Innholdsfortegnelse for 2022-10-29 i Pretoria News Weekend

Travis Scott called this mess upon himself when he took to his Instagram Stories to vehemently deny rumours that he’d cheated on his long-time girlfriend, billionaire Kylie Jenner. The rumours around his alleged rendezvous with model Rojean Kar, popularly known by her Instagram handle Yungsweetro, were circumstantial at best. Kar had merely posted a picture of herself on the set of a music video in which Scott was present and captioned it: “I’m directing obvi”. Despite their rumoured history, which has never been proven, her post was innocuous enough that it’d have surely quickly blown over, at least publicly. Instead, Scott let loose on his Instagram Stories and went so far as to claim he didn’t even know her. Uh oh, bad idea. Kar had already dismissed the rumours by…

WITH summer quickly approaching, everyone is gearing up for an exciting season. However, it is critical to understand the consequences of sun exposure. Too much can be harmful: over time the sun can cause skin changes which can later develop into skin health issues like acne. Wearing sunscreen religiously is crucial. Plan your exposure to avoid the direct sun at its peak times. Skin problems can be more common due to the extreme heat, exposure to the sun’s harmful rays and the dehydrating effects of air conditioners. Daria Jelavic, Foreo public relations manager for the MEA region, shares her advice on how to best handle summer for skin health. She lists typical skin issues and ways to treat them: Acne Make-up, oil and perspiration together can clog pores and cause…

THE fabled Soweto Derby will write its 176th chapter, but even after so many meetings, the romance of the occasion has not died down for Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs fans. Some 93 000 supporters are expected at the FNB Stadium this afternoon, and the “likely sold out” signs could go up well before the 3.30pm kick-off. The Soweto Derby of August 2015 holds the record attendance at the “Calabash” with 94 807 spectators. This match will be the first Soweto Derby with no supporter restrictions in three seasons. During lockdown, there were six Soweto Derbies. Some were played behind closed doors and others were restricted to limited attendance. According to Kaizer Chiefs coach Arthur Zwane, Soweto Derby fever has gripped the nation since two weeks ago. Zwane knows all…

Malawian singer Onesimus Muzik has once again created an extraordinary Afrobeat jam. Onesimus has had large success in Malawi and throughout Africa, where he has been dubbed “Prince Of Malawi”. He has been widely popularised as a pop singer, and his new venture into Afrobeat has been well received by his followers. Onesimus started singing at the age of 13. He fell in love with the craft and he toured Malawi performing in concerts and small shows. He is also a seasoned dancer who was part of a dance group that won The Sprite Dance Competition in 2006. Onesimus has had many successful collaborations with well-known artists like Vusi Nova, Tekno and Fredokiss. In a clear indication that this superstar has made the right move by trying his hand at…

GERMAN airline Eurowings Discover is forging ahead with its plan to launch its first service in Mpumalanga within the next two weeks. The move happens just weeks after the tragic murder of 67-year-old German tourist Jörg Schnarr. He was fatally gunned down during a botched hijacking along the R538 Numbi Road, which connects with the Kruger National Park via the Hazyview area earlier this month. Representatives of the German airline company, the Lufthansa Group, will join Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport staff members and provincial tourism authorities in South Africa on November 16 to witness the first touch-down of a flight from Frankfurt to Mbombela. The flight is expected to arrive at 12.45pm. “We are awaiting the arrival of the Euro Wing flight with so much anticipation and excitement. I would…

They camped outside the prison for 580 days. Each morning, they chanted, “Good morning, president”, loudly, so he could hear them. When former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva emerged from the federal police headquarters in Curitiba on November 8, 2019, freed after serving more than 19 months on charges of corruption and money laundering, the hundreds of supporters waiting for him erupted in cheers. And the lion of the Latin American Left resumed campaigning for the office he held from 2003 to 2010. “They didn’t lock up a man,” he declared that day. “They tried to kill an idea. But an idea can’t be destroyed.” Now, Lula, who was convicted in Brazil’s sprawling Operation Car Wash scandal but released when the Supreme Court ruled that he had been…

Palesa Dube, a certified financial planner and director of advisory practice Wealth Creed in Sandton, has been crowned by the Financial Planning Institute (FPI) as its Financial Planner of the Year for 2022/23. She received her award at the FPI’s annual gala dinner at Fourways last week, coming in ahead of the other two finalists, Thomas Brukman and Philippus Hendrik Spies. The demanding contest included candidates submitting a detailed financial plan based on a given case study, an ethics and practice standards audit, and a final panel interview testing their grasp of legislation and industry trends. The judges commended Dube for proving herself to be “the best out of a very tough line-up through the depth of her knowledge, the impressive detail of her financial plans and her personal commitment…

A current trend in the financial services industry is the focus on generational wealth, which has become something of a buzz-phrase and refers to wealth that is passed down to the next generation. This and the phrase “leaving a legacy” are being bandied about in a way that may give the impression that providing a substantial inheritance for your children should be an important part of your financial plan. I believe you need to look very carefully at the concept of generational wealth and how it applies to you and your family before incorporating it into a financial plan. We would all like to be in the financial position to leave our children money to ensure that their lives are easier than ours. But the facts – and basic common…

INNOCENT Maela was wet behind the ears when he joined Orlando Pirates, but this afternoon he’ll have to man up and guide his troops to a win in the Soweto derby. It is not going to be an easy task for the new captain of the Sea Robbers even though the the club is high on confidence after securing back-to-back wins, including against Mamelodi Sundowns away. Pirates beat Sundowns 3-0 in the MTN8 semi-final last Saturday to win the tie 3-0 on aggregate and reach the final where they’ll face AmaZulu. Such exploits tend to get into players’ heads as they tend to think they’ve arrived and can beat any opponent without even trying. So with rivals Kaizer Chiefs underdogs after a three-game winless run heading to the derby at…

With summer fast approaching, many South Africans are dusting off their gear and getting ready to enjoy the outdoors. For those looking for places to stay with camper accommodation, Airbnb has made it a lot easier to plan trips by looking on its app in Airbnb Categories. From luxury campers in the Western Cape to campers set up in the most remote parts of the country, here’s a list of top camper trips on Airbnb to look forward to this summer. Magic Garden Glamping, Wilderness According to Airbnb, guests at this stunning Garden Route camper will be able to relax and unwind surrounded by the majestic Outeniqua Mountains. Visitors are encouraged to watch the sunset from the deck, or simply enjoy the surrounding gardens by taking a stroll through the…

Keeping track of what’s new in the beauty industry can be challenging as trends constantly change. Just when you’ve mastered the perfect matte skin finish along comes the glazed doughnut skin trend. What is glazed doughnut skin? Well, it’s just one of the latest beauty buzzwords on every make-up-loving, mud-mask-wearing and skincare fanatic’s perfectly plump lips. Here’s a breakdown of the latest beauty buzzwords you need to know. Glazed doughnut skin This yummy-looking glossy skin trend is all thanks to supermodel Hailey Bieber. Earlier this year the 25-year-old model took to Instagram and declared 2022 the year of glazed skin. She posted a series of images showing off her glowing, flawless skin with the caption, “glazed *doughnut emojis* skin all 2022. Tell a friend”. Who wouldn’t want perfectly smooth skin…

Soaking in a wet pile of hay is one of the newest fads in skincare and pain relief. The procedure, which is supposed to be based on a centuries-old method, is available at an Italian resort. In order to relieve joint discomfort, the modern interpretation of this typically entails spending 20 minutes wrapped in hay and herbs. The assertion that hay baths help reduce pain is unsupported by clinical research or investigations, and many medical experts believe any positive effects are purely anecdotal. Hay bathing has been around for hundreds of years. Farmers in Austria used to sleep on hay as a convenience but apparently soon realised the health advantages of doing so. The hay was used as a pain reliever, purportedly treating obesity, stiff joints, stiff necks and muscular…

The sad reality of divorce is, in most cases, the people involved will be compelled to reduce their standards of living. Where the available means of support is not adequate to maintain both people according to their former scale of living, each person has to scale down his or her budget, a judge has said during divorce proceedings before him. In this case, the wife, who had hardly worked before and had few qualifications, told a Northern Cape High Court judge she had applied for at least 45 jobs, but had not been invited to a single interview. The judge said by no fault of her own it was unlikely, given her age and working experience, she would ever find work. He ordered her husband had to pay spousal maintenance…

An unbiased look at the present global economic and political systems indicates that they are unable to address the deepening global crisis facing humanity. It appears that such institutions, predominately based on national sovereignty, are not able to address the interrelated global challenges affecting humanity – such as wars, social conflicts, racism, extremes of poverty and wealth, environmental mismanagement, or moral laxity. Bahálláh – the founder of the Baháí Faith – over a century and half ago wrote a series of letters to world leaders, that spoke of humanity as entering an era that would see the radical restructuring of the life of the planet. Bahá’u’lláh warned that undreamt challenges would soon overwhelm the resources of even the most advanced nations. He stated that only through a world federal system…

MURDAH Bongz, who also goes by the name Mörda, has finally released music as a solo act. The other half of award-winning duo Black Motion teased in October that he was cooking up music and now it’s finally available for fans to hear. “I can’t explain to you how amazing it feels to finally be releasing music under Mörda. “At first I was quite nervous, not because of the reactions from people but that little but of self doubt one has when making an uncomfortable move towards growth, but as soon as I pressed that first key knowing this is all me, it felt like I was being reborn,” said Mörda in a press release. His album Asante was produced over a month in various destinations and features include Focalistic,…

More than half a million candidates will sit for their final matric exams this week. It is worth noting that this year’s cohort of matric learners is the most resilient in the history of our education system. I have chosen the word “resilient” carefully in that when Covid-19 hit the world in 2020, this same cohort was in Grade 10, a grade characterised by a wide range of challenges such as teenage pregnancies and high dropout rates. Despite the challenges of Covid-19, this cohort of learners maintained a presence and were not part of those who fell by the wayside because of the pandemic, which was itself an additional burden on their shoulders. If this cohort could navigate the new and often difficult terrain presented by the pandemic, our expectation…

From 2002 to 2011, Ivory Coast experienced a civil war that divided the country socially, politically and geographically, with the north controlled by rebel armed groups while the south remained under government control. Central to the conflict was the ideology of “Ivorianness”, which formed the basis of a violent, repressive policy of exclusion and discrimination against Ivorians from the north of the country who were considered “foreigners” by southern adherents. The insurgents justified their armed uprising as “the denunciation of exclusion, social injustices, and identity- based abuses” carried out against “northerners”, with the aim of establishing “a new political order” in Ivory Coast. Since the conflict began, there have been attempts to implement a series of disarmament, demobilisation, and reintegration (DDR) programmes – typically reserved for “post-conflict” settings – as…

Economists and financial commentators have been guardedly positive about Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) delivered to Parliament on Wednesday, with its implications for consumers to be taken in the context of a tough global economic environment. Casey Delport, investment analyst, fixed income, at Anchor Capital, said the statement was positive and prudent, but significant risks remain. She noted that government revenue continued to surprise on the positive side – around R83.5 billion higher than forecast in the February Budget, with total revenues pencilled in at R106bn higher (higher than even the most optimistic of forecasts). “While this may be reachable, depending on how the macroeconomic background unfolds, a level of caution is warranted given the growing concerns about downside global and local growth risks. “Locally, the…

IF ever Johan Goosen and Sbu Nkosi wanted to prove a point, then tomorrow’s United Rugby Championship clash between the Bulls and Sharks is the ideal time to do so. Goosen will run out in the No 15 jersey and Nkosi No 11 at Loftus Versfeld (3pm kick-off) with similar goals ahead of the Springboks’ end-of-year tour to Europe. The 30-year-old Goosen was left out of the Bok Test squad that will depart Johannesburg today to prepare for the opening game of the trip against Ireland in Dublin next weekend. Instead, Jacques Nienaber and Rassie Erasmus included him in the SA A side that will face Munster (November 10) and Bristol (November 17) in Europe. Stormers star Damian Willemse is now the first-choice Bok flyhalf, with two other Capetonians in…

TEMBA Bavuma’s six-ball innings, in which his only runs were off a thick outside edge that flew past backward point, was not the knock of a confident player. Bavuma’s lack of confidence is perfectly understandable. He’s not played much cricket in the past four months, and even before that his place in the Proteas T20 team was being scrutinised. The Proteas skipper’s overall international stats – an average of 22.76 and a strike rate of 115.41 – aren’t bad, although they’re hardly the kind of numbers to strike fear into the opposition. However, in nine matches this year those numbers fall away terribly – his average is 9.71, his strike rate 79.06, and of the 68 runs he’s scored this year, half came in one innings against India. Thursday’s…

If you’ve been invited to a Halloween party and you’re struggling to come up with an outfit, then look no further, especially if you’re a fashionista who doesn’t want to be covered in fake blood or wear ridiculous costumes. Celebrities are often stepping out in outfits only they can pull off. There are some looks that we will never be caught dead wearing but Halloween gives us the perfect excuse to do so. A few celebrity fashion looks that you can pull off in the name of Halloween dress-up: Kim Kardashian wrap Kim Kardashian attended Balenciaga’s Autumn/Winter 2022 show wearing only Balenciaga-branded caution tape. Hands down one of her craziest looks this year. While she might have struggled to move or sit in the outfit, it was unforgettable. You’re not…

The best interests of Nelly the dog were the subject of a legal battle in the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg. Two neighbours who had joint custody over the dog were in a tug-of-war on visitation rights to the animal. The two families had joint ownership over Nelly, whose breed was not mentioned in the judgment, while they lived in Roodepoort. One then relocated to Cape Town and wanted Nelly to visit by plane. The other maintained this was too taxing for Nelly. Shaun Smith and Sheena and Pawel Smolak were previously neighbours and together they took care of Nelly. This arrangement endured until Smith relocated to Cape Town. A change then arose regarding what the parties intended in relation to their responsibility and time with Nelly. Smith launched…

Ferini Dayal recalls the moment she was given a life-changing phone call by the Smile Foundation. The non-profit organisation was in search of a new ambassador and had the Johannesburg-born doctor at the top of their list of candidates. Dayal, a surgeon under the Charlotte Maxeke cluster working at the Bertha Gxowa Hospital in Germiston, said she didn’t think twice, “it was the easiest yes I’ve ever given in my life”. Dayal, who is also the reigning Miss International South Africa, said joining the Smile Foundation was a dream come true. The foundation has helped thousands of disadvantaged children with facial abnormalities, such as cleft lip and palate, Moebius syndrome (facial paralysis) and burns, to receive corrective plastic and reconstructive surgery. They are based in 12 of South Africa’s…

Orlando East, a working-class community on the periphery of Johannesburg, has turned 90 years old. Orlando was one of the first municipal locations established in 1932 for Africans under the 1923 Native Urban Areas Act. It was renamed Orlando East when Orlando West was established in the 1940s. Several new townships were created, especially in the 1950s, in the same region. They were eventually amalgamated into Soweto, the country’s largest township. Soweto was the primary dormitory township for African people working in Johannesburg. Soweto is renowned as the site of the 1976 student uprising that shook apartheid – the country’s system of white minority rule – to its core. As one of the oldest parts of Soweto, Orlando has a longer history. Soon after its establishment, Orlando became a…

From the moment we start our journeys as credit users, the responsible credit use trope of “settling debt on time and in full” is drummed into us. We know the benefits of this behaviour: building a good credit history, spending within our means and getting into the habit of consolidating our finances monthly, not to mention avoiding accrual of interest on an outstanding balance. Then you take on the biggest debt you’ll probably ever have in your name – a property – and start the clock on a 20-year countdown to finally being a fully fledged homeowner. But what happens when, a handful of years away from your final bond payment, you become the fortunate recipient of a cash windfall that could fast-track your bond status, or even better, settle…

I am interested in diversifying my investment portfolio, but I have a low risk appetite. What lower-risk investments can I look at that will ensure that I am still building up wealth over time? Name withheld Richus Nel, financial adviser at PSG Wealth, Old Oak, replies: There is a direct correlation between the level of risk investors are willing to take and the expected potential reward linked to that opportunity. Low-risk investments generally provide short-term comfort but poorer investment outcomes over the long-term. I am not aware of any sustainable “lower-risk” investment solutions (after tax) that will ensure wealth creation over the long-term. The world is currently faced with a high inflation outlook over the short-to medium term. The investment strategy I consider protecting wealth best over the long-term is…

NEWCASTLE’S expected threat to the Premier League’s traditional top six has arrived ahead of schedule, with the Mapgies well in the running for a place in next season’s Champions League. A run of 13 points from a possible 15, including trips to Manchester United and Tottenham, has propelled Eddie Howe’s men ahead of United, Chelsea and Liverpool into fourth. Just one year into the club’s Saudi ownership and having spent over £220 million (about R4.627 billion) on new players, Newcastle have been transformed from battling relegation to competing for Europe. Victory at home to Aston Villa today will lift Newcastle up to third. The former Bournemouth boss has turned around the careers of Joelinton and Miguel Almiron from seemingly expensive flops of the Mike Ashley era into stars of the…

In much the same way you gravitate towards a particular type of exercise or food or hairstyle and clothing you’re most comfortable wearing, it should come as no surprise there are also “types” when it comes to holidaymakers. Which one are you? The Workaholic Many fall victim to working even when they are on holiday. Modern times allow us to pack up our laptops and work from any destination. However, it’s important to have a balance. Allow yourself snippets of time to check in with the office, and also switch off and relax when you down tools. ‘’Workaholic holidaymakers will be most comfortable at a resort with business facilities such as stable wi-fi and babysitters on call, says Shaun Lamont, managing director for First Group. Located less than 30 minutes…