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Rian Malan, South Africa’s serial traitor of the heart put it eloquently in the Telegraph this week:
“South Africa has an extraordinary ability to make fools of those who attempt to predict its future. As I coasted into the airport’s shiny new parking lot, I realised that I’d shot myself in the foot yet again. I [...]

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…three things happen that puts things in perspective and makes you think its not all that bad in South Africa.
Firstly and most trivially, there a huge rucus in New Zealand because Andy Hadden claimed that the Canturbury Crusaders have a maximum qouta of non-white players or rather ‘darkies’, that they allow in their squad, and [...]

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Last week I was wondering bout the historic game of the Bulls in Orlando Soweto:
“The Bulls, from Pretoria, traditionally are seen as the most Afrikaner of all South Africa Rugby Unions. The game will be an opportunity to smash or reinforce some stereo types.”
And they were smashed.

The Independent waxed lyrical:
Forget fortress Loftus Versfeld, fortress [...]

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This weekend, due to the Football World Cup, history will be made when the Blue Bulls play the Crusaders in the Super 14 Rugby tournament in Soweto.

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The Bulls, from Pretoria, traditionally are seen as the most Afrikaner of all South Africa Rugby Unions. The game will be an opportunity to smash or reinforce [...]

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Kameraad Mhambi is trying to find the time to write about the protests and Judicial hearings going on in South Africa at present. But time is scare.
I did however find the time to watch the rugby this weekend. How nice to dominate the All blacks for a change. And how nice of them to not [...]

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Kameraad Mhambi watched the rugby game between the Boks and the British and Irish Lions this weekend. The press on these isles are in a tizz because Schalk Burger ‘gouged’ the Lions wing, and was not sent off.
The Bok’s coach Peter de Villiers responded:
“Do we really respect the game? If not, why don’t we all [...]

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