On Sunday, 29 December, several dioceses of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) joined the Universal Church on the Feast of the Holy Family to inaugurate the Jubilee Year. Sheila Pires – Pretoria The Archbishop of Bloemfontein, Zolile Mpambani and Bishop Joao Rodrigues of Tazaneen Diocese told Vatican News that the Jubilee Year serves … Read more
The Group of 20 (G20) is an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 sovereign countries, the European Union (EU), and the African Union (AU). It works to address major issues related to the global economy, such as international financial stability, climate change mitigation and sustainable development, through annual meetings of Heads of State and Heads of Government. … Read more
South Africa vs Pakistan, Centurion, 2024 South Africa delivered a dominant performance against Pakistan in the Boxing Day Test to seal their place in the ICC World Test Championship Final. After winning the toss and electing to bowl, the Proteas restricted Pakistan to just 211, thanks to a superb five-wicket haul from Dane Paterson. In … Read more
Leinster boss Leo Cullen has revealed a pre-planned tactic that paid dividends in his side’s United Rugby Championship victory over Munster. It was rather one-sided on Friday evening in Limerick as Leinster ran in four tries to Munster’s one in a rather emphatic 28-7 Irish inter-pro derby. While Leinster opted to rest many frontline players … Read more
Former Lions and Springboks winger Ruan Combrinck has revealed the worst phone call he ever got from ex-head coach Heyneke Meyer. A talented outside back, Combrinck was a star man for the Lions team that reached three consecutive Super Rugby finals between 2016 and 2018 and won the Currie Cup in 2015. Even before then, … Read more
CENTURION, South Africa (AP) — Opening batter Aiden Markram closed in on his eighth test century and led South Africa to 180-5 at lunch on the second day of the first test against Pakistan on Friday. South Africa, which needs to win one of the two test matches against Pakistan to seal a place in … Read more