Proteas Test squad announced: AB de Villiers makes long-awaited return

AB de Villiers and Dale Steyn will make their return to the Proteas Test side in the experimental four day match against Zimbabwe on Boxing Day in Port Elizabeth.

The veteran duo who made their debut in the same venue as that of the once-off day night Test return to the fold alongside all rounder Vernon Philander who last played in the last Test against England at The Oval in July before being sidelined by injury.

South Africa have had to do without de Villiers in white clothing for almost two years, thanks to a self-imposed absence where he cited “managing his workload” in an effort to elongate his career.

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The 33-year old’s hiatus exposed a vulnerability in the Proteas’ batting line-up as perform

Rand turbo-boosted in the wake of Ramaphosa win

The Rand enjoyed broad stability for most of last week and in fact gained on all of the G10 currencies leading up to the ANC elective conference over the weekend. The Ramaphosa result helped it kick on from Monday.

The rally was aided in part by a weaker US Dollar, although it advanced far further than other emerging market currencies. There has since been a bit of a pull back, but this bit of good news is something South Africans at home and abroad should enjoy.

This week started with the appointment of Cyril Ramaphosa as the new ANC president, positioning himself as the champion against corruption and state capture. By the time the Ramaphosa win was officially announced, the ZAR went into “sell the news” mode with USD-ZAR getting scooped off its March 12.54 level.

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How South Africans reacted to Cyril Ramaphosa becoming ANC president

South Africans have gone ballistic online after the news broke that Cyril Ramaphosa is the new ANC President. CR17 has won the day, or has it?

After days of waiting, South Africans were finally greeted with the news that Cyril Ramaphosa has been officially elected as the new president of the ANC. With millions of South Africans watching the ANC Elective Conference, social media quickly exploded with strong reactions. As usual, we’ve gathered some of the best ones for your pleasure.

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Then, as the results of the rest of the top six came in, people began to panic and express their doubt.

ANC President: Cyril Ramaphosa (Outgoing – Jacob Zuma)

Deputy President: David Mabuza (Outgoing- Cy

Which countries provide free education at a university level?

Jacob Zuma will be leaving the ANC with one hell of a task to complete. The outgoing president is doing everything he can to ensure free education is made available to South African university students.

His plans are controversial, to say the least. He hasn’t yet revealed the sources of funding for the project, which will require billions of rand to make feasible. Despite the nobility of the plan, Zuma is being criticised for ‘cynically timing’ the announcement too.

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However, free education is something that works in other countries, dotted all across the world. It’ll be a scary leap into the unknown for South Africa, but they won’t be on their own. Here’s a list of every other country that provid

SA Rugby to remain mum on Coetzee’s future until 2018

Those waiting on SA Rugby to announce the decision regarding embattled Springbok coach Allister Coetzee’s future will have to wait until next year before there is any word on that.

In a media release on Friday, SA Rugby said that they would not be in a position to respond to questions on the matter until the New Year.

“A number of meetings and reviews are in progress on all national teams, after which plans for all teams in 2018 will be confirmed,” SA Rugby said.

Coetzee managed just seven wins, beating France (four times), Argentina (2) and Italy, in the Boks’ 13 Tests in 2017, also suffering heavy defeats to New Zealand and Ireland, going down 57-0 and 38-3 respectively.

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This brought his over

’n Koninklike, feestelike feesweek

Ons woon baie naby aan Hampton Court-paleis in Londen, die afgelope week het ons die BBC se Good Food’s Festive Feast van 8 tot 10 Desember bygewoon.

Ons het ons kersvoorrade aangevul met bederfies wat deur vaklui geskep is – en net betyds vir Kersfees! Wonderlike geskenke vir kosliefhebeers! Ons het die vermaak geniet, asook met kersliedjies en feestelike klassieke musiek deur plaaslike kore saamgesing.

Ons is geïnspireer deur die kookdemonstrasies in die Feeskombuis. Ons het ons ook vergaap aan die Tudor-akteurs by dié historiese paleis en die oggenddiens in die kerkie bygewoon, asook ’n orreluitvoering deur Richard Hills. Hoewel die weer Vrydag nog sonnige, dog koud was, het dit Sondag begin sneeu.

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How Shaun Abrahams’ dismissal could stall ANC Electives

As glorious as it has been seeing Shaun Abrahams forced out of his job as the NPA Director today, we’re afraid this will probably have some influence of the ANC Electives next weekend. There is something creepily unhealthy about Shaun’s relationship with Jacob Zuma. In fact, the latter has already begun his appeal against the decision made in the North Lees Meer …

Trailer alert: First look at ‘SuzelleDIY’ starring as a bridezilla in Tali’s Wedding Diary

ShowMax has just released the first trailer for their debut original series, Tali’s Wedding Diary, a mockumentary starring Julia Anastasopoulos (aka SuzelleDIY).

Premiering on 14 December 2017, Tali’s Wedding Diary follows a self-obsessed Sandton princess (Julia) who’s moved to Cape Town and is filming the build-up to her wedding to her property-agent fiancé Darren (Anton Taylor, star of the popular web series Jozi Shore and the award-winning short Money, Keys, Phone).

“Tali and Suzelle are very different characters,” says Julia. “Everyone loves Suzelle, but audiences are going to love to hate Tali – she’s definitely a bridezilla, who’s determined to have the perfect wedding, with or without her husband-to-be.” She says while Suzelle would love Tali, Tali would find Suzelle irritating.

Tali’s Wedding Diary was inspired by Julia’s own wedding to SuzelleDIY director Ari Kruger. Their shared sense of humour was part of what brought them t

South African court doubles Oscar Pistorius’s prison sentence

A South African appeal court has more than doubled the former Paralympian Oscar Pistorius’s prison sentence for murdering his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.

The supreme court of appeal (SCA) increased Pistorius’s sentence from six years in prison to 13 years and five months.

Pistorius killed Steenkamp, a model and law graduate, by firing four bullets from a handgun through a closed toilet door in his luxury home in Pretoria on Valentine’s Day 2013. He claimed he had mistaken her for a burglar.

Steenkamp’s family welcomed the longer sentence and said it showed that justice could prevail in South Africa. “This is an emotional thing for them. They just feel that their trust in the justice system has been confirmed this morning,” Tania Koen, a spokeswoman for the Steenkamp family, said on Friday.

The SCA said Pistorius “displays a lack of remorse, and does not appreciate the gravity of his actions”.

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Allister Coetzee laughs off suggestions that his time at the Boks may be up

Bok coach Allister Coetzee is quite adamant he is going nowhere following suggestions that his time at the helm is drawing to a close after a less-than-satisfactory two years pulling the reigns.

Since Coetzee took over from Heyneke Meyer in 2016, the Boks have won less than half of their 24 games so far, registering just 11 wins.

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According to SA Rugby Mag, Coetzee and other members of the coaching team could find themselves seeking employment elsewhere as SA director of rugby Rassie Erasmus is set to make some significant changes in the setup next year.

There have been rumours that the Bok head coach, alongside his assistant Matthew Proudfoot are both looking at a move back to Japan where they once worked