In Zulu, great men are called iNkakha – a named derived from the pangolin. In Tsonga, it is called the Khwara – the trait of toughness is associated with it. In Afrikaans it is called the Ietermagog because of its habit of eating insects. The…
Men Singles Previous Current 45 45 Kevin Anderson 367 370 Lloyd Harris 383 388 Nik Scholtz 512 506 Tucker Vorster 1,184 1,176 Keith-Patrick Crowley 1,078 1,209 Dean O’Brien 1,149 1,351 Damon Gooch 1,382 1,380 Timothy Dollman 1,647 1,646 Taine Bernhard 1,748 1,753 Ruben…
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…
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…
The quality of tennis at the Curro Junior ITF 1 tennis tournament in Stellenbosch took an upward curve on quarterfinals day. The top four seeded boys will play in the semi-finals. Top seed Richard Thongoana had a fierce battle with eight-seeded Lleyton Cronje and was…
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…
The third day of the Curro Junior ITF tennis tournament in Stellenbosch produced some scintillating action. In the girls’ draw top seeds Minette van Vreden, Lexie Stevens from Holland, fourth seeded Adrienn Nagy from Hungary and Amelie Boy fifth seed from Mauritius are all through…
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…
Day 3 results of the Curro Junior ITF 1 being played in Stellenbosch, South Africa. All players South African unless otherwise stated. Singles Girls Round 2 Diane Parry bt 1-Minette Van Vreden (Fra) 6-2 6-2 5-Amelie Boy (Mri) bt Lize-Alet Morkel 6-2 6-1 4-Adrienn…
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…