SA Rugby president Mark Alexander during the South African national rugby team arrival media conference at OR Tambo International Airport on 5 November 2019 (Photo by Sydney Seshibedi/Gallo Images) SA Rugby president Mark Hoskins has confirmed that the organisation has taken interim management control of the Southern Kings.All players and staff currently at the franchise…
President Cyril Ramaphosa. President Cyril Ramaphosa did not have details about how many ANC councillors have been arrested for corruption amid the Covid-19 lockdown. Ramaphosa was answering questions in Parliament on Thursday. The president also challenged any Chapter 9 institution to approach the ConCourt if they perceive there to be any interference from the executive.…
La Liga (Photo by VISIONHAUS) La Liga have said they will launch criminal proceedings against the pitch invader who ran on during Barcelona's match against Real Mallorca on Saturday, which was supposed to be behind closed doors.In the 52nd minute of Barca's 4-0 win at Son Moix, a man wearing an Argentina shirt with Lionel…
Demonstrators hold placards during a protest arranged by the 'Rhodes Must Fall' campaign, calling for the removal of a statue of British businessman and imperialist Cecil John Rhodes, from outside Oriel College at the University of Oxford in Oxford, west of London. A statue to worldwide scout movement founder Robert Baden-Powell on Thursday became the…
A hairdresser wearing a protective gear cuts a man's hair in Bogota, Colombia. (John Vizcaino/VIEWpress via Getty Images) The DA has delivered on its threat to take government’s ban of the personal care industry to court.It questioned why schools, religious gatherings, flea-markets and take-aways were permitted, but hairdressers and nail technicians not.It says regulations prohibiting…
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…