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We need more anger about racism in South Africa

Opinion Solomon Makgale - 29 Jun 2020

Those who want a non-racial and equal society need to unite against both whites and blacks who collaborate to entrench a racist system

Esports offer a brave new world

Article Luke Feltham - 26 Mar 2020

With stadiums shut, clubs and leagues are turning to the video games to stay relevant

On a roll: Skater women hit hard

Article Luke Feltham - 19 Mar 2020

Roller derby skaters relish the challenge of taking to the track, despite the high risk and little reward

Fear and uncertainty grip sports due to Covid-19 outbreak

Article Luke Feltham - 19 Mar 2020

Bankruptcy? Quarantine centres? SA’s sporting bodies are facing their greatest-ever challenge

Tips to keep you entertained on weekends of no sport

Article Luke Feltham & Eyaaz Matwadia - 19 Mar 2020

Here are four things you can do while your favorite team is in quarantine

Covid-19 red cards major events

Article Luke Feltham - 12 Mar 2020

Sporting events, from football and tennis to rugby and cycling, on this year’s calendar are in doubt

How the coronavirus has hit global sport

Article Agency - 9 Mar 2020

Here is a look at the effects on sport of the coronavirus, which on Monday had killed over 3 800 people while infecting more than 110 000 in over 100 countries

Mpumelelo Mhlongo, two world records down, one to go

Multimedia Luke Feltham & Malcolm Sekgothe - 1 Aug 2019

One of South Africa’s best athletes is making waves internationally and is targeting a third world record. You’ve probably never heard of him.

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Article Advertorial Supplement - 30 Nov 2018

History, politics, drugs, terrorists, cartoons, sport celebrities and memoirs ... expand your knowledge over the Christmas period

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Kimberley’s Sol Plaatje statue at the heart of new wrangle

Article Staff Reporter - 3 Oct 2017

A life-sized statue of Solomon Plaatje has been languishing in storage for nine years after objections from his family over the way he was depicted

Ten things that SA sport must fix

Article Staff Reporter - 23 Sep 2016

Luke Alfred identifies 10 things he’d like to see in South African sport if the next 10 years aren’t going to be an agonising repeat of the past five.

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Office space – the primary health frontier of any enterprise

Article Bhekisisa Team - 13 Mar 2015

Without good lighting, plants and privacy, the open-plan office can become a threat to the wellbeing of the people working there.

Qatar’s invisible hosts miss the fun

Article Staff Reporter - 5 Feb 2015

The emirate is not short of sporting stars and enthusiastic expatriates, but something's missing.

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Race to recognition won in tragic death

Article Staff Reporter - 31 Oct 2014

Mbulaeni Mulaudzi was one of SA’s greatest athletes but never received the acclaim he deserved.

Johan Cronje’s medal ‘as good as gold’

Article Staff Reporter - 23 Aug 2013

Coronje's ronze medal at the World Champs signals ?a 'new era' in middle-distance running.

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