2+ hour, 49+ min ago   (501+ words) To remain silent while the public sphere degenerates into a flowing sewer of political sludge is to enter into collusion of a special type with the odour. Johannesburg is not an inconsequential municipality. It is arguably the commercial capital of…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (578+ words) 1903 — The South African rugby team plays to a draw for the first time, ending 10-10 against Britain in the opening Test at the Wanderers ground in Johannesburg. Halfback Uncle Dobbin and captain Alex Frew scored tries for the home side, with…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (562+ words) 1920 — Bevil Rudd bags the second of his three Olympic medals at the Antwerp Games, this time winning 400m gold to add to his 800m bronze. He clocked 49.6 to comfortably hold off his nearest rival, Guy Butler of Britain (49.9). 1929 — The fifth and final…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (850+ words) Gold mining in South Africa in many respects drove the country’s modern industrial economy and powered global markets when it was first discovered in the Witwatersrand Basin in 1886 — 140 years ago. By the early 1970s, the country hit an all-time production peak,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (819+ words) Michael Houlie will stake another claim to being the world’s best when he returns to competition at the Pan Pacific Championships in Los Angeles this week. At the recent Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, the 26-year-old speedster clocked the year’s second-fastest…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (1005+ words) Mukona “Smiley” Manavhela is only 17, but he speaks with the clarity and conviction of an athlete who has already spent years navigating the unforgiving world of elite sport. There is little bravado when the South African sprint sensation declares his…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (655+ words) 1891 — South Africa field a rugby team for the first time, taking on Great Britain in Port Elizabeth in the opening Test of their three-match series. The visitors scored two tries (one point each) and one conversion (two points) to win…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (509+ words) 1962 — Race-walker Marie van Tonder sets an unofficial world best in the women’s 20km event on the road, clocking 1 hr 57 min 35 sec in Cape Town. Her mark was not ratified. 2001 — Captain Bobby Skinstad scores the only try as the Springboks beat Australia…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (412+ words) As another flight carrying Afrikaners prepares to leave South Africa for the US next week, animal shelters have been flooded with calls by “refugees” wanting to surrender their pets. “I have received at least 20 calls in the past few days…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (494+ words) Gayton McKenzie’s department of sport, arts and culture (DSAC) is promising to fund the country’s Olympic and Paralympic medal hopes for Los Angeles 2028 while threatening punitive action against federations that are not compliant. DSAC was responding to questions by the…...