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Flags at half‐mast as Durban remembers giants
The prestigious Mount Edgecombe Estate, home to one of South Africa’s iconic golf courses, honoured long-standing resident, former club captain and high‐handicap golfer Kiruban…
Dolly was a triumph against apartheid
The South Africa-born England cricketer played a critical role in defying apartheid, writes <b>Peter Mason</b>.
Basil D’Oliveira dies at 80
South Africa-born former England all-rounder Basil D’Oliveira, subject of one of cricket’s biggest controversies, has died at the age of 80.
Hero and villain emerge from SA
A bittersweet legacy from the brutalities of the apartheid years lingers in South African sport. Only whites represented the republic until 1970.