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Cape Town – Proteas coach Ottis Gibson hinted that the side could call-up Test opener Dean Elgar for the one-day squad and possibly the Cricket World Cup next year.
Gibson spoke to reporters on Monday to give some insight to the Proteas plans for the showcase event in England and Wales in 2019.
READ: Ottis Gibson ‘shocked’ by AB retirement
Elgar, who has only played six ODIs for the Proteas thus far, has impressed this summer for Surrey.
Elgar has made seven appearances on his second stint at the club with three coming in the County Championship and four in the Royal London One-Day Cup.
So far, the Proteas opening batsman scored 402 runs across nine innings, at an average of 44.66.
On Sunday, Elgar fell 13 runs short of a century as his 87 helped to push Surrey to a six-wicket win over Essex.
Gibson suggested that with the sudden retirement of AB de Villiers, Elgar’s experience in England could be vital for next year’s all-important World Cup.
“One of the things I said earlier on was that when it comes to picking a team for a World Cup, we will pick guys that we believe can go and perform in those conditions,” said Gibson.
“Dean playing county cricket now puts himself in the picture obviously.
“When you look at his record playing white ball cricket, he is not out of the picture. But since I’ve been here, we haven’t looked at Dean (for the one day squad),” said the Proteas coach.
“But now with what’s happened with AB and you’re looking at experience in English conditions, someone like Dean – I would imagine – will come into the conversation.”
Gibson’s next assignment will be in July when the Proteas tour Sri Lanka to play two Tests, five ODIs and a solitary T20I.
Police have fired teargas and stun grenades at a crowd that gathered outside Chatsworth police station in Durban on Monday.
Local CPF member Zain Kassim said the residents had gathered to demand justice for nine-year-old Sadia Sukhraj.
Sukhraj was shot dead, apparently by hijackers, while in a car with her father near a school in Shallcross.
Read more here: 9-year-old girl shot dead in apparent KZN hijacking
Rescue Care paramedics spokesperson Garrith Jamieson said earlier that the shooting occurred near the Marklands Secondary School.
Sadia was taken to Chatsmed Hospital, where she was declared dead.
“The community wants the suspect in custody. The protest got a little bit out of control,” Kassim said.
Police spokesperson Captain Nqobile Gwala could not be reached for comment.
The NPA’s Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU), which recently obtained a provisional restraint order against eight accused in the Estina Vrede Dairy project, has failed miserably, a legal expert has said.
Advocate Deon Pool told News24 on Monday that the first mistake the NPA made was to advertise in the media that they were going after the assets.
“A preservation order, by nature, is done in chambers and it is supposed to be a secret,” Pool said, shortly after the Free State High Court ruled in favour of Gupta-linked companies and individuals who challenged a provisional restraint order targeting assets estimated at R250m.
The restraint order was obtained in April, but the criminal case is still pending.
“The first time they did it, they failed miserably and, the second time, they also failed miserably. They did not learn from their mistakes,” Pool said.
He said Judge Philip Loubser had highlighted in his ruling that the affidavit prepared by the NPA was lacking, and that the allegations made amounted to speculation.
“One would expect that the matter that carries such high profile would at least be considered along the lines of, ‘do we at least have enough?’.
“One would think that [National Prosecuting Authority head] Shaun Abrahams would at least read affidavits and ensure that [it is] water tight and not challenged. The bottom line is that is it concerning that the judge said this is incompetence.”
‘We are on track’
Pool also added that the NPA’s loss did not mean that they could not proceed with the case.
Meanwhile, NPA spokesperson Luvuyo Mfaku said they would be filing a forfeiture application soon, adding that their loss was not a reflection of the strength of their criminal case against the eight accused.
“Look, when you take a matter to court, you expect to be challenged, and this one was no different, and what you must recall is that we still have a preservation order that is standing for assets worth more than R140m,” Mfaku said.
“The information that was included in our application was based purely on the charge sheet. When it comes to the criminal case, we are on track. They [the accused] are not acquitted and will still appear in a criminal court, and we have got evidence that we believe that our chances of success are very reasonable.”
The NPA also suffered a huge setback in March when the High Court in Bloemfontein ruled in favour of controversial Gupta brother Atul in his application to have a preservation order, obtained against him by the NPA’s Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU), set aside.
Judge Fouche Jordaan ruled at the time that the R10m in Gupta’s accounts be unfrozen.
He, however, amended his previous order pertaining to Gupta-linked companies and Bank of Baroda.
The AFU had initially wanted R220m preserved.
8 arrests
In February, eight people were arrested during raids at various locations, including the Gupta compound in Saxonwold and their offices in Sandton.
They are Estina director Kamal Vasram, former directors at the Guptas’ holding company Oakbay – Varun Gupta, Ronica Ragavan, Nazeem Howa and Ashu Chawla – and Free State officials Peter Thabethe, Sylvia Dlamini and Takisi Masiteng.
Luxury vehicles, immovable properties and bank accounts were some of the assets which are subject to the provisional restraint order.
One hundred black emerging farmers were promised five cows each as part of the empowerment scheme, but they never received them.
Gifted to the Gupta-linked Estina in 2013 under a free 99-year lease by the provincial agriculture department, the farm has been one of the most scandalous transactions between the Guptas and a government entity.
The #GuptaLeaks revealed in 2017 how at least R30m paid to the Guptas, via the farm, ended up funding the family’s lavish Sun City wedding in 2013.
JOHANNESBURG – Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille was in the news again on Monday night, but this time on the other side of the mic as an anchor on eNCA’s “As It Happens”.
She interviewed Jonathan Jansen, former vice-chancellor at the University of Free State and now education professor at Stellenbosch University.
De Lille appeared to be an old pro as she asked him why, with so much money allocated to education, were children still drowning in pit toilets, and what the role of parents should be in education.
Prof Jansen is the guest, he says he’s a fan of Ashwin and Pat thanks him for contributing in our education and we have a lot to do. #AsItHappens
— KhayelihleKhumalo (@KhayaJames) May 28, 2018
Viewers asked about her battle with the DA.
#AsItHappens @PatriciaDeLille‘s response to the much talked about SMS. My name has been smeared in public and it must be cleared. pic.twitter.com/Q9ipTJ3bI4
— KhayelihleKhumalo (@KhayaJames) May 28, 2018
De Lille says I can’t decide my future now, I need to clear my name and I love my country. #AsItHappens pic.twitter.com/gztXjtQ68V
— KhayelihleKhumalo (@KhayaJames) May 28, 2018
De Lille started the programme by highlighting the need for child protection.:
Let’s act each day to put an end to child abuse. Each one of us has a role to play in this fight. Let us hold our children in the highest regard as they should be and ensure that their rights are a lived reality. https://t.co/ZdfcyeiX0K
— Patricia de Lille (@PatriciaDeLille) May 28, 2018
De Lille’s only slip was was at the end when she mispronounced the name of Tuesday’s guest anchor, ANC elections head Fikile Mbalula.
#AsItHappens tomorrow will be Fikile Mamambalula @PatriciaDeLille @MbalulaFikile pic.twitter.com/KIo69oho9f
— JR (@JRmuiladi) May 28, 2018
eNCA
While the debate rages on about the support from government regarding the issue of adequate access to sanitary products for women in South Africa, doctors continue to warn about potential health risks.
In 2011, then-President Jacob Zuma, in his State of the Nation address, highlighted the need for services related to sanitary towels for the indigent.
This statement was important in creating discussion within the political sphere surrounding access to sanitary products. However, as we observe Menstrual Hygiene Day more than seven years later, it has emerged that little progress has been made.
Meanwhile, around the rest of the world, various initiatives continue to create positive change for women and girls.
In South Africa, however, women and girls are missing school due to not having access to appropriate menstrual products. Another problem is that they’re substituting inappropriate “products” that are putting their health at risk for pads and tampons.
Dangers
According to Brenda McCann, project co-coordinator of Subz Pants and Pads, women and girls struggle to access sanitary wear because of lack of funds or an access to shops.
“This then results in the use of rags, leaves, corn cobs and anything else that can assist during their menstrual cycle. This is in no way hygienic and results in infections and illness,” says McCann, whose company manufactures washable, reusable sanitary pads.
Dr Trudy Smith, Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at Netcare Parklane agrees, “Whether you choose to use a menstrual cup or a tampon or a pad, they are generally sterile. TSS (toxic shock syndrome) is the major complication, particularly in women who keep their tampons in for too long… “
“The dangers of not using appropriate material for menstruation is from a hygienic and infectious perspective… TSS is a result of a bacteria, which accumulates in dead blood cells, for want of a better word.”
Studies show that by not regularly changing menstrual products or using incorrect materials, this may lead to women and girls developing yeast infections, UTIs, reproductive tract infections and fungal infections. In severe cases this may lead to infertility.
Wearing a soiled sanitary pad for a prolonged period of time can also cause skin irritations around the genital area. Leaving a tampon in for longer than 8 hours increases your risk of contracting toxic shock syndrome.
Girls from poorer communities may not have access to health care facilities either, a lack of clean sanitary products may then create a ripple effect in the health and well-being of these girls.
Cost issue
South Africa is one of the many countries that have added a tax on menstrual products. This adds further strain on women and girls from underprivileged communities. On average, a female spends R300 to R600 a year on sanitary pads. Should they prefer to use tampons, females can expect to spend R500 to R600 a year. Menstruation cups cost about R250 once off and should be replaced annually.
However, according to the Department of Women, a submission was made this month, by the department, to the Independent Task Team of the National Treasury to review the items that are listed as zero-rated for VAT. The submission was made for the Task Team to consider adding sanitary dignity products to the zero-rated list.
Disrupted education
Not only is the health and well-being of these girls and women compromised as a result of lack of resources, for many young girls in South Africa, that time of the month means staying out of school as well. This is especially true for girls in rural areas where resources are not readily available and food for the household takes precedence over sanitary products.
Research shows that in 2016, there were 2.6 million girls aged 9 to 20. Many of these girls were not attending school due to their inability to pay school fees. It is estimated that this is the group of girls and women who potentially would be unable to afford sanitary products during their menstruation period.
Going forward
In March of this year, Minister of Women in the Presidency Bathabile Dlamini said that primary and secondary schools would soon receive free sanitary towels. During a brief with Parliament’s Multiparty Women’s Caucus, she said, “Pads must be free for school kids. Children now start menstruating at the age of nine. It’s young children, let’s start with something we are going to win. We must start with children and we will go gradually.”
The Sanitary Dignity Programme, run by the Department of Women, aims to provide low income schools, state owned universities, mental institutions, correctional facilities and various other care facilities with sanitary towels. The programme also includes reproductive, menstrual and hygiene education for women and girls at these facilities. The department has kick-started three pilot projects in the Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga and KZN.
Image credit: WASH United/MH Day
PARIS – Mamoudou Gassama, the young Malian hailed as a hero in France for scaling a multi-storey building to rescue a child hanging from a balcony, is no stranger to danger.
The 22-year-old “Spiderman”, who was honoured by President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace and offered French citizenship, braved the Sahara desert, Libyan gangs and the Mediterranean Sea during his long odyssey to Europe.
In 2013, the shy youth from the southwestern Malian town of Yaguine hit the migrant trail, which claims thousands of lives each year.
“I had no means to live and no one to help me”, Gassama, who followed an older brother to France, explained to Macron.
He travelled through Burkina Faso and Niger north to Libya, the main launching pad for clandestine crossings to Europe.
He spent a year working in Libya, where armed gangs prey on migrants, routinely kidnapping them for ransom and even sometimes enslaving them.
“I suffered a lot,” he said. “We were caught and beaten but I did not lose hope.”
A year later, he sailed to Italy in one of the packed migrant boats that regularly sink. “It was terrible. There were a lot of people,” he told France’s BFM news channel.
From there he continued on last year to France, where he joined relatives in the eastern Paris suburb of Montreuil, nicknamed “Little Bamako” after its large Malian population.
His home, which he shares with relatives, is a cramped 15-square-metre room in a migrant workers’ hostel, with a mattress on the floor for a bed.
Gassama, who did not seek asylum in France, making him an economic migrant at risk of deportation, has been doing odd jobs in construction.
But his life changed dramatically on Saturday when he came to the rescue of a four-year-old boy who was spotted dangling from a balcony on the fourth-floor of a building in northern Paris.
“I did not think twice,” Gassama, who happened to be walking by, told Macron, adding “I went straight up.”
A real-life #Spiderman
Malian immigrant Mamoudou Gassama is being hailed as a hero after power-climbing his way up a four-story building in Paris to rescue a dangling child: https://t.co/I0uOCpQrjd pic.twitter.com/EF10BKy8PP
— dwnews (@dwnews) May 28, 2018
An example for millions
The video of him pulling himself up from balcony to balcony with supreme ease has been viewed millions of times on social media, propelling him to stardom.
On Monday morning he was ferried to the Elysee Palace for an audience with the president, who listened smiling to his account of the rescue and presented him with a medal for his bravery.
VIDEO: Mamoudou Gassama, migrant hero who saved dangling child, is rewarded with legalization papers, offers of French citizenship and job as firefighter https://t.co/L2z1tIkBpW pic.twitter.com/43kbCbIshE
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) May 28, 2018
“I’m pleased because it’s the first time I’ve received a trophy like that,” Gassama said afterwards.
“We proud of him,” his older brother Birama, 54, told AFP, describing his sibling, a keen footballer, as someone who “likes to help others”.
Not only will Gassama receive a French passport, Macron offered the plucky youth with preternatural agility a job with the fire service.
“You have become an example because millions of people have seen you. It is only right that the nation be grateful,” Macron told him.
In a statement, the fire department said Gassama embodied the values of the service, adding: “We are ready to welcome him on board!”
AFP