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France 24
4 days ago
- Sport
- France 24
Barcelona strip Ter Stegen of captain's armband
"As a consequence of the disciplinary proceedings initiated against player Marc-Andre ter Stegen, and until such proceedings are definitively resolved, the club... has decided to temporarily remove him as captain of the first football team," Barca said in a statement. They said vice-captain Ronald Araujo, a Uruguayan defender, would take over. According to local media, the dispute centres on 33-year-old Ter Stegen's refusal to cooperate with an attempt to have him classified by La Liga as a long-term injury case, which would allow the club to deduct part of his pay from their official wage bill. With the new Liga season approaching, Barcelona are again struggling to satisfy Spanish financial fair play rules. If they cannot, they may not be able to register new players. The club plans to partly reopen its expensively renovated Camp Nou stadium this month. After two seasons marred by injury, Ter Stegen decided to undergo back surgery at the end of July. He has refused to sign a form releasing his medical data to La Liga, preventing Barcelona's attempt to have him officially declared a long-term absentee. His place is under threat from one of the summer signings, 24-year-old Joan Garcia, and 35-year-old Wojciech Szczesny, the Polish veteran who has been rewarded with a contract extension for taking over during last season's Liga title-winning campaign. The German goalkeeper, the last remaining member of Luis Enrique's 2015 European champion team, faces heavy penalties under La Liga regulations, including the termination of his contract.
The Herald
6 days ago
- Politics
- The Herald
SACP dual members have rights and duties to the ANC, Ramaphosa warns
The ANC constitution states that standing for election for local, provincial or national government, or acting as the election agent or canvasser for a person standing in such an election for any political party — and in opposition to a candidate endorsed by the ANC national executive committee or provincial executive committees — constitutes a misconduct for which disciplinary proceedings may be instituted. The SACP has been battling with the ANC for a more dominant role in the alliance that grants influence on policy. In its last congress in December, the party said it now requires a popular left front to build more influence on the ground and in the 'battle for ideas' for a progressive alternative to neoliberalism. The SACP said this will require reaching out to like-minded groupings and organisations beyond the comfort zone of alliance partners, including trade unions in various federations, progressive NGOs and research bodies. The party said these groupings would share a vision on the fight for a universal basic income grant, for a huge public employment programme, campaigns against identified budget cuts of particular relevance to working people and the poor, and building on the financial sector campaign. Ramaphosa said the NEC held in-depth discussions over the SACP, adding the ANC recognised the SACP as an independent political organisation that has the right to contest elections as it sees fit. 'As the ANC, we have no wish, nor do we have any attention, to interfere with the decision that the SACP has taken. However, as we have indicated to the SACP, our ally, we disagree with the decision. We believe that this decision has fundamental implications for the strategy and programme of the National Democratic Revolution and the alliance that has led the struggle for liberation in our country since the 1920s. 'While the alliance between the SACP and the ANC has spanned the better part of a century, this is not about the past. It is not about nostalgia. As the ANC, we are seriously concerned that this decision taken by the SACP to participate in elections in their own name and right will significantly weaken the forces for national democratic change.' Ramaphosa said the ANC would seek to engage with the SACP on how to run the elections. 'We will go out from this meeting to explain our position to our structures at every level of our organisation, so that comrades, members of the ANC, are empowered to explain the challenge this poses to our transformation agenda.' Speaking at the SACP's 104th anniversary at KwaDlangezwa in KwaZulu-Natal on Sunday, its general secretary, Solly Mapaila, lashed out at the ANC saying he was tired of attending meaningless meetings with the ANC. 'If you go to the meeting with the people you know will not implement what you agreed upon, there is something wrong with you,' he said.
