2 December 2024– Banyana Banyana are looking forward to giving hosts Jamaica a sterner test when the two nations meet again at the Catherine Hall Stadium in Montego Bay on Monday.
The Sasol-sponsored South African senior women’s national team lost the first meeting 0-3 on 29 November 2024, at the same venue and will be determined to make amends in the second international friendly match tonight.
Banyana Banyana will be looking to correct their errors in this second match and Head Coach Dr Desiree Ellis said her team will have to be more deliberate when going forward against the Reggae Girlz.
“We had a great video analysis session with the players, and we know that going into the second match we will have to be aggressive upfront. We are good at creating chances and staying compact at the back, but it will be important that we make use of our chances.
“One of the main reasons for these matches was to see new players, and we will continue to give as many players as possible a chance to play, but this is also always dictated by the match itself,” she said.
Ellis said they are looking for an improved performance tonight, as they are still preparing for next year’s WAFCON.
Meanwhile, the match will be live on Youtube and kick off is at 02h30 on Tuesday morning (South Africa time) as Jamaica is seven hours behind South Africa.
2 Sedimonthole 2024- Sepodisi kwa Christiana, se batlisisa kgetsi ya morago ga loso. Se se tla morago ga gore setopo sa monna o sa itsiweng se bonwe kwa nageng.
Go begwa fa setopo sa monna o sa itsiweng, se bonwe gaufi le mafulo a leruo kwa nageng kwa motse-setoropong wa Utlwanang, gaufi le Christiana mo letsatsing la maabane.
Sebueledi sa sepodisi mo sedikeng sa Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati, Sarasanta Tryphosa van Rooyen are: “Sepodisi se ile sa bilediwa kwa lefelong la tiragalo. Go fitlha ga jaana, moswi ga itsiwe.
“Ga gona matshwao ape a bontshang fa monna o a bolailwe. Fela, ga se re itse gore loso le ka tswa le bakilwe ke eng. Seo se tla itsiwe morago ga diteko tsa loso.”
Picture: The North West MEC for Community Safety and Transport Management, Wessels Morweng
By KEDIBONE MOLAETSI
2 December 2024- The North West MEC for Community Safety and Transport Management, Wessels Morweng has noted a preliminary ruling by the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria.
Morweng said the ruling follows an urgent application filed by a group referring to itself as Mining Affected Communities United in Action.
In the case filed on 30 November 2024, Morweng has been cited as first respondent.
“I have indicated that the department will comply with the court ruling. The department’s legal team is studying the judgement, but has hastened to indicate that they are intending to oppose the ruling.
“The next hearing is on 5 December 2024,” he said.
2 December 2024- Two-time defending champions Johannesburg were untroubled on the opening day of the SPAR National Netball Championships, hosted by the City of Johannesburg on Monday.
The home side comfortably won both of their two opening matches. Their first encounter was against eThekwini, a side new to the A section after competing in the B division last year. The KZN team battled to keep up with the defending champions who, despite some inaccurate shooting, managed to claim a 69-35 victory.
It was then on to a Jukskei Derby against Tshwane. Some may have expected a closer match between the two, but the Johannesburg side raced to a 21-9 lead by the end of the first quarter and never looked back.
Tshwane did improve during the course of the match and even won the final quarter by one goal, but that first-quarter deficit was just too large to make up, with Johannesburg ultimately winning 63-42.
Johannesburg coach and former SPAR Proteas captain, Dr Elsjé Jordaan said afterwards she was happier with her side’s second match of the day.
“I’m pretty pleased. I think we were better in the second game on rounding off – working so hard, punishing them and then getting the reward. The calmer the shooters are when they receive the ball, the more accurate they become.
“But it is challenging – it is quite hot out there and it’s physical so it’s about running legs and running players. As soon as you think a player is settling, you realise you need to make a change,” she said.
Jordaan said whoever is going to win this will be the team that manages their team the best. She further said in terms of consistency, they are still not where they want to be, but she thinks overall a good first day for them.
Tshwane coach Erin Burger explained that several players were unavailable for the side, but she believes the team will improve as the tournament progresses. They claimed a 48-42 victory over the South African under-21 side, who are also competing in the A section, before their loss to Johannesburg.
“It’s a new team and I think they’ve got a lot to give. It’s just to get the combinations to settle and to settle in under pressure.
“I think as the tournament goes, we’ll get stronger as a team as they get to know each other under pressure on court,” added Burger.
Burger agreed with Jordaan’s sentiments regarding the heat.
“This is still the start, it’s a long week. The heat is going to play a big role. I think the changes you make as a coach, how the bench comes on court, is going to play such a big role later,” she said.
Meanwhile, apart from Johannesburg, the other teams to retain a clean sheet with two victories on the opening day were Cape Town, who beat Ekurhuleni 57-45 and Dr Kenneth Kaunda 51-47 and Cape Winelands, who were thrilled with their 51-46 victory over last year’s runner-up Mangaung after beating Nelson Mandela Bay 56-24 in their opener.
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