FIFA President Sepp Blatter (R) and CEO of the South Africa 2010 Organizing Committee Danny Jordaan present the official match ball for the FIFA World Cup 2010 on December 4, 2009 in Cape Town, South Africa. South African Football Association (SAFA) president Danny Jordaan, in an exclusive chat with Sport24, reflects on the 10-year anniversary…
Other Sport 2020-05-30 11:47 In an at times shambolic long-awaited statement finally delivered by Sports Minister Nathi Mthethwa on Saturday morning, confusion still remains regarding the resumption of sport at amateur/social level under Covid-19 lockdown level 3 from Monday, 1 June.READ | Top SA trainer 'thrilled' horseracing given green light to go racingWhat we do…
Even the gangsters of Lavender Hill are on lockdown."You can look there, all those guys standing there with their bakkies are gangsters. But the gang leaders are quiet, and these guys don't have work. They realise now that these gang leaders can't look after them."Mark Nicholson, the force behind the Lavender Hill Sports Club, points…
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…