Zille says a petition signed by 40 000 South Africans will form part of the submission they will make in response to parliament's invitation for written comments on the NHI.

South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) Chief Operating Officer Patience Shikwambana says they are still hopeful that athletes participating in the IAAF world athletics championships in Doha, Qatar will still bring home medals. The games started on Friday and will end on Sunday but there is still no medal for team SA. SA finished third in the medal table in London two years ago with six medals (3 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze).

Dolphins coach Imraan Khan says Senuran Muthusamy fully deserves his selection for South Africa. The young all-rounder was handed his first cap by the Proteas in the first Test against India in Visakhapatnam earlier today (Wednesday).

Cape Town Blitz coach Ashwell Prince is happy with the squad they have assembled for Mzansi Super League (MSL) 2.0 that takes place next month. The Newlands-based team, who finished as runners-up in the inaugural season last year, have held on to their usuals, like Quinton de Kock, Dale Steyn, Anrich Nortje, Asif Ali, Janneman Malan and George Linde, all players that excelled for them during their 2018 run to the final.

Bidvest Wits struck late in the second half to earn themselves a 1-0 victory over Chippa United in the Absa Premiership on Tuesday evening. The result moves the Clever Boys up to second place, two points ahead of Polokwane City who play host to Stellenbosch FC on Wednesday. Wits coach Gavin Hunt says he knew that playing in Mdantsane was going to be difficult for his side as he believes that the Sisa Dukashe Stadium pitch is the biggest in the country.

AmaZulu coach Jozef Vukuzic was delighted for his players after they ended a run of five months without victory by edging Cape Town City 2-1 in their Absa Premiership meeting in KwaMashu on Tuesday night. It was new coach Vukuzic’s first win in his third game since taking charge and the Slovak was delighted afterwards.

Golden Arrows head coach Steve Komphela feels his side had better chances after they failed to convert against Kaizer Chiefs on Tuesday night. Arrows extended their winless run in the Absa Premiership to five games after suffering a 2-0 defeat to the Soweto giants.

Chippa United have dropped one place to the bottom of the Absa Premiership standings following their 1-0 loss to Bidvest Wits at the Sisa Dukashe Stadium in Mdantsane, East London, on Tuesday night. This was the Chilli Boyz’s fourth loss in eight matches having drawn the other four games. Mbuyiselo Sambu, who was the Chilli Boyz’s caretaker coach last night, reckons that his players’ lack of confidence was their undoing during the match.

Kaizer Chiefs are going to the extended international break sitting comfortably four points clear at the top of the Absa Premiership after beating Golden Arrows 2-0 in a league game played at the FNB stadium on Tuesday night. Daniel Cardoso converted a penalty in the first half and Nkosinathi Sibisi scored an own goal in the second half to hand Chiefs their third win in a row and record six wins from eight matches this season. What is impressing Chiefs head coach Ernst Middendorp is to see his team grinding out the results.

Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus has promoted prop-forward Tendai “Beast” Mtawarira, Hooker Bongi Mbonambi and lock-forward Lood de Jager to the starting lineup for their crucial Pool B clash against Italy this Friday evening.