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Sport24.co.za | Super Rugby to run uninterrupted in 2019
Cape Town – Super Rugby’s geographical appeal and footprint has been highlighted with the release of an updated tournament schedule for the 2019 tournament that will kick-off on Friday, February 15 when the Chiefs host the Highlanders in Hamilton, New Zealand.
The final will take place on Saturday, July 6.
SANZAAR’s updated schedule includes the match venues that have now all been confirmed by the teams and the respective kick-off times.
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“As there will be no June inbound international matches in 2019, due to Rugby World Cup in Japan later in the year, Super Rugby will run uninterrupted for 21 weeks from February to July. This is a huge plus for the tournament next year and there will also be a uniform start to the tournament in Round 1 with a full round of seven matches to kick off Super Rugby,” the southern hemisphere governing body’s CEO, Andy Marinos, said via a press statement.
The first round will see matches played in five countries with Hamilton (New Zealand) joined as a host city by Canberra (Brumbies v Rebels, Australia), Auckland (Blues v Crusaders, New Zealand), Sydney (Waratahs v Hurricanes, Australia), Singapore (Sunwolves v Sharks), Pretoria (Bulls v Stormers, South Africa) and Buenos Aires (Jaguares v Lions), Argentina.
There are also several matches in regional areas with a Round 3 match in Palmerston North (New Zealand) between the Hurricanes and Brumbies, a Round 7 match in Newcastle (Australia) between the Waratahs and Sunwolves, while in Round 18 Invercargill (New Zealand) will host the Highlanders v Waratahs match.
“During the season the Sunwolves will play two of its matches at the Singapore National Stadium, the Round 1 clash with the Sharks and Round 6 against the Lions. The Chiefs will once again take one of its home matches to Fiji and will play the Crusaders in Suva in Round 16. It will be third such meeting between the teams in Fiji with each having won a match in Suva,” added Marinos.
The tournament’s 15-team, three-Conference format remains the same as last year. Each team plays 16 regular season conference matches that include eight matches within their own Conference (home and away) and four matches against teams from each of the other Conferences (home or away). Each team also has two byes. This is a total of 120 matches in the regular season that will be followed by a seven-match, eight-team Finals Series.
The Finals Series will also remain unchanged with each of the three Conference winners qualifying for and hosting a quarter-final. The team with the most tournament points that is not a Conference winner, regardless of Conference, will host the fourth quarter-final. This Wildcard team will be joined in the quarter-finals by the next best four Wildcard teams based on tournament points and regardless of Conference.
Australia Conference: Brumbies, Rebels, Reds, Waratahs, Sunwolves
New Zealand Conference: Blues, Chiefs, Crusaders, Highlanders, Hurricanes
South African Conference: Bulls, Lions, Sharks, Stormers, Jaguares
News24.com | ‘Bring it on, papa, we are not scared of these boers’ – Malema on AfriForum
EFF leader Julius Malema has said that AfriForum won its cases against his party based on technicalities, rather than merit.
In an interview on eNCA on Thursday night, Malema said: “The mistake we made as the EFF was to hire incompetent people who lack professionalism, who are not in a position to follow up matters before court in detail.
“We have restructured the legal team of the EFF.”
Malema said the EFF’s lawyers are on retainer and get paid monthly but “fail to do simple things of following up which case is coming when”.
Malema said previous counsel told the EFF that “just filing a notice to oppose was enough”, but “the new lawyers are saying it’s not enough, you ought to file a notice to oppose and then still file an affidavit”.
Five cases lost
News24 reported on Thursday that the EFF had lost two battles in court with costs against AfriForum.
This brings to five the number of court cases the red berets have lost to AfriForum since March 2017.
On Wednesday, the EFF sought to interdict a warrant allowing the seizure of its movable assets from its Johannesburg office, but failed after the court found that the matter was not urgent.
That means the previous judgment to grant costs stands, and the EFF should pay back the costs AfriForum incurred.
The EFF paid just over R126 000 of the R333 000 which was meant to be paid on Tuesday, and now it has an escalated burden after Wednesday’s two judgments.
[Watch]: CIC @Julius_S_Malema addressing the issue of Afriforum “winning” cases against the EFF. He clarifies that Afriforum won cases without merit but technicalities. Now that we have correct issues with our legal team, they can bring it on! pic.twitter.com/sXFQ7l1Gjm
— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) November 15, 2018
On November 1, AfriForum obtained a warrant from the same court to seize movable assets belonging to EFF commander-in-chief Julius Malema and for the EFF to pay an amount of R337 758.68 owed to AfriForum by Malema in his personal capacity and the EFF as a party.
An attachment process was carried out by the sheriff on November 9, during which a number of assets were identified as those to be removed to recoup the costs.
In another court appearance, the red berets and Malema were held in contempt of court for ignoring a court order interdicting the party from inciting illegal land invasions.
AfriForum’s Kallie Kriel said: “EFF legal representatives did not pitch, and the court ordered against them with costs.”
‘Legal team incompetent’
Malema blamed an incompetent legal team for the losses.
“People call themselves lawyers, people call themselves black lawyers, and they want to be empowered in the name of black lawyers, even when they are offering me joke (sic),” Malema told eNCA.
“That has been dealt with. We have sorted out our legal team.
“Look at the cost of the AfriForum [case], the first interdict on the occupation of land was unopposed. Why would the EFF not oppose a matter like that? It is because of mediocre and unprofessionalism from the legal team of the EFF.”
READ: Malema denies calling Thandeka Gqubule a Stratcom spy
Malema said the EFF applied to rescind the earlier judgment, but, because the party did not file an affidavit after filing leave to appeal, “AfriForum set the matter up to be heard by the court without us [so] we [got] dismissed with costs”.
‘Bring it on’
“So [AfriForum has] not won on the merits, they’ve won on technicalities of the EFF not being present. Now, we have corrected that,” Malema said.
“Bring it on, papa, let’s go into the merits, we are not scared of these boers. They were winning in our absence,” Malema warned.
#AfriForum says it will however meet with #EFF legal team, should it wish to do so, to talk about the possibility of of not removing attached items, so long the Red Berets commits to paying back the money. @TeamNews24 pic.twitter.com/xzDUoX09Bl
— Pelane Phakgadi (@PelaneM) November 14, 2018
Health24.com | US moves to restrict flavoured e-cig sales, ban menthol cigarettes
The US Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it will take steps to limit or ban access to flavoured e-cigarettes, menthol cigarettes and flavoured cigars.
The move against flavoured e-cigarettes stops short of the full ban that had been expected from the agency. Instead, sales of these products – thought to be especially alluring to teens – will only be allowed in stores within special closed-off areas made inaccessible to minors, The New York Times reported.
More unexpected was the FDA’s proposed ban on menthol cigarettes and flavoured cigars, products which have long been thought to disproportionately harm the health of black Americans.
The menthol ban still has regulatory hurdles to overcome, so removal of those products from the market could take two years, the Times noted.
Still, the move would come as a huge blow to the tobacco industry, since menthols make up more than a third of the cigarette market.
All three moves are aimed at curbing uptake of vaped and smoked nicotine by the young. More than 3.6 million Americans under the age of 18 now vape, the agency noted.
The announcements come after the leading vape maker, Juul Labs, announced Tuesday that it would voluntarily withdraw most flavours of its hugely popular vaping product from the marketplace.
Juul, which controls 70% of the e-cigarette market, has come under increasing pressure to do something about the surging popularity of its vaping devices among youth.
In a statement released Tuesday, Juul CEO Kevin Burns said, “Our intent was never to have youth use Juul. But intent is not enough. The numbers are what matter, and the numbers tell us underage use of e-cigarettes is a problem.”
And in a statement released on Thursday, FDA Commissioner Dr Scott Gottlieb noted that “almost all adult smokers started smoking when they were kids. Today, we significantly advance our efforts to combat youth access and appeal with proposals that firmly and directly address the core of the epidemic: flavours.”
Nevertheless, the decision to restrict but not ban flavoured e-cigarettes came as a surprise, since leaked documents had suggested a full FDA ban was imminent. In the end, the complex legalities of imposing a ban may have meant drawn-out court battles, something the FDA may have wanted to avoid, legal experts told the Times.
Instead, Gottlieb said that within the next three months, e-cigarette manufacturers should remove the products from “where kids can access them and from online sites that do not have sufficiently robust age-verification procedures”.
Disappointment
Anti-smoking advocates expressed some disappointment at the FDA’s announcement, however.
“We commend the FDA for recognising the grave threat posed by electronic cigarettes on our children, and for imposing restrictions on manufacturers,” Nancy Brown, CEO of the American Heart Association, said in a statement.
“With e-cigarette use having jumped by 78% among high school students and 48% among middle school students, the need for action is urgent,” she added. “But limiting the sale of e-cigarettes is not enough – the FDA should also remove flavored e-cigarettes from the market and prohibit companies from marketing their products in ways that appeal to kids.”
And Matt Myers, president of Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, wondered to the Times, “Does this mean a simple curtain with a sign like we used to see at the entrance to the pornography section of video stores?”
Lyle Beckwith, a spokesperson for the National Association of Convenience Stores, said his group “will be reviewing the regulation and advising our members accordingly” as to how to best implement the new rules.
He noted that, according to his teenaged son, most minors already get their flavour pods from older youth, not convenience stores.
The FDA first began its crackdown on flavored e-cigarettes earlier this year, as the number of teens using the products reached epidemic proportions, the Times reported. By far, the leading vaping product is made by Juul, whose e-cigarette devices resemble small computer flash drives. Use of Juul has skyrocketed among teens over the past year.
Flavoured versions of e-cigarettes – including chicken and waffles, rocket Popsicle and “unicorn milk” – have boosted sales among the young even further, experts contend.
“The availability of flavours in e-cigarettes is one of the top reasons that middle and high school students cite as their motivation for using e-cigarettes,” said Patricia Folan, director of the Center for Tobacco Control at Northwell Health in Great Neck, New York. “Young people are more likely to try flavored e-cigarettes and consider them less harmful than tobacco-flavored e-cigarettes.”
Challenges
The vaping industry has countered that flavoured e-cigarettes actually provide a potential health benefit, helping to encourage tobacco smokers to quit.
“Flavours are important for switching,” Dr Moira Gilchrist, a scientist with Philip Morris International, said during a visit to Washington in October for an FDA public meeting.
Phillip Morris hopes to market its IQOS heat-not-burn device in the United States in tobacco and menthol flavors.
“The focus should be on what is the right thing to do for the 40 million men and women in the United States who would otherwise continue to smoke cigarettes,” she said.
As for the ban on menthol cigarettes and flavoured cigars – both highly favoured by black Americans – challenges lie ahead. The US tobacco industry has long fought hard against such a ban. But health advocates were heartened by the news.
“Studies show that menthol cigarettes increase initiation, especially among youth,” Brown noted. “Menthol also has a disproportionate impact on minorities including African-Americans, who favor menthol cigarettes and find them more difficult to successfully quit.”
Delmonte Jefferson, executive director of the National African American Tobacco Prevention Network, told the Times, “While we’re saddened by the number of lives lost and new smokers addicted over the past decade, we’re pleased that the FDA is moving in this direction.”
The group also praised the agency for taking on flavoured cigars.
“Little cigars like Black & Milds and Swisher Sweets are heavily marketed to African Americans and are often cheaper in our neighborhoods,” said LaTroya Hester, a spokesperson for the network.
“A lot of young, black kids don’t know that cigarillos are just as dangerous, so hopefully this will send that message. This is a huge step in protecting their health. It’s about time our young people are prioritised.”
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News24.com | Zuma expected to file papers seeking a permanent stay of prosecution
Former President Jacob Zuma is expected to file papers in the KwaZulu-Natal High Court seeking a permanent stay of prosecution.
The application is expected to be filed on Friday.
French arms company Thales, which has been charged along with Zuma in his corruption case, has also filed papers seeking a permanent stay of prosecution so the charges against it can be reviewed and set aside.
State prosecutor Billy Downer had previously asked the court to order that the application for a permanent stay of prosecution be lodged at the end of August.
In his first appearance as Zuma’s counsel, advocate Mike Hellens, SC, argued that the case had a 17-year history and that it would be impossible for them to prepare in a month.
He also highlighted that there had been interference in the independence of the decisions to prosecute Zuma.
READ: Zuma legal fees: Judgment expected before end of court term
Meanwhile, in papers filed on Thursday, Thales argued that a permanent stay of prosecution against it “constitutes just and equitable constitutional relief in the circumstances”.
“In this application Thales’ cause of action is the violation of its right to a fair trial on the basis of both its right to have any trial against it begun and concluded without unreasonable delay and its right to adduce and challenge evidence,” reads the application.
This comes after lawyers for both the company and Zuma told the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg in July that they were preparing applications for a permanent stay of prosecution.
READ: Zuma corruption case – Thales wants to quash charges
According to Thales they are challenging the validity of the prosecution and the unreasonable delay in the prosecution.
The company argues that the prosecution has not followed its own protocols.
In a statement on Thursday, Thales spokesperson Cédric Leurquin said that while the arms company was charged with serious criminal offences, it had a right to a fair trial.
“One of the principal reasons for Thales’ contentions as to why the ‘reinstitution’ of charges holds no validity is that criminal charges against the company were withdrawn in 2009 and this action was not challenged or set aside by any court”.
READ: French arms company on trial with Zuma says it has no chance of a fair trial in SA
He said Thales argued that since the charges were validly withdrawn, the prosecution has not followed its own protocols.
“In relation to the renewal of prosecution, Thales cites that the prosecution is required to act procedurally and substantively in a rational and fair manner – the company says that this has not been done.”
Leurquin said Thales had no knowledge of any transgressions committed by any of its employees in relation to the awarding of the contract for the 1999 arms deal.
“Thales respects the law, has a zero-tolerance policy on corruption and has cooperated fully with the local authorities at all times, and will continue to do so.”
The case involves 783 questionable payments Zuma allegedly received from the company in connection with the arms deal.
Former NPA boss Shaun Abrahams announced in March that the NPA would go ahead with the prosecution of Zuma on 16 charges, including corruption, money laundering and racketeering.
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15 November 2018 – SARS achieves 30 fraud convictions involving R65 BILLION in 6 months
Thursday, 15 November 2018 – Between April and September this year, SARS has achieved 30 successful convictions in Value-Added Tax (VAT) – and Personal Income Tax (PIT) fraud cases, involving R65 billion. This represents a 100% success rate in convictions relating to the fraud cases that were investigated by SARS criminal investigators and finalised by the courts during this time, Ms Mogola Makola, Chief Officer of Enforcement, revealed. In total, the courts finalised 74 cases during this time, which represents the first six months of SARS’ 2018-2019 financial year. The cases related to charges of bribery, fraud and theft and contravention of the Income Tax Act, VAT Act and Customs & Excise Act.
Ms Makola released the figures in support of International Fraud Awareness Week, which ran from 7 – 11 November. It is an initiative of the international Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE). SARS officially supports the ACFE, and has 364 individual members and 25 certified fraud investigators affiliated to ACFE South Africa, the recognised professional body that certifies and governs fraud examination professionals in South Africa.
According to Ms Makola Fraud Awareness Week is recognised globally as one of the most important measures required to combat economic crimes, which are costing the country billions of rand. She appealed to members of the public to make use of the facilities provided by SARS to report suspicious activities as SARS depends on the reporting of economic crimes in order to put a stop to them.
Currently about 670 cases are being investigated by SARS’ investigators. These include 268 suspected VAT fraud cases and 63 investigations into tax practitioners in connection with suspected abuse of the tax system, for instance, by claiming fraudulent donation, business or medical expense deductions on the PIT returns they submit to SARS on behalf of their clients. VAT fraud mainly takes place through fraudulent refund claims, supported by fictitious entities or on behalf of bogus entities.
A total of 226 fraud cases relating to under or non-declaration of income are also being investigated while 4 encompassing national investigations deal with organised crime syndicates, operating in the tobacco industry amongst others.
A general global increase in fraud is also evident at SARS, Ms Makola said. “The potential prejudice to SARS from cases that were referred to the Criminal Investigations unit in the first six months of the 2018/19 financial year stands at approximately R4,5 billion: marking a 117% increase, compared to the same time the previous year (2017/2018), when the total prejudice from cases referred was approximately R3,3 billion. In the first six months of the 2016/2017 financial year, the prejudice associated to cases that was identified for further investigation was R1,4 billion. Most of these cases deal with VAT and PIT fraud.”
In step with international trends to increase investment in fraud detection, advances in SARS’ capability to detect fraud is, to a large extent, also responsible for the corresponding increase in the number and value of fraud cases referred to the Criminal Investigations team for further investigation.
The table below gives an indication of how VAT fraud has increased over the past three financial years.
Increase in convictions in VAT fraud: fictitious entities and fictitious invoices
| Financial year | Cases convicted |
| 2014/2015 | 32 |
| 2015/2016 | 23 |
| 2017/2018 | 57 |
| 2018/2019 *April-Sept |
30 |
Internal fraud
Within our own backyard, SARS follows an emphatic zero tolerance approach to fraud and corruption, Ms Mokola notes. “SARS officials, without fear or favour, are duly reported to the South African Police Service (SAPS) and dismissed for fraudulent or corrupt activities when found guilty.”
Compared to the first six months of the previous financial year, there has been a sharp increase in the number of employees who have been sanctioned, dismissed or resigned following investigations by the Fraud Investigations Unit. So far this year, SARS has sanctioned 51 employees and dismissed 9 while 31 have resigned in connection with suspected fraudulent activities.
This is mainly due to a sharp increase in resignations (31 for the first six months of this year, vs 13 for the whole of last year). In this regard, we have noticed an increase in unauthorised interference in taxpayer matters, which have increased by 40% to 11 resignations, up from 2 during the previous year. There has also been a significant increase in resignations related to investigations into abuse of Customs & Excise processes: from 5 in 2017, to 10 in 2018. Customs fraud and corruption remain the biggest internal risk for SARS, she said.
“A positive developing trend is the significant increase in the reporting of suspected criminal activities by SARS employees. Between April and September this year, employees reported 158 or 89% of all cases, compared to only 94 cases reported during the comparative time last year.
“While I believe this is indicative of a desire amongst employees with integrity to rebuild trust in the organisation, it may also indicate that external parties are not using our economic crimes reporting channels to their full potential. In this regard we wish to appeal to the public to report suspected criminal activities of staff members and external parties alike,” Makola said.
She appealed to members of the public to please report suspicious activities by phoning the SARS Anti-Corruption Line on 0800002870, or via the SARS website under Report Tax Crime.
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14 November 2018 – R10-million suspected counterfeit goods bust in Western Cape
Wednesday, 14 November 2018 – SARS Customs officials intercepted suspected counterfeit clothing and shoes valued at approximately R10 722 364 in the Western Cape over the weekend.
The incident happened during a special high-visibility operation at Rawsonville Weighbridge off the N1 – 20 km south of Worcester on Saturday.
The operation saw traffic and Customs officials redirecting all trucks carrying goods from the N1 to the Weighbridge, in order to detect possible illicit goods and collect all revenue due.
Customs officials decided to search a truck carrying two vessel containers, one 20ft, the other 40ft, en route to Johannesburg from Cape Town.
After opening the 20ft container, officers discovered what seemed to be second hand truck tyres and rims.
They then opened the 40ft container where they found heavy machinery, heavy boxes of unbranded goods, rubber sheets etc.
However, further inspections revealed boxes containing branded clothing and footwear hidden at the back of the container.
There were a total of 86 boxes containing the following brands and quantities:
- 1500 pairs Lacoste Takkies
- 2200 pairs Nike Takkies
- 1936 Adidas T-shirts
- 96 pairs John Foster shoes
The goods were confiscated and detained for further investigation.
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