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The South African
2 days ago
- Politics
- The South African
Cape Town school given green light to change name
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has upheld the decision to rename DF Malan High School in Bellville to DF Akademie, marking a definitive step toward distancing the institution from its apartheid-linked origins. Originally named after former Prime Minister Daniel François Malan – a key architect of apartheid – the school has faced mounting pressure to adopt a more inclusive identity. The name change, first proposed in 2021, received overwhelming support from the school community, with 85% of over 3 400 voters backing the new name. Despite the consensus, a group of individuals, including descendants of Malan, challenged the process in court, arguing the School Governing Body (SGB) had exceeded its legal mandate and failed to consult properly. The SCA rejected those claims, affirming that the SGB acted within its powers under the South African Schools Act and that the consultation process was fair and rational. The ruling also upheld a previous Western Cape High Court decision in favour of the school. Ferdi Booysen, chair of the SGB, welcomed the judgment, saying it validated a process that involved parents, teachers, and students. 'This name change reflects a new chapter – one of unity and forward-thinking,' he said. In its ruling, the SCA noted that the new name aligns with democratic values and the broader transformation of public institutions in post-apartheid South Africa. The school is expected to officially transition to the name DF Akademie in the coming months. Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1 Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X and Bluesky for the latest news.
NDTV
10-05-2025
- Sport
- NDTV
"If IPL 2025 Doesn't Happen In A Week's Time...": Ex-England Star's Massive Reminder To India
The Indian Premier League 2025 has been postponed for a week due to the escalated tensions between India and Pakistan. As uncertainity looms over the edition, former England batter Dawid Malan has shared a gentle reminder for India. Notably, India are set to play a five-match Test series against England, starting June 20. It will be the start of the campaign for India in the World Test Championship cycle 2025-27. Malan reminded India of the series and said that if the tournament fails to get resumed after a week, it will might be moved to September. "If it doesn't happen in a week's time in India or Sri Lanka or somewhere like that like that, I suppose they will start in September. They got a massive Test series coming up against England in a few months' time, and the IPL has to be finished before that or start after that; logistically, it is quite a headache for the organisers," Dawid Malan said, speaking on Al Arabiya. "I guess they have to wait and see how next week plays out in terms of the safety concerns of players and people of both countries," he added. The decision to halt IPL 2025 for a week came on the back of cross-border tensions intensifying on Thursday night, leading to blackouts in Jammu, Udhampur and Pathankot as air strikes and drones from Pakistan took over the skies. It led to the game between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals being called off at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala, about 80 kms away from Pathankot, after just 10.1 overs of the first innings was completed. With the airport in Dharamshala and other north Indian cities closed, it presented logistical challenges for the BCCI to bring all stakeholders safely out of the hill station. As a result, players and support staff members of both PBKS and DC, along with match officials, commentators, broadcast crew members and other key IPL-related personnel were evacuated from Dharamshala by a bus taking them to Jalandhar on Friday morning, where a special train organised by the tournament took them to New Delhi. As of now, IPL 2025 has completed 58 games, with 12 matches left to be played in the league stage and is followed by the playoffs. Listen to the latest songs, only on
Hindustan Times
10-05-2025
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
‘If IPL doesn't happen in India or…': Malan picks window for tournament resumption, highlights ‘logistical headache'
Former England batter Dawid Malan reckons that the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season will resume in September if the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) are unable to get the competition underway in a week's time. The 18th edition of the T20 tournament was suspended for one week on Thursday due to the rising tensions between India and Pakistan. The BCCI's official statement clearly stated that the country's national interest comes first, and the board does not see fit for the tournament to go ahead right now, considering the war-like situation on the borders. The overseas players of all ten IPL franchises have already begun travelling back home and one awaits further clarity from the BCCI regarding the resumption of the tournament. Malan reckons that if the BCCI are unable to get the competition up and running in a week's time in India or Sri Lanka, then only the September window can be utilised because of India's upcoming five-match Test series against England, beginning June 20, 2025. 'If it doesn't happen in India or Sri Lanka in a week's time like that, I suppose they will start in September. They got a massive Test series coming up against England in a few months' time, and the IPL has to finish before that or start after that; logistically, it is quite a headache for the organisers," Dawid Malan said, speaking on Al Arabiya. "I guess they have to wait and see how next week plays out in terms of the safety concerns of players and people of both countries,' he added. Malan also said that if the tournament has to resume in a week's time, the only options for venues are India, UAE, and Sri Lanka. He said South Africa cannot be considered because of the weather. The IPL was shifted completely to South Africa in 2009 owing to general elections in India. The IPL was suspended midway in 2021 as well owing to the Covid-19 pandemic and the remainder of the tournament was then played in the UAE in September. 'It's not the first time it has happened with the IPL, not in terms of severity, that has been going on between the two countries, but COVID hit back in 2020/2021, and they moved the IPL to the UAE midway through," said Malan. "There are options they have played in South Africa before. Realistically, if they have to start in a week, they have to do it in India or the UAE. South Africa wouldn't be an option, considering it will be winter there,' he added. On Thursday, just hours after the IPL suspension, former England captain Michael Vaughan had said that the remainder of the IPL 2025 season can be finished off in the UK. "I wonder if it's possible to finish the IPL in the UK .. We have all the venues and the Indian players can then stay on for the Test series .. Just a thought?,' he wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
BBC News
13-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Bess' maiden century leads Yorkshire to record win
Rothesay County Championship Division One, Headingley (day three)Yorkshire 456 & 315-4 dec: Bess 107, Malan 76*; Allison 2-28Worcestershire 162 & 105: Roderick 27; Hill 4-23, White 2-16, Thompson 2-22Yorkshire (24 pts) beat Worcestershire (3 pts) by 504 runsMatch scorecard Former England spin-bowling all-rounder Dom Bess posted his maiden century in the County Championship before lunch on day three against Worcestershire before Yorkshire's bowlers wrapped up a record-breaking 504-run victory in double-quick came in as nightwatchman late on day two and reached 10 overnight. He reached three figures off 115 balls shortly before being bowled for 107 on the stroke of batted on for just less than half an hour after lunch, declaring their second innings on 315-4 and setting up an almost impossible target of 610 for a side who batted out 200 overs for a draw against Somerset at Taunton last then took a screamer of a diving catch at cover just before tea. Afterwards, he added another catch at first slip as Worcestershire crumbled to 105 all out, giving Yorkshire the record for the largest victory by a runs margin in Championship for the Pears, there was no sign of the Taunton resistance as Yorkshire claimed a 24-point haul to three. This was just a task too tall as George Hill finished with 4-23 from 7.1 overs of White and Jordan Thompson struck twice each and Ben Coad and Adam Lyth lost their last eight wickets for 33 either side of tea, falling from having come in at the fall of the first wicket late on day two, shared in partnerships of 77 for the second wicket with James Wharton and 100 for the third with Dawid Malan, the latter who made 76 not out off 64 the morning, Lyth was caught and bowled one-handed by Ben Allison for 35 and Wharton caught at deep midwicket off Matthew Waite for large parts, Worcestershire had every outfielder posted on the boundary made run-scoring like child's play for players such as Bess, Malan and, after lunch, Jonny Bairstow, who blasted 44 not out off 26 balls before declaring to leave Worcestershire needing to bat out a minimum of 163 overs for a second successive unlikely playing his 102nd first-class match this weekend, had only scored one previous century in first-class cricket - 107 for the MCC in a champion county friendly against Essex at the start of seamers blew Worcestershire away for 162 in the first innings, taking eight wickets during the second while they were made to work much harder during the Pears' second innings, they chipped away at the wickets to leave themselves almost certain the score on 28 in the 12th over, Hill trapped Jake Libby lbw before Thompson forced the other opener, Gareth Roderick, to drive to Bess at cover in the clung on to a beauty of a catch to leave the Pears suffered a significant blow in the over before tea when Ethan Brookes was bowled leg-stump through the gate by the part-time off-spin of Lyth, and at 72-3 the task of survival was looking a forlorn one for the theory was strengthened with three more wickets in the opening seven overs of the evening as the score fell to 90-6, including the departure of Waite - the hero of Taunton last Hose tried to leave new ball seamer White alone and lost his off-stump. Kashif Ali, on 22, also tried to leave alone against the same bowler and was trapped in between, Coad had Waite caught behind down was the beginning of the end, with Yorkshire winning only their ninth Championship match at Headingley since the end of struck again to remove injured Brett D'Oliveira and Allison, and Thompson got Tom Taylor. D'Oliveira and Taylor were caught at first slip and Allison then wrapped things up by getting Jacob Duffy caught Reporters Network supported by Rothesay
BBC News
11-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Malan misses out on ton but Tykes dominate Pears
Rothesay County Championship Division One, Headingley (day one)Yorkshire 425-8: Malan 98, Lyth 67, Hill 63; Duffy 3-114Worcestershire: Yet to batYorkshire (4 pts), Worcestershire (2 pts)Match scorecard England international Dawid Malan hit a classy 98 as promoted Yorkshire enjoyed a healthy start to their County Championship Division One clash with Worcestershire at struck 12 fours and a six as the Tykes closed on 425-8, aided by Adam Lyth's 67 and George Hill (63), helping to steady a brief home wobble after lunch which included the unfortunate scalp of home captain Jonny Finch's short ball seemed to brush Bairstow's stomach rather than his glove on its way through to wicketkeeper Gareth Roderick, but umpire Mark Newell viewed it batting out the final 200 overs to draw with Somerset at Taunton on Monday, Worcestershire made an errant start with the ball but did Zealand quick Jacob Duffy mirrored his side's day. He improved markedly to finish with three wickets on his being Put in by Pears captain Brett D'Oliveira, Yorkshire raced to 49 without loss after 10 overs as Lyth shared an opening stand of 55 with opening partner Fin Bean, who was caught at third slip for Lyth then shared 68 through to early afternoon with second-wicket partner James Wharton, whose eye-catching 44 included four fours off one Taylor over. But the hosts then slumped from 123-1 in the 35th over to 179-4 in the 48th When Bairstow was edged Duffy, undone by extra bounce and away movement - before Lyth miscued an expansive pull off former Yorkshire all-rounder Matthew Waite to deep backward square-leg. And when Bairstow fell controversially, cutting an astonished figure as he left the field, Worcestershire had an Malan, in only his second first-class match since July 2023, was in dominant form, including a slog-swept six over deep midwicket off Kashif Ali's leg-spin to help him reach tea on 75 not edged a swish at Ben Allison behind in the early stages of the evening session before Jake Libby's part-time off-spin ousted Will Luxton, caught at deep then had Malan caught at second slip with the second ball of the 82nd over, the first with the new ball, and also trapped Dom Bess lbw, although Waite was still the stand-out Pears bowler with 1-53 from 15 Jordan Thompson then swayed things very much in Yorkshire's favour with a quick-fire 48 not out from 43 balls, dominating an unbroken ninth-wicket stand of 65 stand with Ben Coad (22).ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay
