Ngwana wa ko gae. A child from my home. A befitting phrase that Linda Motlhalo has become accustomed to especially while wearing the iconic yellow and green national colours of South Africa on national team duty. “I still remember when Linda first came into the national team. Small bodied, tiny-sized but a player full of skill and someone for the future. I remember watching her in the U17s and U20s and I could tell that this one is for the future,” Banyana Banyana captain Ref

Impact Beyond, the long-term legacy programme underpinning Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027 and Women’s Rugby World Cup 2029, has been launched today by The Hon Anika Wells MP, the Australian Federal Minister for Sport, with AUD $30-million investment from the Australian Government to harness the transformative power of Australia’s hosting of back-to-back Rugby World Cups, driving sustainable growth, opportunity and positive impact across Australia and the wider Oceania region. The

Emirates Skywards is expanding how its global base of members can explore Europe, unlocking access to more than 12 000 rail destinations across the continent with the newly launched Skywards Rail (https://apo-opa.co/4wvGmPw). With access to over 40 major operators across 12 European countries, Emirates Skywards members can now use their Miles to purchase rail tickets seamlessly via the dedicated booking tool (www.SkywardsRail.com) either online or via their mobile devices, in

Afrobarometer (www.Afrobarometer.org) highlighted the value of citizen-generated data for policy making through a hands-on technical workshop at the 2026 Africa Evidence Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 23-24 July 2026. Convened by the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA), the Network of Impact Evaluation Researchers in Africa (NIERA), and the Policy Studies Institute (PSI), the summit gathered more than 400 researchers, scholars, policy makers, civil society organisa

Oh, what a night. Tears, laughter, disbelief, belief, records and the currency that every team is measured by - medals. Team SA’s swimmers have certainly stamped their mark on the Tollcross International Swimming Centre at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. Another five medals took the Team SA tally from the pool to 16 with one night remaining and it’s not beyond the realms of possibility that we see the total grow to 20. The tears came from women’s 50m breaststroke gold me

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus made it crystal clear on Tuesday that the team’s first priority this week was to prepare as well as possible for their one-off clash against Argentina in Buenos Aires next weekend but he said the game would play a crucial role in their planning for the forthcoming Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry (RGR) series in August and September. The Bok squad assembled in Johannesburg on Sunday and had two days of training. They will enjoy a day off on Wednesday to