Table of contents for 2022-06-10 in DFA News

angry anymore, we are just totally THESE are some of the comments that I heard from business owners and workers in the Kenilworth area when I was visiting the important industrial area during the week. And to be honest, when looking at the roads in the area, one can understand why the people are angry and disappointed. A large section of Kenilworth Road is pockmarked with potholes filled with water. There’s also a large pool of water under the bridge. According to Johan Bosch, someone who needs to use the road, driving under that bridge is a guessing game. “You take the gamble to drive there with your car, because you cannot see what lies beneath the water, you look at what other drivers do and follow them,” he said.…

Alleged “social media dating swindler“ Pius Emokpe, 47, abandoned his right to apply for bail in the Kimberley Magistrates’ Court. National prosecuting authority regional spokesperson Mojalefa Senokoatsane said that the bail application had to be postponed after Emokpe requested the court to allow him to get additional documents which would assist him in his bail application. “Emokpe is accused of having defrauded a woman he met on a social media platform. The amount involved is more than R3, =4 million. The accused made use of a false name and claimed that he was a biologist, employed by a South African company.” Senokoatsane added that the accused was arrested by the police when the woman opened a case against him. “The case was adjourned until July 18 to allow investigations to…

THE WINDHOEK Draught Griquas are banking on key players in the team to pull them through against the Airlink Pumas today when they battle it out in their last round-robin fixture of the Carling Currie Cup being played at Mbombela stadium at 7pm. This match is awash with tension from both sides. Griquas are looking at securing third place on the competition table, but in order to achieve this they must take care of Pumas on Friday. The Pumas for their part will be straining themselves beyond the normal to make a first time appearance in the semi-final stages of the domestic competition. So a win against Griquas ranks very high on their priority list for this match. The locals who follow the ‘Kwaste’ will for their part bank on…

THE DA, EFF, FF+, ACDP and Sol Plaatje Service Delivery Forum have voted against a proposed 4,9 percent salary increase for councillors that is set to come into effect on July 1, at the same time that electricity, rates and taxes will increase. This is while employee costs make up 71 percent of the 2022/23 annual budget. Sol Plaatje executive mayor, Kagisho Sonyoni, prevented a round of votes against the motion against salary increases from going through during a special council meeting on June 6. Councillors from the ANC, PA and Good did not put up their hands when the motion was submitted by the DA. Sonyoni recommended that councillors should not vote by way of an open vote but should make written submissions to the committee. He placed the…

Sergio Perez heading to unpredictable Baku GP as a viable title contender Baku, Azerbaijan - Sergio Perez has fond memories of last year's Azerbaijan Grand Prix and this weekend the Mexican finds himself returning to the fast and furious streets of Baku as a viable contender for the world championship. 'Checo' arrives on the Caspian Sea coastline fresh from his Monaco triumph and with the ink barely dry on a two-year extension to his Red Bull contract. “He's in this championship just as much as Max is,” Red Bull boss Christian Horner stated in the aftermath of Perez's third career win after Azerbaijan in 2021 and in Bahrain the season before. – Reuters Wales must learn ‘dark arts’ ahead of World Cup, says Gareth Bale Cardiff – Gareth Bale said…

Baku hosts the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday. AFP looks at five stories doing the rounds ahead of the eighth leg of the Formula One world championship: Lights, camera, Lewis! Lewis Hamilton has shown he is pretty adept at driving, now the seven-time world champion is to try his hand as a film producer. To many the greatest Formula One driver of all time Hamilton is signed up to co-produce with Jerry Buckheimer an as yet unnamed movie project acquired by Apple’s streaming service and starring Brad Pitt. The 58-year-old two-time Oscar winner plays a veteran F1 driver lured out of retirement with Top Gun: Maverick’s Joseph Kosinki in the director’s chair. Pride in F1 Hamilton and George Russell’s Silver Arrows have undergone a technicolour makeover this weekend. “We're proud…

I had written paragraph after paragraph complaining about how supermarkets are seemingly laid out to frustrate the shopper and how it’s not uncommon to find similar products on completely opposite ends of a shop! For example, on the extreme right hand side of the store you find air-fresheners, insecticides and some bleach products; meanwhile, on the extreme left of the same shop there you find the soap powders, more bleach and dishwashing liquid. And only heaven knows where to find the furniture polish. I wrote about how once, during one of our city’s many water crises, I went shopping for drinking water – I was disappointed to find only one-litre bottles of water available. However, needing the water, I stacked several bottles in the shopping cart. Then, three aisles from…

THE SOL Plaatje Municipality has refuted claims by the CEO of Eskom, André de Ruyter, that it is charging a 121 percent mark-up on the sale of electricity. The EFF and ACDP noted during a council meeting earlier this week that, according to the calculations, it was indeed 121 percent. Council wants to summon De Ruyter to Kimberley as it stated that it was making it difficult for them to canvas for annual electricity tariff increases. Acting municipal manager, Lydia Thekiso, believed that De Ruyter was making these representations in his personal capacity. “We would like to challenge him on his utterances. I will have a meeting with him as he is defaming the Sol Plaatje Municipality. He should feel sorry for the trouble that his statements are causing. “The…

You don't often hear about the game of tug of war that we played as children these days. Children from one street pulling against children from the other street, each wanting to claim dominance. But the sport of tug of war is actually still alive and kicking. Twenty-one members from the Northern Cape were chosen to represent South Africa at the Africa Tug of War Games to be held in Swakopmund, Namibia from July 1 to 2 2022. This team includes 11 women and three men from the Kimberley Pirates Tug of War Club, as well as one woman and two men from Postmasburg, and three coaching staff. The team will be leaving South Africa on June 25, and leading up to their departure has arranged several fund-raising events to…

THE SOL Plaatje University recently launched its new SPU Sport brand, which seeks to inspire courage and passion. The dominance of red and the emblem of the gemsbok certainly resonates strong images of strength, resilience, endurance and tenacity. A statement released by the university stated that “these attributes will ensure that SPU Sport, which is rapidly making its mark on the national stage, becomes the destination of choice for student athletes in the future”. Gemmie, the SPU Mascot, was unveiled together with the new SPU sports kits and the actual sport brand at a recent event. Present at the launch were representatives from Athletics SA, Maties Sport, University Sport South Africa, Netball SA and the Northern Cape Department of Sports, Arts and Culture who all conveyed strong messages of support…