Thabang Moroe, suspended as CSA CEO in December, arrived for work in Johannesburg on Thursday.It leaves CSA in a complicated position given that Jacques Faul has been operating as acting CEO since December.CSA board expected to provide further clarity on the matter on Thursday evening.There was confusion at Cricket South Africa (CSA) headquarters in Johannesburg…
The National Coronavirus Command Council is not a decision-making body.Ministers are responsible for their regulations.This is contained in a responding affidavit by Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma in response to an application asking the court to declare the NCCC unconstitutional. Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said given the numerous public statements that attributed government decisions to…
Westlake Golf Club (Photo by Shaun Roy/Sunshine Ladies Tour/Gallo Images) Professional non-contact sport will be allowed in Level 3 of South Africa's national lockdown, but there is confusion over what this means for the country's golf courses. With sports like golf, cricket, tennis, athletics and swimming all getting the green light to continue at a professional…
"thinks" the backlog is about 100 000.At 15:00, Parliament's health committees had a joint meeting. After questions, the acting director-general of the Department of Health, Anban Pillay, said the backlog is 80 000 – he'd just confirmed it with the CEO of the National Health Laboratory Services' Dr Karmani Chetty.Minutes later, shortly before the meeting…
Pieter-Steph du Toit (Getty Images) Up until Thursday night, Western Province were confident that 2019 World Rugby Player of the Year Pieter-Steph du Toit would stay at the union. Now, that seems far from certain. Register your interest for the British & Irish Lions tickets in South Africa 2021Rumours started circling late on Thursday night that Du Toit…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…