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1 month ago | 
fullview.co.za | Kevin Rademeyer |Western Cape
By Kevin Rademeyer. In a move that has sent shockwaves through the rugby world, two-time World Cup-winning Springbok flyhalf Handré Pollard is set to return to the Vodacom Bulls at the conclusion of the current English Premiership season.
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2 months ago | 
fullview.co.za | Michael George |Western Cape |Alex Brotherton
By Michael Vlismas. GEORGE, Western Cape – Jacques Blaauw beat the weather and the fading light to post an impressive nine-under-par 63 for the clubhouse lead on a difficult opening day of the NTT DATA Pro-Am at Fancourt on Thursday. Heavy rain forced a lengthy suspension of the first round of this Sunshine Tour and HotelPlanner Tour co-sanctioned tournament and resulted in two restarts as the three golf courses of The Links, Montagu and Outeniqua recovered from the downpour.
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Nov 17, 2024 | 
fullview.co.za | Michael George |Western Cape
Staff Reporter. Jorge Martin claimed his first MotoGP title with a third-place finish at the season-ending race in Barcelona, which was won by his nearest challenger Francesco Bagnaia. Italian Bagnaia started the day 19 points behind Martin, but victory at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya was not enough to overhaul the Spaniard. “I am completely shocked,” said Pramac rider Martin, who took the title by 10 points. “This is for my family, for the people who are supporting me, this is for them.
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Nov 17, 2024 | 
fullview.co.za | Michael George |Western Cape
By Michael Vlismas. George, Western Cape – There’s no place like home, and Dean Burmester certainly feels it. Burmester’s return home to the Sunshine Tour this week saw him win the Vodacom Origins of Golf Final at Oubaai Golf Estate by seven strokes on Sunday, matching the second largest margin of victory in the history of this series. Jared Harvey owns the record for the largest margin of victory with his eight-stroke triumph in 2017.
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Nov 16, 2024 | 
fullview.co.za | Michael George |Western Cape
Katie Falkingham, BBC Sport Journalist. Taylor Fritz became the first American to reach the ATP Finals title match in 18 years as he defeated Alexander Zverev in a thrilling three sets. Fritz progressed to Sunday’s final in Turin, Italy, with a 6-3 3-6 7-6 (7-3) victory – his fourth over the German second seed this year alone. He will face the winner of tonight’s second semi-final between world number one Jannik Sinner and Norway’s Casper Ruud.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
fullview.co.za | Emma Smith |Michael George |Western Cape
By Emma Smith, BBC Sport journalist. @ATP. Carlos Alcaraz is on the verge of exiting the 2024 ATP Finals following a straight-set defeat by Alexander Zverev in Turin. Second seed Zverev secured top spot in the group with a 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 win and will face American Taylor Fritz in the semi-finals. Alcaraz, who only won one of his three group matches, must await the result of tonight’s match between Andrey Rublev and Casper Ruud.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
fullview.co.za | Michael George |Western Cape
By Michael VlismasGeorge, Western Cape – Tiger Woods had the Arnold Palmer Invitational and his eight wins there. Jack Nicklaus had an affinity for The Masters with his six victories. Gary Player has his 13 Investec South African Open titles. And Jean Hugo has the Vodacom Origins of Golf series. With his 12 victories in total, Hugo is the undisputed master of the longest running pro-am series of tournaments on the Sunshine Tour.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
academic.oup.com | Cape Town |Western Cape
Tuberculosis is the leading cause of death among people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV; PWH) globally [1]. Tuberculosis incidence during pregnancy and post partum is higher than during other periods [2–4]. Pregnancy may be an opportune time to offer tuberculosis preventive treatment (TPT), given higher tuberculosis mortality risk and higher engagement in care relative to other periods [5, 6].
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
fullview.co.za | Michael George |Western Cape
By Rebecca Campbell. The UK Energy Systems Catapult sought to help South Africa leapfrog the errors the UK had made, in seeking to create a net-zero carbon emissions energy system. So highlighted Energy Systems Catapult advisor Brendan O’Neill, addressing the Southern African Sustainable Energy Conference (SASEC) 2024, via video link from the UK, on Thursday. SASEC was being held in Somerset West, near Cape Town. The Catapult was an independent entity, he explained.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
fullview.co.za | Michael George |Western Cape
By Michael Vlismas. George, Western Cape – Oliver Bekker produced a phenomenal 10-under-par 62 to lead the first round of the Vodacom Origins of Golf Final at Oubaai Golf Estate on Thursday. Although there was placing in round one, Bekker’s bogey-free round was still just one shot off the joint course record held by course designer Ernie Els and Sunshine Tour professional Jovan Rebula.
