South Africa cleared to bid for 2023 Rugby World Cup after government ban lifted: South Africa’s bid to stage the 2023 Rugby World Cup is back on track after a government ban on staging major sports events was lifted. Rugby union, cricket, athletics and netball in South Africa had bans imposed last year. It followed a failure to reach …
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Scientists in South Africa reveal more on human-like species: Johannesburg: A species belonging to the human family tree whose remnants were first discovered in a South African cave in 2013 lived several hundred thousand years ago, indicating that the creature was alive at the same time as the first humans in Africa …
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SAA will get cash injection this year, says Treasury DG: He noted that government’s biggest exposure was in terms of guarantees of some R300 billion to Eskom, followed by the Passenger Rail Association of South Africa (Prasa) with a fraction of that at R38 billion. Read also: Cash injection will keep SAA flying …
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Jamie Roberts ‘honoured’ to captain Wales as squad revealed: Roberts – capped 91 times by Wales — toured with the British and Irish Lions to South Africa in 2009 and then to Australia four years later, but missed out on this year’s Lions squad. “I am immensely honoured to be named captain of Wales for this year’s …
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Sports Minister Nxesi grants reprieve to Cricket SA‚ the SA Rugby Union and Netball SA: Cricket South Africa (CSA) have given their redesigned systems the credit for the lifting of the ban against them bidding to host major events. South African Branden Grace had seven birdies in a six-under par 66 on Thursday to take a one-stroke lead after …
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