Lasith Malinga (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) Sri Lanka's former sports minister said on Saturday he has offered more evidence to cricket's world governing body that he says shows the 2011 Cricket World Cup was fixed.Mahindananda Aluthgamage's remarks come a day after local police dropped an investigation into the claims, citing a lack of evidence…
Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams is back at work on Tuesday after two months on special leave.The communications minister pleaded guilty to contravening lockdown regulations in April.Her office claims she has back-to-back meetings on her first day back at work.The office of Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has…
Sisulu and suspended Amatola Water chief executive Vuyo Zitumane point fingers at each other over reinstatement of union boss.The union leader was reinstated, despite being found guilty of five disciplinary charges.Sisulu and Zitumane ignored Amatola board concerns and tried to obscure their roles in the saga.An amaBhungane investigation into the turmoil at Amatola Water suggests…
Nathi Mthethwa (Gallo Images) Sports minister Nathi Mthethwa is concerned over the lack of urgency in the transformation of South African sport. In a statement released by the department of sports, arts and culture on Friday, it was confirmed that Mthethwa had met with chairperson of the Eminent Persons Group (EPG), Happy Ntshingila. The EPG, every year,…
Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula. (Deaan Vivier, Netwerk24) (Deaan Vivier, Netwerk24) Mapisa-Nqakula's office says her understanding that the SANDF inquiry into Collins Khosa's death would be reopened was incorrect.The inquiry, which found the soldiers who assaulted Khosa didn't cause his death, stands.Khosa's family wrote to the minister asking her to explain her 'contradictory' comments on the…
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…