchor BCI Bond - A 0.71 106.53 8.48 Anchor BCI Diversified Gr. - A 2.51 105.73 1.11 Anchor BCI Diversified Mod. - A 2.09 107.44 2.72 Anchor BCI Diversified Stable - A 1.63 105.96 4.46 Anchor BCI Eqty - A 1.23 184.09 0.74 Anchor BCI Flex. Inc. - A 1.26 105.41 6.58 Anchor BCI Gbl Cap+ Fdr - A 2.35 95.05 0.00 Anchor BCI Gbl Eqty Fdr - A 2.2 111.56 0.00 Anchor BCI Mgd - A 1.98 111.65 1.89 Anchor BCI Prop. - A 1.87 96.25 3.80 Anchor BCI SA Eqty - A 1.22 109.67 0.39 Anchor BCI Wrld. Flex. - A 1.25 124.90 0.88 Anglorand Management Company Ltd.: Anglorand Gr. - A - 468.52 0.00 Argon Asset Management (Pty) Ltd.: Argon BCI Abs. Ret. - A 1.91 100.50 4.82 Argon BCI Bal. Fund - A 1.59 101.09 0.02 Argon BCI Wrld. Flex. - A 2.96 294.09 0.00 Ashburton Management Company (RF) (Pty) Ltd.: Ashburton Africa Eqty Opp. Fdr - A - 89.28 0.00 Ashburton Bal. - A 1.09 128.48 3.11 Ashburton Bond Fund - A 0.98 101.73 6.98 Ashburton Def. - A 0.88 165.54 5.96 Ashburton Enh. Value SA Trckr - A 0.69 116.89 2.72 Ashburton Eqty - B1 0.99 736.57 1.86 Ashburton Gl. Flex. - A1 1.85 213.80 0.02 Ashburton GOVI Trckr - A 0.63 100.33 7.12 Ashburton Gr. - A 1.14 279.67 1.68 Ashburton Low Beta SA Comps Trckr - A 0.69 100.54 1.87 Ashburton Moment. SA Trckr - A 0.7 85.32 2.98 Ashburton Money Mkt - B1 0.36 100.00 7.59 Ashburton M-Mgr Bond - B1 1.12 1027.91 8.34 Ashburton M-Mgr Eqty - B1 1.61 1853.05 1.08 Ashburton M-Mgr Inc. - B1 0.99 1164.28 7.04 Ashburton M-Mgr Prop. - B1 0.96 2200.32 4.82 Ashburton M-Mgr Prud. Flex. - B1 1.1 1684.17 2.84 Ashburton Prop. Trckr - A 0.63 99.07 5.43 Ashburton SA Inc. - B1 0.78 102.26 8.27 Ashburton Stable - A 1.04 103.33 6.96 Ashburton Targeted Ret. - B4 1 128.55 3.94 FNB Gr. FoF - B1 - 104.91 1.32 FNB Gr.+ FoF - B1 - 104.96 0.92 FNB Inc. FoF - B1 - 100.97 5.29 FNB Mod. FoF - B1 - 102.70 1.84 FNB Stable FoF - B1 - 101.78 2.43 BlueAlpha Investment Management (Pty) Ltd.: BlueAlpha BCIASeasons - A 2.11 427.49 0.47 BlueAlpha BCI Gl. Eqty - A 1.84 151.35 0.00 BlueAlpha BCI Select Eqty - C 1.69 132.53 1.30 Boutique Collective Investments (RF) (Pty) Ltd.: 36ONE BCI Eqty - A 1.13 501.00 0.00 36ONE BCI Flex. Opp. - A 1.54 598.06 0.19 36ONE BCI SA Eqty Fund - C1 1.5 123.58 0.00 4D BCI Aggr. Flex. FoF - A 2.57 150.78 0.69 4D BCI Cau. FoF - A 2.24 133.96 3.79 4D BCI Flex. - A 1.68 127.07 0.53 4D BCI Mod. FoF - A 2.26 155.25 2.11 Absa Access BCI Aggr. - A 1.06 107.56 2.57 Absa Access BCI Bal. - A 1.09 107.73 3.51 Absa Access BCI Cau. - A 1.02 105.93 4.35 Absa Access BCI Gr. - A 1.16 106.72 3.08 Absa Access BCI Passive Bal. - A 0.87 105.82 3.51 Absa Access BCI Passive Gr. - A 0.56 103.97 1.98 Absa Access BCI Stable - A 0.91 105.88 4.64 ABSA BCI Inst Flex. Inc. Fund - C 0.7 103.31 1.95 ABSA BCI SA Low Resid Risk Eqty - A 0.21 95.91 0.85 ABSA BCI SA Moment. Eqty Fund - A 0.27 94.62 0.70 ABSA BCI SA Value Eqty Fund - A 0.26 101.90 0.76 ABSA Wlth BCI Aggr. FoF - A 1.46 106.60 1.67 ABSA Wlth BCI Bal. FoF - A 1.28 106.11 2.88 ABSA Wlth BCI Cau. FoF - A 1.2 103.61 4.61 ABSA Wlth BCI Gr. FoF - A 1.42 106.39 2.22 ABSA Wlth BCI Stable FoF - A 0.91 103.66 6.20 ADB BCI Bal. FoF - A 2.25 198.50 2.53 ADB BCI Flex. Prud. FoF - A 2.36 195.82 1.63 Amity BCI Conserver FoF - A 2.32 166.03 2.73 Amity BCI Flex. Gr. FoF - A 2.21 217.74 0.48 Amity BCI Gl. Diversified FoF - A 2.59 117.35 0.00 Amity BCI Mgd Select - A 1.86 101.39 2.26 Amity BCI Prudent FoF - A 2.23 181.45 1.69 Amity BCI Stable Select - A 1.63 104.63 3.93 Anchor Securities BCI Flex. - A 1.73 92.92 0.21 Anchor Securities BCI Wrld. Gr.&Inc. Fund - 100.13 0.00 API BCI Mgd FoF - A 1.44 105.86 2.40 API BCI Stable FoF - A 1.53 106.88 4.01 API BCI WW Opp. FoF - A 1.86 111.24 1.01 AS Forum BCI Aggr. FoF - A 2.67 236.64 1.33 AS Forum BCI Cau. FoF - A 2.18 169.62 3.13 AS Forum BCI Mod. FoF - A 2.51 216.18 2.00 Atlantic BCI Enh. Inc. - A 1.17 97.47 6.39 Atlantic BCI Rl Inc. - A 1.34 106.48 3.29 Atlantic BCI Stable Inc. - A 0.55 96.66 8.25 Aureus Nobilis BCI Cau. Fund - A 2.07 102.05 3.94 Aureus Nobilis BCI Mgd Fund - A 1.99 101.99 1.93 Autus BCI Bal. - A 2.97 296.92 0.00 Autus BCI Eqty - A 2.77 127.14 0.00 Autus BCI Gl. Eqty Fdr Fund - A 1.62 122.36 0.00 Autus BCI Inc.+ - A 0.69 121.92 7.29 Autus BCI Opp. - A 3.13 284.59 0.00 Autus BCI Prop. - A 1.56 139.00 3.12 Autus BCI Stable - A 2.65 211.09 2.99 Autus BCI Wrld. Flex. - A 2.08 154.08 0.42 Baobab BCI Flex. Opp. - A 3.01 148.06 0.00 Baobab BCI Prud. Mgd - A 2.92 104.04 0.11 Baroque BCI Moderato FoF - A 2.67 209.88 2.32 BCI Best Bld Bal. - C 1.48 118.13 2.07 BCI Best Bld Cau. - C 1.36 116.22 3.89 BCI Best Bld Flex. Inc. - C 0.78 105.57 6.59 BCI BB Glb Eqty - A 2.51 244.82 0.00 BCI Best Bld Gl. Prop. - A 1.85 112.24 1.01 BCI Best Bld Spec. Eqty - C 1.24 118.35 2.12 BCI Best Bld WW Flex. - A 1.77 330.74 0.00 BCI BetaPlus Bal. - A 1.11 108.55 2.74 BCI Franklin Gl. Rl Est. Fdr - A 6.43 82.30 0.00 BCI Inc.+ - C 0.63 106.15 8.97 BCI Money Mkt - A 0.35 100.00 7.85 BCI Prud. FoF - 3B1 2.1 209.67 1.59 BCI Stable FoF - 3B1 1.86 156.35 4.00 BCI Templeton Gl. Fdr Fund - A 7.58 95.93 0.00 BCI Value Fund 0.95 99.64 0.41 BCI Wrld. Flex. FoF - 3B1 2.41 140.51 0.51 Bovest BCI Cons. FoF - A 2.14 109.25 3.11 Bovest BCI Mgd FoF - A 2.25 110.56 2.30 Bovest BCI Wrld. Flex. FoF - A 2.77 113.63 0.00 Brenthurst BCI Bal. FoF - A 1.87 104.40 0.00 Brenthurst BCI Cau. FoF - A 1.88 103.24 1.81 Brenthurst BCI Wrld. Flex. FoF - A - 103.99 0.00 Caleo BCI Act. Inc. Fund - A 1.12 101.77 3.54 Caleo BCI Bal. FoF - A 2.19 104.87 0.80 Caleo BCI Eqty - A 2.38 99.12 0.25 Caleo BCI Wrld. Opp. FoF - A 2.51 190.11 1.87 Capita BCI Bal. - A 2.03 121.35 2.01 Capita BCI Cau. - A 1.88 116.63 3.18 Capita BCI Rl Inc. - A 1.34 103.60 6.88 Capstone BCI Bal. - A 1.57 104.36 2.46 Cartesian BCI Money Mkt - A 0.49 100.00 7.31 Centaur BCI Bal. - A 2.19 150.72 2.08 Centaur BCI Flex. - A 2.16 656.59 1.63 Colourfield BCI Eqty Fund - B 0.86 106.21 0.00 Colourfield BCI Inc. 1 - A 0.63 106.26 5.49 Colourfield BCI Inc. 2 - A 0.66 104.51 1.82 Colourfield BCI Money Mkt - A 0.15 100.00 7.62 Consilium BCI Flex. - A 2.28 264.09 0.97 Consilium BCI Wrld. Flex. - A 1.56 162.56 0.79 Cratos BCI Eqty - A 0.95 91.82 2.49 CS BCI Aggr. Prud. FoF - A 3.3 171.97 0.00 CS BCI Flex. FoF - B 2.77 205.72 0.60 CS BCI Prud. FoF - B 2.61 180.89 1.28 CS BCI Wrld. Flex. FoF - A 3.36 105.40 0.00 Dinamika BCI Cons. FoF - A 2.85 173.59 2.37 Dinamika BCI Wrld. Flex. - A 2.37 106.42 0.62 Dotport BCI Cau. FoF - A 2.06 151.45 3.94 Dotport BCI Eqty Fund 1.3 103.72 0.03 Dotport BCI Flex. FoF - A 2.51 307.01 2.67
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Dotport BCI Prud. FoF - A 2.39 257.45 Edge BCI Bal. - A 1.88 104.74 Edge BCI Cau. - A 1.91 104.15 Edge BCI Mgd Aggr. Fund 2.12 105.35 EFPC BCI Bal. - A 2.53 102.41 Evolve BCI Cons. - A 2.56 109.85 Evolve BCI Mgd - A 2.02 101.83 FAL BCI Bal. - A 1.33 102.56 Florin BCI Mgd - A 2.63 99.08 Foster BCI Mod. FoF - A 2.51 175.24 GFA BCI Mgd FoF - A 2.73 196.58 GFA BCI Stable FoF - A 2.13 168.16 Harvard House BCI General Eqty - A 1.26 284.57 Harvard House BCI Flex. Inc. - A 1.15 130.08 Harvard House BCI Prop. - A 1.77 103.74 iCap. BCI Eqty Fund - A 2.98 102.79 Instit BCI Eqty Fund - A 1.49 98.44 Instit BCI Mgd FoF - A 3.1 104.98 Instit BCI Stable FoF - A 2.55 104.80 Instit BCI Wrld. Eqty Fund 0.98 103.56 Integral BCI Eqty Fund - A 1.91 105.31 Kanaan BCI Bal. FoF - A 2.98 192.86 Kanaan BCI Flex. FoF - A 3.22 189.29 Lunar BCI Wrld. Flex. - A 1.84 102.71 Maitland BCI Flex. FoF - A 2.26 163.97 Median BCI Bal. FoF - A 2.56 102.33 Median BCI Wrld. Flex. FoF - A 2.47 106.59 Millenium BCI Wrld. Flex. FoF - B - 102.51 Montrose BCI Cau. FoF - A 2.24 167.91 Montrose BCI Flex. FoF - A 3.93 236.53 Montrose BCI Mod. FoF - A 2.63 205.30 Morningstar BCI Gl. Eqty FoF - A 1.71 103.51 N-e-FG BCI Eqty - A 1.66 185.46 N-e-FG BCI Flex. - A 2.28 199.66 N-e-FG BCI Inc. Prov. FoF - A 2.56 192.36 Naviga BCI Bal. Gr. FoF - A 2.41 299.64 Naviga BCI Flex. FoF - A 2.37 208.56 Naviga BCI Gl. Eqty FoF - A 0.91 104.80 Naviga BCI Inc. Plan. FoF - A 1.14 124.81 Naviga BCI Mod. FoF - C 2.24 193.93 Naviga BCI SA Eqty - A1 1.96 185.85 Naviga BCI Secure Gr. FoF - A 2.18 212.21 Naviga BCI Wrld. Eqty Fund - A 1.07 98.17 Naviga BCI Wrld. Flex. FoF - A 2.67 105.80 Olympiad BCI Mgd FoF - A 2.27 179.81 Olympiad BCI Wrld. Flex. FoF - A 2.67 155.73 Optimum BCI Bal. - A 2.01 118.32 Optimum BCI Eqty Fund - A 1.69 108.15 Optimum BCI Mgd Gr. - A 2.15 119.93 Optimum BCI Stable - A 2 117.61 Optimum BCI Wrld. Flex. FoF - A 1.91 96.36 PBi BCI Bal. FoF 1.53 107.77 PBi BCI Cons. FoF - A 1.33 104.88 PBI BCI Wrld. Flex. FoF - A 1.93 102.71 Platinum BCI Bal. FoF - A 2.49 258.08 Platinum BCI Inc. Prov. FoF - A 2.17 169.13 Platinum BCI Wrld. Flex. - A 1.8 381.64 Plexus Wlth BCI Bal. - A 1.72 211.68 Plexus Wlth BCI Cons. - A 1.7 174.57 Plexus Wlth BCI Flex. Prop. Inc. Fund - A - 97.74 Plexus Wlth BCI Prop. - A 1.03 274.75 Point3 BCI Bal. FoF - A 1.64 103.61 Point3 BCI Cons. FoF - A 1.68 101.44 Point3 BCI Mod. Wrld. Flex. FoF - A 1.85 103.03 PortfolioMetrix BCI Bond FoF - A 0.55 107.95 PortfolioMetrix BCI Eqty FoF - B1 0.98 112.13 PortfolioMetrix BCI Gl. Eqty FoF - B1 0.79 141.48 Portfoliometrix BCI Gl. Prop. FoF - A 0.93 89.66 PortfolioMetrix BCI Inc. FoF - A 0.67 105.91 PortfolioMetrix BCI SA Prop. - A 0.7 113.13 Pri.Client BCI Wrld. Flex. Fund - B 2.22 101.86 Providence BCI Wrld. Diversified - B 1.43 110.31 PWS BCI Cau. FoF - A 1.72 104.46 PWS BCI Mod. FoF - A 1.78 105.18 PWS BCI Wrld. Flex. FoF - A 1.78 109.64 Qtum BCI Bal. FoF - A 2.28 296.57 Qtum BCI Cap.+ FoF - A 2.33 218.57 Qtum BCI Core Inc. - A 1.24 104.67 Qtum BCI Wrld. Flex. FoF - A 2.8 170.06 RCI BCI Flex. Gr. Fund 1.54 101.37 RCI BCI Flex. Mgd - A 2.17 379.23 RCI BCI Wrld. Flex. Fund - A 1.94 103.51 Rebalance BCI Infl.+ 3 - A 2.04 111.15 Rebalance BCI Infl.+ 5 - A 1.76 111.44 Rebalance BCI Infl.+ 7 - A 2.53 119.84 Red Oak BCI Bal. Fund - A 2.18 102.34 Red Oak BCI Cau. Fund - A 2.54 101.86 Reitway BCI Gl. Prop. - A 1.6 220.91 Renaissance BCI Cau. - A 2.15 105.41 Renaissance BCI Gl. Best Ideas Fdr - A 1.55 114.97 Renaissance BCI Mgd - A 2.13 105.66 Renaissance BCI Wrld. Flex. Fund 0.58 100.46 Rowan Cap. BCI Bal. FoF - A 1.99 102.92 Rowan Cap. BCI Inc. FoF - A 1.58 101.31 Rudiarius BCI Africa Eqty - C 1.52 92.31 S BRO BCI Bal. FoF - A 2.39 244.28 S BRO BCI Def. FoF - A 2.28 155.41 S BRO BCI Mgd FoF 2.67 102.05 SA Ast Man BCI Cau. - A 2.17 108.95 SA Ast Man BCI Mgd - A 2.07 112.58 SA Ast Man BCI Mod. - A 2.13 111.82 Sasfin BCI Bal. - A 1.24 125.01 Sasfin BCI Eqty - A 1.76 345.27 Sasfin BCI Flex. Inc. - A 0.76 102.35 Sasfin BCI Optimal Inc. Fund - A 1.83 103.55 Sasfin BCI Prud. - A1 1.39 184.99 Sasfin BCI Stable - A 1.04 115.68 Select BCI Bal. - A 1.12 228.01 Select BCI Cau. - A 1.28 105.66 Select BCI Eqty - A 1.3 400.93 Select BCI Flex. Inc. - A 0.89 109.18 Select BCI Prop. - A 1.28 352.64 Select BCI Wrld. Flex. - A 1.97 330.16 Select Mgr BCI Cau. FoF - A 1.92 157.97 Select Mgr BCI Flex. Eqty - A 1.69 203.70 Select Mgr BCI Flex. Gr. FoF - A 2.42 372.88 Select Mgr BCI Gl. Mod. FoF - A 2.45 282.49 Select Mgr BCI Prud. FoF - A 2.44 316.09 Sesfikile BCI Gl. Prop. Fund - A1 1.33 82.59 Sesfikile BCI Prop. - A1 1.38 2118.53 Sharenet BCI Gl. Bal. FoF - C - 102.94 Signature BCI Bal. FoF - A 2.39 106.38 Signature BCI Stable FoF - A 2.26 104.63 Signature BCI Wrld. Flex. FoF - A 3.06 107.40 Simplisiti BCI Flex. FoF - A 3.41 192.57 Simplisiti BCI Inc.+ FoF - A 1.65 115.70 Simplisiti BCI Mgd Protector FoF - A 2.83 168.93 Skyblue BCI Cumulus Mod. FoF - A 2.51 178.98 Skyblue BCI Kimberlite Cau. FoF - A 2.24 149.73 Skyblue BCI Solar Flex. FoF - A 2.19 193.62 Southern Charter BCI Bal. FoF - A 2.18 184.40 Southern Charter BCI Def. FoF - A 1.74 167.38 Southern Charter BCI Gr. FoF - A 2.26 196.27 Southern Charter BCI Wrld. Flex. FoF - A 2.54 136.25 Stonewood BCI Gl. Eqty Fdr - A 1.27 106.86 Stonewood BCI WW Flex - B 1.87 122.65 Stringfellow BCI Flex. FoF - A 3.05 208.75 Stringfellow BCI Stable FoF - A 2.59 196.30 Tantalum BCI Cau. - B 0.88 103.55 Tantalum BCI Str. Inc. - B 0.65 103.15 Visio BCI Actinio - A 2.66 713.57 Visio BCI General Eqty - A 1.3 112.32 Visio BCI SA Eqty - A - 100.78 Vital BCI Bal. FoF - A 3.07 100.29 Vital BCI Cau. FoF - A 3.88 100.47 Wlth Associates BCI Bal. FoF 1.19 103.42 Wlth Associates BCI Cau. FoF 1.14 102.04 Wlth Associates BCI Flex. Gr. FoF 1.51 101.93 Wlth Associates BCI Mod. FoF 1.11 103.90 Wlthworks BCI Cau. FoF - A 2.65 107.20 Wlthworks BCI Mgd FoF - A 2.19 110.43 Bridge Fund Managers (Pty) Ltd.: Bridge Bal. - A 1.72 162.36 Bridge Diversified Pref. Share - A 0.89 86.92 Bridge Eqty Inc. Gr. - A 1.23 133.13 Bridge Gbl Eq Inc Gr. Fdr - C 1.7 100.97 Bridge Gl. Mgd Gr. Fdr - A 1.6 2190.39 Bridge Gbl Prop. Feed Inc - A 1.87 337.30 Bridge High Inc. - A 1.03 1098.39 Bridge Mgd Gr. - A 1.19 150.72 Bridge Stable Gr. - A 1.21 2148.45 Cadiz Collective Investments: Cadiz Abs. Yield - A 0.96 105.08 Cadiz Bal. - A 1.54 199.42 Cadiz Eqty - A 2.12 230.02 Cadiz Money Mkt - A 0.29 100.00 Cadiz Stable - A 1.24 112.41 Cadiz Wrld. Flex. - A 1.58 201.55 Capricorn Fund Managers (Pty) Ltd.: Capricorn SCI Bal. Fund - B1 1.15 988.06 Capricorn SCI Eqty Fund - B1 1.12 970.43 Catalyst Fund Managers (Pty) Ltd.: Catalyst Flex. Prop. Pres. - A 1.31 117.25 Catalyst Gl. Rl Est. Fdr - A 2.31 416.84 Catalyst SA Prop. Eqty - A 1.8 422.19 Celtis Financial Services (Pty) Ltd.: Celtis BCI Cons. FoF - A 2.02 163.16 Celtis BCI Flex. FoF - A 2.33 206.53 Celtis BCI Mgd FoF - A 2.03 113.50 Ci Collective Investments (RF) Prop Ltd.: 1st Fusion Ci Guarded - A 1.58 103.49 1st Fusion Ci Temperate - A 1.63 104.63 1st Fusion Diversified Gr. - A 1.66 105.58 Analytics Ci Bal FoF - A 2.22 646.75 Analytics Ci Cau. FoF - A 2.03 237.24 Analytics Ci Man Eqty - A 1.6 622.82 Analytics Ci Mod FoF - A 2.13 395.90 Analytics Ci WW Flex FoF - A 2.52 675.56 APS Ci Cau. FoF - A 1.86 1552.66 APS Ci Eqty FoF - A1 1.83 1647.34 APS Ci Gl. Flex. Fdr Fund 1.63 98.26 APS Ci Mgd Gr. FoF - A 2.01 2046.36 APS Ci Mod. FoF - A 1.93 1842.50 AstMix Ci Bal. FoF - A 1.8 103.91 AstMix Ci Cons. FoF - A 1.77 103.26 AstMix Ci Mod. FoF - A 1.82 103.86 Dynasty Ci Wlth Accum. FoF - A2 1.56 1685.92 Dynasty Ci Wlth Pres. FoF - A2 1.43 1498.68 Galileo Ci Bal. - A 1.22 103.17 Galileo Ci Gr. - A 1.28 102.38 Galileo Ci Guarded - A 1.17 103.06 Investhouse Ci Bal. Fund - A - 102.59 Investhouse Ci Cau. Fund - A - 102.92 Kruger Ci Bal. FoF - A 1.67 2018.44 Kruger Ci Eqty Fund - A 1.77 2263.19 Kruger Ci Gl. FoF - A 1.59 1934.93 Kruger Ci Prud. FoF - A 1.69 1913.20 Moore Stephens Ci Bal. FoF - A 2.11 102.90
HY 3.54 0.54 1.98 0.08 0.56 2.48 1.12 2.30 0.92 2.10 2.11 3.83 2.51 6.76 6.58 0.00 0.09 0.00 1.23 0.26 1.06 1.41 0.00 0.80 2.67 0.72 0.66 0.00 1.63 0.00 1.44 0.00 0.74 1.18 3.46 2.19 0.87 0.00 5.77 2.30 0.97 3.88 0.00 0.00 2.16 0.56 2.53 1.29 1.58 4.13 0.91 2.35 4.16 0.45 1.82 3.92 0.93 3.34 4.25 1.30 4.63 2.42 3.87 1.68 8.28 2.74 0.13 0.48 7.84 4.43 0.20 0.31 0.25 0.00 0.00 1.60 3.41 7.12 0.00 0.36 0.59 0.00 3.51 1.86 0.13 1.44 2.89 1.99 2.95 0.00 2.08 0.83 1.04 5.37 2.99 2.82 3.41 0.50 3.94 3.12 3.56 0.46 0.00 7.88 1.52 0.31 2.64 2.92 4.28 1.87 7.43 4.56 1.00 3.23 1.04 1.18 0.00 1.50 1.79 4.16 0.00 0.68 1.14 0.00 0.00 5.83 1.80 3.41 3.81 4.51 2.15 3.67 1.49 0.18 0.00 0.54 0.53 2.70 5.37 7.18 1.57 2.02 0.00 0.71 2.47 1.93 5.10 0.80 2.77 2.25 1.31 2.02 9.50 3.46 0.11 0.00 0.01 8.02 4.63 5.82 9.56 2.20 0.16 7.74 4.10 1.20 1.20 0.53 3.58 0.00 4.01 3.40 0.23 1.67 2.58 2.06 1.44 1.46 3.65 1.51 2.55 0.00 4.24 2.23 0.00 2.40 3.20 2.39 3.11 2.66 1.65 2.54 3.23 2.95 3.32 0.00 0.06 3.54 1.12 0.00 4.26 3.02
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Moore Stephens Ci Gr. FoF - A 2.11 104.13 2.12 Moore Stephens Ci Stable FoF - A 1.74 103.52 3.59 NFB Ci Bal. FoF - A 0.94 1667.58 4.18 NFB Ci Cau. FoF - A 0.95 1503.10 5.20 NFB Ci Eqty - A 0.92 1746.94 0.67 PFPS Ci Bal. FoF - A 1.56 104.85 2.33 PFPS Ci Cau. FoF - A 1.36 105.90 4.39 PFPS Ci Mod. FoF - A 1.39 104.94 3.54 Quattro Ci Cau. FoF - A 1.95 106.03 3.06 Quattro Ci Gr. FoF - A 1.81 109.00 2.05 Quattro Ci Mod. FoF - A 1.83 106.83 2.70 Quattro Ci Wrld. Flex. FoF - A 2.07 115.80 0.00 Roxburgh Ci Bal. FoF - A 1.68 103.75 2.83 Roxburgh Ci Bal.+ FoF - A 1.76 103.81 2.28 Roxburgh Ci Cons. FoF - A 1.69 104.29 3.33 WWC Ci ALSI Beta - A 0.51 100.39 1.85 Cloud Atlas Investing (RF): Cloud Atlas AMI Big50 ex-SA ETF - 1335.00 0.00 Community Growth Management Company Ltd.: Community Gr. Eqty - A 0.59 1206.37 6.99 Community Gr. Gilt - A 0.61 152.10 8.19 Contego Asset Management (Pty) Ltd.: Contego B1 MET Inc.+ - A 1.2 101.57 7.92 Contego B2 MET Prot. Inc. - A 1.7 116.58 5.75 Contego B3 MET Prot. Bal. - A 2.43 205.85 2.17 Contego B4 MET Prop. - A 1.77 317.09 4.71 Contego B5 MET Prot. Eqty - A 2.04 216.73 1.44 Contego B6 MET Value Eqty - A 2.46 201.12 0.56 Contego B7 MET Gr. Eqty - A 1.18 154.59 1.48 Contego MET Accum. FoF - A 2.89 248.44 1.52 Contego MET Cre. FoF - A 2.96 250.78 0.59 Contego MET Pres. FoF - A 2.9 198.36 3.17 CoreShares Index Tracker Managers (RF) Proprietary: CoreShares Green ETF 0.48 1924.00 2.79 CoreShares Preftrax ETF 0.56 890.00 10.04 CoreShares PropTrax SAPY 0.58 6748.00 5.36 CoreShares PropTrax Ten 0.54 2195.00 4.63 CoreShares S&P 500 - 3255.00 1.63 CoreShares S&P Gl. Prop. - 3413.00 3.66 CoreShares S&P SA Top 50 ETF - 2203.00 2.73 CoreShares S&P SA Dividend Aristocrats 0.3 2855.00 2.69 CoreShares S&P SA Low Volatility 0.61 2710.00 3.12 CoreShares Top 40 Equally Wgtd ETF 0.31 5030.00 3.17 Coronation Fund Managers Ltd.: Coronation Bal. Def. - A 1.78 183.26 3.71 Coronation Bal.+ - A 1.64 10365.86 1.97 Coronation Bond - R 0.87 1501.01 7.95 Coronation Cap.+ - A 1.68 4139.54 2.87 Coronation Eqty - R 1.16 16950.78 1.19 Coronation Fin. - A 1.46 6141.04 2.79 Coronation Gl. Cap.+ (ZAR) Fdr - A 1.87 227.37 0.00 Coronation Gl. Emerg. Mkt Flex. (ZAR) - A 1.8 260.34 0.00 Coronation Glb Eqt Select [ZAR] Fdr - A 1.82 118.52 0.00 Coronation Gl. Mgd (ZAR) Fdr - A 1.87 291.05 0.00 Coronation Gl. Opp. Eqty [ZAR] Fdr - A 2.52 9944.55 0.00 Coronation Glb Strat USD I [ZAR] Fdr - A 1.12 137.15 0.00 Coronation Industrial - P 1.16 20139.68 1.08 Coronation Jibar+ - A 0.53 1104.23 8.21 Coronation Mkt+ - A 1.62 8255.59 2.73 Coronation Money Mkt - A 0.29 100.00 7.72 Coronation Optimum Gr. - A 1.59 10152.13 0.23 Coronation Prop. Eqty - A 1.43 6413.47 4.30 Coronation Res. - P 1.32 9839.62 0.88 Coronation SA Eqty - A 1.26 110.02 1.18 Coronation Smaller Cos - R 1.2 7358.26 2.23 Coronation Str. Inc. - A 0.99 1554.96 7.20 Coronation Top 20 - A 0.78 13989.38 2.16 NAM Coronation Bal. Def. - A - 4289.63 3.67 NAM Coronation Bal.+ - A - 165.91 2.30 NAM Coronation Cap.+ - A - 173.00 2.23 NAM Coronation Money Mkt Fund - A - 100.00 4.17 NAM Coronation Str. Inc. - A - 115.95 6.58 db x-trackers (Proprietary) Ltd.: db x-trackers DJ Euro 50 Idx 0.86 5382.00 3.36 db x-trackers FTSE 100 Idx 0.86 12515.00 3.77 db x-trackers MSCI Japan Idx 0.86 1142.00 2.18 db x-trackers MSCI USA Idx 0.86 3035.00 2.01 db x-trackers MSCI World Idx 0.68 2548.00 2.30 Discovery Life Collective Investments (Pty) Ltd.: Discovery Agg Dyn Ast Opti FoF - A 1.95 104.49 2.53 Discovery Bal. - A 1.9 205.33 2.14 Discovery Cau. Bal. - A 1.65 144.26 3.33 Discovery Cons Dyn Ast Opti FoF - A 1.67 102.36 4.96 Discovery Diversified Inc. - A 1.16 109.63 7.63 Discovery Dyn. Eqty - A 1.86 138.72 0.86 Discovery Eqty 1.86 171.39 1.16 Discovery Flex. Prop. 1.43 215.04 5.15 Discovery Gl. Bal. FoF - A 1.92 243.11 0.00 Discovery Gl. Eqty Fdr - A 1.96 225.60 0.00 Discovery Gl. Rl Est. Securities Fdr - A 1.79 105.75 0.00 Discovery Gbl Value Eqty Fdr - A 2.05 209.58 0.00 Discovery Mod. Bal. - A 1.64 150.19 2.87 Discovery Mod Dyn Ast Opti FoF - A 1.77 103.96 4.10 Discovery Money Mkt - A 0.58 100.00 7.41 Discovery 2010 - A 2.35 164.38 1.89 Discovery 2015 - A 2.06 166.19 2.12 Discovery 2020 - A 1.99 168.37 2.07 Discovery 2025 - A 1.96 171.90 1.95 Discovery 2030 - A 1.96 170.79 1.71 Discovery 2035 - A 1.96 172.26 1.48 Discovery 2040 - A 1.96 164.46 1.18 Discovery 2045 - A 1.96 167.41 1.02 Discovery Target Retirement 2050 - A 2.53 105.99 0.71 Discovery Wrld. Best Ideas - A 2.18 99.93 0.41 DSFIN Services (Pty) Ltd.: Optimum BCI Flex. - A 2.08 692.42 2.30 Optimum BCI Prop. - A 1.63 125.59 4.25 Fairtree Capital (Pty) Ltd.: Fairtree ALBI+ Pres. Fund - A1 - 101.20 1.12 Fairtree Bal. Pres. Fund - A1 1.92 101.52 0.00 Fairtree Eqty Pres. Fund - A1 2.11 224.30 0.19 Fairtree Flex. Bal. Pres. - A1 3.69 123.08 0.37 Fairtree Flex. Inc.+ Pres. Fund - A 1.14 112.35 5.38 Fairtree Gl. Rl Est. Pres. Fund - A1 1.76 107.77 0.00 Fairtree Gl. Smart Beta Pres. Fund - A1 0.65 107.94 0.31 Fairtree MET Smart Beta Fund - A1 0.91 105.39 2.67 Flagship Private Asset Management (Pty) Limited: Flagship IP Flex. Value - A1 1.68 4199.96 0.50 Flagship IP Prud. Variable - A 2.26 210.94 0.05 Flagship IP Wrld. Flex. - A 2.11 502.31 0.00 Flagship IP Wrld. Flex. FoF - A 2.42 654.47 0.00 Foord Unit Trusts Limited: Foord Bal. - R 1.58 5504.13 2.25 Foord Cons. - R 1.28 1144.18 3.31 Foord Eqty - R 1.11 8191.45 2.28 Foord Flex. FoF - R 1.43 2863.67 1.07 Foord Gl. Eqty Fdr - R 1.57 1413.51 0.00 Foord Intl Fdr - R 1.91 3717.32 0.00 GCI Wealth: GCI MET Bal. FoF - A 2.1 194.53 3.31 GCI MET Bal.+ - A 2.23 112.71 0.23 GCI MET Flex. FoF - A 2.63 225.86 1.81 GCI MET Inc. - A 1.42 103.00 5.58 GCI MET Stable FoF - A 2.4 118.41 2.66 GCI MET Wrld. Flex. - A 2.28 185.25 0.00 Glacier Management Company Limited: Glacier Money Mkt - A 0.57 100.00 7.53 Grant Thornton Capital Management Company(Pty)Ltd.: GTC Passive High Eqty FoF - B2 2.71 108.05 0.00 Gryphon Collective Investments (RF) (Pty) Ltd.: GryphonAShare Trckr - A 0.35 673.55 2.37 Gryphon Dividend Inc. - A 0.94 100.36 6.53 Gryphon Flex. FoF - B 0.67 1128.44 6.00 Gryphon Gl. Eqty - B 0.93 1284.25 0.33 Gryphon Money Mkt - A 0.31 100.00 7.61 Gryphon Prud. FoF - B 0.85 1120.62 6.12 H4 Collective Investments (RF) Pty Ltd.: Cannon Eqty H4 Fund - A 1.64 228.80 2.24 Citadel Bal. H4 - B1 1.86 1647.98 2.48 CITADEL Gl. Eqty H4 FoF - B 2.49 3218.06 0.00 Citadel SA 20/20 Eqty H4 Fund - B1 1.17 1070.60 0.00 CITADEL SA Bond H4 - B 1.05 1262.03 6.69 Citadel SA Dividend Eqty H4 - B1 1.51 1144.61 3.08 CITADEL SA Eqty H4 - B 1.47 4413.19 1.69 Citadel SA Inc. H4 - B1 0.59 1023.75 7.61 CITADEL SA Money Mkt H4 - B 0.59 100.00 7.69 Citadel SA M Factor Eqt H4 - B1 0.93 983.45 2.87 Citadel SA Prop. H4 - B1 1.17 1160.26 4.90 Citadel SA Prot. Eqty H4 - B1 1.18 1095.97 4.22 H4 Diversified - B1 1.33 1166.33 3.58 H4 Gr. - B1 1.5 1187.79 2.32 H4 Stable - B1 1.19 1079.90 3.90 H4 Wrld. Eqty - B1 1.61 1309.62 1.29 Imara Asset Management SA (Pty) Ltd.: Imara BCI Bal. - A 1.7 95.97 6.03 Imara MET Eqty - A 1.93 251.26 0.15 Imara BCI Inc. - A 0.99 87.49 9.67 Investec Fund Managers SA (RF) (Pty) Ltd.: Investec Abs. Bal. - A 1.38 170.12 2.93 Investec Cau. Mgd - A 1.78 176.54 3.76 Investec Commodity - R 1.2 1766.28 0.64 Investec Diversified Inc. - A 1 117.31 7.67 Investec Emerg. Cos - R 1.16 1276.91 0.84 Investec Eqty - R 1.16 4960.41 1.20 Investec Gl. Francise Fdr - A 2.1 756.20 0.00 Investec Gbl M-Ast Inc Fdr - A 1.92 153.89 0.00 Investec Gl. Str. Mgd Fdr - A 2.26 353.12 0.00 Investec High Inc. - R 0.87 115.72 8.52 Investec Mgd - R 1.32 1041.55 2.85 Investec Money Mkt - R 0.58 100.00 7.50 Investec Namibia High Inc. - A 0.89 109.38 7.22 Investec Namibia Mgd Fund - R 1 599.46 2.34 Investec Namibia Money Mkt - A Inc 0.54 1000.00 7.59 Investec Opp. - R 1.34 1094.72 2.48 Investec Prop. Eqty - A 1.44 558.45 4.74 Investec Stefi+ - A 0.71 102.96 7.76 Investec Value - R 1.35 1495.25 0.00 Investec Wrld. Eqty Fdr - R 1.27 1007.85 0.00 Investec Wrld. Flex. - E 1.67 100.89 2.04 Investment Solutions Unit Trusts Limited: Invest. Sol. Aggr. Passive - A1 0.55 107.52 2.66 Invest. Sol. Cons. Passive - A1 0.54 103.85 5.24 Invest. Sol. Enh. Inc. - A 1.06 103.00 7.75 Invest. Sol. Flex. FoF - A 1.9 122.17 0.15 Invest. Sol. Gl. Eqty Fdr - A 2.47 451.33 0.00 Invest. Sol. Gl. Fixed Inc. - A 2.07 278.61 0.00 Invest. Sol. Inc. - A 1.19 100.67 8.15 Invest. Sol. Infl. Lnk Bond - A 1.16 133.53 2.36 Invest. Sol. M-M Bal. FoF - A 1.77 422.08 1.80 Invest. Sol. M-M Eqty FoF - A 1.75 640.55 1.31 Invest. Sol. Performer Mgd - A 1.41 164.78 2.45 Invest. Sol. Prop. Eqty - A 1.51 472.00 5.28 Invest. Sol. Pure Fixed Int. - A 1.16 113.41 7.81 Invest. Sol. Rl Ret. Focus - A 1.26 208.17 4.71 Invest. Sol. Stable FoF - A 1.25 142.87 3.64 IS Str. Gbl Bal. Fdr - A 1.44 131.12 0.00 Invest. Sol. Superior Yield - A 0.63 100.73 8.22 Invest. Sol. US $ - A 0.68 207.37 0.00
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IP Management Company: Emperor IP Gl. Moment. Eqty - A 2.82 1253.90 Emperor IP Moment. Eqty - A 2.24 975.02 Engelberg IP Flex. - A 1.68 912.10 Engelberg IP Inc. - A 1.83 1027.99 Engelberg IP Wrld. Flex. Fund - A 1.46 982.00 FG IP Inter. Flex. FoF - A 1.83 2272.49 FG IP Jupiter Inc. FoF - A 1.04 1189.17 FG IP Mercury Eqty FoF - A 1.39 3015.14 FG IP Neptune Gr. FoF - A 1.39 1109.13 FG IP Saturn Flex. FoF - A 1.51 2620.43 FG IP Venus Cau. FoF - A 1.29 1589.38 Fin. Fitness IP Bal FoF - A 1.46 1044.50 Fin. Fitness IP Flex FoF - A 1.68 1041.85 Fin. Fitness Stable IP FoF - A 1.35 1048.33 IMI IP Eqty - A 1.55 371.26 IP Prud. Eqty - A 1.75 105.85 M Ast IP Bal. Def. - B1 1.35 1083.69 M Ast IP Bal. - B1 1.46 1081.78 M Ast IP Bal.+ - B1 1.29 1091.32 Mvunonala IP Bal. - A 3.43 95.86 Mvunonala IP Flex. Inc. - A 1.43 101.35 Pan-African IP Inc. Hunter - A 0.92 1073.43 Prosperity IP Wrld. Flex. FoF - A 2.96 1183.45 Rock Cap. IP Top 20 Gl. - A 2.23 108.83 Southchester IP Optimum Inc - A 1.66 100.00 True North IP Enh. Prop - A 2.14 1042.37 True North IP Flex. Eqty - A 1.81 1101.95 Itransact Fund Managers (RF) (Pty) Ltd.: IFM Bal. Value FoF - A 2.76 298.30 IFM Technical - A 1.48 389.89 JM BUSHA Investment Group (Pty) Ltd.: JMBusha MET Rl Ret. - A 1.68 139.36 Kagiso Collective Investments Limited: Kagiso Bal. - A 1.54 166.71 Kagiso Eqty Alpha - A 1.58 733.04 Kagiso Islamic Bal. - A 1.48 150.97 Kagiso Islamic Eqty - A 1.41 234.19 Kagiso Protector - A 1.63 2846.15 Kagiso Stable - A 1.55 149.04 Kagiso Top 40 Trckr - R 0.71 6422.29 Laurium Capital: Laurium Bal. Pres. - A1 2.18 111.58 Laurium Eqty Pres. - A1 1.17 123.00 Laurium Flex. Pres. - A1 1.2 181.09 Lion of Africa Fund Managers Pty Ltd.: Lion of Africa MET Eqty - A 3.98 145.43 Lion of Africa MET Rl Ret. - A 2.4 122.68 Marriott Unit Trust Management Company Ltd.: Marriott Bal. FoF - A 2.12 2661.37 Marriott Core Inc. - A 1.15 109.43 Marriott Dividend Gr. - R 1.15 9017.89 Marriott First World Eqty Fdr - A 1.41 2180.43 Marriott Gl. Inc. - A 1.04 475.21 Marriott High Inc. FoF - A 1.42 966.21 Marriott Inc. - R 0.89 110.34 Marriott Inter. Gr. Fdr - A 1.95 1630.03 Marriott Inter. Rl Est. Fdr - A 1.39 466.56 Marriott Money Mkt - A 0.31 100.00 Marriott Prop. Eqty - R 1.16 961.76 Marriott Prop. Inc. - A 1.16 1011.59 Marriott Wrld. Flex. FoF - A 2.37 2828.44 Mazi Capital (Pty) Ltd.: Mazi Cap. Prime Bal. - A 1.63 100.69 Mazi Cap. Prime Def. Bal. - A 1.14 101.30 Mazi Cap. Prime Eqty - A1 1.2 266.88 Mazi Cap. Prime Prop. - A 1.2 133.58 MET Collective Investments Ltd.: AMF MET Mgd - A 2.19 113.32 Blue Quadrant MET Wrld. Flex. - A 1.6 137.46 Counterpoint MET Bal.+ - A1 1.58 129.99 Counterpoint MET Cau. - A1 1.31 196.10 Counterpoint MET Enh. Inc. - A1 0.69 119.62 Counterpoint MET Gl. Eqt Fdr - B 1.76 92.59 Counterpoint MET High Yield Eqty - A1 1.07 129.12 Counterpoint MET Mod. - A1 1.53 121.15 Counterpoint MET Value - A1 1.49 374.69 Destiny M Ast MET FoF - A 2.67 4759.29 Destiny Prud. MET FoF - A 2.32 3513.20 Imalivest MET Bal. - A 1.56 290.40 Imalivest MET Wrld. Flex. - A 1.34 208.26 Insight Cap. MET Flex. FoF - A 1.67 139.09 Maru MET Swix Enh. Fund - A 1.35 101.71 MET Cap. Pres.+ - A 1.87 105.91 MET Def. FoF - A 2.52 194.71 MET Flex. FoF - A 2.39 194.27 MET General Eqty - A 1.45 1545.84 MET Odys. Bal. FoF - A 2.12 281.18 MET Odys. Cons. FoF - A 1.97 195.64 MET Target Ret. - A 3.85 51.36 Metope MET Prop. - A 2.08 116.01 Northstar MET Inc. - A 1.24 100.38 Northstar MET Mgd - A 2.16 209.82 Perpetua MET Bal. - A 2.81 98.88 Perpetua MET Eqty - A 1.28 91.44 Saffron MET Act. Bond - A 1.4 116.93 Saffron MET Opp. Inc. - A 1.23 118.80 Saffron MET Top 20 - A 1.19 130.91 Stewart MET Abs. Ret. Bld FoF - A 1.87 118.32 Stewart MET Macro Eqty FoF - A 2.6 184.06 Truffle MET Flex. - A 1.46 214.86 Truffle MET General Eqty - A 1.46 204.14 Truffle MET Inc.+ Fund - A 0.89 101.92 Warwick MET Bal. - A 2.58 157.69 Warwick MET Bal. FoF - A 3.01 129.57 Warwick MET Enh. Inc. - A 1.31 101.93 Warwick MET Eqty - A 2.18 85.18 Warwick MET Intl Mgd Fdr - A 3.81 96.36 Warwick MET Prop. - A 1.48 99.86 Mi-PLAN (Pty) Ltd.: Mi-PLAN IP Beta Eqty - B2 0.79 2351.79 Mi-PLAN IP Enh. Inc. - A1 0.91 993.63 Mi-PLAN IP Gl. Macro - B5 1.02 2096.29 Mi-PLAN IP Gl. Prop. Fdr - B5 1.32 1526.87 Mi-PLAN IP Infl + 3 - B5 1.21 1808.24 Mi-PLAN IP Inf + 5 - B5 1.11 2245.94 Mi-PLAN IP Inf + 7 - B5 1.13 2968.80 Mi-PLAN IP Sarasin Equisar Fdr - B5 1.78 2322.92 Mi-PLAN IP Wrld. Macro - B2 1.3 1776.08 Triathlon IP - D - 1829.27 MitonOptimal Asset Management: MitonOptimal IP Act. Beta - A 0.8 1163.64 MitonOptimal IP Defended Beta - A 1.23 848.73 MitonOptimal IP Diversified Inc. FoF - A 2.14 146.01 MitonOptimal IP Flex. FoF - A 2.76 282.86 MitonOptimal IP For Flex. Fdr - A1 1.87 282.62 MitonOptimal IP High Conv Eqt - A 1.12 131.27 MitonOptimal IP Int.+ - A 0.74 101.67 MitonOptimal IP Prud. FoF - A 2.69 223.34 MitonOptimal IP SA Infl. Lnk Idx - A 2.44 71.07 MitonOptimal IP Wrld. Flex. FoF - A 2.58 228.61 Momentum Collective Investments Limited: Aluwani Top 25 - R 1.16 1134.65 Ampersand Moment. CPI+ 2 FoF - A 1.72 160.20 Ampersand Moment. CPI+ 4 FoF - A 1.8 164.11 Ampersand Moment. CPI+ 6 FoF - A 1.99 167.27 Ampersand Moment. Eqty - A 1.87 112.09 Ampersand Moment. Flex. Prop. Inc. - A 2.03 133.03 FNB Gr. - A 1.49 1311.86 FNB Namibia Bal. Fund - 103.73 FNB Namibia Enh. Money Mkt - 154.97 FNB Namibia Infl. Lnk - 100.82 FNB Namibia UTs General Eqty - 792.71 FNB Namibia UTs Inc. - 103.10 FNB Namibia UTs Money Mkt - R - 100.00 Moment. Bal. - R 1.49 820.88 Moment. Best Bld Bal. FoF - B1 2.18 4977.93 Moment. Mfocus FoF - A 1.4 6504.51 Moment. Best Bld Stable FoF - B1 1.97 2712.29 Moment. Bond - A 0.89 156.83 Moment. Cap. Enhancer - A 1.5 194.03 Moment. Cons. - A 1.49 192.69 Moment. Diversified Inc. - B1 1.19 1483.17 Moment. Diversified Yield - A 1.19 113.52 Moment. Enh. Cau. Gr. Fof - A 1.83 2200.73 Moment. Enh. Diversified Gr. Fof- A 1.98 2804.94 Moment. Enh. Gr. FoF - A - 101.76 Moment. Enh. Gr.+ FoF- A 2.03 4280.97 Moment. Enh. Stable Gr. FoF - A - 101.68 Moment. Enh. Yield - A 0.58 89.09 Moment. Eqty - R 1.16 3917.53 Moment. Factor Eqty FoF - A 2.05 155.34 Moment. Fin.s - A 1.45 553.85 Moment. Flex. - A 1.83 552.98 Moment. Inc.+ - A 1.16 110.61 Moment. Industrial - A 1.8 1175.74 Moment. Infl. Lnk Bond - A 1.21 157.85
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Moment. Inter. Bal. Fdr - A 2.51 349.72 Moment. Intl Cons. Fdr - A 1.89 221.60 Moment. Intl Eqty Fdr - A 1.89 395.33 Moment. Intl Inc. - A 1.1 130.44 Moment. Max. Inc. - A 0.88 108.35 Moment. Money Mkt - A 0.58 100.00 Moment. Optimal Yield - A 0.93 166.95 Moment. Positive Ret. - A 1.5 105.63 Moment. Rl Gr. Core Eqty - A - 104.00 Moment. Rl Gr. Eqty - A 1.76 235.81 Moment. Rl Gr. Prop. - A 1.44 431.94 Moment. Rl Gr. Prop. Idx - A 0.49 106.78 Moment. Res. - A 1.8 1623.67 Moment. SA Def. Gr. - A - 101.45 Moment. SA Flex. Fixed Int. - A 2.03 102.13 Moment. SA Rl Gr. Prop. - A 1.47 107.66 Moment. Small Mid-Cap - A 2.17 1079.71 Moment. SWIX Idx - A 0.59 101.70 Moment. Target Cau. Gr. FoF - A - 100.61 Moment. Target Diversified Gr. FoF - A - 102.14 Moment. Target Gr. FoF - A - 102.41 Moment. Target Gr.+ FoF - A - 101.54 Moment. Target Stable Gr. FoF - A - 102.19 Moment. Top 40 Idx - A 0.62 671.06 Moment. Trending Eqty - A 0.53 104.64 Moment. Value Eqty - A 0.52 104.05 Moment. Value - A 1.56 766.35 RMI Spec. Mgr Money Mkt - A 0.44 100.00 RMI Spec. Mgr M Inc. - A 0.91 102.09 RMI Spec. Mgr Unconstr Fixed Int. - A 1.02 103.82 Nedgroup Collective Investments (RF) (Pty) Ltd.: Nedgrp Inv Bal. - A 1.59 976.22 Nedgrp Inv Bra. Wrld. Flex. - A 2 299.37 Nedgrp Inv Core Bond - A 0.44 148.88 Nedgrp Invest. Core Diversified - B 0.47 1954.91 Nedgrp Inv Core Gl. Fdr - A 0.81 995.97 Nedgrp Invest. Core Guarded - B 0.47 1519.19 Nedgrp Inv Core Inc. - B 0.59 99.83 Nedgrp Inv Entrepreneur - R 1.16 1709.74 Nedgrp Inv Fin.s - R 1.39 27655.87 Nedgrp Inv Flex. Inc. - A 0.93 1503.57 Nedgrp Inv Fundisa - A 0.13 118.06 Nedgrp Inv Gl. Cau. Fdr - A 1.56 2080.05 Nedgrp Inv Gl. Eqty Fdr - A 1.55 785.72 Nedgrp Inv Gl. Flex. Fdr - R 1.56 895.32 Nedgrp Inv Gl. Prop. Fdr - A 1.46 944.54 Nedgrp Inv Gr. - R 1.18 2422.27 Nedgrp Inv Mgd - R 1.28 368.80 Nedgrp Inv Min. & Res. - R 1.21 1463.42 Nedgrp Inv Money Mkt - R 0.58 100.00 Nedgrp Inv Opp. - A 1.64 4736.94 Nedgrp Invest. Pri. Wlth Eqty - A 1.11 6403.19 Nedgrp Invest. Prop. - A 1.16 175.94 Nedgrp Inv Rainmaker - A 1.74 12887.47 Nedgrp Inv Stable - A 1.21 175.93 Nedgrp Inv Value - R 1.16 6031.40 NewFunds (Pty) Ltd.: NewFunds Eqty Moment. 0.38 3059.00 NewFunds Govi 0.25 5614.00 NewFunds ILBI 0.35 6573.00 NewFunds MAPPSâ„¢ Gr. 0.15 2089.00 NewFunds MAPPSâ„¢ Protect 0.16 3575.00 NewFunds NewSA Idx 0.57 4851.00 NewFunds S&P GIVI SA Fin.s Idx 0.18 3919.00 NewFunds S&P GIVI SA Res. Idx 0.2 4213.00 NewFunds S&P GIVI SA Top 50 Idx 0.19 4595.00 NewFunds S&P GIVI SA Industrial Idx 0.21 6619.00 NewFunds Shari’ah Top40 Idx 0.13 319.00 NewFunds SWIX 40 Idx 0.35 1692.00 NewFunds TRACI 3 Month Idx 0.23 2242.00 Novare Investments (Pty) Ltd.: Matrix NCIS Eqty - A 1.88 1123.46 Novare Cap. Pres. FoF - A1 1.16 1178.23 Novare Flex. - A1 1.35 1009.16 Novare Wlth Accum. FoF - A1 1.33 1500.60 Novare Wrld. Eqty Fund - A1 - 1019.70 Novare WW Flex. - A1 1.33 1010.04 Novare Wrld. Flex. FoF - A1 1.42 1540.88 Oasis Crescent Management Company Ltd.: Oasis Bal. - D 1.69 573.11 Oasis Bal. Stable FoF - D 1.61 252.71 Oasis Bond - D 0.59 108.63 Oasis Cres. Bal. High Eqty FoF - D 1.58 169.90 Oasis Cres. Bal. Prog. FoF - D 1.6 256.34 Oasis Cres. Bal. Stable FoF - D 1.48 158.00 Oasis Cres. Eqty - D 1.61 1034.54 Oasis Cres. Inc. - A 0.66 120.49 Oasis Cres. Intl Bal Low Eq Fdr - D 2.2 88.31 Oasis Cres. Inter. Fdr - D 1.68 418.12 Oasis Cres. Intl Prop. Eqty Fdr - D 1.2 162.37 Oasis General Eqty - D 1.16 810.17 Oasis Inter. Fdr - D 1.79 410.10 Oasis Money Mkt - A 0.36 100.00 Oasis Prop. Eqty - D 1.15 534.36 Old Mutual Unit Trust Managers (RF) (Pty) Ltd.: Adviceworx OM Enh. Inc. FoF - B1 3.19 206.38 Adviceworx OM Infl. plus 2-3% FoF - B1 1.56 222.12 Adviceworx OM Infl.+ 3-4% FoF - B1 1.76 227.43 Adviceworx OM Infl. plus 4-5% FoF - B1 1.82 232.23 Adviceworx OM Infl. plus 5-7% FoF - B1 1.94 232.01 OM Albaraka Bal. - A 1.47 300.79 OM Albaraka Eqty - A 1.74 2101.28 OM Bal. - R 1.3 1536.84 OM Bond - R 0.89 345.87 OM Cap. Builder - A 1.53 254.00 OM Capped SWIX Idx - A 0.7 205.73 OM Core Cons. Fund - A 0.75 204.91 OM Core Diversified - A 0.85 213.53 OM Dyn. Floor - A 1.58 466.37 OM Fin. Serv. - R 1.17 1400.87 OM Flex. - R 1.31 1590.32 OM FTSE RAFIAWorld Idx Fdr - A 1.21 463.68 OM Gl. Bond Fdr - A 1.8 569.30 OM Gl. Cur. Fdr - A 0.87 340.17 OM Gl. Emerg. Mkt - A 2.65 423.71 OM Gl. Eqty - R 1.23 2550.28 OM Gold - R 1.19 670.92 OM Gr. - R 1.29 2747.92 OM High Yield Opp. - A 1.45 1622.91 OM Inc. - R 0.88 124.69 OM Industrial - A 1.46 2590.66 OM Int.+ - A 0.65 202.67 OM Intl Gr. FoF - A 2.63 536.50 OM Investors’ - R 1.16 40023.43 OM Mgd Alpha Eqty - A 1.48 9437.83 OM Max. Ret. FoF - A 1.81 310.16 OM Mid & Small Cap - R 1.17 1931.45 OM Min.&Res. - R 1.17 6530.49 OM Mod Bal. - A 1.97 210.88 OM Money Mkt - A 0.58 100.00 OM MM Aggr. Bal FoF - A 2.91 216.82 OM MM Bal. FoF - A 2.08 955.27 OM MM Cau. FoF - A 1.72 240.32 OM MM Def. FoF - A 2.01 668.53 OM MM Enh. Inc FoF - A 1.29 252.55 OM MM Eqty FoF - A 1.62 979.27 OM MM Max Ret. FoF - A 3.44 219.91 OM MM Money Mkt - A 0.61 100.00 OM Namibia Dyn. Floor 1.5 334.65 OM Namibia Enh Inc - A 1 413.35 OM Namibia Gr. - A 1 2127.10 OM Namibia Inc. 0.75 227.04 OM Namibia Mgd - A 1 962.97 OM Namibia Prop. 0.85 204.98 OM Namibia Rl Inc. - A 1.2 228.92 OM Nedbank Nam Corp - A 0.6 184.17 OM Nedbank Namibia Money Mkt - A 0.6 100.00 OM RAFI 40 Idx - A 0.89 335.11 OM Rl Inc. - A 1.42 280.99 OM SA Quoted Prop. - A 1.45 1015.41 OM Stable Gr. - A 1.65 302.66 OM Top 40 Idx - A 0.75 958.94 OM Top Cos - R 1.16 3071.93 Personal Trust International: Personal Trust Cons. Mgd - A 1.41 175.45 Personal Trust SA Eqty - A 1.48 166.13 Personal Trust Inc. - A 1.58 135.03 Personal Trust Mgd - A 1.44 211.85 Personal Trust Prudent FoF - A 2.12 407.80 Prescient Management Company Ltd. (PIM): 27four Ast Select Pres. FoF - A1 1.32 161.94 27four Bal. Pres. FoF - A1 1.24 2238.82 27four Gl. Eqty Pres. Fdr - A1 1.86 136.83 27four Shari’ah Act. Eqty Pres. - A1 1.78 227.20 27four Shari’ah Bal. Pres. FoF - A1 1.6 146.91 27four Shari’ah Inc. Pres. Fund - A1 - 102.58 27four Stable Pres. FoF - A1 1.19 1774.66
HY 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 7.71 7.45 2.59 5.56 0.42 1.10 3.85 0.00 0.40 0.34 1.35 0.00 1.29 1.19 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 2.04 0.50 0.46 2.12 7.63 8.67 7.52 2.57 0.08 8.47 3.18 0.00 5.00 7.94 1.63 2.23 7.41 7.16 0.00 0.02 0.06 0.00 2.50 3.12 0.53 7.54 2.69 1.39 8.28 1.05 4.11 2.57 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.80 1.83 0.99 1.40 1.73 1.35 0.00 0.00 0.77 5.22 0.85 2.40 0.32 1.06 1.43 2.29 3.10 8.29 0.14 0.80 1.05 0.00 3.84 0.00 0.00 1.59 2.14 0.56 7.40 4.61 3.43 4.40 3.78 3.15 2.73 2.44 0.37 2.29 8.24 4.25 0.13 0.67 2.30 3.28 2.98 1.87 0.00 0.00 1.31 0.11 0.18 0.43 1.68 3.14 7.39 1.02 7.51 0.00 1.69 1.43 0.59 1.74 0.80 3.08 7.57 1.20 1.59 3.57 2.29 6.76 1.28 0.30 7.81 3.55 0.00 2.19 0.00 2.30 3.96 6.23 0.00 7.99 2.23 6.04 4.37 3.96 1.92 1.57 3.32 1.92 7.23 2.83 1.99 2.31 3.03 0.00 0.28 1.80 0.86 4.29
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Laws Climate Change Eqty Pres. - A1 1.91 112.86 0.94 ABAX Gl. Eqty Pres. Fdr - A1 0.43 109.49 0.00 ACP Eqty Pres. Fund - A1 1.48 95.16 0.51 ACP Gl. Eqty Pres. Fdr Fund - A 1.7 103.16 0.00 Aeon Bal. Pres. - A1 0.24 140.28 3.84 Aeon Enh. Eqty Pres. - A1 0.69 185.26 2.32 Afena Eqty Pres. - A1 5.74 161.32 1.46 Afena MM Pres. - A1 1.02 100.00 6.68 African Alliance Eqty Pres. - A1 1.03 9232.96 1.73 AfricanAlliance SA S&P GIVI Eqty Pres - A1 0.81 9151.20 1.87 Astbase CPI + 2% Pres. FoF - A1 1.18 103.45 4.72 Astbase CPI + 4% Pres. FoF - A1 1.23 101.82 3.45 Astbase CPI + 6% Pres. FoF - A1 1.4 99.15 2.10 Astbase Glb Flex Pres. FoF - A1 1.45 106.68 0.00 Aylett Bal. Pres. - A1 1.24 125.78 3.39 Aylett Eqty Pres. - A1 1.16 3205.44 2.00 Balondolozi Abs. Ret. Pres. - A1 1.39 103.07 5.01 Bateleur Eqty Pres. - B4 0.89 101.37 1.60 Bateleur Flex. Pres. - A1 1.43 280.13 1.86 Bateleur Gl. Eqty Pres. Fdr - A1 2.19 128.65 0.00 ClucasGray Equilibrium Pres. - A1 0.85 116.13 4.09 ClucasGray Eqty Pres. - A1 1.09 191.74 2.45 ClucasGray Future Titans Pres. - A1 1.59 234.64 1.92 Cohesive Cap. Flex. Pres. - A1 1.91 121.25 1.81 Cohesive Cap. WW Flex. Pres. - A2 0.7 106.76 6.94 Cordatus Bal. Pres. FoF - A1 1.77 107.37 2.26 Cordatus Wrld. Flex. Pres. - A2 1.19 152.57 1.64 Cordatus Wrld. Flex. Pres. FoF - A2 2.33 144.62 1.26 EMH Pres. Abs. Bal. - A1 - 124.61 0.00 EMH Pres. Inc. Prov. - A1 - 115.68 0.00 EMH Pres. Money Mkt - A1 - 100.00 7.11 Green Oak Inc. Pres. - A1 0.49 103.86 8.07 Huysamer Eqty Pres. - A 1.88 2010.16 1.68 Huysamer Opp. Pres. - A1 2.63 1521.67 0.62 Integre Large Cap - A1 1.86 128.16 2.54 Integrity Eqty Pres. - A1 1.35 101.07 1.24 Long Beach Flex. Pres. - A1 1.65 327.14 0.00 Long Beach Mgd Pres. - A1 2.43 154.48 0.00 M1 Cap. Gl. Eqty Pres. - A1 2.57 100.45 0.00 M1Cap. Eqty Pres. - A1 1.35 114.05 1.19 Maestro Eqty Pres. - A 2.08 3026.96 0.43 Mergence Abs. Ret. Pres. - A1 1.21 122.26 3.37 Mergence CPI + 6% Pres. - A1 1.35 107.51 2.71 Mergence Eqty Pres. - A1 1.22 193.84 2.16 Mosaic Flex. Pres. Fund - A1 1.8 98.56 4.53 Prescient Abs. Bal. - A1 1.43 322.34 3.96 Prescient Abs. Def. - A2 - 102.58 0.00 Prescient Africa Eqty - A1 4.79 141.67 0.00 Prescient Africa Sustainable Eqty - A1 3.84 95.75 0.00 Prescient Bal. - A2 0.51 109.94 7.14 Prescient Bond QtPlus - A1 0.95 111.36 8.27 Prescient China Bal. Fdr - A1 2.01 225.23 0.00 Prescient Core Eqty - A2 0.39 109.66 1.83 Prescient Eqty Act. Qt - A1 1.32 2064.48 2.61 Prescient Eqty Defender - A1 1.72 115.24 5.95 Prescient Eqty Inc. - A1 1.34 139.00 2.92 Prescient Eqty Qt - A1 0.63 577.82 4.74 Prescient Flex. Fixed Int. - A2 0.59 105.31 5.46 Prescient Gl. Eqty Fdr - A1 2.38 209.87 0.00 Prescient Glb Inc Prov. Fdr - A1 1.32 266.29 0.00 Prescient Gl. Positive Ret. Fdr - A1 4.13 139.57 0.00 Prescient Inc. Prov. - A1 0.9 137.36 6.66 Prescient Living Planet - A1 1.59 144.37 2.45 Prescient Money Mkt - A 0.42 100.00 7.73 Prescient Positive Ret. QtPlus - A1 0.92 237.72 7.27 Prescient RECM Gl. Fdr - A 1.46 108.06 0.00 Prescient Stable Inc. - A1 0.86 102.25 7.93 Prescient Wlth Bal. FoF - A1 1.19 167.69 2.92 Prescient Yield QtPlus - A1 0.59 103.14 7.90 Seed Bal. - A1 1.9 191.35 2.51 Seed Eqty - A1 1.22 123.01 1.86 Seed Inc. - A1 1.28 105.04 6.50 Seed Stable - A1 1.85 141.38 3.71 Steyn Cap. Eqty Pres. - A1 1.49 96.39 1.20 Stylo Gl. Bond Pres. FoF - A1 1.31 100.31 0.20 Stylo Gl. Eqty Pres. FoF - A1 1.01 109.57 0.10 Stylo Gl. Rl Est. Pres. FoF - A1 0.87 100.16 1.24 Tower Cap. Core Inc Pres. - A1 1.23 104.08 6.67 Tower Cap. Eqty Pres. - A1 2.05 116.62 0.14 Prime Collective Investment Schemes Management Co: 10X Prime High Eqty - A 0.73 107.62 2.67 AlphaWlth Prime Small & Mid Cap - A 1.29 119.95 0.49 Corion Prime Gr. - A 1.61 111.01 1.29 Corion Prime Stable - A 1.23 108.25 4.11 Hollard Prime Dyn. 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US to boost automotive sector Trump is demanding tougher rules of origin for vehicles in Nafta talks Anthony Esposito and David Ljunggren Washington IN THE OPENING OF THE Nafta (North American Free Trade Agreement) session of talks, the US did not give precise details of how much it wanted to boost North American automotive content, a source directly familiar with the negotiations said on Saturday. Robert Lighthizer, US President Donald Trump’s top trade adviser, said that Washington wanted tougher rules of origin for vehicles, which determine how much of a vehicle must be built in the three Nafta nations – Canada, the US and Mexico. He also said that the US was seeking new measures to ensure “substantial US content” for automotives. Companies wishing to take advantage of free trade in goods guaranteed by Nafta must currently meet the 62.5 percent North American content requirement for vehicles and 60 percent for components. But during the opening four-hour round of talks on the rules of origin on Friday, the US delegation did not give details of how much it wanted the requirements to be lifted by. It also did not give a specific figure for what substantial US content for vehicles could mean, said the source, who asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the matter.
Head of Infosys in surprise resignation Reuters INFOSYS, in a surprise announcement, said Vishal Sikka has resigned as chief executive, citing a stream of distractions and disruptions in recent months, pushing down shares of the second-largest Indian IT services firm almost 8 percent on Friday. UB Pravin Rao, Infosys’ chief operating officer, was named interim managing director and chief executive. Rao will report to Sikka, who will take the executive vice chairperson role until a permanent chief executive takes charge, which should be no later than end-March 2018, Infosys said. The move comes after a protracted war of words between Infosys and its founders and some former executives, who were unhappy with various decisions taken by the board. The founders, who still own 12.75 percent of Infosys, have in the past questioned a pay rise granted to Sikka and Rao as well as the size of severance payouts given to others, in-
cluding the company’s former finance head Rajiv Bansal. In his resignation letter, Sikka said: “Over the last many months and quarters, we have all been besieged by false, baseless, malicious and increasingly personal attacks. “This continuous drumbeat of distractions and negativity… inhibits our ability to make positive change and stay focused on value creation,” Sikka said in the letter. A former member of the executive board at German software firm SAP, Sikka took the top job at Infosys in 2014, becoming the first chief executive of the company who was not also one of its founders. Infosys shares fell as much as 7.6 percent to a low of 943 rupees (R193.40). “There is some level of uncertainty as we wait till the new chief executive and managing director comes in,” said Apurva Prasad, analyst at HDFC Securities, adding the stock reaction was more to do with uncertainty.
Union workers and farmers protest as the North American Free Trade Agreement renegotiations get under way in Washington DC and Mexico City last week. The placards read “FTA (Free Trade Agreement) hurts, Mexico better without FTA”. Photo: Reuters But US officials said they could not confirm the source’s account. Agreement on a revised Nafta agreement could pivot on the automotive sector given its weight in trade. The US had vehicles and vehicle parts trade deficits of $74 billion (R9772.82bn) with Mexico and $5.6bn with Canada last year, both major com-
ponents of overall US goods trade deficits with its North American neighbours. The US, Canada and Mexico on Wednesday opened talks in Washington to modernise Nafta, which was signed in 1994. Trump has denounced Nafta as a “disaster” that encouraged firms to shift production to Mexico. Administration officials say
strengthening the rules of origin for vehicles will help boost well-paid jobs in the US as well as cut the trade deficit with Mexico, another key Trump goal. Automotive industry groups from Canada, Mexico and the US are pushing back against the demand for higher US vehicle content, saying that it would be too complex.
According to a schedule, negotiators were due to continue discussing rules of origin on Saturday, as well as yesterday morning. Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo and Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland have both said that they were not in favour of specific national rules of origin within Nafta. – Reuters
Vishal Sikka has resigned as chief executive of Infosys, citing a stream of distractions and disruptions in recent months. Photo: Supplied
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There’s no plan to acquire FCA CHINA’S Guangzhou Automobile Group has no plans to acquire carmaker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), a spokesperson said on Friday. “Currently, we don’t have plans to acquire Fiat Chrysler,” Guangzhou Automobile spokesperson Wu Yunchong said. FCA shares soared on Monday after trade publication Automotive News reported the carmaker rebuffed a takeover from an unidentified Chinese carmaker. Several Chinese carmakers have since publicly denied they plan to buy FCA. – Reuters
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Nestlé’s ‘fake’ spring water NESTLÉ’S Poland Spring Water unit has duped US consumers into paying premium prices for ordinary ground water that’s pumped from some of Maine’s most populated areas, rather than from natural springs as the company advertises, according to a lawsuit. While Poland Springs says its water bottles contain “100 percent natural spring water” from a source deep in Maine’s woods, the complaint filed on August 15 in a federal court in Connecticut claims that the bottled water that doesn’t meet the definition of spring water. – Bloomberg
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Tackling tide of rapid urbanisation P
ROTESTS have become a common occurrence. Many of them between 2012 and 2014 occurred in metropolitan, rather than rural, areas. The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) says: “Service delivery and accessibility were found to be the strongest motivation behind the majority of protests at 49.6%, followed by employment opportunities at 42.1%, and roads and maintenance of public facilities at 39.7%. Other reasons include land, access to housing and political leadership.” The infrastructure aimed at supporting communities is not working. Service delivery protests and the remedies – including efforts to ensure efficient cities, good governance and urban development – are interlinked. The international community has recognised the role of cities and urban areas in driving well-being, sustainability and economic growth. The UN Sustainable Development Goal 11 observes that “Cities connect all other goals together; their density and economies of agglomeration link economy, energy, environment, science, technology and social and economic outputs” (UN Habitat 2012). Urbanisation, if responded
SWAMPED: A protest in Ga-Rankuwa, Tshwane. Fragile social and economic systems in urban areas are stressed by migration to cities. Picture: Sarah Makoe to strategically, can be a transformative force in responding to the global challenge of poverty and inequality and sustainable development. Last year the Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Programme in its Redefining Global Cities: The seven types of global metro economies, stated: “With more than half the world’s population living in urban areas, cities are the critical drivers of global economic growth and prosperity.
“The world’s 123 largest metro areas contain a little more than one-eighth of the global population (or 13%), but generate nearly one-third of global economic output. “History has shown that “urbanisation both accompanies and facilitates economic transition from agriculture to manufacturing and services.” Africa has the fastest-growing urban populations. Since 2010 urban populations have grown by 3.55% compared with Asia at 2.5%.
Dlamini has let SA women down SOCIAL Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini’s response to reports of an attack on a woman by Deputy Higher Education Minister Mduduzi Manana is disgraceful. Dlamini is the leader of the ANC Women’s League (ANCWL) and should not be defending Manana’s actions. After all, Manana has admitted to assaulting the woman and is accused of attacking another in Ermelo. South Africa has high levels of violence against women and those who are guilty must
be punished, not defended. Men like Manana feel they can attack women without facing punishment because people like Dlamini seem to think this is acceptable, which allows him them get away with it. When she said “there are those that are actually worse than him”, it appeared as if she believed Manana should be let off the hook. The ANCWL is among the largest women’s organisations in the country, but its leader has shown where her loyalties
lie – not with the victims of abuse but with protecting the perpetrators. She has failed women and should be ashamed for defending abuse. Dlamini has made it clear that she is only concerned with the image of her party. Women need to stand united against abuse and comments such as Dlamini’s go against the goal of a non-sexist and abuse-free society. Denise Robinson Federal chairperson of the DA Women’s Network
(Brookings Institute 2016). Fragile social and economic systems in urban areas are stressed by rapid migration to cities and competition for scarce resources including employment, housing, healthcare and education. Recognising these prevalent conditions, the HSRC is to focus on understanding the economic and social dynamics of cities and neighbourhoods under the theme of “Poverty and inequality: Diagnosis, prognosis, responses”.
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Crucial questions to which responses and remedies will be sought through evidence-based research include: how do cities foster inclusive economic growth and social transformation? And how can neighbourhoods be made more equitable and integrated? South Africa, through the HSRC, has become part of a global knowledge system on understanding the dynamics of cities. South Africa is a member of the Centre for Sustainable, Healthy and Learning Cities and Neighbourhoods (CSHLC), which will be administered at Glasgow University. China, Tanzania, Rwanda, India, Bangladesh and Philippines will also be part of the CSHLC. It is anticipated that the centre will strengthen capacity among researchers, government officials and policy makers in developing countries to, among others, assess best practice in developing efficient cities. We can no longer respond to the tide of urbanisation with inaction and avoidance. Leaders are urged to implement the policies which can impact positively on communities, and ultimately, nations. Manusha Pillai Director, stakeholder relations and communications, HSRC
Madam & Eve
MONDAY AUGUST 21 2017
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Snide blackmail over proposed mining charter MINING trade unions have accused some of the mining houses of a snide strategy of blackmailing the labour component and the government by threatening a mass retrenchment of tens of thousands of miners in the wake of the introduction of a new mining charter which aims to address decades of abominable mining labour practices and gross exploitation. The usually vocal Anglo Gold director Sipho Pityana has been strangely mute on the proposed mass retrenchments at his company. And the meek financial media seem to be complicit, “captured” by the international capitalist cabal. The rich mineral wealth of this country belongs to the citizens, their elected government guardians with the power to license prospective mining ventures. But the arrogant Chamber of Mines has the temerity to challenge this authority despite the revised charter only demanding an affirmative modest 30% of black ownership of any mining concession. While there are widespread demands for government to challenge the chamber’s litigation in court and insist that the mining companies respect South Africa’s affirmative policies, government must tread carefully the path of protecting
our mineral wealth from being plundered by foreign companies. A country like ours is heavily reliant on mineral wealth. The Chamber of Mines’ scaremongering with threats of a mass flight of international investor capital if we don’t kow-tow to its outrageous demands is blatantly untrue. Investors will go wherever they can garner generous financial returns, even in the most hostile environments. There was no mass investor flight when the Australian government stood firm on impos-
The rich mineral wealth belongs to the citizens ing a mining super tax. Botswana has very successfully negotiated a very beneficial 51% state share of ownership of its diamond mines with De Beers. In Zimbabwe, President Robert Mugabe also insisted on a majority state stake in the merger with Zimplats. Unfortunately there are numerous examples of the power and aggression of mercenary international capital that send warning signals of why our government should
proceed with extreme caution. Many years ago President Kenneth Kaunda dared to nationalise the mines on the copper belt. He financed the nationalisation by purchasing the privately owned mines at market related prices, borrowed start-up capital from the international financiers and guaranteed to retain all labour and executive structures at prevailing wages and salaries. But the western mining czars baulked at their nest egg being appropriated. Virtually overnight the copper price was manipulated to crash, leaving the Zambian government high and dry with the major headache of repaying greatly inflated international loans and maintaining the generous management salaries. It nearly crippled Zambia. When Muammar Gaddafi decided to opt out of selling Libyan oil in American dollars, he didn’t last long. And Venezuela has been on the disastrous slippery skids of American CIA destabilisation. If the mining houses that are complaining of not being able to mine profitably had any integrity they would surrender their mining licences and open the way for other companies to take over their concessions. Bonsile Nongena Benoni
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NOTICE IN RESPECT OF A LICENCE APPLICATION IN TERMS OF THE PETROLEUM PRODUCTS ACT, 1977 (ACT NO. 120 OF 1977) This notice serves to inform parties that may be interested or affected that IWAKA TRANSPORT, hereinafter referred to as "THE APPLICANT", has submitted an application for a WHOLESALE LICENCE application number: D/2017/08/16/0001: 830 KIRKNEY UPALITE STREET DEMAKOT PRETORIA The purpose of the application is for the applicant to be granted a license to undertake petroleum wholesale activities as detailed in the application. Arrangements for viewing the application documentation can be made by contacting the Controller of Petroleum Products by: Tel: (012) 406-7788; or Fax: (012) 323-5840; or E-mail: Teboho.Sethosa@ energy.gov.za Any objections to the issuing of a license in respect of this application, which must clearly quote the application number above, must be lodged with the Controller of Petroleum Products within a period of twenty (20) working days from the date of publication of this notice. Such objection must be lodged at the following physical or postal address: PHYSICAL ADDRESS: The Controller of Petroleum Products Department of Energy 192 Visagie Street Pretoria POSTAL ADDRESS: The Controller of Petroleum Products Department of Energy Private Bag X96 Pretoria, 0001 (STAR 10726586)
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94-1 HONINGKLIP CC
Please take notice that WENDY JANE WELLER intends making an application to the Companies and Intellectual Properties Commission for the re-instatement of 94-1 HONINGKLIP CC (REG NO: 1991/017404/23). Please note further that any objection to this application must be lodged with the Companies and Intellectual Properties Commission within twenty one (21) days of the date of publication hereof. (STAR 10726455)
NOTICE for proposed re-instatement of BIN OUF TRADERS Reg No: 2007/083071/23 to be made to CIPC. Objections can be lodged with CIPC within 30 days. (STAR 10725917)
HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
This notice serves to inform Interested and Affected Parties (I & AP's) that a Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) (in terms of Section 38 of the National Heritage Resources Act, Act 25 of 1999) is being prepared for Erven 71, 1/71 and 72 (situated at 27, 29 and 29A Ditton Road) Auckland Park, City of Johannesburg. Any Interested or Affected Party (I &AP) who wishes to comment on this is invited to do so in writing to the Provincial Heritage Resources Authority of Gauteng (PHRA-G) at Private Bag X 33 Johannesburg 2000 e-mail Tebogo. Molokomme@gauteng.gov. za. (please cc leoniembotes@gmail.com) Closing date for comments is 22 September 2017. (STAR 10725264)
This notice serves to inform Interested and Affected Parties (I & AP's) that a Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) (in terms of Section 38 of the National Heritage Resources Act, Act 25 of 1999) is being prepared for Erven 82, 83, 84 and 85 (situated at 34, 36, 38 and 40 Twickenham Road) Auckland Park, City of Johannesburg. Any Interested or Affected Party (I &AP) who wishes to comment on this is invited to do so in writing to the Provincial Heritage Resources Authority of Gauteng (PHRA-G) at Private Bag X 33 Johannesburg 2000 e-mail Tebogo. Molokomme@gauteng.gov. za. (please cc leoniembotes@gmail.com) Closing date for comments is 22 September 2017. (STAR 10725271)
Stage Audio Works (Pty) Ltd, Sennheiser Electronic (SA) (Pty) Ltd, Mitech Direct (Pty) Ltd, hereby wish to notify the public of their intention to erect Company Name Signs on the Midway Park Building located on 61 Old Pretoria Road, Midrand. For any objections or comments please contact: G Barnard on 087 551 0100 or e-mail: gustavb@ stageaudioworks.com
ERF 721, 726 AND 727 NEW DOORNFONTEIN
ERF 819, 820 AND 821 ORANGE GROVE
The owner, wishes to demolish the existing structures on Erf 819, 820 and 821 Orange Grove. Any interested or affected party who wishes to comment on the heritage is invited to do so in writing to the PROVINCIAL HERITAGE RESOURCES AUTHORITY GAUTENG, Private Bag X33, Johannesburg, 2000 or Fax: (011) 355-2513 / 2878 or e-mail to: Tebogo.Molokomme@ gauteng.gov.za Closing date for comments: 21st of September 2017 (STAR 10726518)
NOTICE IN TERMS OF PROVINCIAL HERITAGE RESOURCES AUTHORITY GAUTENG - (PHRA-G)
The owner, Collette Rose Belnick, plans to demolish the existing structures at Erf 1117 Greenside (158 Barry Hertzog Avenue). Any interested or affected party who wishes to comment on this is invited to do so in writing to the PROVINCIAL HERITAGE RESOURCE AUTHORITY at Private Bag X33, Johannesburg, 2000 / Facsimile: (011) 355-2565 / e-mail: oupa.monakhisi@ gauteng.gov.za / noluthando.cembi@ gauteng.gov.za / tebogo.molokomme@ gauteng.gov.za Closing date for comments 19 SEPTEMBER 2017 NAME AND ADDRESS OF AGENT: M. ALI P.O. BOX 84207 GREENSIDE, 2034 TEL: +27 71 381 3763 avgrealestate@gmail.com (STAR 10726537)
The owner, wishes to alter the existing structures on Erf 721, 726 and 727 New Doornfontein. Any interested or affected party who wishes to comment on the heritage is invited to do so in writing to the PROVINCIAL HERITAGE RESOURCES AUTHORITY GAUTENG, Private Bag X33, Johannesburg, 2000 or Fax: (011) 355-2513 / 2878 or e-mail to: Tebogo.Molokomme@ gauteng.gov.za Closing date for comments: 21st of September 2017 (STAR 10726498)
NOTICE IN TERMS OF PROVINCIAL HERITAGE RESOURCES AUTHORITY GAUTENG - (PHRA-G)
The owner, Irshad Peer, plans to undertake additions and alterations at Erf 683 Crosby (32 Kilmore Avenue West). Any interested or affected party who wishes to comment on this is invited to do so in writing to the PROVINCIAL HERITAGE RESOURCE AUTHORITY at Private Bag X33, Johannesburg, 2000 / Facsimile: (011) 355-2565 / e-mail: oupa.monakhisi@ gauteng.gov.za / noluthando.cembi@ gauteng.gov.za / tebogo.molokomme@ gauteng.gov.za Closing date for comments 19 SEPTEMBER 2017 NAME AND ADDRESS OF AGENT: M. ALI P.O. BOX 84207 GREENSIDE, 2034 TEL: +27 71 381 3763 avgrealestate@gmail.com (STAR 10726544)
NOTICE IN TERMS OF PROVINCIAL HERITAGE RESOURCES AUTHORITY GAUTENG - (PHRA-G)
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MONDAY AUGUST 21 2017
Forest Fox to outfox ’em DAVID THISELTON
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HE Vaal stages an eight race meeting on the Inside track tomorrow and the last meeting indicated little draw bias on a track which usually favours low barrier positions so there look to be a few opportunities for punters. The highest rated race is a MR 94 Handicap over 1 400m and this an ultra competitive event in which any of the ten contestants could win. Forest Fox represents the in form Paul Peter yard. This horse used to be an enigmatic sort but has become consistent with age and is ideally distance suited. He is only three points higher than his last win, which was a 2,5 length romp over this course and distance last October, where he jumped from an unfavourable high draw. He has another tricky draw of eight by trends, but last week’s meeting gave horses a chance no matter where they were drawn. He will be ridden by in form Weichong Marwing, a further plus.
LADY STARLETT Picture: Candiese Marnewick
National Key National Key has dropped to a competitive merit rating and his penultimate start over this course and distance can be ignored as he pecked badly at the start and was never in it. He followed with a fair run at Turffontein over this trip from a wide draw and is now drawn in the middle. Trading Profit has showed lately what can be done when a horse drops to an attrac-
tive merit rating and has reeled off two wins on the trot over 1 400m and 1 600m respectively. He has gone up seven points in total for the two wins but he is still 12 points lower than his highest winning mark. This is likely his ideal trip and he has a low draw of two.
Kings Archer is another one who is ideally distance suited and he is knocking on the door off his current 89 merit rating. Another late charge can be expected in the cool hands of Raymond Danielson. Arctica returns from a layoff since March and this is an ideal course and distance for
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his return and Piere Strydom is aboard from draw one. This decent sort has won after a layoff before. Just As I Said is a speedy and ultra consistent sprinter and can’t be written off in the fast current conditions, despite 1 400m
likely stretching his stamina reserves. The rest of the field all have the ability to win but might need their respective runs. Earlier, there is an interesting MR 84 Handicap for fillies and mares over 1 000m. Jameson Girl has the speed and the ability to stay on so should go close carrying just 54,5kg from the number one draw. She is held by Lady Starlett on the form of their last meeting at Turffontein, but on the form of their last meeting over this course and distance Jameson Girl is comfortably ahead of the latter on paper. Levi Lady has a lot of speed and in the current fast conditions will be a threat carrying 54kg. Spring Wonder beat a good field last time over 1160m and has only been given a two point raise, but she has to carry 62,5kg which will not be easy against some of the speedsters here. La Roquette won her maiden well and her last run, after being backed, can be ignored as she had no sort of luck. Later there is Graduation Plate over 1 800m in which Jubilee Line is weighted to win. This horse was held in high regard by the Mike de Kock yard, but never fulfilled his potential and now has his first run for Scott Kenny. He is drawn in pole over an ideal course and distance as he winds up before staying on strongly so the long straight will suit him. The meeting starts with a Workrider’s Maiden Plate over 1 200m in which Tammany Hall will be hard to beat on the form of her debut when mixing it with the like of subsequent Grade 2 Golden Slipper
runner up Let It Flow. Her rider Phelisile Mongqawa had a winner last month, so will be confident. However, the first-timer by Silvano Penny From Heaven, who is a full sister to the useful Penny Serenade, will have the good workrider Chamu Mabaya aboard and Orinoco Rock, who could be a threat if reproducing her Cape Town form, has former champion workrider Sam Mosia aboard. In the third over 1 400m, Kitty Pryde was beaten just over three lengths by subsequent Grade 1 runner up Rockin’ Russian in a 1 200m race on debut and the form has worked out exceptionally well. She showed pace there and in the current fast conditions can stay on despite debatably having a slight stamina doubt. Ninjara caught the eye staying on strongly over 1 200m on debut after being slow away and outpaced, so will relish the step up in trip. San Fermin is a well-bred Australianbred with Strydom up, so is another interesting runner.
Goodytwoshoes In race five Goodytwoshoes has turned the corner and is still merit rated only 67 so can continue on her winning ways. In race six Open Road has some decent form and was even tried in a Grade 2 race as a two-year-old. He has proved competitive off her current lowly mark of 65 and can score her second career victory over a suitable trip. The meeting closes with a staying event over 2 400m and Houston Rocket makes appeal here as a typically progressive son of Ideal World, who looks likely to relish the step up in trip having stayed on well over 2 000m last time. His stablemate Inn A Million was ahead of him in that last mentioned race but is now 1,5kg worse off for a 0,75 length beating. Eastern Pearl ran well over 2450m last time and before that was a 1,25 length third to Inn A Million over 2 000m and is now 1,5kg better off and carrying only 52,5kg, so will also be a big runner.
VAAL INSIDE TUESDAY - ITSARUSH.CO.ZA WELCOMES YOU WORKRIDERS MAIDEN PLATE (F & M) of R95000 over 1200m 1st Leg Bipot 1(12.55)
9K14-14.5 9V12-11.8 6t18-13.8 7V12-4.8 0T10-6.0
3K12-4.0 5V12-4.5 8V17-12.6 0V14-18.0 7V10-6.1
7V12-11.1 6t16-9.3 6t16-5.8 0t16-13.8 0V10-25.5
4V10-9.8
8V10-9.0
5T14-9.9 5V12-2.5
1 -3 2 -5 3 -1 4 -8 5 -2 6 -4 7 -9 8 -6 9 -7
ORINOCO ROCK 4f (R Francis) . . . . . . . . . . . .S Mosia* 55 60.0 QUININE 4f (A G Laird) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S B Mthembu* 51 60.0 HALLUCINATION* 4f (M/A Azzie) . . . . . . .G Dadamasi* 46 60.0 JUANA 4f (S M Ferreira) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I Lukhele* 45 60.0 MUSIC MAKER* 5m (D Nieuwenhuizen) . . . .B Cossa* 44 60.0 COTTON ROCK 4f (G Terzi) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .M Duba* 0 60.0 MILLWOOD MAGIC 3f (D N Stenger) . .S Ngcayechibi* 53 58.0 PENNY FROM HEAVEN 3f (M F De Kock) .C Mabaya* 0 58.0 TAMMANY HALL 3f (P A Peter) . . . . . . . .P Mongqawa* 0 58.0
B - Music Maker RESTED - Quinine (51 days); Hallucination (66 days); Juana (168 days); Tammany Hall (77 days) FORECAST: No betting available. SPEED RATINGS: LAST RUN : Tammany Hall -1.41; Quinine -2.62; Millwood Magic -3.05; Hallucination -3.11 BEST AVERAGE : Tammany Hall -1.41; Millwood Magic -2.62 BEST TIME : Orinoco Rock -1.37; Tammany Hall -1.41 PREVIEW: TAMMANY HALL finished a good 2,5 length fifth on debut in a 1200m race which has worked out excep tionally well, including the winner Let It Flow finishing second in the Grade 2 Golden Slipper next time out. By trends her seven draw in a nine horse field is on the wrong side but at the last meeting here there appeared to be no draw bias. PENNY FROM HEAVEN by Silvano is a full sister to the 90 merit rated Penny Serenade who has won four times from 1000-1450m and is ridden by the good rider Chamu Mabaya. ORINOCO ROCK placed twice in maidens over this trip in the strong centre of Cape Town and she is now ridden by the former champion workrider Sam Mosia. If she bounces back to her Cape Town form after a poor Highveld debut she could be a threat. (David Thiselton 9-8-1) RICHARD MCMILLAN’S TIME RATINGS: (9) Tammany Hall (1) Orinoco Rock (2) Quinine
- THE GRAND HERITAGE 30 SEPTEMBER FM 84 HANDICAP (F M) of R100000 over 1000m 1st Leg PA 2&(13.30) PA
2V12-3.7 1T10-0.3 4V10-4.4 7T11-5.0
6V10-3.1 0D14-4.2
1V12-1.1 3t10-1.8 3V10-5.2 3V10-2.4 1V10-3.3 8T10-7.1 6V12-5.4
1T11-0.3 1S12-1.8 0D11-14.9 5T10-5.3 0V12-5.7 1t10-0.3 9D12-6.7
1 -4 2 -3 3 -2 4 -1 5 -6 6 -5 7 -7
SPRING WONDER 5m (P A Peter) . . . . . . . .W Marwing LADY STARLETT* 5m (F C De Beer) . . . . . . . .L Bester GIMMETHEMONEY 4f (P A Peter) . . . . . . . .P Strydom JAMESON GIRL 4f (C Dawson) . . . . . . . . .L Hewitson* LA ROQUETTE 4f (S M Ferreira) . . . . . . .M V’Rensburg LEVI LADY* 4f (R R Magner) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .M Yeni OUTLANDER 3f (C Spies) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C Zackey
89 85 82 73 73 72 85
62.5 60.5 59.0 54.5 54.5 54.0 53.5
C/D - Lady Starlett; Gimmethemoney; Jameson Girl; La Roquette; Levi Lady; Outlander RESTED - Gimmethemoney (73 days); Jameson Girl (45 days); La Roquette (264 days) FORECAST: 3-1 Spring Wonder, Lady Starlett, 9-2 Jameson Girl, La Roquette, 8-1 Gimmethemoney, 10-1 Levi Lady, 20-1 and upwards others SPEED RATINGS: LAST RUN : Spring Wonder 0.78; Lady Starlett 0.50; Outlander -0.39; Levi Lady -0.76 BEST AVERAGE : Spring Wonder 0.24; Lady Starlett 0.04 BEST TIME : Spring Wonder 0.78; Outlander 0.74 PREVIEW: JAMESON GIRL was well beaten by Lady Starlett last time but in June she beat the latter and is weighted to repeat the dose here. LEVI LADY is a speed filly who will enjoy the prevailing fast going again and she can overcome a two point raise for her last win. SPRING WONDER beat a good field last time and has been given just a two point raise so is the one to beat, although she does have to carry a welter burden of 62,5kg which is a concern. LADY STARLETT, a full-sister to Talktothestars, is in fine form and can continue to progress despite being given a six point raise for her last win at Scottsville. LA ROQUETTE won well on debut and was awkward at the start last time and then stumbled and had further bad luck, so she is also a threat in a race which is more open than it appears at first sight. (David Thiselton 4-6-1-2-5) RICHARD MCMILLAN’S TIME RATINGS: (1) Spring Wonder (2) Lady Starlett (4) Jameson Girl
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(14.05) - BETTING WORLD - 087 741 2777 MAIDEN PLATE (F & M) of R95000 over 1400m 1st Leg Pick 6
2t14-3.8 7V14-4.3 5V14-7.8 7V12-4.7 0V12-21.1 6V17-9.0 5t14-4.2
3t14-7.8 2V14-0.2 6V12-4.5 5T11-6.0 2V14-1.2 3V14-1.7 0V16-16.8 7S10-7.5
4V14-7.8 1 -6 3t14-0.9 2 -8 4V12-5.9 3 -1 8V16-8.0 4 -7 0t14-9.6 5 -10 6V16-8.8 6 -9 6T14-14.2 7 -12 5t12-3.2 8 -2 5t12-4.2 9 -5 9V12-16.2 10 -13
BOUDICA 4f (E Verdonese) . . . . . . . . . . . . .L Hewitson* QUEEN ANNE* 4f (P A Peter) . . . . . . . . . . . .W Marwing PLAYING GAMES* 4f (P A Peter) . . . . . . . . . .R Munger STATE OF MOTION 4f (S J Gray) . . . . . .G Wrogemann KICK BUTT 3f (S Moffatt) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S Khumalo ONE DOLLAR MASSAGE 3f (S Moffatt) . . . . . . .M Yeni EVANGELINE 3f (C Spies) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C Storey KITTY PRYDE 3f (M F De Kock) . . . . . . . . . . .C Murray NINJARA 3f (M N Houdalakis) . . . . . . . . .M V’Rensburg ROMANI 3f (C Binda) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .R Danielson
62 59 58 48 68 65 52 0 0 0
60.0 60.0 60.0 60.0 57.0 57.0 57.0 57.0 57.0 57.0
3T11-6.0
11 -11 SAN FERMIN (AUS) 3f (M/A Azzie) . . . . . . . .P Strydom 5V12-3.9 12 -3 WINGS OF CHARNE 3f (B Webber) . . . . . . .K Zechner 6T11-11.2 13 -4 WRAP IT UP 3f (S J Gray) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C Zackey
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(1) Orinoco Rock (5) Music Maker (3) Hallucination (2) Lady Starlett (1) Spring Wonder (4) Jameson Girl (2) Queen Anne (3) Playing Games (1) Boudica (3) Toro Rosso (2) Just As I Said (4) Forest Fox (2) Goodytwoshoes (4) Only To Win (1) Strawberry Pavlova (2) Martha's Vineyard (3) Bally Swiss (1) Last Girl Standing (2) Dawn Assault (1) Jubilee Line (4) Stunned (7) Gentleman Only (3) Inn A Million (11) Watch My Dust
PA (R108) Leg 1: 4 x 6 x 1 Leg 2: 8 x 9 Leg 3: 4 x 9 x 10 Leg 4: 2 x 4 Leg 5: 4 x 6 x 2 Leg 6: 1 Leg 7: 2 PICK 6 (R600) Leg 1: 8 x 9 Leg 2: 4 x 9 x 10 x 5 x 1 x 2 Leg 3: 2 x 4 Leg 4: 4 x 6 x 2 x 8 x 1 Leg 5: 1 Leg 6: 2 x 3 x 12 x 1 x 8 JACKPOT (R60) Leg 1: 4 x 9 x 10 x 5 x 1 x 2 Leg 2: 2 x 4 Leg 3: 4 x 6 x 2 x 8 x 1 Leg 4: 1 BEST BET Race 8: 2 VALUE BET Race 6: 4
9t16-5.4 5V14-4.0 7V14-2.6 2V14-0.2
0T14-12.8 7 -7 4Y14-3.8 8 -2 9V14-6.0 9 -6 8V14-5.9 10 -9
THREE KINGDOMS 4f (C Mayhew) . . . . . . . .R Munger BEAUTIFUL SHAY 5m (S Moffatt) . . . . . . . .L Hewitson* CARIBBEAN QUEEN 4f (P A Peter) . . . . . . . . .C Habib* MAIN BABY 4f (T Zackey) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .K Zechner
57 56 56 54
54.5 54.5 54.0 53.0
C/D - Goodytwoshoes; Our Miracle; At A Glance RESTED - Goodytwoshoes (42 days); Only To Win (115 days); Lady Negra (201 days); Three Kingdoms (68 days) FORECAST: 15-10 Goodytwoshoes, 2-1 Only To Win, 8-1 Strawberry Pavlova, 14-1 Our Miracle, At A Glance, Lady Negra, 20-1 and upwards others SPEED RATINGS: LAST RUN : Goodytwoshoes -0.02; At A Glance -0.55; Strawberry Pavlova -0.82; Only To Win -1.01 BEST AVERAGE : At A Glance -0.59; Goodytwoshoes -0.66 BEST TIME : Goodytwoshoes -0.02; At A Glance -0.37 PREVIEW: GOODYTWOSHOES has turned the corner since being stepped back up to this sort of trip and off just a 67 merit rating can make it four in succession. ONLY TO WIN had fine form as a two-year-old from 1000m to 1450m and off a manageable 82 merit rating should be involved. AT A GLANCE represents an in form yard and is ideally course and distance suited. STAWBERRY PAVLOVA also had good form as a two-year-old and on pedigree should relish the step up in trip from her last start, but she does have a tough 84 merit rating to contend with. BEAUTIFUL SHAY is improving competitive off her current merit rating and is effective over this trip (David Thiselton 2-4-5-1-8) RICHARD MCMILLAN’S TIME RATINGS: (2) Goodytwoshoes (5) At A Glance (1) Strawberry Pavlova
(15.55) - BRAAI AREA 30 SEPTEMBER FM 68 HANDICAP (F & M) of - KIDDIES ENTERTAINMENT 30 SEPTEMBER MR 94 HANDICAP over 1200m 6R76000 R112000 over 1400m 1st Leg Jackpot 4of(14.40)
1T16-1.2 1V12-0.2 1V14-1.2 3T14-1.9 7D16-7.9 0t18-17.0 2V14-0.3 1T16-1.1 2T16-0.2 9T16-3.8
2t18-0.8 3T11-2.5 6Y16-6.5 4V14-2.0 3T14-0.5 0t16-10.0 4V12-5.3 6D18-2.5 9V14-7.2 1V14-0.4
4N16-5.2 1 -1 2t12-2.2 2 -5 5t12-7.7 3 -10 4V14-1.5 4 -8 2T14-1.4 5 -9 0T14-12.2 6 -3 0t14-17.2 7 -4 4t16-2.0 8 -7 6T14-3.0 9 -6 1V16-1.0 10 -2
1V12-0.2 1V12-2.1 1V12-0.1 6V12-4.6 5V10-8.2 8t15-4.3 0V12-6.4 5t12-3.6 2t12-1.1 9t12-5.0
ARCTICA* 5g (M/A Azzie) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P Strydom 94 60.0 JUST AS I SAID 5g (M N Houdalakis) . . .M V’Rensburg 94 60.0 TORO ROSSO (BRZ) 6h (M F De Kock) . . . .A Delpech 92 59.0 FOREST FOX 6g (P A Peter) . . . . . . . . . . . . .W Marwing 91 58.5 KINGS ARCHER* 6h (S T Pettigrew) . . . . .R Danielson 89 57.5 MAN’S INN* 6g (M N Houdalakis) . . . . . . . . . .R Munger 87 56.5 MORPHEUS 7g (S W Kenny) . . . . . . . . . . . . .R Simons 85 55.5 STREET FLYER (AUS) 6g (M N Houdalakis) . .C Murray 82 54.0 NATIONAL KEY 8g (B O Wiid) . . . . . . . . . . . .C Maujean 80 53.0 TRADING PROFIT 5g (M/A Azzie) . . . . . . . . .K Zechner 78 52.0
3V12-1.5 1t16-1.8 9V14-5.2 2t14-2.8 3V14-2.1 0T14-16.8
2V12-0.1 1V14-0.2 0V14-16.0 1t14-3.8 1V14-0.2 0V14-13.4
1 -5 2 -10 3 -8 4 -1 5 -4 6 -3
STRAWBERRY PAVLOVA 3f (S J Gray) . . . . .C Zackey GOODYTWOSHOES 5m (S G Tarry) . . . . . .S Khumalo OUR MIRACLE 5m (M N Houdalakis) . . . . . . . . .M Yeni ONLY TO WIN 3f (M F De Kock) . . . . . . . . . . .C Murray AT A GLANCE* 4f (P A Peter) . . . . . . . . . . . .W Marwing LADY NEGRA 4f (M/A Azzie) . . . . . . . . . . . . .P Strydom
84 67 66 82 65 60
6T16-10.1 7V20-4.2 0V16-8.3 9V20-11.1 3V18-1.2 0V12-12.3 3T16-6.6
60.0 60.0 59.5 59.0 58.5 56.0
1ST: 12 ZENZERO (3 Ch g Byword (GB) - Falana) (K de Melo; 26/10). 2ND: 5 MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI (D Schwarz). 3RD: 6 PRINCE ARDENT (C Bantam). 4TH: 3 ECCELLERATE (I Sturgeon). Win: 12 R6.00. Places: 5 R4.20; 6 R2.90; 12 R1.80. Swingers: 5x6 R28.50; 5x12 R17.10; 6x12 R9.90. Exacta: 12x5 R106.80. Trifecta: 12x5x6 R898.60. Quartet: 12x5x6x3 R11,922.80. Tote Favourite: 7 BYPASS. Scratched: 13 ROY'S PIANO; 14 JUSTLIKELUKE; 15 LIONS DEN Owned by: Mr G M Elliott & Mr & Mrs Rob Pickering T/A Middlefield Stud. Trained by: Duncan Howells. Bred by: Mr & Mrs Rob Pickering T/A Middlefield Stud. Won by: 0.1; 0.15; 0.5; Time: 96.10 sec. Then came: 1 HOKANUI; 2 TURF CONQUEROR; 8 VITTORIO; 10 SOVEREIGN SOLDIER; 4 RATSO RIZZO; 11 MAPMAKER; 7 BYPASS; 9 EPIC SWORD;
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IN LOVING MEMORY OF MALIGA PILLAY MAIDEN PLATE 2000m R85 000 1ST: 10 ATATURK (3 B g Ideal World (USA) - Woodridge) (S Veale; 10/1). 2ND: 1 LUCKY AT LAST (A Delpech). 3RD: 2 SHINE UP (I Sturgeon). 4TH: 5 CHILLI AFFAIR (A Mgudlwa). Win: 10 R10.40. Places: 1 R1.40; 2 R2.50; 10 R2.60. Swingers: 1x2 R6.10; 1x10 R5.50; 2x10 R21.30. Exacta: 10x1 R32.50. Trifecta: 10x1x2 R409.30. Quartet: 10x1x2x5 R2,269.00. Tote Favourite: 1 LUCKY AT LAST. Scratched: 7 INHERIT THE WIND; 13 LIBERTY MARKET Owned by: Messrs A L Williams, Sam Osman & Mrs B M Gadsby. Trained by: Paul Gadsby. Bred by: Riethuiskraal Stud. Won by: 0.25; 2.5; 0.1; Time: 124.33 sec. Then came: 8 STORM HERO; 4 LE CHEIK; 3 CARONA CIVICA; 11 FRANCESCO; 6 HANDSOME HARVEY; 14 BAYON; 9 THAT'S MY BOY; 12 UNCLE ROY (AUS); Double: Dividend: R71.40 Winning Numbers: 12 x 10
LAST GIRL STANDING 5m (S J Gray) . . . . .S Khumalo MARTHA’S VINEYARD (IRE) 4f (M F De Kock)A Delpech BALLY SWISS* 5m (P A Peter) . . . . . . . . . . .W Marwing OPEN ROAD 4f (R R Magner) . . . . . . . . . . . . .R Simons SURFERS PARADISE 4f (P A Peter) . . . . . . . .C Habib* SEEKING VENUS* 5m (S G Tarry) . . . . . . .L Hewitson* CLARET CUP* 4f (P A Peter) . . . . . . . . . . . . .C Maujean GOODNESS ME 4f (B D Botes) . . . . . . . . . . .K Zechner QUEEN AT WAR* 5m (R R Magner) . . . . . . . .R Munger FASHION BLAST* 4f (L J Erasmus) . . . . . . . .E Pheiffer
69 68 66 65 62 59 55 54 50 46
60.5 59.5 59.0 58.5 57.0 55.5 53.5 53.0 52.0 52.0
5T14-3.5 3V18-0.7 8V16-8.2 6V24-4.4 0T16-8.0 6t16-10.0 4t16-2.6
2V20-1.4 3V20-2.2 7T24-18.7 3T24-5.0 4t16-5.0 0V14-11.8 1V17-0.2
1 -1 2 -4 3 -3 4 -6 5 -7 6 -2 7 -5
JUBILEE LINE 5g (S W Kenny) . . . . . . . . . .W Marwing DAWN ASSAULT* 4g (S J Gray) . . . . . . . . . .S Khumalo FINLAY* 5g (G Terzi) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C Maujean STUNNED 4g (S J Gray) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C Zackey HIERONYMUS* 4g (B O Wiid) . . . . . . . . . . .J Sampson KEEP ON FLYING! 6g (R Francis) . . . . . . . . . .S Fortune HOT CURRY 3g (M F De Kock) . . . . . . . . . . . .C Murray
87 81 45 74 71 34 73
60.0 60.0 57.5 57.0 57.0 54.0 53.0
FORECAST: 2-1 Jubilee Line, Dawn Assault, 5-1 Hot Curry, 7-1 Stunned, Hieronymus, 20-1 and upwards others SPEED RATINGS: LAST RUN : Stunned 0.49; Jubilee Line 0.40; Hieronymus -0.33; Dawn Assault -1.03 BEST AVERAGE : Jubilee Line 0.32; Dawn Assault -0.36 BEST TIME : Jubilee Line 0.73; Dawn Assault 0.54 PREVIEW: JUBILEE LINE has always been held in high regard and has his first run for a new yard from pole position over an ideal trip in a Graduation Plate where he is comfortably the best in at the weights. DAWN ASSUALT was beaten 0,8 lengths by Jubilee Line over 2000m in May but is now 1kg worse off. STUNNED is only 0,5kg under sufferance with Dawn Assualt on official merit ratings and this horse has shown signs of good ability on occasion and the last time he tried this trip he went close. HOT CURRY is 10kg under sufferance with Jubilee Line on official merit ratings and returns from a layoff since April, but he did win nicely over 1700m last time in a maiden and could develop into a useful sort over middle distances. HIERONYMUS is distance suited and is interesting with blinkers on, although he is officially 6kg under sufferance with Jubilee Line and 2kg under sufferance with Dawn Assault. (David Thiselton 1-2-47-5) RICHARD MCMILLAN’S TIME RATINGS: (1) Jubilee Line (2) Dawn Assault (5) Hieronymus
(17.10) - NEXT VAAL RACE MEETING IS TUESDAY 29 AUGUST MR 66 8HANDICAP of R70000 over 2400m
9V16-6.1 2t18-0.4 1V18-3.2 3t20-6.0 4V20-8.0 0t16-7.0 2V20-0.6 3V17-0.3 6t20-3.8 3V20-6.0 6t20-10.2 7V20-3.0 5T16-8.2 9K25-19.2 7V18-3.5 4T20-5.8 6V17-6.1
6V20-4.2 1T20-4.2 4V20-1.4 1T20-2.2 1t26-5.1 5V14-6.8 2V16-2.5 3V17-1.5 0V20-13.2 2t26-5.1 1V24-2.4 3t20-1.2 7V17-2.8 7K27-8.1 0V20-20.0 6t26-4.5 0V20-11.8
4T24-13.5 1 -16 6V20-2.2 2 -14 1t20-1.0 3 -7 8t20-4.0 4 -4 8V24-6.4 5 -12 4V16-2.2 6 -1 2t20-1.0 7 -8 0t20-7.6 8 -3 1V17-1.0 9 -2 1t26-0.3 10 -9 9t20-12.7 11 -5 2T24-3.8 12 -10 1t18-1.5 13 -17 0t20-7.3 14 -15 6t20-3.0 15 -13 6T18-12.8 16 -11 0V24-20.0 17 -6
ARABIAN WORLD* 6g (A G Laird) . . . . . . . .D Mansour HOUSTON ROCKET 4g (M/A Azzie) . . . . . . .P Strydom INN A MILLION* 4g (M/A Azzie) . . . . . . . . .L Hewitson* POLAR VORTEX* 4g (M F De Kock) . . . . . . . .C Murray SABASTIAN 4g (S W Kenny) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C Zackey DROMEDARIS* 4g (R R Sage) . . . . . . . .G Wrogemann GENTLEMAN ONLY* 5g (T Zackey) . . . . . . .S Khumalo SAMAR 5g (C Mayhew) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .R Munger CHAMPIONS CUP 5g (T Zackey) . . . . . . . . .K Zechner SUNSET BOY 4g (L J Erasmus) . . . . . . .M V’Rensburg WATCH MY DUST 4f (C Binda) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .M Yeni EASTERN PEARL 4c (C Spies) . . . . . . . . . . . . .J Penny ORO NEGRO* 4g (R Francis) . . . . . . . . . . . . .C Maujean MAMBO STAR 5g (L J Erasmus) . . . . . . . . . . .E Pheiffer SKYNIGHT 5g (E Verdonese) . . . . . . . . . . . . .Reserve 1 YOUNG EAGLE 4c (R P Lerena) . . . . . . . . . . .Reserve 2 KING’S DRIVE 5g (T Zackey) . . . . . . . . . . . . .Reserve 3
66 66 66 66 63 61 55 54 53 55 55 54 54 51 50 48 37
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C/D - Watch My Dust B - Young Eagle RESTED - Houston Rocket (47 days); Sabastian (42 days); Champions Cup (47 days); King’s Drive (119 days) FORECAST: 7-2 Inn A Million, 9-2 Houston Rocket, 7-1 Arabian World, Polar Vortex, Gentleman Only, 10-1 Sabastian, Eastern Pearl, 14-1 Dromedaris, 20-1 and upwards others SPEED RATINGS: LAST RUN : Sabastian 0.27; Dromedaris 0.18; Champions Cup -0.07; Inn A Million -0.26 BEST AVERAGE : Dromedaris -0.69; Gentleman Only -0.79 BEST TIME : Sabastian 0.27; Dromedaris 0.18 PREVIEW: HOUSTON ROCKET was running on well over 2000m last time and being by Ideal World he should be improving and distance suited. INN A MILLION has been in fine form and has come into his own so should go close over a likely suitable trip. EASTERN PEARL ran well when stepped up to this trip las time and was making late headway behind Inn A Million over 2000m before that. ARABIAN WORLD disappointed last time over this sort of trip at Turffontein when not negotiating the turn well but he has always struck as a staying type and this big son of Ideal World could be in the shake up. SAMAR has run on well over 2000m before and could earn from a good draw. (David Thiselton 2-3-12-1-8) PREVIEWS BY DAVID THISELTON RICHARD MCMILLAN’S TIME RATINGS: (7) Gentleman Only (12) Eastern Pearl (3) Inn A Million
B - Finlay; Hieronymus RESTED - Jubilee Line (103 days); Dawn Assault (54 days); Hot Curry (119 days)
s GREYVILLE SUNDAY AUGUST 20
1t12-1.2 1 -4 7V14-3.1 2 -3 6V12-2.7 3 -6 3V12-0.2 4 -5 5V12-2.5 5 -8 4V12-4.2 6 -7 7V12-2.8 7 -10 3t10-1.3 8 -9 4t12-4.5 9 -1 0t12-6.2 10 -2
- INTERBET.CO.ZA - 0861 150 160 GRADUATION PLATE of R105000 over 1800m 7(16.35)
- TELLYTRACK.COM FM 67 HANDICAP (F & M) of R76000 over 1400m 5(15.20) 4T14-7.1 1V14-2.2 3V12-1.2 2S12-0.1 2V14-0.8 1t16-0.1
1V14-0.1 8V12-2.7 2t12-1.2 3V12-3.2 1t12-0.5 3V12-3.0 8V14-2.8 0V10-7.5 4V10-2.2 8V12-3.8
C/D - Last Girl Standing; Martha’s Vineyard; Bally Swiss; Goodness Me; Fashion Blast RESTED - Martha’s Vineyard (61 days); Seeking Venus (56 days) FORECAST: 5-2 Martha’s Vineyard, 9-2 Last Girl Standing, Bally Swiss, Open Road, 14-1 Surfers Paradise, Seeking Venus, Claret Cup, Goodness Me, Queen At War, 20-1 and upwards others SPEED RATINGS: LAST RUN : Last Girl Standing -0.23; Seeking Venus -0.74; Open Road -0.99; Martha’s Vineyard -1.32 BEST AVERAGE : Last Girl Standing -0.45; Open Road -0.90 BEST TIME : Last Girl Standing -0.23; Bally Swiss -0.42 PREVIEW: OPEN ROAD is off an attractive merit rating and is distance suited. There is not much between SEEKING VENUS and Open Road on their last meeting. and MARTHA’S VINEYARD is six months younger than her contemporaries so will be improving all the time and she could well appreciate the step down in trip. GOODNESS ME is off an attractive merit rating and could earn here if repeating her last run. LAST GIRL STANDING has reeled off a hattrick and was hit with a maximum eight point merit rated raise, but that might not stop her as she has been catching the eye. (David Thiselton 4-6-2-8-1) RICHARD MCMILLAN’S TIME RATINGS: (6) Seeking Venus (1) Last Girl Standing (4) Open Road
C/D - Arctica; Toro Rosso; Forest Fox; Man’s Inn; Street Flyer; Trading Profit RESTED - Arctica (144 days); Morpheus (66 days); Street Flyer (94 days) FORECAST: 9-2 Toro Rosso, Forest Fox, 11-2 Just As I Said, Trading Profit, 7-1 Kings Archer, 10-1 Arctica, Street Flyer, 14-1 National Key, 20-1 and upwards others SPEED RATINGS: LAST RUN : Arctica 0.88; Kings Archer 0.86; Just As I Said 0.74; Trading Profit 0.64 BEST AVERAGE : Kings Archer 1.02; Arctica 0.88 BEST TIME : National Key 1.44; Kings Archer 1.38 PREVIEW: FOREST FOX is course and distance suited and is only three points higher in the merit ratings than when winning by 2,5 lengths over course and distance last October. NATIONAL KEY had a tough draw to overcome last time at Turffontein and is off an attractive merit rating at present so should be involved over an ideal trip. TRADING PROFIT is still well handicapped on his best form, despite having won his last two starts, and sneaks into the handicap here with the minimum weight. KINGS ARCHER is knocking on the door off his current merit rating and is distance suited. TORO ROSSO has the form to win but is having his second run after a layoff of a year. ARCTICA, MORPHEUS and STREET FLYER also all have the form to win but are all returning from layoffs. JUST AS I SAID is a consistent and honest sort who would prefer shorter but in the current fast conditions he could be a threat. (David Thiselton 4-9-10-5-1-2) RICHARD MCMILLAN’S TIME RATINGS: (5) Kings Archer (9) National Key (10) Trading Profit
SAFAL STEEL MAIDEN PLATE 1600m R85 000
(9) Tammany Hall (8) Penny From Heaven (1) Orinoco Rock (4) Jameson Girl (6) Levi Lady (1) Spring Wonder (8) Kitty Pryde (9) Ninjara (11) San Fermin (4) Forest Fox (9) National Key (10) Trading Profit (2) Goodytwoshoes (4) Only To Win (5) At A Glance (4) Open Road (6) Seeking Venus (2) Martha's Vineyard (1) Jubilee Line (2) Dawn Assault (4) Stunned (2) Houston Rocket (3) Inn A Million (12) Eastern Pearl
1t14-0.2 3V14-2.8 9V12-11.2 7t12-3.0
RESTED - Boudica (82 days); Kitty Pryde (98 days); Wrap It Up (52 days) FORECAST: 5-2 Queen Anne, 5-1 Kitty Pryde, San Fermin, 10-1 Boudica, Playing Games, Ninjara, Wings Of Charne, 14-1 State Of Motion, Kick Butt, One Dollar Massage, 20-1 and upwards others SPEED RATINGS: LAST RUN : Queen Anne -1.35; Ninjara -1.52; Kitty Pryde -1.69; Playing Games -2.27 BEST AVERAGE : Ninjara -1.52; Queen Anne -1.68 BEST TIME : Queen Anne -1.35; State Of Motion -1.36 PREVIEW: KITTY PRYDE ran a fine race over 1200m last time out when showing pace and finishing a 3,25 length fifth to a horse who went on to place second in a Grade 1 and the fast conditions should suit her. She is by Judpot out of a Rakeen mare who has produced the useful sprinters Comtesse Dubois and Kapitan, but she has also produced a horse who won twice over this trip. NINJARA was slow away on debut and then outpaced over 1200m on the Turffontein Inside track, but then ran on in eyecatching style. She will appreciate the step up in trip and should go close. SAN FERMIN is an Australian-bred by Charge Forward, a Grade 1`winner who was a leading sire of two-yearolds in NZ in 2010/2011, out of a Redoute’s Choice mare who is a half-sister to a three-time Gr 1 winner. (David Thiselton 8-9-11-2-1) RICHARD MCMILLAN’S TIME RATINGS: (3) Playing Games (2) Queen Anne (8) Kitty Pryde
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YESTERDAY’S GREYVILLE RESULTS & DIVIDENDS
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IN HONOUR OF JACK MOODLEY MAIDEN PLATE (F & M) 2000m R85 000 1ST: 5 YESS (AUS) (3 B f Casino Prince (AUS) - Aver (AUS)) (A Delpech; 16/10). 2ND: 8 THE MATADOR (AUS) (K de Melo). 3RD: 1 MISS FERRIS (S Veale). 4TH: 2 ROY'S KAITRINA (E S Ngwane). Win: 5 R2.30. Places: 1 R1.90; 5 R1.50; 8 R2.20. Swingers: 1x5 R2.90; 1x8 R6.30; 5x8 R3.10. Exacta: 5x8 R11.60. Trifecta: 5x8x1 R45.90. Quartet: 5x8x1x2 R171.10. Tote Favourite: 5 YESS (AUS). Scratched: 9 ROY'S HOT ASH Owned by: Miss S Grentel, Mr J & Mrs C Brooks, Mr & Mrs D Naik & Messrs R Breitenbach & P O'Doherty. Trained by: Joey Ramsden. Bred by: Bridsan Bloodstock, Vic. Won by: 0.05; 0.75; 1; Time: 127.80 sec. Then came: 3 CHARMING CHICK; 4 PALACE MYSTERY; 7 DOCTORS ANSWER; 6 PHAROAH'S CHARM; 10 PRINCESS AAROHI; Double: Dividend: R36.20 Winning Numbers: 10 x 5 Pick 3: Dividend: R248.50 Winning Numbers: 12 x 10 x 5,9
ANCHOR PAIL & DRUM RECONDITIONERS FM 60 DIVIDED HANDICAP (LOWER) (F & M) 2000m R62 000 1ST: 1 PEGGY'S DREAM (4 Ch f Jay Peg - To The Night) (K de Melo; 4/1). 2ND: 8 EINA (A Delpech). 3RD: 6 KUDRA (D Schwarz). 4TH: 4 MAYBE (I Sturgeon). Win: 1 R5.30. Places: 1 R1.90; 6 R10.20; 8 R2.40. Swingers: 1x6 R35.30; 1x8 R4.60; 6x8 R37.60. Exacta: 1x8 R28.30. Trifecta: 1x8x6 R634.10. Quartet: 1x8x6x4 R6,643.70. Tote Favourite: 5 SKYFIRE. Scratched: 9 ROY'S DOLLAR; 13 CLASSY CHIC Owned by: Messrs G P Cox, T W Langley & S J Warnock, Mr D & Dr S M Hepburn-Brown. Trained by: Paul Gadsby. Bred by: Hemel`n Aarde Stud. Won by: 0.5; 2.5; 2.25; Time: 124.10 sec. Then came: 3 FIRST ANTHEM; 5 SKYFIRE; 11 EARHART; 12 TALES OF MAMBO; 10 HANNAH'S ANSWER; 7 MAD PUSHPA; 2 WONDER WORKER; Double: Dividend: R75.00 Winning Numbers: 5 x 1 Pick 3: Dividend: R145.10 Winning Numbers: 5,9 x 5 x 1
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IN LOVING MEMORY OF JACK MOODLEY FM 70 DIVIDED HANDICAP (LOWER) (F & M) 2000m R78 000 1ST: 5 RUSSET ROSES (4 B f Dynasty - Russet Savannah) (D De Gouveia; 59/10). 2ND: 6 IDEAL WINTER (W Kennedy). 3RD: 9 ICED UP (D Schwarz). 4TH: 3 CRYSTAL BALL (E S Ngwane). Win: 5 R11.40. Places: 5 R3.10; 6 R1.40; 9 R2.90. Swingers: 5x6 R7.40; 5x9 R13.70; 6x9 R6.80. Exacta: 5x6 R45.00. Trifecta: 5x6x9 R460.80. Quartet: 5x6x9x3 R2,556.40. Tote Favourite: 2 OSPREY. Scratched: 1 JAY JAY'S GIRL; 10 STAR OF CAESOUR (AUS) Owned by: Messrs A J van Huyssteen, C G & L F Scribante. Trained by: Dennis Drier. Bred by: Highlands Farms Stud (Pty) Ltd. Won by: 0.1; 1.75; 1; Time: 125.50 sec. Then came: 8 HIGH ALTAR; 4 FIELD OF LIGHT; 7 KINGS LADY; 2 OSPREY; Double: Dividend: R18.50 Winning Numbers: 5 x 5 Pick 3: Dividend: R237.20 Winning Numbers: 10 x 5,9 x 5
GLOBAL LABELS & TRIMS PINNACLE STAKES 1600m R120 000 1ST: 4 NICKLAUS (BRZ) (7 Ch g Point Given (USA) - Crystal Lady (BRZ)) (A Delpech; 28/10). 2ND: 3 WILD WICKET (K de Melo). 3RD: 5 MUMSY'S JET (A Arries). 4TH: 6 SECRET WARNING (S Moodley). Win: 4 R3.20. Places: 3 R1.80; 4 R1.30; 5 R1.30. Swingers: 3x4 R2.20; 3x5 R4.10; 4x5 R3.10. Exacta: 4x3 R9.60. Trifecta: 4x3x5 R31.30. Quartet: 4x3x5x6 R174.30. Tote Favourite: 4 NICKLAUS (BRZ). Scratched: Nil Owned by: Mr Steven Chetty. Trained by: Duncan Howells. Bred by: Fazenda Mondesir. Won by: 0.75; 2.5; 0.5; Time: 95.70 sec. Then came: 7 BREAKFAST CLUB; 1 SEVENTH PLAIN; 8 MARK MY CARD; 2 LALA; Double: Dividend: R25.50 Winning Numbers: 1 x 4 Pick 3: Dividend: R310.50 Winning Numbers: 5 x 1 x 4
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SFM - STRATEGIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FM 70 HANDICAP (F & M) 1400m R78 000 1ST: 7 JUST RAP (5 B m Just As Well (USA) - Dancing Rhapsody) (I Sturgeon; 9/2). 2ND: 5 NOODLE (A Forbes). 3RD: 3 PRINCESS ANALIA (S Veale). 4TH: 8 LIL GAMBLER (D Schwarz). Win: 7 R6.30. Places: 3 R2.20; 5 R1.60; 7 R2.20. Swingers: 3x5 R5.30; 3x7 R6.60; 5x7 R5.90. Exacta: 7x5 R32.10. Trifecta: 7x5x3 R167.20. Quartet: 7x5x3x8 R2,215.40. Tote Favourite: 6 HONORARY. Scratched: 13 BURFI; 14 DEVON BELLE Owned by: Messrs R A Khan & M Ghasitha. Trained by: Des Egdes. Bred by: Mr Bruce Le Roux. Won by: 0.1; 1.25; 0.25; Time: 85.40 sec. Then came: 4 MULHER DE BRANCO; 11 CAPTAINS MOLL; 9 GUILTY PLEASURE; 1 BRAVE AND BOLD; 10 FIRES OF CALAIS; 6 HONORARY; 12 INTERCEPT; 2 FASHION DISPLAY; Double: Dividend: R23.90 Winning Numbers: 4 x 7 Pick 3: Dividend: R155.70 Winning Numbers: 1 x 4 x 7
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IN MEMORY OF THE ROW FAMILY FM 70 HANDICAP (F & M) 1400m R78 000 1ST: 1 ROY IS SECOND (4 Ch f Horse Chestnut - Tropical Winter) (A Delpech; 3/1). 2ND: 4 LA SUERTE DE MATAR (K de Melo). 3RD: 10 MISS BRODY (A Forbes). 4TH: 9 ZINZARA (AUS) (S Mbhele). Win: 1 R3.10. Places: 1 R1.10; 4 R2.30; 10 R2.90. Swingers: 1x4 R2.90; 1x10 R6.00; 4x10 R9.10. Exacta: 1x4 R16.20. Trifecta: 1x4x10 R115.50. Quartet: 1x4x10x9 R1,018.50. Tote Favourite: 1 ROY IS SECOND. Scratched: 3 DUNDRUM; 12 BELLA MIESQUE; 13 TIDE IS TURNING; 14 FOR SHOW ME ANGEL Owned by: Mr Roy Moodley. Trained by: Alyson Wright. Bred by: Mr Roy Moodley. Won by: 2; 0.5; 0.5; Time: 84.50 sec. Then came: 2 ROY'S FOLLY; 7 SPACE NEEDLE; 6 COLOUR YOUR DREAMS; 8 GORGEOUS GUEST; 11 NORTHERN STORM; 5 ROY'S RAKARA; Double: Dividend: R13.30 Winning Numbers: 7 x 1; Dividend: R13.30 Winning Numbers: 7 x
3; Dividend: R13.30 Winning Numbers: 7 x 12 Pick 3: Dividend: R54.00 Winning Numbers: 4 x 7 x 1,3,12,13,14
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THE CHATSWORTH REGIONAL HOSPICE ASSOCIATION MR 66 HANDICAP 1400m R70 000 1ST: 9 ROCKET MASTER (6 B g Jet Master - Watercolours (NZ)) (G Wright; 7/1). 2ND: 3 FANTASY ART (AUS) (D De Gouveia). 3RD: 6 KEEP YOUR LIGHT ON (I Sturgeon). 4TH: 5 STORM OUTGOING (T Godden). Win: 9 R10.40. Places: 3 R4.20; 6 R2.60; 9 R3.20. Swingers: 3x6 R16.70; 3x9 R17.20; 6x9 R15.30. Exacta: 9x3 R131.00. Trifecta: 9x3x6 R1,250.10. Quartet: 9x3x6x5 R12,483.70. Tote Favourite: 4 ROY'S ROLL'S ROYCE (AUS). Scratched: 13 SILVER CENT; 14 COMMANDTOCONQUER; 15 HADDINGTON Owned by: Mr H C & Mrs P J Devine. Trained by: Candice Bass-Robinson. Bred by: Patricia Devine Investments (PTY) Ltd. Won by: 0.1; 1.25; 1.25; Time: 83.95 sec. Then came: 12 LONDON KNIGHT; 4 ROY'S ROLL'S ROYCE (AUS); 1 THE KING OF RANDOM; 7 POIVRE; 2 HONEST PRINCE; 11 LEAGUE OF SHADOWS; 10 CUPKING; 8 YORKSHIRE DALES; Double: Dividend: R59.50 Winning Numbers: 1 x 9 Pick 3: Dividend: R277.20 Winning Numbers: 7 x 1,3,12,13,14 x 9 BIPOT: Dividend: R94.60 Winning Numbers: 1,7,10,13 x 5,8,9 x 5,6 x 1,8 x 3,4 x 5,7 JACKPOT: Dividend: R305.70 Winning Numbers: 1 x 4 x 7 x 1,3,12,13,14 PICK 6: Dividend: R69,529.90 Winning Numbers: 5 x 1 x 4 x 7 x 1,3,12,13,14 x 9 PLACE ACCUMULATOR: Dividend: R204.90 Winning Numbers: 1,5,8,9 x 5,6,9 x 1,6,8 x 3,4,5 x 3,5,7 x 1,3,4,10,12,13,14 x 3,6,9
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26 MAZOLA MOLEFE WHAT’s clear from Orlando Pirates’ opening match of the Absa Premiership season is that coach Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic is looking for a defensive solution. “Speed and aggression” were the words the Serbian mentor used following the Buccaneers’ 1-0 victory over Chippa United. What is less obvious, however, is whether veteran Happy Jele – the only player still at the club a decade after the coach’s first stint there – will be part of this new
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Buccaneers’ defensive reshuffle reaps benefits for ‘Micho’ dynamic back four. Pirates conceded an incredible 40 goals in 30 league matches last season – the fourth-worst – and it was no surprise they endured their worst ever season in the Premier League era. On Saturday night at Orlando Stadium, Sredojevic handed a debut to Innocent Maela at leftback, while Gladwin Shitolo and Ntsikelelo Nyauza found themselves
in unfamiliar roles as centrebacks. Thabo Matlaba kept his place at rightback and goalkeeper Wayne Sandilands, though very experienced, was another debutant. The end result was a clean sheet. But is that Sredojevic’s answer to last season’s leaky rearguard? “No one is guaranteed a place,” the coach said. “As Maela will tell you, he did not expect to play, but we saw
enough in training to believe that he was ready, and we told him that if he does well he takes the credit, which he did (pointing to the player’s Man of the Match award). But if he doesn’t perform well, as coaches we take the responsibility.” It is likely that, with a new goalkeeper and as many as four debutants, Jele – because of his experience – would have started had it not been for a
one-match suspension that carried over from the previous season. Nyauza and Shitolo did not put a foot wrong, however, and Jele, 30, will feel his place in the team could be in jeopardy. “We need to field a central defence that has elements of speed and elements of aggression and correction in their defending,” Sredojevic explained further. “Nyauza is usually a right fullback, but we
pushed him central because of his aggressiveness. He had top class results from the point of preparation since we have started. He fully deserves to play on the inside of defence and he has paid us back with his performance. Similarly, Shitolo is usually in central midfield, but we pulled him back. We wanted a pair where one has aggression and speed and the other knows how to deal with the ball so that we can
build from the back.” The coach said this careful consideration in choosing who would play in defence in Pirates’ opening league match was partly influenced by how Chippa would line-up upfront. “We had Sandilands and Matlaba, who we asked and expected to lead with their experience and maturity what is a new-look defence,” Sredojevic said. “We want as many clean sheets as possible.
Alonso brace ends brief blues Chelsea back on track after fighting to victory as Spurs fail to capitalise REUTERS London
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WO goals from Marcos Alonso gave Chelsea a 2-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur yesterday in the firstever Premier League game at Wembley Stadium. For all the noise and wall of flags that greeted their arrival, Spurs, who are playing at Wembley while their new stadium is constructed, needed an early goal to feel at ease in their surroundings. It was Chelsea, however, who made the breakthrough against the run of play on 23 minutes when Alonso thumped home a superb free kick from 20 metres after Dele Alli had fouled David Luiz. The shock jolted Spurs, who spent much of the game peppering Chelsea’s goal with Harry Kane hitting the post and Christian Eriksen also going close. They eventually scored when Michy Batshuayi put through his own net from Eriksen’s free kick two minutes after coming on but, as Spurs pushed for the winner, Alonso hit back on 88 minutes with a shot that went straight through keeper Hugo Lloris. Meanwhile, Promoted Huddersfield Town made it two wins out of two in the Premier League as a superb Aaron Mooy strike gave them a 1-0 home win over Newcastle United. Newcastle, who also won promotion from the Championship last season, should have equalised in the 68th minute but Ayoze Perez wasted a chance from close range. Rafa Benitez’s Newcastle remain without a point following their home loss to Tottenham Hotspur last week. There was a buzz of anticipation around the John Smith’s Stadium as Huddersfield, three times champions in the 1920’s, prepared to welcome England’s elite once more.
German manager David Wagner, whose team won promotion through the playoffs, has energised the Yorkshire town, injecting optimism and excitement into a club that had been struggling in the second tier Championship when he took over in November, 2015. Signs of ‘We are Premier League’ were proudly displayed outside the ground and former players, such as ex-England international Frank Worthington, savoured the occasion in the stands. A series of new signings, mainly from Europe, during the off-season, has given Huddersfield a fighting chance and their opening-day win at Palace only added to the optimism of the Terriers faithful. Not surprisingly in such an atmosphere, Huddersfield attacked from the outset but there were few clear chances and a Tom Ince snap-shot in the 13th minute was their first real effort on goal. A minute later, Newcastle threatened with their Scottish international winger Matt Ritchie forcing a fine diving save out of home keeper Jonas Lossl. Huddersfield took the lead in outstanding fashion five minutes after the break with Australian midfielder Mooy playing a neat one-two with Elias Kachunga and then curling a fine shot past the helpless Rob Elliot. Benitez took off the ineffective Dwight Gayle, replacing him with Spanish forward Joselu, and that, combined with greater urgency, saw Newcastle apply some pressure. Perez should have brought Newcastle level in the 68th minute when he fired over the bar from five metres out and although Newcastle battled hard at the end, they lacked craft and ingenuity. A massive roar greeted the final whistle from the home fans who know that every point is likely to matter if they are to remain in the Premier League.
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IF AMAZULU can build on their winning start to the season then the club will be well on their way to becoming a stabilised outfit. New coach Cavin Johnson was pleased with Usuthu’s display in fighting with 10 men to beat a Free State Stars unit that had also been reduced by one by the time the goal was scored in their league opener. Saturdays clash in uMlazi was the Durban side’s first match back in the top division after they bought the status of promoted Thanda Royal Zulu. An own goal following a penalty kick taken by defender Tapelo Nyongo earned Johnson’s men victory. The
coach later expressed his belief in the squad he inherited, having been appointed less than a fortnight before the season’s kickoff. “I’m not satisfied. In life you’re never satisfied, but I am satisfied I’ve inherited a team that I believe all the players need to be given a chance to play in the PSL. “This is only the start. If we carry on playing (like this) and get better then we will own uMlazi, which is only the right
This team is mentally harassed because of last season. I am happy we have established competition in the team and we have a pecking order for the right fullback or left fullback. “I have not given anyone a position. “We want the type of defence where we are not allowing isolations. And we have a specific target – to not be the team that has conceded one goal per match. We want the kind of defence that will give us confidence, that way we can have creative build-up.” @superjourno
Kesa motors to victory SEANOKENG MOLOSANKWE
UP AND OVER: Chelsea’s Marcos Alonso, right, scores the first goal of the game, from a free kick, in their encounter against Tottenham Hotspur yesterday at Wembley Stadium in the English Premiership. He would double up his goal tally at the end of the match to secure the Blues a 2-1 victory. Picture: Reuters
Benni: I don’t care how we win as long as we win RODNEY REINERS Cape Town
AFTER ANOTHER admirable performance of defiance in the face of relentless pressure, Cape Town City got the new Absa Premiership season off to a positive start with a 1-0 win over champions Bidvest Wits at the weekend. It’s still early days, but the superb defensive organisation and stubborn refusal to give in hammered home the point that City will again be a team to be reckoned with this season. But the euphoria of the victory has, no doubt, already been placed in the past because the Capetonians have a busy week ahead. On Wednesday, they will have to be ready for Platinum Stars (7.30pm) in a league clash and, on Sunday, they’ll be up against Wits again, this time in the first leg of the MTN8 semi-finals. Both games are scheduled for Cape Town Stadium.
While it’s always great to grind out wins against top opposition like Wits, new City coach Benni McCarthy will be expecting more from his team on Wednesday, especially in attack. “We didn’t want to play Wits and just defend and knock long balls, but under the circumstances we had to frustrate them,” said McCarthy. “We knew we would get our opportunities; we got the goal from a set-piece and it was fantastic. I don’t care how we win as long as we win and that’s what I said to the team. The players fought and, for me, they were well-deserved winners. We came away victorious – it’s one league game gone and, when you get three points against the champions, you’ll be smiling.” But, before the former Bafana Bafana striker plots his strategy for Wits in the Cup this weekend, he has a tricky league fixture against Platinum to negotiate. Last season,
City came unstuck at home against the Rustenburg team and they will do well to be at their best on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Ajax Cape Town coach Stanley Menzo declared himself “not happy, but satisfied” after his team played drew 1-1 with Golden Arrows in their 2017/2018 season opening match at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday. But there’s no time to dwell on ifs and buts as the Cape side swings back into action on Wednesday again. Ajax are in KwaZulu-Natal to face Maritzburg United at the Harry Gwala Stadium (7.30pm) – and Menzo is looking at tweaking things tactically for what is sure to be a tricky encounter against the Team of Choice. “They (Maritzburg) are in the semifinals of the MTN8 this weekend, so they will be in good spirit, in good flow,” said Menzo. “We know their way of playing and a possible strategy is to allow them to have the ball and try to
catch them on the counter. Maritzburg are a very compact side, so I’m not expecting us to play too open.” In reflecting on the draw with Arrows on Saturday, the Ajax coach was frank about the pros and cons of his team’s performance. “It’s always disappointing when you are at home and cannot win, especially when it’s the first game of the season” said Menzo. “In the first half, you could see that Arrows knew what we do and they had come prepared, they made things difficult. We couldn’t find the spaces between their lines, they had come to play on the counter and they did it very well. “We were always reacting and not anticipating, which is why we were always late on the second ball. In the second half, I told the team to always play the first pass forward to the number 9, and I thought it worked well. We played better.”
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thing to do,” said Johnson. He praised his team for standing firm despite the setback of losing defender Sadate Ouro-Akoriko to a red card early in the clash. “You have to give credit to the boys; I thought we controlled the game for most parts, even though we were down to 10 men. In the first half we should have been at least 2-0 up, even with 10 men. Being the first game in the PSL as a team you have to credit them. By the end of the game it
looked like they were enjoying themselves. “The goal made it better. It made them realise what the competition is like in the PSL and that they can compete. “We were together for only a week and you can cut it down to maybe five hours. To be able to turn it around to what they did you have to say well done to them. “Being a man down with 20 minutes to go I thought they handled it very well. Michael Morton played very well at the back in that half. It looked good up until we scored the goal and we contained them, but then we let it slip a bit because of fatigue,” said the former Supersport tactician. AmaZulu play Chippa United in PE tomorrow.
OCKERT DE VILLIERS IT WAS a case of post-Word Championships blues in the long-jump event at the Birmingham Diamond League meeting where South African hero Ruswahl Samaai walked away with the silver medal. Samaai earned second place with a best attempt of 8.03m, finishing behind London 2017 silver medallist Jarrion Lawson of the US in a competition that only produced three jumps of over eight metres. The first round produced a host of red flags and until the second round not a single athlete landed further than the eight-metre mark. Lawson, who finished second behind world champion
Luvo Manyonga at the world championships in London, landed the winning jump of 8.19m on his second attempt. Samaai took an early lead with an opening attempt of 7.94m as one of only three athletes to record a legal jump. He moved into third place after the second round of jumping, with Lawson moving into first place with his 7.99m while Michel Torneus of Sweden moving into the second spot with 7.98m. The South African got his hand on the silver medal on his fourth attempt with a jump of 8.03m with America’s Michael Hatfield earning bronze with 8.02m. Beijing 2008 silver medallist Khotso Mokoena had a terrible
start to the competition, inducing two red flags. The former South African record-holder finished last in the field with a best attempt of 7.70m. South Africa will have three long jumpers in the Diamond League final in Zurich on Thursday, with Manyonga, Samaai, and Mokoena competing for the $50 000 in prize money. Rounding off South Africa’s performances in Birmingham, double-amputee Ntando Mahlangu, 15, won his T42 200m race, clocking a new personal best of 23.16 seconds. Four-time world para-athletics champion Richard Whitehead was disqualified only to see his fellow South African claiming victory.
DRESSED in the blue of her running club, Kesa Molotsane raced to the finish line to win the fifth leg of The Spar Women’s 10km Challenge in Pietermaritzburg. The KMPG athlete clocked 34: 21 with Ruthendo Nyahora 13seconds (34:34) behind and Irvette van Zyl finished third in 34:37 “The race was really nice for me. I love hills. I come from a hilly place. My body responded well unlike at the Pretoria race. Everything worked well today,” said Molotsane, who hails from the Free State. Van Zyl started strongly with a solo run from two kilometres but it wasn’t for long before other runners caught up with her. “I wanted to try my best, because I’m in a difficult space. I’m behind with points on the Grand Prix,” said Van Zyl “I wanted to run a bonus point and my plan worked, but unfortunately I finished third,” said the reigning Grand Prix champion. At five kilometers the 30-year-old Van Zyl and Lebogang Phalula (who finished fourth) were running neck and neck with Moletsane and the trio continued until 6km where they were joined by Nyahora. Zimbabwean Nyahora said she felt like giving up at halfway. “The race was fine. I felt like my race was done, but I told myself that two weeks ago I was doing a 42 km and this is a 10km, so I pulled my socks up because I had 6kms to go”, said Nyahora “My aim was to finish in the top three because I missed the Pretoria leg,” Nyahora, who ran 2:42:53 marathon at the recent World Championships. Molotsane was supposed to be in Taipei with the South African team for the Student Games, but had to ask for special permission so that she could take part in yesterday’s race. “I used this race as a test because I had to see how far am I with my fitness. I think it’s going to motivate me to work hard because I am the only South African in the 5 000m. I really need to prove myself that I deserve to be on the team and make my country proud”, said the 25-year-old Molotsane. “Being here is actually a blessing that I could test myself before I joined the rest of the team”, continued Molotsane, who jetted off to Taipei after the race. Molotsane will run the 5 000m heats on Friday with the final taking place on Sunday. With one leg of the Spar series left, Molotsane seems to be the favourite to win the Grand Prix as she had 107 points before this race and Van Zyl was on 88 points. The last leg of the Grand Prix is in Johannesburg in October.
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Appointment of Doctor must have Thobejane worried
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ECHINCAL DIRECTOR! It is a pretty fancy title. And used in its true sense of the word, implies the bearer of the title is in charge of all coaching matters at a particular club or even for the national team or association. He is the one who decides the outfit’s direction, the one who manages and oversees all the players and coaching developments, as well as ensuring all coaches follow the team’s curriculum and implements the team’s
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philosophy and playing style. Some will refer to him as ‘the boss of coaches’. In the PSL, though, technical directorships have generally equated to ‘a coach in waiting’. Over the years, many a club have hired men under the guise of technical directors, only to fire their coaches thereafter and give the job to the so-called technical director. So, should Kgoloko Thobejane start fearing for his job? The sceptics among us will say he should. After all, wasn’t the Baroka FC coach shunted to the sidelines last season to make way for Jacob Sakala and Edward Williams, as well as technical director Mark Harrison, who all led the side? Now with Baroka having appointed Doctor Khumalo as their technical director, one wonders as to what the future holds for Thobejane.
Of course, the club has said they have appointed the Kaizer Chiefs legend to oversee their technical department and not to take over, lest Thobejane start struggling. Let’s wait and see. I must say though that it was a pretty unexpected appointment, surprising and to some extent shocking even. Khumalo leaving Chiefs for any other local club is not something any soccer fan would have thought of, given it is the club he grew up at to become the legend he is. And then there is the fact that the man they called 16V is honestly yet to prove himself as a top coach, which made the elevation to technical director all the more baffling. Granted, there is no rule that says one has to be a great coach first before being a technical director. Yet, you would think that if one is to be
Coenie breaks down the scrum With A Little Help From My Friends: Elton Jantjies, backed by Coenie Oosthuizen, powers through an Argentine tackle in their Rugby Championship match in PE. Oosthuizen was Man of the Match. Picture: Backpagepix
JACQUES VAN DER WESTHUYZEN HOW quickly fortunes can change in sport. A little over two weeks ago the Lions were preparing for a back-to-back showing in the Super Rugby final – at home and in front of 62 000 fans – and now they’re struggling to score a try in the Currie Cup. The situation is not quite dire and there won’t be talk at the union of it being a crisis, but the reality is the Lions are not in a good place. They have gone from being a near championship-winning Super Rugby side, where they scored bucket-loads of tries and were one of the best defensive outfits in the competition, to fighting for every point in the Currie Cup, where they currently occupy last spot on the seventeam points table. With one win from five outings they are the worst performing team and have nine log points. Sure, they are under new management in head coach Swys de Bruin and former defence boss JP Ferreira is now the attack coach and the new defence boss is Joey Mongalo, but is that excuse enough for the Lions to concede 39 points at Newlands and score only a penalty? That was the scoreline on Friday night. Because, even though they are missing several first choice players – 12 in total who’re either with the Springboks, playing in Japan or are injured – the side De Bruin pushed into the field last weekend still boasts quality in several areas. The whole front row of Corne Fourie, Robbie Coetzee and Jacques van Rooyen are Super Rugby hardened, as is lock Andries Ferreira, and loose-forward Cyle Brink, too. At the back Jaco van der Walt, Harold Vorster, Rohan Janse van Rensburg, Anthony Volmink, Madosh Tambwe and Sylvian Mahuza have also all played Super Rugby in the last two years. De Bruin will be somewhat worried his team were unable to score a try, while conceding six, against WP – a team that have also been disrupted by injury and national call-ups – and the week before that the Lions gave up a strong position to lose to the Sharks (47-31). Their other defeats so far have come at the hands of the Blue Bulls (54-22) and the Pumas (4336). Their only win so far was registered against Griquas, at home (48-43). And it’s not going to get any easier for De Bruin and Co. This weekend they have to travel to Bloemfontein for a date with the defending champions, the Cheetahs – who’re coming off a last-gasp win against the Bulls at Loftus. That’s followed by a home game against the Pumas and then a trip to Kimberley for a date with Griquas – both matches the Lions will feel they have to win if they’re to have any chance of making the top four and a place in the semifinals. Because after that, it’s the Bulls, Sharks, WP and the Cheetahs to come to wrap up the round-robin play.
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the ‘boss of coaches’, they need to have coached and hopefully achieved more than those coaches had, to be taken seriously. But then again, logic and South African football have never really been bosom buddies, have they? And so it was to a man revered more for his playing than his coaching, that Khurishi Mphahlele turned to as he seeks to help his club not only avoid last season’s relegation scrap – which they survived via the play-offs – but to also establish themselves as an integral part of the elite league. Purely on what he achieved as a player, there can be no denying that Mdokies will inspire confidence and get the Baroka players aspiring and wanting to achieve more. But as technical director, will he have access
to the players that much? Won’t that come across as Thobejane being undermined? And does he really have the technical knowhow for such a lofty position in its true sense of the word? I have my doubts. But then again, in his time as a member of the Chiefs technical team, Doctor has worked with some accomplished coaches from who he has no doubt learnt a lot. And lest it has been forgotten, he did co-coach, with Ace Khuse, Amakhosi in the past. There was also that spell he had as national Under-17s coach and all that experience, plus the coaching licences he has garnered, should put him in a position to help lead Baroka towards a bright future, right? As he said during his unveiling, this is about challenging himself and seeing if he can grow while also helping grow Baroka. And wouldn’t it be nice to see a playing legend going on to succeed at the highest level of coaching? Of course, a stigma has been created around technical directorships in the local game that it is near impossible to not fear for Thobejane.
Great vibe reverberates with Etzebeth WYNONA LOUW Comment
SPRINGBOK captain Eben Etzebeth wasn’t exaggerating when he described the support in Port Elizabeth as “awesome”. Because it really was. And it wasn’t just the support from a pumping crowd that the Bok skipper praised, it was the passionate support they received during their two-week stay in the city, too. That passion and the excitement was everywhere. I saw it as soon as I landed in PE the Sunday before the muchanticipated Rugby Championship Test against Argentina, and the closer it got to match day, the more the support was visible. It was visible in the increasing number of green jerseys I saw all over the city, you just couldn’t miss
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it. But it was particularly special to witness that excitement and passionate support whenever the Eastern Cape population got to interact with the Boks. The Springboks had an open training session early in the week. When they came out of the tunnel, the youngsters just couldn’t contain their excitement. With every Bok who came out, the school kids shouted their names – and they did so with every single player. And whenever one of their Springbok stars ran a great line during the drill or made it to the try line to dot the ball down, the excitement was voiced – loudly. Last week, coach Allister Coetzee and the rest of the coaching staff presented a coaching clinic for school and club coaches, and the room that the event was moved to due to the rain that came down quite hard
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midweek in PE was packed. In that room the passion that the people of the Eastern Cape have for rugby was displayed in a special way – not through loud stadium roars – but by the hunger to learn more about the game. All of that was great to see, and what made it so deeply significant was that this was happening in the Eastern Cape. We all know that the Eastern Cape was one of the cradles of black rugby during apartheid. Of course, I am part of a generation that never saw Eastern Cape Saru legends like Desmond Booysen, Zola Yeye, Peter Mkata, Makaya Jack and Jumbo Neer, to name just a few. On Saturday, we had a unified Springbok team, our heroes, representing our country as one, playing in the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, coached by Allister Coetzee, a son of the Eastern Cape.
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What a beautiful reminder of how far our country has come. When the match kicked off, everything that was so evident throughout Test week was bumped up 100 times. You could hear, see and feel the passion and support with every big hit, with every stunning try, with every call by Romain Poite that didn’t sit well with the vivid crowd. After the game, Etzebeth said: “A lot of credit must be given to supporters here in PE. They created a great vibe, not only today, but also at our open training sessions during the week. We really appreciated that. The crowd today was awesome, the people were great all week, we really enjoyed it to stay and play here.” All I can add to that is I hope the PE kids can shout out the names of their Bok heroes again soon.
Cricket Second Test, England v Windies, day 3, 11am, SS2 First Test, Bangladesh v Australia, day 1, 5.45am, SS5 Cycling La Vuelta a Espana, stage 9, Orihuela. Ciudad del Poeta Miguel Hernández/Cumbre del Sol. El Poble Nou de Benitatxell, 4pm, SS7 Golf PGA Tour, THE NORTHERN TRUST, day 4, 6pm, CSN European Tour Made In Denmark, day 4, 12.30pm, SS11 Ladies PGA Tour, Canadian Pacific Women’s Open, day 4, 9pm, SS8 Motorcycling MotoGP: Octo British GP, Moto3, 1pm, SS1; Moto2, 2.30pm, SS1; MotoGP, 4.15pm, SS1 Motorsport F1: Pirelli Belgian GP, main race, 12.30am, SS6 NASCAR Xfinity Series Johnsonville 180, 9pm, SS5 Mountain Biking UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Italy, XCO women elite, 12.05pm, SS7; XCO men elite, 2.40pm, SS7 Netball Varsity Netball VUT v Madibaz, 4.15pm, SS10; Maties v UWC, 5.55pm, SS10 Rugby Mitre 10 Cup, Canterbury v Otago, 6.30am, SS1 Soccer MTN 8, first leg semi-final, Cape Town City v Bidvest Wits, 3pm, SS4/ SABC1 English Premiership, Chelsea v Everton, 1.30pm, SS3; Liverpool v Arsenal, 4.30pm, SS3; West Bromwich Albion v Stoke City, 2.25pm, SS5; Tottenham Hotspur v Burnley, 4.50pm, SS5 La Liga Santander, Eibar v Athletic Bilbao, 6.10pm, SS7; Getafe v Sevilla, 8.10pm, SS7; Real Madrid v Valencia, 10.10pm, SS7 Swimming FINA World Junior Championships, day 5, SF & Final, 11.50pm, SS8
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Cricket SRI LANKA v INDIA FIRST ODI Dambulla, Sri Lanka SRI LANKA Innings Best Batting: N Dickwella (lbw b Jadhav) 64; B Mendis (b Patel) 36; A Mathews (not out) 36; Extras (6lb, 10w) 16 Total (43.2 Overs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Best Bowling: Patel 10.0-0-34-3; Bumrah 6.20-22-2 Fall of wickets: 1/74, 2/139, 3/150, 4/166, 5/169, 6/176, 7/178, 8/187, 9/209, 10/216 INDIA Innings Best Batting: R Sharma (run out Kapugedera) . . 4; S Dhawan (not out) 132; V Kohli (not out) 82; Extras (2w) 2 Total (for one wicket, 28.5 Overs) ����������������� 220 Best Bowling: Malinga 8.0-0-52-0; Fernando 6.0-0-43-0 Fall of wickets: 1/23 India beat Sri Lanka by nine wickets
Golf PAUL LAWRIE MATCH PLAY Bad Griesbach, Germany Adrian Otaegui (Esp) beat Marcel Siem (Ger) 2 and 1 FIJI INTERNATIONAL Natadola (Australia unless stated) -14 – Jason Norris 69 68 70 67 -10 – David McKenzie 68 71 72 67, James Marchesani 71 70 67 70, Jazz Janewattananond (Tha) 74 72 68 64 -9 – Adam Bland 68 71 75 65, Peter Wilson 68 71 70 70, Daniel Pearce (Nzl) 66 71 73 69, Wade Ormsby 69 71 66 73 -8 – Scott Vincent (Zim) 73 68 68 71, Gareth Paddison 73 69 71 67, Jarryd Felton 71 71 72 66 -7 – Aron Price 72 74 68 67, Mark Brown (Nzl) 75 71 69 66, Jake McLeod 72 70 71 68, Phachara Khongwatmai (Thailand) 72 72 68 69 -6 – Terry Pilkadaris 70 73 68 71, Josh Geary (Nzl) 72 73 70 67, Harry Bateman (Nzl) 74 66 71 71, Michael Sim 69 72 70 71
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HE SPRINGBOK pack produced a bajada of their own in Port Elizabeth, shoving the Argentines back with power and precision as a launchpad for their 37-15 victory. But Bok prop Coenie Oosthuizen is far from done. Oosthuizen produced a massive effort at the set-piece as well as in open play in PE, and he had more than just a win to show for it as he also earned the Man of the Match honour. And although he was a standout, the Sharks frontrower didn’t want to take the bulk of the credit for their scrummaging performance. “I think our whole pack of forwards could be quite happy with their performance and the work ethic. From a scrumming perspective we achieved what we wanted to achieve, but there’s still so much more we can do right. But for the first Test … we can be happy with that,” Oosthuizen said. The Boks, obviously, did well at the set-piece against a team once feared for their bajada scrum but Oosthuizen knows they are not only going to have to build on their performance in the Eastern Cape, but also erase all the little errors in the build-up to the return Test in Salta. “We might have matched them physically, but we’re going to have to step up in Salta. I think we need to improve on small detail and the mistakes we made. I think the result will take care of itself. Going into next week, our preparation needs to be good and our mental preparation as well,” he said. So, it’s clear that the prop really wants to keep performing – and when asked where he draws his inspiration to continuously produce his best, from Oosthuizen said: “You play for something so much bigger than yourself. You
Rugby RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP South Africa 37, Argentina 15; Australia 34, New Zealand 54 P W L F A Pts New Zealand 1 1 0 54 34 5 South Africa 1 1 0 37 15 4 Australia 1 0 1 34 54 0 Argentina 1 0 1 15 37 0 CURRIE CUP Golden Lions 3, Western Province 39; Blue Bulls 40, Cheetahs 41; Griquas 21, Pumas 27 P W L F A Pts Cheetahs 5 4 1 188 133 21 Sharks 5 4 1 157 101 20 WP 5 3 2 169 130 16 Griquas 6 2 4 186 226 14 Blue Bulls 5 2 3 199 181 13 Pumas 5 2 3 123 165 10 Golden Lions 5 1 4 140 226 9
Soccer ABSA PREMIERSHIP Bidvest Wits 0, Cape Town City 1; Ajax Cape Town 1, Golden Arrows 1; Orlando Pirates 1, Chippa United 0; Supersport United 0, Mamelodi Sundowns 2; Amazulu 1, Free State Stars 0; Polokwane City 0, Baroka 0; Platinum Stars 0, Maritzburg United 2; Bloemfontein Celtic 1, Kaizer Chiefs 1 P W D L F A Pts Sundowns 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 Maritzburg 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 AmaZulu 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 Cape Town 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 Pirates 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 Ajax 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 Celtic 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 Arrows 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 Chiefs 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 Baroka FC 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 Polokwane 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 Wits 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 Chippa 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 FS Stars 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 Platinum Stars 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 SuperSport 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Stoke City 1, Arsenal 0; Burnley 0, West Brom 1; Liverpool 1, Crystal Palace 0; Bournemouth 0, Watford 2; Southampton 3, West Ham 2; Swansea City 0, Manchester United 4; Huddersfield Town 1 Newcastle United 0; Tottenham Hotspur 1, Chelsea 1 P W D L F A Pts Man United 2 2 0 0 8 0 6 Huddersfield 2 2 0 0 4 0 6 West Brom 2 2 0 0 2 0 6 Watford 2 1 1 0 5 3 4 Liverpool 2 1 1 0 4 3 4
play to inspire – not just your teammates, not just yourself – but the entire nation. And if that’s not inspiration enough … I don’t think you’re going to get more than that.” Meanwhile, Kurtley Beale has pleaded with Australian rugby fans not to abandon the team after an inept defensive performance in their 54-34 defeat at the hands of New Zealand on Saturday. Beale, returning for his first test in nearly two years, scored a try in Australia’s second half resurgence but was as much to blame as anyone in the gold and green for the eight tries they shipped in the first 48 minutes. “We kind of let ourselves down in that first half,” he told reporters yesterday. “We are working hard, we do care and we love playing rugby for Australia. As a group, we’re going to keep playing rugby and try and deliver the brand of rugby that everyone wants to see. We’re just going to keep focusing on that and hopefully everybody can just stick by us.” World Cup winning Wallabies great Michael Lynagh led a chorus of criticism aimed at the Wallabies, who missed 48 tackles during the match. “I can’t overestimate how angry I am at seeing an Australian team who have skills that are non-existent,” the former fly-half said in commentary for British TV. “Passing and catching and making tackles and trusting the bloke beside you are pretty basic, even at schoolboy level.” Cheika could barely contain his fury at his team’s defensive ineptitude on Saturday but was confident they would rally from the disappointing display. “It comes down to a deep belief between players ... I’ve seen it over this first month that they’ve been together and this is a roadblock in front of us, of course, and it’s going to knock us down but it’s not going to stop us, no.” Southampton 2 1 1 0 3 2 4 Man City 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 Leicester City 2 1 0 1 5 4 3 Tottenham 2 1 0 1 3 2 3 Everton 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 Arsenal 2 1 0 1 4 4 3 Chelsea 2 1 0 1 4 4 3 Burnley 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 Stoke City 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 Swansea 2 0 1 1 0 4 1 Bournemouth 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 Newcastle 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 Brighton 2 0 0 2 0 4 0 Crystal Palace 2 0 0 2 0 4 0 West Ham 2 0 0 2 2 7 0 SPANISH LA LIGA Girona 2, Atletico Madrid 2; Celta Vigo 2, Real Sociedad 3; Valencia 1, Las Palmas 0; Leganes 1, Alaves 0; Sevilla 1, Espanyol 1; Bilbao 0, Getafe 0; Barcelona v Real Betis; Deportivo v Real Madrid GERMAN BUNDESLIGA Bayern Munich 3, Leverkusen 1; Schalke 2, Lepzig 0; Hertha Berlin 2, Stuttgart 0; Wolfsburg 0, Dortmund 3; Hamburger 1, Augsburg 0; Hoffenheim 1, Werder Bremen 0; Mainz 0, Hannover 1; Freiburg 0, Frankfurt 0; Monchengladbach 1, Koln 0 ITALIAN SERIE A Hellas Verona 1, Napoli 3; Juventus 3, Cagliari 0; Atalanta 0, Roma 1; Sassuolo v Genoa; Crotone v Milan; Bologna v Torino; Internazionale v Fiorentina; Sampdoria v Benevento; Udinese v Chievo; Lazio v SPAL (Late Night Kick-offs) FRENCH LIGUE 1 Troyes 0, Nantes 1; Nice 2, Guingamp 0; St Etienne 3, Amiens 0; Rennes 2, Dijon 2; Montpellier 1, Strasbourg 1; Lyon 3, Bordeaux 3; Metz 0, Monaco 1; Lille 0, Caen 2; Marseille 1, Angers 1, PSG v Toulouse (Late Night Kick-off) P W D L F A Pts Monaco 3 3 0 0 8 3 9 St Étienne 3 3 0 0 5 0 9 Lyon 3 2 1 0 9 4 7 PSG 2 2 0 0 5 0 6 Marseille 2 2 0 0 4 0 6 Bordeaux 3 1 2 0 7 5 5 Angers 2 1 1 0 4 2 4 Troyes 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 Montpellier 3 1 1 1 2 2 4 Strasbourg 3 1 1 1 4 5 4 Toulouse 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 Nice 3 1 0 2 3 3 3 Caen 3 1 0 2 2 2 3 Lille 3 1 0 2 3 5 3 Guingamp 3 1 0 2 3 6 3 Nantes 3 1 0 2 1 4 3 Rennes 3 0 2 1 4 5 2 Dijon 3 0 1 2 3 9 1 Metz 3 0 0 3 1 6 0 Amiens 3 0 0 3 0 7 0
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INJURED CRONJE TO MISS OUT ON SALTA STORMERS Scrumhalf Jano Vermaark – capped three times for the Springboks – has been called up to replace Ross Cronje after the Lions No 9 injured his ankle in the Boks’ 37-15 victory over Argentina on Saturday. Cronje sat out the last Test match of the three-Test series against France with Francois Hougaard doing the duty in his stead. Hougaard is the likely starter for the game in Salta with Vermaark and
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Springbok coach Allister Coetzee says he’s pleased with the performance the team produced against Argentina in Port Elizabeth on Saturday, but added there are still a few areas they need to work on if they want to get a winning result in Salta as well. The Boks were rewarded for their good efforts in their opening Rugby Championship match with a 37-15 win over the Pumas at a lively Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, and Coetzee said ongoing improvement in their set-pieces – although they were good at the weekend – will be crucial as they prepare for the Saturday’s
Rhule: Scoring was amazing SPRINGBOK wing Raymond Rhule certainly doesn’t have to daydream about scoring a try in national colours or ask himself “when is it going to come” over and over again anymore. Because during the Boks’ 37-15 victory over Argentina at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday, the man who is used to scoring for the Cheetahs got his first try in the Springbok jersey and, judging by what he said after the match, it can only be presumed that touching down in Port Elizabeth felt great. Rhule, who had a great outing in South Africa’s Rugby Championship opener, was rewarded for his efforts when he scored the Boks’ second try that stretched their narrow lead over the Pumas, and during the post-match press conference, the 24-year-old described the moment in his fourth Test as “amazing”. “It’s an amazing feeling. In the back three you always think ‘when is it going to come, when is it going to come’, and today it came,” Rhule, pictured, said on Saturday. And it wasn’t just Rhule who had the luxury of visiting the opposition’s in-goal area. Left wing Courtnall Skosan also scored a stunning try, in fact, he scored the Boks’ first fivepointer. So now the only one who still needs to celebrate behind the posts is Lions fullback Andries Coetzee. Coetzee has come close to dotting the ball down beyond the whitewash a number of times, and on Saturday he again narrowly missed out. While Rhule said he wanted Coetzee to get his first Bok try soon, he added that every try is special, regardless of whose name it falls under on the scoresheet. “Court and I feel for Andries because he hasn’t gotten his try yet, he’s come very close a couple of times. The nice thing is how we share each other’s joy. It’s an amazing feeling and it’s even
Rudy Paige providing cover. Handre Pollard will also not be traveling with the National team as he remains behind to continue his rehabilitation after a long term injury kept him out for most of the year. Oupa Mohoje was another one that was not considered for the trip to Salta as the Cheetahs flank injured rib cartilage in a Currie Cup game against the Bulls at the weekend.
Forwards: Uzair Cassiem, Lood de Jager, Ruan Dreyer, Dan du Preez, Jean-Luc du Preez, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Eben Etzebeth, Steven Kitshoff, Siya Kolisi, Jaco Kriel, Malcolm Marx, Bongi Mbonambi, Franco Mostert, Tendai Mtawarira, Trevor Nyakane, Coenie Oosthuizen, Chiliboy Ralepelle. Backs: Curwin Bosch, Andries Coetzee, Damian de Allende, Francois Hougaard, Elton Jantjies, Jesse Kriel, Rudy Paige, Raymond Rhule, Jan Serfontein, Courtnall Skosan, Francois Venter, Jano Vermaak
Coetzee’s halftime message pays off for Boks your mauling and your kicking game.” “I think we were spot on with our defensive tactics and we handled the high balls, and that’s a massive positive in terms of our progress.” Coetzee really had a lot to be pleased with. The Springboks
return leg in Argentina. “I’m definitely very pleased with the win, but it was not a perfect performance,” Coetzee said. “It’s never easy in Salta. But we’re just going to keep building on our processes – you have to keep improving on your scrum, your lineout,
certainly looked promising with ball in hand on Saturday. They used the width of the field, and they scored four wellworked tries and, as the game progressed, they showed good decision-making and used their chances – something that could have been seen as a bit of an issue in the first half. During that first 40, the Boks didn’t make use of all their attacking opportunities, and were also caught off guard by the Pumas, especially at the breakdowns, a number of times. They did much better in the second half, and what was
a tight game for the first two quarters undoubtedly became the Boks’ in the second stanza. Overall, they just look better than they did in June against the French. The Springboks played with intent, and it was also great to see their wings, Courtnall Skosan and Raymond Rhule – who both crossed the tryline – brought into the game the way they were. And when asked what was said during halftime break to help boost the players, Coetzee said: “It was a matter of changing the tactics a little bit
and getting the ball in behind them. “The message at halftime was for the team to stay patient and that we’ll find the space, and we did. “The team’s patience also showed that this was their fourth Test playing together.” “It was great to see how players back themselves.” The Springboks also produced a great effort at scrum time – with tighthead and Man of the Match Coenie Oosthuizen stamping down in a big way – and their defence also held up well.
So it’s safe to say the Boks will want to take a lot from their first match against the Argentinians into the second, and knowing what to expect should make their preparation even more efficient. But they also know what not to do. During the post-match press conference, Coetzee said the Boks “learnt lessons” from last year – when the Boks lost 26-24 in Salta – and explained that they will get most of their work done in South Africa before heading to South America. “We’ll stay behind in PE and
IT’S A STUTTERING START FOR CHIEFS
ON THE BALL: Deon Hotto of Bloemfontein Celtic takes on Bernard Parker of Kaizer Chiefs in their Absa Premiership opening match at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein yesterday. Chiefs squandered a 1-0 lead to end the game in a disappointing 1-1 draw. Picture: BackpagePix
Mathoho’s headed goal not enough as Nyundu makes Amakhosi pay the penalty ANA
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PLUCKY Bloemfontein Celtic held Kaizer Chiefs to a 1-1 draw in an Absa Premiership fixture played at the Free State Stadium yesterday. Chiefs led 1-0 at half-time. In a cagey opening, in which neither side was prepared to risk too much, there were plenty of midfield exchanges, but nothing much to cheer about. Goalkeepers Patrick Tignyemb for Celtic and Chiefs’ Brilliant Khuzwayo had to deal with a few half-chances, but nothing that was overly stressful. Roggert Nyundu, in his first season with Celtic, found himself in the clear early on, but was foiled by a good block tackle from Erick Mathoho. At the other end, Siphiwe better sharing that feeling with a great bunch of guys,” Rhule said. Another player who enjoyed a special moment against the Argentinians is Sharks back Curwin Bosch. Any Springbok debut can be described as special, but what made the
Tshabalala and Keagan Buchanan tried to make things happen, but the Celtic defence handled both attempts quite comfortably. But Chiefs took the lead in the 37th minute when Buchanan floated in a corner and Mathoho rose majestically to head into the net. Amakhosi then had two opportunities to increase their advantage, but Tignyemb saved from Tshepo Masilela and Venezuelan striker Gustavo Paez drilled a shot that flew agonisingly across the goal. The action remained tight and compact in the second half, with Chiefs making a change in defence by bringing on Daniel Cardoso for Mathoho. In the 75th minute, though, the visitors conceded a penalty when the ball hit the hand of Lorenzo Gordinho. Celtic’s Atusaye
debut for Bosch, who was born in PE, even better, was the fact that he ran on to make his Test bow at home. “It was special running out here for my first Test and it being back at home,” the 20-year-old said. “I think it’s any rugby player’s dream to play
Nyondo stepped up to convert the spot-kick and draw the Free State team level. To add more impetus to the attack, Chiefs made two more substitutions, with Hendrick Ekstein and Tshabalala withdrawn, to be replaced by William Twala and Edmore Chirambadare. For Celtic, there was also a reinforcement from the bench, with former Chiefs man Lucky Baloyi taken off and Given Mashikinya coming on to debut for his new club. But, with both teams seemingly satisfied with the point and very little space available to try and and forge a winner, a draw was how it ended. Meanwhile, Maritzburg United’s bright start to the new season continued with a 2-0 league win over Platinum Stars
for the Springboks and I’m just happy for the opportunity.” Bosch, who can play at both flyhalf and fullback, will probably face the “what is your preferred position” question too many times in his young career. When he was asked that very question after
at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium. The KZN team who are through to the MTN8 semifinals after beating Mamelodi Sundowns battled to get going for the first hour of the game, but came to life in the last 15 minutes with goals from Deolin Mekoa and Lebohang Maboe. Dikwena had more of the play in the first half, during which time the Team of Choice barely threatened in attack. Stars had some early chances, both for Siyabonga Zulu, but his ninth minute shot from range veered just wide of the far post, while a 17th minute free kick was well dealt with by Maritzburg keeper Bongani Mpandle. Despite having the upper-hand, Stars struggled to carve out openings and they had to wait until two minutes before half time for
the game, he said: “At the moment I’m still developing as a player, so for now I just want to learn and develop my game. Whether I should play (No) 15 or 10 – that question will be answered in future. “I’m just grateful for the opportunity that everyone’s given me.” – WYNONA LOUW
their next chance, which saw Gift Sithole heading into the side-netting. The home team also had the first opportunity of the second half when Thobani Kunene’s rose well in the box but steered his header inches wide. Maritzburg finally had an opportunity when Evans Rusike crashed a drive wide of the right hand post on 60 minutes. Stars’ failure to make their dominance count came back to haunt them in the 75th minute when a blistering counter attack saw Siphesihle Ndlovu playing in Mxolisi Kunene, who cut the ball across the box for Mekoa to turn in a low shot. Dikwena offered little in the way of a fight-back and Maritzburg coach Fadlu Davids saw his team seal victory when Ndlovu slipped Lebohang Maboe in on goal, the midfielder complying with a clinical finish.
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train on Monday and Tuesday, and then we’ll travel on our off day. Most of our work will be done in South Africa – because otherwise you lose your most important training days… Mondays and Tuesdays,” the Bok coach said. The Boks will also be heartened they got through the match without any injuries, and their impact players once again shone when they came off the bench. A win in Salta will be vital for the Boks in more ways than one, as the All Blacks already have an away bonus point win in their kitbag, and will be heavily favoured to give the Wallabies another whipping in Dunedin this coming Saturday.
A rare good opening delights Pitso NJABULO NGIDI PITSO MOSIMANE has challenged Mamelodi Sundowns to continue with their good start, arguing that the rest will take care of itself in their attempt to claw back the Absa Premiership title from Wits. The Brazilians are notorious for their slow start. Their 2-0 win over SuperSport United at the Lucas Moripe Stadium on Saturday was the first time in three seasons that Sundowns had won their opening league game. Last season they started with a draw against Maritzburg United and a defeat to Cape Town City. In the two seasons before that, Sundowns only picked up four points out of a possible 12 in their first four matches. “It would be nice to start well because I know that once this team gains momentum, we are not easy to stop,” Mosimane, pictured, said. “We haven’t started well in the past. I like this (win) because this was good preparation for Wydad (Casablanca who we will face in the quarter-finals of the Champions League). We need to prepare the team, get the confidence and score goals because we’ll need to score against Wydad.” Even though Sundowns eased to victory over Matsatsantsa, they are yet to find their rhythm. New signings Oupa Manyisa and George Lebese are still getting used to their teammates and what’s expected from them. The Brazilians are on their third week back from the break Mosimane gave them after they qualified for the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Matsatsantsa are also still finding their feet, coming from a short break after qualifying for the quarter-finals of the Caf Confederation Cup. SuperSport also have to deal with life under new coach Eric Tinkler. The coach has a tough act to follow after Stuart Baxter guided the team to Nedbank Cup glory and Kaitano Tembo took the side to the knockout stage of the Confederation Cup. Matsatsantsa will make a short trip to Zambia to take on Zesco United in the last eight. But before these Tshwane giants can continue with their quest for continental dominance, they have domestic assignments to focus on first. Sundowns host Polokwane City tomorrow at Lucas Moripe Stadium, while SuperSport take on Kaizer Chiefs on Wednesday at FNB Stadium before facing the Team of Choice in the first leg of the MTN8 semi-finals. Matsatsantsa will be without captain Dean Furman, who was sent off against Sundowns, for both of those matches. Tinkler has a simple explanation to what would make this a successful season for him, taking over a club that has done well in knockout competitions but hasn’t won the league in seven years. “For me what would be a successful season, to be honest, would be finishing higher than what we did last season,” Tinkler said. “That was my aim when I joined Cape Town City. Even though I joined Cape Town City, I saw it as Mpumalanga Black Aces who finished fourth the previous season with 47 points. I wanted to better that (and I did by finishing third). SuperSport finished fifth last season, can we finish higher than that? That has to be our primary objective. And then obviously Cup competitions. Cup competitions are always an opportunity to redeem yourself during the season. I want to finish this season holding up a trophy of some sort.” Printed by Insights Publishing at 47 Pixley Ka Isaka Seme Street, Johannesburg, for the proprietors and publishers Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd. R9.20 incl. V.A.T. Outside Gauteng R9.20 Gauteng R9.20 Swaziland R14.20 Subscription annual Botswana R9.20 rate per copy is R8.05 THE ABOVE PRICES INCLUDE TAX Registered at the GPO as a newspaper. Any dispute unresolved with the newspaper relating to editorial matter may be sent to: Group Ombudsman, 6th Floor, Independent Newspapers, 47 Pixley ka Seme Street, Johannesburg, Tel: 011-633-9111, Email: Complaints@inl.co.za Queries about the standards and principles of advertising may be sent to: The Secretary, Advertising Standards Authority of PO Box 41555, Craighall, 2024. COPYRIGHT: The reproduction or broadcast without permission of articles published in this newspaper on any current economic, political or religious topic is forbidden and expressly reserved to Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd, under Section 12 (7) of the Copyright Act, 1978.
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