The Proteas have secured a new team identity following the completion of a five-day culture camp.South African cricket has been at the heart of Black Lives Matter conversations in sport.The camp was attended by 32 players as well as coaching staff and support staff.Proteas management says the team has mapped out a new way forward…
SA cricket fans would be entitled to wonder what comes next if the '3TC' experiment goes off without a hitch.Veteran administrator Haroon Lorgat fears CSA may be too side-tracked by other issues to be thinking ahead creatively.He has long been an advocate of trying to arrange home international fixtures in late winter/early spring. Whatever your…
South African cricketer Rassie van der Dussen on Thursday came out in support of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement after team-mate Lungi Ngidi's earlier call for the Proteas to show solidarity.READ | Alviro Petersen: 'There was anger inside me'Responding to a tweet from author and journalist Max du Preez, Van der Dussen wrote that…
Pat Symcox (Gallo Images) Former South African cricketers Boeta Dippenaar and Pat Symcox have launched broadsides at Proteas fast bowler Lungi Ngidi for his stance on the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement.Various sporting codes around the world have seen players engaged in gestures supporting the initiative, notably bending their knees before matches or wearing logos.Ngidi,…
Cricket South Africa have assembled an extended national squad of 44 players in an effort to steadily get the game going in the country again, but how useful is it really? Dave Nosworthy, a stalwart local and international coach, points out that while it's undeniably a showcase of the depth available to the Proteas, clear communication…
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…