The 90 detainees are among 110 people held by police at abandoned mining sites in the Namakwa district.
From an old acquaintance* with benefits
The Boks finished the year with a 50% win record
South Africa has more players out in a season than any other group of elite sportsmen
Jake White says Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus should pick a predominantly black Bok team to face Wales in Washington DC
Vested interests must be put aside, and a new cross-border, global approach needs to be adopted.
Some claim that their five-win run has less to do with their capabilities than with their opponents’ shortcomings
He may have played in 92 Tests since his debut, but Tendai Mtawarira remains thrilled with the current Springbok environment.
The outlook for the Springboks is depressing unless they start thinking differently about the game, writes Luke Alfred.
Allister Coetzee faces all kinds of problems, and pressure, when he picks the new squad
New Zealand have beaten SA – crushing the teams’ dream of wanting to win to cap celebrations for captain Jean de Villiers 100th Test.
After 20 years of democracy, Archbishop Desmond Tutu has decried the "tortoise pace" at which transformation is taking place in SA rugby.
Victor Matfield will lead the Springboks for the first time since his return to the sport in this weekend’s match against World XV.
Work to make a Trifecta building ready for government office work in Springbok was left incomplete for 10 months, despite payment having been made.
South Africa will face New Zealand at Eden Park as a team determined to end 76 years of hurt.
If history is the best guide, South Africa’s nine-match victory streak will end in Australia on Saturday.
Bryan Habana became the sixth man to score 50 Test tries as South Africa romped to a 56-23 victory over Samoa at Loftus on Saturday.
The sports ministry and Safa are keeping mum on a possible international soccer and rugby double header at FNB Stadium in August.
Flyhalf Morné Steyn has said that he will join French side Stade Français when his contract with the Bulls ends in October.
The Springboks will travel to the Northern Hemisphere with five uncapped players, and without their all-time leading try-scorer, Bryan Habana.
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The Millennium Stadium in Cardiff is a white elephant. It is a constant reminder of the fact that rugby administrators can get into trouble.
Pick the players who have shown good Currie Cup form. That’s Eugene Eloff’s message to the national rugby selectors.
SA’s 63-9 rout of Argentina was a confidence booster for the Tri-nations clash with the All Blacks next weekend, said coach Peter de Villiers.
Springbok captain John Smit will be released from national duty to fulfil his commitments to French club Clermont, SA Rugby announced on Wednesday. Smit would return to Clermont on June 15 to play in the French Top 14 semifinals on June 21 and the final on June 28 if necessary, SA Rugby said in a statement.
Former Springbok centre and current Sharks coach Dick Muir and Stormers assistant Gary Gold were on Friday named as new South African coach Peter de Villiers’s right-hand men. Muir, who led the Sharks Super 14 team to the final of the southern hemisphere inter-provincial competition last year, will take charge of the Springbok backs.