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Sumboornam “Sam” Moodley, an activist and writer, will feature at the annual Mafika Gwala Memorial Lecture, presented in partnership with South African History Online, at this year’s Poetry Africa Festival. The event will feature Moodley in-conversation with Omar Badsha on October 9 at 3pm. The topic is: Mafika Pascal Gwala: Writing as a Weapon of Culture Emerging from the Black Consciousness Movement. Moodley was born in Dundee, in northern KwaZulu-Natal. Her father was a clerk, and her mother a housewife and a Tamil school teacher. Moodley had four sisters and a brother. She said she followed in her parents’ footsteps – her father advocated for the rights of the unemployed and her mother promoted culture in Dundee. Moodley matriculated at Dundee Secondary School and studied at the University College for…

1kg puff butter pastry sesame seeds for sprinkling Chicken filling: 500g chicken fillet 1 onion 250g chopped mushrooms 7.5ml (1½ tsp) oil 2.5ml (½ tsp) crushed dried chillies ½ cup soaked sago salt to taste Braise the onions in the oil. Add the chicken, mushroom and spices. Cook until tender before adding the sago. Add salt to taste. Cook until the sago becomes transparent. Cool the chicken filling before using. Roll out the pastry in a baking dish. Brush egg over the dough and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake for 30 minutes at 190 °C, or until golden brown on element and thermofan setting.…

Dry ingredients: 4 cups cake flour 1 cup castor sugar 4 tsp baking powder ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda ½ tsp fine salt Wet ingredients: 2 eggs 4 tbs melted butter or Stork Bake 270ml Amasi 2 tsp vanilla essence Whip the above well and add to the dry ingredients to make a soft, pliable dough. Add a bit more flour if it is too sticky. Roll out the dough and cut it with a round cutter. Use a small nozzle to make a hole in the centre. Deep fry in oil and drain on paper towels. Toss the ring donuts in hot sugar syrup until it is well coated. Sprinkle with fine coconut (optional). I made about 52 ring donuts out of the recipe.…

Group 1: 1 cup flour 1 cup sugar 4 tsp baking powder pinch salt Group 2: 1 cup boiling water 3 heaped tbs cocoa powder Group 3: 2 beaten eggs 1 tsp vanilla essence ¼ cup oil Mix each of the above in their own groups. Add the egg and cocoa mixtures together. Then mix with the dry ingredients. Bake in the microwave for 7 minutes. I wanted mine extra moist, so I only baked it for 6½ minutes. Add a double shot of espresso to the cocoa mix. Dice a Cadbury milk chocolate slab in the cake batter before cooking. Melt a 70% dark chocolate slab with butter, and pour over the cooled cake. The cake in the picture has all of the above.…

SHEILA Demrugaram, 76, was metres away from home when she was knocked down by a four-ton truck and killed. The accident took place on Chorley Close, Bonela, last Wednesday while Demrugaram was walking home with a friend. Shantha Mohun, 62, her niece, said this was after an eventful day at the Bonela Senior Citizens Organisation. “We normally drive there and back together because we are both part of the group. This time, she wanted to walk home with her friend, Patty Naidoo, because they wanted to stop at the dressmaker to pick up her blouse.” Mohun said she was knocked over by the truck’s side-mirror, and the driver then drove over her body. The truck is allegedly owned by a hardware store. “Being old and a bit frail, the…

Yovani Naidoo will be presented with the 2023 Singidi Young Award in Hyderabad, India, in November. This award was curated by the Singidi Cultural Organisation and supported by the Department of Language and Culture in Telangana, India. Naidoo said it was an acknowledgement of her contribution towards Telugu music, language and culture. This is the 23-year-old’s third international award. “I was nominated by the director of the Singidi Cultural Organisation, Dr Viswakarma Doranala Ramesh Kumar, for this prestigious award. “In February 2021, I was selected by an international panel of judges and esteemed artists as one of just 10 winners worldwide for the 2020 International Film and Music Festival in India. “I also received an international Telugu music award titled Visishta Seva Puraskaralu from the Sruthi Laya Music Academy in…

PHOENIX Child Welfare is appealing to the public to consider becoming temporary foster parents. Aroona Chetty, the director of the welfare organisation, said the number of children needing foster homes was a concern. “Over the past decade, the population of children and young people in foster care has grown dramatically, and the challenges associated with achieving permanency for them have increased,” said Chetty. “There are many children in our society’s case-load who need placement with families, who can ensure their safety and basic needs are met. We therefore appeal to the public to become temporary foster parents.” Chetty, a social worker, has been part of the Phoenix Child Welfare for 39 years. She also manages the Sahara Shelter for abused women, as well as a children’s home. She said foster…

DR MORGAN Naidoo, an educationist, has received an award from the National Examinations and Assessment Committee for his contributions to the administration of national public examinations in South Africa. Naidoo, who served in education for more than 40 years, was regarded as an expert on normalisation processes, which aimed to ensure objectivity and fairness in examinations. Although he retired at the end of February 2010 after handling the matriculation examination in KwaZulu-Natal since 1976, the award was only made recently. Having started teaching in 1967, he taught for nine years before he was promoted into education management. Naidoo, who was chief director of examinations assurance and assessment in KZN, contributed nationally by setting up the inter-provincial committee on examinations tasked with establishing common examination practices for the country. He was…

WHEN Indian entrepreneur Awais Ahmed founded his satellite start-up in Bangalore in 2019, his country was a year away from opening the space industry to the private sector. “When we started, there was absolutely no support, no momentum,” said Ahmed, who was 21 when he founded Pixxel, a company deploying a constellation of Earth imaging satellites. Since then, the private space sector has taken off in India, joining a rapidly growing global market. There are now 190 Indian space start-ups, twice as many as a year earlier, with private investments increasing by 77% between 2021 and 2022, according to Deloitte consultancy. “A lot of Indian investors were not willing to look at space technology, because it was too much of a risk earlier, Ahmed said. “Now you can see more…

On Saturday, October 28, there is a better than average chance that Siya Kolisi will lift the Webb Ellis Cup in France. If the Springboks do make it to the final of the Rugby World Cup there is also a better than average chance that President Cyril Ramaphosa will be alongside Kolisi. It is something political leaders do. Ramaphosa was in Japan in 2019 when the Springboks beat England to claim the trophy for the third time. The two previous occasions were in 1995 when Nelson Mandela held aloft the trophy with Francois Pienaar, and 2007 when Thabo Mbeki joined winning Bok captain John Smith. Ramaphosa has been a disappointment and, deep down, he and others in his inner circle must know this. But Ramaphosa was still voted in for…

I AM a loyal customer of BP and generally fill up petrol at a BP garage opposite the Chatsworth Stadium. But one morning last week, the garage was busy because only two bowsers were operational. I decided to go to the BP Arena Park garage, which is about 2km away. I fill at this garage when the other BP garage is out of order. The petrol attendant who helped me fill up at BP Arena Park was a guy by the name of Mobelo. I’m not sure about the spelling. He filled my vehicle tank to the value of R676. This was about 9.25am. These are difficult times and I used two bank cards to pay for the fuel. I advised Mobelo to take R400 from the first card and…

I’m writing to shed light on the employment of close to 10 000 temporary workers under the previous EPWP (Expanded Public Works Programme) and its hidden political agenda. The programme was initiated during the time Jacob Zuma was president, employing hundreds of thousands of people in the country. And what most people don’t know about it is that it was controlled by the ANC, serving as a means to employ its volunteers and members of its structures. Even after the EPWP ended, municipalities continued to employ the workers, but now it’s being paid through ratepayer funds. What’s concerning is that the workers, who have no job security, clear job description or key performance indicators, are being paid by the ratepayers of Durban. Furthermore, the workers, who are mostly ANC comrades,…

THE poultry sector is battling one of the most severe outbreaks of avian influenza in South African history. This compounds the pressures that food producers are facing because of the load shedding crisis. Each has negatively impacted the industry but, together, they created substantial operational challenges throughout the poultry supply chain. Millions of chickens have been culled which has led to substantial financial losses for producers like Astral Foods. It reported an estimated setback of R220 million. As a result, the market is experiencing a shortage of eggs and will probably see a reduced supply of poultry meat in the coming months. Poultry is supposed to be a primary and cost-effective protein source for millions in South Africa, yet the projected price increases will have hard-pressed consumers digging even deeper…

Canada’s Sikhs ‘grateful’ CANADIAN Sikhs are grateful to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for giving voice to their fears and standing up to India at the risk of severe backlash from New Delhi, which he said could be linked to the killing of a Sikh separatist leader. The Indian government considered Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Canadian citizen who was shot to death in June in British Columbia, a terrorist because of his advocacy for Khalistan, an independent Sikh state. India forcefully denied its involvement in Nijjar's killing, which took place in the parking lot of a Sikh temple in Surrey in British Columbia. But Canadian Sikhs are unconvinced, and the minority who are active proponents of Khalistan are afraid. “There’s a lot of fear,” said Sentokh Singh, who was among the…

In the world of sport, some stories transcend the boundaries of the game and become symbolic of something greater. Siya Kolisi’s journey from an adverse upbringing to becoming captain of a World Cup-winning rugby team, the Springboks, is one such story. Kolisi made history as the first black Test captain of the Springboks in a country where the professional sport was once an all-white affair. Rugby was associated with white national pride, and now a black man from a humble background has become a national hero, reshaping the sport’s image. Despite being a democracy since 1994, South Africa continues to struggle to forge a unified and equitable society while acknowledging its diverse cultural heritage. Kolisi’s appointment as captain in 2018 signalled a new chapter of inclusivity, diversity and unity. As…

MO MAGIC will stage his new live show, Stage of Wonders, at the Gateway Theatre of Shopping Pop-Up Theatre from October 6 to 8. The audience can expect a night of intrigue, enchantment and entertainment as Mo will perform magic, mentalism and comedy. The electronic engineer-turned-entertainer has two decades of experience in magic and has performed for a range of audiences, including celebrities in Hollywood and royalty in the Middle East. Following the Covid-19 pandemic, Mo performed to corporate and private audiences globally. Stage of Wonders will mark his return to South African theatre. “Spreading joy is my mission and I am thrilled to return to local stages with my new show. “It has been a labour of love to create and I am visualising the audience responding to it…

4 extra large eggs 1 cup (250ml) castor sugar ½ cup (125ml) oil 2-3 oranges (squeeze out the juice of oranges and use the rind of the orange peel. Makes about 200ml freshly squeezed orange juice) 2 cups (500ml) self-raising flour 1½ tsp (7.5 ml) baking powder Grease a 24cm ring pan. Mix all the dry and wet ingredients together. Bake at 180°C for about 29 minutes in a thermo-fan oven. Cool and drizzle with icing sugar. Can be served without icing. icing: 1 cup icing sugar Add a teaspoonful of hot milk to the icing sugar at a time, until a runny consistency is achieved. orange glaze: Cut an orange into slices. Boil 1 cup sugar and ½ cup water on the stove. Add the orange slices and cook…

40 butter pastry shells filling: 500g steak mince 1 onion, chopped 10 cloves 10 whole all spice salt and black pepper ½ cup sago (soaked in water) Braise the onion in oil. Remove the cloves and all spice. Add the mince. Add the drained sago. Add the seasoning and cook until it thickens. Add a little water to loosen the filling. Make two slits on the top of the shells. Add the filling on one shell and cover with a cut shell. Bake at 180°C in a thermo-fan oven for 22 minutes. There is no need for egg-washed pies.…

Aurets is a healer, psychic medium, intuitive mentor, masseuse and regression therapist. She also teaches meditation and breath work. She is passionate about holistic care and offers a small range of holistic products. Aurets practises in the Upper Highway, KZN. Find her on https://www.facebook.com/healing 1920. Contact her at 079 356 4657 or theeternalbreath@gmail.com ARIES (March 21 – April 19) New love is knocking. Without forcing and stressing, be open to receiving this abundance without expectations, allowing the union to support firm spiritual foundations that both will embrace deeply. You asked, now receive. Magic number: 5. TAURUS (April 20 – May 20) Disconnect all negative binds, moving into circles of uplifting vibes. People, places and situations that carry positive energy will support the growth you need right now, encouraging your…

On Friday night, Muhammad Shuaib Sadak and a passenger were travelling along Crossmoor Drive in Chatsworth when they were involved in an attempted hijacking that cost Sadak his life. When the pair were confronted by the hijackers, they tried to get away, but the attackers opened fire. The passenger escaped without injuries but Sadak was shot in the head. The 23-year-old lived in Crossmoor and worked at Detroit SA Service Centre in Springfield. Deon Kunniah, the manager at Detroit SA Service Centre, said he was grappling to come to terms with Sadak’s death. “Shuaib was the most brilliant person I knew. He was excellent at his job and always went over and above within his role. He was kind and humble. Everyone who met him instantly took to him. “Shuaib…

NEEVAN Bullyraj, an English teacher from New West Secondary school in Newlands East, is promoting unity among pupils at the school via dance. And their videos have been raking up “likes” on social media. Bullyraj, 29, of Pinetown, said he became a teacher to make a difference in the lives of the youth. “Growing up in a mixed society has allowed me to be part of a system, witness a model of education, and decipher the strengths and weaknesses of the educational framework,” he said. “From a tender age, I knew my passion was education. I used to draw up classroom registers and shout at my family to attend my class in the lounge. I taught them numeracy and literacy skills. Education was a passion rather than a job. I…

The Indian Land Claimants Association has opened offices in Sunford, Phoenix. The association was formed in 2019 to help those trying to reclaim their land. “This is irrespective of where they owned and lost their family homes or land through apartheid and institutionalised racism against the Indian community,” said Robin Naidoo, the chairperson. “Indian land claimants were fragmented and disorganised. Many do not know their rights and how to go about lodging land claims, or what documents were required to support or prove their land claims. No other association existed to represent their interests. That’s why the association was formed. “Prior to this, we were part of the Malacca Road ex-ratepayers’ association from 1996 to 2001. We assisted many land claimants who were either owners or tenants. They were financially…

IN AN exciting milestone for lunar scientists across the globe, India’s Chandrayaan-3 lander touched down 375 miles (600km) from the south pole of the moon on August 23. In just under 14 Earth days, Chandrayaan-3 provided scientists with valuable new data and further inspiration to explore the moon. And the Indian Space Research Organization has shared the initial results with the world. While the data from Chandrayaan-3’s rover, Pragyan, or “wisdom” in Sanskrit, showed the lunar soil contains expected elements such as iron, titanium, aluminium and calcium, it also showed an unexpected surprise – sulphur. Planetary scientists, like me, have known that sulphur exists in lunar rocks and soils, but only at a low concentration. The new measurements imply there may be a higher sulphur concentration than anticipated. Pragyan has…

ANYONE who has ever been in a road accident knows that it can have a profound impact and affects you physically, mentally and financially. Victims can suffer injuries ranging from minor cuts and bruises to life- altering disabilities that can lead to prolonged pain, rehabilitation and potential disabilities. Financially, the aftermath of an accident can be devastating with medical bills, vehicle repairs and lost income, to name a few. Currently, anyone involved in a road accident in South Africa can claim from the Road Accident Fund (RAF) – drivers, passengers, bystanders, or even dependants. Drivers can claim for all medical expenses arising from injury, and if they have a loss of income, they can claim a limited amount. Over the years, the RAF has come under immense pressure and…

AS TOURISM Month drew to an end, we reflect on the spectacular tourist attractions that KwaZulu-Natal has to offer international tourists, as well as residents. Over the years, international tourists, especially those from the northern hemisphere wanting to escape their cold winter, sought out tourist hot spots across the province. Tourism role-players across the board, from large hotel groups to small B&Bs, SMMEs and informal traders, all benefited in some way. The IFP, as the official opposition in KZN, is sceptical about the tourist season as we approach the end of the year. While the monetary exchange rates make South Africa an affordable destination, there are many negative factors that will deter international tourists. Any tourist would like to have peace of mind around issues such as their safety. The…

BHEKI Cele, the minister of police, has repeatedly proved that he is incompetent. Under his leadership, the SAPS has weakened. He has been involved in corruption scandals. How can it then be expected that police officers at grass-roots level would keep their hands clean if the SAPS’s political chief did not? AfriForum demands the minister’s dismissal after his incompetence was further confirmed. This after he announced that more than 7 000 police officers had been arrested over the past five years for crimes that included murder, kidnapping, rape and cash-in-transit robberies. But of the thousands arrested, less than 10% have been successfully convicted. The SAPS has long been fighting internal wars due to political interference and the involvement of its own members in criminal activities. There’s clearly a serious problem.…

THE Merebank Tamil School Society (MTSS) held a cultural programme recently and must be commended for promoting the arts and South Indian culture. South Indians must be proud of the talent we have in our country. Morgan Nadasen, the event co-ordinator and organiser, brought some of the most sought-after artists to perform at the event. Well done, sir, in promoting culture to the younger generation. It is important to give them a sense of belonging and respect, so they will take up the baton for the next generation. I thank Krish Govender, the chairman of the MTSS, and his dedicated and enthusiastic members, including Yogan and Desan Nadasen, for promoting our heritage. I also thank the stalwart founding fathers of the MTSS for their commitment in keeping the Tamil language…

India loses its influence AN OPPOSITION candidate widely seen as pro-China won a run-off election to be the next president of the Maldives, marking a loss for Indian influence in the nation. Mohamed Muizzu received 54% of the votes cast in Saturday’s election, the Elections Commission of the Maldives said on Sunday after almost all votes had been counted, compared with 46% for the incumbent Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. “Congratulations to president-elect Muizzu,” Solih wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, after conceding defeat on Sunday. Celebrating his win, Muizzu said the people of the Maldives should put aside their differences and work together. “With today's result, we have got the opportunity to build the country's future. The strength to ensure the freedom of Maldives,” he said. The vote highlighted a…

THE Durban Harbour has been fishing well in the past couple of weeks. The grunter have been playing ball and some amazing catches have been made. Fishing as light as possible is the answer to better results. Not only will you get more bites, you will also enjoy the fight a lot more. The lure anglers have managed some good catches of kingies and flatheads. Smaller jerk baits and paddle tails have been the most productive lures. With the big seas and wild weather this past week, there has not been much chance to get the boats out. That said, those that braved the more bearable days did well. The North Coast has been the most productive section of coast. There have been plenty of fish coming out on…

FOR Diolan Govender, a Durban TV host, lifestyle content creator and actor, landing a role on Miseducation has been a highlight in his career. He started his journey in pageantry, becoming the first Indian crowned Mister Teen World in 2018. Govender hosted SABC1’s long-running youth show, YoTV, in 2020-21, while completing his studies in media and communications at Wits University. His latest venture sees him feature in Miseducation. Govender, who now lives in Sandton, matriculated at Crawford in La Lucia. He is currently in the final year of his undergraduate degree. “While pursuing my tertiary studies and allocating enough time to focus on my entertainment endeavours, I’ve immersed myself in the world of public relations, working with a diverse portfolio of clients over the past two years. “As an…

apple filling: 6 large Granny Smith apples, peeled and sliced in quarters. Add ¼ cup sugar and water in a saucepan. Add 2 sticks of cinnamon. Cook until soft. Cool completely. biscuit base: 125g butter ½ cup (125ml) castor sugar 1 small egg 1 tsp vanilla essence 1 cup cake flour (250 ml) 1 cup self-raising flour Sift the dry ingredients. Cream the butter and castor sugar. Add the egg and flour. Use half the pastry to line a pie dish of 24cm in diameter (press out pastry to fit the dish). Place the remaining pastry in a sealed container and refrigerate until hard. Preheat the oven to 180ºC. Place the sliced apples in a dish and grate the pastry over the apples. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes until…

1 chicken fillet, cut into small cubes 1 finely chopped onion 1 cup chopped small green peppers 1 cup chopped mushrooms 1 cup small cauliflower and broccoli florets, chopped 1 cup chopped baby spinach garlic salt to taste 1 tsp crushed garlic paprika, for sprinkling dried Italian herbs, for sprinkling freshly ground black pepper, for sprinkling grated Mozzarella and Cheddar cheese for sprinkling Braise the onions in a little olive oil. Add all of the above veggies. Stir fry until slightly softened. Add the seasonings. Set aside to cool. LIQUID filling: Whisk together: 1 big tin dessert cream 150ml fresh milk (I used fat free milk) 4 extra large eggs. Spray a 24-mini cupcake or 12-muffin baking tray with Spray and Cook. Add the cooked filling. Pour the liquid filling…

melted butter, to grease a baking tray 150g Nestle Milky Bar 125g butter, melted 225g (1½ cups) self-raising flour 125ml (½ cup) almond flour 115g (½ cup) castor sugar 1 egg, at room temperature, lightly whisked 1 tsp vanilla essence Preheat the thermo fan oven to 180°C. Grease a baking tray with melted butter. Melt the butter in a microwave. Set aside for 5 minutes to cool slightly. Add the flour, sugar, egg and vanilla essence. Stir until well combined. Roll the dough like a sausage in cling wrap. Set in the fridge or freezer until it hardens. Cut in slices and place on the baking tray. Add a few slivered almonds on top of the biscuits. Bake for 15 minutes or until lightly golden. Cool for 15 minutes. Melt…

They played together and died together – that’s the story of Brian Zindela, Keegan Morgan and Stephen Pillay. The three friends, all from Trenance Manor in Phoenix, were returning home during the early hours of last Saturday when they were killed in a car crash. They had gone out to a nightclub in uMhlanga to celebrate Zindela’s 21st birthday. The crash happened on the N2 South in the vicinity of the KwaMashu off-ramp. Gareth Naidoo from VIP Protection Services said that when paramedics arrived at the scene, two of the occupants of the car (Morgan and Pillay) were already dead but trapped in the wreckage. “It was very sad to see young individuals lose their lives in such a tragic way. KZN-VIP, together with another ambulance service, attempted to stablise…

MUNIRA Mohideen, a 66-year-old Musgrave resident, was stabbed to death by three men who allegedly gained access to her apartment complex. She lived in Il Monte on Musgrave Road on the Berea. According to the police, the suspects, who pierced a vital organ in her upper chest, fled the scene in a getaway vehicle. She was at the back of the complex and managed to return to her apartment where she died. Her husband, Osman, was allegedly asleep at the time. According to IOL, the apartment complex has closed circuit TV, 24-hour access control and electric fencing. Remona McKenzie, the councillor for the area, said: “It is sad that we have to experience such a great loss while living in an environment where these perpetrators show no mercy or remorse…

THE Free Market Foundation (FMF) has responded favourably to Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s desire to bring fiscal restraint and discipline to South Africa’s public sector. Dear Minister Godongwana, The FMF has taken note of recent statements by yourself and the National Treasury highlighting the importance of budget cuts and fiscal restraint in the area of government spending. It is quite likely that you will be advised at some juncture that proposals to cut spending are somehow unconstitutional. We would consider such a notion to be unsound and without basis in the Constitution. As recent research by Russell Lamberti, of the business group Sakeliga shows, govern- ment finances have deteriorated substantially in recent years. The government is hugely indebted and tax revenue has long been behind what it seeks to spend.…

I WAS dragged to the cinema to watch Shah Rukh Khan’s movie, Jawan. By the way, I stopped watching modern Indian films about a decade ago as I have been disappointed with the discriminatory, neo-apartheid approach of the Indian government against minorities like Christians, Muslims, Dalits and Sikhs. The three-hour movie broke all previous records in India as far as gross cash takings are concerned. People, of all religious denominations, flocked to the cinema like in the heydays. But in the rest of the world, patronage dropped due to various reasons. There is the advent of home streaming, inflated admission prices, crime and insecurities about stepping out of the home unnecessarily. In the movie, Shah Rukh Khan’s character highlighted areas of gross government failures in public health and the suicide…

SIGNIFICANTLY, only the DA’s representative among the various party representatives interviewed by POST (September 27- October 1) acknowledged the core problem of poor service delivery in the eThekwini Municipality. The metro’s bloated employment roster is packed with comrades, cronies and cadres who, if not incompetent and unqualified, are there to live off the dwindling largesse that ratepayers are providing. Compounding the issue is the fact that they are entrenched and enjoy trade union protection. Even if the ANC was swept out of power in an election, this fifth column army of comrades would sustain the rot in service delivery. One way to reduce their corrupt and corrosive influence is through progressive privatisation of certain services, thereby ensuring that their posts are gradually made redundant. Another way to break their stranglehold…

WITH reference to the column from The Conversation, titled “Khalistan movement concerns” (POST, September 27 – October 1) by Stuti Bhatnagar, the demand for Khalistan obviously smacks of similarities with the demand for Pakistan and Bangladesh in India in earlier years. That religions could be used to divide a nation is the most infamous form of national disgrace that reflects on the immaturity of people to know what religion is and what it represents. If the Canadian prime minister were confronted by a growing Sikh community in his country demanding a Khalistan in Canada, he would know the pain such a demand would invoke. The ancient Hindu assertion that “the whole world is one family” will never find favour with Muslims and, what is now apparent, Sikhs. And Hindu India…

PROTEAS captain Temba Bavuma has rejoined his team in India. After a week of fearing the worst because of Bavuma’s sudden return to South Africa for “family reasons”, he is back in business and the focus can now shift to the Proteas’ opening 50-over World Cup game against Sri Lanka in Delhi on Saturday. As it turned out, Bavuma did not miss much of the on-field action because both warm-up matches against Afghanistan and New Zealand were affected by the weather. The Afghanistan clash was abandoned, while Monday’s hit out against the Black Caps allowed the bowlers to get a full complement of 50 overs under their belts but the batters were only out there for 37 overs before they were forced to return to the shed. In his absence,…

FORMER Chelsea manager Frank Lampard said the Premier League club’s struggles this season have not taken him by surprise. Former Tottenham Hotspur boss Mauricio Pochettino took over at Chelsea in July after they finished 12th the previous season, during which Thomas Tuchel, Graham Potter and Lampard were in charge at various points in the campaign. Pochettino’s expensively assembled team are 11th this season after taking eight points from seven matches after only their second victory in the league on Monday. “I’m not completely surprised at some of the difficulties. I think having lived it first-hand at the end of the season,” Lampard told Sky Sports. “Top managers – in Thomas Tuchel and Graham Potter. So, I think you could see – I felt I could see some of the issues…