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Patriot: Rassie Erasmus embraces the values of the democratic South Africa, where we celebrate each other and our truly working class origins. Photo: Springboks

Rassie is ours, all of ours!

Even the rugby unions who can’t stand him, would not blink an eye if they could have him as their coach

The land question is an issue of race but it is also about class and what the land is used for. Photo: Rogan Ward

The land question is about social relations as well as race

Organisations such as South Africa’s Abahlali baseMjondolo, Brazil’s Landless Workers’ Movement and the Diggers in England’s 17th century have faced violent repression from the…

Going for gold: Salimah Valiani’s anthology of poetry iGoli eGoli is a socio-political examination of the city. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Johannesburg: A city laid bare in lines of poetry

Salimah Valiani’s beautiful, insightful anthology explores Johannesburg and its inhabitants

Tabraiz Shamsi of South Africa celebrates after dismissing Karim Janat of Afghanistan (not pictured) LBW during the ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup West Indies USA 2024 Semi-Final match between South Africa and Afghanistan at Brian Lara Cricket Academy on June 26, 2024 in Tarouba, Trinidad And Tobago. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

South Africa thrash Afghanistan to reach T20 World Cup final

Fast bowlers Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje maintained the relentless pressure with two wickets apiece at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad

South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj reacts after dismissing Bangladesh’s Tanzim Hasan Sakib during the ICC men’s Twenty20 World Cup 2024 group D cricket match between South Africa and Bangladesh at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in East Meadow, New York on June 10, 2024. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP)

T20 World Cup: Thrilling low-scoring matches, surprising upsets, and South Africa’s rollercoaster journey

The ninth edition of the tournament has everything spectators could wish for

Game, bet and match: The Springboks in action against Tonga in their Rugby World Cup game in Marseille, France, on Sunday. (Christophe Simon/AFP)

Tough choices ahead for Nienaber and Erasmus as quarters loom

Kriel or Am? Pollard or Libbok? Nails are being bitten as the South African team heads for the quarter-finals

Salis Abdul Samed (R) of Ghana argues with the referee during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group H match between Portugal and Ghana at Stadium 974 in Doha, Qatar on November 24, 2022. (Ercin Erturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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World Cup wrap: Added time, shock results and what to look forward to

The first round of games are done. Who stood out, who flopped and what to watch out for

No other side is so severely stalked by the spectre of a scrutinising media as the English. Photo: Supplied

World Cup: The liberation of England and the shackling of Iran

The Three Lions played like a team unencumbered by public scrutiny. Iran did not have that luxury

Question marks: England head coach Gareth Southgate’s World Cup squad selection has been in the spotlight. (Photo by Barrington Coombs/Getty Images)

2022 World Cup preview: What’s the deal in group B?

England need to find their form and have the perfect group to do it in

hold placards during an anti-corruption protest march in Harare in 2020 after which she was arrested. Photo: Supplied

The black feminist’s survival guide

Critically-acclaimed Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga’s new book Black and Female describes the lived experience of the African feminist

Chloe Kelly of England celebrates with teammates Jill Scott and Lauren Hemp after scoring their team’s second goal during the UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 final match between England and Germany at Wembley Stadium on July 31, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney – The FA/The FA via Getty Images)

‘World will change’ after England’s Euro 2022 title

‘We change society and that’s what we want, that’s so much more than football’

GQEBERHA, SOUTH AFRICA – APRIL 11: South Africa players celebrate the wicket of Yasir Ali of Bangladesh during day 4 of the 2nd ICC WTC2 Betway Test match between South Africa and Bangladesh at St George’s Park on April 11, 2022 in Gqeberha, South Africa. (Photo by Lee Warren/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

Dark clouds of different shapes hover over Proteas and England

Both face challenges but the ostensible similarity is superficial

Fated: American soldiers in World War I.  (Photo by FRANCE PRESSE VOIR / AFP)

Europe is sleepwalking into another world war

Russia is at war with Ukraine because it is at war with Nato, which is commanded by the United States

“Vintage photograph of HMS Centurion taken in 1923, in Malta harbour.   She took part in the Battle of Jutland in the first world war, and she also took part in world war two.  NOTE: Real historic photo so the quality is not great.” (Getty Images)

Europe is sleepwalking into another world war

Russia is at war with Ukraine because it is at war with Nato, which is commanded by the United States

South Africa celebrate their win during the 2022 Women’s Cricket World Cup match between Pakistan and South Africa at Bay Oval in Tauranga on March 11, 2022. (MARTY MELVILLE/AFP via Getty Images)

Proteas floating on a high as World Cup semis draw near

South Africa are close to finding the sweet spot between competitiveness and enjoyment

Protected habitat: Bitterns in the UK have found a new sanctuary. Photo: Jean Mayet /Biosphoto/AFP

Former quarry turned into haven for endangered UK birds

With its reedbed wetlands, the marshy plain of the Fens near Cambridge has become an attractive habitat for the bittern, which was, until 2015, on the United Kingdom’s red list…

Manuel Locatelli of Italy celebrates with team mates after scoring their side’s second goal during the UEFA Euro 2020 Championship Group A match between Italy and Switzerland at Olimpico Stadium on June 16, 2021 in Rome, Italy. (Claudio Villa/Getty Images)

Screen Grab: Watching the Euros is shockingly good

If you can look past the bad SuperSport suits and live-action heart attacks, the Euros offer a seductive glimpse of a post-pandemic world

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Editorial: 2021 — No choice but be strong

Pharmaceutical companies are yet to register their vaccines with the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority, boding ill for its delivery to the public

Argentina player Diego Maradona (c) takes on the Belguim defence during the 1982 FIFA World Cup match between Argentina and Belgium at the Nou Camp stadium on June 13, 1982 in Barcelona, Spain.  (Photo by Steve Powell/Allsport/Getty Images)

Football legend Maradona dies

The Argentinian icon died at his home on Wednesday, two weeks after having surgery on a blood clot in his brain

Cricketing light from the start of 2020. (Reuters)

Trip of a lifetime for Kirsten’s 13

Teenagers from sandy Khayelitsha shine on the green fields of Weybridge Cricket Club, England