South African cricket umpire Rudi Koertzen, who retired in July 2010, is still in the game – as the newly appointed International Cricket Council’s regional umpire performance manager for Africa.
The choir of Stellenbosch University took part in the World Choir Games in Shaoxing, China, in July, and walked off with a world title in two categories.
After years of battling polio outbreaks, Nigeria is making impressive progress in eradicating the highly infectious disease, Microsoft chairperson Bill Gates said.
Hosting the 2010 Fifa World Cup has undoubtedly benefited South Africa, with national pride, employment opportunities, the economy and investor confidence all receiving a welcome boost. • World Cup: 97% of SA 'more proud
"Our hosting of the World Cup was, and has been, about the creation of new realities and the destruction of old myths and pessimism about South Africa," Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said at the Financial Times Future and Legacy Dinner on 22 July. Read the full speech. • A legacy of harmony and pride
Laser physicist Dr Christine Steenkamp is one of three African women scientists, out of a group of 12, who recently received international recognition for their work at a ceremony in Beijing, China. • SA scientist lauded for polar work
Children’s basic rights in war-ravaged Sudan will now be better protected, thanks to a recent breakthrough agreement between Unicef and Darfur’s biggest rebel group. • Glimmer of hope in Sudan
Suddenly, after 20 years of relative neglect, African agriculture is a hot topic, with a substantial growth in production and a new interest among major donors in funding the sector. • Improved maize for Africa
Scientists at the University of Arizona have bred a mosquito that is immune to malaria infection. With about half the global population at risk of contracting the disease, and the global malaria-related death toll approaching 1-million people annually, this could save millions of lives. • Scientists abuzz over mosquito
About 50 US healthcare volunteers have arrived in KwaZulu-Natal to offer specialist services in some of the province’s disadvantaged rural areas. • Rural health gets R9m boost
South African Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk has been appointed chair of the World Economic Forum's aviation, travel and tourism industry agenda council for 2010 and 2011. • South African golf prodigy wins the British Open
