Articles tagged ‘Proteas’
Cast the Last of the Proteas vs. Sri Lanka, Test One
By Ben | July 29th, 2006 |
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Will South Africa’s cricket side get an away-from-home win? It’s not easy to do in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where the likes of Muttiah Muralitharan haunts the wicket. Here’s how you can find out:
Fixture schedule: SA United Cricket Board
Live match scores on the web: Cricinfo.com
TV schedule: Supersport
Stories from the 06-07 May 06 Weekend: What You Missed
By Ben | May 8th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
SA Blog brings you South Africa news from the weekend which you may not have seen. (Note: over time, some links may expire, as stories are archived.)
Hunters kill famed Kruger lion. One of two lion brothers, which have been favorites of Kruger Park tourists and their cameras for years, has been shot as a hunting [...]
Stories from the 29-30 April ‘06 Weekend: What You Missed
By Ben | May 1st, 2006 | Add a Comment »
SA Blog brings you South Africa news from the weekend which you may not have seen. (Note: over time, some links may expire, as stories are archived.)
Prince Harry descends. The royal hell-raiser comes to our neck of the, erm, jungle (Lesotho, to be precise) to launch a charity for AIDS orphans. IOL | News24 [...]
Stories from the 22-23 April ‘06 Weekend: What You MIssed
By Ben | April 24th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
SA Blog brings you South Africa news from the weekend which you may not have seen. (Note: over time, some links may expire, as stories are archived.)
Cold snap hits Cape Town, but lights stay on. The city’s tenuous electricity supply held over the freezing weekend, but dreaded load-shedding may begin again this week. Cape Times [...]
South Africa’s Cricketers Win a Test!
By Ben | April 20th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
By golly, they’ve done it! South Africa’s national cricket side, known as the Proteas, have won a bona fide-five day test - for the first time in the long and soon-to-be-finished season - and against credible opposition, no less.
The first test against the visiting Black Caps from New Zealand was a see-saw affair, with both [...]
Stories from the 15-16 April ‘06 Weekend: What You Missed
By Ben | April 17th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
SA Blog brings you South Africa news from the weekend which you may not have seen. (Note: over time, some links may expire, as stories are archived.)
Robbie Williams thrills faithful on “Good Thursday”. The pope of pop did his best Chuck Norris imitation in Cape Town, shrugging off illness to rock Green Point stadium, just [...]
Stories from the 08-09 April ‘06 Weekend: What You Missed
By Ben | April 10th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
SA Blog brings you South Africa news from the weekend which you may not have seen. (Note: over time, some links may expire, as stories are archived.)
200-ton nuclear power plant spare part safely in Koeberg. OK, it’s not exactly news from the weekend, but SA Blog couldn’t squeeze in a mention last week. The massive [...]
South Africa vs. New Zealand: Cricket Schedule
By Ben | April 7th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Their subjugation to the Australians in test cricket complete (SA suffered a 3-nil whitewash during the Aussies’ recent visit here, though we won the ODI series in spectacular fashion) the Proteas get a chance to rebound against New Zealand, who’ve arrived in the country for three tests, and begin a 4-day warm-up against the “Rest [...]
Stories from the 01-02 April ‘06 Weekend: What You Missed
By Ben | April 3rd, 2006 | Add a Comment »
SA Blog brings you South Africa news from the weekend which you may not have seen. (Note: over time, some links may expire, as stories are archived.)
Robbie Williams and Leonardo DiCaprio avoid the paparazzi. The two stars are in town for a concert and movie, respectively, but the local photographers don’t seem to be up [...]
Stories from the 25-26 Mar ‘06 Weekend: What You Missed
By Ben | March 27th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
SA Blog brings you South Africa news from the weekend which you may not have seen. (Note: over time, some links may expire, as stories are archived.)
Metallica Drains Cape Town of Electricity. Metallica hit the stage at Green Point stadium on Saturday - and the lights went out. Power was quickly restored to the concert, [...]
