South Africa
TEAM SA IN ACTION ON SATURDAY (All times in brackets denote South African time) Cycling Men’s Road Race – 11am (4.00am): The cyclists will tackle the most mountainous Olympics road race course in decades, with five major climbs on the 240km route between Musashinonomori Park and the Fuji International Speedway. Slovenia hold a strong hand […]
Empowerment Zone with Miranda Lusiba Weekly Column: 01 June 2021 (Youth Month) For immediate release #BasicFinancialLiteracy: The importance of a savings culture at a young age I know that asking most of our youth to save – especially those that come from previously disadvantaged communities is a tough ask. However, because June is youth month, […]
*Financial Literacy Issues: In my introductory column early last month, I mentioned that I chose financial literacy as one of my empowerment topics because of the basic knowledge that I learnt about finances when I worked at Absa. I also did confess that I do not claim to be an expert in financial management topics, […]
Nadine de Klerk claimed three wickets in a strong bowling display by the Momentum Proteas that helped set them on their way to a five-wicket win over India – and with it a 4-1 series scoreline – in the fifth One-Day International at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Wednesday. The young all-rounder claimed a career-best […]
Proteas batter Lizelle Lee is relishing the opportunity to return to competitive cricket when the sixth edition of the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) gets underway in Sydney on Sunday. Lee, who made the switch from Melbourne Stars to neighbouring Melbourne Renegades this season, spent two weeks in quarantine in Adelaide before relocating to Sydney ahead […]
Cricket South Africa (CSA) is pleased to announce that Victor Mpitsang has been appointed as the new National Convenor of Selectors. The position is a full-time appointment which will commence on 02 November 2020. Mpitsang’s cricket career features two One-Day International appearances for the Proteas before injury curtailed his international ambitions. He bounced back and ended his […]
A shocked Springbok squad awoke to the news of the passing of Chester Williams, the 1995 Rugby World Cup winner on Saturday, as they continued their own World Cup journey in Japan. “This was horrible news to wake up to this morning,” said Rassie Erasmus, director of rugby. “There was a very sombre mood in […]
THE Msanzi Super League (MSL 2.0) highlighted its standing as one of the foremost T20 Global brands when a huge number of foreign players became available for this year’s draft which was held in Soweto today. There were 184 foreign players, including kolpak players, in the draft which was a huge increase on the 71 […]
Wednesday 24 July 2019 marked exactly a year to go before the world’s biggest multi-coded sporting spectacle, the 2020 Olympic Games, gets underway in Tokyo, Japan. The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) joined the rest of the world in celebrating this big milestone, in a launch event that was held at the […]
Today, Brand South Africa and the South African Consulate in Hong Kong, hosted a business breakfast to enhance the country’s Nation Brand reputation through positioning South Africa as an attractive investment destination. Coinciding with the anniversary of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s “new dawn,” and renewal of business and investor confidence in South Africa, the business breakfast presented […]