Three Springbok Rugby World Cup winners, Tendai ‘Beast’ Mtawarira, Bismarck du Plessis and Bryan Habana, were named in the World Rugby 15’s Team of the Decade as part of the World Rugby Awards Special Edition held on Monday evening. There was also special recognition for Siya Kolisi and his Springbok colleagues for their fundraising efforts […]

Cricket South Africa (CSA) and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have agreed to postpone the remaining matches in the current One-Day International (ODI) Series being played in SA. The decision was taken jointly by the two Boards to ensure the mental and physical health and welfare of players from both teams, CSA said in […]

South African football coach Pitso Mosimane (56) is the toast of the town, country and continent as Cairo and the rest of Egypt and Africa celebrate not only his team Al Ahly’s win at the CAF Champions League on Friday, but the talent, belief and tenacity of Mosimane himself in propelling the team to victory… […]

South Africa’s netball stars wrapped up their Test series against Malawi with a match to spare after another impressive victory, this time 62-29, over their opponents at the Sun City Superbowl. The Proteas went into match day two as the team high on confidence following the South African win on Thursday in the first Test. […]

It’s said that there’s almost nothing you can’t buy on the black market. This week on Carte Blanche, the SA current affairs show finds out that in the streets of Cairo in Egypt, where poverty is rife, there’s another more terrifying industry – the sale of human body parts… The Illegal Trade of Human Organs […]

South Africa’s Proteas were too strong for Malawi in an impressive 65-25 in their first Test at the Superbowl in Sun City. South Africa started as they meant to continue, with the first break coming from the fourth centre pass and from then on it was one-way traffic. Proteas defenders Phumza Maweni and Shadine van […]

Diego Armando Maradona, one of the world’s greatest sportsmen of all time, has passed away at the age of 60, reportedly from a heart attack at a rented home in a gated community in a suburb north of Buenos Aires. Tributes have poured in from around the world for the legendary Argentinian football player, and […]

Just like when she takes to the track, and gives it her all, a determined Caster Semenya is not giving up her fight to win the right to compete with other female athletes in the 800m event. Undaunted by the loss of recent appeals, and egged on by the support of her Parliament, and fans […]

South African and African sailors have hailed the appointment of Philip Baum as one of the vice-presidents of World Sailing. A former president of SA Sailing, Baum was chosen for the position at the recent elections in which China’s Quanhai Li was elected as the new World Sailing president. The newly appointed board of directors […]

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has commended Banyana Banyana and Bafana Bafana for their victories in two successive days in Africa’s premier soccer contests. “Our women’s and men’s national teams have brought great pride and joy to football supporters across our nation. “Friday the 13th was a day of good fortune for our men’s team. […]

The South African mining magnate and billionaire owner of the Mamelodi Sundowns soccer team, Patrice Motsepe, who is also President Cyril Ramaphosa’s brother-in-law, is standing as a candidate for the position of president of the Confederation of African Football, a position that has been in the news lately because of questions hanging over the incumbent […]

It was exactly a year ago today, on 2 November 2019, when the Springboks created a story for the ages – a team battered and bruised, with very little prospect of victory at an international championship, rises from the ashes to take the coveted crown. That was the case for the Springboks in 2019 when […]

This week Carte Blanche celebrates the life of a young refugee who became a leading pulmonologist, and is now saving the lives of critically-ill COVID-19 patients in South Africa, plus more. The Extraordinary Life of Emmanuel Taban On Sunday Carte Blanche tells the story of how a location etched onto a soft drink can changed […]

He’s super fit, super brave and super focussed. His name is Tim Slabolepszy, from Johannesburg South Africa, and he recently walked on a highline/slackline in the majestic Drakensberg Mountains from the cliffs on one side to the IFIDI Buttress on the other. There’s a documentary film coming soon (2021), but for now these spectacular photos […]

The City of Cape Town says it is proud to partner with the Cape Town Marathon for the event’s first-ever hybrid virtual marathon. Africa’s only IAAF Gold-label status marathon usually attracts 20 000 athletes from over 60 countries annually. The City of Cape Town says: “In light of the outbreak of the global COVID-19 pandemic […]

South African teen tennis sensation Khololwam (Kholo) Montsi has blasted through to the second round of the Boys Singles at the prestigious French Open which is currently being held at Roland Garros in Paris. The 17-year-old, who has been training hard in preparation for this tournament, made a fantastic debut in the Roland Garros juniors […]

The World Table Tennis Championships is coming to Durban, South Africa, for the first time ever in 2023, and to the African continent for the first time since Cairo played host in 1939. Durban comfortably beat the rival bid from Dusseldorf at the International Table Tennis Federation’s (ITTF) virtual Annual General Meeting, enjoying a commanding 90 […]

Tatjana Schoenmaker has broken the 12-year-old short-course South African record in the 200m breaststroke. Schoenmaker accomplished the feat at the Regional Short-Course Championships in Pretoria. She finished in 2min 18.20sec to lower the mark set by Suzaan van Biljon in 2008 of of 2:18.73. Schoenmaker’s time would have placed her fifth in the 2019 world […]

The Springboks will begin their defence of the Rugby Championship with an away match against Argentina – in Brisbane – before a ‘home’ game against the Wallabies in Sydney, it was announced overnight as SANZAAR unveiled the competition fixtures. South Africa’s participation in the event still has to be confirmed but SANZAAR has revealed the […]

Springbok Sevens players Selvyn Davids and JC Pretorius were honoured for their superb performances during the shortened sevens season with the ultimate accolade after being named in the 2020 World Rugby Sevens Series Dream Team. World Rugby confirmed the winners of various World Rugby Sevens Series 2020 Awards on Monday, including the names of the […]

South Africa’s Olympic and World Champ athlete, Caster Semenya, has responded philosophically to the latest disappointment in her running career. It was announced yesterday that Caster (29) has lost her appeal to Switzerland’s Federal Supreme Court. The appeal was against the restriction of testosterone levels in female runners. The loss means Caster will not be […]

The inspirational story of South Africa’s young Paralympic star, Ntando Mahlangu, is featured in the Netflix documentary ‘Rising Phoenix’ which launches on 26 August. ‘Rising Phoenix’ is a ground-breaking movie about the Paralympic Movement, which will showcase in over 190 countries on Netflix. Featuring Paralympians from across the world, ‘Rising Phoenix’ tells the extraordinary story […]

South African golfing legend Gary Player has revealed that his beloved wive Vivienne is recovering from pancreatic cancer. Gary did not give details about when and how Vivienne was diagnosed, but said it had been a “massive shock” to him and their family. (Recently Gary and his eldest son were embroiled in a legal dispute […]

Watch Springbok Captain Siya Kolisi trying to teach his wife Rachel how to dance to DJ Mata’s Bhenga Span. You can see him telling her at one stage to “relax”. Siya posted the video yesterday saying: “Caption this please! ?” His fans are loving it – many relating to Rachel, and most commenting on how […]

South Africa’s Brad Binder made history today – scoring his first MotoGP™ victory AND South Africa’s first ever win. His emotions were visible as he stood on the podium at the Monster Energy Grand Prix in the Czech Republic, proudly listening to the South African anthem play. Watch below. As East Coast Radio Presenter Darren […]