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What Madiba eats
Former President Nelson Mandela prefers nothing more than simple and comforting home food, prepared with a secret ingredient of love, his personal...
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SA seek Belgian blitz
The South African women’s hockey team will put the finishing touches to their preparations for the upcoming Olympic Qualifying Tournament in New...
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Vital youngsters harness talent domestically
This week, I shared a 228-run fourth wicket stand with a diminutive young right-hander with a big future ahead of him.
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Egypt clashes enter third day as death toll mounts
Police fired tear gas and birdshot at protesters on Saturday in the third day of deadly clashes in Cairo, as anger at the ruling military boiled over...
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OPINION
CITISTRIKER
Current Bafana team lack the passion
There are so many reasons that could pinpoint why Bafana Bafana are battling, but one main reason...
Boring Afcon
Most of the matches played at present in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon are suffering from the same...
rankings farce
India’s twin 4-0 away defeats against England and Australia speak volumes about the way the ICC...
Get in quick
It’s all very well for premier Helen Zille challenging President Jacob Zuma to put forward...
Stacking civil service is not job creation
The only jobs created by the government have been in the public service.
Dampening the joy of turning 100
The ANC’s centenary has not been the unalloyed propaganda opportunity it hoped for.
Weeping for Egypt
As a nation whose way of life is integrally linked to the highs and lows of soccer, we have to weep...
Talking up SA soccer’s future
As South Africans, we often exhibit an inherent failing to accept the reality of what is patently...
Lesbians, rhinos treated unequally
The sentencing of four young men who killed lesbian Zoliswa Nkonyana comes at an appropriate time...
As useful as can bee
Sindiswa Teyise proudly declares that the “bee is my boss”. However, these flying insects call the...
Football’s crazy fans
South Africa’s own football tragedy is still fresh in the minds of many fans aghast at Wednesday...
Juju battle is wider than you think
THE ANC’s fight against Julius Malema represents the fight against factionalism and opportunism in...
Cassel keen to shift the blame
LIMPOPO Premier Cassel Mathale’s appeal to ANC members in provincial government not to be...
Filling in the cracks of society
Several airlines who purchased the world’s largest passenger airplane from Airbus, the A380,...
Half time
Orlando Pirates have assembled a strong squad during this transfer window.
Leal lauds his new boys Sifiso and Thandani
ORLANDO Pirates coach Julio Leal heaped praise on his latest recruits Sifiso Myeni and Thandani...
Mphela waiting for his ticket
THE prospects of Katlego Mphela going overseas always seem high – but time and again, nothing...
New detailed strategy by Safa
SAFA CEO Robin Petersen yesterday presented a detailed strategy on how to take South African...
The ‘12th man’ plays huge role in boosting host nations
It is extraordinary just how much influence an all-supporting crowd can have on a team. The term...
Preparation is key when going into an Afcon
On their last day of the tournament, everyone sang the praises of our neighbours Botswana for their...
Joyful new spring in Old Lady’s step
The last few seasons for Juventus have featured more turmoil than success.
Half time
The signing of Luis Boa-Morte by Orlando Pirates has been hailed as a move in the right direction...
Tough year awaits Mosimane
Qualifying for 2014 World Cup is a priority for Bafana.
The Nations Cup has turned the form book upside down
It is rare these days to see a football game with all the fairytale elements of David versus...
Pros and cons in bringing back old players
Being an avid Manchester United fan, I was over the moon over the return of Paul Scholes to the team.
‘Own choice’ persuaded Ernst
ERNST Middendorp has revealed that it was his own decision to rejoin Maritzburg United soon after...
Kenny caught in the jaws of a dilemma
When Kenny Dalglish, the messiah of Merseyside, returned for his second stint at Liverpool, the...


