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Patriot: Rassie Erasmus embraces the values of the democratic South Africa, where we celebrate each other and our truly working class origins. Photo: Springboks
CHE GUEVARA

Rassie is ours, all of ours!

Even the rugby unions who can’t stand him, would not blink an eye if they could have him as their coach

  • Donovan E Williams
8 min read
The land question is an issue of race but it is also about class and what the land is used for. Photo: Rogan Ward
ABAHLALI BASEMJONDOLO

The land question is about social relations as well as race

Organisations such as South Africa’s Abahlali baseMjondolo, Brazil’s Landless Workers’ Movement and the Diggers in England’s 17th century have faced violent repression from the…

  • Imraan Buccus
7 min read
Going for gold: Salimah Valiani’s anthology of poetry iGoli eGoli is a socio-political examination of the city. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy
AFRICA

Johannesburg: A city laid bare in lines of poetry

Salimah Valiani’s beautiful, insightful anthology explores Johannesburg and its inhabitants

  • Buntu Siwisa
5 min read
AFGHANISTAN

South Africa thrash Afghanistan to reach T20 World Cup final

Fast bowlers Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje maintained the relentless pressure with two wickets apiece at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad

  • Afp
3 min read
South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj reacts after dismissing Bangladesh’s Tanzim Hasan Sakib during the ICC men’s Twenty20 World Cup 2024 group D cricket match between South Africa and Bangladesh at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in East Meadow, New York on June 10, 2024. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP)
AIDEN MARKRAM

T20 World Cup: Thrilling low-scoring matches, surprising upsets, and South Africa’s rollercoaster journey

The ninth edition of the tournament has everything spectators could wish for

  • Ozayr Patel
5 min read
Game, bet and match: The Springboks in action against Tonga in their Rugby World Cup game in Marseille, France, on Sunday. (Christophe Simon/AFP)
DAMIAN DE ALLENDE

Tough choices ahead for Nienaber and Erasmus as quarters loom

Kriel or Am? Pollard or Libbok? Nails are being bitten as the South African team heads for the quarter-finals

  • Luke Alfred
7 min read
Salis Abdul Samed (R) of Ghana argues with the referee during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group H match between Portugal and Ghana at Stadium 974 in Doha, Qatar on November 24, 2022. (Ercin Erturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
ARGENTINA
Video

World Cup wrap: Added time, shock results and what to look forward to

The first round of games are done. Who stood out, who flopped and what to watch out for

  • Ozayr Patel
9 min read
No other side is so severely stalked by the spectre of a scrutinising media as the English. Photo: Supplied
ENGLAND

World Cup: The liberation of England and the shackling of Iran

The Three Lions played like a team unencumbered by public scrutiny. Iran did not have that luxury

  • Luke Feltham
3 min read
Question marks: England head coach Gareth Southgate’s World Cup squad selection has been in the spotlight. (Photo by Barrington Coombs/Getty Images)
2022 FIFA WORLD CUP

2022 World Cup preview: What’s the deal in group B?

England need to find their form and have the perfect group to do it in

  • Eyaaz Matwadia
5 min read
hold placards during an anti-corruption protest march in Harare in 2020 after which she was arrested. Photo: Supplied
AUTHOR

The black feminist’s survival guide

Critically-acclaimed Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga’s new book Black and Female describes the lived experience of the African feminist

  • Tseliso Monaheng
7 min read
Chloe Kelly of England celebrates with teammates Jill Scott and Lauren Hemp after scoring their team’s second goal during the UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 final match between England and Germany at Wembley Stadium on July 31, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney – The FA/The FA via Getty Images)
EDITORSPICKS

‘World will change’ after England’s Euro 2022 title

‘We change society and that’s what we want, that’s so much more than football’

  • Kieran Canning
4 min read
GQEBERHA, SOUTH AFRICA – APRIL 11: South Africa players celebrate the wicket of Yasir Ali of Bangladesh during day 4 of the 2nd ICC WTC2 Betway Test match between South Africa and Bangladesh at St George’s Park on April 11, 2022 in Gqeberha, South Africa. (Photo by Lee Warren/Gallo Images/Getty Images)
BLACK CAPS

Dark clouds of different shapes hover over Proteas and England

Both face challenges but the ostensible similarity is superficial

  • Richard Calland
5 min read
Fated: American soldiers in World War I. (Photo by FRANCE PRESSE VOIR / AFP)
AFGHANISTAN

Europe is sleepwalking into another world war

Russia is at war with Ukraine because it is at war with Nato, which is commanded by the United States

  • Boaventura de Sousa Santos
6 min read
“Vintage photograph of HMS Centurion taken in 1923, in Malta harbour. She took part in the Battle of Jutland in the first world war, and she also took part in world war two. NOTE: Real historic photo so the quality is not great.” (Getty Images)
AFGHANISTAN

Europe is sleepwalking into another world war

Russia is at war with Ukraine because it is at war with Nato, which is commanded by the United States

  • Boaventura de Sousa Santos
6 min read
South Africa celebrate their win during the 2022 Women’s Cricket World Cup match between Pakistan and South Africa at Bay Oval in Tauranga on March 11, 2022. (MARTY MELVILLE/AFP via Getty Images)
CRICKET

Proteas floating on a high as World Cup semis draw near

South Africa are close to finding the sweet spot between competitiveness and enjoyment

  • Luke Alfred
4 min read