Author: Prudence Makoge

[ad_1] Cricket South Africa has announced the home schedule for the 2025/26 international season, with the Proteas Women headlining next summer’s fixtures with white-ball tours against Ireland and Pakistan across all major cricket venues in South Africa, in Johannesburg, on Thursday, 20 March, 2025. Both tours consist of three T20 Internationals and three One-Day Internationals, with South Africa set to welcome Ireland from 5 – 19 December 2025; and Pakistan from 10 February – 1 March 2026.  The Pakistan series also marks the first round of the new International Women’s Championship (IWC) cycle, leading up to the 2029 World Cup.…

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[ad_1] Photo credit: temiotedola/Instagram Temi Otedola is stepping into 29 with purpose, style, and a wardrobe that never misses. Celebrating her new age, the actress and fashion girlie kept it chic in a draped blue dress, chunky gold jewellery, and mustard heels. Temi never misses a fashion moment, especially when it comes to her birthdays. With a simple, yet profound caption, she declared: “29 will be the greatest yet!! Happy birthday to me.” From front-row fashion week slays to the little details that elevate her everyday looks, Temi has mastered the art of bold yet refined style. And this birthday…

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[ad_1] Saturday’s clash in Llanelli presents Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu with a chance to settle at flyhalf for the Stormers, who are excited to have Damian Willemse back. The return of the Springbok playmakers from lengthy injury lay-offs could be a game-changer for John Dobson’s troops against Scarlets at Parc y Scarlets in round 13 of the Vodacom URC. With Manie Libbok likely sidelined for the season, Feinberg-Mngomezulu is set to take the reins at No 10 – a role the versatile 23-year-old excelled in for the Springboks in 2024 – and Stormers attack coach Dawie Snyman is eager to see him…

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[ad_1] Kirsty Coventry has been elected as the first woman president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Africa’s most decorated Olympian and Zimbabwe’s minister of sport since 2018 secured a majority of votes in the first round of the election process at the 144th IOC Session in Greece. The 41-year-old Zimbabwean was chosen over six other candidates, including Lord Sebastian Coe, the two-time 1500m Olympic gold medallist and president of World Athletics and Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr, the 65-year-old IOC vice-president and son of the seventh IOC president, Juan Antonio Samaranch. She will become the 10th president, succeeding Thomas Bach, who will…

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[ad_1] Nikki Laoye and her husband, Soul Snatcha are celebrating in the most special way: they’ve just welcomed their baby girl into the world. What makes this moment even more incredible is that it comes around the same time as their third wedding anniversary. Talk about perfect timing. Nikki shared the exciting news on Instagram, describing it as a perfect display of God’s love and mercy: “Look at God. Our Princess arrived on our 3rd year wedding anniversary. Only God could have planned this. A perfect display of God’s love, goodness and mercy towards us…one we can never forget. Happy…

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[ad_1] Have you ever heard of dry Bofrot or Toogbei? This Ghanaian snack is similar to Nigeria’s buns and is a street food favourite in Accra. According to Ghanaian food blogger Toms, it’s best enjoyed with a soft drink of your choice. To prepare Bofrot, she starts by combining all-purpose flour, nutmeg, salt, sugar, and yeast in a bowl, mixing everything thoroughly before setting it aside. In another bowl, she cracks two eggs, separating the yolks from the whites—she explains that this keeps the Bofrot from turning yellow. She then adds milk, pineapple flavour, and water to the eggs and…

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[ad_1] Rising hurdles star, Tumi Ramokgopa, stole the show on Wednesday night, with the sprint sensations setting new SA U20 records at the ASA Grand Prix 2 meeting at UJ Stadium in Johannesburg in Gauteng on Wednesday, 19 March, 2025. National senior record holder Marioné Fourie took the hurdles win in 12.69, setting a world leading with her season’s best, edging under 13 second ahead of Cuba’s Greisys Roble in La Habana on 14 February this year.  Even though she didn’t win her race, 17-year-old Ramokgopa was also in record-breaking form, taking second place in the women’s 100m hurdles race…

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[ad_1] There’s a way people talk about Nigerian artists on the global stage, as if their influence starts and ends with hit features or chart-topping Afrobeats songs. The focus is usually on who Ayra Starr is featuring in her song, who Burna Boy is performing with, which American rapper Wizkid is standing next to, or how Tems’ voice carries a chorus. But there’s a bigger story here. Long before a song becomes a global hit, decisions are being made like who writes the lyrics, who produces the beat, who brings the right energy to a track. And more often than…

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[ad_1] Coach John Plumtree has revealed that Eben Etzebeth’s omission from this week’s Sharks squad is due to an injury he picked up during the Springbok alignment camp. While Bok centre Andre Esterhuizen is set to return from injury off the bench against Zebre at Kings Park on Saturday, lock Eben Etzebeth and fullback Aphelele Fassi remain sidelined. Scrumhalf Grant Williams was also absent from the Sharks 23 announced on Friday. TEAM: Bok giant back for Sharks Etzebeth has been out of action since December due to recurring concussion symptoms, but that’s not the reason for his absence this week.…

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