insert_link Local Capricorn Group Changemakers create positive change this festive season It's the season to give, and Capricorn Group employees stepped into their role as Changemakers on Friday, 1 December 2023, to spread the holiday cheer by giving back to the most vulnerable communities as part of their Regional Christmas Drive. Changemakers from across the country joined specific activities and projects closest to their branch or department to set up gardens, serve meals, donate items, paint, and hand out Christmas goodies. […] todayDecember 4, 2023 11
insert_link Sport Scheffler wins Hero World Challenge by 3 shots World number one Scottie Scheffler fired a bogey-free 68 on Sunday for a three-shot win in the Hero World Challenge, where 15-time major champion Tiger Woods said he'd "come a long way" in his first tournament since April. Scheffler had four birdies in his four-under par 68 on the Albany golf course in the Bahamas, his 20-under total of 268 beating Austrian Sepp Straka by three shots to give […] todayDecember 4, 2023
insert_link Sport Gold Coast gives up bid for Commonwealth Games Australia's Gold Coast has scrapped its last-ditch bid to hold the 2026 Commonwealth Games, leaving the event in limbo as organisers race to find a willing host. The Australian state of Victoria was originally slated to host the Games, but unexpectedly pulled out in July this year citing an eye-watering cost blowout. The Gold Coast, a beachside city of some 600,000 people in Queensland, offered to step in -- but […] todayDecember 4, 2023 1
insert_link Sport Bavuma, Kagiso rested for India ODI’s South Africa's ODI captain Temba Bavuma and fast bowler Kagiso Rabada have been rested from their white-ball series against India later this month in order to prepare for the two Tests which follow. Bavuma captained South Africa to the semi-final at the recently completed World Cup and remains the appointed fifty-over captain but T20I skipper Aidan Markram will lead in his absence for the India seires. Gerald Coetzee, Marco Jansen and […] todayDecember 4, 2023 3
insert_link APO International Virtual Venue will bring a whole new game to the global football industry at World Football Summit Portuguese technology company Focus BC, will showcase Virtual Venue, a collaborative platform that supports organizers in planning and delivering events more efficiently, during World Football Summit Asia (www.WorldFootballSummit.com) in December 12-13 in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia); Validated by high-caliber organizations such as UEFA, FIFA or FIBA, Virtual Venue will seek to expand its footprint across the global football industry; The partnership between both organizations extends to World Football Summit events in 2024, […] todayDecember 4, 2023 1
insert_link APO International Lighting the Way Against Gender-Based Violence: inDrive and Partners Illuminate Khayelitsha with Solar Lights In a significant stride towards combating gender-based violence, the "Layita Khayelitsha" campaign is set to illuminate the streets of Cape Town's Khayelitsha township. This groundbreaking initiative, spearheaded by inDrive (www.inDrive.com) in collaboration with the local NGO Light UP, focuses on installing solar street lights across the community. Timed to launch in alignment with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on November 25, the campaign marks a […] todayDecember 4, 2023 3
insert_link APO International Mother’s relief as daughter given life-saving surgery by charity Mercy Ships Girl, three, had no surgeon who could treat her in home country of Sierra Leone; Charity in multi-year partnership with Ministry of Health to strengthen surgical system for children like Umu. A mother who lived in fear her daughter’s fast-growing tumor would suffocate her is rejoicing after a surgical charity gave her daughter life-saving surgery. Without a single maxillofacial surgeon in her home country of Sierra Leone, Yei had no one […] todayDecember 4, 2023 5
insert_link Sport Tough draw after Dubai victory for Blitzboks The two South African Sevens teams will both face the USA on the opening day of the HSBC SVNS Cape Town next Saturday, with the pools announced shortly after the Springbok Sevens team claimed a fifth consecutive title in Dubai on Sunday evening. The Blitzboks, who beat Argentina 12-7 in the Dubai final, will run out in the Mother City as the top seeds for the tournament in Pool A, […] todayDecember 4, 2023 3
insert_link Sport Drama in close Premier League matches Tottenham's Dejan Kulusevski headed a dramatic late equaliser in a six-goal thriller at Manchester City on Sunday after Liverpool staged a sensational comeback on a breathless afternoon in the Premier League. High-flying Aston Villa scored in the 90th minute to draw 2-2 at Bournemouth while 10-man Chelsea shrugged off a red card for captain Conor Gallagher to edge Brighton 3-2 on a day when 24 goals were scored in […] todayDecember 4, 2023 7