Paarl Royals captain David Miller came to the rescue as he helped his side defeat Pretoria Capitals by six wickets in their Betway SA20 clash at Boland Park on Sunday afternoon.Miller belted an undefeated 28 runs to keep the Royals playoff qualification hopes alive. The Capitals came into the match as favourites after the Centurion -based side sat at the top of the table following their victory over Durban’s Super Giants last week. The visitors’ captain Wayne Parnell won the toss at Boland Park … [Read more...] about Miller leads Royals to victory over the Capitals
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Van der Merwe’s six of the best powers Sunrisers to bonus point win
Roelof van der Merwe delivered the bowling performance of the Betway SA20 thus far for the Sunrisers Eastern Cape to decimate Durban’s Super Giants at St George’s Park on Sunday evening.Van der Merwe claimed 6/20 to rout the Super Giants for just 86 in 14.4 overs. The Sunrisers won by a massive 124 runs to earn a bonus point. It was a near-perfect performance from the Sunrisers after they had earlier delivered a batting exhibition to post a mammoth 210/2. Half-centuries from openers Adam … [Read more...] about Van der Merwe’s six of the best powers Sunrisers to bonus point win
AFRICANX captures the heart of trail legend Nicholas Rupanga!
Republish for Free Republish This Story Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. “Let Nature Give You A Run For Your Money” South African trail running legend, Nicholas Rupanga (Kenilworth, Cape Town) will celebrate his 12th running of SA’s premier three-day stage trail run, the AFRICANX TRAILRUN that will return to the picturesque Houw Hoek Hotel (Western Cape) the weekend of Friday 17 to Sunday 19 March 2023. Not only is Rupanga one of two … [Read more...] about AFRICANX captures the heart of trail legend Nicholas Rupanga!
Gqeberha News: Treasured ‘shit’
Rain stops play in Gqeberha | SuperSport SuperSport Rain has stopped play at St George’s Park, Gqeberha, in the SA20 clash between the Eastern Cape Sunrisers and Durban Super Giants. Full Scorecard of Eastern Cape vs Super Giants 19th Match 2022/23 – Score Report – ESPNcricinfo ESPNcricinfo St George’s Park, Gqeberha. Toss, Durban’s Super Giants, elected to field first. Series. SA20. Season, 2022/23. Player Of The Match. Eastern Cape. ‘Gqeberha: The Empire’ isn’t without flaws but it has … [Read more...] about Gqeberha News: Treasured ‘shit’
Permanent stage 2 – 3 loadshedding is an admission of failure
Dear EditorThe announcement made by Eskom today that South Africa will be placed on permanent stage 2 or 3 loadshedding for the next 2 years is the clearest admission yet by the ANC government and Eskom that they have failed to solve the electricity crisis. This unprecedented step by Eskom will continue to place an onerous burden on the economy and our citizens. Essentially, South Africans are being asked to stay in the dark for four hours a day while paying extortionate electricity tarriffs … [Read more...] about Permanent stage 2 – 3 loadshedding is an admission of failure
Eskom and Government: Do Spin Doctors Ever Co-Ordinate?
On the one hand we have government saying that load shedding will ‘soon’ be a thing of the past whilst on the other hand we have Eskom advocating permanent load shedding.Just who is telling porky pies here? Of course this is an ideal opportunity for me to get on my high horse and rail against the root cause of all our power problems – the National Party. HUH? In the bad old days the National Party established Eskom with the aim of providing power for the country through this one single … [Read more...] about Eskom and Government: Do Spin Doctors Ever Co-Ordinate?
Into the Teens for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup
The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup is now just 19 days away, as the world’s leading cricketers share their excitement ahead of the event which begins on 10 February, when South Africa face Sri Lanka at Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town.The wait for Africa’s first Women’s T20 World Cup is nearly over with squads putting in their final preparations to contest the ultimate prize in T20 cricket. The 10 best teams in the world will be in action across three iconic venues, Newlands Cricket Ground in … [Read more...] about Into the Teens for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup
How the teams qualified for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023
Ten teams will head to South Africa for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 looking to follow in the footsteps of Australia and lift the trophy. Three years after Beth Mooney and Alyssa Healy inspired Australia to the title on home soil, they remain the team to beat. However, nine teams will have other ideas, with just the one change from the line-up in 2020 as Ireland take the place of Thailand, having come through a nail-biting qualifying tournament to book their spot. The first team to clinch … [Read more...] about How the teams qualified for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023
Sunrisers Eastern Cape v Durban Super Giants – Match 19 #SA20
After a nail biter of a match against the Joburg Super Kings on Saturday 21 January 2023 which the Joburg Sper Kings won by 5 wickets the Sunrisers returned to St Georges Park, Gqeberha for their penultimate home game of the tournament against the Durban Super Giants.See: Sunrisers Eastern Cape v Joburg Super Kings – #SA20 Match 17 At the time of todays match Durban’s Super Giants were on last place on the log with 8 points whilst the Sunrisers Eastern Cape were in 3rd place with 12 points on … [Read more...] about Sunrisers Eastern Cape v Durban Super Giants – Match 19 #SA20
The self-created energy crisis should not be used to justify an unaffordable 20-year Karpowership deal
OUTA opposes any deal with Karpowership. On 26 April 2022, OUTA filed a review application in the high court, seeking to overturn the National Energy Regulator’s decisions to grant the Karpowerships generation licences.OUTA says that for political zealots such as our Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, no crisis should go to waste. There is money to be made and positions to consolidate. South Africa’s energy crisis is to a great extent self-inflicted and we believe that it is being used to … [Read more...] about The self-created energy crisis should not be used to justify an unaffordable 20-year Karpowership deal
accident
An accident was originally simply ‘an event or mishap’.It came into English in the Middle Ages via Old French from Latin, ultimately derivind from the Latin caders, meaning ‘to fall’, which also gave us words such as cadaver, chance, decay, incident and occasion. The idea of an event ‘falling’ remains in the English word, befall. Later the meaning of accident evolved into ‘something that happens by chance’, as in the phrase ‘a happy accident’, and by the 17th century the modern meaning had … [Read more...] about accident
accident
An accident was originally simply ‘an event or mishap’.It came into English in the Middle Ages via Old French from Latin, ultimately derivind from the Latin caders, meaning ‘to fall’, which also gave us words such as cadaver, chance, decay, incident and occasion. The idea of an event ‘falling’ remains in the English word, befall. Later the meaning of accident evolved into ‘something that happens by chance’, as in the phrase ‘a happy accident’, and by the 17th century the modern meaning had … [Read more...] about accident
Betway SA20 Final sold out!
Tickets for the semi-finals at the Wanderers and Centurion selling fast Friday, 20 January: The inaugural Betway SA20 champions will be crowned in front of a full house with tickets for the final at the Wanderers on Saturday, 11 February sold out. It has been an exhilarating opening half of league matches, with the quality cricket and un-matched stadium experience drawing in fans at all six stadiums across the country. Tickets for the semi-finals taking place at the Wanderers and Centurion are … [Read more...] about Betway SA20 Final sold out!
CSA Wishes Legend Hashim Amla Well In Retirement
JOHANNESBURG: Cricket South Africa (CSA) has paid tribute to one of the greatest batters to grace the country, Hashim Amla, following his retirement from the sport on Wednesday.The 39-year-old played the last of his 349 matches across all three formats for the Proteas in 2019 when he stepped away from the international game. However, he continued to play domestically and most recently turned out for Surrey, who he helped win the English County Championship. Amla made more than 18 000 runs … [Read more...] about CSA Wishes Legend Hashim Amla Well In Retirement
acid
The word acid originally meant ‘sour-tasting’, and came from Latin acidus. The term seems to have been introduced by the 17th-century scientist Francis Bacon, who in 1626, for example, described sorrel as a ‘cold and acid herb’. The chemical sense came along at the end of that century because most common acids taste sour.The acid test was originally a method of testing for gold using nitric acid. An object made of gold will show no signs of corrosion if imersed in nitric acid, unlike one made of … [Read more...] about acid
