Prior to making a decision to postponed the 2020 Olympics on Tuesday, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the host country Japan had been under pressure from athletes and coaches to make the call due to the coronavirus.

Prior to making a decision to postponed the 2020 Olympics on Tuesday, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the host country Japan had been under pressure from athletes and coaches to make the call due to the coronavirus.

Prior to making a decision to postponed the 2020 Olympics on Tuesday, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the host country Japan had been under pressure from athletes and coaches to make the call due to the coronavirus.

Bishop KT Mkhize of Mount Zion Christian Centre in KwaZulu-Natal explains the decision to cancel their Easter services amid the coronavirus pandemic in the country.

More worrying for clubs, not just in football, but across all sports where seasons are still ongoing, was the challenge of keeping their players fit during these trying times. AmaZulu have devised programmes for each squad member and Dlamini hopes their players will follow these schedules in their own spaces during the lockdown period.

The current situation across the globe is unprecedented, with no one knowing how and when it will end. So far there have been nearly 20,000 deaths and close to 500,000 positive cases. South Africans in general have been slow to heed the warnings of the World Health Organisation (WHO). But in the last few days, things have started to change. Dlamini says things are extremely worrying and he urged all football fans to take the threat of the virus seriously.

Interim coach Ayanda Dlamini has revealed that AmaZulu have not trained since the first warnings over Covid-19 were issued by government, saying the club has taken the matter very seriously. This as latest figures on Wednesday jumped to over 700 positive tests, with the situation expected to worsen in the weeks ahead. South Africa will enter a 21-day national lockdown from midnight on Thursday as authorities move to curb the spread. All sport in not just the country, but globally, has been suspended, for nearly two weeks now, although some clubs have been continuing to train. Not Usuthu, though, as Dlamini says they have been trying to do the right thing.

The recently appointed Leaf-Write, who has taken over from Greg Fredericks, adds that the CGL is also in support of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s calls for the country to go into lockdown for the next 21 days. He concludes by wishing all South Africa a safe winter.

With Cricket South Africa (CSA) having had to make the difficult decisions of abruptly ending the season due to the raging Covid-19 Virus, Leaf-Write says they are fully behind the decisions taken for the safety of everyone. Despite also being poised to play the Warriors in a home-semifinal of the Momentum One Day Cup, Leaf-White has more.

The Wandile Gwavu coached Lions team have been named CSA Four-Day Challenge champions following a successful first half of the season where they have been sitting pretty on top of the log. Leaf-Write says he is confident that next season they can challenge for all three trophies.