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As South Africans, we have seen in the early years of our democracy what innate good the country and its people possess
 (Gallo)

The South African nation does not exist

There is no deep comradeship, common ancestry or monopoly on the legitimate use of force

Victory cry: Siya Kolisi holds the World Cup and South Africa high.

Sport audit 2019: How SA’s national rugby team performed

The highlight of South Africa’s year was the Springboks Rugby World Cup victory

Celebrate: East and West German citizens climbed the Berlin Wall at the Brandenburg Gate after the opening of the East German border was announced in Berlin on November 9 1989. (Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters)

The Berlin Wall fell 30 years ago, but new walls are going up everywhere

The Berlin Wall fell 30 years ago but today we have more borders and walls than ever

Millions of South Africans will be able to watch the Springboks defend their world title during the Rugby World Cup after MultiChoice accepted a broadcasting rights proposal by the SABC on Thursday. (Edgar Su/Reuters)

A final is how legends are born

​Can this crop earn the right to join a group that includes John Smit and Nelson Mandela?

New Zealand’s haka before they destroyed Ireland in the quarter final of the Rugby World Cup. (Getty Images)

England and NZ search for perfection

After sterling quarterfinals, momentum will decide this much-anticipated mini-final

Rising Sun: Japan’s players celebrate beating Scotland, a victory that pits them against the Springboks. Their powerful work ethic gives them a fighting chance. (William West/AFP)

Brave Blossoms epitomise belief

Japan’s rugby team have beaten SA before but the Boks are still favourites to win their quarterfinal

Springbok rugby player Eben Etzebeth (centre) is said to have been part of an alleged race-based assault just days before the World Cup squad announcement in August. (Getty Images)

Racism stops rugby’s try at uniting South Africa

Alleged assault divides the country on whether Springboks have the ability to build a nation

Does the nature

World Cup is reminding South Africans that sport is still divided

South Africa needs a new progressive sports movement that works for equality and peace based on mass participation and social justice

Drop goals

Drop goals, the flared trousers of rugby, back in fashion

Why is that it can seem as if the drop goal has disappeared from sight between World Cups?

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EDITORIAL: Boks a hope for all of us

Picture the scene. Siya Kolisi, the first black Bok captain, raised in Zwide township outside of Port Elizabeth, lifting the World Cup

The tournament — especially the early parts — is being played during prime typhoon season. (Grant Pitcher/Gallo)

A tropical subject: Could typhoons hit Rugby World Cup?

Here are some of the key questions as one of the world’s natural disaster hotspots prepares to host one of the world’s biggest sporting events

Cake and politics: On rugby quotas and the World Cup

Cake and politics: On rugby quotas and the World Cup

The Rugby Championship, the World Cup, and Springbok politics in South Africa

Boks: Some choices are simple

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

Singapore still hopeful of hosting World Cup matches

Singapore’s rugby chief says the city state wants to host Rugby World Cup matches in 2019, contrary to widespread reports it had withdrawn interest.