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Gold Circle throws lifeline. Photo: PA Wire / Press Association Images Horse racing group Gold Circle has offered R10 million for the cash-strapped Royal Durban Golf Club in a lifeline deal aimed at rescuing the course from possible closure. In a letter circulated yesterday, the captain of the golf club, Frans Kemper, urged its members to accept the racing group’s deal above … [Read more...] about Gold Circle throws lifeline to Royal Durban Golf Club

Peter de Villiers says racial quotas are ‘waste of time’. Photo: EMPICS The first black coach of the Springboks says the South African Rugby Union is “wasting its time” by introducing a new racial quota system. From next year teams playing in the Vodacom Cup – the professional third tier of competition in South Africa behind the Currie Cup and Super Rugby – will have to field … [Read more...] about De Villiers says Saru’s racial quotas is a ‘waste of time’

Triple gold publishing awards for South African photographer. Photo: Supplied Acclaimed South African photographer Grant Leversha received the highest international recognition for his latest project, Within an African Eden: Golf Courses of South Africa, which has won the gold in three major international publishing/printing awards hosted in the USA for 2013. These are: Gold … [Read more...] about Triple gold publishing awards for SA photographer

South African Minister of Sports and Recreation Fikile Mbalula delivers a speech. Photo: AFP Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula has asked South Africans to show their support for the national teams on the inaugural Nelson Mandela Sports and Culture Day. The event will be held on Saturday at the FNB Stadium in Soweto. So far more than 50 thousand tickets have been sold. In a unique … [Read more...] about Mbalula urges South Africans to support Mandela Sports and Culture Day

Lewis Hamilton interviewed by Sir David Frost on Al Jazeera English. Photo: Supplied Lewis Hamilton talks family, racing nerves and dealing with his celebrity status in an exclusive interview with Sir David Frost to be broadcast on Al Jazeera English today. The Formula 1 racing driver gives Sir David extraordinary insights into his home life, growing up, and the break-up of his … [Read more...] about Hamilton gets personal with Sir David