Jake White’s triumphant Springbok squad is set to be bolstered by the return of three fit-again players for the one-off Test against Wales in Pretoria next Saturday. After securing a stunning 2-0 series win over the Irish with an emphatic 26-17 win in the second Test at Newlands on Saturday, White is to reacquire the services of utility forward Joe van Niekerk, centre Jean de Villiers and prop Faan Rautenbach.
A third of Africans feel worse off this year than last — and half feel the world is going in the wrong direction, according to a survey of nearly 8 000 Africans published last week. The survey shows that Africans feel their countries are not run by the will of the people, have more trust in their churches and religious leaders, and hold their governments accountable for solving their most important national problems.
Suddenly, the favoured way of talking about South Africa’s poor and marginalised is to call them members of the ”second economy”. Politicians and those aligned with the government now frequently refer to a modern, wealthy formal ”first economy”. The first is then contrasted with the second. The trouble with such dualism is that its use is limited and — because it may be imperfectly understood or misused — dangerous.
Bafana Bafana had a day they would rather forget at the Kumasi Sports Stadium on Sunday where they were easily beaten 3-0 by a rampant Ghana on a bumpy pitch. Ghana lead 1-0 at half-time. It was the Black Stars first win over South Africa. This was the sixth time the teams have played each other.
Wallabies coach Eddie Jones has warned England against employing off-the-ball tactics to unsettle his players in their World Cup final rematch in Brisbane on Saturday. The verbal jousting between Jones and English counterpart Clive Woodward kicked off on Monday ahead of their much-anticipated confrontation at Lang Park.
Bulgaria may be just the opponent Italy needs in its final group match. The ”Azzurri” are hobbling with injuries and hampered by suspensions, bans and squabbles with the media heading into Tuesday’s game in Guimaraes. But even without star playmaker Francesco Totti, captain and defender Fabio Cannavaro and midfielders Gennaro Gattuso and Cristiano Zanetti, Italy is a big favourite.
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”We must remain vigilant to ensure that our democracy does not fall prey to what may happen when there is a one-party state, and has indeed happened in other African countries where there is a one-party state,” Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) President Mangosuthu Buthelezi said on Saturday.
Bill Clinton spent his youth as a fat, miserable boy and endured a childhood beset by violence and abuse. And his infamous affair with young White House intern Monica Lewinsky was caused by ‘old demons’ from his youth that have haunted him all his life, the former President reveals in copies of his long-awaited autobiography, My Life, that began circulating on Saturday, two days before the official publication date.
Kenyan journalist Peter Murimi was named winner of the CNN journalist of the year award in Johannesburg on Saturday, the United States broadcaster announced on Sunday. Murimi, who works for the Camerapix agency in Kenya, was chosen from 465 entrants from 30 countries across Africa for his story, ”Walk to Womanhood”.