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Cricket South Africa slammed for naming only one black player in T20 World Cup squad: ‘We have gone backwards’ | Cricket News

Former South Africa sports minister Fikile Mbalula has questioned Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) make up of the T20 World Cup squad – calling out the inclusion of only one black player – Kagiso Rabada – among the 15 named by the Proteas. CSA’s current target requires the national team to field as many as six players of color in their squad during a season, of which at least two must be black African. The 15-man provisional squad named by South Africa last month included six players of color – Rabada, Reeza Hendricks, Bjorn Fortuin, Keshav Maharaj, Tabraiz Shamsi and Ottniel Baartman – but Rabada is the only black African included. While Lungi Ngidi will be travelling alongside the team, the pacer has been named as a reserve, which doesn’t fulfill the target set for the national side. Pointing the same, South Africa’s former sports minister Fikile Mbalula criticised the board on X. “Only 1 African player selected in the Proteas Team for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 Team. Definitely a reversal of the gains …

The CSA launches an IoT Device Security Specification and certification program for smart home devices

As useful as connected devices like video doorbells and smart lights are, it’s wise to exercise caution when using connected tech in your home, especially after years of reading about security camera hacks, fridge botnet attacks, and smart stoves turning themselves on. But until now, there hasn’t been an easy way to assess a product’s security chops. A new program from the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA), the group behind the smart home standard Matter, wants to fix that. Announced this week, the CSA’s IoT Device Security Specification is a baseline cybersecurity standard and certification program that aims to provide a single, globally recognized security certification for consumer IoT devices. Device makers who adhere to the specification and go through the certification process can carry the CSA’s new Product Security Verified (PSV) Mark. If that security camera or smart lightbulb you’re buying carries the mark, you’ll know it has met requirements to help secure it from malicious hacking attempts and other intrusions that could impact your privacy.  “It’s a huge step forward to have a global …

CSA Announces South Africa Women’s Squad For Australia Test

Laura Wolvaardt (image: CSA) Cricket South Africa announced their Women’s Test squad for their first-ever Test match against Australia. Laura Wolvaardt has been named as the captain of the Women’s Test Squad for the Australia Test match. During the South Africa Women tour of Australia 2024 a total of 3 T20Is, 3 ODIs and 1 test were scheduled to play between January 27 to February 18. Along with Laura Wolvaardt, experienced faces like Marizanne Kapp and Chloé Tryon have also been included in the South Africa test squad for the Australia test match. The squad includes top-order batter Tazmin Brits, and wicketkeeper Mieke de Ridder. In addition to this, seamers Ayanda Hlubi and Masabata Klaas have also been included in the squad. All-rounders Eliz-Mari Marx and Delmi Tucker also featured in the squad. South Africa last played in a Test match against England in Taunton in 2022 that ended in a draw. South Africa coach Hilton Moreeng looked at the Australia Test as a great opportunity. “It’s a great opportunity for us as a team, it’s …