The curtain closes on the 2019 Rugby World Cup this Saturday with South Africa
locking horns with England in a blockbuster final set for the International Stadium in
Yokohama, Japan.

A group of researchers are adamant they are too close to coming up with a new vaccine to prevent tuberculosis.

Meanwhile, the SABC announced yesterday that the Rugby World Cup final between the Springboks and England will be broadcast live on SABC 2 from Yokohama, Japan following an agreement that was reached with Supersport.

SABC’s net losses in the past financial year amounted to R482million and R410million of it was the cost of sports rights, Mxakwe says they had to find a way to address this.

During this period, the SABC also had serious financial challenges which saw it also struggling to acquire new and fresh content.

Negotiations between SABC and SAFA took over a year to conclude and in that period Bafana matches were not shown on SABC channels with only away matches where the broadcaster had a deal with CAF managing to be broadcast.

SABC and SAFA decided to put side all the other issues and put the interests of the nation first to pave the way for the new broadcast deal to be concluded.

Defender Rushine de Reuck says he has fond memories of Maritzburg United’s famous Nedbank Cup run two seasons back, adding that he wanted another taste of those good feelings when they shift focus to the Telkom Knockout this weekend.

Ntseki has also taken this opportunity to wish the Springboks well in their Rugby World Cup final against England in Yokohama, Japan on Saturday.

Ntseki was an assistant to his predecessor Stuart Baxter when they met the Black just before the AFCON tournament during their camp in Dubai.