WP mourns passing of business icon, Uitsig-owner and former swing bowler McKay

The Western Province cricket family on Monday mourned the passing of the well-known businessman and former Western Province opening bowler David McKay at the age of 72. McKay was a superb swing bowler in the mould of Eddie Barlow who played for Western Province from…

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HENNING FACES SECOND SEED HOWARD-TRIPP IN FINAL OF CURRO JUNIOR ITF

Fourth seed Philip Henning toppled first seed Richard Thongoana in the semi-final of the Curro Junior ITF tennis tournament 1 played in Stellenbosch. Henning will face second seed Joshua Howard-Tripp in the final on Saturday. Henning and Thongoana played some high quality tennis and used…

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BUILDNAT CONFIRMED AS TEAM SPONSOR OF CAPE COBRAS – 22ND SEPTEMBER

BuildNat, one of the fastest emerging construction companies in South Africa, confirmed their association with a prestigious and dominant South African cricket-franchise, the Cape Cobras, on Thursday in a deal that will see them become their headline team sponsor in all three domestic formats for…

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At UN, global leaders commit to act on antimicrobial resistance Collective effort to address a challenge to health, food security, and development

World leaders today signalled an unprecedented level of attention to curb the spread of infections that are resistant to antimicrobial medicines. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) happens when bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi develop resistance against medicines that were previously able to cure them. For the first…

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Maripa named Limpopo’s sportsman of the year with disability

South Africa's leading men's wheelchair tennis ace Evans Maripa was named Sportsman of the Year with a Disability for the first time at the Limpopo Sports and Recreation awards revealed at Protea Hotel Ranch Resort on Saturday evening. The 26-year-old who recently represented South Africa…

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UN Commission: New Investments in Global Health Workforce Will Create Jobs and Drive Economic Growth

The Presidents of France and South Africa today called for urgent investments globally to create new jobs in the health sector in order to prevent a projected shortfall of 18 million health workers primarily in low- and lower-middle-income countries, and help countries to maximize the…

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Spieners (Part 1)

It’s every motorist’s worst fear – being held up at gunpoint and hijacked or having their car stolen. According to police crime statistics, the past four years has seen an upwards trajectory in car hijackings. The country’s hotspots for this crime are Johannesburg, followed closely…

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