The party’s deputy has the best credentials to expand its global reach, but SA expatriates may well be indifferent.
The ANC is mulling establishing a branch in Perth to woo potential voters, a media report said on Sunday.
Australian top order batsman Shaun Marsh was unable to fulfill a media engagement ahead of the third Test against India in Perth because of illness.
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/ 19 December 2010
Australia skipper Ricky Ponting hopes to fit to play in the fourt Ashes Test match in Melbourne despite fracturing a finger.
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/ 17 December 2010
Australia might be back in the Ashes after superb bowling by Mitchell Johnson, but they have shown little to ease concerns about their top order.
The Springboks can take a significant step to winning their first Tri-Nations title in five years if they can prolong the Wallabies’ misery.
The Tri-Nations title may be within reach, but SA coach Peter de Villiers says the Springboks aren’t looking beyond Saturday’s Test.
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/ 20 February 2009
The Force opened their Super 14 account with a 16-10 victory over a dogged Cheetahs team in hot and humid conditions in Perth on Friday.
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/ 20 February 2009
Australia arrived this week with bruised egos. They have a point to prove, but do they have the arsenal to defeat the Proteas on home soil?
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/ 30 January 2009
Australia missed the opportunity for a consolation victory over a second-string South African team as they lost the fifth one-day international.
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/ 22 December 2008
Messages of congratulations have poured in for the South African cricket team after their historic six-wicket victory over Australia on Sunday.
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/ 21 December 2008
AB de Villiers’s century guided SA to the second-highest run chase in the history of Test cricket on Sunday, as they beat Australia by six wickets.
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/ 20 December 2008
Graeme Smith’s superb century gave South Africa hope on the fourth day of the first Test against Australia in Perth on Saturday.
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/ 19 December 2008
Australia had the lower-order batting strength to ensure SA will not have an easy target to chase as the hosts reached 228-7 at stumps on Friday.
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/ 19 December 2008
No SA player had any doubt the series would be hard work, but the first day in Perth put their minds to rest — it’s going to be very tough indeed.
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/ 18 December 2008
An astonishing late spell by Mitchell Johnson left Australia firmly in control after the second day of the first Test against SA on Thursday.
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/ 17 December 2008
The series between Australia and SA exploded into action on Wednesday as the hosts reached 341-9 on a scintillating first day in Perth.
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/ 12 December 2008
In the past South African players have not been able to cope with the “Aussieness” of a tour Down Under. This time, things may be different.
South Africa have been left counting the cost of a bruising loss to Australia in their Tri-Nations Test at the Subiaco Oval in Perth.
Australia stunned World Cup-winners South Africa with a gutsy 16-9 win in a Test clash in Perth on Saturday to blow the Tri-Nations wide open.
Buoyed by their historic win over the All Blacks, SA are confident their rookie hookers can get the job done in a Test against Australia on Saturday.
SA have made four changes to the starting side that beat New Zealand 30-28 last week for their Tri-Nations Test against Australia on Saturday.
Oil rose nearly 1% on Monday, as tensions between Israel and Iran stoked supply concerns and traders doubted Saudi Arabia’s promise to pump more oil.
The controversial fuel technology company Firepower, appears on the verge of collapse, with its offices abandoned in Perth and other parts of the world, and the company owing millions of dollars to rugby union players, the Western Force club, basketballers and other creditors.
The Western Force rose from the dead to beat the ACT Brumbies 29-22 in an entertaining Super 14 clash on Friday. The match had no bearing on the finals, but the Force’s seventh win ensured they finished as the second-best Australian side this season, behind the Waratahs.
The New South Wales Waratahs climbed into the top four with a hard-fought 17-12 win over plucky Western Force in a thrilling Super 14 clash in Perth on Saturday. In a bruising encounter that claimed key players from both sides, the Waratahs scored the only two tries, one in each half.
The Western Force came from a long way behind to snatch a thrilling 15-14 win over the Bulls in Perth on Friday night. Down 14-3 at half-time and staring down the barrel when still trailing by four points and with the Bulls in possession with just two minutes to go, the Force scored the winning try through rugby league convert Ryan Cross in the 79th minute.
The Canterbury Crusaders showed their championship qualities to climb off the canvas and beat the Western Force 29-24 in a pulsating Super 14 clash at Subiaco Oval in Perth on Sunday. The Crusaders trailed 24-12 midway through the second half, but scored the last 17 points of the match to remain unbeaten in 2008 and claim top spot on the table.
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/ 17 February 2008
Scrumhalf Matt Henjak has returned home from Western Force’s Super 14 tour of South Africa to appear at a tribunal hearing into an incident which left teammate Haig Sare with a broken jaw. Henjak played in the Force’s 17-10 loss to the Coastal Sharks in Durban on Friday, the first of three matches the Perth-based franchise will play in South Africa.
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/ 12 February 2008
Scrumhalf Matt Henjak will go on the Western Force’s Super 14 rugby tour to South Africa this week with a club disciplinary hearing hanging over him, team officials said on Tuesday. Acting Force CEO Mitch Hardy said Henjak would tour despite an incident that left teammate Haig Sare undergoing hospital treatment for a jaw injury.
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/ 9 February 2008
Family and friends of actor Heath Ledger bade farewell at a private service in his Australian home town of Perth on Saturday, with the media kept away and Ledger’s father appealing for mourners to be allowed to grieve in peace. Ledger (28) died of an accidental overdose of prescription drugs in his New York apartment on January 22.
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/ 18 January 2008
Australia were battling to avoid their first defeat since the 2005 Ashes series after India seized control of the third Test in Perth on Friday. The Indians piled on 294 in their second innings to set Australia a near-impossible target of 413 to win, then picked up two early wickets to leave the home team in deep trouble when play ended on the third day.