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Lungani Zama
International sports and travel writer. author, TV sports producer, a bit of a golfer.
Sport, the media and mental wellbeing
Players and journalists are necessarily intertwined, but there have to be more considerate and respectful ways to bring the game to spectators
SA’s cricket crisis is far from over
Cricket South Africa narrowly avoided forcing Nathi Mthethwa’s hand only to find itself under threat from Sascoc, throwing the game and all involved back into turmoil
Bavuma’s burden and the dearth of Black batsmen
Temba Bavuma’s uncle, who watched the Proteas captain develop into the successful cricketer that he is, explains what makes him a good leader and what is going wrong in nurturing…
Chris Morris, morality and the missing CSA millions
The overlooked allrounder fetched almost R33 million in India while CSA and domestic cricket struggle financially. And players could feel the pinch even more with proposed…
Lala kahle Kaunda Ntunja
South African rugby has lost a gentle giant in Kaunda Ntunja. His commentary in isiXhosa poetically ushered in the Springboks’ first black captain and ‘popped champagne’ after…
Klopp and his Beatles move on from ‘Yesterday’
The wait was long and painful, from the endless jokes to that Steven Gerrard slip. But after 30 years Liverpool are finally Premier League champions of England
Collective approach, collected spirit for Proteas Women
The Proteas Women are at full strength again and feel confident going into the T20 World Cup in Australia
From De Kock the dasher to Quinny the dutiful
Quinton de Kock’s cricketing brain has made him South Africa’s new ODI skipper. But if his batting genius is to win games on its own, first he must give up the keeper’s gloves.
The Proteas need new heroes
South Africa need to tap into that day-five magic at the next cricket Test in Port Elizabeth, much like English allrounder Ben Stokes did at Newlands
Trip of a lifetime for Kirsten’s 13
Teenagers from sandy Khayelitsha shine on the green fields of Weybridge Cricket Club, England
Rugby and a rainbow’s pot of gold
Sport cannot solve a country’s problems, but it does have the power to make us believe we can
Can European win nudge Liverpool to league victory?
Liverpool’s Champions League victory parade was a kaleidoscope of colour. The Reds will start their season against Manchester City with high hopes
The greatest show — so sit up and pay up
The Women’s World Cup was an unprecedented success. Despite the incredible entertainment and value, the women’s game still faces massive challenges
Jofra Archer, the latest English star from afar
The Barbados-born fast bowler has won English hearts, but Archer’s worlds will collide when the West Indies and England meet
Aussies playing dead until World Cup comes to life
The most successful team in Cricket World Cup history is out to shake off the shame of Sandpapergate