The news has just broken that a young woman, sorry man, in Stellenbosch died after falling ill with swine flu. It’s the first swine flu death in SA. The Western Cape Health Department’s Faiza Steyn confirmed this saying, “We’ve had ou...

The FIFA bigwigs have put their heads together and given South Africa an “eight out of ten” for the hosting of the Confederations Cup. Peel away the spin and that probably translates into a six out of ten, which is not flattering. South...

International star, Moby has just released his new album called “Wait For Me”. Check out this animated video interview, as Moby and his friend, “Dog” discuss the new material. To stand a chance of winning a Moby hamper filled...

Move over Duimpie Bayly and your Demarcation Committee. It looks like the Advertising Standards Authority is to decide on that vexatious pocket (pace Elmari Swart and Izak Smit) full of frogs aka SA terroir. Reacting to a complaint by Cape Point...

Is Mark Benson the first victim of the UDRS virus? Benson abruptly walked out of a Test match after the second day and needed to be replaced. He was said by officialdom to be ill, but it did not stop him catching a flight home from Australia. Benson...

For those who tought the game is getting better for bowlers (ie. covered wickets, etc) here is further proof. Pakistani batsmen Riffatullah Momand and Aamer Sajjad set a new world record for a second-wicket stand when they piled on 580 runs in a...

A few weeks ago, Orlando Pirates CEO Floyd Mbele had the club supporters baying for his blood after claims that he was instructing coach Ruud Krol who to pick in his squad. It had emerged that Mbele almost always handed Krol a list of players he should...

So India are top of the world. Well, big deal. This ICC Test match ranking list is just so much hype. What does it mean in the greater scope of world cricket? Zilch. Australia were top for what seemed a lifetime, then South Africa were top and it...