Springbok wing JP Pietersen recently called time on an illustrious playing career which saw him making 70 Test appearances for the Springboks and winning a coveted gold medal at the Rugby World Cup in 2007, a year after making his international debut. It was therefore not surprising when a string of tributes poured in from […]

Sport, Arts and Culture Minister, Nathi Mthethwa, has expressed sadness at the passing of sport broadcaster, Sandile kaNqose. The popular broadcaster, who always had a ready smile, reportedly passed away on Monday at the age of 42. A die-hard sport fan, who had an insatiable passion for broadcasting, Nqose resumed his career at eNCA in […]

Cricket Australia (CA) has today announced that its Test tour of South Africa, which was scheduled to take place later this month, has been postponed due to health concerns. Australia had named its squad on Wednesday, but today CA said in a tweet: “Today we informed Cricket South Africa that we believe we have no […]

Barefoot running legend Zola Budd (54) has shared her experience of suffering from Covid-19, and its impact on her running. Zola said she felt compelled to share her experience in order to inform other runners. Taking to social media, Zola said she and her daughter had both recently been diagnosed with Covid… and fortunately both […]

The Springbok Women will hit the ground running at the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand in September after being drawn to face France in their opening match in Auckland. The team will play the French, who are currently in fourth place on the Women’s World Rankings, at Eden Park – the venue of the […]

South African expat Marnus Labuschagne is being hailed a legend in the making for his consistent great performance for Australia’s national cricket team, after striking a century in the opening day of the fourth test between Australia and India at the famous Gabba, the Brisbane Cricket Ground. Compliments for the South African-born player included “he’s […]

All non-professional football in South Africa has been suspended by the SA Football Association (SAFA) in the wake of the sharply rising Covid-19 cases in the country. The suspension includes training sessions, courses, workshops and all matches. The decision will be reviewed by SAFA by 31 January 2021. SAFA said in a statement: “This extraordinary […]

As opinions in SA are divided over 85-year-old South African golf legend Gary Player’s acceptance of President Donald Trump’s Presidential Medal of Freedom yesterday, just a day after violent riots at Capitol Hill where four people died, South African investigative journalist Micah Reddy weighed in on Friday afternoon with the following thread on Twitter. Reddy […]

South African golf legend Gary Player (85) yesterday controversially accepted the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Donald Trump, despite calls to refuse it, including from his own son Marc. Player – a nine-time Major champion – was meant to receive the award in March but it was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Even […]

Millions of South Africans are mourning the deaths of two prominent sports people – Athletic South Africa former President, Leonard Chuene and former Kaizer Chiefs captain, Ryder Mofokeng. Chuene died on Friday, 1 January 2021 while Mofokeng passed away on Saturday, 2 January 2021. “What a sombre way to welcome 2021; two respected sports people […]

Cape Town City and Bafana Bafana midfielder Thabo Nodada takes a long view of professional and personal success, even if that means making difficult decisions and putting hard graft before glitz. His isn’t a typical football story, nor is his approach to money that of the stereotypical big-spending soccer star. At school he was a […]

Five parents – whose children have allegedly been disadvantaged by Netball South Africa (NSA) – have agreed to be part of AfriForum’s court case at the International Netball Federation (INF), where the organisation has a case against discrimination in school netball. This signifies progress in the case for AfriForum, who were last month informed by […]

International cricketer, JP Duminy is on a mission to save two young South Africans’ lives. “Right now, there are two young South Africans awaiting bone marrow stem cell transplants, whose families can’t afford the cost of finding a donor,” says JP. “One is a 6-year old boy from Gauteng who has been diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic […]

Three Springbok Rugby World Cup winners, Tendai ‘Beast’ Mtawarira, Bismarck du Plessis and Bryan Habana, were named in the World Rugby 15’s Team of the Decade as part of the World Rugby Awards Special Edition held on Monday evening. There was also special recognition for Siya Kolisi and his Springbok colleagues for their fundraising efforts […]

Cricket South Africa (CSA) and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have agreed to postpone the remaining matches in the current One-Day International (ODI) Series being played in SA. The decision was taken jointly by the two Boards to ensure the mental and physical health and welfare of players from both teams, CSA said in […]

South African football coach Pitso Mosimane (56) is the toast of the town, country and continent as Cairo and the rest of Egypt and Africa celebrate not only his team Al Ahly’s win at the CAF Champions League on Friday, but the talent, belief and tenacity of Mosimane himself in propelling the team to victory… […]

South Africa’s netball stars wrapped up their Test series against Malawi with a match to spare after another impressive victory, this time 62-29, over their opponents at the Sun City Superbowl. The Proteas went into match day two as the team high on confidence following the South African win on Thursday in the first Test. […]

It’s said that there’s almost nothing you can’t buy on the black market. This week on Carte Blanche, the SA current affairs show finds out that in the streets of Cairo in Egypt, where poverty is rife, there’s another more terrifying industry – the sale of human body parts… The Illegal Trade of Human Organs […]

South Africa’s Proteas were too strong for Malawi in an impressive 65-25 in their first Test at the Superbowl in Sun City. South Africa started as they meant to continue, with the first break coming from the fourth centre pass and from then on it was one-way traffic. Proteas defenders Phumza Maweni and Shadine van […]

Diego Armando Maradona, one of the world’s greatest sportsmen of all time, has passed away at the age of 60, reportedly from a heart attack at a rented home in a gated community in a suburb north of Buenos Aires. Tributes have poured in from around the world for the legendary Argentinian football player, and […]

Just like when she takes to the track, and gives it her all, a determined Caster Semenya is not giving up her fight to win the right to compete with other female athletes in the 800m event. Undaunted by the loss of recent appeals, and egged on by the support of her Parliament, and fans […]

South African and African sailors have hailed the appointment of Philip Baum as one of the vice-presidents of World Sailing. A former president of SA Sailing, Baum was chosen for the position at the recent elections in which China’s Quanhai Li was elected as the new World Sailing president. The newly appointed board of directors […]

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has commended Banyana Banyana and Bafana Bafana for their victories in two successive days in Africa’s premier soccer contests. “Our women’s and men’s national teams have brought great pride and joy to football supporters across our nation. “Friday the 13th was a day of good fortune for our men’s team. […]

The South African mining magnate and billionaire owner of the Mamelodi Sundowns soccer team, Patrice Motsepe, who is also President Cyril Ramaphosa’s brother-in-law, is standing as a candidate for the position of president of the Confederation of African Football, a position that has been in the news lately because of questions hanging over the incumbent […]

It was exactly a year ago today, on 2 November 2019, when the Springboks created a story for the ages – a team battered and bruised, with very little prospect of victory at an international championship, rises from the ashes to take the coveted crown. That was the case for the Springboks in 2019 when […]