VIDEO:- Bulls vs Highlanders Super Rugby highlights

Despite scoring four tries to the Highlanders’ two, the Bulls lost the match as Sopoaga produced a kicking masterclass with a perfect seven from seven.

It was a great smash and grab performance from the Highlanders who only had 35 percent of the ball. They made 170 tackles and missed 24 while the Bulls only had to make close to 50.

The Bulls’ scrum dominance resumed as normal, with Lizo Gqoboko filling the void left by Pierre Schoeman seamlessly, winning the man-of-the-match award in his first Super Rugby start. However, the Highlanders nullified the Bulls’ driving maul excellently, which had previously been a key weapon for the Pretoria side. Tactically, the Bulls perhaps should have taken the three points at times.

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As mentioned above the Bulls h

Eskom topbestuur bespreek kragvoorsienaar se geldkrisis in Amerika

Die topleiers van Eskom is tans in Washington D.C. in Amerika om met beleggers en finansiers te praat oor hoe hulle Eskom uit sy huidige verknorsing gaan haal, het Nelisiwe Magubane, nie-uitvoerende direkteur van Eskom, Donderdag gesê.

Magubane het voor die parlement se staande komitee oor toedelings verskoning gemaak dat Jabu Mabuza, voorsitter van Eskom, en Phakamani Hadebe, waarnemende uitvoerende hoof, nie Donderdag hul afspraak met die komitee kon nakom nie.

Calib Cassim, waarnemende finansiële hoof, is ook saam op die uitstappie na Washington D.C. as deel van ’n internasionale toer na finansieringsinstellings en beleggers.

Magubane, voormalige direkteur-generaal van energie, het aan die komitee gesê Eskom is op koers om kontrakte te hersien en korrupsie uit te roei en verwag ’n beter ouditverslag vir die lopende boekjaar. Sy sê ’n permanente uitvoerende hoof behoort binnekort aangekondig te word en ’n permanente finansiële hoof sal

The Wine production in South Africa is drying up in the water crisis

South Africa is set for a steep decline in wine production in 2018 as the country grapples with a water crisis ravaging Cape Town and surrounding areas, a Paris-based global organisation said Tuesday.

Africa’s top wine producer is set to produce 8.6 million hectolitres of wine this year, down 20.4 percent down from 2017, the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) said in a statement.

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The Western Cape region has gone without significant rains for more than three years, forcing South Africa’s second city to slash residential water consumption.

While cautiously welcoming the water shortage’s impact on improved grape flavours, South African winemakers have been struggling with the drought, which has sown panic across the Cape Town area.

Rugby News: Bryan Habana calls time on career

Springbok legend, Bryan Habana has announced that the current season will be his last in professional rugby.

The 34-year old has been plying his trade at French Top 14 outfit, Toulon and has spent much of the current campaign in the sidelines as he has been plagued with injuries, which have seen him not taking part in any competitive action since the start of 2018.

He made the announcement on Tuesday, as he took to social media, saying he would have preferred a better end to his career.

“I, like most, would have liked my career to have ended differently, but sometimes things don’t turn out quite the way we hope for,” he wrote.

“So at the end of this season, it’s time to say goodbye and thank you to the game I so dearly love.”

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Super Rugby News: Latest results, table and fixtures for the weekend as on 22 April

Brumbies 20-25 Jaguares
The Jaguares pulled off another stunning victory in Canberra on Sunday. The men from Buenos Aires shocked the Rebels last weekend and many were wondering if they could bag another away win.

They were on the front foot from the outset with Matias Orlando crossing the line in just the fourth minute and despite a few late tries from the Brumbies, the Jaguares went into the break 13-10 ahead.

Chance Peni’s try in the 67th minute kept the hosts in the game, reducing the gap to three points once more, but any hopes of mounting a comeback were soon quashed when Emiliano Boffelli scored with only 10 minutes left on the clock.

The win sees the Jaguares move above the Stormers on the SA conference.

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Sharks 24-17 Stormers

British family reunion barbecue in South Africa turns into bloodbath

Retired David Thomas, 67, wife Brenda, 61, and close friend Shaun Vorster, 51, were tackled to the ground and tied up as victim Heila Kilian, 63, died before them from a single shot.

A Brit has described the harrowing moment a family reunion barbecue turned into a bloodbath when five armed men attacked his South African home and shot his sister-in-law through the heart.

Retired David Thomas, 67, wife Brenda, 61, and close friend Shaun Vorster, 51, were tackled to the ground and tied up as Brenda’s sister Heila Kilian, 63, died before them from a single shot.

Despite the horrific scene, devout Christian Brenda told their attackers that God still loved them – quoting scripture with a knife to her throat.

The group was enjoying a barbecue at 10pm in the back garden of their Questus Lighthouse home near Stilbaai, in the Western Cape when suddenly the men in masks and boiler suits pounced.

Father-of-two David was dragged into the darkness, had his head smashe

Springbok tickets: England at Newlands : Everything you need to know

Want to go watch the Springboks take on England at Newlands in June? Be prepared to pay a pretty penny. Details of how much tickets will cost and when they will go on sale was announced on Friday.

The Springboks will host England for an incoming tour in June – and details of tickets are being announced in drips and drabs. Details of tickets for the opening match in Johannesburg was announced in March.

Details for the Test at Newlands, on 23 June 2018 was released on Friday by WP rugby.

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Rugby News: Jake’s “racist” XV for Wales Test slammed by ex-Bok

Ollie believes Jake has good intentions, but he would be following a “racist policy”.

Former Springbok coach, Jake White has caused a bit a stir in rugby circle’s by suggesting that incumbent, Rassie Erasmus put out a predominantly black team in his first Test in charge, and this did not go down well with former prop, Ollie Le Roux.

The Boks take on Wales in a once-off Test in Washington DC on Saturday, 2 June, with a three-match series against England beginning a week later – and White feels this makes for a perfect opportunity for Erasmus to make some headway towards achieving some transformation targets.

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Jake White urges Rassie Erasmus to be racist and pick black players against Wales

Former Springboks coach, Jake White feels the upcoming once-off Test against Wales is the perfect opportunity for the side’s new mentor, Rassie Erasmus to signal a commitment to transformation.

The Boks take on the Dragons in a historical match, that will be played at Washington DC on 2 June, a week before they are set to take on world number two, England, in a three-match series.

The Test falls outside World Rugby’s official international window, which could pose problems for Erasmus if he’s looking to strengthen his squad with overseas-based players, and White feels he can work around this by selecting a predominantly black team – also getting a head start towards the 50% quota that will be calculated across the season.

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The Cape Town International Airport set for a name change

EFF leader, Julius Malema’s call for the renaming of Cape Town International Airport (CTIA) sparked a great debate over the weekend, and according to IOL, a name change is on the cards. Delivering an eulogy at late struggle stalwart, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s funeral held in Soweto on Saturday, Malema threw down the gauntlet as he suggested that the airport be renamed Lees Meer …