Innholdsfortegnelse for 2022-05-28 i Pretoria News Weekend

We were at a roadshow when we met. I spotted him first, of course. His booming laugh made you actively search for him. And then his height made you find him. The coloured lenses from his glasses would always confirm who it was- Jamie Bartlett. Finally making his way towards me, he stopped to greet and embrace many people, fans included. I studied him as he focused on each person who was reaching out to him, responding with his signature laugh. Eventually he arrived. His first words to me? “Jeepers, you smell good.” I laughed. He then turned towards me, a serious look on his face. “I like that piece you wrote about David.” David is David Genaro. “I think you got the essence of the man.” He smiled and…

Emma Raducanu can still barely believe her success. The 19-year-old star shocked the sporting world with her against-the-odds triumph at the US Open in 2021, and even now, Emma can hardly believe that she’s become a role model for young boys and girls around the world. “I feel like if girls, or even boys, can see me out there having fun, smiling and doing things they can really relate to. I want to inspire kids to keep playing. I still find it hard to believe I’m that person.” Emma received a congratulatory message from Queen Elizabeth after her success in the Big Apple. And opening the letter remains a surreal moment for the teenage star. Asked to recall the biggest pinch-me moment of her career so far, Emma told the…

From the moment Rihanna leapt onto the entertainment scene in 2005 she has been an unstoppable force. When the then 17-year-old young woman from Barbados released her first single, Pon de Replay, no one knew she was going to reach the incredible levels of success she has today. While her music career has been on pause since the release of her last, Anti, in 2016, she has been making a whole lot of noise on a number of creative platforms. Her music has earned her an impressive collection of awards including nine Grammy Awards, 12 Billboard Music Awards, 13 American Music Awards (including the Icon Award), and seven MTV Video Music Awards. For most artists this would be more than enough, but not for the Umbrella hit-maker. When Robyn Rihanna…

THE week rapper Cassper Nyovest clapped back at notorious blogger Musa Khawula after Musa took to Twitter to claim that Cassper didn’t own his liquor brand, Billiato. The rumour spread like wildfire, prompting Cassper to respond a few hours later. “Stop spreading lies,” he tweeted. “I own my product. I am the majority shareholder.” After sharing a few other tweets laughing the rumour off, Cassper announced that he was considering doing a workshop to educate the youth on building and owning brands. “This Billiato story has reminded me of the lack of education and ownership in our industry,” he said. “I’ve been able to build and own brands so I’ve decided that I’m gonna host a workshop in Youth Month. “I’ve been wanting to teaching and I think now is…

Dr SHAHEDA Omar understands and acknowledges the importance of commemorating National Child Protection Week. However, the clinical director of the Teddy Bear Clinic for Abused Children says raising awareness of the safety of children in South Africa shouldn’t only be highlighted once a year. Instead, Omar says there is an urgent need for child protection to be highlighted and spoken about on a daily basis. “At the Teddy Bear Foundation, and as a child rights activist, child protection is not only highlighted during child protection week. It is important every hour, every minute, and every second. Children should be protected all the time, regardless of where and what the circumstances are.” Next week marks National Child Protection Week in South Africa. It’s commemorated in the country annually to raise awareness…

On May 20, senior ANC national executive committee member Jeff Radebe released the ANC’s discussion documents. These documents are drafted in preparation for the ANC’s policy conference projected to be in July in which delegates to the conference will discuss and make decisions on the party’s policy outlook. But to what extent can these proposals get South Africa out of its economic rut? Before I delve into this question, there is one issue that is a welcome inclusion in the ANC’s policy outlook. It is that for the first time there is a chapter on Arts, Culture and Heritage. This is important given the need for the country to have a clear, and comprehensive, approach to the arts, culture, and heritage. The discussion of a dual system on health…

The International Labour Organisation Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour took place in Durban earlier this month. Journalist and human rights activist Fernando Morales-de la Cruz says that labour authorities continue to downplay the number of children who are part of the global labour force. The #G7 Labour Ministers met in Wolfsburg, Germany, on Tuesday, and child labour was on the agenda. Sadly, 73 years after the Universal Declaration Human Rights, all #G7 nations profit from exploitation of tens of millions of children, said Morales-de la Cruz. The question is: How many tens of million of children are exploited as cheap #ChildLabour by/for corporations and investors “committed to improving the state of the world”? Morales-de la Cruz said that he was working on the elimination of child…

Across the world, people are facing a cost of living crisis and as consumers fork out more for fuel, food and rent, saving has stopped being a priority for many. But micro-savings and investments provide an opportunity for ordinary people to still put something away for the future, in a way that is still affordable and sustainable. According to a Stanlib report on savings in South Africa, household savings can be tracked in three main phases. Between 1960 and 1981, there was a high household savings rate, which averaged at around 10 percent and peaked at 23%. From 1981 to 2001, this dropped drastically to about 3.9% of household disposable income. Post 2000, these plummeted even further, with households recording high levels of consumption but negative savings rates. A strange…

A COMPULSIVE gambler got himself banned from gambling establishments, but could not resist returning. However, things got worse this time as he lost more than R5 million as Sun City using his wife’s bank card. He was left bruised again when he lost his legal bid to sue Sun International and the Gambling Board. A Johannesburg High Court judge found that businessman Suhail Essack was the author of his own misfortune. Both Essack and his wife Naseera Cassim claimed that Sun International as well as the Gambling Board were negligent in allowing him to gamble. Essack was, on his own request, not allowed to enter any gaming entities. Thus, he said, when he showed up and blew more than R5m, he should have been stopped. Essack told the court…

IT WAS not all smooth sailing for a cigarette manufacturer when it tried to convince some of the country’s top judges that the words Pacific and Atlantic were actually the same thing. But five justices of the Supreme Court of Appeal were far from convinced by this. Apart from these two words not looking or sounding the same, they were two vastly different oceans located in two different geographical locations in the world, they said. This debate was sparked by a battle over the name of cigarettes. Open Horizon Ltd, the registered proprietor of various “Pacific” trademarks, which include tobacco and cigarettes, turned to the court to interdict a rival company. It said Carnilinx infringed on its trademarks by using “Atlantic, Atlantic Wave, Atlantic Menthol” and other…

FILMMAKER and brewer Obakeng Malope has initiated the Beer is Art campaign to encourage unemployed youth to become beer makers. Malope, originally from Brits, but now based in Johannesburg, has travelled to 10 countries for film festivals and in pursuit of her dream to have her own beer and brewery. “I got to learn about different cultures and food. When I decided to follow my passion for beer, I already had those experiences under my belt. I wanted to make films about our growing South African craft beer industry as well as our beers and brewers. “During the hard lockdown, I was already on the Cicerone Certification Programme by Black Beer Chick. Eugenia Brown from the USA came up with an online programme where we logged into Zoom and got…

eNCA’s news anchor Shahan Ramkissoon is not only popular for his flawless hair, sculpted beard and smile, but also for asking hard-hitting questions during his news interviews– be it with politicians, government ministers or ordinary citizens. Ramkissoon’s fans were sad to hear that the journalist bid farewell to viewers on eNCA’s South Africa Tonight on Wednesday night. He is reportedly transitioning into a new phase of his career – one that he will be revealing in due course. On eNCA he said: “It’s been an amazing journey, I appreciate your trust and also this brand that has helped me grow over the past 12 years. My new journey starts on the June 1, so watch this space for more on that.” Taking to social media, he wrote: “Tonight I…

Since mid-May, a multinational outbreak of monkeypox has been reported, and according to the World Health Organization, over 240 cases have been recorded in 19 countries. Scientists from the National Institute for Communicable Diseases said they don’t expect cases to increase exponentially and that a mass vaccination campaign is not necessary at this point. Executive director of the NICD, Professor Adrian Puren, said at a media briefing that while no cases have been reported in South Africa, they are preparing for a possible importation of monkeypox. “We know that Johannesburg is a hub of international travel, so I think that is one of our risks that we have, and there will likely be importation. “Given the number of cases, we do not expect them to explode. At this time, we…

Over the past few months, much has been said by political analysts, party leaders, trade union leaders, different civic organisational leaders and different members of the ANC about the successes and failures of the pre- and post-Polokwane conference of the ANC. The analysis and arguments of these various actors centred around the various leadership squabbles within the ANC, the succession debate, the different policy outcomes of the Polokwane conference and who the “dominant” and “less dominant” forces behind those policies are, the different ideological forces dominating the ANC and linked to this is whether the party is a political organisation that has adopted socialism or capitalism as an ideological path for the developmental process for South Africa. Key to some of these vignettes, are the conflicting debates over the relationship…

Australia will present a more ambitious UN emissions target “very soon” and is bidding to co-host a COP summit with Pacific island neighbours, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said, signalling a shift in climate policy. Wong, , travelled to Fiji on Thursday. Her visit coincided with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s tour of Pacific Island countries, including Fiji. Australia’s diplomatic relations with China, its largest trading partner, are at a low ebb after they clashed over a number of issues, including trade. |…

What are the top tips that you would give a young client regarding investment goals? Name withheld Nirdev Desai, Head of Sales at PSG Wealth, replies: As an investor, you need to bear the following three tips in mind: 1. Holistic planning is key. Look at all aspects of your planning to be able to prepare realistically. A good example would be; that you need to consider your retirement planning alongside the option for liquidity - such as an emergency fund. Should you ever be retrenched or find yourself in an emergency, this would be problematic as your retirement funds and immediate emergency income needs will be at risk as that would be your only option as an emergency fund. 2. Always revisit your financial plan. Our circumstances are always…

A BLIND resident of a block of flats in Johannesburg turned to the high court after the body corporate refused him permission to install his washing machine and make other alterations to the communal washing area. Melusi Ncala told the court that the Park Avenue body corporate was violating his constitutional rights, including his dignity as a blind person, as it ignored the fact that he was visually impaired with certain specific needs. Ncala is the owner of a ground floor unit in this sectional title block of flats. Shortly after he had moved in he made modifications to cater for an outside washing machine to accommodate his safety in light of his disability. This was, however, installed on the common property, along with other modifications, such as a roof…

THE Digital Youth Festival, developed to expose young people from disadvantaged communities to opportunities in the digital space, is scheduled to be held next month. The inaugural event took place in June last year in Gauteng, Limpopo and the Eastern Cape. It attracted about 8 000 participants over six days. The festival, hosted by Africa Beyond 4th Industrial Revolution digital innovation hub at the Tshwane South TVET College in Mabopane, will be a hybrid event held physically and virtually. There will be speakers representing technical fields in the digital creative space, exhibitions, masterclasses, pitching dens, and showcasing/demonstrations of different technologies. Kelebogile Molopyane, the chief executive of Africa Beyond 4th Industrial Revolution, said: “Covid has exposed us to the virtual world. We got to see that work can be done virtually.…

AFRICA is a continent with great potential, both materially and spiritually, and the people of our continent have “a great contribution to make to the advancement of world civilisation”, states the Baháí Writings. As we commemorated the Africa Day on May 25, it was timely to contemplate on questions such as: how can the immense potential inherent in our continent be utilised for building a better continent, a better world? To make full use of this great potential to build a better Africa and a better world, we need to reflect on questions such as racial and tribal unity and observance of human rights for all. According to the Baháí Writings: “One of the important questions, which affect the unity and the solidarity of mankind is the fellowship and equality…

EVER since she appeared on Big Brother Mzansi, Naledi ‘Nale’ Mogadime’s socials have been blowing up, not to mention her career went up a few notches, too. Recently the BBM top 10 contestant announced she would be part of the judging panel for the 2022 Miss SA Teen finale. She took to her socials to announce the news. “Guess who will be a judge for the Miss Teenager South Africa finale.” The model and actress will judge alongside some of South Africa’s most prestigious personalities including actress Omuhle Gela; founder of the Fashion Industry Awards Simphiwe Majola; owner and coach of Coached by Tem Temieke Streicher; winner of the Vodacom Durban July Fashion experience Andries Du Preez and Forgive and Forget TV presenter, Doris Msibi. The awards are set to…

The landslide victory of president-elect Bongbong Ferdinand Marcos jr in the Philippines is certainly set to reconfigure the country’s relations with China and the US. The two country have respectively congratulated and welcomed Marcos’ election victory of May 9, 2022. However, the return to power of the Marcos’ family comes at a time when tensions between Washington and Beijing are heating up. The US has been extremely focused on the East-Asian Pacific region especially peace and stability. The US has recently tailored its strategy of strengthening security alliances; namely, Australia, the UK and the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue involving Australia, India, Japan and the US. These defensive alliances are complemented by the Indo- Pacific Economic Framework for the participatings countries: Australia, Brunei, India, Indonesia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, New…

Towards the end of last year, the prevailing view in the investment markets was that the uptick in global inflation was transitory. Analysts pointed to economies bouncing back after Covid and the consequent supply-chain bottlenecks as the main contributing factors. The United States Federal Reserve Bank (Fed) at that point saw no reason to raise interest rates to combat inflation in the US, although it did begin to taper its inflationary bond-buying programme. But a loud chorus of dissenting voices questioned the transitory narrative. These folk believed higher inflation was a more serious, long-term risk and questioned why the Fed had not already begun doing anything to counteract it. Fast-forward six months. While supply-chain pressures caused by the Covid-19 pandemic have eased, the war in the Ukraine is having a…

Personal Finance has always advocated medical scheme cover over short-term medical insurance because of the built-in consumer protections offered by the Medical Schemes Act, and we still do. However, medical scheme cover is becoming unaffordable for more and more South Africans. Since the government cracked down some years ago on short-term insurers parading as medical schemes – through the so-called “demarcation regulations'' – there is now greater clarity on what constitutes medical scheme cover and what doesn’t. New short-term products for low earners are now filling a much-needed gap, particularly in the employee benefits space. Gary Feldman, executive head of healthcare consulting at NMG Benefits, says medical scheme membership has become unaffordable for a large percentage of the South African population. “In the last five or six years, we have…

Tea, tea, tea! Most people can’t get enough of this soothing brew. Tea is a global phenomenon, and every country, from Argentina to Malaysia, has its own way of drinking it. Discover the exciting destinations behind the drinks, from the rich flavourful tea leaves of Darjeeling to the vibrant mint leaves of Morocco. Darjeeling, India The West Bengal district of Darjeeling is known for its abundance of tea gardens, with more than 80 stretching across hectares of land. The emerald-green Darjeeling Tea Garden, in the foothills of the mountains, produces tea with such an intense aroma and spicy flavour that it’s often referred to as the “champagne of teas”. When not admiring the majestic Khangchendzonga, the world’s third highest peak, visitors can visit Buddhist monasteries and ride the 140-year-old Darjeeling…