Brazil soccer legend Pele leaves hospital, undergoing chemotherapy

Brazilian soccer legend Pele left a Sao Paulo hospital after several weeks on Thursday, and a hospital bulletin said he would undergo chemotherapy following the removal of a colon tumor.

Pele had been hospitalized for nearly a month, checking in for routine exams before undergoing a September 4 operation to remove the tumor.

He was in and out of the Albert Einstein Hospital’s intensive care unit in the days after surgery, with social media posts from his family assuring fans he was recovering well.

The hospital said in a Thursday bulletin that he was stable and cleared in the morning to leave the hospital, but would “continue with chemotherapy.”

Pele left the hospital early in the evening, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The Santos, Brazil and New York Cosmos player will turn 81 on October 23.

Pele is the only man to win three World Cups as a player.

On Wednesday, his daughter Kely said that he was expected to be discharged. “Now that he’s stronger and leaving the hospital to continue recovering and treating himself at home, I’m going back home,”Pele’s US-based daughter said on social media.

 

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Kaizer Chiefs legend SLAMS club’s attackers, defends ‘keepers!

Kaizer Chiefs legend William Shongwe believes the Amakhosi’s problems are many despite people focusing solely on their goalkeeping department.

The former Amakhosi goalkeeper has opened up on the perceived goalkeeping crisis at the Glamour Boys while insisting that this is the healthiest department at Naturena.

Despite the season just being six games in, Stuart Baxter has already used all four of his Kaizer Chiefs first team goalkeepers leaving many fans worried about the lack of stability in goal.

Shongwe however believes the actual problem lies with the Amakhosi attackers who aren’t taking their chances.

Kaizer Chiefs legend slams Amakhosi attacking force

“People say the goalkeepers have done badly, but has the team done enough to score goals? You can’t blame it on the goalkeepers.” the former Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper told SoccerLaduma.

” It feels a little bit unfair to me that goalkeepers are taking the flak for the team’s poor form, while you can see that there are bigger problems upfront. There’s bigger problems in defence. They are opening up too much for the opposition to test the goalkeeper. Akpeyi was incredible (against Gallants) and made two brilliant saves which any other goalkeeper may have conceded.

“Kaizer Chiefs are poor everywhere. They are not testing the opposition enough, they are not creating enough, they are not defending well. The problems are not in one department. I would have a big problem if there would be a change after such a brilliant display by Akpeyi. If there are medical issues or his injured, I would understand. But at the moment I think his confidence is very high and it’s something that they can build on.”

Kaizer Chiefs are next in action on Saturday afternoon when they visit Benni McCarthy’s AmaZulu in a mouthwatering DStv Premiership clash. Kick-off is scheduled for 15:30.

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BREAKING: Thabo Cele drops Kaizer Chiefs transfer BOMBSHELL!

South Africa Under-23 star Thabo Cele has revealed some shocking details regarding his failed move to Kaizer Chiefs.

The star midfielder has clarified the details surrounding his failed move to Kaizer Chiefs days after signing for Polish outfit Radomiak.

Cele was linked to a blockbuster return to South Africa following the Olympic games with Kaizer Chiefs his preferred destination however, the diminutive midfielder confirmed that after smooth negotiations, the deal somehow fell through!

Cele opens up on failed Kaizer Chiefs move

Speaking on Thabiso Mosia’s radio show on SAFM, Thabo Cele revealed that he preferred to return back to South Africa while going as far as saying he turned down offers in Portugal while negotiating with Kaizer Chiefs!

“I wasn’t really thinking about coming back home until there was serious interest from Kaizer Chiefs, but the negotiations fell through. I’m a fan of Chiefs and even my family supports Chiefs. So I was looking forward to it” Thabo Cele said during the radio interview.

“I had an offer in Poland, there was interest from Portugal. I waited for the move to Chiefs to happen but it didn’t happen. The club in Poland then came back with better communication. I’m not sure what happened with Chiefs. I was even watching their games. I was ready.

“Some people would have seen it a step back coming back home. But Kaizer Chiefs is big club and I viewed it as a great opportunity to play in South Africa and also use it as an opportunity to go back to Europe.

“Money was not the reason the deal to Chiefs fell through. Like I said, the negotiations were very smooth with Kaizer Chiefs, everything was going well. I really don’t know what happened.

‘But I have now moved to Poland, I’m looking forward to playing here. I’m excited. They are likely to use me as an 8. I’m also encouraged by the Bafana coach picking young players for his squads and they are doing well and I wish them all the best against Ethiopia.”

CAF Champions League runner’s up Kaizer Chiefs signed the likes of Cole Alexander and Phathutshedzo Nange in Central midfield positions however it’s undeniable that a player like Thabo Cele would have added much needed depth to their midfield.

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Eskom’s latest electricity price hike proposal rejected

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) has rejected Eskom’s Fifth Multi-Year Price Determination (MYPD5) revenue application for the financial years 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25.

This means that the energy regulator does not agree with the price hikes that Eskom has proposed consumers pay for electricity over the three upcoming financial periods. 

Nersa announced on Thursday that it had rejected Eskom’s price multiple year price increase proposal at a meeting held on 30 September.

“The energy regulator endorsed the MYPD5 pricing methodology review and consequently rejected Eskom’s Fifth Multi-Year Price Determination (MYPD5) revenue application for the financial years 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25,” Nersa said in a statement. Nersa said that it had embarked on a consultation process to gather comments from stakeholders to assist in the development of the new methodology that will ensure sustainable electricity prices.

“In this regard, NERSA has published a consultation paper on principles to be used when determining electricity prices for the oncoming tariff setting period. The new price determination approach will also take into consideration the rapid transformation of South Africa’s electricity sector, respond to the transformation of the Electricity Industry and associated energy security concerns, rising electricity prices as well as the increase in self and private sector electricity generation,” Nersa said.

Nersa received Eskom’s MYPD5 revenue application on 2 June 2021. The application was based on the MYPD4 methodology, with an applicable control period ending on 31 March 2022. 

“After due consideration of the rationality and legality of applying an expired MYPD4 methodology and whether this was in the public interest, the energy regulator rejected Eskom’s MYPD5 application,” Nersa said.

Nersa said that it would ask Eskom to submit a one-year interim application for the 2022/23 financial year, preferably based on the principles of the new approach that is under consideration. 

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Eskom calls on black entrepreneurs to enter R1,3 million competition

The Eskom Development Foundation has called on black entrepreneurs in the manufacturing sector to enter its annual Business Investment Competition (BIC), which is running from 30 August 2021 to midnight on 31 October 2021.

Eskom announced that to participate, the businesses must be in the engineering/construction, manufacturing, agriculture/agri-processing, or trade/services sectors and have been in operation for at least 24 months. Now in its 13^th consecutive year, the competition’s prize money totals R1,3 million. The overall winner will receive R300 000 and the winner of each sector will take home R131 250, whereas the first and second runners-up will receive R75 000 and R50 000, respectively.

 “Eskom’s BIC not only provides a cash injection to entrepreneurs to sustain their businesses but, through our Business Connect workshops in which the BIC entrants participate after the competition, we also build their capacity with business skills to help them navigate the challenging economic terrain that the pandemic created, we call it powering up” said Cecil Ramonotsi, Chief Executive Officer of the Eskom Development Foundation.

 Manufacturing is South Africa’s fourth-largest industry, contributing 14% to South Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP). 

Eskom has called on all small businesses in this sector to seize the opportunity that the BIC presents to contribute to their development and sustainability. 

“Although statistics show a 1,6% growth in the manufacturing sector in the first quarter of 2021 compared with the fourth quarter of 2020 and is showing signs of economic recovery, we realise the impact that COVID-19 has had on this sector over the past year, particularly the small players that require greater assistance to stay afloat,” Ramonotsi said. 

In the report on the survey of the National Youth Development Agency’s (NYDA’s) Impact of Covid – 19 on Small Medium and Micro Enterprises Since lockdown, released in September 2020, the respondents cited the challenges that the pandemic posed to the small business sector as lack of revenue generation (26%), cash-flow challenges (22%), and the inability to generate sales (14%).

 “Despite the challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic created, we were able to reinvest the prize money received from the 2020 BIC into the business by getting an electricity upgrade in our factory to increase our production capacity,” said Tshepo Mazibuko of KI Recycling, manufacturing-sector winners in the 2020 BIC.

 “Our Corporate Social Investment approach at Eskom has shifted, particularly in relation to enterprise development, to interventions aimed at creating an enabling environment for black industrialists to emerge and thrive,” Ramonotsi added. 

If you are a qualifying black-owned small business in the manufacturing sector, seize this opportunity by Entering at www.eskombic2021.co.za until midnight on 30 October 2021.

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SASSA R350 grant: More than 5.6 million beneficiaries paid

The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) says since its special R350 grant was rolled out in August, more than 14 million applications have been submitted. More than 8.3 million have been approved, while over 5.6 million received their monies by September 2021.

Sassa CEO Busisiwe Memela-Khambula further said unemployed care-givers without the 13-digit bar coded South African identification documents, who receive child grants, can now apply for the SASSA R350 grant.

“This category is composed largely by refugees and asylum seekers. To enable these specific clients to apply for social grants, Sassa has allocated them a system-generated 7777 identification number to assist them to access social assistance,” she said.

Memela-Khambula has also reiterated that unemployed care givers with ID documents who have been approved for the grant are paid their monies through their gold Sassa payment cards.

She stressed that beneficiaries who receive their R350 grant in their Sassa cards, should not collect their monies at the Post Office but to access the money at participating merchants or bank ATMs.

“They are reminded that they can also use the card to pay for purchases and not necessarily only to withdraw cash,” Memela-Khambula said.

A quick recap: To be eligible for the SASSA R350 grant you need to be:

• South African citizen/permanent residents/refugees/asylum seekers/holders of special permits


• Be unemployed


• Have no alternative source of income or financial support from any other source


• Be between the ages of 18 and 60

The special grant was established at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic to help the country’s most marginalised navigate the economic devastation spurred by the respiratory illness. Since its roll-out, there have been growing calls, particularly from labour unions and federations, for the grant to not only be increased, but to also continue beyond the pandemic.

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Here's why Alia Bhatt and Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Gangubai Kathiawadi is releasing in January 2022

It’s going to be January 6, 2022, for one of the most eagerly awaited films Gangubai Kathiawadi. Unlike other filmmakers who are jumping into the release bandwagon, producer Jayantilal Gada and Sanjay Leela Bhansali were in no hurry to announce a release date for their ambitious project, Gangubai Kathiawadi.

Jayantilal Gada approached Bhansali about a possible release date the minute the Maharashtra government announced the re-opening of movie theatres in the State. However, Bhansali asked Gada to wait for suitable date next year.

“Too many release dates were announced for this year within 24 hours of the announcement. Sanjay Bhansali feels it is premature to schedule Gangubai Kathiawadi in 2021. He wanted to push it for when until the pandemic situation is clearer. Also, Sanjay feels that until theatres are allowed to run to 100 percent capacity (contrary to the 50 percent occupancy allowed at the moment) audiences won’t feel confident enough to return to movie theatres. By January, theatres should be running to full capacity,” says a source close to Bhansali.

Presuming that the pandemic predicament will be progressively pulverized a decision was taken to release Gangubai Kathiawadi on January 6, 2022.

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