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By Marius Wessels, Manager: Professional Services for SYSPRO Africa By the year 2050, the global population is projected to surpass 9 billion, presenting a substantial challenge in ensuring an adequate food supply for everyone. Addressing this imperative, the agricultural sector must undergo a remarkable transformation, aiming to increase production by approximately 69% from 2010 to …
Western Province Rugby’s General Council will meet on Wednesday, 30th August when a ground-breaking equity deal will be presented to the Union’s primary club stakeholders. It is an equity deal that will ensure the brightest future for professional and community rugby in the province. The proposed deal is with Red Disa Investment and their intended …
The Welsh Rugby Union is proud to announce another seven full-time professional players for the Wales Women’s squad ahead of the global Tier 1 WXV tournament in New Zealand in October. Wales Women’s head coach Ioan Cunningham’s squad had 24 full-time professionals for the recent Six Nations campaign and finished third and are ranked sixth …
With the Rugby World Cup kicking off in less than two weeks and the anticipation and excitement reaching fever pitch as the Springboks prepare to defend their title, SA Rugby and the Boks are inviting schools across the country to join the national #BokFriday movement. “It would be lekker to see our school communities across …
Scott Barrett (New Zealand) will appear before an independent Judicial Committee on Monday 28 August following his red card (for two yellow cards) during New Zealand’s match against South Africa at Twickenham on Friday. Scott Barrett (New Zealand) will appear before an independent Judicial Committee on Monday 28 August having received a red card in …
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber was proud of his charges on Saturday after delivering a record 35-7 victory over New Zealand in their final Rugby World Cup warm-up game at Twickenham, but he said there was still work to do before they arrived in France and attempted to defend their title. Nienaber said one of the …
After being left out of the Springbok World Cup 2023 Squad Elton Jantjies issued a statement for the reason why and that was followed by an even shorter statement from the South African Rugby Union (SARU). In their statement SARU said; “SA Rugby has noted the statement issued on behalf of Elton Jantjies and confirms …
After thorough consultation throughout the game in Wales, the Welsh Rugby Union has announced plans for a new, semi-professional Elite Domestic Competition (“EDC”) to sit below the regional game. Approval has been granted by the Indigo Premiership clubs, Community Game Board, Rugby Management Board, Professional Rugby Board and the WRU Board of Directors to start …
The Bulls Daisies will be looking to complete an unbeaten 14-match winning streak and claim the SA Rugby Women’s Premier Division title for the first time since 2006 at Loftus Versfeld B in Pretoria on Saturday, but if DHL Western Province have their way, the trophy will be going back to Cape Town with them. …
World Rugby is excited to announce the launch of RugbyPass TV, a world-class streaming platform created to connect rugby fans across the globe more deeply with the game they love, for free. World Rugby launches rugby’s first-ever global streaming platform, a key pillar of the sport’s growth mission RugbyPass TV central to building new audiences …
The sixth Festival of Motoring, powered by WesBank, kicked off this week with the customary Media Day, where local automotive journalists were given an insider’s perspective of the Festival and the automotive industry in general. As a key theme during his keynote address, Ghana Msibi, WesBank CEO, highlighted several significant trends that are shaping the …
The independent Appeal Committee hearing George Moala’s appeal the decision of a Judicial Committee to suspend him for five matches has been dismissed. Tonga centre George Moala’s appeal against the decision of a Judicial Committee to suspend him for five matches arising from an act of foul play contrary to Law 9.18 (lifting tackle) in …
“The biggest rivalry in Sporting History” ~ Springbok Captain, Siya Kolisi “We have never had any friendly games against the All Blacks” ~ Siya Kolisi “We are not going to hold back – 82 000 people paid to come and see us” ~ Siya Kolisi Springbok captain Siya Kolisi and assistant coach Mzwandile Stick hosted …
Jan Hoffman, NSRI St Lucia station commander, said: At 10h49, Monday, 21 August, NSRI St Lucia duty crew were activated following eye-witness reports of a drowning in progress at Main Beach, St Lucia. Reports suggested that 3 people were caught in rip currents and being swept out to sea. NSRI rescue swimmers responded directly to …
Two things that immediately struck Rosko Specman as he drove into the Springbok Sevens team’s base at the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport on Wednesday morning, were ‘hard work’ and ‘no comfort zones’. “In fact,” said the 34-year-old dual international speedster, “it felt great when I arrived this morning knowing that I will be working very …
The Welsh Rugby Union today launched DYSGU WRU, a free online resource platform for the exclusive use of rugby clubs across Wales. The online portal is live and available for all rugby clubs now, with the aim of educating and informing members in a way that will enable club houses to thrive. Dysgu WRU is …
The official warm-up fixtures for all 10 teams at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 have been announced. The matches will be held from 29 September to 3 October across three venues in India – Guwahati, Hyderabad and Thiruvananthapuram. Fans can buy tickets for the warm-up matches from 25 August. More information is available …
Premier Alan Winde and Provincial Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities, Mireille Wenger, attended a ‘Day of 1000 opportunities’ recruitment drive, at the Athlone Stadium, in Cape Town, yesterday. The event provided a platform for more than 1 500 young people from Athlone and the surrounding areas, to be interviewed for placement in training programmes …
Premier Interschools will feature one of the oldest school derbies in the country for their season closure – Bishops vs Rondebosch, one of the most highly anticipated schoolboy games in the Western Cape. It will be the 202th time that these two great schools meet each other on the rugby field, the first of which …
The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced an exciting association, with Mastercard becoming a Global Partner for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 to be held in India between 5 October and 19 November 2023. Mastercard will continue its rich legacy of sports sponsorships to provide unique experiences to its cardholders and customers through …
Mr Mark Alexander, President of SA Rugby, paid tribute to former Springbok captain Marthinus Theunis Steyn (Theuns) Stofberg, who sadly passed away on Wednesday morning following a serious car accident outside Stellenbosch on Tuesday. He was 68. Stofberg, who was born on 6 June 1955, captained the Boks in four of his 21 Tests between …
Today, the provincial Minister of Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers, alongside Mayoral Committee Member (MMC), James Vos, handed over house keys to 10 beneficiaries at the Our Pride housing project, in Eerste River. The Our Pride housing project is a First Home Finance programme (FLISP), that has delivered 218 housing units. Two housing units will be for …
Dear Editor After 16 years of ANC lies and false promises about working hard to solve the country’s loadshedding crisis, South Africans have had enough and they have stepped up in a big way to save their country from the brink of ANC ruin. Eskom’s own data shows that households and businesses have installed an …
Dear Editor Tomorrow, 23 August 2023, the people of Zimbabwe will head to the polls to elect their government. All indications point to yet another ZANU-PF captured election. The run-up to these elections has once again been marred by the jailing of opposition leaders, rife intimidation of opposition supporters, the weaponization of courts against opponents, …