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Amm to jet off to India for over-60 World Cup

“Cricket is in my DNA.” Anyone who is aware of 61-year-old Peter Amm’s cricket legacy will understand his personal take on his long association with the gentleman’s game. Amm’s selection to the South Africa squad to play in the over-60…

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Sports, arts and culture minister Nathi Mthethwa, speaking at the National Convention on Nation Building, Social Cohesion and Safe Communities.Image: Nathi Mthethwa via Twitter.
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Meeting could decide future make-up of Cricket SA

Cricket South Africa’s board and its member’s council will be engaged in a meeting on Saturday that for all intents and purposes could decide the organisation’s future after Sports Minister Nathi Mthethwa’s ultimatum to them on Thursday.…

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The Institute of Race Relations has welcomed an announcement by Cricket SA that there will be no racial “targets” in selecting the national squad for the upcoming Cricket World Cup. Image: Cricket SA via Facebook
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Soon-to-be-released IRR poll shows over 80% of South Africans prefer merit in sport

The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) says a new poll‚ which is to be released later this year‚ shows that 83% of South Africans – and 82% of black South Africans – believe that merit should be the only criteria for selecting national…

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