JUDGE SLAMS ZUMA’S SPYTAPES DEFENCE INSIDE iMAG P2 9 771016 396005 > UNITED! HOW TO CATCH A KILLER BAFANA, BOKS DO IT FOR MADIBA MANDY WIENER ON SEE SPORT THE SCIENCE OF CRIME City Press SA’s award-winning Sunday newspaper www.citypress.co.za | 18 August 2013 | R13.00 (incl VAT) Namibia: N$13.00 SPY REPORT ‘RUBBISH’ Vusi Pikoli and others pour scorn on ‘revelations’ that Vavi and key SA figures are paid to advance US interests CARIEN DU PLESSIS and SABELO NDLANGISA [email protected] [email protected] A lot of rubbish! That is how Advocate Vusi Pikoli, the former national director of public prosecutions, has described a rogue intelligence report that implicates him, suspended labour federation Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi and other highprofile South Africans in being paid to advance an American agenda. Vavi released copies of the report on Friday, which he said was a “total fabrication” and proof that his suspension was politically motivated. This is at least the fifth intelligence report that has been circulated and has caused havoc in the governing ANC alliance in recent years. (see page 4) Vavi was suspended this week after admitting to having sex in his Cosatu office in January with a woman he appointed to work for the trade union federation. Several of the highranking figures mentioned in the 19 page intelligence report have dismissed it as “rubbish” and a “smear”. Pikoli, who is mentioned in the report as having consulted with US agency the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) on President Jacob Zuma’s corruption prosecution and as having advised Agang SA, dismissed the report. He said he did not know there was something called the NED. The NED is an agency that gets money from the US Congress for distribution to pro democracy nonprofit organisations worldwide. It features prominently in the report, where it is alleged the organisation is working undercover to overthrow governments in Africa. Pikoli, whose name also featured in the 2006 ANC hoax Advocate Vusi Pikoli ‘‘ It is false from A to Z. People who run intelligence to destabilise countries mix falsehood with the truth – FRANK CHIKANE spy emails, said he wanted an investigation into the origins of the report before he could decide on a course of action. Former ANC treasurergeneral Mathews Phosa, who is mentioned as having met with Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) president Joseph Mathunjwa, described the report as “crazy” and a “smear”. He said he had never spoken to Mathunjwa. Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema’s first reaction to the report was: “Mxm, sies.” The report alleges Malema received R50 000 and a promise from Mathunjwa to pay his legal bills. “There’s nothing there to comment on. Nothing. I don’t know why Vavi’s giving that thing attention,” he said. Frank Chikane, the former directorgeneral under the Thabo Mbeki presidency, also dismissed the report as false, saying it was meant to stop people like him from fixing what is wrong with the country. He is alleged to have received financial support from the NED, also for one of the two tellall books he wrote, and to have advised Agang SA leader Mamphela Ramphele. “Everything they say about me is totally false. I am not handled by anybody, especially the Americans. I have no dealings with Agang and nobody has spoken to me. “It is false from A to Z. People who run intelligence to destabilise countries mix falsehood with the truth. This one did not even do that. This type of thing can cost people’s lives,” said Chikane. Advocate Guido Penzhorn, who is tipped to become the head of the Special Investigating Unit, said he had never heard of the NED. The report alleges that he gets money from the organisation. City Press was told that Vavi only learnt about the “rogue” spy report that implicates him as a plotter against the government a week ago. Vavi has described the report as a “fabrication” with “all the hallmarks of being the work of rogue elements in the intelligence community”. He claimed it was circulated by Cosatu president Sdumo Dlamini “to smear and destroy” him. 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Oscar Pistorius at his bail hearing. His case is scheduled to go on trial in March next year. The Paralympian is due to make a brief appearance in the Pretoria Magistrates’ Court tomorrow || PHOTO: HERMAN VERWEY Reeva ‘cowered’ behind toilet door ADRIAAN BASSON [email protected] Reeva Steenkamp was crouching behind the toilet door in Oscar Pistorius’ bathroom when she was shot dead on Valentine’s Day. That will be the state’s case against the Paralympian when the case goes to trial on March 3 next year. The state will try to show that Steenkamp was hiding from Pistorius, fearing for her life, when he shot her through the toilet door. Pistorius will make a brief appearance in the Pretoria Magistrates’ Court tomorrow before the case will be adjourned next year. The case is set down to be heard by the North Gauteng High Court from March 3 to March 20. The police’s case docket was handed to Pistorius’ lawyers this week. This was confirmed by his attorney, Brian Webber. Contained in the docket is Reeva Steenkamp a postmortem report revealing the extent of Steenkamp’s injuries and forensic bloodstain pattern analysis. City Press was reliably told that the analysis is consistent with Steenkamp being in a crouching position when she was shot in the head, hip and arm. This confirms the theory of former investigating officer Hilton Botha, published by Vanity Fair in June. Botha told the magazine, based on his inspection of the crime scene, that he believed the former model was “cowering in the toilet with her arms crossed, which would account for why one bullet had gone through her fingers before entering her arm”. He further stated that bullets had struck Steenkamp on her right side, “which meant that she was not sitting on the toilet but probably crouching behind the locked door”. Botha said he believed Pistorius had fired at the door from less than five feet away. The postmortem report reveals that Steenkamp’s skull was “crushed” by the impact of the bullets from Pistorius’ 9mm Parabellum pistol. Because of her extensive head wounds, the police initially considered that the athlete may have assaulted Steenkamp with his cricket bat, which was found bloodied on the crime scene. But results from the forensic laboratory analysis have now confirmed that the damage was caused by the bullets’ impact from a short distance. In an affidavit submitted during his bail hearing in February, Pistorius said he heard noises in the bathroom and “felt a sense of terror rushing over me”. He grabbed his pistol and shouted for the “intruder” to get out of his house. He realised the “intruder” was in the toilet and felt trapped. Pistorius fired shots at the toilet door “and shouted to Reeva to phone the police”. When she didn’t answer, he “bashed” open the toilet door with his cricket bat and found Reeva “slumped over but alive”. The state disputes Oscar’s version and said it was a planned murder. » The state planned to add two more charges to Pistorius’ indictment tomorrow, but decided against it after objections by the athlete’s legal team, who will now make representations to the National Prosecuting Authority. The charges of the reckless and negligent discharge of a firearm relates to a shooting incident at Tashas restaurant in Melrose Arch, northern Joburg, and an alleged incident during which Pistorius fired shots through the sunroof of a moving car while driving with his exgirlfriend, Samantha Taylor. Taylor will testify for the state. See page 3 2 City Press || 18 August 2013 ‘‘ News IN TODAY’S SECTIONS VOICES SELMOR MTUKUDZI: ON MY OWN On the web www.citypress.co.za PLUS VOICES – Charles Darwin, the father of evolution NEWS BUSINESS SPORT ANALYSIS » HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE SECOND » SPEEDING IN HAKSKEEN PAN » PUSHING THE BIKE TO THE LIMIT UNDER THE GREEN BLANKET OF MARIKANA An American monkey, after getting drunk on brandy, would never touch it again, and thus is much wiser than most men THE TROUBLE WITH SQUEEZED OUT BY A BIGGER POWER GOLD WHO WILL BE THE DON OF UK FOOTBALL? Judge slams Zuma’s defence With president’s lawyers under fire, NPA gets ultimatum to hand over electronic version of ‘spy tapes’ CHARL DU PLESSIS [email protected] Marikana: One year on » Multimedia: On the koppie near Marikana, Xolani Nzuza, the secondincommand to the Man in the Green Blanket, recounts his memories of the August 16 2012 shootings. PLUS: Julius Malema steals the show during the Marikana commemoration service. Let the games begin! » The changes, troubles and hopes of some of the top teams in the English Premier League » Twitter: www.twitter.com/City_Press » Mobile: m.citypress.co.za » Facebook: facebook.com/citypress.co.za » iPad: Get our iMag app Look at me, I’m a human leopard A tattoo artist has covered himself in more than a thousand spots to become half man, half big cat. The man, who calls himself Larry Da Leopard, prowls the streets wearing little more than a loincloth. Born Lance Brieschke, Larry was disowned by his family for 10 years after making the radical decision to ink his body. The artist from Austin, Texas, even took the painful decision to tattoo his genitals. Larry, who refers to himself as a “manimal” – half man, half animal – says he has no regrets about his choice of design. He said: “I’m proud of my tattoos. When I look in the mirror, I like what I see. 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SUBSCRIBE GET CITY PRESS DELIVERED TO YOUR DOOR EVERY SUNDAY SEND AN EMAIL TO [email protected] OR SEND AN SMS TO 42987 A judge has for the first time commented on former acting prosecutions chief Mokotedi Mpshe’s controversial decision to drop charges against President Jacob Zuma. And Judge Rammaka Mathopo of the North Gauteng High Court didn’t mince his words as he lambasted Zuma’s lawyers for not properly arguing why the socalled “spy tapes” should be kept confidential. In a stronglyworded judgment on Friday, Mathopo gave the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) five days to hand over an electronic version of the tapes and transcripts thereof. These tapes were used by Mpshe to justify his decision to let Zuma off the hook in 2009, of which only selected excerpts were made available to the media. Mathopo ruled that he “failed to understand (Zuma’s) assertion that the disclosure of the transcripts would affect his right to confidentiality or privilege”. He further said: “It has not been contended by any of the parties that Mpshe referred to anything more than a discussion by certain officials of the NPA on the question whether the charges would be brought before the African National Congress Polokwane conference. “The excerpts of the transcripts which formed part of the record and which Mpshe extensively referred to in his address (to the media) specifically related to the timing of the charges. “I fail to see how the discussion on the timing of charges would impact on the integrity of the charges (against Zuma).” This is the first time a judge has commented on Mpshe’s decision. Zuma’s advocate, Kemp J Kemp, had argued that the “spy tapes” were part of the confidential representations Zuma made to the NPA. This argument was based on the fact that it was Zuma’s lawyer, Michael Hulley, who came to the NPA with the tapes. The tapes were intercepted telephone conversations between former NPA head Bulelani Ngcuka and former Scorpions boss Leonard McCarthy, which Mpshe suggested were evidence of political interference in the timing of corruption charges against Zuma. In his statement issued at the time, Mpshe said the discussions constituted an “intolerable abuse . . . which compels a discontinuation of the prosecution”. Kemp argued that it was irrelevant that the NPA had obtained its own copies of the tapes from the National Intelligence Agency. But Mathopo did not buy this argument on Friday. “Mpshe together with his team, rightly or wrongly, came to the conclusion that the integrity of the prosecution was compromised and the charges on the basis of what he regarded as an abuse of the process by certain officials. “It is desirable that the transcripts be produced to test and properly contextualise whether the decision of Mpshe was based on rational grounds or not,” the judge said. Mathopo also ruled that internal NPA documentation – including a memorandum by chief prosecutor Billy Downer on why Zuma should be prosecuted – must be made available to the DA’s lawyers on a confidential basis. If they disagree over whether any of these documents form part of Zuma’s confidential representations, they will be allowed to contest this before a judge in chambers. City Press understands that this evidence could be key to showing that Mpshe’s decision was not rational. James Selfe, the chairperson of the DA’s federal executive, yesterday said the party was “very relieved and very excited”. He further said: “It’s been a very long battle and they have put up incredible hurdles at every point . . . Now we can hopefully get down to the business of finding out if this was a valid legal decision or one of absolute political expediency.” Presidency spokesperson Mac Maharaj did not respond to a request for comment. 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Rape in the news this week A 25-year-old 3 suspect has been arrested in connection with the rapes of a baby girl and young boy in Ceres, Western Cape, police said on Thursday Two men are being sought after a woman was raped and robbed in George, Western Cape, police said on Tuesday A Western Cape police captain will appear in the Wynberg Magistrates’ Court on Monday for allegedly raping a prostitute, the Independent Police Investigative Directorate said 3 Senior ANC member Tony Yengeni leaving the Cape Town Central Police Station Monday after his arrest in the early hours of Sunday || PHOTO: LERATO MADUNA ‘Drunk’ Yengeni refused to blow JULIAN JANSEN of last Sunday. He was behind the wheel of a white Maserati GranCabrio, which is one of two Maseratis registered in his name. Yengeni was initially bust, it has emerged, not because the Metro officer thought he may have been drinking, but because the white Maserati had no front number plate. According to waiters, the flamboyant and stocky Yengeni is a familiar face at Cubana Bar, which is right across from where [email protected] Tony Yengeni allegedly refused a Cape Town metro police officer’s order to blow into a Breathalyser. The head of the ANC’s political school – who is responsible for instilling the party’s cadres with a strong sense of ethics and a deep desire to serve the public – was caught driving allegedly drunk in the early hours women, has been sentenced in the Bethlehem Circuit Court to nine life imprisonment terms, the National Prosecuting Authority said on Thursday Former Grand Slam 1 doubles champion Yengeni was driving a Maserati GranCabrio like this one FOR THE RECORD Bob Hewitt (73) was charged in the Boksburg Magistrates’ Court with two counts of rape and one count of sexual assault of minors in cases that date back to the early 1980s In KwaZulu-Natal, 1 two men have been 1 1 sentenced to lengthy prison terms for rape. Nhlanhla Dlamini (19) was sentenced in the KwaDukuza Regional Court to life in jail for raping a 10-year-old girl in March. On Tuesday, the same court convicted and sentenced 22-year-old Mfanafuthi Ntombela to 45 years’ imprisonment on three counts of rape Due to a printing error last week, the article about Julius Malema’s visit to Nigerian prophet TB Joshua did not appear in all editions. If you want to read the full story, please go to our website, www.citypress.co.za, and search for “Juju’s prophet predicts bloody revolt”. If you do not have internet access, contact us on Monday (011 7139623) and we will send you a copy of the paper. City Press regrets the printing error. City Press || 11 August 2013 ‘‘ News The ever more sophisticated weapons piling up in the arsenals of the wealthiest and the mightiest can kill the illiterate, the ill, the poor and the hungry, but they cannot kill ignorance, illness, poverty or hunger – Cuban leader Fidel Castro State pulls out of Limpopo Administrative team reports provincial government is ready to take over again, but there are still ‘serious issues’ SIPHO MASONDO and SABELO NDLANGISA [email protected] [email protected] Cabinet believes Limpopo’s government is ready to stand on its own again – but the man who headed the administration says the province is still “overwhelmed” by serious systemic issues. City Press has learnt that Cabinet this week received a report from the team appointed to administer the province two and a half years ago, which says Limpopo is out of the red. Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Minister Collins Chabane said Wednesday’s Cabinet meeting received a report from the team that has in effect been running the province in terms of section 100(b) of the Constitution since December 2011. Chabane said the team and Limpopo’s leadership would soon hold a meeting to discuss “a way of handling the remaining issues”. Chief administrator Monde Tom cautioned that while a lot of work had been done, some serious systemic problems remained, particularly around procurement and the provision of infrastructure. “The spending on infrastructure is low. The delivery of road infrastructure is not working well. Their roads agency has major challenges. “Public Works doesn’t have (enough) capacity. They need to build technical knowhow. Supply chain and the provision of major services is also a problem. The province is overwhelmed by these,” Tom said. Another of the tasks remaining is holding to account the provincial government officials whose misconduct – and criminal actions – led to Limpopo’s financial collapse. President Jacob Zuma’s government took over the administration of half the provincial government after Limpopo overspent on its bank overdraft by R750 million and asked National Treasury for an extra R1 billion to pay its bills in 2011. At the time, then premier Cassel Mathale and his allies dismissed the intervention as a political move. Cabinet’s move to cut the apron strings will give newly appointed premier Stanley Mathabatha much more control of his government. Mathabatha has taken the reins at a time when the administrative team’s report reveals that “the cash status of the province is (now) out of the red”, said Chabane. The administrators may be packing their bags soon, but Limpopo will remain firmly on their radar. “By the time the national government leaves, we need to ensure there are systems in place to sustain the progress made,” said Chabane. “Even if Limpopo is out of the woods, national government will (still) provide further assistance. “Section 100 remains until the discussion with the province has ‘‘ I don’t see any sense in that . . . 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The damage R750m 100m The amount that was overspent by the Limpopo provincial government. The province asked national government for a R1 billion bailout and was placed under administration 90m Premier Stanley Mathabatha ‘‘ Pretoria didn’t want to hand the administration back to Cassel Mathale, who screwed it up in the first place – SOURCE taken place.” Tom said the interministerial committee that ran the administration would pay Mathabatha and his executive team a visit “soon” to discuss both the remaining issues and an exit strategy. He added that Cabinet would have the final say on this strategy and the date of the administrators’ withdrawal. A public works department source, who declined to be named, said the intervention team could have been withdrawn much earlier. “Pretoria didn’t want to hand the administration back to Cassel Mathale, who screwed it up in the first place.” Section 100(b) allows for the complete takeover of provincial departments’ powers. The source said national government would remove this in three months’ time and replace it with a more limited intervention for a further three months. The source said there was a feeling that the team had achieved much of what it had set out to do when it was sent to Limpopo in December 2011. The removal of the team, said the source, was also Zuma’s way of telling Mathabatha he has faith in him and trusts him. On Wednesday, Mathabatha announced that the administrators had succeeded in rescuing the five departments that had been placed under administration. Another source in the department of health, which works closely with the administrators, confirmed the intervention team was preparing to hand over to the provincial government. In the department of health, the source said, there had been many improvements. “But we still need to monitor the implementation of systems. They still need our support. We can’t just leave them to their own devices. “Patient billing, procurement and record management are the biggest outstanding matters. We are far from getting these right.” The biggest achievements in the department of health, the source said, were: » Sorting out the asset register in all clinics, district and provincial hospitals. “We now know what facilities and assets we have.”; » The establishment of a checklist to be complied with before service providers are paid; and » Ensuring that patients at hospitals have enough food. Arms deal commission chair Judge Willie Seriti at the inquiry’s hearing on Monday || PHOTO: MUNTU VILAKAZI 80m Arms deal commission set to shut public out? CHARL DU PLESSIS and ATHANDIWE SABA 70m [email protected] [email protected] Significant portions of the arms deal commission of inquiry could be held behind closed doors. On Monday, the commission postponed its public hearings after the department of defence requested urgent meetings to discuss the issue of the declassification of documents. A defence source said the department believes the commission is in possession of hundreds of thousands of unsorted documents, which a City Press investigation has confirmed. The source said the department may be forced to apply for certain parts of the hearings to be conducted in camera if the declassification issue is not resolved. Also of concern to the department is the fact that it has not yet been told if some of its witnesses will be implicated in criminal behaviour during the court hearings or if they will be warned of potential criminal liability. City Press understands that the department intends to rely upon the Constitutional Court’s judgment in a case related to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission case in which the 60m 50m 40m court stressed the importance of amnesty in ensuring the truth about apartheid atrocities was revealed. This could very well see significant portions of the commission’s hearings being hidden from public scrutiny. It could also mean that commission chairperson Judge Willie Seriti might prevent certain witnesses from being cross examined, which is within his powers in terms of the arms deal regulations. The regulations also make provision for the final report to be sent directly to President Jacob Zuma, who will decide whether to release it. Another stumbling block for the commission has been the overwhelming amount of evidence related to the arms deal. More than 3 million pages of documentation related to the arms deal investigations have allegedly not been scrutinised by the commission. A source with knowledge of the commission’s work said Seriti had hoped that witnesses would come forward voluntarily to testify, but that this has not happened. These latest revelations come after the commission was rocked by the resignation of Judge Frans Legodi as one of its three commissioners. This was in the same week that legal researcher Kate Painting confirmed that she had quit the commission in March because of a socalled “second agenda”. In a statement released to the Mail & Guardian, Painting said “fear is a common theme at the commission and any noncompliance with the second agenda is met with hostility”. The term second agenda was first used by attorney Norman Moabi, who also quit the commission in January. Moabi said the “second agenda” was based on the clandestine preparations of documents and briefs that were being handed over to evidence leaders, a process which was closely presided over by Seriti. Siphiwe Dlamini, spokesperson for the department of defence, said the department was still in discussion with legal advisers about the process of declassifying documents. “The process of declassifying documents is a complicated affair. You can’t just wake up and declassify documents,” he said. Dlamini agreed that there were about 1.5 million records the department was in the process of declassifying and refused to be drawn into discussing others that have not been recorded. “The department is dealing with the records, which will be used during the commission and nothing else,” he said. THE HEIGHT OF ALL THE DOCUMENTS STORED ON A CD AND GIVEN TO THE ARMS DEAL COMMISSION Malema visits Nigerian ‘prophet’ TB Joshua 30m 20m 10m 6m 1.75m Young people will start a huge and violent revolt in South Africa – but first, youth leader Julius Malema will receive blessings from the Nigerian soothsayer who prophesied this. Malema and fellow Economic Freedom Fighters leaders left on Friday to visit Nigeria’s most famous – and one of the wealthiest – charismatic preachers, TB Joshua. They will pay him a “spiritual visit to meet and create friendship with this son of Africa and his congregation, and ask for blessings for the journey ahead”, according to a statement issued on Friday. Their visit, which ends on Thursday, comes after Joshua told his Synagogue Church of All Nations congregation on the outskirts of Lagos on July 28 that South Africa could expect a bloody revolt. “In the nation South Africa, the country South Africa, the nation of South Africa ... We should help them in prayer. I’m seeing huge revolt. Huge one. Revolt. And it will be very serious. You pray for your nation, South Africa. Huge. Revolt. Julius Malema The youth will come out, and begin, there will be a huge protest here, shoot, some people are killed. Certain people ... some people are killed. Revolt. South Africa,” he said, gesticulating wildly. The prophesy came alongside predictions of a plane crash in Asia and unrest in his own country. Joshua, whose church also has a branch in Johannesburg, is famous for his prophesies, faith healing and humanitarian work. He has landed in hot water before for an unusually accurate prediction of the Nigerian preacher TB Joshua death of his friend, the late Malawian president Bingu wa Mutharika, last year of sudden cardiac arrest. There was suspicion about the preacher’s ability to have foretold the event with such accuracy and some have even suggested Joshua had a hand in Mutharika’s death. Former visitors to Joshua’s Lagos headquarters include Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini, Zimbabwe’s former prime minister, Morgan Tsvangirai, and late Ghanaian president John Atta Mills. – Carien du Plessis Yengeni was stopped. But they say he had not been at Cubana that particular evening. City Press has learnt that a Metro officer spotted Yengeni driving on Buitengracht Street in Cape Town’s city centre without a front number plate. When he was pulled off on Somerset Road, Green Point, and asked for his driver’s licence, the officer became suspicious, a source with close knowledge of the incident told City Press. Yengeni was asked to blow into a Breathalyser. He allegedly refused, but after back up was called, the source claimed, he complied. It is against the law to refuse to give a breath or a blood sample if an officer of the law asks a motorist to give one. Yengeni allegedly tested three times higher than the legal breath alcohol limit, registering 0.69mg of breath per litre of alcohol on the test. Blood samples were taken from Yengeni at the provincial antialcohol centre in Athlone and sent to a forensic laboratory. The legal bloodalcohol level is 0.05mg per 100ml, while that of professional drivers, like truck and bus drivers, is 0.02mg per 100ml. Yengeni’s bloodalcohol results are expected in a few months’ time. He spent the night in the police cells and was released the following day and is due back in court on March 4 next year. Yengeni owns two Maseratis – last year’s GranCabrio model and a silver GranTurismo – as well as a VW Polo and a Mini registered in his name, an impeccable source has told City Press. Yengeni did not respond to several calls and SMSes this week. In response to questions, his wife Lumka said that she would not ask her husband to confirm. “I don’t see any sense in that. I’m going now. Talk to me another time,” she said. Called for comment about Yengeni’s alleged drunk driving, the ANC said it was a private matter and that the governing party would not comment. Yengeni was convicted of fraud in 2003 for failing to declare a discount on a MercedesBenz ML 350 he received from an arms dealer. He served just four months of a fouryear sentence. His cars have landed him in trouble with the law before: » In January 2007, he was released on parole, and was still on parole when he drove his black BMW across the middle island on Voortrekker Road in Goodwood, Cape Town. He was charged with drunk driving but acquitted. » In 2011, it was reported that insurance giant Sanlam had, since 2005, paid out nine claims for damage to Yengeni’s cars. The cars included a MercedesBenz, a BMW M5, and 2009 BMW X5 and X6 models. City Press || 18 August 2013 3 ‘‘ News BIÉNNE HUISMAN [email protected] Oscar Pistorius eased his tender nerves during a seaside jaunt in the runup to his court appearance tomorrow. The athlete escaped what his uncle Arnold described as the “jail he’s been living in” to go kayaking and enjoy meals with friends in the coastal town of Hermanus last weekend. Pistorius let off steam a week ahead of his scheduled appearance at the Pretoria Magistrates’ Court, which is likely to be packed once again with journalists from across the globe. It is expected that the paralympic athlete will be served an indictment, and that the matter will be postponed. On Tuesday, the police announced that they have finished their investigation into model Reeva Steenkamp’s death at Pistorius’ house in February. The Paralympian star tried to slip under the radar in Hermanus – a Western Cape town famous for whale watching – but was spotted by locals, who divulged details in hushed tones. Last Saturday, the star hid behind sunglasses and a beanie while tucking into a meal at Tapas, a trendy eatery overlooking the old harbour in the heart of the town. Tapas serves delicacies including wild Cape rock oysters on crushed ice at R20 each and grilled aubergine for R57. The restaurant’s mantra is “to eat, drink and be merry”. Pistorius visited the owner of Tapas, Rick Oosthuyzen, whose son Leroy is dating the athlete’s sister Aimee. “Oscar just needed to get away from it all,” said a Hermanus resident who did not want to be named. “He chilled with Leroy and friends at Tapas on Saturday, and Leroy went back to Jozi with him in the week.” Leroy Oosthuyzen works at Investec Bank in Joburg. Aimee No whales for Oscar Oscar Pistorius and his sister Aimee leave the Pretoria Magistrates’ Court after his bail hearing in February || PHOTO: NELIUS RADEMAN He visited Hermanus for a ‘break’ before his court appearance is an assistant lecturer at the University of Pretoria. Aimee burst into tears at Pistorius’ first court appearance days after the shooting in February. She was there with her father Henke, her brother Carl and their uncle Arnold. This week, Arnold Pistorius said his nephew went to Hermanus “to take a break from the jail he’s living in”. Pistorius did not see any whales on a kayaking trip that left from the town’s old harbour on Sunday. Herman de Vries of Walker Bay Adventures said: “His group was unlucky, they didn’t see any whales. There were the usual seals and sea birds, though.” De Vries declined to elaborate on the athlete’s demeanour: “I was very surprised to see him. But he’s just another paying The restaurant where Oscar had a meal || PHOTO: KEVIN PETERSEN On the web www.citypress.co.za Aimee and Oscar Pistorius on the cover of the February edition of Sarie Follow our onday coverage from court tomorrow at www.citypress.co.za/news and on Twitter @City_Press customer and I really can’t elaborate, you know.” Reeva Steenkamp would have turned 30 tomorrow. This week, Steenkamp’s cousin, Kim Martin, who lives in Cape Town, said the family had decided not to grant interviews at this painful time. Martin met Pistorius over lunch at the Ons Huisie beachfront restaurant in Bloubergstrand just a month before the shooting. “At the time, Reeva said she had something important to tell me . . . But well, she never got round to it,” Martin said. Pistorius’ spokesperson, Anneliese Burgess, said tomorrow would be a “very difficult and dreadful” day for the athlete and his family. She said they did not want to comment at present. He’s pretty loud and, of course, extremely goodlooking – Proud dad Prince William, boasting about threeweekold son Prince George at a country fair in Wales Elysium’s cast turning heads Neill Blomkamp’s new movie, Elysium, is cleaning up at the box office in America. It topped the rankings, raking in $30.5 million (R307 million) last weekend. But moviegoers are talking about more than just the action on the big screen, where a select group of people live on a space settlement called Elysium in the year 2154, in conflict with everyone left on Earth. The actors and their beautiful partners turned heads at the film’s world premiere on August 7 at the Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles – and at each of the glamorous premieres that followed. South African star Sharlto Copley and his girlfriend, Tanit Phoenix, enjoyed as much attention as Matt Damon and his wife, Luciana Barroso. Damon plays the lead role with Jodie Foster, Matt Damon plays the lead role in Neill Blomkamp’s new movie, Elysium while Copley, of District 9 and The ATeam fame, steals the show as a South African mercenary with a heavy Joburg accent. On Monday, the actors and their partners were at the Australian opening at Event Cinemas in George Street, Sydney, and they are currently in Seoul, South Korea. Copley (39) and Phoenix (28), herself an actress and well known name in modelling circles, recently bought a house together in Los Angeles. They moved to America last year. Phoenix was born in Durban and has promised to celebrate Christmas in KwaZuluNatal this year. She currently features in films Spud 2: The Madness Continues and Death Race: Inferno. After she finished filming her movies, she took time off to tour the world with Copley while he films his movies. Copley and Phoenix have been a couple since 2011 after he broke off his 13year relationship with Melanie Haasbroek. – Karin Burger Sharlto Copley and Tanit Phoenix at the Australian premiere of Elysium || PHOTOS: BRENDON THORNE / GETTY IMAGES 4 City Press || 18 August 2013 NEWSFLASH News The military judge who will determine how long US soldier Bradley Manning (25) will go to prison for the biggest breach of classified data in the nation’s history said she found that his acts were ‘wanton and reckless’. He was found guilty of 20 criminal counts, including espionage and theft – Reuters From page 1 Vavi was told about the contents of the spy report at the funeral of the former deputy president of the National Union of Metalworkers (Numsa) Phil Bokaba in GaRankuwa last Saturday. It was only after this that he asked for a copy of the report, which he claimed was circulated by Dlamini. This came ahead of Wednesday’s Cosatu central executive meeting, which decided that Vavi should be placed on “indefinite leave”. A union source told City Press that Numsa president Cedric Gina gave Vavi a copy of the report, but Gina denied it. “I have never received that document, so I could never pass it on,” he said. Dlamini refused to talk about the report, saying Vavi was taking the matter to court. Vavi claimed Dlamini had seen the report in May already when he named the NED as an organisation facilitating the creation of “capable opposition movements” to defeat the current government. Cosatu is, however, still in two minds about whether the report is true or not. Cosatu’s first deputy president SPY REPORT ‘RUBBISH’ Tyotyo James said the report would be discussed this week. “I don’t want to say what the report has done or not done until we meet and consider our view as a collective,” he said. A trade union official who attended Wednesday’s meeting claimed no Cosatu leader took the report seriously. Another union official said the report surfaced at a time when Cosatu was gripped by paranoia and said it had fed “longterm suspicions” about Vavi and his Numsa allies. He said these suspicions were fuelled by revelations that DA leader Helen Zille had tried to recruit Vavi. “For those who push an agenda, it is a minefield. There has also been a feeling that the general secretary (Vavi) is no longer comfortable in the alliance setup. “The ANC doesn’t take kindly to criticism. It just closes ranks because it is a liberation movement and that’s how it is wired. For the ANC not to sink, it has to throw a heavyweight overboard,” he said. ANC secretarygeneral Gwede Mantashe refused to comment on the report, saying “whether I have seen it or not seen it, that is none of your business”. An ANC source, however, said the party was concerned about the report and its place of origin because it has elements of the Browse Mole report, which was used to discredit Zuma ahead of the ANC’s bruising 2007 Polokwane conference. “It (the report) is likely to take up a large portion of next week’s (ANC national working committee) meeting. It is very worrying,” the source said. A member of Cosatu’s central executive committee said Vavi’s decision to challenge his suspension in court was likely to harden attitudes among those who wanted him to be ousted from the federation. State security spokesperson Brian Dube didn’t want to comment. “Vavi said he will approach the office of the inspector general of intelligence to have the matter investigated and we will have to wait for that process,” he said. Former Limpopo premier Cassel Mathale, who is also mentioned in the report, said the document was “not worth commenting on”. He denied that he had a meeting with Mathunjwa where he pledged his support to Amcu. Agang SA yesterday tweeted: “Not a single word of truth in the #vavireport. Reads more like bad B movie spy script.” ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ‘Bogus’ intelligence report’s wackiest 10 claims 1 As a means of influencing them, Constitutional Court justices Johann van der Westhuizen, Johan Froneman and Dikgang Moseneke get money from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) via accounts in the Cayman Islands 2 Former directorgeneral in the presidency Frank Chikane is being “handled” by Freedom House Southern Africa director Karl Beck. He got funds for a book through the NED and is helping Agang SA with policy 6 Mamphela Ramphele’s advisory co committee on Agang SA consisted of some of the following people: AfriForum lawyer Willie Wi Spies, former prosecutions head Vusi Pi Pikoli, businessman Moeletsi Mbeki, Cosatu general ge secretary Zwelinzima Vavi, media bosses Justice Malala and Trevor Ncube, bo University Un of the Free State rector Jonathan Jansen Ja and sacked human settlements minister Tokyo Sexwale mi 7 Agang SA got R500 million from the NED 3 Former Scorpions prosecutors are planning to reunite to start investigating President Jacob Zuma on corruption charges again to build a case “that will eventually nail him” and force him to step down. The media is in on this project, and ANC deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa is funding this in conjunction with the NED 5 Businessman Fana Hlongwane and a Zimbabwean were procuring arms on behalf of a group undergoing “crack commando training” in insurgency, intelligence, guerrilla warfare and first aid in Zimbabwe 4 Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba’s adviser, Siyabonga Mahlangu, is being handled by the NED. Besides talking to the Gupta brothers, he also conveys instructions from the NED to Gigaba on tenders, boards and “newspaper purchases” by parastatals 8 The NED worked on sowing dissent and insurgency in Marikana a year before the shootings, and also helped inflame service-delivery protests and xenophobic violence 9 Mining union Amcu boss ss Joseph Mathunjwa was backed by sacked Limpopo premier Cassel Mathale and was also trying to win over Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema, former ANC treasurer-general Mathews Phosa and metalworkers’ union Numsa general secretary Irvin Jim Graphics24 Conspiracy nation: Five ‘plots’ that rocked SA SABELO NDLANGISA [email protected] The decision to suspend labour fed eration Cosatu boss Zwelinzima Vavi was taken by a smaller caucus of union general secretaries and presidents because they wanted to avoid putting the matter to a vote. A union leader who attended the meeting told City Press that, of the 13 unions in good standing, eight were in favour of suspension, while the National Union of Metalwork ers of SA (Numsa) and the Food and Allied Workers’ Union favoured a disciplinary process that excluded suspension. The SA Clothes and Textile Work ers’ Union, the Democratic Nursing Organisation of SA and the SA Municipal Workers’ Union wanted the central executive committee (CEC) to defer the meeting so that they could take a mandate from their members about what should be done in the wake of revelations about Vavi’s sexual misconduct. Provincial secretaries and chair persons were left out of the meeting that made the final decision. A union leader said Vavi’s deci sion to release information about the grievance filed against him by the woman who initially accused him of rape, and his decision to address meetings of the SA Demo cratic Teachers’ Union hardened attitudes against him. Others within Cosatu agree his decision to bring on the court challenge will strengthen the hand of critics who want him gone. “Our (initial) approach was to say ‘censure him because what he did was wrong, maybe give him a final warning, but not dismissal’,” the union leader said. Another source who attended the meeting on Wednesday said the Cosatu leaders wanted a decision to be taken by consensus as it was clear Vavi’s supporters were out numbered, and to avoid deciding the issue by a ballot. By this time, Vavi had already been asked to leave the meeting. 10 Amcu boss Joseph Mathunjwa Ma gave Julius Malema a cheque of Ma R50 R5 000 and told him he has ha people who can help with wi his debts and legal bills 1 HOAX EMAILS: Surfaced around 2006, creating an impression of ANC leaders plotting against then party deputy president Jacob Zuma. Internal party inquiry found the emails to be false 2 BROWSE MOLE REPORT: Leaked to Cosatu in 2007 before ANC’s Polokwane conference. It alleged SACP boss Blade Nzimande arranged a meeting between Zuma and Libyans for funding to destabilise SA and topple then president Thabo Mbeki. Originated from the Scorpions Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi is fighting his suspension || PHOTO: ELIZABETH SEJAKE How Cosatu avoided voting on Vavi General secretary put on ‘special leave’ without proper procedure On the web www.citypress.co.za The full ‘bogus’ intelligence report, and five startling revelations Vavi made this week. PLUS: Readers debate whether Vavi’s suspension was a result of his own idiocy or a political conspiracy: www.citypress.co.za/politics “Satawu (the SA Transport and Allied Workers’ Union) was saying we will not be intimidated by people who want to break away from the federation. (Numsa’s Irvin) Jim had already left, and (Numsa president Cedric) Gina also walked out of the meeting of presidents and general secretaries. “It was the caucus of presidents and general secretaries that decided. In any event, (National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union general secretary) Slovo (Majola) was clinical about what type of action should be taken. These guys want him gone either way,” he said. Jim told City Press that he left ear ly because he needed to catch a flight to Eastern Cape, but denied that Gina left the meeting early. A memorandum that acting Cosatu general secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali circulated to the federation’s provincial secretaries and affiliated union secretaries on Thursday said the meeting felt it was necessary to put Vavi on “special leave”. “In the view of the special CEC, it was necessary to place the general secretary on this leave of absence in the light of the nature and the seri ousness of his conduct in this mat ter, its consequential effect on the 3 GROUND COVERAGE REPORT: Declassified by former crime intelligence boss Richard Mdluli in 2010 and discredited former police commissioner Bheki Cele. Was said to be drafted at a time when Mdluli became aware of a renewed investigation into murder allegations against him. It claimed Cele was part of an anti-Zuma faction that included then human settlements minister Tokyo Sexwale, Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula and Arts Minister Paul Mashatile. They denied the allegations 4 MEIRING REPORT: Defence force head Georg Meiring handed it to then president Nelson Mandela in 1998. It alleged an organisation called Front African People’s army and some SA dignitaries were plotting to kill the president and judges, and take over Parliament. Found to be a hoax 5 MBEKI PLOT: Cyril Ramaphosa, Tokyo Sexwale and Mathews Phosa were accused of plotting to topple Mbeki in 2001. Then safety and security minister Steve Tshwete confirmed national intelligence agencies were investigating the three, but the claims were untrue Graphics24 federation and the seniority of his position. The CEC felt that this was in order to ensure a thorough and proper investigation,” wrote Ntshalintshali. On Friday, Vavi said he would take his suspension up with his lawyers as the matter was political. Report on Rwanda a flight of fancy The socalled “intelligence dossier” that implicates Zwelinzima Vavi in subversive political activities is riddled with ludicrous assertions and inaccuracies. The report carries a section on the activities of the Rwandan National Congress (RNC), an organisation opposed to the authoritarian rule of Rwandan president Paul Kagame. The report alleges that the RNC and Vavi are funded by the same organisations, allegedly the National Endowment for Democracy and the World Movement for Democracy. The dossier alleges that the RNC has a military wing that is being trained by the International Law Enforcement Agency in Botswana. The agency is an international police academy run and funded by the US state department, but the National Endowment for Democracy and the World Movement for Democracy use the agency as a front, says the dossier. The RNC was formed almost three years ago after a former Rwandan army chief of staff, General Kayumba Nyamwasa, fled to South Africa, where a Kagame death squad allegedly hunted him down and shot him in the stomach. Several Rwandan agents are currently on trial in Joburg for attempting to kill Nyamwasa in June 2010. THE GLARING MISTAKES IN THE DOSSIER » DOSSIER One of the covert leaders of the RNC is Rwandanbased Dan Munyuza. He facilitates the entry and exit of RNC cadres. » FACT Munyuza is Kagame’s head of external military intelligence and has been implicated in the court case as one of the masterminds behind the shooting of Nyamwasa. » DOSSIER Another secret leader is Wilson Gumisiriza. » FACT Gumisiriza is a brigadier general in Kagame’s army and very close to the president. » DOSSIER One Francois Bangamwabo is the head of the RNC in Namibia and Protais Mpiranya the head in Zimbabwe. » FACT The RNC doesn’t have offices in Namibia or Zimbabwe. » DOSSIER Xavier Ngabo is a team leader of the RNC, first on Johannesburg’s East Rand and now in Mozambique. » FACT Ngabo lives in Kigali in Rwanda. He used to live in South Africa, but has never been to Mozambique and is a firm supporter of Kagame. A South African television crew filmed him in Kigali in April this year, where he spoke about his support for the government. » DOSSIER The International Law Enforcement Agency has trained at least 85 RNC cadres in Botswana who are awaiting deployment in Rwanda. » FACT The agency is a US state department project. The department has close links with Kagame and supports his government. In fact, in June this year, Rwanda sent policemen to the agency in Gaborone for training. – Jacques Pauw ................................................................ ................................................................ ................................................................ ................................................................ ................................................................ ................................................................ Another delay for arms deal commission? ATHANDIWE SABA [email protected] The arms deal commission is scheduled to resume this week, but the declassification of more than a million pages of evidence has not yet been completed by the defence department. Siphiwe Dlamini, the depart ment’s spokesperson, would not confirm whether the proc ess had been completed, but said declassification was not a simple, oneoff event. “This process could never take two weeks. But on Monday (tomorrow) we will put our case before the commission and say how far we are,” he said. He added that the department did not want to delay the pro ceedings any further. Two weeks ago, the commis sion was adjourned in part to give the department time to complete the declassification. According to insiders, the de partment had to sort through 1.5 million pages of evidence. Last week, City Press report ed that there were still more than 4 million pages of arms deal evidence gathered by the former Scorpions unit that the commission had not read. After publication, the com mission announced that it had appointed a service provider to scan the documents. Sources say that because the declassification has not been completed, it may obstruct how defence department witnesses testify. The first section of the com mission’s hearings concerns the reasons for buying the weapons. Sources said there was a real possibility that defence wit nesses might refuse to answer particular questions that are based on secret documents. Dlamini said there were three things the commission wanted to know from the department: the rationale behind buying the arms, the budget and how the equipment had been used. “If anything to that effect is in unclassified documents, then we will indicate it. We’ll discuss the way forward with the commission chair and he will decide,” added Dlamini. The commission’s William Baloyi said that all these issues would be discussed tomorrow. Both refused to be drawn into whether another postpone ment was on the cards. City Press || 18 August 2013 5 ‘‘ News HOME AT LAST FOR PIPPIE EUGENE BOTHA [email protected] A smiling Pippie Kruger looks up as her mother and I walk through the door and she calls out “Mama!” Hugging her daughter on her lap, Anice asks her: “Waar is Papa?” The little girl’s eyes light up, she smiles, looks around and says “Papa!” A normal interaction between a mother and child, perhaps, but not for Pippie. Not long ago, specialists predicted that she would never smile, her voice would never be heard and her hands would never reach out to a loved one. “They said she would never recover and would just be a vegetable,” says Anice. “But look at her now”. Pippie’s exuberant personality forces one to look past her scars. She suffered thirddegree burns to 80% of her body after a container of firelighting gel exploded and enveloped her on New Year’s Eve in 2011. Doctors gave her a 10% chance of survival. She suffered a series of strokes, during which she suffered brain damage and had to be resuscitated four times in her first few months in hospital. But she flatly refused to die. Pippie became the first South African recipient of revolutionary skin graft technology in which the new skin was grown from her own cells. Her slow and painful road to healing began. Anice moved from the family farm in Lephalale, Limpopo to Johannesburg to be closer to her daughter. The city has served as their home for more than a year. Her husband, Erwin, continued farming and Pippie’s baby brother, Arno, remained behind with his grandparents. At the end of next month Healing takes courage, and we all have courage, even if we have to dig a little to find it – Musician Tori Amos Doctors said she’d end up a vegetable, but the fiveyearold fighter is now well enough to go back to the family farm ‘‘ We really want to help other parents who are going through a similar ordeal – ANICE KRUGER they will finally be going home. Pippie’s progress has been nothing short of miraculous. This week, she was able to speak, sit upright on her own and stand up against a table. She’s also fond of stringing large beads on a rope. She has the nose of any cute fiveyearold and clear skin around the rest of her body is pushing back scar tissue. Most remarkably, the skin on Pippie’s ears is also healing beautifully. “Even the holes for studs in her ears have reappeared,” says Anice, showing off Pippie’s brand new ears with their dangling earrings. The little girl has also become something of a celebrity after the launch of her biography this week. Last week she and Anice flew to Cape Town for the launch and the little girl has been revelling in all the attention, unfazed by the throngs of people. “Gagga” (gross) is Pippie’s comment on Cape Town. “It’s because it was cold and rained,” laughs Anice. Now they will be going home to sunny Lephalale. Pippie’s family will swap Thanks to Pippie Kruger’s remarkable recovery, her mother, Anice, and her family are getting their lives back on track || PHOTO: ELIZABETH SEJAKE houses with her grandparents, who live on the same farm. The larger house was adapted for Pippie’s rehabilitation needs, with a gym and heated salt water pool where other burn victims can come for treatment. “We really want to help other parents who are going through a similar ordeal,” says Anice. Despite all the good news, Anice remains realistic about the challenges that lie ahead. For the foreseeable future, they will have to spend a week each month in Johannesburg for specialised rehabilitation. And just as Pippie needs to heal, so too does the family that stood beside her. “Eighteen months away from everybody does take its toll,” says Anice. She and Erwin work on their marriage by going on date nights now and again. Pippie’s brother Arno, who remained behind with his grandparents, adores Pippie and is very protective of her, says Anice. “He wants to hold her, he wants to bathe her, he wants to give her her bottle.” Pippie mimics what he does. “He loves to fall off his bike, shouting ‘val’ (fall). The other day Pippie fell from the bed and also said ‘val’,” laughs Anice. Anice’s bond with little Arno is very strong. “It is as if we have never been apart.” And Erwin’s bond with Pippie is just as solid. “When he is around, she only has eyes for him. Then I do not count at all,” says Anice. Pippie is looking forward to going home because her dog is there, and she was given a small pony to help with her rehabilitation. But most of all she is looking forward to getting down and dirty in the sandpit, like any other kid her age. This was unimaginable a year ago. “But we will have to play when it’s dark. Pippie’s not allowed in the sun,” says Anice. When I leave, Pippie smiles and extends her little burnt hands and arms to me. The red nail polish on her small fingers brings a lump to my throat – not from pity, but from admiration for one of God’s very special creatures. Get up to 2.5% back on your purchases * at Clicks from UCount Rewards To join SMS UCount and your name to 32001 Standard SMS rates apply. Free and bundled SMSs do not apply. R E W A R D S *Terms and conditions apply. Authorised financial services and registered credit provider (NCRCP15). The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited (Reg. No. 1962/000738/06). SBSA 145308E 08/13 Moving Forward is a trademark of The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited. Moving Forward TM 6 City Press || 18 August 2013 NEWSFLASH News Four Kenyan police officers were shot dead in the border county of Garissa when 40 heavily armed men, suspected of belonging to Somali militant group alShabaab, attacked a police post, a senior regional government official said on Saturday – Reuters Advocates body backs leaner JSC General Council of the Bar signals its support for a private member’s bill submitted by the DA CHARL DU PLESSIS [email protected] The influential body that represents South Africa’s advocates has come out in support of a constitutional amendment that would reduce the power presidential and political representatives have in appointing judges. The General Council of the Bar, which governs the advocates’ profession in South Africa, has signalled its support for a private member’s bill submitted by the DA. The Constitution 19th Amendment Bill, if passed, would drop four political appointments and two presidential representatives from the Judicial Service Commission (JSC). The bill was tabled in Parliament by DA MP Dene Smuts as a private member’s bill on Tuesday. In its submission on the bill, which it tabled this week before Parliament, the General Council of the Bar says that “although the JSC is a compromise between a political and a legal professional model for the appointment of judges, at present the JSC is very large and its membership is fairly heavily weighted in favour of politicians”. “A smaller body with a finer balance of interests is preferable.” But while the council supports Smuts in reducing the size of the commission, it disagrees with her on changes and additions to the criteria used when judges are appointed. The section of the Constitution that governs the requirements for the appointment of judges and the way the commission goes about its business has frequently been the subject of controversy. In its submission on the bill, the council says it doubts whether it is necessary or desirable for the Constitution itself to elaborate on the requirement for a “fit and proper” person. “The Constitution is an instrument for the long term. “A generally stated requirement allows for its application to be adapted to meet changes in circumstances over time.” In its submission to Parliament, the University of Cape Town’s Democratic Governance and Rights Unit agrees it “may not be possible to enshrine these aspects of a strong appointments process in a constitutional amendment”. “If – without making any insinuations about past or present members of the JSC – those members are not committed to appointing competent, independently minded judges who are committed to upholding the Constitution, then such judges will not be appointed, regardless of how carefully the Constitution is amended.” Smuts’ bill is based on conclusions drawn in the National Development Plan, which recognises perceptions that the commission is “too large to function effectively, and (is perceived) to be hamstrung by political interests”. Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng has previously defended the commission against allegations of political interference in its work, citing foreign jurisdictions where the appointment of judges was “politicians’ work”. But Dr Karen Brewer, the secretary general of the Commonwealth Magistrates’ and Judges’ Association, which has conducted research on the topic, earlier this year told the Commonwealth Law Conference in Cape Town that the best model for a judicial appointment body had “no members of the executive or legislature whatsoever”. » See City Press online for a full copy of the bill JSC: Before and after the Constitution 19th Amendment Bill KEY: = Representatives of the judiciary and legal profession = Representatives who potentially owe allegiance to the president or the ruling party = Judge president of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) One judge president (JP) designated by the judges president Free State JP Frans Kgomo Lex Mpati Two practising advocates nominated from within the advocates profession Minister Jeff Radebe Two practising attorneys nominated from within the profession Judge president of the SCA One teacher of law designated by teachers of law A vacant position previously occupied by Izak Smuts CP Fourie Six persons designated by the National Assembly (NA) Deputy home affairs minister Deputy correctional services minister Fatima Chohan-Kota (ANC) Ngoako Ramatlhodi (ANC) Four permanent delegates of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) Peace Mabe Matlala Boroto Tjheta Mofokeng Mninwa Mahlangu Compiled by: Charl du Plessis Ben Sibanyoni (ANC) Busani Mabunda One judge president Two practising attorneys ? McCaps Motimele [email protected] Cabinet minister responsible for administration of justice Chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng SIPHO MASONDO AFTER BEFORE Chief justice Opposition party representatives Professor Engela Schlemmer Two practising advocates at least three must be members of the opposition Koos van der Merwe (IFP) Nick Koornhof (Cope) Hendrik Schmidt (DA) One teacher of law Justice minister Four persons designated by the president Advocate Ishmael Semenya(chairperson of the General Council of the Bar) Advocate Vas Soni Advocate Dumisa Ntsebeza Andiswa Ndoni Four persons designated by the NA, two from an opposition party Two persons designated by the president (only to be present when appointing ordinary judges) EduSolutions ‘donated’ R250 000 to Sadtu Two delegates from the NCOP, one of whom must be a member of an opposition party RUDI LOUW, Graphics24 The SA Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) has admitted receiving “donations” from corruptionimplicated company EduSolutions. City Press can reveal that in 2010 African Access Holdings, the parent company of EduSolutions, donated about R250 000 to Sadtu in KwaZuluNatal for the union’s matric enrichment programmes in that province. City Press understands that African Access and Sadtu signed a memorandum of under standing in 2010 in which the parties “agreed to cooperate” on a number of issues, including the donation of funds. Both Sadtu and African Access deny there was anything untoward in the contract. Mugwena Maluleke, Sadtu’s national secretary, and his KwaZuluNatal counterpart, Mbuyiseni Mathonsi, said they knew about the existence of such a memorandum. Maluleke promised to show a copy to City Press, but had not done so by the time of going to press. EduSolutions is at the centre of the contro versial R320 million tender to deliver text books to Limpopo schools last year. The firm, which acts as the middle man between the department of basic education and schools, is led by former government employees. It has lucrative contracts to deliver textbooks in Gau teng, KwaZuluNatal and Mpumalanga. Mathonsi said as part of the union’s matric enrichment programmes in KwaZuluNatal in 2010, about 344 000 documents needed printing. “We requested African Access and other partners to assist. African Access was the major sponsor. They communicated straight to the service provider for the printing of the material as part of their corporate social investment programme.” Mathonsi said the union was well aware that EduSolutions was contracted to the provincial department of education when they approached African Access. “We had decided African Access should be among those whose doors we knocked on. There was never a secret about that ... and there is no conflict of interests at all.” Moosa Ntimba, one of EduSolutions’ directors, said African Access didn’t give the R250 000 directly to Sadtu. “We didn’t give them any money. It was paid to the service provider who printed the documents they needed.” He denied that this constituted a conflict of interest. “We all know procurement is han dled by the department of education. I really don’t see why you have issue with us donating money for the betterment of matric results.” Mathonsi added that with the help of African Access in 2010, KwaZuluNatal’s matric results improved dramatically. In 2009 the pass rate was 61%, but in 2010, the results improved to 71%. The union received assistance from African Access only in 2010, he said. City Press || 18 August 2013 7 News DJ Cleo’s ‘busy’ single rejected Maskandi master Phuzekhemisi is incensed by a Gagasi FM’s decision against air the track he collaborated on with DJ Cleo || PHOTO: ROBERT TLAPU NGWAKO MALATJI and ZINHLE MAPUMULO [email protected] [email protected] Awardwinning artists DJ Cleo and maskandi star Phuzekhemisi are hopping mad after their hit song Mbizo Rocker was banned by KwaZuluNatal’s Gagasi FM. The station hit mute on the smash hit about two weeks ago – because, according to its managers, the song is “too busy”. It’s the first single from DJ Cleo’s latest album, Eskhaleni 9, and is a remix of Phuzekhemisi’s hit, Imbizo. It’s been on heavy rotation on other radio stations countrywide, but Gagasi FM isn’t impressed. News of the banning was revealed in a series of email exchanges between the station’s music compiler and onair presenter Zanda Mthembu; DJ Cleo (real name Cleopas Monyepao); and DJ Cleo’s record label, Universal. DJ Cleo and Universal wanted to know why the song wasn’t being featured on the station’s playlists. Mthembu responded on August 2, saying she was “currently investigating”. In an email dated August 5, she broke the bad news. “They (presumably the station’s management) said it’s too busy,” was her terse response. DJ Cleo is furious and has accused the station of sabotaging him because of jealousy. “What do they mean the song is ‘too busy’? I use the same format used by other artists,” he said. “I’m so disappointed because as artists we strive to produce the best quality sound our audience can consume but these people keep on pulling us down. “It’s sad indeed, but I have come this far despite all the resistance and jealousy I have encountered in the past. My real supporters keep me going and I’m grateful to all the compilers and radio stations that support me,” he said. Phuzekhemisi said he was baffled by the decision. “Alex Mthiyane, who presents the (station’s) breakfast show, recently played it with other new songs and listeners were asked to vote and it was voted the best,” the maskandi muso said. “If it was busy as they are now saying, listeners would not have voted for it. Also, what does ‘too busy’ mean?” Gagasi FM’s programme manager, Vukile Zondi, defended the station’s decision not to include the song on its playlists, and insisted it was not a ban. “The song in question was submitted for playlisting and, as per procedure, it was reviewed along with other songs. It was rejected by our playlist committee for not being strong enough,” Zondi said. “The song was described as ‘too busy’ in a conversation Artists baffled and riled by Durban radio station’s decision to pull the plug on their work between one of our music department personnel and a Universal staff member. “The official reason was that it was not strong enough. Also, we don’t ban songs as we have no power to do so because we are not a ‘watchdog’ authority. “I cannot comment on why other stations are playing the song as we differ in many ways including our strategies and target markets to name a few,” Zondi said. “However, this song has only been submitted once and we allow resubmissions because there are many reasons for a Brought to you by Telkom, the leader in fixed Broadband. 5GB Internet Free data • Wi-Fi modem • 3G Dongle • 500MB Once-off Telkom Mobile Internet data • Weekend and evening calls (Telkom-to-Telkom) – up to an hour per call* • Installation for new customers** A man gets up close with one of the large pots in which traditional beer is brewed in Swaziland. The brews have kept Swazis hydrated during a commercial beer shortage || PHOTO: THOMAS GININDZA / AFRICAN EYE NEWS SERVICE Swaziland’s beer fears over It’s been a tough, thirsty couple of weeks for beerdrinking Swazis. Swaziland Beverages shut down its brewery in Matsapha, near the city of Manzini, two weeks ago to complete a R60 million facelift. This has left beer lovers with no access to Castle brand beers, which Swaziland Beverages produces. The beer blackout saw many Swazis turning to traditional homemade beverages. “When the brewery shut down . . . Swazis couldn’t stay thirsty. As long as there is some kind of liquid boil ing in a pot they can throw some thing in to give it a buzz,” said Charles Matsebula, a Manzini school teacher and aspiring anthropologist. Traditional brews, which are al ways available from urban neigh bourhood sellers and at any rural homestead, became popular again. Some homesteads fly a scrap of white cloth high on a pole or stick outside to show customers they have supplies. “Swaziland has one of the world’s highest birth rates and alcohol is the lubricant,” said Thab’sile Dube, a health worker and rural health motivator. Includes • Up to 1Mbps ADSL • landline rental Telkom simple r399 month-to-month Touch tomorrow 1179592_ENG_39 x 7 [email protected] But there’s a dark side to homemade brews. Just last week, three people died after consuming such alcoholic concoctions. They were members of a Chris tian Zionist sect who drank a homemade brew as part of a religious ceremony. Traditional beer brewing does not require a permit, although the sale of any alcoholic beverage requires a retail licence. Homes and home steads where the beer, known local ly as tjwala, is sold are invariably unlicensed. This has led to occasional health crises when brewers seeking more kick for their brew add nontradi tional ingredients. Amos Ndwandwe, the son of a tra ditional brewer in Matsapha, re called: “My uncle added some radio batteries to his brew once and every one got sick. No one went blind, but that happens in other places.” Luckily, the commercial beer shortage is over. Swaziland Beverages’ technical director Likhetho Mokhatla this week told parched journalists at a press conference the revamp was complete. “We will begin with Castle Lager because half the beer sales in Swazi land are this brand,” Mokhatla said, adding that the production of Han sa Pilsener and other brands would follow. – African Eye News Service The station claims that the track by DJ Cleo is ‘too busy’, but is it also too political? || PHOTO: THUSOETSILE SEBOTHO A home that’s a Wi-Fi hotspot. ..................................................................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................................................... 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P/M 8 City Press || 18 August 2013 News – Former US president Ronald Reagan THE GOOD A clean, darling little town B ordered by the Atlantic coast on the west and the Cederberg mountain range to the east, the 12 towns and villages in the Swartland municipality are surrounded by vineyards, wheat fields and olive groves cultivated on rolling hills. Dry and hot in summer, the landscape changes drastically between seasons and by August the roads are bordered with arum lilies. In September, wild flowers coat the fields in patchworks of orange, white, yellow and blue. It’s close enough to Cape Town so many residents travel daily to work there, but the towns of the Swartland municipality – which received a clean bill of health this week from the AuditorGeneral – remain rural and rustic. In Darling, in the heart of the municipal area, children walk to their friends’ houses. On summer weekends, the smell of braai wafts down the streets, replaced in winter by the aromatic smell of wood burning in the hearths. On Sunday mornings, burly farmers and their families attend the NG Kerk. The smaller Englishspeaking population chat in groups as they stroll home from the Presbyterian Church, which holds a much less prominent space in the town, while in the township, hymns are belted out by evangelical gospel choirs. Life in the old “whitesonly” side of town, west of the railway line that separates it from the township, is one ‘‘ THE BAD The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away The consolidated general report on the local government audit outcomes is a weighty tome that makes for almost entirely depressing reading. Outgoing AuditorGeneral Terence Nombembe released the report this week – and reminded South Africans of the mess the nation’s municipalities are in. City Press visited one of the nation’s best performers, Darling, and one of its worst, Mthatha. What emerged was a real tale of two cities I Municipal audits at a glance Top performers 1 Steve Tshwete Local Municipality (Mpumalanga) three successive clean audits 2 Waterberg District Municipality (Limpopo) two successive clean audits 3 Umtshezi Local Municipality (KwaZulu-Natal) clean audit 4 West Coast District Municipality (Western Cape) clean audit 5 Swartland Local Municipality (Western Cape) clean audit The bottom of the barrel A view from the top of Darling, one of the 12 towns and villages in the Swartland municipality || PHOTO: WEST CAPE NEWS of smalltown comfort. East of the railway line, where more than two thirds of the town’s 10 000 residents live, poverty, unemployment and domestic violence make life less idyllic. But it is still much safer than Cape Town’s urban townships and is home to a number of artisans who have moved there to escape the violence of places like Manenberg. Sophia Mkwambi, who works in the kitchen of a health food restaurant in Darling and has lived on the east side for 18 years, says: “There is crime, but it’s not very high. Everyone knows everyone, problems are shared, neighbours help each other.” Mkwambi, who lives in a newly built statesubsidised house with her husband and three children, believes the town is well run. “We used to complain about the lack of tarred roads and potholes, but they’ve been improving the roads.” There is also no informal settlement in Darling. In the old part of the township, Mkwambi explains, shacks sometimes pop up in the back yard of new statesubsidised houses, but as soon as they do and a neighbour complains, an inspector comes around and the shack is demolished. The streets of the township are “always clean”, she says. Residents are employed as cleaners on three month contracts as a way of spreading jobs around among families. Mkwambi even approves of the municipality’s tough stance on rates. If you don’t pay by the due date, your power is immediately cut off. There are subsidies available for indigent households. Mkwambi knows of households earning less than R1 100 a month that get water for free and can buy electricity units at a subsidised rate. “I really enjoy Darling. I won’t move,” she says. – Steve Kretzmann 1 Moqhaka Local Municipality (Free State) four successive disclaimers 2 Sekhukhune District Municipality (Limpopo) four successive disclaimers 3 Thaba Chweu Local Municipality (Mpumalanga) four successive disclaimers 4 !Kheis Local Municipality (Northern Cape) four successive disclaimers 5 Mahikeng Local Municipality (North West) four successive disclaimers Climbers 1 Mogale City Local Municipality (Gauteng) qualified to unqualified 2 Amajuba District Municipality (KwaZulu-Natal) qualified to unqualified 3 Tlokwe Local Municipality (North West) qualified to unqualified 4 George Local Municipality (Western Cape) unqualified to clean 5 Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality (Limpopo) disclaimer to qualified Falling fast 1 //Khara Hais Local Municipality (Northern Cape) unqualified to disclaimer 2 Thabazimbi Local Municipality (Limpopo) unqualified to disclaimer 3 Abaqulusi Local Municipality (KwaZulu-Natal) al) unqualified to disclaimer 4 uPhongolo Local Municipality (KwaZulu-Natal) unqualified to disclaimer 5 Mantsopa Local Municipality (Free State) qualified to disclaimer Source: Office of the Auditor-General The tarnished jewel in the crown Graphics24 n the days after the King Sabata Dalindyebo municipality received a disclaimer of opinion from the AuditorGeneral, it was business as usual in the streets of Mthatha. Which is to say the rubbish went uncollected, robots weren’t working, large sections of the town were without power from Thursday afternoon until Saturday and the number of streets riddled with potholes far outweighed those that were potholefree. Mthatha, the former capital of the Transkei homeland, is the seat of the municipality that received its second disclaimer in as many years. The poor audit result came as no surprise to Mthatha’s residents. Mcebisi Mqikela is scathing: “Nothing works in this town. There are constant electric outages and water pipes burst every day. It’s unsavoury to live in this town – so unfortunate because it has so much potential.” Nelson Mavuma (65) has lived in Mthatha since 1981 and the changes he’s seen over the years have been for the worse, he says. “The people of this town have been reduced to squatters. If you have a property in Mthatha there is no difference between you and a person in a squatter camp. It’s all a mess,” says the father of five. The town’s decaying infrastructure simply can’t support Mthatha’s ever growing population. The crown jewel of the hated homeland system has lost its shine. “In all the years I have lived in this town, at the moment it is at its worst state ever and there is no hope in sight,” adds Mavuma. Residents say Mthatha is dirty, crowded, poorly serviced and badly managed. The AuditorGeneral agrees || PHOTO: FELIX DLANGAMANDLA “We pay rates, but are getting nothing in return. It’s daylight robbery. It makes me very angry.” Graham Alexander, the chairman of the Mthatha Ratepayers’ Association, agrees with this assessment. “It’s very difficult to get rate statements. We don’t know what is happening to the budget and politics interferes with the daytoday running of the municipality.” On the streets are filth and dissent. In council chambers it’s chaos. On Thursday, a special council meeting was called in a bid to remove speaker Funeke Dondashe. It was adjourned without a decision because it was declared unconstitutional. Chief financial officer Nomthandazo Ntshanga is embroiled in a battle with opposition parties that want a court to rule she doesn’t meet the minimum requirements to hold her position. Money is a big worry for the municipality. The audit team found it racked up R179.8 million in unauthorised expenditure and R119.4 million in irregular expenditure. Mayor Nonkoliso Ngqongwa referred questions to municipal spokesperson Sonwabo Mampoza. “All I can say is the municipality is working on a plan,” said Ngqongwa. Mampoza said: “We are working on an improvement programme. We want to do better than in previous audit outcomes, where we got a disclaimer, and bring services to our people.” King Sabata Dalindyebo is not the only municipality in the Eastern Cape to earn an appalling audit this week. The province’s local government and traditional affairs MEC, Mlibo Qoboshiyane, instructed his superintendentgeneral, Stanley Khanyile, to call an extraordinary meeting with all Eastern Cape mayors, municipal managers, financial officers and supply chain managers who received adverse findings from the AuditorGeneral. – Lubabalo Ngcukana .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... ADVETORIAL SAMA – BONITAS HOUSE CALL Water outage could close Rhodes Rhodes vicechancellor Dr Saleem Badat with his back to a towelclad KelseyRae Lawrence || PHOTO: CHARLES MACKENZIE South African medical doctors are among the best in the world. They have been pioneers in the medical fraternity for years. Through astute leadership, ground-breaking innovation and sheer professionalism, they have surely lived-up to their pledge to care for others. Leading the way in acknowledging and celebrating their excellence is Bonitas Medical Fund, Letting our doctors know that: We admire them, We believe in them, We commend them, We respect them and We Thank them! “Seriously?! This is supposed to be fixed!” It’s been two days since Abigail Butcher marched to the Grahamstown municipal offic es as part of Rhodes Universi ty’s protest about continued campus water outages. It’s been a day since the water supply was restored to Butcher’s residence, Livingstone House. It’s been 12 hours since it went off again. Butcher stands in the shower, soap and shampoo in her hand, yelling at the dry shower head. She used it yesterday for the first time in 10 days. “It’s like living up Kilimanjaro here,” she fumes. Staff and students at Rhodes University took to Graham stown’s streets on Wednesday to protest the latest, nineday water outage that left 46 resi dences and other parts of the campus high and dry. The city’s Joza township has been without water for far longer – three weeks and counting. The problem started after at tempts to repair a broken pump failed. On Wednesday, Yoliswa Ramokolo , the municipality’s spokesperson, said a problem with the pump’s motor had been fixed. Now there was a problem with the device which turned the pump on and off, depending on the water level in the tank, Ram okolo said. “Maybe by the end of the week the system will be work ing. At the moment, water trucks are taking water to all the affected areas.” In an open letter to the Maka na Municipality handed over on Wednesday, Rhodes Vice Chancellor Dr Saleem Badat la mented its “utter failure . . . to deal effectively and efficiently with the crisis”. He also warned that Rhodes was on the brink of shutting down due to growing health concerns. Badat, flanked by about 200 angry staff and students – one of them wrapped in a towel and with another towel around her head – handed the letter to Gra hamstown Mayor Zamuxolo Peter. On Thursday, water was brief ly available – but it ran out rapid ly. By late yesterday, the hilltop residences at Rhodes were still without water, and Joza re mained dry. The municipality could not be reached for com ment. Since the water outage, Butcher has had to beg showers from her friends. “I make my BBM status ‘Who’s got water?’ and the first person to answer gets me,” she says. – Stuart Thembi sile Lewis .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... Ruffalo a vocal critic of fracking Follow Mark Ruffalo on Twitter and it’s clear the Oscarnominated actor cares about more than just his latest role on the big screen. His feed is peppered with news stories about soldierturnedwhistle blower Bradley Manning and statements of support for actors’ unions in nations like Turkey. But the issue concerning Ruffalo – Congratulations to all our winners!!!!!!! whose latest film Now You See Me opened in South Africa last weekend – the most is fracking. Last year, Water Defence, a nongovernmental organisation that Ruffalo cofounded, joined forces with Treasure Karoo Action Group in South Africa. The actor holds a nonexecutive director’s seat on their board to help raise funds and awareness. Ruffalo has described fracking as “the dirtiest, slimiest, most arrogant and negligent act you can imagine”. Before the release of his latest film, he spoke about his stance on fracking and how he has seen households in areas where it occurs suffer with contaminated water. “It happens where I live (in upstate Actor and activist Mark Ruffalo || PHOTO: WWW.DIGITALFUSION.NET New York), so it’s my community too,” he said. “That’s where I want to raise my kids. We’ve made these connections in South Africa and worldwide, and I think we have the biggest environmental movement we’ve seen in the world in the past 30 years.” Blockbuster fans may think Ruffalo shot to fame overnight by bulking up to play the Incredible Hulk in the thirdhighest grossing film of all time, The Avengers, but he’s been hard at work for years. The pinnacle of his career before The Avengers was his Oscarnominated turn in the 2010 indie gem The Kids Are All Right. The film also earned him awards from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, the Screen Actors’ Guild as well as an Independent Spirit award. – Nadia Neophytou City Press || 18 August 2013 9 ‘‘ SA airport queen We fly, but we have not ‘conquered’ the air. Nature presides in all her dignity, permitting us the study and the use of such of her forces as we may understand – Adventurer and author Beryl Markham News Google’s top queries about women spreads her wings Google celebrates Women’s Month with SA’s Top-searched Women “This year South Africa is second worldwide searching for ‘women’s day’, outranked by India,” says Google’s spokesperson for sub-Saharan Africa, Julie Taylor. “Last year we took first place, with some South Africans searching for quotes to celebrate the occasion.” The researchers used Google Trends, a “publicly available tool that displays relative search volume across geographies, time periods and queries”, says Taylor. It is not clear who was doing the searching, as the data is “anonymised”, Taylor explains – so researchers could not determine whether mostly men, mostly women or a combination of the two are searching for powerful women and issues that affect women. These were the most frequently searched women in SA between August 2012 and the first half of August 2013: 2 3 Black Female Celebrities 1 Khanyi Mbau 1 2 Bonang Matheba 3 Lira 4 Sophie Ndaba 5 Dineo Ranaka 6 Nonhle Thema 7 Kuli Roberts 8 Unathi Msengana 9 Khanyi Dhlomo 10 Thandiswa Mazwai Leading Female Politicians 1 Mamphela Ramphele 2 After King Shaka triumph, it’s off to tackle Brazil’s World Cup project PADDY HARPER Bongiwe Pityi is directing key work on Brazil’s biggest airport as the South American country prepares to host the soccer World Cup next year [email protected] Moving an international airport 60km to a new home on the eve of the world’s biggest soccer tourna ment should provide enough adrenaline to last a lifetime. But Bongiwe Pityi, who is the deputy director of airport opera tions for Airports Company SA (Acsa), is ready for another adven ture: she is taking her World Cup experience to 2014 hosts Brazil. Pityi is guiding Brazil’s biggest airport, Guarulhos International Airport near São Paulo, through a massive upgrade and extension ahead of next year’s June 12 kickoff. When Pityi and her team moved Durban International to its new home at King Shaka, they made South African aviation history. It was down to the wire. After ardu ous preparation, the move happened in eight hours and Acsa’s team was ready for the first flight at King Sha ka, four minutes ahead of schedule. Their work won Pityi an award last month in the StateOwned Enter prises category of the prestigious CEO Magazine’s awards for South Africa’s Most Influential Women in Business and Government. Now her focus is firmly on replicat ing her success in Brazil. Acsa is a third partner in Guarul hos International Airport, which holds a 20year concession contract with Brazil’s federal government to run the Guarulhos airport, and up grade its passenger and cargo terminals. Pityi’s job is to run this process while keeping the existing airport running – a major juggling act of people, aircraft and facilities. “An airport is a complex structure involving various organisations, processes, facilities, systems and equipment,” she says. “When additional facilities are be ing built at an airport, we undertake this work in a live environment while processing the same number of air traffic movements and large vol umes of people passing through hourly.” Last month’s award gave her a chance to visit home. Back in São Paulo last week, she reflected on the particular challeng es of her Brazilian assignment. “Prior to my relocation to Brazil, I had not been exposed to Brazilian Portuguese,” she says. “I am taking lessons, but given the fast pace of the project, I continue to rely on a translator.” Not many people in São Paulo speak English, she explains, but “the people are extremely friendly and gravitate easily towards foreigners. This makes up for strained commu nications.” Pityi is a serious team player, with a reputation for being able to moti vate people around projects and ideas. She’s also not scared to get her hands dirty and spent almost the entire two years of the King Shaka project working from a builder’s hut wearing boots, overalls and a con struction helmet. “Everything we achieved at King Shaka was a team effort. I am merely the face of the team. 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