Author: Prudence Makoge
Amy Ackerman and Johanita Scholtz continued their domination in the All Africa Championships when they won the women’s doubles gold medal at the 2026 edition at the University of Botswana Indoor Sports Centre. South Africa won three medals, in the women’s singles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles. For the 20-year-old Ackerman, this was the fifth time she has won the women’s doubles, and the third with Scholtz, who successfully defended their title from 2025 in Cameroon. Ackerman also twice won with her partner Deidre Lourens in 2023 and 2024. Ackerman also finished with a silver medal in the mixed doubles…
Watch as Team GB’s women lose 10-6 to Switzerland to leave them on brink of missing out on the semi-finals. Source link
Today Global Citizen, one of the world’s largest movement to end extreme poverty, announced that Grammy® Award-winning global superstar Doja Cat will headline the third edition of Move Afrika, the groundbreaking music touring circuit led by international artists fuelling Africa’screative economy. Entering its third year, the 2026 edition of Move Afrika will continue to expand across Africa. Rwanda will serve as a host country, joined by South Africa, as the tour continues to expand, creating jobs and economic opportunities across the continent. The tour will begin with Move Afrika: Kigali at the BK Arena on March 17 and continue with…
The Springbok Women’s Sevens finished the opening tournament of HSBC SVNS 2, played in Nairobi, Kenya, in second place on the log at Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya, on Sunday, 15 February, 2026. South Africa won both their matches on Sunday, building good momentum for the final two legs, in Uruguay and Brazil in South America, where the top four sides will have a chance to play in the top tier HSBC SVNS Rugby Championship. A commanding 33-5 bonus-point win over China in the opening match on the final day meant that the winner of the clash against Argentina…
L-R. (Specialty Doctor in Dermatology, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu) Dr Chukwuka Ifeanyi Robert; (Consultant Dermatologist, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) Kano) Dr Faiza Sadauki; (Consultant Dermatologist, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH)) Dr Ehiaghe Anaba; (Consultant Dermatologist, University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, & President, Nigerian Association of Dermatologists (NAD)) Prof Altraide Daseltima; (Consultant Dermatologist, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH) Dr Ayesha Akinkugbe; and (Consultant Dermatologist, Federal Medical Center, Keffi ) Dr Gboyega Olarinoye; at the official launch of the NAD Anti-Skin Bleaching Campaign, hosted by Eucerin, held at LUTH Dermatological Clinic, LUTH Annex, 24, Harvey Road, Yaba,…
Look no further than Rassie’s cunning plan – South Africa ships them out, and ships them back in. The post Keo & Zels: Boks are blueprint for world domination appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. Source link
Credit: Instagram The Super Eagles defender and player for Birmingham City, Bright Osayi-Samuel, enjoyed one of his best football moments during the 2025 African Cup of Nations tournament. He was the starting right-back throughout his tournament and enjoyed a great form, pushing Nigeria to the semi-finals before being eliminated by the host country, Morocco. After the AFCON tournament, I spoke to Bright Osayi-Samuel, and he talked to me about his AFCON form and journey, playing for the Super Eagles, his professional journey, playing in Turkey, moving to England and some of the surprising things about him. Most profiles mention that…
Team SA teenager Thomas Weir was one of 49 competitors who were unable to complete the brutal Alpine Skiing Men’s Slalom course at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Monday. The 17-year-old South African was given a placing of 82nd on the first run of the event, where only 44 of the starters managed to register a time. The slalom is the shortest Alpine ski race, with athletes typically finishing in a time of 50-60 seconds and the most number of turns. Skiers have to ski down a course, weaving through a series of gates set up in quick succession until…
Kaizer Chiefs were disappointingly knocked out of the CAF Confederation Cup following a 2-1 defeat to Zamalek at the Suez Canal Authority stadium in Ismailia, Egypt, on a nail-biting final group stage match day on Saturday. Juan Bazerra gave the hosts a 53rd-minute lead before Abdallah El-Said doubled the lead in the 72nd minute. Glody Lilepo pulled a goal back three minutes later, but the White Knights held out to take first place in Group D. OPINION | Why Kaizer Chiefs’ CAF Confederation Cup exit might be a good thing Coupled with Al Masry’s 2-0 victory over ZESCO United in the…
The great Williams Shakespeare was evidently a man who had his way with words, so when he used the term “fool” in relation to love, he hardly meant it as pejorative. For example, in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the subtext of Puck’s famous line suggests that love can be a form of madness: “Lord, what fools these mortals be!” In As You Like It, he presents love as a form of sickness that turns his characters into irrational beings. In Much Ado About Nothing, Beatrice and Benedick start as intelligent characters averse to love, only to end up acting as…