
Western Cape Provincial Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Ricardo Mackenzie, has welcomed an investment of more than R65 million from the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) in support of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027, strengthening preparations for the tournament and its long-term cricket legacy. The grant was handed over by the NLC to Cricket South Africa at YesPlay Newlands in Cape Town on Wednesday, 7 October 2027.
The NLC’s investment builds on R15 million that the Western Cape Government invested in cricket infrastructure in April this year, with R7.5 million each allocated to Western Province Cricket Association and Cricket Boland, the home unions of the…
Biggest Gold Producer: South Africa was once the largest gold producer globally,
with significant contributions to the global gold market.

Psycho Thinker
Fun South African Fact: South Africa is extremely rich in mining and minerals and considered the world’s leader with nearly 90% of all the platinum metals on earth and around 41% of all the world’s Gold!
Wooden German
Yebo – yes [yeh-boh] Often expressed as a double positive by combining it with the English “yes” in “Yebo, Yes!” or as an extremely expressive “Yeeebo!” This Zulu word is used regularly in South Africa to show agreement or approval with something or someone.