Month: February 2012

BBC News – South African jazz star returns to school

A high school in the South African township of Soweto has seen a 20% rise in attendance, since a famous jazz musician returned to school. Sipho "Hotstix" Mabusay plans to sit his secondary school certificate in the coming months, more than 40 years after turning his back on his studies. The 60-year-old hopes to encourage... Continue Reading →

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Sharks vs Bulls preview

THE Sharks players are unanimous that they have just completed their toughest ever pre-season fitness regime, much of it based on muscle-burning, lung-busting sessions of wrestling and boxing in a Durban dojo. Tonight, against a youthful but energised Bulls team, the Sharks will certainly get to that wrestling into practice and might even find themselves... Continue Reading →

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Stormers team to take on Hurricanes on Saturday 25 February at Newlands

Stormers team to take on Hurricanes on Saturday 25 February at Newlands Team is announced as follows: 15. Joe Pietersen 14. Gerhard van den Heever 13. Bryan Habana 12. Jean de Villiers 11. Gio Aplon 10. Gary van Aswegen 9. Dewaldt Duvenage 8. Nick Koster 7. Duane Vermeulen 6. Schalk Burger (C) 5. Andries Bekker... Continue Reading →

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On Friday, South Africa’s familiar Super Rugby line-up takes its place at the starting lin e for a marathon

On Friday, South Africa’s familiar Super Rugby line-up takes its place at the starting line for a marathon that is wrapped in poignancy and uncertainty because of unfinished business in the Saru boardroom, but the Sword of Damocles hanging over the heads of the Stormers, Sharks, Bulls, Lions and Cheetahs could have the positive outcome... Continue Reading →

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a critical eye over the New Zealand and Australian Super Rugby teams a week out from the big kick-off -2012

Usually in a post-World Cup year there is significant player movement to Europe but in New Zealand and Australia this time it has been more a case of heavy traffic between the franchises. Take the Hurricanes and the Brumbies for instance, who each lost eight internationals to rival teams because of internal ructions last year... Continue Reading →

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Mitchell’s Plain educator Irafaan Abrahams wraps up the Irafaan Abrahams New York City Marat hon Million Rand Challenge.

Six months of hard work will finally come to an end on Wednesday when Mitchell’s Plain educator Irafaan Abrahams wraps up the Irafaan Abrahams New York City Marathon Million Rand Challenge. The brainchild of the energetic teacher, affectionately known as Vinnige Fanie, was launched in September 2011, ahead of Irafaans’s entry into the elite marathon... Continue Reading →

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Don’t miss out on this one night only PURE LOVE CONCERT – 14th February 2012

Don’t miss out on this one night only PURE LOVE CONCERT – 14th February 2012 Dinner Package – R250.00 per person includes 3 Course Dinner PURE LOVE CONCERT and entry to Exclusive After Party Dinner Menu Starter Butternut Soup Mains Grilled Chicken Salad Chicken breast fillet on a traditional Greek Salad OR Butternut Ravioli (v)... Continue Reading →

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The winners of the 2012 Laureus World Sports Awards

London, February 6, 2012 – The winners of the 2012 Laureus World Sports Awards have been unveiled at a globally televised Awards Ceremony in London. Among the highlights were a record-equalling fourth Laureus Award for US surfer Kelly Slater and a double success for Northern Ireland golf with both Darren Clarke and Rory McIlroy being... Continue Reading →

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