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BY J BROOKS SPECTOR
THURSDAY 25 AUGUST 2011
A DAY IN PICTURES
FRIDAY 26 AUGUST 2011
A DAY IN PICTURES US/FRANCE
Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn and his wife Anne Sinclair walk to catch a
cab in New York August 25, 2011. A New York judge dropped all criminal sexual assault
charges against Strauss-Kahn on Tuesday after prosecutors lost faith in the credibility of his
accuser. REUTERS/Allison Joyce
A DAY IN PICTURES GUATEMALA
Dora Chavez (front R), mother of 11-year-old Heidi Estrada, cries after the body of her
daughter was recovered from San Juan River by reghters in Santa Rosa Cuilapa, 63
km (39 miles) southeast of Guatemala City, August 25, 2011. Heavy rains on Wednesday
caused overowing of San Juan River in Santa Rosa Cuilapa, according the National
Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (CONRED). Two women and three children drowned due
to the swollen river, with one person injured and six missing, according to the authorities.
REUTERS/Jorge Dan Lopez
A DAY IN PICTURES US
Three captured Taliban insurgents are presented to the media in Ghazni province August 25,
2011. REUTERS/Mustafa Andaleb
A DAY IN PICTURES ITALY
AS Roma's goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg tries to stop a ball as he warms up before
their Europa League qualifying soccer match against Slovan Bratislava in Rome, August 25,
2011. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi
IT HAPPENED OVERNIGHT
IT HAPPENED OVERNIGHT BRIEFS
POLITICS
LIBYA
Libya,USdistancesitselfand
Naio fiom Gaddaf manluni,
Biazil says only UN slould de
cide Libya's fuiuie, UN io allow
releaseof$1.5billionfrozen
Libya funds.
Souil Afiica agieed a deal wiil
ile USA foi ile UN io unfieeze
and disiiibuie Libyan asseis io
ile iiansiiional naiional coun
cil. Tle USA and oileis iiied
io do ilis iliougl ile UN Se
cuiiiy Council, wlicl iequiies
unanimiiy, bui Souil Afiica
blocled ii, noi waniing ile
money going io diiecily io ile
iebel foices, as ile TNC is noi
iecognised as ile goveinmeni
by ile Afiican Union. Ii is in ile
eyes of Euiope and ile USA.
UK
Tlai fne Biiiisl iiadiiion of
iliowing ilings ai poliiical
leadeis was exemplifed by a
Scoiiisl pioiesioi wlo iliew
blue paini ai depuiy piime min
isiei Nicl Clegg. Mosi of ile
paini missed ile Libeial Demo
ciais leadei and landed on lis
bodyguaids. How le musi lave
wisled foi ile pioieciion of ile
cuiieni Mis Muidocl.
NIGERIA
Bolo Haiam, lnown io some as
a miliiani Muslim oiganisaiion
and oileis as a buncl of iei
ioiisi ilugs, bombed a police
siaiion and iobbed iwo banls,
lilling i: people in Gobi, Ni
geiia. Nigeiia's wealisl police
foice las siiuggled io deal wiil
ile iesuigence of Bolo Ha
iam, wlicl many believed was
disbanded in :ooq. Did Haiiy
Poiiei ieacl you noiling?
USA
Republican piesideniial nomi
nee Miclele Baclmann and lei
campaign ieam lave decided
noi io clange ileii siiaiegy as
Texas goveinoi, Ricl Peiiy, be
gins ialing all ileii voies. Hei
ieam is, seemingly, waiiing foi
Peiiy io slip up. Lei's be lonesi,
ain'i ii moie lilely ilai Miclele
"Tle founding faileis woiled
iiielessly io end slaveiy" Bacl
mann is going io do ii fisi?
HUNGARY
In a move ilai ieminds us of
ile value of a consiiiuiional
couii, Hungaiy's iop judge
sougli an annulmeni of a new
law wlicl le says gives ioo
mucl powei io legal piosecu
iois, and limiis defendanis'
iiglis. Tle siicling poinis in
volve ile seleciion of a couii,
lolding suspecis foi i:o louis
(insiead of ile usual y:) foi
"cases of ouisianding signif
cance", pieveniing access io
lawyeis foi (S louis ai a iime.
LIBYA
Scoiland is in coniaci wiil ile
iiansiiional naiional council
io iiace Abdel Bassei al-Me
giali, ile man convicied of
ile Locleibie bombing. Al-
Megiali was ieleased on medi
Michele Bachmann (Reuters)
cal paiole iwo yeais ago. Undei
ile ieims of lis piobaiion, le
is iequiied io submii iegulai
medical ceiiifcaies io Scoi
iisl auiloiiiies and clecl in
wiil ieleplone calls, bui ilai's
sliglily iiicly wlen ile infia
siiuciuie of a couniiy las been
ioin io iaiieis by civil wai.
SENEGAL
Siieei pioiesis laven'i been
enougl io dissuade Senegal's
Piesideni Abdoulaye Wade,
fiom iunning foi a iliid ieim,
wlicl is illegal accoiding io
ile Senegalese consiiiuiion.
Legal opinion, lowevei, is
siaiiing io gei loudei ilougl
and ile consiiiuiional couii
will soon iule on ile legaliiies
of Wade's one-eyed view of ile
law. Tle ociogenaiian believes
ilai since clanges weie made
io ile consiiiuiion in :ooi, lis
fisi ieim as piesideni didn'i
couni. Lile a cocl dice.
SOUTH SUDAN
Tle Uniied Naiions las
wained againsi siaielessness,
paiiiculaily in ligli of ile ciii
zenslip wianglings of Sudan
and Souil Sudan. Klaiioum
las alieady iuled oui lolding
dual ciiizenslip of ile iwo na
iions, puiiing ile faie of souil
eineis wlo live in ile noiil in
doubi.
SOUTH AFRICA
Tle ANC iniends io move fasi
ei on ile Pioieciion of Infoi
maiion Bill, planning io pui ii
io a voie in ile naiional assem
bly as eaily as nexi weel. Tle
siicling poini is an unspeci
fed iefeience io "ilieais of
secuiiiy" wlicl woiled iis way
inio ile pioposed clanges and
could aeci iis consiiiuiion
aliiy. So, if ile ANC does iiy
io wiap ilis up quiclly, ANC
secieiaiy geneial Gwede Man
iasle could again be lameni
ing laving io pass a law via ile
Consiiiuiional Couii.
NIGER
Nigei's goveinmeni las an
nounced plans io invesi moie
ilan s:o million in iiiigaiion
wlicl ii expecis io iianslaie
inio a million ions of food. Tlis
istostemitsrelianceonfood
aid due io fiequeni diougli and
aboui So% of ile populaiion
iely on subsisience faiming.
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
A membei of a small opposi
iion paiiy in ile Ceniial Af
iican Republic las called foi
PresidentFrancoiseBozizeto
siep down due io lis deieiio
iaiing lealil: an unsubsianii
aied claim as fai as we can iell.
Tle piesideni las denied all
ile accusaiions.
SPAIN
On Tluisday we iepoiied io
you ilai ile consiiiuiional
couii in El Salvadoi lad iefused
io piosecuie a gioup of soldieis
wlo lilled six }esuii piiesis
in iqSq, as an Inieipol diiec
iive only asled foi ileii iden
iifcaiion and locaiion. Spain
Warren Buffett (Reuters)
yesieiday claimed ii wanis ile
soldieis exiiadiied, and El Sal
vadoi says if sucl a iequesi is
made, ii will be consideied, bui
a wlole load of pioiocol and
papeiwoil needed io be done
befoieland. One would ilinl
Spain was olay wiil waiiing,
consideiing ile muideis lap
pened :: yeais ago.
BUSINESS
US
US siocls lad a iuibuleni nigli
in ile iiading session befoie a
Fedeial Reseive announcemeni
on ile economy. Tle big iliee
indicaiois all diopped beiween
i% and :%, wlile Asian siocls
followed ile iuibulence in eaily
moining iiading wiil many ups
and many downs levelling oui:
ile Nillei moved up in minis
cule faslion, o.o%.
US
Waiien Bueii veiy publicly
invesied s billion in Banl of
Ameiica, and ilen lad eveiy
one copy lim wlicl pusled
ile slaie piice up q.(%, land
ing lim a s million piofi in
sianily. BoA mainiains ii does
noi need capiial invesimeni,
bui accepied "because Bueii's
siamp of appioval is woiil so
mucl". (quoie fiom LA Times).
US
Ben Beinanle will male a
speecl ioday ouilining US eco
nomic policy foi Q. Ii was one
yeai ago ai ilis confeience ilai
a second iound of "quaniiiaiive
easing" iool place, so all fnan
cial jouinalisis' pens aie ieady.
SPORT
UK
Fooiball: Tle Clampions
League diaw was announced
lasi nigli and will see Man
clesiei Ciiy iale on a iougl
gioup in Bayein Municl, Vil
laieal and Napoli. Manclesiei
Uniied will squaie o againsi
Benfca, Basel and Oielul Gala
ii wlile Clelsea will meei Va
lencia, Bayei Leveilusen and
Genl. Aisenal, wlicl qualifed
foi ile gioup siage on Wednes
day, slould be iailei lappy
- iley aie joined by Maiseille,
Olympialos and Boiussia
Doiimund in ileii pool. Baice
lona weie diawn wiil AC Mi
lan, and Real Madiid will lave
io iale on Lyon and Duicl
Clampions Ajax in ileii gioup.
USA
Nascai: As we expecied yes
ieiday, Danica Paiiicl las de
claied sle will move full iime
Lionel Messi (Reuters)
fiom Indy iacing io Nascai
because of lei piefeience foi
oval ciicuiis compaied io siieei
ones.
UK
Fooiball: Noi many playeis play
foi boil noiil London iivals,
bui Emmanuel Adebayoi las
become ile laiesi. Tle Togo
siiilei las been signed on a
season-long loan by Toiienlam
Hoispui afiei ile clubs and ile
playei managed io fnd a way io
deal wiil ile playei's vasily in
aied salaiy of ciyo,oo pounds
a weel.
ITALY
Fooiball: Tle Seiie A will al
mosi ceiiainly lave iis season
opening delayed as ialls on
Tluisday beiween playeis
and iop igli clubs failed io
pioduce a iesuli. Tle playeis
union las said ii will siiile if
iis agieemenis aie noi mei, bui
we ilinl ii unlilely ilai loides
of Lazio playeis will iiasl ile
siieeis of Rome. }usi don'i ex
peci Iialian fooiy on ile TV
ilis weelend.
EUROPE
Fooiball: Lionel Messi won ile
inauguial besi Uefa Playei in
Euiope awaid in a decision ilai
slould suipiise absoluiely no
one.
EUROPE
Fooiball: Rangeis ciasled oui
of ile Euiopa League afiei
being leld i-i ai Ibiox, cancel
ling oui Rangeis' away goal
and loofng ile Scois oui of
ile compeiiiion. Ii piobably
males ilem feel beiiei ilai
Celiic weie also lnocled oui.
Biiminglam qualifed wiil a
-o vicioiy ovei Nacional ai Si
Andiews, and Fullam weni
iliougl in spiie of losing ile
second leg of ile iie i-o. Ailei
ico,ParisSaintGermain,Eind
loven, Lazio, Siole and Spuis
all weni iliougl. Tle only
majoi casualiy of ile nigli was
Roma wlo weni down io Slo
van Biaiislava.
LIFE
USA
New Yoil Ciiy is piepaiing foi
ile aiiival of Huiiicane Iiene
wlicl could be ile fisi iime
ile ciiy is siiucl by a iiopical
sioim in : yeais. Goveinoi
Andiew Cuomo declaied a
siaie of emeigency wlicl al
lows fedeial money io be used
io lelp piepaie and evacuaie
ilose in dangei. Noiil Caio
lina, Viigina and New }eisey
lave also declaied siaies of
emeigency. NYC mayoi Mi
clael Bloombeig las oideied
ile evacuaiion of lospiials
and oilei faciliiies ai low lev
els, Noiil Caiolina las evacu
aied :oo,ooo people wlile
Waslingion DC is also on
alert.
USA
Tle Meiiiam-Websiei diciion
aiy las added io new woids
and defniiions including
"iweei", "biomance", "cougai"
and "fsi bump". Wly fsi bump
iool so long io gei inio ile dic
iionaiy is beyond me - ii's a lell
of a loi oldei ilan "iweeiing".
MEXICO
Up io :o people weie lilled
in noiilein Mexico in an ai
iacl on a casino. Repoiis diei
gieaily aboui wlai lappened,
wiil some claiming ii was a
gienade aiiacl and oileis say
ing ii was aison. Wlai is cleai
is ilai iescue eoiis aie con
iinuing and ilai, sadly, ile
deail ioll is due io iise.
USA
Two Duicl iouiisis died in ile
deseii in Califoinia afiei ileii
cai, ill-piepaied foi ile ioad ii
was on in spiie of wainings, goi
siucl. Quiie wlai iley weie
ilinling leading inio a deseii
in Ameiica's loiiesi summei is
anyone's guess. Ocials said
ile paii died of leai exposuie.
SOUTH AFRICA
SOUTH AFRICA BRIEFS
ANC YOUTH LEAGUE CALLS
FOR REOPENING OF ARMS
DEAL PROBE
Well,wellwhathavewe
wrought,PresidentZuma?It
isobviouslyposturingahead
oftheirdisciplinaryhearing,
butwhenyourYouthLeague
soundsliketheoppositionby
calling foi "claiifcaiion" on ile
armsdeal,somethingisclearly
rotteninthestateofDenmark.
AtameetingwheretheANCYL
inLimpopotookituponthem
selvestorespondtosomeof
thesemassmediacontrived
storiesabouttheorganisation,
attacksonourleadersandthe
poliiical life of ile ANCYL",
provincialchairpersonFrans
Moswanesaidthereweresome
unansweredquestionsoverthe
armsdeal.Thesubtextinthis
statementwasthatyou,Presi
dentZuma,willhavetoanswer
themshouldyoupersistwith
youractionagainsttheleague.
Yourmove,MrPresident.
FALLOUT FROM ARDGATE
CONTINUES
SupersportandtheSouthAf
ricanRugbyUnionwillbe
hauledbeforeParliaments
portfoliocommitteeonsportto
explainArdMatthewsbutch
eringofthenationalanthem
attheannouncementofthe
Springboksworldcupteam,
accordingtoSapa.Thecom
mitteewouldliketoprevent
suchincidentsfromhappen
inginfutureandforthat,we
trulythankthem,despitethe
funwevehadcomingupwith
Ardpuns.Tohiscredit,theJust
Jinjerfrontmanhasmadeithis
missiontoteachotherstosing
theanthemproperlyandhas
postedaYouTubevideoofhim
singingtheanthemthewayhe
shouldhavesungit.
TUTU: WHITES CARRY GUILT
ArchbishopEmeritusDes
mond Tuiu is lolding fim
onhisstancethatawealth
taxwouldrelievewhitesof
theguilttheyobviouslycarry
around.Yesterday,atanevent
organisedbytheInstituteof
JusticeandReconciliation,
hesaidthatwhitescarryguilt
becausetheyrefusetoaccept
wheretheirpositionofprivi
legehascomefrom.Hesaid
gesturesmatterinhumanity.
Theotherspeakers,CityPress
ediioi Feiial Haajee, Council
fortheAdvancementofthe
SouthAfricanConstitution
chairmanSiphoPityanaand
StellenboschInstituteforAd
vancedStudydirectorProfes
sorBernardLategan,agreed
withhim,butundoubtedly,
therearemanyouttherewho
donot.
WIKILEAKED US EMBASSY
CABLE: ANC THINKING LIKE
THE NATS
Wikileaksreleasedacable
fromtheUnitedStatesEm
bassyinPretoriathatsaidthe
strugglesoftheshackdwellers
movement,AbahlalibaseM
jondolo,againsttheANCgov
ernmentparallelthoseofthe
ANCagainsttheapartheidera
Arch Desmond Tutu (Reuters)
SOUTH AFRICA BRIEFS
government,Sapareported.
Thenotionexpressedinthe
cablemaycausesomeembar
rassment,butonlybecauseitis
closetothebone.TheUSEm
bassyinPretoriaonThursday
emphasisedthatthecablesdo
notexpressUSforeignpolicy.
MANYI CLARIFIES
GOVERNMENT POSITION ON
LABOUR
AtapostCabinetmediabrief
ingonThursday,government
spindoctorJimmyManyireit
eratedgovernmentsposition
onthecountryslabourlaws
andjobcreation.Thisfollows
fnance minisiei Piavin Goid
hanscommentssubsequent
lybackedupbyTrevorManuel
thatlabourlawsneedtobe
relaxedtocreateemployment.
Manyisaidonlythelabour
departmentwasintheleadon
labourmattersandthatthe
countryslawswereincompli
ancewiththeUNsInterna
tionalLabourOrganisation,
whichadvocatesdecentwork.
DA LAUNCHES YOUTH WAGE
SUBSIDY INITIATIVE
TheDemocraticAllianceon
Thursdaylaunchedtheiryouth
wagesubsidyinitiativeata
pressconferencewithshadow
ministeroftradeandindus
tryTimHarrisandnational
spokeswomanLindiweMazi
buko.Thecampaignlaunched
awebsitethattrackedthe
costofthejobslostduetothe
delaysinimplementingthe
policy,whichisonlyscheduled
tokickinon1April2012.Ifthe
campaignsucceeds,itwillalso
conveniently(fortheDA)drive
awedgebetweentheANC,who
proposedtheyouthwagesub
sidy,anditstripartitealliance
partnerCosatu,whoarebit
terlyopposedtoit.
SOCIAL COLUMNIST DIES
Gwen Gill, foimei Sunday
Timescolumnistandsocialite,
diedonWednesdaynightafter
a long illness. Gill was lnown
forheracerbicandentertain
ingwriteupsoftheSouth
Africansocialscene.Tributes
poredintoradiostations,news
sitesandthesocialnetworks.
Gill was y yeais old.
COMMUNITY REELING
FROM EASTERN CAPE BUS
ACCIDENT
TheWesternCapecommunity
ofRheedendalnearKnysnais
stillreelingfromatragicac
cidentthatkilled14children
andthedriverafteraschool
bussbrakesfailed,causingitto
plungeintoariveronWednes
day.The32seaterbuswas
pacled wiil S clildien. Tle
Road Tiac Managemeni Coi
porationwillbeinvestigating
theaccident.
ANC MP GUILTY OF
MISLEADING PARLIAMENT
Parliamentsjointcommittee
onethicsandmembersinter
estsannouncedonThursday
thatithadfoundANCMPand
chairmanofthesocialdevel
opmentcommitteeYolanda
Bothaguiltyofmisleading
Parliament.Bothaallegedly
gave a company ovei Ro mil
lionintendersinexchangefor
sharesinthecompanyforher
familyandtherenovationof
herhome.Shefailedtodeclare
bothandhasbeenreprimand
ed and fned o days' salaiy.
Jimmy Manyi (Reuters)
SOUTH AFRICA ESKOM
SWITCH OFF, SAYS ESKOM
EskomCEOBrianDameswantsyoutoknow
thatSouthAfricaselectricityfutureisinyour
hands.Yes,you,youpowerguzzler,keepingall
ile liglis on and nevei iuining o plugs ai ile
wallandalwaysblastingheatersduringwinter.
Ifwehaveoutages,itsyourfault.Nowfor
eveiyone's sale iuin o ilai leaiei!
ThatsalooseparaphraseofDamessmessage.
Notthatlooseheactuallydidimplorethe
nationnottouseairconditioningduring
summer.Rathergooutside,hesuggested.
Youknow,outside,whereitsniceandcool.You
listeningoutthereinUpington?
Tle puipose of ile biiefng was io gei people
peppedupabout49M,Eskomscampaigntoget
peopletouselesselectricity.Publicenterprises
ministerMalusiGigaba,whopresumablycame
alonginthehopeofgettinglucky,gavean
addresswhichinpartssoundedlikeadeleted
scenefromInvictus,soheartfeltwashisall
Eskom needs you. That's the message from its Thursday press brieng, so please listen up. By REBECCA DAVIS.
49millionofusmustdoourbitrhetoric.
Eskomwouldalsolikeyoutopleasebuyits
49Mcustommadeshoelaces,tiesandscarves.
Thatspresumablyinthehopeofrecouping
someoftheR41millionithasspenttodateon
thecampaign,withafurtherR48millionstill
tocome.But,asDamesponderedrhetorically,
WhatwoulditcostusifweDIDNTimplement
it?Youtellus,Briansurelyyoumusthave
peopleworkingonthatkindofmaths?
Journalists,beingthebladdyagentsthey
are,focusedtheirquestionslesson49Mand
moreonchurlishissueslikewhetherDames
deservedabonusofR1.3millionatatime
wlen eleciiiciiy iaiis aie going iliougl ile
roof.Damesdidntlikethat,respondingwith
witheringsarcasm:Wekinda,like,didalot.
Wekinda,like,madesurethelightsstayedon.
Butnotforverylong,ifweallkeeponpumping
theairconditioning.
SOUTH AFRICA LABOUR LAWS
A BRIEF LOOK: MINISTERS TOLD TO HOLD BACK ON LABOUR LAWS
Cabinei licled o ile statementaboutits
Wednesdaymeetingbysayingitwantedtoplace
on ile iecoid ilai ile Depaiimeni of Laboui is
ile lead depaiimeni on all laboui maiieis and as
fai as Cabinei is conceined, ile only laboui law
amendemenis being consideied ai pieseni aie
ilose being piocessed by ile Minisiei of Laboui
(Mildied Oliplani) iliougl ile Nedlac piocess."
Tlis follows an episode duiing quesiion iime
inPailiameni lasi weel wlen Naiional Planning
Minisiei Tievoi Manuel was piovoled by DA
pailiameniaiy leadei Ailol Tiollip inio agieeing
wiil Finance Minisiei Piavin Goidlan ilai
Souil Afiica needed less iesiiiciive laboui laws.
Goidan said eailiei ilai weel ilai iegulaiions
slould be ieviewed io male ii easiei foi fims io
employ young woileis ai a ieduced wage - ile
lind of iling ilai angeis unions, wlo don'i jusi
wani jobs, bui deceni jobs. Noi a good siaiemeni
foi siiile season.
Cosatusaidinalooongstatementon
Tluisday ii welcomed cabinei's siaiemeni and
Government spokesman Jimmy Manyi has denied a tiff between ministers about labour
laws, or rather, he didnt conrm one. But when Cabinet voluntarily claried some
issues to journalists, the hacks started asking questions. CARIEN DU PLESSIS reports.
would fgli "fai-iigli-wing aiiempis io wealen
laboui laws".
Cabinei spolesman }immy Manyi did noi
budge wlen asled ai ile posi-cabinei meeiing
biiefng on Tluisday if Oliplani was "peeved"
aboui Manuel and Goidlan spealing ileii
minds.
"Wlen Cabinei speals, Cabinei speals
as a colleciive. }immy Manyi is a Cabinei
spolesman, I don'i speal foi ile Minisiei of
Laboui oi anybody else. I lave aiiiculaied ile
view of Cabinei. Wlen you wani io undeisiand
ile views of ile minisieis, wleilei iley'ie
peeved oi noi, appiopiiaie people io speal io is
ileii spolespeople."
End of sioiy.
DA Laboui spolesman Ian Ollis saw ile gap
foi a statement: "Cabinei's iefusal io ieconsidei
oui cuiieni laboui dispensaiion in oidei io
cieaie moie jobs is a blow io all unemployed
Souil Afiicans. Laboui mailei iigidiiy is a
majoi diive of oui couniiy's job ciisis."
FRIDAY - 26 AUGUST 2011
SOUTH AFRICA LAND REFORM
LAND REFORM GREEN PAPER OUT, AT LAST. ALMOST.
Thegreenpaperonlandreformisfastbecoming
theShangriLaofgreenpapers,anditlived
uptothatreputationagainwhenjournalists
weni io ile posi-Cabinei biiefng in Pieioiia on
Tluisday, expeciing io fnd copies waiiing.
Insteadweweregivenfolderswitha22page
pointformsummaryofwhatwecanexpect
toseeintheactualgreenpaper,whichisonly
Governments long-awaited green paper on land reform has been approved by Cabinet and will be
available for comment next week. CARIEN DU PLESSIS had a sneak preview and there were no
surprises. At least no new ones.
Photo: Reuters
due io be ieleased nexi weel. Ocials aie
"opiimisiic", ai leasi.
Cabinethasnowapprovedthedocument,
wlicl is piogiess. Ruial developmeni and land
reformministerGugile Nlwinii las confimed
as mucl in Pailiameni on Wednesday, and
governmentspokesmanJimmyManyisaiditin
ile biiefng again on Tluisday.
Thisismuchclosertotheactualpolicy
documeni ilan we've evei been. Tle papei was
expectedtobetabledinMarchorAprillast
year,theninAugust,butitwasntevenready
foi Cabinei.
Thedelaywasduetothedebateraging
withintheANConthematter,andapparently
alsobecausetheteamwhichdraftedthe
documentembarrassinglydidntquitecome
upwithwhattheministerandtheANChadin
mind.
Mostoftheproposalshavebeenreported
onextensivelyandtheywereamongstthose
accepied by ile ANC ai iis }uly lelgoila.
Someofthethingsthepolicywontinclude
are:expropriationwithoutcompensation,
ascalledforbytheANCYouthLeague,a
restrictiononlandownershipbyrace,anda
blanlei ban on foieign owneislip.
ButtherewillbeaLandManagement
Commission,aLandValuerGeneral(whowill
helpnegotiatereasonablepricesforthelandto
avoidexorbitantpricing,althoughtheneedfor
thishasbeenquestionedbycritics,whosaid
governmentshouldjustimplementitsexisting
policies beiiei), a Land Riglis Managemeni
Board,withlocalmanagementcommittees,and
a foui-iiei land ienuie sysiem.
Thisfourtiersystemincludesstateand
publiclandleaseholds,privatelandfreehold
titlewithlimitedextent,foreignprecarioustitle
withregulatorylimitations,obligationsand
conditions(topreventthecountryfromfalling
intorichandforeignhands)andcommunal
tenureformixedusewithinstitutionalised
use iiglis (ilis is sei io fll ile gap lefi by ile
Communal Land Rigli Aci, wlicl was declaied
unconsiiiuiional in May).
Thelandceilingsimposedonforeign
ownershiphavebeencontroversial,although
notascontroversialastheoutrightprevention
offoreignlandownershipinthecountry,which
was oiiginally mooied. Piopeiiy agenis lave
complained ilai iesiiiciions migli scaie o
investorsandtheyhavearguedthatforeignland
ownersareinaminorityinSouthAfricaanyway
(a2006surveyfoundlessthan5%ofSouth
Afiican land is foieign-owned).
Sunday Ogunionbi, fiom policy ieseaicl
andlegislationdevelopmentinthedepartment,
explainedtoiMaverickthatforeignland
ownershipwouldbedealtwithintheLand
Pioieciion Bill, io be submiiied io Cabinei in ile
nexi few monils.
Amongstothers,itwoulddealwithforeigners
buying land in Souil Afiica io laundei money.
He said in some couniiies lile Nigeiia, ocials
Some of the things the
policy wont include are:
expropriation without
compensation, as called for
by the ANC Youth League, a
restriction on land ownership
by race, and a blanket ban on
foreign ownership.
wouldstealmoneyfromgovernmentand
invesi ii in land in oilei couniiies.
HealsogaveanexampleofaNorwegian
nationalwhorecentlyboughtlandinthe
EasternCapewithmoneyhestolefromthe
goveinmeni ileie. He was caugli oui and ile
land was sold bacl io ile oiiginal family.
Thebillwouldalsoseektoimposeaceiling
ontheamountoflandforeignerscanown,
anddealwiththeissueofsensitiveland,
suchaslandclosetomilitarybases,which
goveinmeni migli wani io lave a fisi opiion
on.
Coasial land is also an issue. Laige iiacis
aresometimesboughtbyforeignersfor
speculationpurposesalone,releasingitlater
onthemarketatexorbitantprices,whilethe
governmentmightwanttodevelopthisland
foi iesideniial puiposes.
Resiiiciions will also apply io agiiculiuial
land foi food secuiiiy puiposes. Foieigneis
orprivateownerswouldnotbeabletoturna
productivefarminto,say,agamefarmorone
wleie no food is pioduced.
Also,weareexpectingtobeabletosayto
aforeignerintendingtopurchaseagricultural
landthathemayneedtopartnerwitha
Souil Afiican in specifc cases," Ogunionbi
said.
Ocials said ile papei could noi be
releasedonThursday(thepaperonthe
NationalHealthInsurancetwoweeksago
wasreleasedthedayafterCabinetapproved
itandpublishedthenextday)becauseit
needed some polisling. Noies following ile
Cabinetmeetingneededtobeadded,and
Nlwinii siill lad io wiiie a foiewoid.
Thewritersalsohadtomakesome
additionsaboutthepublicparticipation
piocess, bui ile ocials declined io give
deiails.
Itisunclearwhatthepublicparticipation
processwouldinvolveorhowlongitwill
iale, bui one iling is ceiiain. Goveinmeni
wouldwanttodothisthoroughlyto
preventtheembarrassmentofany
Consiiiuiional Couii clallenges io ile law.
Many inieiesi gioups aie waicling.
READ MORE:
1. Analysis: Valuing land, the next frontier in Daily Maverick
Also, we are expecting to be able to say to a
foreigner intending to purchase agricultural land
that he may need to partner with a South African
in specic cases, Sunday Ogunronbi said.
SOUTH AFRICA COSATU
REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: COSATU'S FEELING GOOD
ACosatupressconferencewouldn'tbea
Cosatupressconferencewithoutthewords
exploitationandrightwing.Andtheywere
bothondisplayinvariouswaysonThursday.
Whatwassurprisingwasthatatonepoint,you
hadboththosewordsinthesamesentenceas
thename"PravinGordhan".ThisformerSACP
There's been so much attention focused on those right wing demagogues of late, that we've all
forgotten that the other side of the equation has been rather quiet. Since Cosatu's central committee
meeting six weeks ago, we haven't really heard from them. But on Thursday the federation's top ofcials
emerged, fresh, strong and united, from a meeting of its central executive committee. Well, fresh and
strong perhaps. And there is also a hint of victory in their eyes. By STEPHEN GROOTES.
cadrekindofhaditcomingthough.Youmay
remembertwoweeksagohesuggestedthatit
slould be made cleapei foi smallei fims io
hireyoungerworkers.Youknowourviewon
this:asproudcapitalistswebelieve,strongly,
ilai ile easiei io liie and fie ile beiiei. Well
ofcourse,Cosatudothnotagree.Strongly.
SOUTH AFRICA COSATU
Sostronglyinfactthatitissuedaseparate
addendumtothestatementjusttotacklethis
issue.IthitoutatGordhan,andjustabout
everyoneelsewhohasenteredthefray
onthesideofthosewhowantto"further
exploittheworkers".
Therewasplentyabouthewhowon'tbe
singledout,butyou'llhavetoreadfurtherto
gettothat.
BecausecruciallyimportantisthatCosatu
nowbelievestheConstitutionneedstobe
changedtospeeduplandreform.It'sabout
clause25,thepropertyclause,that,depending
onwhoyouvotefor,protectsthelawful
ownershipofproperty,orperpetuatesan
apartheideconomy.ForCosatu,ofcourse,it's
thelatter.Forit'ssecretarygeneralZwelinzima
Vavi,thisis"notjustaboutland,it'san
inequaliiy issue, and we aie playing wiil fie
here".Hispoint,andyou'vehearditbefore,is
thatwecannotgoonhavingtherichandpoor
looling ai eacl oilei iliougl eleciiifed fences,
weneedsomerealmeaningfulchange.Of
course,he'sright,it'sthehowyoudoitthatwe
all fgli aboui.
ButCosatu,unlikesome,isquitepragmatic
init'sapproach.It'scarefulaboutchangingthe
Constitution,infact,itunderstandswhythere
wouldbestrong,principledoppositiontodoing
so.Soit'sopentoothersuggestionsabouthow
togetaroundthisproblem.
Nowontothefunpart.Youknowwho
wemean.LastFriday,Cosatusaiditwasn't
going io commeni on ile disciplinaiy aaiis
ofanindividual.Well,theytriedtocontain
themselvesonThursday,butbattledalittle.
Firsttherewasalamentthat"someelements
intheYouthLeagueusetheirpowerto
blackmailleaders".Thepointisthatessentially
theleaguehasbeensayingtoANCleaders,if
youdon'tbackourpolicies"youwon'tseethe
lightofdayinMangaung".Cosatu'spointis
thatyoumustwinpeopleoverthroughforce
ofargument,notthroughforceofblackmail.
CosatualsostronglyendorsestheANC's
resolutionondisciplinefromitsnational
generalcouncil(NGC)lastyear.That'sacoded
wayofsayingthatdisciplineisagoodthing.
Therewasevenacommentthat"wewanttosee
decisivenessfromANCleadersonmattersof
discipline".Ofcourseallofthiswas"notabout
individuals"atall.Yougetthedrift.
Nowtoacrucialquestion.Sixweeksago,in
responsetoaquestion,Vavilookedthepolitical
hackpackintheeyeandsaid,"thereisabattle
underwayforthesouloftheANC,andIdon't
For Cosatu, of course, it's the latter. For it's
secretary-general Zwelinzima Vavi, this is
"not just about land, it's an inequality issue,
and we are playing with re here".
lnow wlo's going io win. Tle fgli of couise
isbetweenCosatuandtheSACPononeside,
andthatpersonandhisLeagueontheother.
So ilen ian my quesiion, low is ilai fgli
lookingnow?"Theanswerwasveryrevealing.
Vavistartedbytalkingabouttenderpreneurs,
andthencamethemoneybyte,"themajority
ofSouthAfricanswillnotallowthecountryto
bepulledinthisdirection,eveninMangaung,
Idon'tbelievethedelegateswesawattheNGC
willsayit'sokaytoallowthis."
So,itreallydoesseemthatsomethinghas
shifted,thatCosatuishappiernowthanitwas
sixweeksago.There'sonlybeenonebigevent
sincethen,soclearlyitnowhaswhatitwanted.
Happinessrulesthelandinaworkersparadise.
Except.Cosatu'scentralexecutivecommittee
(CEC)isstressingunity.Waytoomuch.There
wasawholesectioninthewrittenstatement
aboui low eveiyone is unifed. And ilen came
thekicker.TheCEChasarulethatunionsand
theirmembersarenotallowedtotalkabout
succession.That'snotANCsuccession,that's
Cosatusuccession.Vavihadsaidpreviously
histermthatendsnextyearwouldbehislast,
and ilai licled o some seiious speculaiion.
There'salsobeentalkofabitofabustup
betweentheminersandthesteelworkersover
whowilltakeover.
Ifyougetasenseofdejavu,wellthat's
becauseitwasjustthreedaysagothatthe
ANC'snationalexecutivecommitteemade
a similai iuling. Ii smacls of puiiing o ile
inevitable.AndwhileCosatuhasafairlysolid
historyofmanagingtheseissueswell,things
theyareachanging,astheANCcouldtellyou.
Thisissueisprobablyinhandforthemoment,
butitneedstobewatchedclosely.Itcouldbe
leadingtosomething.
Butfornoweveryoneisfocusedonsomeone
else.Eventhoughhisnamewasn'tmentionedat
CosatuHouseatallyesterday.ButVavicouldn't
resistonelittlejibe.Whilerefusingtogiveany
commeni ai all on ile issue, ocially, le did
letslipthat"Ilookedthroughthenewspaper
cuttingsofTuesdaysANCpressconference,
and,Ismiled".
Andwhocanblamehim.
SOUTH AFRICA COSATU
"the majority of South Africans will not allow
the country to be pulled in this direction, even in
Mangaung, I don't believe the delegates we saw
at the NGC will say it's okay to allow this."
AFRICA
AFRICA BRIEFS
ZIMPLATS WARNS
INDIGENISATION WOULD HURT
OPERATIONS
ImpalaPlatinumsZimbabwe
operations,Zimplats,saidon
Thursdaythatimplementing
theZimbabwegovernments
policyofindigenisation
whichrequiresthatforeign
ownedcompaniestransfer
51%oftheirshareholdingto
Zimbabweanblackswould
crippletheiroperations.Earlier
thisweek,thecompanysaid
thegovernmenthadrejected
thecompaniesproposedindi
genisationplan,sayingitwas
notenoughandgivingthem14
daystoprovidearevisedplan.
HRW: NIGERIAS ECONOMIC
AND FINANCIAL CRIMES
COMMISSION A FAILURE
Nigeriasanticorruptionunit,
whichwascreatedin2002,has
failedtodoitsjob,accordingto
HumanRightsWatch.Theunit
hasbeenhogtiedbypoliticalin
terferenceandaweakjudiciary.
TransparencyInternationals
corruptionperceptionindex
hasconsistentlyrankedNigeria
inthetoptenmostcorruptna
tionsuntil2005whenitmoved
amongthetop50.Despitesome
ligl-piofle aiiesis, ile couniiy
stillstruggleswiththepercep
tionandrealityofcorruption.
BURKINA FASO RECOGNISES
NTC, OFFERS GADDAFI
ASYLUM
Eversoslowlyandnationby
nation,Africancountrieshave
beguntorecognisethena
tionaltransitionalcouncilas
Libyasgovernment,following
theirhavingcapturedTripoli
thisweekanddrivingMuam
mai Gaddaf inio liding. Bui
recognisingtheNTCslegiti
macy lasn'i siopped Builina
Faso fiom oeiing Gaddaf
asylum. Bioilei Leadei Gad
daf piobably would noi accepi,
as Builina Faso is a signaioiy
totheInternationalCriminal
Courtandwouldbeobligedto
arrestandextraditehimonthe
warrantthecourthasissued
fortheformerLibyanleader.
LIBYA AND SOUTH AFRICA TO
SWAP CAF HOSTING DUTIES
Thatwasquick.TheSouth
AfricanFootballAssociation
saidinastatementthatithad
struckandagreementwith
Libyasfootballfederation,
presumablyrunbythenational
transitionalcouncil,tomove
the2013AfricaCupofNations
tournamentfromLibyato
SouthAfrica.Inexchange,the
2017tournament,whichwas
supposedtobeinSouthAfrica,
willbemovedtoLibya.The
ConfederationofAfricanFoot
ballsexecutivecommitteewill
ratifythedecisionwhenthey
meetinCairoon28September.
FNB Stadium, Johannesburg (Reuters)
AFRICA BRIEFS
CAMEROON GOVERNMENT
LOSES ALLIANCE PARTNER
TheNationalUnionforDe
mocracyandProgress,aCam
eroonianpoliticalpartyinan
alliancewiththerulingCam
eroonPeoplesDemocratic
Movement,announcedon
Tluisday ilai ii will be felding
itsowncandidateinthenext
nationalelections.Themove
comesaftertheagreementit
hadsignedwithCPDMex
pired.However,AfricaReview
reportsthatNUDPfeltthealli
ancehadnosubstanceorben
efi foi ilem. Cameioon goes
tothepollsinOctober.
MYSTERY SEAWEED WASHES
UP IN SIERRA LEONE
Inascenereminiscentofasci
f movie befoie ii all goes loi
iibly wiong, an unideniifed
typeofdeadseaweedhasbeen
washingupontheshoresof
SierraLeone.Soconcernedthe
westAfricannationhasbeen
thatithasformedapresiden
tialtaskteamheadedupbythe
vicepresidenttoinvestigate.
Scientistsfromneighbouring
Senegalhavearrivedinthe
countrytohelpthetaskteam.
SOUTH SUDAN ETHNIC
FIGHTING DISPLACES
THOUSANDS
Thenewlyformednationof
SouthSudanmayhavebeen
celebratingindependencea
fewmonthsago,butisfaced
wiil signifcani and giowing
problems.TheUNestimates
ilai eilnic fgliing in }onglei
statehasdisplaced26,800peo
ple,accordingtoAfricaReview.
TheclashesbetweentheLou
NuerandMurlecommunities
havebeenoverfood,cattleand
otherresources.
YOUTHS BURN TANZANIA
Youils in Tanzania sei fie io a
baronthepopularresortisland
ofZanzibarinprotestagainst
alcoholsales,Sapareported.
Theislandhadexperienced
similarattacksinthelate1990s
andearly2000s.
UN FOOD PROGRAMME
IN RWANDA IN FUNDING
SHORTAGE
Afundingshortagehasforced
theUNsWorldFoodPro
grammetohalfitssupplyof
foodtoCongoleserefugeesin
Rwanda.Worldfoodprices,
whichhavebeenincreasing
rapidlyoverrecentyears,have
madethefundingcrisisworse.
Theprogrammeestimatesit
needs$3.8milliontocoverthe
shortfall.Themajorityofthe
refugeesinRwandaareCongo
lese naiionals wlo lave ed ile
violeni conici in ileii couniiy.
NIGER WITHOUT POWER FOR
UP TO 48 HOURS
Nigerhasbeenexperiencing
powershortagesthisweek.
Sometownspowersupplyhave
beenoutsinceMonday,which
thenationselectricitycom
panyhasattributedtoafailed
highvoltagelinefromNigeria.
South Sudan (Reuters)
AFRICA LIBYA
SA FORCED INTO RECOGNISING 'BROTHER LEADER'
IS NOT THE BOSS ANYMORE
DespitewidespreadexpectationstheUSwould
pursueaUnitedNationsSecurityCouncil
resolutiontounfreeze$1.5billionofousted
Libyan diciaioi Muammai Gada's fiozen
assets,thehallowedhallsoftheUNsawno
suchaction.Allittookwasalittledoctoringof
Late on Thursday South Africa nally relented and agreed to the US-led proposal to unfreeze some of
Muammar Gaddas assets held around the world. South Africa insists it would not choose sides in the
conict, but in the face of severe diplomatic pressure had to succumb to channelling Gaddas assets
back to Libya. Its a preamble to acknowledging Gadda is no longer the voice of the Libyan people.
By KHADIJA PATEL.
Photo: Reuters
theproposalitself.Aftersomearmtwisting,
SouthAfricastruckadealwiththeUSto
releasethe$1.5billionoffrozenLibyafundsfor
varioushumanitarianandadministrativeneeds
inLibya.
africa libya
In a little display of semantic gymnastics
South Africa requested that references to
Libya's national transitional council, or the
rebels, be removed from the proposal itself and
be replaced instead with relevant authority.
South Africas initial refusal to agree to the US-
backed proposal was couched in concern that
an agreement to channel funds to the NTC
amounted to recognising the Benghazi-based
group as the legitimate representatives of the
Libyan people while removing specifc mention
of the NTC allows South Africa to continue
along its path of measured caution on the war
in Libya.
South Africa and the African Union (AU)
have still not recognised the NTC as the
legitimate government of Libya .Well-placed
sources speculate that upon the conclusion of
the AU peace and security council meeting in
Addis Ababa on Friday, the African Union and
South Africa will admit that Muammar Gaddaf
is no longer the legitimate representative
of the Libyan people. It is also believed the
AU and South Africa will take steps towards
recognising an interim government in
place of Gaddaf. Signifcantly, that interim
government for South Africa and the AU must
be diferentiated from the NTC in its current
form. The AU will demand, in accordance with
the much-ignored roadmap that has informed
its diplomacy on Libya so far, that the interim
government include elements from all sectors of
Libyan society. Tripoli must feature there just as
prominently as Benghazi. So too, must Libyan
tribes be considered in the make-up of the
interim government.
South Africas belated agreement to the
unfreezing proposal demonstrates fuid a
stance the South African one on Libya is.
South Africa agreed to sign the unfreezing
proposal on condition the reference to the NTC
in the proposal be removed and replaced with
relevant authority.
The haggling at the UN over the $1.5 billion
is set to mark a precedent on what exactly
the fate of Gaddafs billions will be. Early on
Thursday the NTC announced they would seek
to free a whopping $5 billion in frozen assets to
jump-start Libyas economy and provide vital
relief to its citizens. This initial sum is set to be
the frst of many transfers to Tripoli.
South Africas agreement to the US-backed
proposal comes at the cost of great diplomatic
wrangling. On both sides of the Atlantic,
Western leaders expressed dismay at South
Africas refusal to the proposal, insisting
that the delay incurred by South Africas
refusal would be to the detriment of the
South africas belated agreement to the unfreezing proposal
demonstrates how fuid a stance the South african one on libya
is. South africa agreed to sign on condition the reference to the
NTc in the proposal be removed and replaced with relevant
authority.
Libyan people. Spealing ai ile posi-cabinei
biiefng on Tluisday moining, depaiimeni
of inieinaiional ielaiions and co-opeiaiion
spokesmanClaysonMonyelaassuredthe
assembledmediathatSouthAfricawas
notopposedtounfreezingfundsforthe
humanitarianassistanceoftheLibyanpeople.
MonyelawentontoreiteratethatSouthAfrica
hadnotyetrecognisedtheNTC.TheUN,
Monyelapointedout,hadalsonotrecognised
ile NTC as ile ocial voice of ile Libyan
people.TheAU,hesaid,willmeetinAddis
Ababatopronounceonwhoexactlythe
legitimategovernmentofLibyaisandthen
actonthedistributionoffrozenfunds.Bythe
endofThursdayhowever,theactionofthe
SouthAfricanmissiontotheUNtoagreeto
theunfreezingproposalindicatestheAUhad
alreadyagreedthattheLibyanpeoplearenot
iepiesenied by Gaddaf.
Thereislittledoubt,however,thatSouth
Africafacedtremendousdiplomaticpressure
toagreetotheunfreezingproposal.IfSouth
Africaisindeedthefatkidinthediplomatic
playground,asonediplomatputit,then
SouthAfricahasalsobeenpickedonlikeafat
kidinahighschoolplayground.Adayafter
theSouthAfricanmissiontotheUNdecided
io siall on iis decision io unfieeze Gaddaf's
assets,theSouthAfricanpositiononLibya
waslambastedbydiplomatsonbothsidesof
theAtlantic.ItwascleartotheUSanditsallies
pushingtheproposalthatSouthAfricahadto
bepushedintoagrudgingacceptanceofthe
proposal.OnThursday,BritishPrimeMinister
DavidCameroncalledPresidentJacobZuma.
BritishforeignsecretaryWilliamHaguecalled
on lis counieipaii Maiie Nloana-Maslabane.
TheirmessagetoSouthAfricawas
unequivocal,signthedamnproposal.
SodesperatewereBritishpoliticianstotwist
thearmoftheirSouthAfricancounterparts
thatBritishdefencesecretaryLiamFoxresorted
topsychologicalbullying."Theywantedthe
worldatonepointtostandwiththemagainst
apartheid.Ithinktheynowneedtostandwith
theLibyanpeople,helpunfreezetheirassets
andallowtheirauthoritiestogetaccesstothe
capitaltheyneedtorebuildthecountry,and
it'sdisappointingthestancetheyhavetakenso
far.Ihopethatevennowtheywillchangetheir
minds,"hesaidofSouthAfricaonBBCradio.
Mindshavenowbeenchanged.Thecoveted
$1.5billionwillsoonmakeitswaytoLibya,
butitremainsunclearhow,ifatall,theTNC
willacquiescetoatransitionalgovernment
thatstuntsitsownpowerinthecountry.
Besides,itmaywellbesometimebeforeLibya
actuallyseestherequisitepeacetoformsuch
agovernment.Thebombscontinuetofall,
ile aims coniinue io fie and Libya, foi ile
foreseeablefuturecontinuestosmoulder.
AFRICA LIBYA
There is little doubt, however, that South Africa faced
tremendous diplomatic pressure to agree to the
unfreezing proposal.
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AFRICA LIBYA
SUM OF ALL OUR FEARS, LIBYAN EDITION
AwhilebacktherewasthatTomClancythriller
iuined inio a bloclbusiei aciion flm - "Tle
SumofAllFears,wherealostIsraeliAbomb
getsshoppedfromBedouinstotheUkraine
toterroristswhothenblowupthefootball
stadiuminBaltimore(andBaltimoreitself)
wleie ile Supei Bowl is ialing place - and
wherethepresidentiswatchingthegame.
Noproblem,though,itwasjustyourtypical
inieinaiional espionage fciion and Hollywood.
Amid the current chaos and running gun battles in Libya lurks the chilling threat that dangerous nuclear
materials could fall into the wrong hands. A case of life imitating art, writes J BROOKS SPECTOR.
Photo: Reuters
Well,holdontoyourhats,maybe.Now
comeswordfromaformer,veryseniorUN
ocial, Olli Heinonen, wlo wains ilai ile
verycircumstancesoftherebelsapparent
victoryinLibyamightallowdangerousnuclear
materialsthatcouldbeconvertedintoaso
called "diiiy bomb" io fall inio ile lands of
other,thoroughlyunpleasantpeoplewhile
AFRICA LIBYA
chaosremainstheorderofthedayinTripoli.
Adirtybombdoesnotactuallyreachacritical
massexplosion,but,nevertheless,itcanscatter
athoroughlylethalcloudofradioactivedebris
acioss an eniiie ciiy. Heinonen lnows wlai le's
talkingabout.AfterhistimewiththeIAEAas
itsdeputydirector,heisnowaseniorfellowat
theBelferCenterforScienceandInternational
Aaiis ai Haivaid Univeisiiy.
Bacl in :oo, as paii of an eoii io mend
histieswiththeWestandbringhisnation
backfromitsinternationalcoventry,Muammar
Gaddaf agieed io give up eoiis io acquiie
nuclear,chemicalandbiologicalweapons.
Libya'suraniumenrichmentprogramme,and
themoresensitivematerialanddocumentation
- including nucleai weapons design infoimaiion
- weie eveniually iemoved fiom Libyan
hands.Thisfollowedninemonthsofsecret
talksbetweenLibyan,American,andBritish
ocials. Libya eveniually agieed io abide by
theNuclearNonproliferationTreaty,andto
allowforinspectionsandmonitoring.Thelast
consignmeni of speni fuel fnally lefi Libya in
December2009.
WhiletheLibyaninsurgencyhasnow
appaienily diiven Gaddaf fiom lis fnal
redoubtintheLibyancapital,theongoing
fgliing and gunfie males ii pieiiy cleai ilai
rebelssupportingthetransitionalnational
councilhavenotyetcompletelyoverwhelmed
eveiy Gaddaf suppoiiei. Unfoiiunaiely, ii is
situationslikethisthatalsomeanchaosand
confusion in ile wale of a miliiaiy fgliing. Of
course,theresultingburning,looting,pillaging
andplunderingaftermanymilitaryvictoriesis
as old as ile Tiojan Wai. Bui Heinonen las jusi
calledworldattentiontopossibilitiesinLibya
thatcouldfollowtheverytroublingprecedent
thattookplaceattheTuwaithaatomicresearch
faciliiy neai Bagldad, afiei Saddam Hussein
wasforcedfrompower.Inanonlineposting
eailiei ilis weel, Heinonen says ilai in ile
case of Iiaq "mosi lilely due io puie lucl, ile
storydidnotendinaradiologicaldisaster.But,
by coniiasi, in Libya, ilose iioubling "nucleai
securityconcernsstilllinger.
Heinonen noies ilai despiie ile eailiei
standdownfromaLibyannuclearprogramme,
thecountrysTajouraresearchcentrestillstocks
laige quaniiiies of iadioisoiopes, iadioaciive
wasteandlowenricheduraniumfuelfrom
threedecadesofnuclearresearchandradio
isotopeproduction.Tajourahasa10MWreactor
A dirty bomb does not actually reach a critical
mass explosion, but, nevertheless, it can scatter
a thoroughly lethal cloud of radioactive debris
across an entire city.
andislocatedsome34kmeastofTripoli.
Heinonen goes on io say: "Wlile we can
bethankfulthatthehighlyenricheduranium
stocksarenolongerinLibya,theremaining
materialinTajouracould,ifitendedupin
thewronghands,beusedasingredientsfor
dirtybombs.ThesituationatTajouratoday
isunclear.Weknowthatduringtimesof
regimecollapse,lawlessnessandlooting
reign.Inthecarefullanguageofnuclear
weapons inspeciois, Heinonen noies ilai
thetransitionalnationalcouncilneedstobe
cognisantofthedangersofthematerialstored
ai Tajouia and ii needs io "iale ile necessaiy
stepstosecurethesepotentiallydangerous
iadioaciive souices". Heinonen goes on io
warntherebels,thewest,theUNandanybody
elsewhomightpossiblybelisteningthat
relyingonluckisnotanoption.
ThecurrentregimeinLibyaisaccountable
forthesecurityofnuclearandradioactive
material.Butonceatransitionoccurs,the
TNCwillbecomeresponsible,asitwillbe
inchargeofallweaponsanddangerous
maieiials iecoveied fiom Gaddaf's iegime,
includingamuchpublicisedstockpileofbulk
mustardgasatasitesoutheastofTripoli.The
TNCneedstobeawareofthenuclearand
radioactivematerialsittingaroundTajoura.
Anditshouldassuretheworldthatitaccepts
itsresponsibilityandwilltakethenecessary
stepstosecurethesepotentiallydangerous
radioactivesources.
Technically,expertscallthethreatof
a ciude fssile nucleai bomb - diculi io
makewithveryhardtogetyourhandson
weapons-giade uianium oi pluionium - a
"low piobabiliiy, ligl consequence aci". Tlai
meanshardtodobutwithsomereallynasty
consequences if you'ie lucly. By coniiasi, a
"diiiy bomb" is ieimed a "ligl piobabiliiy, low
consequence aci" - less loss of life if aciually
used, bui ieally eeciive as means of ieiioiising
wholenationsandpopulations.
In suppoii of Heinonen's conceins, Mail
FitzgeraldoftheUKsInternationalInstitutefor
Siiaiegic Siudies ilinl-ianl adds: "Tleie aie a
numberofnuclearandradiologicalmaterials
atTajourathatcouldbeusedbyterrorists
io cieaie a diiiy bomb". He also noies ilai
Tuwaiila "slould siand as a lesson foi ile need
fornuclearsecurityprecautionsinthesituation
todayinLibya.
Ii musi suiely be a quesiion now foi
Muammai Gaddaf - no longei diessed as
thekingofkingsofAfrica,ashecontinues
totrytoeludehispursuersthroughtheback
siieeis of Tiipoli - of wleilei le did ile iigli
thingbackin2003whenLibyarenounced
buildingofacrudenuclearandhandedover
lis modesi ieseaicl and developmeni eoii io
gain favoui wiil ile wesi. Howevei, wlen le
las fnally faded away as a lonely exile in some
outofthewayplace,orisstandingbeforethe
InternationalCriminalCourtoracourtroom
inTripoli,therestofusaregoingtobeableto
sleep jusi a liiile beiiei - unless evenis suddenly
begin io mimic Tom Clancy's loiiifc sciipi.
READ MORE:
1. Experts warn of Libya dirty bomb from Reuters
2. Nuclear Security Concerns Linger in Libya at Harvards
Belfer Center blog, Power and Policy
3. Libyan Nuclear Weapons at Global Security website (for
a history of the 2003 agreement and its aftermath)
4. Nuclear Weapons and the Libyan Intervention in The
National Interest
AFRICA LIBYA
AFRICA PIRACY
WEST AFRICA NAVAL FORCE TO STEM PIRACY TIDE
WestAfricancountriesarediscussingthe
cieaiion of some lind of naval foice io fgli ile
luge inciease in piiacy in ile waieis o ile
GulfofGuinea,anindicationofhowworried
theyareaboutitspotentiallydevastating
eecis on slipping.
Whattheyaretryingtodoiscoastalstates
willprovidefromtheirmilitaryforcesmen
andplatformstomantheGulfofGuinea,A
Nigeiian piesideniial advisoi iold Reuieis. "We
arehopingitisgoingtocomeouttobeareal
foice in ile sub-iegion io combai piiacy."
Aquickresponsemightbeallthatsneeded
io iale ile wind oui of ile piiaies' sails.
InspiredbytheirSomalicounterparts,piratesin
WestAfricaarearelativelynewphenomenon,
wiil : aiiacls iepoiied in ile fisi lalf of
:oii. Bui Somali piiaies iliive in ile absence
ofgovernment,enjoyinghundredsofmilesof
unguardedcoastlineandabletospendtheir
illgottengainswithimpunity;theinternational
West African piracy is crucially different from Somali piracy in that West Africa has functional
governments who can deal with the problem and have something to lose. A mooted regional anti-
pirate naval force is just whats needed to take the wind out of the pirates sails. By SIMON ALLISON
oiilla despaicled io deal wiil ile pioblem
las been ioo small io ieally male a dieience.
WestAfricancountries,ontheotherhand,enjoy
functioninggovernments,andthosegovernments
lave someiling io lose: Benin, foi example,
gets40%ofitsincomefromitsport,andwilldo
whateverittakestodefendthat,andisinamuch
betterpositiontomonitorpirateactivityinits
waieis ilan any inieinaiional body could be.
Bui Benin's also consideiing asling foi
internationalassistancetodealwiththe
pioblem, envisaging a UN-oiganised oiilla
topatrolWestAfricanwaters,similartowhat
exisis o ile coasi of Somalia. A combinaiion of
inieinaiional expeiiise and ile local lnowledge
broughtbytheproposedwestAfricanforce
mightjustbeenoughtoforcewannabepirates
inio a caieei ieilinl.
READ MORE:
1. West Africa regional force mooted to ght pirates on
Reuters Africa
AFRICA AU / SOMALIA
380 MILLION FOR SOMALI FAMINE RELIEF MASKS POOR
RESPONSE FROM POOR CONTINENT
TheAUpledgingconference,meanttogive
Africancountriesachancetoraiseabitof
moneyforSomalia,hadalreadybeendelayed
nearlythreeweeksforlogisticalreasonsto
giveallconcernedabitoftimetogettheiracts
iogeilei and fnd some money, somewleie.
And ii woiled. Tluisday's confeience could
poini io an impiessive leadline fguie of sSo
million iaised. "Tlis is wlai we pledged ioday, ii
isnewmoneyandexclusivelyAfrican,saidAU
claiiman }ean Ping.
Butthenumberisslightlydisingenuous
whenyourealisethatthebulkofita
wlopping soo million - comes via ile Afiican
Developmeni Banl, leaving only sSo million
iaised on ile day. Of ilis, s:i million came fiom
Algeiia, Angola and Egypi. Afiica's i oilei
couniiies, ileiefoie, only managed io pledge sq
million beiween ilem.
ButcanAfricancountriesreallybeblamed
forapoorresponse?Someshoulddobetter,
foi suie, especially ile siiongei economies.
The African response to Somalias famine hasnt exactly been the zenith of ubuntu. Responding to
overwhelming need, Africas leaders procrastinated, prevaricated and made excuses, their short arms kept
rmly in those deep pockets. Thursdays AU pledging conference was no different, and it took the African
Development Bank to do a little damage control for Africas savaged reputation. By SIMON ALLISON.
Ii's uncleai exacily wlai Souil Afiica pledged ai
thesummit,althoughdeputypresidentKgalema
Moilanile iecenily esiimaied Souil Afiica's
coniiibuiion ai a paliiy R:o million. And Nigeiia
doesn'i ieally lave an excuse, as iley'ie jusi aboui
io siu si billion inio a soveieign wealil fund.
ButmostAfricancountriesreallyarepoor,and
ilemselves aie iecipienis of signifcani foieign aid
money. Ii seems sliglily obscene foi couniiies lile
Tanzania, wlicl ieceives neaily io% of iis budgei
fromaidmoney,toturnaroundandsendthat
moneysomewhereelse;thedoubleadministration
costsinvolvedinthisalonemakeiteconomically
unsound. And ileie's ile piagmaiic aigumeni: if
ii lools lile Tanzania can aoid io give money io
Somalia, ilen donois migli ilinl ii doesn'i need
any moie aid money iiself.
AfricansolutionstoAfricanproblems?IfIwas
Somalia, I'd piefei ile casl.
READ MORE:
1. African Union pledges nearly $380 million to help famine-hit
families in the Horn of Africa in the Washington Post
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WORLD BRIEFS
WORLD
USA
AnAssociatedPressreporthas
foundthatsome9/11chari
tieshavetakentheAmerican
publicforaride.Forinstance,
oneArizonacharityraised
morethan$700,000,largely
fromschools,inordertomake
agiantmemorialquilt.There
ain'tnoquilt.Theyfoundthat
inalmosteverycategoryof9/11
charities,therewassomeform
ofdodginessandmanyof
theseNGOscontinuetoraise
money. Slameful siu.
USA
HurricaneIrenelookslikeit
mightbeheadedtowardsNew
England.Theproblemisthat
theinhabitantsofcitieslike
Washington,Philadelphiaand
NewYorkhaveabsolutelyno
experiencewithhurricanes,
sotheyreworriedtheymight
notknowhowtoaccessinfor
mationputoutbytheFederal
EmergencyManagementAgen
cy(FEMA).FEMAisthesame
agency ilai compleiely siued
upwhenitcametoHurricane
Katrina.
USA
Anewpollspellsmixednews
forObama.Ontheonehand,
86%ofAmericanspolledsee
theeconomyas"poor".How
ever,47%thinkhedeserves
reelection,whichisn'tasig
nifcani diop fiom ile lasi poll
statof47%.Andevenbetter,
mostpeoplestillthinkevery
thingisGeorgeW.Bush'sfault,
with51%puttingtheblame
onDubyacomparedwith31%
hatin'onObama.
ISRAEL
FormerFoxNewspresenter
GlennBeckisinJerusalem
doingsomemoraleraising.
Hetoldthe(overwhelmingly
American,Christian)audi
encethat"evilisgrowing"and
"darknessisfalling".Cheery
siu. His self-declaied mission
isto"restorecourage"toIsrael.
Youhavetoimaginethatwhat
evei couiage-iesioiaiive eecis
hisvisitmighthaveforthe
countrywouldbeoutweighed
by ile PR niglimaie of ali
ationwiththisrightwing
nutjob.
LIBYA
Quicl Gaddaf iound-up: as
ofThursdayevening,hewas
stillatlarge,butanyonewho
fnds oi lills lim is looling ai a
rewardofaroundR12million.
Rebelslootinghiscompound
havemadesomeinteresting
discoveries.Firstly,according
tohispassport,therealspell
ing of lis name is Gailaf.
Secondly,theyfoundaphoto
albumcontainingonlypicsof
CondoleezaRice.Someone's
gotacrush...
UK
TheUK'sHomeSecretary,
TheresaMay,heldtalkswith
execsfromBlackBerry,Twitter
Rick Perry (Reuters)
WORLD BRIEFS
andFacebooktodiscusswhat
todoaboutyouthusingsocial
networkingtomobilisedur
ingriots.Therehadbeenalot
ofpanickyreportsbeforehand
thatthegovernmentwasplan
ningtoseekspecialpowersto
shutdownthesitesduringcivil
unrest(shadesofEgyptand
China),butthey'vesaidthis
isn'ttrueandtheywillmerely
"cooperate", whatever
that means.
USA
Ah,thegloriousclarityof
hindsight.FormerUSVPDick
Cheneysaysthatheasked
BushtobombSyriaagesago,
in2007.Heclaimsthisin
hisforthcomingautobiogra
phy,"InMyTime",whichhits
shelvesnextweek.Cheney
takesadvantageoftheplat
formtoalsodissColinPowell,
whohesayswasundermining,
and Gaddaf's inamoiaia Condi
Ricewasapparently"naive".
INDIA
India'sPMManmohanSingh
has,likeaJewishmother,
beggedanticorruptionactivist
AnnaHazaretoeatsomething.
Well,he'sappealedtohimto
call o lis public lungei siiile.
Singhsaidherespectedand
salutedhimandwantshimto
enditbecause"hislifeismuch
tooprecious".Notbecauseit's
hugelypoliticallyinconvenient
foryoutohavetheentirecoun
tryoutonthestreetsprotest
ing,MrSingh?
SWEDEN
Flatpackfurniturewillnever
bethesame.Hotontheheels
oftherevelationthatCoco
ChanelspiedfortheNa
ziscomesthenewsthatthe
SwedishfounderoftheIkea
furniturechain,IngvarKam
prad,wasanactiverecruiter
foraSwedishNazigroup.
Thisistheclaimofanew
bookaboutMrKamprad,and
itseemssolid.Kampradnow
sayshisinvolvementwasa
stupidyouthfulmistake.You
know,likesmoking.
USA
Theearlyfrontrunnerinthe
Republicanpresidentialcam
paignwasMittRomney.But
now ile impeccably coied
Romneyhasbeenbeatenina
YouGovpollbyRickPerry,the
Texangovernorwhoentered
theracelate.Thisisbadnews
foranyonewhobelievesincli
matechangeorevolution.The
silverliningis,though,that
loonyMicheleBachmannis
nowhereintherace.
CHINA
Clina's beefng up iis miliiaiy
newsthatshouldmakeallof
usatinybitafraid.ThePenta
gonsaysChinawillhaveabig
assmodernmilitaryby2020,
andtheyalsosaythiscould
threatenstabilityintheregion.
ChinahassaidtheUSisexag
gerating.Actuallywhatthey
said,inanimpressivedisplay
ofmasteryoverslightlyarchaic
Englishidioms,wasthatitwas
"cockandbull.
Springboks vs All Blacks (Reuters)
WORLD CHILE
A BRIEF LOOK: CAMILA VALLEJO, THE FACE OF THE CHILEAN WINTER
OtherpublicationshavecoylylabelledCamila
Vallejocharismaticratherthanhot,butwe
allknowwhatthey'rethinking.Vallejoherself
isfrankabouthowherlookshavehelpedher,
althoughpointsoutthattheyareonlyahook.
Youhavetorecognisethatbeautycanbea
hook.Itcanbeacompliment,theycometo
listentomebecauseofmyappearance,butthen
Iexplaintheideas.Amovementashistoricalas
thiscannotbesummarisedinsuchsuperficial
terms,TheGuardianquotedher.
Butthere'snodenyingVallejohasagrowing
globalfanbase,premisedasmuchonher
beautyasonherintellectandactivism.Bolivian
vicepresidentlvaroGarcaLinerarecently
proclaimed,Weareallinlovewithher,and
severaltributeshavebeenuploadedonYouTube.
AvideoshowingamontageofVallejoclipsto
Despite its eminently pun-friendly name, the Chilean Winter doesn't have quite the same ring to it as
the Arab Spring. But student leader Camila Vallejo has injected some hotness into the campaign that's
seen students protesting across Chile since late June. By THERESA MALLINSON.
thebackingofGreenDay'sShe'saRebelhas
morethan20,000hits.She'sthesymbol/of
resistance/andshe'sholdingonmy/heartlikea
handgrenade,readthelyrics.
VallejoheadsuptheChileanStudent
Federation,whichhasmobilisedprotests
demandinganendtothecountry'sneo
liberaleducationmodel.Thestudentsare
callingforsweepingreforms,amongthemthat
publiceducationshouldbefree.Sofar,they've
iejecied Piesideni Sebasiian Pieia's oeis of s(
billionmoreinfundingfortertiaryeducation,
areductioninstudentloaninterestratesfrom
5.6%to2%andadditionalscholarships.
Granted,Vallejomayhaveaprettyface.But
hercourageousleadershipoverthepastfew
monthshasshownthatshealsohasballsof
steel.
WORLD GLOBAL CLIMATE
THE BOY WHO FANS THE FLAMES OF WAR WEATHER
AND CONFLICT ARE POSSIBLY CORRELATED
Civilwarsaretwiceaslikelytooccurduring
yearstheElNioyearssaysastudypublished
byresearchersatColumbiaUniversity.
"El Nio may lelp accouni foi a ffil of
woildwide conicis duiing ile pasi lalf-
century,althoughtheexactmechanism
remainsunclear.Thestudy,inthejournal
Naiuie, claims io be ile fisi demonsiiaiion
thatthestabilityofmodernsocietiesrelates
stronglytotheglobalclimate.
AtthecoreofthisphenomenonisElNio,
theperiodicwarmingofthewatersofthe
easiein iiopical Pacifc, wlicl causes waimei
conditionsanddroughtinmanypartsof
Africa,theMiddleEast,India,SoutheastAsia,
AustraliaandtheAmericas.
ElNiomayhaveplayedakeyrolein
aggravating21%ofcivilwarsinthepast50
years,theresearcherssuggested.Theysaidthat
We know about the scientic war over climate change but could adverse weather
conditions be causing civil wars? A recently published study suggests that there may be a
strong correlation between the two. By SIPHO HLONGWANE.
theweatheraloneobviouslydoesntstartwars.
Butifyouhavesocialinequality,peopleare
poor,andthereareunderlyingtensions,itseems
possiblethatclimatecandelivertheknockout
punch,"saidSolomonHsiang,theleadauthorof
thestudy."Whencropsfail,peoplemaytakeup
agunsimplytomakealiving.
Acrucialfoundationtotheirstudyisthat
ile clances of wai double in couniiies aecied
bytheSouthernOscillation(ElNio/LaNia),
duringthewarmeryears,whereastheyremain
steadyincountriesthatarentthusblighted.
Justonemorethingtogethystericalaboutin
theageofclimatechangepanic.
READ MORE:
1. Revealed: climate quirk that doubles the risk of war in
The Independent
2. Does El Nino and climate change really cause civil
war in TIME
WORLD US / FRANCE
STRAUSS-KAHN'S NEW FIGHT
TristaneBanon,a32yearoldFrenchwriter
whotheDailyMaildescribesas"glamourous"
|sicj, las fled a iape claige wiil police. Ii was
Banon wlo coined ile memoiable desciipiion
of Siiauss-Kaln as a iuiiing climpanzee. Hei
claimisthatduringthecourseofaninterview
eigli yeais ago le iiied io pull lei cloiles o.
Tle mosi disiasieful paii of ilis all? Banon is
ile goddaugliei of Siiauss-Kaln's second wife.
Oh,andwait:Banonsownmotherhasadmitted
havingaconsensualsexualencounterwiththe
appaienily insaiiable Siiauss-Kaln. Sies
Ii's slaping up io be quiie a case. Foi a
siaii, ileie's ile possibiliiy ilai even ilougl
clambeimaid Nafssaiou Diallo lad lei case
againstStraussKahnchuckedout,shemight
stillbedraftedintothenewFrenchcaseto
iesiify againsi lim, fnally geiiing lei day in
couii. And ileie's anoilei juicy piosecuiion
It's not over yet for Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Although the former IMF head got off the rape claim
laid by a New York chambermaid, he still has a case in France pending. By REBECCA DAVIS.
wiiness wlo says sle lad a seciei aaii wiil
StraussKahninthelate90s,duringthecourse
ofwhichheabusedhersobadlythatshe
aiiempied io commii suicide. Tlis anonymous
wiiness's lawyei las now fled a complaini
becausehesaysStraussKahn'slegalteam
las oeied lei money io slui up. If pioved,
ilis would be peijuiy, wlicl caiiies jailiime
penaliies.
Banonislikelytofacemuchthesamekindof
mudslinging as Diallo aiiiacied. Ii's alieady been
poinied oui ilai sle pieviously las sued a foimei
employei foi iape, as if ilai made ii impossible
foi ilis new claim io be iiue. Bui come on: does
anyoneseriouslydoubt,atthisstageofthestory,
ilai Siiauss-Kaln is a ioial sleaze-ball?
READ MORE:
1. Now DSK must face his French accuser, in the Daily Mail
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WORLD INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT
TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF
THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT
ThetrialofThomasLubangaisremarkablefor
afewreasons.Theresthebizarrespectacleof
aCongolesewarlordbeingjudgedinapretty
Dutchtownofprettycanalsandneatside
streets,thousandsofmilesfromwherehe
mayormaynothavecommittedhiscrimes.
Therestheevenmorebizarrespectacleofa
The ICC concludes its rst case on Friday, with sentencing expected early next week. Its been a steep
learning curve for the young court, which might nd its real problems are only just beginning.
By SIMON ALLISON
Photo: Charles Taylor (Reuters)
Congolesewarlordbeingbroughtbeforejustice
atallatleastaformofjusticethatcantbe
characterisedassummaryandrough.Andthen
ileie's ile faci ilai lis iiial is ile veiy fisi case
heardintheInternationalCriminalCourt,a
precedentsetterforthefutureofinternational
jurisprudencefromthejudicialbodydesigned
ashumanitysanswertoevilinthisworld.
Ithasntbeeneasy.Thetrialwassuspended
twice,withtheprosecutionatfaultbothtimes:
fisi, foi failing io fully disclose all iis evidence
tothedefenseteam,includingsomewhich
waspotentiallyfavourabletoLubanga,who
is claiged wiil iliee dieieni wai ciimes;
andagain,fordefyingacourtordertoreveal
theidentityofanintermediaryusedbythe
piosecuiion io fnd wiinesses. Boil issues
wereresolved,eventually,buthighlightedthe
enormoussensitivitiesinvolvedinassessing
warcrimescharges,particularlywhenitcomes
io wiiness confdeniialiiy and pioieciion.
TheresnotmuchtheICCcandotoguarantee
thesafetyofwitnessesfromitsbaseinThe
Hague,withitslimitedresources,especially
whenwitnessesbelievethatLubangaremains
poweiful enougl io oiganise ieiiibuiion; bui
nonetheless,itsafoundationofthecourtthat
theaccusedhasaccesstoinformationwhich
mightbeusedagainsthim.
Theprosecutionwasnthelpedbytwo
witnesseswhoadmittedtofabricatingevidence
whileonthewitnessstand,recantingtheir
writtenstatements.Onelaterclaimedthathed
been iniimidaied inio doing so, and ieaimed
hisoriginalstatementoncehedbeengiven
adequaie secuiiiy. Bui by ilen ile damage was
done,especiallygiventhatthedefensehadall
alongbeenarguingthatprosecutionwitnesses
weremakingitallup.Thedefenselaterused
alltheseirregularitiestoarguethatthecasebe
thrownoutofcourt.Thismotionwasdenied
bythejudge,whononethelessconcluded
thatquestionsremainaboutwhetherthe
prosecutionhasabusedthejudicialprocessin
someareas.
Boil sides submii ileii closing aigumenis
onFriday,withaverdictandsentenceexpected
eaily nexi weel - ile ICC's fisi evei veidici,
and possibly iis fisi senience ioo. Regaidless of
theinsandoutsofthecase,aguiltyverdictis
likelytobeseenasavindicationforthecourts
slowandmethodicalapproachtoevidence
colleciion and aigumeni. Bui if Lubanga walls,
expectahailstormofcriticism,particularly
fromtheGreatLakesregionwheretheresless
doubtaboutLubangasguiltthanthereisabout
theabilityoftheICCtodeliverjustice.
TheICChasonlybeenaroundafewyears,but
isalreadyplaguedwithsomeseriousproblems,
mostseriousisitslackofinternationalappeal.
Whilesome139countrieshavesignedup,this
doesn'i include Clina, India oi ile Uniied Siaies;
The prosecution wasnt helped by two
witnesses who admitted to fabricating evidence
while on the witness stand, recanting their
written statements.
thatsoverathirdoftheworldspopulationnot
involved.Theirreluctancetoparticipateisto
protecttheirownsoldiersfromprosecution,
whichispracticallyaconfessionthattheyreup
io some veiy slady siu indeed.
ThentherestheICCChiefProsecutor,the
slickhaired,pressconferencelovingLuis
MorenoOcampo,whoseemsmoreinterestedin
maling leadlines ilan geiiing ile job done; lis
recenthistoryofindictmentsseemstocoincide
withnewscyclesparticularlywell.Takethe
ieceni indicimeni of Muammai Gaddaf,
chargedwithmurderandpersecution.These
aie laidly new iaciics of ile Gaddaf iegime,
buttheformalchargesonlycameuponce
Gaddaf lad aiiiacied enougl inieinaiional iie.
AndfromanAfricanperspective,theICCs
gotaseriousimageproblem.Judgingbyits
indictments,warcriminalsarealwaysAfrican
andusuallyblack.Ofthesixsituations
underinvestigationbytheICC,allarein
Afiica - ile DRC, Ceniial Afiican Republic,
Uganda,Sudan,LibyaandCoteDIvoire.No
AfghanistanorIraqonthatlist,noSyriaor
Iran,noMexico,noUSA.Itseemstherehavent
beenanycrimesagainsthumanityinanyother
continentoverthelastfewyears,whichiseither
becausetheyreallsomuchmorepeaceful
thanthisbarbaricAfricawelivein,ortheresa
fundamentalproblemsomewherealongtheline
withhowcasesareopenedandinvestigated.
Itsthelatter.TheICCishamstrungbythe
factthatitcantlaunchitsowninvestigations
exceptinexceptionalcircumstances,relyingon
referralsfromparticipantcountriesorfromthe
UNSecurityCouncil.Thismeanstheyreasked
toinvestigateusuallywhencountriescant
aoid io conduci ile iiials ilemselves (i.e. pooi
Africanstates),orwhentheresaverybroad
internationalconsensusaconsensuswhich
mustincludesecuritycouncilmembersChina,
Russia and ile USA - ilai a paiiiculai siiuaiion
needsinvestigating,whichusuallymeans
only siiuaiions in insignifcani, non-divisive
couniiies (i.e. poweiless Afiican siaies).
So wlile ile conclusion of ile ICC's fisi iiial
isamilestonefortheyoungcourt,itshouldbe
rememberedthatthefutureofthecourtitself
isstillontrial,andwithoutafewprocedural
tweaksandagenuinecommitmenttojustice
everywhere,itwillloseitslegitimacyvery
quickly,andthedreamofaninternational
solutiontotheworldsveryworstproblemswill
belostalongwithit.
Of the six situations under investigation by
the ICC, all are in Africa the DRC, Central
African Republic, Uganda, Sudan, Libya
and Cote DIvoire.
WORLD FRANCE
MORE TAX, SIL VOUS PLAIT
SixteenofFrance'smostloadedindividualshave
signedapetitionaskingformoretaxonpeople
likethem,thecountry'swealthiestcitizens.
ThesignatoriesincludeL'OrealheiressLiliane
Bettencourt,France'srichestwoman,witha
nicelittlenesteggof17billion.Bettencourts
mentalhealthhasbeencalledintoquestion
overthepastfewyears,buttheresnodoubting
thattherestofthemareprettycomposmentis.
ThegangincludesChristophedeMargerie,
headoftheoilgiantTotal,andJeanCyril
Spinetta,presidentofAirFrance.
Bueii's moiivaiion was lis sense of ile
injusticeofthefactthattheAmericansuper
richarecoddledbythegovernmentinterms
oftheirtaxdemands."Whilethepoorand
middle-class fgli foi us in Afglanisian,
andwhilemostAmericansstruggletomake
endsmeet,wemegarichcontinuetogetour
exiiaoidinaiy iax bieals, Bueii wioie in
They must be putting something in the Dom Perignon these days. First Warren Buffett begged to pay
more tax, and now France's super-rich have asked Sarkozy to tax them more. By REBECCA DAVIS.
TheNewYorkTimes.TheFrenchcabalseeitas
animperativetohelpstrengthenthestrained
Frencheconomy.Theyexpressitwithless
missionaiy feivoui ilan Bueii - ileie's a sligli
senseofduressabouttheirstatement,where
theywrite,"Whenthegovernmentisasking
everyonetoshowtheirsolidarity,itseems
necessarytocontributetothis".Theystressthat
theircontributionwouldnotbe"asolutionin
iiself , bui iailei paii of a moie global eoii
ofreforms".Analystssaidsuchataxwouldonly
applyfortwoyears.
Whilethepatrioticmillionairesarebeing
laudedfordoingtherightthing,itsunlikely
tobecomeatrend.Oddly,theresbeenatotal
radiosilencefromtheUKsrichnottomention
SouthAfricas.
READ MORE:
1. Frances rich keen to pay more tax, in The Guardian
WORLD HAITI
UN PEACEKEEPERS FINGERED FOR KILLER HAITIAN CHOLERA OUTBREAK
WhenacholeraepidemicwasreportedinHaitiin
Octoberlastyearitwasablowtoacountryalready
ravagedbyadevastatingearthquake.Withmuch
ofthecountryspopulationlivinginovercrowded
campswithpoorsanitation,conditionsforthe
spreadofcholerawereoptimal.Withinweeks
theepidemichadspreadthroughouttheisland,
infectingthousandsofpeopleandinthecoming
months,thousandsofpeoplewouldfallvictimto
thewaterbornedisease.
EarlierthisyeartheUnitedNationsestimated
thatatotalof800,000Haitianswouldbe
infectedwithcholerabytheendof2011.UN
SecretaryGeneralBanKiMoonannouncedin
MarchthisyearthataUNassessmenthadfound
overwhelmingevidencetosuggestthatcholera
wasinadvertentlyintroducedtoHaitibyUN
peacekeepers.Thereportreliedonareviewof
thegeneticandepidemiologicaldataaswellas
astudyofthesanitationsystemataUN.camp
neai ile siie of ile fisi cases.
Soonafterthestartoftheoutbreak,Haitians
blamedtheUNStabilisationMissioninHaiti
whichhasacamppopulatedbyNepalese
A cholera outbreak in Haiti, that began in October last year, has claimed 6,000 lives already. A new study conrms
that the outbreak had an unlikely source - United Nations peacekeepers from Nepal. By KHADIJA PATEL.
soldiersinMirebalaisintheCentredepartment
oftheisland,veryclosetothesiteoftheinitial
choleraoutbreak.Thecampwasalsoblamedina
leakedepidemiologicalreportbyaFrenchcholera
expert,RenaudPiarrouxoftheUniversityofthe
MediterraneaninMarseille,writtenattherequest
oftheHaitiangovernment.Severalgeneticstudies
showedthattheHaitiancholerastrainstrongly
resembledothersfoundrecentlyinSouthAsia
alilougl none pinpoinied Nepal specifcally.
Themostrecentpaper,publishedtwodays
ago,intheonlineopenaccessjournalmBIO,
is ile fisi io compaie ile wlole genomes, ile
fullcomplementofgeneticinformationthatan
organisminheritsfromitsparents,ofbacteria
fromHaitiancholerapatientswiththosefound
inNepalaroundthetimein2010whenthe
peacekeeperslefttheircountry.Itfoundthat
thegenomesfromthetwosetsofbacteriawere
virtuallyidentical.
READ MORE:
1. Gene sleuths trace world cholera pandemic to Bangladesh in AFP
2. Whole-Genome Study Nails Haiti-Nepal Cholera Link in
ScienceNOW
BUSINESS
BUSINESS BRIEFS
SA
TheJSEAllShareendeddown
0.9%tocloseat29,349.African
BankInvestmentsledtheTop
40sharessouth,losing3.6%as
fnancial slaies in geneial iool a
hammering.StandardBankalso
lost3.3%.ExxaroResources,the
coalproducer,gained3%asmost
minersclosedupontheday.
Strikingminersandthepoor
economicclimategenerated
some lind of benefi foi Souil
Africans.Eskom,SouthAf
ricaselectricityparastatal,
reportedthatdemandforelec
tricityfromheavyusershad
decreased,allowingtheutil
itytogetthroughthecoldest
monthsoftheyearwithout
havingtoenforcerollingblack
outs.Strikesinthemetalsand
mining seciois iool signif
cani load o ile sysiem dui
ingsomeofthecoldestwinter
weeks,saidCEOBrianDames.
Eskomisalsoaimingtoin
creasestocklevelsby10%to40
days,aheadoftherainyseason.
MassUSretailer,WalMart,is
settinguplocalinvestment
Massmarttoaggressivelytake
onSouthAfricasdominant
grocersPicknPay,Shoprite
andSpar.Theretaileran
nounceditsintentionstodou
bleitsshareoffoodsalesby
engaginginapriceandmargin
cuttingprogramme.
GLOBAL
UK
Hedgemanagersarebracing
themselvesformorekneejerk
restrictionsbyEuropeanmar
ketregulatorsastheyconsider
morebansonshortselling
trades.Fourcountriesinstituted
bansonshortsellingearlierthis
month,althoughthismeasure
provedfruitlessinthewakeof
wildmarketswings.France,
ItalyandSpainwillseethebans
lapsethisweekwhilstthebanin
Belgium is indefniie.
TheBankofEnglandan
nouncedthatwouldnotbe
engaginginfurthermonetary
stimulusdespitethepooreco
nomic enviionmeni and fnan
cialturmoilofrecentweeks.
AccordingtheBOE,theover
allclimateisstillbrighternow
thanitwasintheleaduptothe
fnancial ciisis.
Diageo,theworldslargestspir
itproducer,announcedbetter
thanexpectedearningsreport
inga16%increaseforthefull
yearended30June.TheBrit
isl malei of Smiino Vodla
andJohnnieWalkerWhisky
promptlyannouncedafurther
10%earningincreaseforecast
forthenextperiod.
US
TimCook,thecurrentCOOof
AppleInc,issuedastatement
onThursdayinanattempt
toassurethemarketheisca
pable of flling ile sloes of ile
legendarySteveJobs,asCEO.
Cookscurrentresponsibilities
includeeverythingfrommanu
facturingtocustomerservice.
Afterinitiallydropping7%on
thenewsinEuropeantrading,
Bank of England's Mervyn King (Reuters)
BUSINESS BRIEFS
sharesrecoveredtoa2%lossin
earlyNewYorktrading.
Bloombeig ile news and f
nancialinformationservice
provider,agreedtobuyLegal
Reseaicl fim, BNA foi jusi un
der$1billion.Thedealispart
ofwiderstrategytoincorporate
newproductstothedatater
minalusedbytradersandex
ecutivesaroundtheworld.
SharesinBankofAmerica,
surged12%onthebackofa$5
billioninvestmentcommit
mentannouncedbyBerkshire
Hailaway, Waiien Buei's
investmentholdingcompany.
BOAwillsellcumulativeper
petualpreferredsharesto
Berkshire,payinganannual
dividendof6%.Thedealalso
includeswarrantsthatallow
Berkshiretobuy700million
sharesofBOAstockatastrike
priceof$7.14each.
ExpectationsarerifethatFederal
ReserveChairman,BenBer
nanke,willnotannounceany
furtherstimuluspackagesfora
USeconomythatisstillgrowing
andexperiencingrisingprices.
SOUTH KOREA
Samsungagaindeniedru
moursitwassettosnapup
HewlettPackardsPCbusiness
andbecometheworldslargest
PCmaker.Samsungisthebig
gestproducerofmemorychips
and compuiei ai scieens.
CHINA
Microsoftannouncedapartner
shipwithaChinesesoftware
companytodevelopandmarket
cloudcomputingproductsinthat
country.Solutionstolargeenter
priseclientssuchasonlineretailers,
banksandgovernmentindustries
wouldbetargetedinthemove,that
couldseetheUSsoftwaregiant
adoptatemplateforitsemerging
marketexpansionplans.
GERMANY
Thecountryshighestcourtwill
passjudgmenton7September
onwhethertheMerkelgovern
mentbrokethelawwithlast
yearsbailoutsofdebtstricken
eurozonecountries.Iffoundto
beillegal,Berlinsroomtomove
andmanagetotheEuropeancri
siswillbeseverelyhindered.
AudiAG,theluxurycarmanu
facturerisbuckingworldwide
trendsandactuallyhiringmore
sia io inciease pioduciion lev
els.ToppingthelististheA8
agslip sedan ilai will see a fui
ther57%boostincapacitylevels.
BMW,MercandAudiallexpect
toreportrecorddeliveriesthis
yearonthebackofgrowingde
mandin,youguessedit,China.
BELGIUM
TheEuropeanUnionisprepar
ingtoreleaseblockedLibyan
funds, once ile gieen ag las
beengivenbytheUnitedNa
tions.Libyasnewgovernment
willrequirefundingtokeepstate
employedcivilservantsremu
neratedandstarttheprocessof
rebuildingthecountryafterthe
iegime clange-inspiied fgliing.
Bill and Melinda Gates (Reuters)
BUSINESS WOOLWORTHS
WOOLWORTHS TRADES HAPPILY AT THE HIGH END
Woolworthsreportedveryclosetoa30%
inciease in afiei-iax piofis foi ile fnancial
yeartoJune,R1.6billiononrevenuesofR25.8
billionforanetmarginof6.4%.Thatmakes
ii moie piofiable ilan Massmaii (i.y% nei
margin,butwithextenuatingcircumstances)
and only a iliid less piofiable ilan ile mucl
biggei Slopiiie (.% nei maigin), boil of
whichreportedresultsthisweek.
InAustraliacompetitionwastough,the
currencywasstrongandthestarsgenerally
weren'tinalignment,thecompanysaid,
butinjustabouteveryotherrespectitdid
extraordinarilywell.Extraordinarilybecause
thehighendconsumersWoolworthstargets
throughoutitsoperationsagainfailedto
switchtocheaperalternatives,despitemany
eoiis io poacl ilem.
Andthoughyoucanargueaboutvalue
With the exception of clothing in Australia, Woolworths sold more food and clothes at higher
margins, with prots outstripping revenue growth nicely. There may or may not be room at
the top, but once you're there it can be pretty comfortable, it seems. BY PHILLIP DE WET.
formoneyintermsofitsproductlines,
Woolworthsisn'tcheap.Onclothingandgeneral
meiclandise, ii iool a (.y% mailup, and :(.(%
onfood.ItsCountryRoadclothingbusiness
hadagrossmarginof59.3%,althoughthatwas
swallowedalmostentirelybystorecosts.
Woolworthsstorescontinuedtosellabout
twiceasmuchinclothing,linensandkitchen
utensilsastheydoinfood,thoughrevenue
growthinthefoodsectorwasquickerthanfor
othermerchandise.
Unlikeotherlocalretailers,Woolworths
didn'tanddoesn'tplantoaggressivelyopen
newstores,thoughitdoeswanttogobiggeron
existingonesandrolloutmoreconvenience
storetieinswithEngengarages.Notthatit
needstodomuchmore;itdoesn'tneedtogo
wherethecustomersare,becausethecustomers
arehappytoseekitout.
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BUSINESS MASSMART
WALMART COSTS MASSMART ITS PROFIT
GROWTH (FOR NOW)
ThecostofbeingacquiredbyWalmarthit
Massmaii laid duiing iis :oii fnancial yeai,
boil in ieims of casl cosi and iis eeciive iax
margin.Thecompanyputstheacquisition
cosis ai R(oS.S million in ioial, neaily 6o%
of ilai in fees io adviseis and ile lile. If ii
weien'i foi ilose cosis, ile boiiom line would
Walmart SA (or Massmart, if you insist) didn't have a great year to the end of June: while its big
competitors made out well, Massmart's prots were down nearly a quarter compared to the previous
year. That, though, turns out to be all Walmart's fault. BY PHILLIP DE WET.
Photo: Reuters
lave been consideiably lealiliei: an afiei-iax
piofi of Ri. billion, up q.6% compaied io ile
pievious yeai. And ilai invesimeni in being
bougli won'i be slowing a fnancial ieiuin
in ile cuiieni fnancial yeai eiilei. Massmaii
BUSINESS MASSMART
cautionedanalyststhatit'dbebesttoconsider
theimpactofWalmart'sinputtobeneutral
facioi foi ile :oi: fnancial yeai, and expeci
impiovemenis on maigins and volumes only ile
followingyear.
Massmaii iepoiied a RqiS.S million piofi
on Tluisday, on R.i billion in ievenues,
an inciease of ii.6% foi ile yeai. Wiil piice
deaiion acioss many pioduci lines, some
divisions weie iiading on papei-ilin maigins.
Masscasl, wlicl includes low-end wlolesale
iliougl ile liles of }umbo sioies, sciaped in a
iiading piofi a laii below :%. Massdiscounieis,
ile division lousing geneial ieiailei Game and
appliance sellei Dion Wiied, managed a .q%
iiading piofi. Tle caveinous Malio sioies,
whichsellnearlyasmuchproductthrough14
ouileis as Game does via a lundied, iiaded ai a
6.% piofi.
ThoughtheWallmartacquisitionis
ileoieiically done and dusied, and a gioup
of expai Walmaii employees aie alieady
peimanenily siaiioned in ile couniiy, ile
legalcostsofbeingboughtbytheUSgiantwill
coniinue io mouni. In mid Ociobei, Massmaii
willbeobligedtodefendaNamibiancourt
challengefromcompetitionauthoritiesin
thatcountrythatwantconditionsimposed.
Tlai same weel, ile iiouble also iesiaiis
in Souil Afiica, wlen new clallenges fiom
ile goveinmeni and a union picl up speed.
And ilougl you can jusi aboui discein ile
undeilying sigl of exaspeiaiion, ile company
isbeingmaddeninglyscrupuloustosay
nothingtoodisparaging.
Ii would be piesumpiive foi me io defne
ile limiis of wlai ile Compeiiiion Appeals
Boaid can and cannoi do, said Massmaii CEO
Giani Paiiison wlen asled wleilei ii is even
possiblefortheWalmarttransactiontobe
unwound."Weareinratherunprecedented
territory."
Whileitwon'tcallthosestilltryingtoderail
oratleastimpedetheWalmartacquisition
enieiiaining names (oilei ilan inieiveneis,
whichthoughinnocuousenoughcanbesaid
wiil all ile avoui of a sweai woid, ii iuins
oui), Paiiison is unapologeiic aboui ile way
Massmaii appioacled ile Ri6. billion deal.
Even if ile appioacl lefi vaiious goveinmeni
departmentsfrustratedenoughtolashout
bywayofnewhearings.Thosepartsof
goveinmeni expecied Massmaii io sii down
andnegotiateacommercialdealinpolitical
Massmart reported a R918.8 million prot
on Thursday, on R53.1 billion in revenues, an
increase of 11.6% for the year.
ieims, le suggesis, wlicl is noi a piecedeni
thecompanywaswillingtoset.
Iionically enougl, Massmaii is lappy
io iall aboui iis deieiminaiion io expand
inio eveiy Souilein Afiican couniiy
excepi Zimbabwe - because ii consideis
"indigenisation"rulestheretobeaclear
message ilai foieign invesiois aien'i
welcome. Ii ended up paying an eeciive
RS.6 million io gei iid of Malio Zimbabwe
duiing ile :oii fnancial yeai, bui consideis
ii good iiddance. Clief fnancial ocei
Guy Haywaid says iiading wasn'i bad in
Zimbabwe, bui ile business would lave
iequiied a big casl injeciion and we
decidedweweren'tgoingtodoubleup".That
even as Massmaii coniinues io invesi in
couniiies sucl as Malawi, wlicl ii woiiies
couldstillbedueforsomeroughtimes.
In Souil Afiica ileie aie iwo inieiesiing
aieas Massmaii plans io expand inio, iaxi
ianl ieiail (oi slopping ceniies foi people
wiiloui cais, as ii now sees ilose) and food.
Tlose aieas lave one iling in common:
based on lisioiic daia, iley male foi pooi
invesimenis, bui eveiyone in ile mailei
ilinls iley lave a biigli fuiuie.
Reiailing io cosi-conscious consumeis
wiil veiy limiied disposable income in
transporthubsisatoughgame.Figures
fromMassmartandotherlistedretailers
showcontinuedpressurefromprice
deaiion and compeiiiion, alilougl ile
volumes aie aiiiaciive. You can'i sell mielie
meal ai mucl of a piofi, bui you can sell a
lecl of a loi of ii.
Massmaii las been veiy impiessed, and
suipiised, by low iis Foodco concepi, add-
ons io Game sioies, las done in iiials. Tleie
was almosi no iamp-up iime, says Paiiison.
Tle fisi sucl ouilei in Gauieng is due io open
ai a new Game sioie in Rosebanl in Ociobei,
andthecompanyintendsincludingitineachof
iis ioo sioies soon, even if ilai means going io
landloids io piocuie moie ooi space.
Foodcoisaimedatconsumerswithahigh
level of disposable income, and ilai's a lugely
compeiiiive space. Woolwoiils is incieasing iis
sales io ilai mailei, as is Slopiiie's Clecleis
division. Spai is a big playei ileie, and many
Picl 'n Pay sioies also caiei io biggei spendeis.
All aie iiglily coniiolling piices, all aie
expanding pioduci ianges and all aie iepoiiing
volume giowil. Tlai implies eiilei ilai moie
Souil Afiicans moved inio ile uppei end of
income eaineis wlile nobody was waicling,
wlicl is a liiile unlilely, oi ilai somebody las
tostartlosingouttosomebodyelsesoon.
READ MORE:
1. Massmart results statement (PDF)
BUSINESS MASSMART
Ironically enough, Massmart
is happy to talk about its
determination to expand into
every Southern African country
except Zimbabwe because it
considers "indigenisation" rules
there to be a clear message
that foreign investors aren't
welcome.
BUSINESS MUSA KALENGA
GENERATION WHY NOT?
YoIain'tgonelie...thediamondteethbelooking
crazydopewithtuxjackets.Thejuxtapositionis
whatIlivefor.ThatsKanyeWestonTwitter.Hes
talkingaboutmashingupthedisparatetomake
somethingcompletelynew.
Juxtapositionisoneofthegreatestyouth
agentsofthisyear,saysMusaKalengawho
headsupIHOPWorld,partoftheBrand
About half of South Africas population of some 50 million people are under the age of 24. The youth
market is not only the biggest market in South Africa, and one of the more sought after by big, mass
consumer brands. Its also the place where brands cock-up the most because they simply dont begin to
get how to speak to urban youths. Celebrated youth strategist Musa Kalenga offers a couple of hints.
By MANDY DE WAAL.
Photo: Musa Kalenga
LeadershipGroup.Juxtapositionisabout
takingseeminglyunrelatedconceptsoritems
andseeingwhathappenswhichyouputthem
together.Itsaboutblurringtheoldlinesto
createanewworld.Kalengasaysiftheresone
thingyouneedtounderstandaboutappealingto
urbanyouthlocally,youddowelltounderstand
thepowerofwhatKanyeWestlivesfor.
Kalengasayouthmarketingexpert.
Scratchthat.Hesasassy,smartmanwho
hasthekeytodecodingconsumerbehaviour
inyouthmarkets.Theproblemwithcalling
someonelegitimateayouthmarketingexpert
ilese days is ilai ii is moie of a slag-o ilan
acompliment,becausethetermsbecome
muddiedbyalegionofpretenders.Kalengasthe
realdeal,whichiswhyeveryonewantstohear
himspeakabouthowtogetinsidetheheadof
ile demogiaplic secioi ilai's ile mosi diculi
togetahandleon.
Tle fisi iling ilai Kalenga will lave
youknowisthatgeographyisbecoming
increasinglyirrelevantwhenitcomesto
defning youil. In ile old days, maileieis
woulddrawadistinctionbetweena19yearold
livinginRosebank,andapersonofthesame
agelivinginSoweto.
Dieiences deieimined by geogiaply
arebeingblurredbyaccesstoinformation.
Infuture,itcouldbelikelythatmarketers
defne audiences by ile naiuie and qualiiy
ofaccesstheyhavetoinformation.Whoyou
aie migli be moie defned by low and wlai
youreconnectedto,ratherthanbyexternal
aspectsofyourlifelikegeography.Whether
youareinBraamfonteinorSoweto,ifyouhave
aBlackBerryyouhaveasharedoutlookonlife
becauseofyouraccesstoinformation.Theres
beenamassiveblurringofoutlookbecauseof
informationaccess,saysKalenga.
Howeverthemoveintothedigitalworld
hasntyetblurreddivisionsbetweenCapeTown
andJohannesburg.Kalengasayswhatdrives
dieiences leie is aspiiaiion and ile big ciiy
complex.Johannesburgisviewedasaplace
withbrightlightsandopportunitybeyond
whatpeoplecandreamof.Thisisdrivenbythe
Joburgdreamwhichcentresonmakingyour
dreamscometrue.Theresablingtheoryto
Johannesburgwhichisallaboutbigspending
andbigbrands.InJozi,themoolamatters
becauseitcangetyouLouisVuitton.TheCape
Townyoungstersarealotmorenurturingand
sensitive,andthere,itsabouttheculture.
InCapeTown,lifeandidentityismore
aboutcultures,subculturesandurban
cultures.Thereisthisstrongnotionof
supportingtheunderdog,saysKalenga.
Theresthispervasiveunderstandingofthe
needtosupportbrandsthathaventmadeit
biginthecity,buttowhichyouhaveastrong
connectionandwhichresonatewithyou.
CapeTownyoutharerisktakers,andarealot
moreadventurousandopentotryingoutnew
brands.
The rst thing that Kalenga will have you know is that
geography is becoming increasingly irrelevant when it
comes to dening youth.
BackinJozi,peoplesticktowhatispopular
andwhatsin.ThiscouldbewhyCapeTown
isamorenurturingenvironmentforemerging
brands,particularlyinthetechnology,food,
socialmedia,fashionandhospitalitysectors.
Theresmuchmoreconsumertolerancefor
experimentation,andoften,brandsmakeit
goodinCapeTownbeforespreadingacrossthe
restofthecountry.
TakeHeadHoncho,thatcoolclothing
apparelbrandthatstartedinCapeTownby
NickKaomaandMzoxoloGcwabein2008.
"Tley weni naiionwide aboui fve monils
ago.TheyhadloadsoffollowersinCapeTown
amongstaspirant,modernachievers.Froma
psychographicperspective,thesepeoplehavea
global view of ile woild wlicl inuences low
you live youi life. If ileie's a way of defning
theseyouthitisbytheirattitudewhich
embracestheprogressivementalitythats
comingupinAfrica,saysKalenga.
HeadHonchohaspositioneditsbrandslap
banginthemiddleofthatempoweringattitude
withasloganthatdemandsofitsfollowers:
LiveProgressively.HeadHonchohasbeen
endorsedbyAKAwhowasamemberofa
group,butwhohasstartedasolocareer.Head
Honclo lad ideniifed lim as one of ileii
ambassadorsandhesdressedbythem,and
hehasastrongpresenceinsocialmedia.The
partnershiphasworkedwellbecauseAKAis
nowoneofthetoprotationalplayerson5fm
andHeadHonchohassupportedhimand
helpedgethimthere.
Communityandcooperationarehuge
amongsturbanyouth,andKalengasaysthat
thisisamodernmashupoftheUbuntuclich,
althoughhesloathtousethewordbecauseits
sodated.BothAKAandHeadHonchowere
attheearlystagesoftheircareerandtheysaw
thattheycouldaddvaluetoeachotherand
thatswhathasworkedtoreinforceboththeir
brands.
Todaysurbanyouthadevelopingin
communitiesratherthandevelopingontheir
own.Youngpeopleincitiesareactualising
muchsoonerthanpeoplefromprevious
generations.Theyunderstandthevaluethey
canaddtosocietyandoftenhookupwith
otherswhoalsogetthisandmutualisemuch
soonei. Tley male a specifc eoii io lool up
wiil specifc people wlo can lelp ilem along
theirway,saysKalenga.
Grolschwascleverandspokedirectlyto
thiscommunalvaluewithabrandcampaign
calledMavericksbyGrolsch.Thebeer
biand ideniifed maveiicls and biougli ilem
togetheronceamonthfordiscussionsthat
matteredtothisgroup.Everyyoungperson
whoisachievingwantstoconnectwithothers
Head Honcho has positioned its brand slap-bang in the
middle of that empowering attitude with a slogan that
demands of its followers: Live Progressively
whoaredoingthesamesortofthing.That
campaignwasincrediblysuccessfulbecause
itappealedtoabilitytothisdesiretoconnect,
butinamannerinwhichtheseyoungpeople
wereaddingvaluetoeachotherslivesand
businesses,saysKalenga.
Thosearethebrandwins.Butwhatabout
youthbrandsthathavetanked?AmaKipKip
was a youil biand avoui foi moie ilan a
monthwithaseriesofTshirtsthatmadea
strongsocialstatement.Thebrandchangedthe
coloursoftheirshirtsandthetypographybut
kepttheoriginaldesign.Iboughtalotoftheir
siu, bui as ile iange evolved people iealised
thattheycouldreproducetheseTshirts
themselvesconsiderablycheaper.Theyhadan
AsiansupplieroftheirTshirtwhodecidedto
siop supplying AmaKipKip and male lnocl os
whichweresoldatChinaCitywhichdevalued
thebrand.Kalengasaysinnovationiscrucial
tokeepingabrandrelevantandaliveinyouth
markets.
Andwhataboutonelastpartingshot?
Iftheresonethingbrandownersneedto
rememberabouturbanyouthmarketingwhat
shouldthatbe?Neverunderestimatethe
powerofinformation,saysKalenga.Mobile
sharingandownmediaissaturatingthelives
ofyoungergenerations.50%ofallcontent
consumedby18to20yearoldsiscontentthat
theyhavecreated,orthatsomeonetheyknow
hascreated.Theressomuchreferencingto
eachothercontent,andthecreationoftribes
aroundcontentandcontentsharing.
Uiban youil aie ile mosi diculi local
consumersegmenttoconnecttobecause
unlikeolderaudiences,theydontreadilylisten
toorabsorbmarketingmessages.Connecting
withurbanyouthisallaboutlistening,
understandingandrelatingauthenticallyusing
sharedintereststhataddvalue.Whichmeans
thatthisisthegenerationthatcouldpossibly
bethesmartestbecausetheyredemanding
thatbrandswakeupandstarttreatingthem
likerealpeoplewhodeservemore.Enoughwith
beingmerenumbersthatturnrevenue.
READ MORE:
1. The Class of 2015 Likes Nike and Blackberry, Not MTV and
Abercrombie in Forbes
2. The Worst of Youth in Slate
Urban youth are the most difcult local consumer
segment to connect to because unlike older audiences,
they dont readily listen to or absorb marketing
messages. Connecting with urban youth is all about
listening, understanding and relating authentically using
shared interests that add value.
BUSINESS GOOGLE
DRUG TRADER GOOGLE FINED $500 MILLION
YoucouldchalkthisuptoAmericaspersistent
refusaltoestablishanationalhealthinsurance
scheme.Healthcareisquiteexpensiveinthe
US.Cheappharmaceuticaldrugsareavailable
justacrosstheborderintheSocialistRepublic
ofCanada,andmanyUScitizenswantthem.
So,logically,Canadianpharmaceutical
companiesadvertisedonGoogle,andpeoplein
theUSresponded.
Thereisjustonesmallproblem:some
companiesselldrugswithoutprescriptions
(googlingyoursymptomsonWebMD
apparentlydoesntcountasobtainingavalid
medicalopinion).
TheSanJoseMercurysaid,Thefederal
invesiigaiion, fisi ievealed in May, found
thatGooglewasawarethatsomeCanadian
pharmaciesthatadvertisedonitssitefailedto
requireaprescriptionforcontrolledsubstances
likethepainkillerOxyContinandthe
stimulantRitalin.
In exchange for not being investigated for advertising illegal Canadian drugs, Google has agreed to
surrender all the prots it made from the deals for six years to the Justice Department. No, were not
speaking of crack cocaine or heroin these were prescription drugs. By SIPHO HLONGWANE.
Googlemakesatonneofmoneyononline
advertisingandsearchenginehits,and
eventhoughtheybannedrogueCanadian
pharmaceuticaladvertisements,theystillmade
some money o ile piaciice. Tle goveinmeni
wasinvestigatingthetechgiant,butagreedto
settlefora$500millionpaymentinsteadwhat
itsaysGooglemadefromthesedealsbetween
2003and2009.
Googleacceptedwrongdoinginastatement
isreleased.Webannedtheadvertisingof
prescriptiondrugsintheU.S.byCanadian
pharmaciessometimeago,"theysaid.
However,it'sobviouswithhindsightthatwe
shouldn'thaveallowedtheseadsonGooglein
ile fisi place."
READ MORE:
1. Google settles the pharmacy ad probe for $500 million in
Associated Press
2. Google pays $500 million to settle probe into drug ads in San
Jose Mercury News
LIFE, ETC
LIFE, ETC BRIEFS
USA
MichaelJackson'soldman
agerhasdied.FrankDiLeo,
whomanagedMJthroughthe
Sos, is dead ai 6 afiei suei
ingcomplicationsfromheart
surgery.Towardstheendof
Jacko'slife,DiLeoreturnedto
workwithhimonthe"ThisIs
It"tour.
CHINA
Palaeontologistshavediscov
ereda160millionyearold
Chinesefossilofashrewlike
creaturethattheysayisthe
earliestknownexampleofan
animalwithaplacenta.This,
then,istheevolutionarypoint
atwhichmarsupialsandnon
marsupialssplit.Or,ifyou're
RickPerry,thepointatwhich
Godinventedplacentas.
SAUDI ARABIA
Morenewsfromanimalhis
tory,namelythatSaudiar
chaeologistshavefoundtraces
ofacivilisationthatstarted
domesticatinghorses9,000
yearsago.That's4,000years
eailiei ilan iley fisi ilougli.
Thereasontheyknowthey
weredoingthisisbecausethey
foundametretallstatueofa
horse,whichsuggeststheyhad
aclose,thoughnotinappropri
atelyclose,relationshipwith
thebeasts.
USA
JimCarrey,whoitiscompul
soryforjournaliststoreferto
as"rubberfacedfunnymanJim
Carrey",haspostedabizarre
videoonhiswebsitedeclaring
hisloveforTheAmazingSpi
derManactressEmmaStone,
27yearshisjunior.Inthetouch
ing/creepydeclaration,hesays
he'dliketo"gocampingand
playYahtzee"withher.Unclear
ifthelatterisaeuphemism.
USA
ForbesMagazine'sannual100
MostPowerfulWomenlistis
out.NumberoneisGerman
ChancellorAngelaMerkel,
withHillaryClintonatnum
bertwo.Oprahhasdropped
11placesfrom3to14since
lastyear,probablyasaresultof
endinghershow.Thetopceleb
isLadyGagaat11.
SOUTH AFRICA
'Aidgaie' is ocially ovei wiil
thepublicationofagrovelling
apologyletteronArdMat
thews'swebsite.Titled"sorry
SouthAfrica",itpitifullyrecords
hisshameandmiseryafter
manglingthenationalanthem,
sayingitwasthe"longestand
darkestdayofhislife".Quite
sweet,thoughapityhespeltthe
nameoftheanthemwrong.
INDIA
ScientistsatCERNareget
iing closei io fnding ile Higgs
Boson,akathe"Godparticle",
whichisprovingaselusiveas
Gaddaf. Tley've been looling
foritformorethan50years.The
particleistheoreticalonly,soit
maynotevenexist,whichwould
suck.Itsupposedlyconfersmass.
No,wedon'treallyunderstand
muchaboutiteither.
Angela Merkel (Reuters)
LIFE, ETC BRIEFS
USA
Neveragainneedyouworry
aboutyourcellphonerunning
outofjuicemidcall.Research
ersattheUniversityofWis
consinhaveinventedadevice
tobeplacedinshoesandcon
verttheenergyyouexpendin
walkingintoelectricalcurrent.
Theycallthisprocess"reverse
electrowetting".Exceptobvi
ouslyit'llonlyworkaslongas
you'rewillingtowalk,sopre
paie io gei fi.
USA
Andhere'ssomemore
completelyunsurprising
gayrelatednews:they're
everywhere!IntheStates,at
least.USgaysarenolonger
livingghettoisedexistencesin
SanFranciscoandNewYork,
accordingtothelatestcensus
data.They'reinDetroit,they're
inPennsylvania,they'rein
Delaware.Butmostlythey'rein
Provincetown,Massachusetts,
wlicl is ocially ile
gayestplaceinAmerica
(proportionally).
USA
Mazeltov,bisexualmen:you
ocially exisi! A new siudy by
NorthwesternUniversityhas
confimed ilai male bisexual
ityisactuallyathingandnot
justahalfwayhouseonthe
roadtogay.Theyestablished
thisbyattachingsensorsto
genitalsandmakingthesub
jectswatchporn.Millionsof
bisexualmenaroundtheworld
musthavewokenupwith
smilesontheirdialstodayafter
laving ii ocially confimed
thattheyweren'tjustmaking
siu up all along.
Hillary Clinton (Reuters)
LIFE, ETC ARDGATE
AN ADVICE TO RAS DUMISANI AND ARD MATTHEWS
ArdMatthews'manglingofournational
anthemhaspredictablysparkedadebate
aboutwhetherheorRasDumisanididNkosi
Sikelel'iAfricaaworsedisservice.Nowthe
SouthAfricanRugbyUnionandSuperSport
willevenbehauledbeforeParliament'ssport
committeetoexplainTuesdaynight'sdebacle.
PrettymuchthewholeofSouthAfrica
isunitedinplayingtheblamegame,and
Dumisanihimselfcouldn'tresistfrom
joininginafterall,it'snothisscrewupthis
timeround.DumisanitoldtheCapeArgus
(Matthews)cantsingatall.Infact,Ifeelsorry
forhim.Forhispart,Matthewshasenoughto
worryaboutrightnow,andclearlydidn'twant
togetinvolvedinawarofwords:I'mnothere
totalkaboutanyoneelse'sperformanceallI
cansayisI'msorry,hereportedlysaid.
Ifallpublicityisgoodpublicity,thenboth
In the latest instalment of Ardgate, Dumisani has accused Matthews of not being able to
sing. But why be a hater? We reckon they'd sing a great duet. By THERESA MALLINSON.
artistshavecertainlygainedfromallthe
recentattention.Butwhystophere?It'sonlya
matteroftimebeforesomeonepostsamash
up of ileii anilemic eoiis on YouTube. Oui
advice is ilai iley gei ileie fisi.
Releasingawordandnoteperfect
duetwouldbetheperfectwaytosay
sorry.DumisanicouldteachtheJustJinjer
frontmanthewordstoouranthem;inreturn
Matthewscouldteachthereggaesingerhow
toholdatune.Thenit'sassimpleasposting
ile fnisled pioduci on YouTube on ile eve
oftheSpringboks'RugbyWorldCupopener
vsWalesandwaitingforthehitstorackup.
We'vealreadycomeupwithaperfectname
fortheirduo:theRastafardians.
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SPORT BRIEFS
SA
Football:SouthAfricawillhost
the2013AfricanNationsCup
andnotthe2017edition,the
SouthAfricanFootballAssoci
ationhaverevealed.According
toabriefstatementonSAFA's
ocial websiie, wiil Libya cui
ienily facing poliiical upleaval,
thetwocountrieswillswap
theirrespectivetournaments.
Rugby: Slails coacl }oln
Plumtreehasmadefour
changestohisteamforSatur
day's Cuiiie Cup clasl wiil ile
Golden Lions in }olannesbuig.
Lwazi Mvovo is bacl fiom ile
Spiingbols and ieplaces Odwa
Ndungane,whoiswiththe
Rugby Woild Cup squad. Oilei
clanges in ile bacl-line sees
veteranStefanTerblanchere
iuining io paiinei Meyei Bos
man in midfeld, wlile Clail
McLeod is bacl ai scium-lalf
in place of Coniad Homann.
Fooiball: Pololwane mayoi
Fieddy Gieavei is appalled ai
SAFA foi moving Bafana's :oi:
AFCON qualifei againsi Sieiia
Leone io Mbombela Siadium,
inNelspruit.Thematchwas
pieviously scleduled io iale
place ai ile Peiei Molaba Sia
diumbutSAFAhaschanged
ile venue, seemingly wiil
oui any consuliaiion wiil ile
Pololwane municipaliiy.
GLOBAL
Moioi iacing: Foimula One
supiemo Beinie Ecclesione be
lieves Miclael Sclumaclei will
be a fisi-class ieam piincipal
shouldhedecidetoevergo
downthatavenue.Schumacher
celebratestwodecadesinF1at
ilis weelend's Belgian Giand
Piix afiei maling lis debui foi
}oidan ai Spa-Fiancoiclamps
onAugust25,1991,thesceneof
lis fisi iace vicioiy, one yeai
laiei. Afiei seven Woild Clam
pionshipsand91races,Schum
aclei ieiiied in :oo6, only io
ieiuin in :oio io diive foi Mei
cedesGP.
Rugby: England coacl Mai
iin }olnson made six clanges
io ile ieam ilai losi io Wales,
whenhenamedhissidetoface
Iieland, in ileii fnal Woild
Cupwarmupmatch.Chris
Ashton,AndrewSheridanand
}ames Haslell join Manu Tui
lagi, }onny Willinson and Tom
Croftinthestartinglineupfor
Saiuiday's game in Dublin, af
iei England siumbled io a iq-q
defeai in Caidi, iwo weels
ago.
US
Golf: Plil Miclelson isn'i lold
ing bacl lis feelings on wlo
shouldbecaptainFreddie
Couples' fisi wild caid picl foi
theupcomingPresidentsCup
matchesinAustralia.Andthat
Miclael Sclumaclei (Reuters)
SPORT BRIEFS
man is ceiiainly noi Tigei
Woods, bui iailei US PGA
winnei Keegan Biadley, golf
newesi iising siai. A messy
divoice, a seiious lnee in
juiies and a swing clange
ilai siill isn'i woiling means
Woods will need a wild
caid io male ii inio ile US
teamforthePresidentsCup
matchesinNovember.
Golf:SouthAfricanRetief
Goosen will play on in Tle
Baiclays ilis weel despiie
biealing lis ioe in a fieal ac
cidentathishomeonFlorida.
Tle Goose snucl inio ile
FedEx Cup play-os afiei fn
isling ioi oui of ile i: quali
feis, and needs io male ile
cui ai Tle Baiclays in a new
}eisey ilis weel in oidei io
leep lis season alive. Goosen
decidedtomovehisboatinto
thegaragebecauseoftheap
proachingHurricaneIrene,but
thefrontwheelofhistrailer
ranoverhisrightfootandfrac
turedhisbigtoeintheprocess.
SPAIN
TheSpanishfootballleague
(LFP) and ile playeis' union
(AFE) lave agieed ieims ovei
unpaidwagesthatwillallow
ile La Liga season io siaii ilis
weelend. Tle fisi iound of
matchesinthetoptwodivi
sionswerepostponedasdis
cussions biole down ovei ile
valueofafundtocoverunpaid
playei salaiies ai clubs wlo aie
siiuggling fnancially oi lave
goneintoadministration.
GERMANY
Bayein Municl wingei Aijen
Robbenhasadmittedamoveto
La Liga gianis Baicelona would
beafantasticoptionforhim.
Tle Duicl siai lad pieviously
spenttwoseasonsattheSpan
isl club's biiiei iivals Real Ma
dridfollowinghisrisetoprom
inence ai Piemiei League club
Chelsea.Inresponsetospecu
laiion linling lim wiil a move
io ile Camp Nou, ile :y-yeai-
old insisied le was lappy in
Geimany bui wouldn'i iule oui
amovetothecurrentChampi
ons League cup loldeis.
Arjen Roben (Reuters)
SPORT JOOST VAN DER WESTHUIZEN
JOOST BANKS ON EXPERIMENTAL TREATMENT TO SAVE HIS LIFE
SpeakingatapressconferenceinMidrand,the
formerSpringbokrugbycaptainJoostvander
Westhuizensaidthathewouldbeundergoing
treatmentbasedonstemcells.
Threeweeksago,fatcellswereharvested
fromhisbodyduringaminorsurgical
procedure,Beeldsaid.NetcellsCryogenics
isolatedhismesenchymalstemcells,which
alsoappearinbabiesumbilicalcordsandcan
helptorepairdamagedcellsinthebody.
VanderWesthuizensneurologistJody
Pearladvisedcautiousoptimism.Wedon't
knowifwe'llbeabletohelpwiththeMND,
buttherapyisthemostpromisingtreatment
wehavetodateinanykindofdegenerative
condition,shesaid.
ThetreatmentwasdevelopedbySteven
Ray,aBritishneuroscientist.
Motorneurondisease,orLouGehrigs
Former Springbok captain Joost van der Westhuizen was diagnosed with motor neuron
disease. It is considered incurable and barely treatable. Van der Westhuizen has been given
less than ve years to live, and is now to undergo an experimental stem cell treatment.
dease,isatermusedtodescribeagroupof
neuiological disoideis ilai aeci ile cells ilai
controlvoluntarymuscleactivity.Thetrendis
irreversibleandresultsindeath.LouGehrig
wasanAmericanbaseballplayerwhodiedin
1941attheageof37ofMND.
"I've been a fgliei all my life," Van dei
Wesiluizen said. "I'm going io fgli ilis iling
mentallyandtothebestofmyability.Don't
worry;I'mnotgoingtodieonyoutoosoon.
I'm going io fgli ii."
VanderWesthuizenisoneofthemost
cappedSpringboks.Hewaspartofthe1995
WorldCupwinningsquad.
READ MORE:
1. Joost undergoes experimental treatment in TimesLive
2. Joost gambles on treatment in Sport24
3. Treatment gives Joost injection of hope in The Star
SPORT SPRINGBOKS
APLON: PICK ME COACH, ILL PLAY ANYWHERE!
ItwasAplon'sutilityvaluethatsecuredhima
placeinSouthAfrica'sWorldCupsquadandthe
Stormers'pocketrocketmadeitclearhe'llplay
inanypositionforhisteam.
Aploncanbeaforceatfullbackorwing
anditseemslikelythathe,FransSteynand
PatLambiewillswapthefullbackposition
beiween ilem. He is also an eeciive impaci
playei o ile ieplacemenis' bencl.
"AnytimeyoupullonaSpringbokjersey,you
areexpectedtoplayatyourbest,andIwillplay
anywhereIamaskedto,"AplontoldiMaverick.
"Idon'tknowhowthecoachseeshowhe
will use me. You musi fi in ile besi you can
whereveryouareneededforyourcountry,"he
added.
The1.75m,76kgspeedsterhasoftenbeen
criticisedforhisdiminutivesize,butAplon
gainsinspirationfromotherlittleguyswho
Springbok yer Gio Aplon has no qualms about where he's required to play for South Africa
at next month's Rugby World Cup.
haveshoneonrugby'sbiggeststage.
"Youhearpeopletalkaboutthesizeof
players,butyoulookatsomeplayersandtheir
sizeandseethemgoingagainstwhatisthe
noim. Ii lelps youi confdence. I used io waicl
ChristianCullenalot.Ilikeaplayerwhoworks
hardandstayshumble."
Throughouthiscareerhehasfoughthis
ownbattleagainstthosewhofeelhissizeisa
liability,andforabriefperiodheleftthe15man
gametoplaySevensforhiscountry.
Aplonprovedahitintheabbreviatedgame,
butadmitshealwayswantedtoprovehecould
makeitinthe15mancode.Whichhedid,in
greatfashion.
AfterprovingitatSuperRugbyandTest
level,the28yearold'snextaimistobea
successataWorldCup.
By Teamtalk Media
SPORT FORMULA ONE
BELGIAN GRAND PRIX: PREVIEW
Thefourweekbreakmeansthattheteams
arrivedatSpaonThursdaywithbagsfullof
enhancementstoboltontotheircarsinthenever
endingsearchforthatextratenth.Butwitheight
racestogoandgivenRedBullsearlyseason
dominance,onlyteamswithsomethingleftto
raceforwillbeinvestingheavilyintheir2011car.
Mclaren,whoare103pointsbehind
constructorschampionshipleaderRedBull,
arriveatthisweekendsraceonahotstreak.
Theirdrivershavewontheprevioustworaces
It has been four agonising weeks since weve had a Formula 1 race. But, nally, the summer break is
over and this weekends grand prix at the legendary Spa-Francorchamps circuit is gonna be good un.
By OSIAME MOLEFE.
Photo: Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany (L) talks
with compatriot Mercedes Formula One driver Michael Schumacher (C)
ahead of the weekend's Belgian F1 Grand Prix. REUTERS/Thierry Roge
andtheteamsaysitwillremainaggressivefor
therestoftheseason.Theyhavetweakedthe
carsrearwingwhichtheysaywasdesigned
forraceperformancetonowprovidemore
onelappace.Thisshouldimprovequalifying
performance,butwithtestingbanned,you
neverknowwiththesethingsuntilFridays
freepractice.
SPORT FORMULA ONE
Ferrarisaystheyrestillinittowinit,buttheir
actionstellustheyrehedgingtheirbets.The
teamhasstartedworkontheir2012carhoping
tobecompetitivefromthewordgocompared
totheir2011campaign,whichhasntreallygot
going.Forsomeperspective,atthisstagelast
year,FernandoAlonsowasonlytenpointsbehind
eventualdriverschampionshipwinnerSebastian
Vettel.Thisyear,heis89pointsbehindandthe
teamis,atbest,drivingforsecondpositionas
theircurrentthirdplaceintheconstructors
championshipisnotunderanythreat.
NeitherchampionshipiswonyetforRed
Bull,butifcommentsfromVettelandteam
principalChristianHornerareanythingto
goby,theteamwillbelookingatvictoriesas
bonusesbecause,saveformajorcockupsin
multipleraces,the2011seasonistheirstolose.
Indrivernews,BrunoSennahasreplaced
NickHeidfeldatRenaultforthenexttwo
races.Speculationisthattheteamistryingto
makethismoreofapermanentarrangement.
HeidfeldonlygottheseatbecauseRobert
Kubicawassidelinedbythelifethreatening
injurieshesustainedincrashduringarally.
Kubicahasbeenundergoingrehabilitationand
isexpectedtohaveonemoresurgeryon
hiselbow.
OtherSpanewsisthatCharlieWhiting,the
racecontrolguy,hasbarredtheuseofthedrag
reductionsystematEauRougecomplexthe
breathtakingseriesofleftrightleftcorners
wleie, in :ooo, Mila Hallinen pulled o
whatisarguablyoneofthegreatestpassesin
grandprixhistory.Theguyhemadethemove
onwasseventimesworldchampionMichael
Schumacher,whothisweekendiscelebrating
20yearssincehisFormula1debut.Aspecial
celebrationwasheldforhimatthecircuiton
Thursdaywhereeveryonewishedhimmany
moreraces.Hip,hip,oldguy.
Weatherandtyreshavemadeorbroken
racesthisyear,sowithsunnyskiespredictedfor
Sunday,wellhavetorelyajumbledgridfrom
apotentiallywetqualifyingandtirestobring
thedrama.Pirellihavesaidtherewillbeabig
peifoimance dieience beiween ile medium
andsofttyrecompoundsthatwillbeinusethis
weekend.Bigasinmorethanasecond,mainly
becauseofthelengthofthetrack,soexpect
io see oveiialing moves as diiveis on dieieni
siiaiegies fnd ilemselves on ile same paiis of
thetrack.
Prediction:Shoulditremaindrythrough
qualifyingandifHamiltoncandoabetter
jobofmakingthesoftcompoundlast,hewill
takeBelgiumagainwithVettelshadowinghim
home.Asalways,Alonsoremainsthejokerin
thepack,sothirdplaceisbetweenhimand
MarkWebber.
Ferrari says theyre still in it to win it, but their
actions tell us theyre hedging their bets. The team
has started work on their 2012 car hoping to be
competitive from the word go
SPORT RUGBY WORLD CUP
AUSSIE PUBLISHERS GIVE IRB THE FINGER
Australianpublishers,representedbythe
NewspaperPublishersAssociation,haverefused
tosignthetermsrequiredbytheIRB.Two
clausesinparticulararetheinstigatorsforthe
Mexican siand-o and no piizes foi guessing ilai
advertisingrightsareattherootoftheproblem.
"Eachpublisherhasagreeditwillnotputany
advertisingaroundWorldCupcoveragethatmay
createafalseimpressionthatapersonorbusiness
las a sponsoislip, aliaiion oi appioval fiom ile
tournament,theIRBorparticipantsintheevent,"
NPAchiefexecutiveMarkHollandssaid.
"YettheIRBinsiststhepublishersmustnot
placeanyadvertisingofanydescriptionnext
toourvideocoverage.Thisisanunwarranted
andunnecessaryrestrictionontraditionaland
legitimatebusinesspractices."
RupertMurdochownedmediahouses,
In a deant move that will see Australian journalists writing their reports outside the
stadiums or even back home, news publishers have refused to sign the IRBs press
accreditation terms for the Rugby World Cup. By STYLI CHARALAMBOUS.
NewsCorpandFairfax,haveinformedthe
NPAthattheywillnotbesigningthetermsin
theircurrentformat.
Thestalemate,ifunresolved,mayresult
inrestrictedcoverageofthetournament,
ultimatelydefeatingoneoftheobjectivesof
theWorldCup,whichistothespreadthe
gospelofrugby.FortheAustralianRugby
Union,thisisbadnewsforasportthat
strugglestocompetewithmorepopular
sportingcodes,suchascricketandtherugby
unionderivativesofleagueandAussie
RulesFootball.
"PublishersunderstandtheIRBmust
earnrevenuefromlicensinggamesforTV
andradio,butwedonotaccepttheIRBis
entitledtoseektodictatewhatmaterialmay
legitimatelybeusedtoreportnews."
SPORT FORMULA ONE
MASSA KEEN TO END F1 DROUGHT
TheBrazilianhasn'twonaracesincereaching
thetopstepofthepodiumduringhishome
giand piix ai ile :ooS season fnale ai Inieilagos.
Hisbestresultssofarthisseasonhavebeenfour
ffil-place fnisles. Team-maie Feinando Alonso,
ilougl, las pioved Feiiaii lave pleniy of pace as
le iasied success once ilis yeai and ieacled ile
podium on fve oilei occasions.
Withtheteamandboththeirdriverswell
behindRedBullandSebastianVettelinboth
Clampionslips, Feiiaii ieam boss Siefano
Domenicalihassethissightsonracevictories
duiing ile fnal eigli iaces and Massa lopes io
iasie vicioiy.
So now we come io ile fnal eigli iaces of
ile season, wlicl means ileie is siill a loi of
iacing alead of us and I agiee wiil Domenicali
ilai, as a ieam, we slould simply iiy io win as
many iaces as possible and scoie pleniy of poinis,
wiiloui looling ioo closely ai ile Clampionslip
Felipe Massa admits he is looking to end his long victory drought during the latter half of
the 2011 Championship.
siiuaiion, le wioie in lis blog on ile ocial
Feiiaii websiie.
Ceiiainly fiom a peisonal poini of view, my
mosi immediaie aim is io iiy io iecoid my fisi
vicioiy of ilis yeai. Ii's noi going io be an easy
few monils, bui we aie ceiiainly noi going io
give up.
Massa also ievealed Feiiaii's cai would spoii
new wings duiing ilis weelend's iace.
Of couise, even if no woil las been
permittedbecauseoftheagreementbetween
ile Foia membei ieams foi ile pasi iwo weels,
woil was alieady caiiied oui befoie ile bieal io
prepareforthenexttworacesinBelgiumandin
Iialy and we will be biinging some aeio updaies
io Spa, including new wings io iiy oui, le wioie.
Eveiyiling seems io be going in ile diieciion
we expecied, so I lope we can lave a good
weelend.
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