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“We Need To Plan For Future Pandemics” President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on the international community to invest in healthcare, with the intention of safely emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic while managing to avert another potential health crisis. “As we emerge from the worst of the pandemic, we need to build more robust pandemic response systems. We need to give attention to the establishment of a Global Health Council that collaborates with the WHO to support regional and national response mechanisms,” Ramaphosa said. “We need to invest in our national health systems, understanding that these are vital to the health of our people and the sustainability of our economies” “In our case, for example, we have had to respond to the fragmentation of our health system, integrating services between the public and private sectors and improving coordination between the different spheres of government,” Ramaphosa said. “We improved our capacity to do genomic analysis, relied more on scientific evidence to manage the pandemic, improved diagnostics and increased oxygen supplies”
President Cyril Ramaphosa While South Africa’s vaccination rollout begins to gain momentum, President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on world leaders to come together to ensure that poorer nations are also able to administer jabs. Ramaphosa said this was not only a moral imperative, but also a critical
step towards achieving global vaccination and ending the pandemic. “None of us can hope to be safe unless we are all safe,” he said. The president further emphasised that vaccine production around the world needed to be urgently increased. “Among other things, we need all countries to support the call for a
limited waiver on intellectual property rights as a mechanism to promote rapid, equitable access. This will allow countries to allow the use of intellectual property, share technologies to produce vaccines and therapeutics, lower prices and expedite distribution to everyone, everywhere,” Ramaphosa said.
26 May 2021
Three Ships Whisky Does SA Proud With Seven International Awards South Africa’s multi-award winning Three Ships Whisky once again proved why it stands tall among the best whisky producers in the world – taking home no less than seven soughtafter awards at the prestigious San Francisco World Spirits Competition (SFWSC) 2021 – among these a top Best in Show award for its Three Ships Whisky 5-Year-Old. This superior blend of malt and grain whiskies with its full peaty character and smooth finish was named Best Other Whisky and earned a double gold medal. This is a first for South African whisky and an exceptional moment. THREE SHIPS WHISKY SCOOPS SFWSC AWARDS In addition, Three Ships Whisky scooped another two Double Golds for the Three Ships Whisky 10-Year-Old Single Malt and Three Ships Whisky 11-Year-Old Single Malt Shiraz Cask Finish – part of Master Distiller Andy Watt’s annual limited-edition Master’s Collection; a Gold for the Three Ships Whisky 9 Year Old Fino Cask Finish – also a limited edition Master’s Collection release; a Silver for its Three Ships Whisky 12-Year-Old Single Malt Whisky; and a Bronze medal for the Three Ships Select Whisky. Acknowledged as one of the world’s
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most prestigious spirits competitions, the SFWSC is noted for the quality of its world-class judges, many of whom are renowned experts in their fields. Its medals and awards are ranked among the worlds’ most esteemed. Internationally respected master distiller andy watts Led by internationally respected master distiller Andy Watts, who was recently inducted into Whisky Magazine’s Whisky Hall of Fame for his life-long commitment to the South African whisky industry, the team behind the Three Ships Whisky range produces whiskies of exceptional quality and versatility at the James Sedgwick Distillery in Wellington outside of Cape Town. It is the continent’s only commercial whisky distillery – where Watts has produced the globally awarded South African Three Ships Whisky and Bain’s Cape Mountain Whisky ranges for the past 37 years. Sa whisky in the spotlight “These awards are very important to us because they place south african whisky firmly in the spotlight – not only as a contender but a winner of global
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awards – competing among the best in the world,” said watts. “Over the years it’s been our mission to change the way local whisky is perceived, and I believe this is happening now.” ‘The fact that a south african whisky secured a lion’s share of medals in this category of the sfwsc is a grand acknowledgement that our own country’s contribution to international whisky making is something to be proud of. Our own whiskies are now recognised and awarded as among the best, globally,’ he explained.
Self Defence Not A Valid Reason To Own A Gun In SA South Africans will not be allowed to own guns for self defence under a newlyrevived legislative proposal. The Civilian Secretariat for Police Service (CSP) on Friday published a call for public comment on a 2021 draft of the Firearms Control Amendment Bill in the Government Gazette. Despite a promise in that notice, it did not publish the actual contents of the draft law on its badly outdated website – but revealed in a summary that it contains an effort to restrict gun ownership that is likely to be controversial. The draft law seeks to “provide for the applicant for a firearm [licence] to provide a valid reason for possessing a firearm”, said the CSP in its description of the Bill. It then provides “that no firearm licenses may be issued for self-defence purposes”. The government seemingly contemplated such a move years ago, but never pulled the trigger. Years later a new draft leaked, in which self defence had been removed as a reason to own a gun. That draft never formally made it into the public domain, and the entire effort to update firearm legislation faded from public view. The 2021 draft of the law contains numerous provisions to restrict firearms in private possession, many of which overlap with the 2015 effort, according to the CSPs summary. If the law passes, there would be new limits on the amount of ammunition gun owners may hold, and on how many firearms hunters and sport shooters may possess. The law would also provide for firearms to be seized from anyone charged with domestic violence or harassment, under a system in which their licences are suspended. Public comments on the draft are due within 44 days, as of Saturday.
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26 May 2021
6 Zandspruit vigilante attack accused in court Police Minister General Bheki Cele has called for a thorough investigation into police action following the deaths of eight men in Zandspruit last week. Cele visited the informal settlement in Johannesburg at the weekend. Cele was joined by MEC of Community Safety in Gauteng, Faith Mazibuko and the pair met with local police management to get a briefing on what transpired. Cele also demanded answers as to why it took police hours to respond to the scene. It is alleged that nine men were kidnapped in Zandspruit on 19 May. The group was taken to a local soccer field where their hands were bound and they were beaten with sticks, steel pipes, wooden poles and sjamboks. The group was also stoned, their bodies doused with paraffin and petrol then set alight. Reports claim that some of the youngsters were necklaced. Four declared dead at the scene ER24’s Russel Meiring said medics attended to the scene at around 8am. “On arrival, medics found nine men bound, lying in the middle of the field near a smouldering tire. A large gathering of community members had circled the area. Medics assessed the men and found that four had already succumbed to their numerous burn
wounds. “Nothing could be done for them, and they were declared dead. Five other men were found with multiple burn wounds and were in critical condition,” he said. Meiring said the injured were treated, provided advanced life support interventions before they were transported to nearby provincial hospitals for urgent care. Eight of the nine died. The group was accused of orchestrating and carrying out a number of crimes in the local community. Improved service delivery needed In his address to the community gathered at the local sports grounds, where the murders took place, Minister Cele told residents that he is convinced the community of Zandspruit deserves improved service delivery. He has further ordered an urgent probe into why the police response time was slow on the morning of the attacks and has called for heads to roll. “There is no doubt police in this area have many challenges due to the ever increasing population size and poor living conditions that impede on crime fighting efforts, however some of the problems faced by the police are self made,” Cele said. He said it was disheartening to hear that calls were made to the police while the
youngsters were still alive but yet police vans took hours to respond. “This is why I have tasked the provincial commissioner to get to the bottom of these claims and I expect answers in the coming days,” he said. A police task team has been put together to look at other identified problems within the station as well as relook at all cold cases that have been dragging on with little to no conclusion. Suspects due in court At least six people have since been
Three Ships Whisky Does SA Proud With Seven International Awards South Africa’s multi-award winning Three Ships Whisky once again proved why it stands tall among the best whisky producers in the world – taking home no less than seven soughtafter awards at the prestigious San Francisco World Spirits Competition (SFWSC) 2021 – among these a top Best in Show award for its Three Ships Whisky 5-Year-Old. This superior blend of malt and grain whiskies with its full peaty character and smooth finish was named Best Other Whisky and earned a double gold medal. This is a first for South African whisky and an exceptional moment. THREE SHIPS WHISKY SCOOPS SFWSC AWARDS In addition, Three Ships Whisky scooped another two Double Golds for the Three Ships Whisky 10-Year-Old Single Malt and Three Ships Whisky 11-Year-Old Single Malt Shiraz Cask Finish – part of Master Distiller Andy Watt’s annual limited-edition Master’s Collection; a Gold for the Three Ships Whisky 9 Year Old Fino Cask Finish – also a limited edition Master’s Collection release; a Silver for its Three Ships Whisky 12-Year-Old Single Malt Whisky; and a Bronze medal for the Three Ships Select Whisky. Acknowledged as one of the world’s
most prestigious spirits competitions, the SFWSC is noted for the quality of its world-class judges, many of whom are renowned experts in their fields. Its medals and awards are ranked among the worlds’ most esteemed. Internationally respected master distiller andy watts Led by internationally respected master distiller Andy Watts, who was recently inducted into Whisky Magazine’s Whisky Hall of Fame for his life-long commitment to the South African whisky industry, the team behind the Three Ships Whisky range produces whiskies of exceptional quality and versatility at the James Sedgwick Distillery in Wellington outside of Cape Town. It is the continent’s only commercial whisky distillery – where Watts has produced the globally awarded South African Three Ships Whisky and Bain’s Cape Mountain Whisky ranges for the past 37 years. Sa whisky in the spotlight “These awards are very important to us because they place south african whisky firmly in the spotlight – not only as a contender but a winner of global
awards – competing among the best in the world,” said watts. “Over the years it’s been our mission to change the way local whisky is perceived, and I believe this is happening now.” ‘The fact that a south african whisky secured a lion’s share of medals in this category of the sfwsc is a grand acknowledgement that our own country’s contribution to international whisky making is something to be proud of. Our own whiskies are now recognised and awarded as among the best, globally,’ he explained.
arrested in connection with the murders. Gauteng police spokesperson, Captain Kay Makhubele, confirmed the arrests, adding that they are expecting more people to be arrested. The accused are due to appear in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday. The suspects face charges of murder, attempted murder and kidnapping. Cele’s spokesperson Lirandzu Themba says the minister will have a follow-up visit in the next month.
Self Defence Not A Valid Reason To Own A Gun In SA South Africans will not be allowed to own guns for self defence under a newlyrevived legislative proposal. The Civilian Secretariat for Police Service (CSP) on Friday published a call for public comment on a 2021 draft of the Firearms Control Amendment Bill in the Government Gazette. Despite a promise in that notice, it did not publish the actual contents of the draft law on its badly outdated website – but revealed in a summary that it contains an effort to restrict gun ownership that is likely to be controversial. The draft law seeks to “provide for the applicant for a firearm [licence] to provide a valid reason for possessing a firearm”, said the CSP in its description of the Bill. It then provides “that no firearm licenses may be issued for self-defence purposes”. The government seemingly contemplated such a move years ago, but never pulled the trigger. Years later a new draft leaked, in which self defence had been removed as a reason to own a gun. That draft never formally made it into the public domain, and the entire effort to update firearm legislation faded from public view. The 2021 draft of the law contains numerous provisions to restrict firearms in private possession, many of which overlap with the 2015 effort, according to the CSPs summary. If the law passes, there would be new limits on the amount of ammunition gun owners may hold, and on how many firearms hunters and sport shooters may possess. The law would also provide for firearms to be seized from anyone charged with domestic violence or harassment, under a system in which their licences are suspended. Public comments on the draft are due within 44 days, as of Saturday.
BOKSBURG I WITH THE COMMUNITY
Ramaphosa tells World Leaders:
26 May 2021 Volume 09, 23 May 2017, Week 21
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“We Need To Plan For Future Pandemics” President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on the international community to invest in healthcare, with the intention of safely emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic while managing to avert another potential health crisis.
“As we emerge from the worst of the pandemic, we need to build more robust pandemic response systems. We need to give attention to the establishment of a Global Health Council that collaborates with the WHO to support regional and national response mechanisms,” Ramaphosa said. “We need to invest in our national health systems, understanding that these are vital to the health of our people and the sustainability of our economies” “In our case, for example, we have had to respond to the fragmentation of our health system, integrating services between the public and private sectors and improving coordination between the different spheres of government,” Ramaphosa said. “We improved our capacity to do genomic analysis, relied more on scientific evidence to manage the pandemic, improved diagnostics and increased oxygen supplies” President Cyril Ramaphosa While South Africa’s vaccination rollout
begins to gain momentum, President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on world leaders to come together to ensure that poorer nations are also able to administer jabs. Ramaphosa said this was not only a moral imperative, but also a critical step towards achieving global vaccination
and ending the pandemic. “None of us can hope to be safe unless we are all safe,” he said. The president further emphasised that vaccine production around the world needed to be urgently increased. “Among other things, we need all countries to support the call for a limited
waiver on intellectual property rights as a mechanism to promote rapid, equitable access. This will allow countries to allow the use of intellectual property, share technologies to produce vaccines and therapeutics, lower prices and expedite distribution to everyone, everywhere,” Ramaphosa said.
26 May 2021
Three Ships Whisky Does SA Proud With Seven International Awards South Africa’s multi-award winning Three Ships Whisky once again proved why it stands tall among the best whisky producers in the world – taking home no less than seven soughtafter awards at the prestigious San Francisco World Spirits Competition (SFWSC) 2021 – among these a top Best in Show award for its Three Ships Whisky 5-Year-Old. This superior blend of malt and grain whiskies with its full peaty character and smooth finish was named Best Other Whisky and earned a double gold medal. This is a first for South African whisky and an exceptional moment. THREE SHIPS WHISKY SCOOPS SFWSC AWARDS In addition, Three Ships Whisky scooped another two Double Golds for the Three Ships Whisky 10-Year-Old Single Malt and Three Ships Whisky 11-Year-Old Single Malt Shiraz Cask Finish – part of Master Distiller Andy Watt’s annual limited-edition Master’s Collection; a Gold for the Three Ships Whisky 9 Year Old Fino Cask Finish – also a limited edition Master’s Collection release; a Silver for its Three Ships Whisky 12-Year-Old Single Malt Whisky; and a Bronze medal for the Three Ships Select Whisky. Acknowledged as one of the world’s
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most prestigious spirits competitions, the SFWSC is noted for the quality of its world-class judges, many of whom are renowned experts in their fields. Its medals and awards are ranked among the worlds’ most esteemed. Internationally respected master distiller andy watts Led by internationally respected master distiller Andy Watts, who was recently inducted into Whisky Magazine’s Whisky Hall of Fame for his life-long commitment to the South African whisky industry, the team behind the Three Ships Whisky range produces whiskies of exceptional quality and versatility at the James Sedgwick Distillery in Wellington outside of Cape Town. It is the continent’s only commercial whisky distillery – where Watts has produced the globally awarded South African Three Ships Whisky and Bain’s Cape Mountain Whisky ranges for the past 37 years. Sa whisky in the spotlight “These awards are very important to us because they place south african whisky firmly in the spotlight – not only as a contender but a winner of global
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awards – competing among the best in the world,” said watts. “Over the years it’s been our mission to change the way local whisky is perceived, and I believe this is happening now.” ‘The fact that a south african whisky secured a lion’s share of medals in this category of the sfwsc is a grand acknowledgement that our own country’s contribution to international whisky making is something to be proud of. Our own whiskies are now recognised and awarded as among the best, globally,’ he explained.
Self Defence Not A Valid Reason To Own A Gun In SA South Africans will not be allowed to own guns for self defence under a newlyrevived legislative proposal. The Civilian Secretariat for Police Service (CSP) on Friday published a call for public comment on a 2021 draft of the Firearms Control Amendment Bill in the Government Gazette. Despite a promise in that notice, it did not publish the actual contents of the draft law on its badly outdated website – but revealed in a summary that it contains an effort to restrict gun ownership that is likely to be controversial. The draft law seeks to “provide for the applicant for a firearm [licence] to provide a valid reason for possessing a firearm”, said the CSP in its description of the Bill. It then provides “that no firearm licenses may be issued for self-defence purposes”. The government seemingly contemplated such a move years ago, but never pulled the trigger. Years later a new draft leaked, in which self defence had been removed as a reason to own a gun. That draft never formally made it into the public domain, and the entire effort to update firearm legislation faded from public view. The 2021 draft of the law contains numerous provisions to restrict firearms in private possession, many of which overlap with the 2015 effort, according to the CSPs summary. If the law passes, there would be new limits on the amount of ammunition gun owners may hold, and on how many firearms hunters and sport shooters may possess. The law would also provide for firearms to be seized from anyone charged with domestic violence or harassment, under a system in which their licences are suspended. Public comments on the draft are due within 44 days, as of Saturday.
26 May 2021
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60 Days To Go Before The Tokyo Olympic Games’ Opening Ceremony With 60 days to go before the Tokyo Olympic Games’ Opening Ceremony, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced an offer to make vaccine doses available to athletes of all member countries participating at the upcoming Games. The vaccination of athletes, although not compulsory, fully commences on Monday at various vaccination sites throughout the country following a test phase, which began on 20 May at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, where 31 accredited Team SA members were vaccinated. The medical team from the Department of Health as well as SASCOC staff are said to be working together to contact the athletes and arrange vaccination dates and times to ensure that an efficient and smooth process is maintained. To facilitate the implementation of the offer by the IOC/IPC, the South African Sports Confederation and SASCOC concluded engagement and protocols with the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture as well as the Department of Health, to roll out vaccines to the full Team SA delegation that have been put on the long list for the Tokyo Games. “Engagement with the government to vaccinate our athletes had long since commenced. The offer from the IOC/IPC is therefore in line with SASCOC’s position that we take every precaution to ensure the safety of our athletes in delivering Team SA to the Tokyo Games,’ said SASCOC’s acting CEO Ravi Govender. The Games are set to start on Friday, 23 Jul 2021 until Sunday, 08 Aug 2021. Meanwhile, Japan opened its first mass vaccination centres on Monday in a bid to speed up a cautious COVID-19 inoculation programme with just two months until the virus-postponed Tokyo Olympics. The two military-run centres in Tokyo and Osaka will administer thousands of
shots daily, initially to elderly residents of the cities, as the country battles a fourth wave of virus cases. Just 2% of Japan’s population of 125 million are fully vaccinated so far — compared to around 40% in the United States and 15% in France. Criticism has been mounting over the relatively slow rollout, hindered by strict medical rules and complex bureaucracy, but the first people to get a jab at the Tokyo centre said they were excited to move on with their lives. “It’s wonderful. I can rest easy now. For a long time, a year and a half, I was feeling rather anxious and tense,” Hideo Ishikawa, 73, told reporters. Munemitsu Watanabe, a 71-year-old engineering lecturer, also expressed relief but said the rollout could have been quicker. “Had they done it earlier and had 80 or 90 percent of people injected by the time of the Olympics, then the Games could be held more smoothly,” he said. The Tokyo centre aims to deliver up to 10,000 jabs a day, while the Osaka centre will give up to 5,000. Both are using the two-shot Moderna vaccine, which was approved for use
in Japan on Friday along with the AstraZeneca formula. But the AstraZeneca vaccine will not be used immediately due to concern over very rare blood clots. Japan began giving the Pfizer jab in February first to medical workers and then over-65s, who the government aims to finish inoculating by late July, when the Olympics begin. But ministers insist the Games do not figure on their rollout schedule, and no date has been announced for other age groups. Japan has seen a relatively small coronavirus outbreak, with around 12,000 deaths overall, but a recent surge in infections has put hospitals under strain. Tokyo, Osaka and eight other regions are under a virus state of emergency curbing commercial activities until the end of May, with reports saying the measures could be extended for another three weeks. Public opinion is largely opposed to holding the Olympics this summer but organisers insist the event can be held safely. The majority of athletes and others staying in the Olympic village will be vaccinated before they enter Japan, but inoculation is not required to participate.
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Phil Mickelson makes history with PGA Championship victory Phil Mickelson blocked out the distractions and kept his mind quiet in front of a raucous gallery to win the PGA Championship by two strokes on Sunday and become golf’s oldest major winner at the age of 50. Mickelson battled through strong winds, shrugged off a few poor shots and kept calm amid suffocating pressure to record a oneover-par 73 at the Ocean Course, holding his nerve with Brooks Koepka and Louis Oosthuizen breathing down his neck. In collecting the sixth major of his career, and first since the 2013 British Open, Mickelson surpassed Julius Boros as the oldest major winner. Boros was 48 when he won the 1968 PGA Championship. “This is just an incredible feeling because I just believed that it was possible but yet everything was saying it wasn’t,” said Mickelson, who is now the only player to have claimed PGA Tour
victories 30 years apart. “And I hope that others find that inspiration. It might take a little extra work, a little bit harder effort to maintain physically or maintain the skills but, gosh, is it worth it.” When Mickelson’s approach shot safely found the green at the final hole a wild scene ensued as fans raced to follow one of the game’s alltime greats up the fairway and completely enveloped him in a frenzied swarm. Mickelson, who also won the tournament in 2005, later acknowledged he had been a little unnerved by the experience, while fellow competitor Brooks Koepka said he was “dinged” by spectators in the crush. Security officials had to create a narrow path for Mickelson to navigate his way to the green, where he two-putted from 16 feet to seal the win. Mickelson, who will get the chance to complete the career Grand Slam of all four modern
majors at the U.S. Open next month, said his triumph had yet to sink in. “It’s been an incredible day, and I’ve not let myself kind of think about the results until now, now that it’s over,” Mickelson said after finishing at six-under 282. “I’ve tried to stay more in the present and at the shot at hand and not jump ahead and race. I’ve tried to shut my mind to a lot of stuff going around. I wasn’t watching TV. I wasn’t getting on my phone. I was just trying to quiet things down.” Mickelson led by five shots with six holes to play, though the advantage was cut to two after bogeys at the 13th and 14th and a birdie at the 16th by Oosthuizen, who was playing in the penultimate pairing. With victory in sight, an undeterred Mickelson showed great resolve and even flashed a thumbs-up to the crowd as he went on to reclaim a three-shot cushion with a birdie at the 16th before a bogey-par finish.Mickelson
was under no illusions that at this point in his career, when most players are long since done and dusted at the top level, wins are incredibly difficult to come by.
26 May 2021
Killian denied bail second time around Murder accused Zane Killian’s bail appeal application has been dismissed at the Western Cape High Court while alleged underworld figure Nafiz Modack’s bail request has been set down for Friday, for his legal team to be provided with sufficient information.
Killian, who is charged with the murder of Anti-Gang Unit (AGU) commander Lieutenant-Colonel Charl Kinnear and several other charges, had an urgent bail application brought to the Western Cape High Court last week. It was again not granted this morning. After nearly a week of deliberating, Judge AG Binns-Ward stated that he agreed with the denial of the first bail application at the Bellville Magistrate’s Court, in that Killian did not sufficiently prove exceptional circumstances. According to court papers, Killian had allegedly obtained the particulars of four cellphone numbers linked to Kinnear and was aware he was part of the AGU. Killian, in his bid for bail, said he was the father of two children, one of whom was autistic and had been distressed since his arrest. He said he worked as a debt collector, earning R20 000 per month. Killian’s first bail application was rejected at the Bellville Regional Court last week. The judge said today Killian did not prove enough exceptional circumstances to be granted bail. According to the bail appeal document, the judge said he was not truthful. “In my judgment, for the reasons I have discussed, I do not think that the magistrate was wrong in being unpersuaded (sic) that the appellant had shown exceptional circumstances justifying his release on bail in the interests of justice. ’’On the contrary, I consider that the
magistrate was justified in finding that in the face of a prima facie evidence, pointing to knowing involvement by the appellant in the murder of Colonel Kinnear; the appellant’s evidence in support of his bail application was riddled with improbabilities and untruths. ’’He consequently failed to discharge the onus to prove that exceptionally to the statutorily ordained default position applying to the person charged with a schedule six offence, he should be granted bail. “As a result, the appellant’s appeal against the order by the court a quo refusing application for bail is dismissed.” Eric Ntabazalila of the National Prosecuting Authority said Modack’s bail application was to continue on Friday while his legal counsel received the necessary documents for a bail application. His co-accused, Ricardo Morgan, who is also charged with Kinnear’s murder, has been granted R50 000 bail, while Jacques Cronje’s bail application will run with Modack’s. “The State vs Nafiz Modack has been
postponed to Friday for bail application. Defence protested in court that they haven’t received enough information from the State in order for them to prepare for bail application,” said Ntabazalila. “Leading the protest was advocate Uys. The prosecutor, advocate Greg Wolmarans, informed the court that the State received advocate Uys’s lengthy request after lunch on Friday and the State needed two full working days to respond. The NPA will provide the further particulars to the defence by tomorrow afternoon. “After the brief exchange, magistrate Deon van der Spuy postponed the matter to Friday, May 28 2021.” Modack and his co-accused are facing a range of charges ranging from money laundering, murder, to attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder and interception of cellphones. Last week, the case was hit by another delay when presiding Magistrate A Mashala was shot and wounded at a car wash in Mfuleni where a police commander was killed and a child and two others were wounded.
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Cold Front:
Johannesburg Residents Urged To Be Careful With Heaters A secondary cold front which made landfall in the Western Cape on Friday, 21 May, bringing rain – and even snowfall – in that part of the country is expected to reach Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga during Saturday and Sunday. As a precautionary measure, the City of Johannesburg has urged residents not to leave heating devices unsupervised in order to avoid accidental fires.
Gauteng’s weather forecast looks bleak on Saturday morning, 22 May, with the minimum temperatures across the province sitting in the single-digits, starting with Johannesburg with 4°C, Vereeniging, 5°C, Springs and Pretoria, 6°C, and Hammanskraal with 7°C. According to SAWS, temperatures will not remain that frigid for the rest of the day with maximum temperatures rising to the upper-teens – and even the lower 20s – later on. Hammanskraal leads with a high of 23°C followed by Pretoria, 21°C, Johannesburg, 19°C, Vereeniging, 18 °C, Springs, 17°C. Robert Mudlauzi, the spokesperson for the City of Johannesburg Emergency Management Service, urged informal settlement residents to be careful, according to SABC News. The City’s warning comes after unattended heating devices started several fires over the years, which leads to loss of life and destruction. Mudlauzi listed the devices of concern, which included heaters, paraffin stoves, candles, gas heaters, and imbaula.
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60 Days To Go Before The Tokyo Olympic Games’ Opening Ceremony With 60 days to go before the Tokyo Olympic Games’ Opening Ceremony, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced an offer to make vaccine doses available to athletes of all member countries participating at the upcoming Games. The vaccination of athletes, although not compulsory, fully commences on Monday at various vaccination sites throughout the country following a test phase, which began on 20 May at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, where 31 accredited Team SA members were vaccinated. The medical team from the Department of Health as well as SASCOC staff are said to be working together to contact the athletes and arrange vaccination dates and times to ensure that an efficient and smooth process is maintained. To facilitate the implementation of the offer by the IOC/IPC, the South African Sports Confederation and SASCOC concluded engagement and protocols with the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture as well as the Department of Health, to roll out vaccines to the full Team SA delegation that have been put on the long list for the Tokyo Games. “Engagement with the government to vaccinate our athletes had long since commenced. The offer from the IOC/IPC is therefore in line with SASCOC’s position that we take every precaution to ensure the safety of our athletes in delivering Team SA to the Tokyo Games,’ said SASCOC’s acting CEO Ravi Govender. The Games are set to start on Friday, 23 Jul 2021 until Sunday, 08 Aug 2021. Meanwhile, Japan opened its first mass vaccination centres on Monday in a bid to speed up a cautious COVID-19 inoculation programme with just two months until the virus-postponed Tokyo Olympics. The two military-run centres in Tokyo and Osaka will administer thousands of
shots daily, initially to elderly residents of the cities, as the country battles a fourth wave of virus cases. Just 2% of Japan’s population of 125 million are fully vaccinated so far — compared to around 40% in the United States and 15% in France. Criticism has been mounting over the relatively slow rollout, hindered by strict medical rules and complex bureaucracy, but the first people to get a jab at the Tokyo centre said they were excited to move on with their lives. “It’s wonderful. I can rest easy now. For a long time, a year and a half, I was feeling rather anxious and tense,” Hideo Ishikawa, 73, told reporters. Munemitsu Watanabe, a 71-year-old engineering lecturer, also expressed relief but said the rollout could have been quicker. “Had they done it earlier and had 80 or 90 percent of people injected by the time of the Olympics, then the Games could be held more smoothly,” he said. The Tokyo centre aims to deliver up to 10,000 jabs a day, while the Osaka centre will give up to 5,000. Both are using the two-shot Moderna vaccine, which was approved for use
in Japan on Friday along with the AstraZeneca formula. But the AstraZeneca vaccine will not be used immediately due to concern over very rare blood clots. Japan began giving the Pfizer jab in February first to medical workers and then over-65s, who the government aims to finish inoculating by late July, when the Olympics begin. But ministers insist the Games do not figure on their rollout schedule, and no date has been announced for other age groups. Japan has seen a relatively small coronavirus outbreak, with around 12,000 deaths overall, but a recent surge in infections has put hospitals under strain. Tokyo, Osaka and eight other regions are under a virus state of emergency curbing commercial activities until the end of May, with reports saying the measures could be extended for another three weeks. Public opinion is largely opposed to holding the Olympics this summer but organisers insist the event can be held safely. The majority of athletes and others staying in the Olympic village will be vaccinated before they enter Japan, but inoculation is not required to participate.
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Phil Mickelson makes history with PGA Championship victory Phil Mickelson blocked out the distractions and kept his mind quiet in front of a raucous gallery to win the PGA Championship by two strokes on Sunday and become golf’s oldest major winner at the age of 50. Mickelson battled through strong winds, shrugged off a few poor shots and kept calm amid suffocating pressure to record a oneover-par 73 at the Ocean Course, holding his nerve with Brooks Koepka and Louis Oosthuizen breathing down his neck. In collecting the sixth major of his career, and first since the 2013 British Open, Mickelson surpassed Julius Boros as the oldest major winner. Boros was 48 when he won the 1968 PGA Championship. “This is just an incredible feeling because I just believed that it was possible but yet everything was saying it wasn’t,” said Mickelson, who is now the only player to have claimed PGA Tour
victories 30 years apart. “And I hope that others find that inspiration. It might take a little extra work, a little bit harder effort to maintain physically or maintain the skills but, gosh, is it worth it.” When Mickelson’s approach shot safely found the green at the final hole a wild scene ensued as fans raced to follow one of the game’s alltime greats up the fairway and completely enveloped him in a frenzied swarm. Mickelson, who also won the tournament in 2005, later acknowledged he had been a little unnerved by the experience, while fellow competitor Brooks Koepka said he was “dinged” by spectators in the crush. Security officials had to create a narrow path for Mickelson to navigate his way to the green, where he two-putted from 16 feet to seal the win. Mickelson, who will get the chance to complete the career Grand Slam of all four modern
majors at the U.S. Open next month, said his triumph had yet to sink in. “It’s been an incredible day, and I’ve not let myself kind of think about the results until now, now that it’s over,” Mickelson said after finishing at six-under 282. “I’ve tried to stay more in the present and at the shot at hand and not jump ahead and race. I’ve tried to shut my mind to a lot of stuff going around. I wasn’t watching TV. I wasn’t getting on my phone. I was just trying to quiet things down.” Mickelson led by five shots with six holes to play, though the advantage was cut to two after bogeys at the 13th and 14th and a birdie at the 16th by Oosthuizen, who was playing in the penultimate pairing. With victory in sight, an undeterred Mickelson showed great resolve and even flashed a thumbs-up to the crowd as he went on to reclaim a three-shot cushion with a birdie at the 16th before a bogey-par finish.Mickelson
was under no illusions that at this point in his career, when most players are long since done and dusted at the top level, wins are incredibly difficult to come by.
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26 May 2021
Phil Mickelson makes history with PGA Championship victory Phil Mickelson blocked out the distractions and kept his mind quiet in front of a raucous gallery to win the PGA Championship by two strokes on Sunday and become golf ’s oldest major winner at the age of 50. Mickelson battled through strong winds, shrugged off a few poor shots and kept calm amid suffocating pressure to record a one-over-par 73 at the Ocean Course, holding his nerve with Brooks Koepka and Louis Oosthuizen breathing down his neck. In collecting the sixth major of his career, and first since the 2013 British Open, Mickelson surpassed Julius Boros as the oldest major winner. Boros was 48 when he won the 1968
PGA Championship. “This is just an incredible feeling because I just believed that it was possible but yet everything was saying it wasn’t,” said Mickelson, who is now the only player to have claimed PGA Tour victories 30 years apart. “And I hope that others find that inspiration. It might take a little extra work, a little bit harder effort to maintain physically or maintain the skills but, gosh, is it worth it.” When Mickelson’s approach shot safely found the green at the final hole a wild scene ensued as fans raced to follow one of the game’s all-time greats up the fairway and completely enveloped him in a frenzied swarm. Mickelson, who also won the
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tournament in 2005, later acknowledged he had been a little unnerved by the experience, while fellow competitor Brooks Koepka said he was “dinged” by spectators in the crush. Security officials had to create a narrow path for Mickelson to navigate his way to the green, where he two-putted from 16 feet to seal the win. Mickelson, who will get the chance to complete the career Grand Slam of all four modern majors at the U.S. Open next month, said his triumph had yet to sink in. “It’s been an incredible day, and I’ve not let myself kind of think about the results until now, now that it’s over,” Mickelson said after finishing at sixunder 282. “I’ve tried to stay more in the present
and at the shot at hand and not jump ahead and race. I’ve tried to shut my mind to a lot of stuff going around. I wasn’t watching TV. I wasn’t getting on my phone. I was just trying to quiet things down.” Mickelson led by five shots with six holes to play, though the advantage was cut to two after bogeys at the 13th and 14th and a birdie at the 16th by Oosthuizen, who was playing in the penultimate pairing. With victory in sight, an undeterred Mickelson showed great resolve and even flashed a thumbs-up to the crowd as he went on to reclaim a three-shot cushion with a birdie at the 16th before a bogey-par finish.Mickelson was under no illusions that at this point in his career, when most players are long since done and dusted at the top level, wins are incredibly difficult to come by.