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About 30 people have been killed so far in Burundi during clashes with police.

Too much white in Saru’s colour mix

The problem is that too little is being done at the under-18 level to tap into the black resource pool

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‘We support transformation, just not in national teams’ – Solidarity

Even though the department isn’t implementing a national team quota system, the trade union is going ahead with its court challenge

Residents huddle by a fire in an open area following a 7.3-magnitude earthquake at Sarpol-e Zahab in Iran’s Kermanshah province.

​Old-style Boks not up to the game

If anything, a regression to an almost all-white team and yesterday’s tactics is behind their failure.

Resorting to quotas is a result of the expensive failure to produce black cricketers

‘At least Cricket South Africa can’t be accused of resisting change. Not any more, anyway.’

Lwazi Mvovo of the Springboks on his way to score a try during the 1st Castle Lager Incoming Series Test match between South Africa and Ireland.

A bleak view of the green and gold from the banks of the Orange

The outlook for the Springboks is depressing unless they start thinking differently about the game, writes Luke Alfred.

The dollar now rules Bok selection

Like football, international rugby can no longer match the fees clubs are paying.

Star attraction: Chad le Clos is a huge Olympic Games drawcard but Swimming SA still can’t attract a sponsor and struggles to grow the sport in South Africa.

Transformation: Sports farce in land of pantomime

Transformation isn’t just a sporting issue; it’s a social, cultural and historical one – something the minister has failed to grasp.

“Behind the numbers are real feelings

Little bite behind Mbalula’s bark

The minister huffed and puffed and Rassie Erasmus’s departure is a blow, but the Super Rugby show goes on.

Ashwell Prince

Grow black Protea cricketers at school level

It’s a fallacy that players of colour can only be nurtured at elite academies. Some of our most gifted cricketers have emerged from state schools.

SA cricket goes under the microscope

From the Proteas to the provinces and franchises, the local game is set for some changes for the better.

An antique car, part of a collection, lays in rubble in a devastated neighbourhood in Northern California where incontrollable wild fires have killed six people and destroyed hundreds of homes forcing thousands to evacuate (Gianrigo Marletta/M&G)

The Boks: SA’s Flying Dutchman

Would you say that the Bokke adequately reflect the black-and-white nature of the game in South Africa?

New game plan for sport set for 2012

Eastern Cape rugby academy: Taking rugby to the people

As most of SA’s top black rugby players come from the Eastern Cape, the sports ministry has decided to set up a rugby academy in the province.

New game plan for sport set for 2012

Mbalula: Forget quotas, SA sport needs a solid plan

To develop and transform sport, SA needs a plan that moves beyond quotas and doesn’t fixate on rugby, cricket and soccer, the sports minister says.

Sports ministry tackles transformation

South Africa’s sports ministry has roped in concerned parties around the country to help resolve transformation issues.

Sport transformation charter on the cards

A transformation charter which will apply to all sports organisations is being drawn up, Fikile Mbalula said on Wednesday.