In this second of a two-part series, Luke Alfred looks at the fall of Danny Jordaan, previously lauded as the champion of football in post-apartheid South Africa
		
	 
	
		
		In this, the first of a two-part series, Luke Alfred looks at the rise of Danny Jordaan, the champion of football in post-apartheid South Africa 
		
	 
	
		
		The lockdown provided us with a prism through which we could look at our crazy lives and simplify them. It was a strange and special time
		
	 
	
		
		The Springbok giant – known for being the man who toppled Jonah Lomu – still lives in our memories five years after his death
		
	 
	
		
		The semi-final against Nigeria was an appetiser, because the two teams have been drawn in the same qualifying group for the 2026 World Cup
		
	 
	
		
		The game in the country is beginning to resemble the one we know and love less and less
		
	 
	
		
		Three fine cricketers have retired early and unhappily, but it’s not all doom and gloom
		
	 
	
		
		There was much to report on this year with multiple World Cups taking place across several sporting codes
		
	 
	
		
		Despite semi-final disappointment, the future of South African cricket has hope once more
		
	 
	
		
		South African cricket has given us a glimmer of hope … but history tells us how that story ends