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1 week ago | 
thesouthafrican.com | Craig Lewis
In a big announcement made on Thursday, Kaizer Chiefs released the following statement confirming that attacking midfielder, Sabelo “Bibo” Radebe, would be leaving the club. “Radebe, now 25, joined Amakhosi as a teenager and progressed through the junior ranks in the Kaizer Chiefs Youth Development Academy before moving up to the reserve team in the 2017/18 season,” the statement read.
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1 week ago | 
thesouthafrican.com | Craig Lewis
The Stormers face arguably the toughest task of all three South Africans to qualify for the URC quarter-finals as they travel to Scotland to face the defending champions, the Glasgow Warriors, on Friday. Kick off is at 20:35 SA time. With Damian Willemse suspended after recently receiving a red card, Warrick Gelant returns to the No 15 jersey. Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu is at 10, with Manie Libbok finding a place on the bench.
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1 week ago | 
thesouthafrican.com | Craig Lewis
In ugly scenes that have come to light on social media, Emerging SA cricketer Tshepo Ntuli and Bangladesh Emerging batsman Ripon Mondol were seen going to head to head in a physical altercation during this week’s four-day fixture in Dhaka.
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1 week ago | 
thesouthafrican.com | Craig Lewis
On Thursday, Orlando Pirates confirmed what has become an open secret: Miguel Timm will be leaving the club. In a social media post, the Buccaneers stated: “Thank you, Miguel Timm for every tackle, every pass, and every battle fought. Wishing you all the best.”The midfielder joined the Soweto giants before the start of the 2022-23 season, after stints at various clubs across South Africa as well as a brief spell in the United States.
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1 week ago | 
thesouthafrican.com | Craig Lewis
South Africa-born tech billionaire Elon Musk, who was granted special US government employee status to lead the Department of Government Efficiency, has enjoyed a close relationship with Donald Trump on his return to the White House as president. As part of Musk’s ‘special’ role at the helm of DOGE, he oversaw major cuts to the federal workforce as Trump administration’s sought to reduce federal spending.
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1 week ago | 
thesouthafrican.com | Craig Lewis
The Springboks are set to kick off their 2025 season against the Barbarians on 28 June before heading into the July Tests against Italy and Georgia. This will be followed by the highly-anticipated Rugby Championship, where they will look to defend their title, before heading on their traditional end-of-year tour.
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1 week ago | 
thesouthafrican.com | Craig Lewis
Brendan Ferns came up trumps in a gripping showdown against Wayne Perry in the SA Bowls Open final played in blustery conditions in Port Elizabeth, which saw both players locked in a tense race to 21 shots, with the scores remaining neck-and-neck in the early stages. Perry, representing Wingate Park Country Club, matched Ferns for much of the match with precision draw shots and measured composure.
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1 week ago | 
thesouthafrican.com | Craig Lewis
The Springboks are set to head into a season-opening fixture against the Barbarians on 28 June, and it will be fascinating to see what sort of team Rassie Erasmus envisages for such a clash. Considering this is a warm-up fixture of sorts, it’s unlikely that Erasmus would select a first-choice team, but he probably would want to mix and match with selection in order to at least build some momentum before the first Tests of the year against Italy and Georgia in July.
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1 week ago | 
thesouthafrican.com | Craig Lewis
The “run-it-straight” rugby challenge craze has predominantly swept across New Zealand and Australia, largely fuelled by social media, and which sees participants sprint into each other head-on with no protective gear. Occasionally offering thousands of dollars in prize money, and gathering big crowds, the game effectively creates high-speed collisions between amateurs of all shapes and sizes, raising real fears of concussion and other serious injuries.
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1 week ago | 
thesouthafrican.com | Craig Lewis
Eben Etzebeth recently returned to action after an injury niggle and concussion issue had forced him onto the sidelines for the majority of the year, but he is now looking forward to making up for lost time. The Springboks will have been monitoring his fitness and form closely as the 2025 Test season fast approaches, but the good news is that the powerful lock recently overcome another injury scare and is determined to make a big impact in the final stretch of the domestic season with the Sharks.
