In the News Today: German Bundesliga club Werder Bremen has launched a football development programme in South Africa, aimed at nurturing young players and local coaches.
The programme started off with a visit to the village of iSithumba [situated 45 minutes away from Durban] where Bremen coaches conducted training sessions for young players and a coaching training programme.
They also donated football kits and equipment to the kids to further support local football development.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with FARPost, Werder’s Head of Fan and Business Development Dominik Kupilas said the German outfit is aiming to run the programme for a period exceeding three months.
“We coached 45 kids and 15 coaches, it was an unbelievable community as you can see in that… continue reading HERE.
Agriculture: KwaZulu-Natal is known for sugarcane production, with KwaZulu-Natal contributing significantly to South Africa’s sugar industry. Other crops include fruits, vegetables, and tobacco.

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Sport Trivia: At the Summer Youth Olympics in 2010, one particular sport was restricted to one boys and one girls team from each participating continent. Ghana\’s boys team won the African qualifying tournament and were thus able to contest which event? Answer: Field hockey. The African girl\’s hockey place was won by the South African team. At the actual Games, Ghana placed fourth, and South Africa placed sixth. The sixth team in the competition, outside the five winning qualifiers, was the host country Singapore.
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Kate Cross is the first woman in the world to play in the men’s Lancashire League.