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It’s a fickle old world

It’s a fickle old world

2010 was a year in which the Boks came crashing down to earth after the highs of 2009.

Curious cases of political dodging

The decade delivered the kind of political dodging only South Africans could come up with. We bring you the country’s top ten political excuses.

The good old loophole

Seems the word "loophole" is becoming as much a part of rugby jargon as the words "lineout", "who, me ref?" and "Aussies can’t scrum".

TAKE2: What’s up, coach?

So, barely a day after Springbok coach Peter de Villiers rebuked criticism of Ricky Januarie, a Bok match 22 was announced sans Januarie.

Honours even?

A few months, six Test matches, high drama, fluctuating emotions, and the honours are even between the Proteas and Australia. Or are they?

‘All in the name of rock’n’roll’

”Mud, queues, bursting bladder, rumbling stomach, queues. Aarghh! No toilet paper! A beer would be good, but if I stand in another queue for two hours I might miss the reason I…

Local lads to rock with the Stones

It doesn’t get much bigger for local musicians than sharing the same stage on an international billing with the Rolling Stones. And for Arno Carstens and his band, New Porn, what…

Herschelle Gibbs scored an unbelievable 175 runs in just 111 balls. (Reuters)

[Archives, No438] Pleasant cricket hangover grips SA after greatest ever ODI

South African cricket fans woke up on Monday morning buoyed by the unbelievable achievement of their cricket heroes in doing the improbable.