Proteas celebrating a Test wicket The South African Cricketers' Association feels the crisis currently engulfing Cricket South Africa is threatening the very existence of the game.Both CSA president Chris Nenzani and acting CEO Jacques Faul resigned from their positions this week.SACA has revealed that the players feel their livelihoods as professional cricketers are being "threatened".The South…
Yorkshire’s Duanne Olivier bowls during Day 1 of the County Championship match against Somerset in Taunton on 10 September 2019. Alex Davidson/Getty Images A heavily-delayed English county season begins at the weekend with the first round of four-day matches.Familiar SA faces like Duanne Olivier and Marchant de Lange will be present, potentially with others to…
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…