Fog lifts from South African cricket
Winter brings to Venice fog so thick, the poet Joseph Brodsky wrote, that finding your way back home is simple regardless of how new you are to this city of tormentingly tiny, twisting lanes and identically beautiful squares. The tunnel your body made through the soupy shroud on the outward journey will remain unfilled for a long time after you have passed. So merely retrace your steps. In San Francisco, the fog that makes the Golden Gate Bridge look as if it has floated into the scene from a JRR Tolkien novel has a name - Karl - and its own twitter account, which posts in the first person. "All that is sunny does not glitter, not all those in the fog are lost," is Karl's tagline. Cape Town is in that league. More water than three times its annual average rainfall billows over Table Mountain every year in the form of fog. The flat-topped peak that offers the heart of the city a hug is often quilted in thick, grey-white wetness that tumbles over the mountain's craggy edges with heart-stopping relentlessness before flowing down the foothills and into the streets below. To the west along the Atlantic seaboard, the ocean disappears and is denoted only by mournful blasts from a lonely foghorn.
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Dewald Brevis lights up opening night at SA20
Dewald Brevis starred with an unbeaten 41-ball 70 to help MI Cape Town to a winning start in the SA20 2023 tournament opener against Paarl Royals. Having restricted Royals to a modest 142/7 despite the half-century from Jos Buttler and captain David Miller's 42, Brevis killed the chase with a blistering start and a 90-run opening stand to script a comfortable eight-wicket win, also securing a bonus point. Jofra Archer struck in his opening over, the third of Royals' innings after MI invited them to bat first. Buttler, however, led the recovery in a 36-run stand with fellow Englishman Jason Roy. A couple of quick strikes again pegged back Royals, reducing them to 56/3 in the 10th over before Buttler joined hands with Miller. The pair put on 48 runs for the fifth wicket stand in 6.1 overs to propel their side past the 100-run mark. The opener, however, was cleaned up after missing a scoop shot on a full toss from Olly Stone soon after notching up his half-century. Miller and Eoin Morgan tried to up the ante, taking Sam Curran to the cleaners with a six each in the 18th over but Archer returned in the 19th to pick successive wickets and push Royals on the backfoot again. Morgan was run out last ball, trying to sneak in the extra run, as Royals finished with a 142 on a pitch that didn't exactly look conducive to shot-making.
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Precious penguin facts that will melt your heart
It's no exaggeration to say that the penguin is one of the world's most beloved creatures. Their adorable waddles and stylish dress sense make them just about irresistible. While there is no shortage of love in the world for these funny, flightless birds, there is a glaring shortage of protection for them and their habitats. Many species of penguins are endangered, and as the global climate crisis continues to worsen, the species who call the ice caps of Antarctica home seem fated to witness their world disappear from beneath their feet. Awareness works wonders, so let's look at just a few of the countless reasons we should help our penguin friends. Read on to learn more about our wobbly friend, the penguin.
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