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News24.com | SACP explains how the Guptas ‘became Zuma’s tongue’
Johannesburg – The “parasitic bourgeoisie” in the form of the Gupta family is the greatest threat facing the tripartite alliance and has contributed to its deterioration, the SACP said on Wednesday.
The Gupta family was a parasitic network which needed more urgent attention than monopoly capitalism as it posed the greatest threat to the national democratic revolution, SACP first deputy general secretary Solly Mapaila said at the party’s 14th congress. He was delivering a report on the state of the organisation.
“If we can’t deal with them we will not be able to deal with monopoly capital as a whole,” he said.
The SACP has repeatedly voiced its disapproval of the Gupta family, which has close ties to President Jacob Zuma. It allegedly influenced appointments to Cabinet and to the boards of state-owned enterprises in order to benefit its business interests.
Taking an example from biology, he provided an analogy in which the Gupta family was the parasite cymothoa exigua, or tongue-eating louse, and Zuma its host, a fish.
He explained that the parasite enters the fish through the gills, settles on its tongue and sucks its blood until the tongue atrophies and falls off. It then becomes the fish’s tongue and the two need one another to survive.
“The fight against the parasite is extremely important for the communist party.”
If they could not get hold of it, they would deal with the fish itself, he said.
He repeated the SACP’s call for Zuma to go. His protracted stay at the helm was exacerbating the movement’s problems.
Providing some insight into the friction within the tripartite alliance, he told delegates that the SACP and ANC had not had any meetings since the communists called for Zuma to be removed as president. Trade union federation Cosatu received the same treatment from the ANC when it made similar calls.
The congress ends on Saturday.
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News24.com | Former Brazilian President sentenced to 9 and a half years for corruption
Rio de Janeiro — Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was convicted of corruption and money laundering on Wednesday, the most high-profile conviction yet in a sweeping graft investigation that has jailed dozens of the Latin American country’s elite.
Federal Judge Sergio Moro sentenced Silva to nine and half years in jail, but the former leader will remain free while an appeal is heard.
The decision was widely expected, even by Silva’s own defence team, but is still stunning: The charismatic leader left office with sky-high popularity and is credited with pulling millions of Brazilians out of poverty and turning Latin America’s largest nation and South Africa’s BRICS partner into an important player on the world stage.
In many quarters in Brazil, the man known simply as Lula remains revered — both for his economic policies and his role in fighting for democracy during the country’s dictatorship — and the 71-year-old is a front-runner for next year’s presidential elections.
The case is part of a massive corruption investigation centred on state-run oil giant Petrobras that has led to the conviction of dozens of business executives and politicians.
Silva was accused of receiving a beachfront apartment and repairs to the property as kickbacks from construction company OAS. Prosecutors also alleged OAS paid to store Silva’s belongings, but Moro dismissed that part of the case.
The judge ordered that the apartment be confiscated.
The former president has said the charges are completely unfounded, and his defiant testimony in the case was billed as a showdown between himself and Moro. Both men are seen as national heroes by some parts of Brazilian society.
“The present conviction does not bring this judge any personal satisfaction. Quite the contrary, it is regrettable that a former president be criminally convicted,” Moro wrote in his decision. “It doesn’t matter how high you are, the law is still above you.”
Moro said he did not order Silva’s immediate arrest because the conviction of a president is such a serious matter that he felt an appeal should be heard first.
A former union leader who became the country’s first working class president, Silva served from 2003 to 2010.
The case will now be heard by a group of magistrates. If they uphold the conviction, Brazilian law says that Silva would be barred from seeking office. Moro also ruled that Silva should be barred from public office for 19 years.
The sentence by Moro – whose wide popularity in Brazil for his anti-corruption work has prompted some to see him as a possible presidential candidate – fed into broader political ructions in Brazil.
Impeachment
Lula’s chosen successor, Dilma Rousseff, was impeached and booted from office in 2016, with Michel Temer, her vice president, taking over the reins.
Two weeks ago, Moro sentenced an influential minister in the Lula and Rousseff governments, Antonio Palocci, to 12 years in prison for corruption.
Lawyers for Silva did not immediately respond to requests for comment, but the chairperson of his Workers’ Party dismissed the conviction.
“Judge Moro did what the media and the anti-Lula public opinion wanted,” said Gleisi Hoffmann. “This is an embarrassing conviction, without evidence.”
Sport24.co.za | Morkel out to banish no-ball blues
Nottingham – South Africa fast bowler Morne Morkel is disappointed but philosophical about holding the unwanted record for most Test wickets overturned by no-balls.
Morkel took his tally to 13 in the act of over-stepping when he bowled Ben Stokes in South Africa’s 211-run first Test defeat by England at Lord’s last week.
With the Proteas looking to level the four-match series at 1-1 in the second Test at Nottingham’s Trent Bridge, Morkel said of the Stokes ‘wicket’: “It’s not the first no-ball I’ve bowled in my life.
“It’s not going to end my career,” the 32-year-old also told reporters at Trent Bridge on Wednesday.
“It’s 13, yes — world record.
“Somebody needs to hold it. It’s 13 wickets I’d like to have in the bank, but it wasn’t meant to be.”
Morkel, a veteran of 75 Tests, added: “It’s part of the game. (England) also bowled a couple of no-balls that could have easily taken a wicket.”
But Dean Elgar, who skippered the Proteas at Lord’s but will hand over to returning captain Faf du Plessis in Nottingham, described some of South Africa’s mistakes, including dropped catches and no-balls, in the first Test as “non-negotiables”.
“It’s not acceptable – it’s a controllable sort of thing,” Morkel said. “I can’t make excuses.
“I need a lot of rhythm, and timing for me is crucial, and I felt the more I bowled in that Test the better my timing was.
“Unfortunately, I did bowl that no-ball, and that’s the sort of thing you don’t want, to give quality players extra lives … you’re going to get punished.
“The only thing I can do is keep on working on getting that foot behind the line.
“I think it’s just a rush of blood to the head, wanting to create something with the older ball.”
Morkel will have additional responsibility after fellow paceman Kagiso Rabada was banned from the second Test as a result of swearing at Stokes at Lord’s.
“Obviously, we’re going to miss ‘KG’ – an ability to bowl long spells fast, with a lot of energy, of course we’re going to miss that,” said Morkel.
“You can’t lie about that … but it’s an opportunity for another guy to step into his place and put his hand up.
“We just need to put whatever happened in the last Test behind us, with KG, with everything, and just focus on Friday.”
eNCA | Blade Nzimande re-elected SACP General Secretary unopposed
JOHANNESBURG – The SACP has electing its new leadership.
Blade Nzimande has been re-elected unopposed. While his deputy, Jeremy Cronin, was unavailable for re-election.
JUST IN; #SACP Leadership election; Blade Nzimande is re-elected unopposed after being nominated by 10 provinces (including YCL)
— Thulasizwe Simelane (@ThulasSims) July 12, 2017
Solly Mapaila has been elected as first deputy General Secretary.
RECAP; Position of #SACP 1st Deputy General Secretary (now held by Mapaila) became vacant after Jeremy Cronin decided to bow out.
— Thulasizwe Simelane (@ThulasSims) July 12, 2017
JUST IN: #SACP Leadership election; Solly Mapaila elected 1st Deputy GS. Deafening applause!! Delegates break into song
— Thulasizwe Simelane (@ThulasSims) July 12, 2017
JUST IN; #SACP Leadership election; Chris Mathlako elected unopposed as 2nd General Secretary.
— Thulasizwe Simelane (@ThulasSims) July 12, 2017
Joyce Moloi-Moropa has been elected unopposed as national treasurer.
Senzeni Zokwana has been re-elected as National Chairperson.
eNCA’s Thulasizwe spoke to new First deputy General Secretary, Solly Mapaila to ask about rumours circulating that he had initially not wanted to put himself in the running for a position in the new leadership.
Earlier, Cyril Ramaphosa urged the party to stay within the alliance, saying they are stronger together.
He called on delegates to expose those implicated in state capture, saying money gained from state capture should be recouped.
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eNCA | WATCH: The battles shaping the State of Capture Inquiry
JOHANNESBURG – Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane is fighting President Jacob Zuma’s court bid to take control of an urgent judicial inquiry into state capture.
She says Zuma’s legal application has little prospect of success.
President Jacob Zuma has gone to court to fight former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela’s order that Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng – and not him – determine which judge will lead the State Capture inquiry.
Mkhwebane says Zuma’s deeply implicated in allegations of state capture, which means he shouldn’t decide how the inquiry must operate.
The inquiry will probe allegations that Zuma’s friends, the Gupta family, and his son, Duduzane have been controlling the appointments of certain Ministers and illegally benefiting from lucrative state contracts.
Mkwebane doesn’t want the President’s court challenge to delay the establishment of an inquiry.
President Zuma has a different take on the matter. He said in May this year : “Let me place it on record that there is no opposition from either the government or the Presidency to the calls for the commission into the said State Capture. What has caused a delay is the manner in which the former Public Protector directed the inquiry should be done, which infringes on the powers of the President.”
Madonsela urged Zuma to allow Mogoeng to initiate the State Capture inquiry – and to seek legal clarity on his powers in a separate application that would not cause any further delays.
“The President has a fork here around does he put emphasis on the academic issue of what are his powers? Or does he put emphasis on the real issue here: that currently we have a dysfunctional state,” Madonsela told eNCA’s Karyn Maughan last month. She spoke to eNCA’s Jeremy Maggs.
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Health24.com | How stress affects your body
These days we’re constantly on the go and we’re constantly “switched on”.
We access our emails from our phones in the evenings and over weekends, we have multiple conversations across different programmes (Skype, WhatsApp) and every time someone likes a Facebook post or Instagram photo our phones ping with an alert.
There is never any down time!
“A constant demand to be switched on and perform not only results in the experience of stress but also exhausts your energy supplies and actually leads to impaired performance over time,” says clinical psychologist Dr Colinda Linde.
“Think about why your smart phone switches to hibernate mode, why your car idles at the red light. It’s not functional or efficient to be switched on all the time.”
3 ways stress affects your body
1. Relationships, especially the more intimate ones, tend to suffer when the demands of work or life become too much to handle.
2. Mood shifts occur when there is chronic stress, especially if it is inescapable, for example in a challenging economic situation.
3. Stress also causes behavioural changes that can affect sleep patterns. You cannot fall asleep or stay asleep due to a busy mind, or you’re waking in the early hours and unable to return to sleep. You may find you are unable to get going without excessive stimulants like caffeine or sugar. Stress can also cause you to sleep too much, often as an escape from having to deal with your reality.
Learn to fight stress
“Stress is about a relationship between demands and resources,” explains Dr Linde. “When you know a demand is coming, for example a deadline or a difficult conversation; or you’re experiencing a clear stressor, for example being sick, taking part in an argument, or having lost something, the best response is to find a resource to help you cope with the additional demand.”
Dr Linde suggests taking time off for a nap, finding a mediator who can help with the conflict or delegating (and asking) for help on a project.
Next, take stock of your demands and resources. Identify where your good resources are and keep them close. Replace any “fake” resources (sugar, caffeine, alcohol, excessive sleep or procrastination) with healthy (functional) ones.
Dr Linde’s quick fixes are:
1. Name it: Awareness is the first step in knowing what the problem is.
2. Take a mini break: You need to take a break every hour, even if it’s just walking around the space you’re in. Set an alarm if you need to.
3. Rest your eyes: Give your eyes a one-minute break.
4. Check for dehydration: Symptoms of dehydration can feel like stress and low mood, check when last you had water.
5. Exercise: Combine exercise with playtime (with children or pets), or combine walking or gym and chat time (with friend or partner).
6. Make time: Consciously schedule times throughout the week to work, rest and play.
Know when to ask for help
“It’s about quality of life,” says Dr Linde. “When demands outweigh resources for too long, you’ll find that you’re simply going through the motions every day and wishing your life away (until the weekend). You’re living in grey without colour or meaning to your day.”
She also warns of destructive self-harm behaviour: abusing alcohol to sleep, needing several coffees to get going; reliance on over-the-counter medications, inability to make decisions or complete tasks, inability to focus and inability to regulate your emotions.
“You may also experience impulsive behaviour like overspending, over-eating, gambling, driving too fast, booking a holiday you can’t afford or shouldn’t be taking, all just to escape the stressful environment. Unfortunately, stress comes with you, and the quick fix of buying now doesn’t last, plus it can cause additional problems – and stress – if you don’t have the money.”
If any of these symptoms or behaviours last for two weeks or more, you may need help. “Contact SADAG, your GP or even a homeopath,” urges Dr Linde. “If you start having thoughts of self-harm or suicide – ‘I could just drive into this wall, then I don’t have to deal with anything anymore’ – please seek help urgently.”
Practical help
Dr Linde runs a practical workshop where you can learn practical and simple methods for dealing with stress. “Stress is part of life, it cannot be avoided,” she says. “You need to learn how to ride the wave.”
Visit her website for more information about the workshop.
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