Erasmus, Habana land influential World Rugby roles

SA Rugby director of rugby and Springbok great Bryan Habana have been named in World Rugby’s interim committees. The two former Boks join a list of big names in the game in their respective committees, established to contribute to the organisation’s decision-making process. Bok legends land World Rugby gigs World Cup-winning coach Erasmus – who […]

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Cricket South Africa: DA slams ‘whitewashed’ forensic report

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has recommended that an independent investigation be launched with regards to the Cricket South Africa (CSA) crisis, following the release of a forensic report into the matter. The Fundudzi report, which looked into the organisation’s recent decline, was released to members of parliament on Friday, with its board hauled before the […]

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SA Rugby has until Friday to confirm Rugby Championship participation

SA Rugby will have until the end of the week to finalise the Springboks participation in the Rugby Championship scheduled to get underway on 31 October 2020. The Springboks will need to be on a plane shortly after the confirmation, should SA Rugby decide to send the team. SANZAAR grants SA Rugby 48 hour extension […]

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Mthethwa’s ultimatum to CSA puts inbound cricket tours in peril

Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa on Wednesday warned that he might be forced to intervene directly in the running of Cricket South Africa (CSA). Government interference in any national cricket board can lead to the member nation being suspended from the ICC and could put future international tours in jeopardy. Cricket in […]

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WWE Draft selections: All the Raw and Smackdown picks

The WWE Draft got underway on Friday 9 October on SmackDown and concluded on Monday 12 October on Raw. The event that has changed the face of the WWE, just a little, was presided over by WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon. Bigggest WWE Draft picks The Raw and Smackdown tag team champions have traded shows […]

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South Africa breaches 18,000 COVID-19 death toll

South Africa breaches 18,000 COVID-19 death toll According to the Department of Health, 1,178 new infections were diagnosed over the past 24-hour cycle. FILE: A crew of a private ambulance service in Port Elizabeth wear personal protective equipment on 11 July 2020 ahead of checking on a patient affected by COVID-19 coronavirus at her home. […]

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Eskom implements “load reduction” in parts of Gauteng

Eskom implements ‘load reduction’ in parts of Gauteng The power utility said it was trying to avoid network overloading in high density areas of Gauteng by implementing so called “load reduction”. Picture: Pexels. JOHANNESBURG – Eskom on Wednesday deliberately cut power to thousands of people in Soweto and The Vaal. The power utility said it […]

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Senekal farmers give govt 3 weeks to come up with rural safety plan

The minister visited the Paul Roux and Bethlehem areas in the wake of the murder of a 21-year-old farmer earlier this month. Police Minister Bheki Cele speaking to the leadership of farmers in Free State at Mitz Agricultural Union Hall. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN SENEKAL – Farmers in the Free State on Tuesday gave Police Minister […]

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Eskom pays suspended executives to walk away quietly – Ngubane

He said Eskom paid three executives their full annual salaries to make way for an inquiry the commission found was conceptualised at Zuma’s residence in KNZ.. A screengrab of former Eskom board chairperson Ben Ngubane appearing at the state capture inquiry on 11 September 2020. Picture: SABC/YouTube JOHANNESBURG – Former Eskom board chair Ben Ngubane […]

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