Prof Karabus thanks South Africa

Professor Cyril Karabus, who arrived at Cape Town International Airport on Friday following eight months’ detention in the United Arab Emirates on charges of which he was finally acquitted, thanked South Africa for its support during his ordeal.

New Mandela statue for Parliament

A new statue of Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first democratically elected president, will be mounted at the Union Buildings in Pretoria and Parliament in Cape Town, Arts and Culture Minister Paul Mashatile announced on Thursday.

World Champs to showcase MTB trials

When the UCI MTB & Trials World Championships get under way in Pietermaritzburg in August, South African cycling fans will get a close-up look at trials, a discipline not well known in Africa, and one which demands extreme levels of skill from its participants.