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A proposed business rescue plan for SAA was accepted by the majority of apportioned votes required of independent creditors on Tuesday. The plan requires the R10.3 billion over a three-year period, while working capital of about R2.8 billion is needed to get the airline operating again during July and August.Analysts are skeptical about obtaining funding, as…

Nathi Mthethwa (Gallo Images) Contact sports in SA are still in limbo over a return to training, prompting criticism of government being inefficient. Yet the delay is technically not a delay as federations' respective submissions of their plans before the sport ministry actually gazetted new relevant directives created the perception that a green light was…

Cricket South Africa (CSA) had to act quickly on the accusations against its CEO Thabang Moroe to validate the disciplinary action.Seven months have passed in the drawn-out, much-publicised and costly saga, to the detriment of Moroe's and CSA's image.CSA's board is expected to announce their next steps in the case by the end of the…

South Africans are quick to pick a side in doping cases but each case, even Chiliboy Ralepelle's third, deserves to be treated on its merits.Ralepelle's case, as was Ludwick Mamabolo's before him, has lesson for all athletes to learn.Ultramarathon runner Mamabolo was cleared after a series of doping rule violations in his testing following his…

Nizaam Carr (Gallo Images) The Bulls' extensive recruitment over the past few months has been a careful process of balancing the budget.Industry numbers show that no SA franchise can afford to offer extravagant contracts, particularly given its R60 million salary cap on 45 players.It's, therefore, valid to ask how Jake White, the Bulls' director of…