Appeasement in advance: Teeger demoted as u19 Proteas captain
In the midst of South Africa's sports fervour, the demotion of David Teeger as captain of the U19 Cricket team sparked controversy.
Source: biznews.com
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Appeasement in advance: Terence Corrigan on David Teeger's demotion as u19 Proteas captain - Biznews — Institute of Race Relations
Sports-mad South Africa has a voracious appetite for news of all types about the affairs of its pitches, courts, and fields, and an emotional response to match. Where it intersects with another national fixation, politics, the intensity of feeling ramps up exponentially. To use a rather lame pun, sport is no game in this country.
Source: irr.org.za
Ashwin Desai: Beautiful sorrow and the tail end of a new innings
The November 1992 Test was historic for South Africa and inadvertently commemorated an infamous test that lasted more than 130 years.
Source: dailymaverick.co.za