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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi releases wild Cheetahs which had become extinct from India, in Kuno National Park, in Madhya Pradesh, India on September 17, 2022. (Photo by Press Information Bureau/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

SA’s cheetahs destined for India ‘may be compromised’

Concerns remain that the translocation of African cheetahs to India is is ‘ecologically unsound’ and a ‘vanity project’

After 60 years, cheetahs return to Maputo Special Reserve

Historic conservation milestone for rewilding project in Mozambique

Race against time: Work goes on to rescue the De Winton’s golden mole

Environmentalists are trying to save South Africa’s obscure endangered species

Scientists are digging for De Winton’s golden moles, working on the mystery of the riverine rabbit and using mesh mattresses to save the unique Knysna seahorse

Bevin Fortuin (Tony Marshall/EMPICS/PA Images/Getty Images)

South African rugby’s blackballed coaches

Bevin Fortuin boasts a CV that should make top unions and franchises salivate at the prospect of having him on their books

Fan-tastic: The Cheetahs are the Currie Cup defending champions and the game against the Sharks is likely to see them field the strongest possible side.

It’s the end of rugby life as we know it

Super Rugby has lost the plot, but the 2019 World Cup will usher in a new global game

Tackling the problem: The Bulls managed to beat the Sunwolves last week but now face a daunting three-week tour of New Zealand.

Cheetahs should take a payout and sit tight till 2019

"Amid all the talk of a Super Rugby restructure, no one is suggesting that New Zealand needs to shed a franchise"

Boks: Some choices are simple

Allister Coetzee faces all kinds of problems, and pressure, when he picks the new squad

Wheeling and dealing an answer for Cheetahs

The Cheetahs’ ingenious agreement with Toyota should wake Saru up to a new way of thinking.

Rugby: Cats with contrasting fortunes

The struggling Cheetahs have been tamed this season but the Lions have regained their roar.

Danger man: Speedy Cheetahs’ scrumhalf Sarel Pretorius.

Be surprised, be Super surprised

For many reasons, this season’s Super Rugby will be more unpredictable than ever.

Rampaging Lions: Lionel Mapoe leads the charge as the Golden Lions turned on the style to trample the Cheetahs at Ellis Park last weekend. Photo: Gallo Images

Spot the winner among the big four

The top teams have made it to the Currie Cup semifinals with the Lions showing their claws and Pollard giving the Bulls horns.

Heinrich manoeuvres take our breath away

Cheetahs players Brussow and Le Roux complement each other in a way that adds up to more than one plus one.

Cheetahs streak past Stormers

The Cheetahs have lifted themselves off the bottom of the overall points log, switching places with the Stormers.

Peter Grant of the Stormers looks for support as Will Skelton of the Waratahs makes the tackle during the Super Rugby match at Newlands.

The bookies have a Super-size problem this rugby season

Given the mixed performances, it’s impossible to predict who the top six teams will be for Super Rugby, writes Andy Capostagno.

Brumbies edge Cheetahs to reach Super semifinals

Cheetahs flyhalf Riaan Smit hit the upright with a last minute conversion attempt to hand ACT Brumbies a 15-13 victory on Sunday.

Jano Vermaak tries to shrug off a tackle against the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Saturday.

Bulls beat Cheetahs in crucial derby

The Bulls cemented their local dominance in Super Rugby when they beat their closest rivals the Cheetahs 30-23 during the weekend’s 16th round.

Dynamic young lock Lood de Jager. (Gallo Images)

Cheetahs have a lot to chew on

There comes a time when promise has to be turned into achievement. That moment has arrived for Naka Drotske’s Cheetahs.

Adriaan Strauss

Cheetahs skipper admits to ‘losing rhythm’ after defeat to Hurricanes

The Cheetahs lost their way, skipper Adriaan Strauss admitted, after their 39-34 defeat to the Hurricanes in Bloemfontein.

Top spot for Cheetahs after Sharks victory

The Cheetahs have stunned the Sharks and moved to the top of the South African Vodacom Super Rugby Conference with a 12-6 victory in Durban.

Raymond Rhule and Robert Ebersohn celebrate a scintillating try against the Rebels.

Cheetahs braced for imperfect storm

The confidence engendered by winning on a regular basis has obviously had a profound effect on the entire Cheetahs team.