The South African government plans to retain a minority shareholding in South African Airways, while ceding management control to its investors, an official said."We are not obsessed with control," Kgathatso Tlhakudi, deputy director-general at the department of public enterprises, said in an interview on Johannesburg-based Radio 702 on Wednesday."If we find the right partner who…
Rassie van der Dussen (Gallo) During last year's Cricket World Cup campaign in England, when things were not going well for the Proteas, skipper Faf du Plessis identified Rassie van der Dussen as a man with the right ingredients for international captaincy. It was a nightmarish tournament for South Africa, who limped to a seventh-place finish…
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…