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Covid-19

Which countries have banned alcohol during Covid-19 lockdown?

Despite unfulfilled rumours that an alcohol ban was to be introduced in the UK during lockdown, some nations have declared a temporary ban.

International football

Caster Semenya joins South African football club JVW

FOOTBALL

Player gets sent off for utterly booting encroaching opponent

RUGBY

Springboks to meet Japan in Rugby World Cup warm-up

AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS

Egypt, South Africa officially bid for 2019 Africa Cup of Nations

Rugby

South Africa World Cup winner Drotske shot during robbery

RUGBY

Japan’s shock World Cup win against South Africa to be made into a movie

SOUTH AFRICA

Bafana Bafana star Keagan Dolly undergoes successful surgery

South Africa

Nike closes stores in South Africa following outcry over racist post

PREMIER LEAGUE

Brighton sign South African striker Percy Tau on 4-year deal

CRICKET

Cricket South Africa appoint Thabang Moroe as permanent chief executive

Athletics

South African athletics federation appeals IAAF Hyperandrogenism rule

Athletics

Caster Semenya will challenge IAAF testosterone ruling

Rugby

Springboks drop to all-time low no 7 in World Rugby rankings

Rugby

Kolisi to become South Africa's first black Test captain

ALFREDO RELAÑO

Velasco Carballo’s rough guide to VAR

As I’m sure we’re all aware, we’ll have VAR at this summer’s World Cup finals then following that in LaLiga

SOUTH AFRICA

Kaizer Chiefs cancel player awards after poor season

SOUTH AFRICA

Ajax Cape Town relegated from the South African Premier League due to sanctions

RUGBY

Springboks hooker Malcolm Marx ruled out for six weeks

WORLD CUP

South African government will not support Morocco's World Cup bid, says sports minister

South Africa

Kaizer Chiefs’ legend Jack Chamangwana dies at 61

BARCELONA

South African side Sundowns to host Barcelona this month

Rugby

Springboks legend Habana to retire at end of season

RUGBY

Springbok captain Warren Whiteley suffers new injury

Ironman

Police continue search for missing Ironman athlete in South Africa

Commonwealth Games

South Africa’s Caster Semenya cruises to 1500m gold

OSCAR PISTORIUS

Oscar Pistorius fails in bid to appeal murder sentence

SOUTH AFRICA

Tendai Ndoro ordered to stop playing for Ajax Cape Town

SOUTH AFRICA

South African triathlete narrates chainsaw attack

CYCLING

Cape Town Cycle Tour marred by three deaths

TRIATHLON

Chainsaw attack: South African triathlete's legs can still be saved, doctors confirm

SOUTH AFRICA

South African footballer in induced coma after lightning strike

RUGBY

Rassie Erasmus appointed Springboks head coach

ATHLETICS

World 100m champion Gatlin to compete in South Africa

RUGBY

Peter de Villiers appointed Zimbabwe rugby coach

USAIN BOLT

Bolt trains with South African side Mamelodi Sundowns

DOPING

South African triathlete Schoeman cleared of Rio 2016 doping charges

South Africa

He's got a foot like a traction engine!

FOOTBALL

Steven Pienaar released by South African champions Bidvest Wits

BOXING

South African boxing legend Willie Toweel dies at 83

ATHLETICS

Oscar Pistorius sentence doubled to over 13 years

Oscar Pistorius

Oscar Pistorius film to air in South Africa this weekend

Rugby