Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Sports Minister Zizi Kodwa is leading the South African delegation at the Conference of Parties (COP9) to the International Convention Against Doping in Sport, which began in Paris on Wednesday. The conference will consider issues of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), compliance to the International [...] Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Africa's first Netball World Cup begins in Cape Town on Friday and thousands of players, officials and spectators have arrived in the city. Organizers have spent years preparing for the global showpiece and fan parks have been set up to ensure that the event is [...] Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Archbishop Desmond Tutu has thrown his support for world champion athlete Caster Semenya who is fighting to compete at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. She is appealing to the European Court of Human Rights against a ruling restricting testosterone levels in female runners. Semenya who won [...] Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Olympic champion Caster Semenya has confirmed that she will appeal to the European Court of Human Rights against its ruling restricting testosterone levels in female runners. Semenya who won gold in the women's 800 metres at the 2009 World Championships, the 2016 Summer [...] Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA)   -  Senegal, due to its "historical and fraternal relations" with Morocco, has been chosen by the Cherifian Kingdom as the guest of honour at the Casablanca International Exhibition to be held from 26 to 29 March, an official source told PANA here Thursday. The "Africa Sports Expo 2020" [...] Full text...