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Durban band Tree Houses on the Sea, aka T.H.O.T.S, do their own hip hop version of the South African national anthem Nkosi Sikeleli Africa.

"The squad is fit and ready for the battle." This was a message form confident Bafana Bafana assistant coach Jairo Leal as South Africa prepare for Friday's opening World Cup match against Mexico on Friday 11 June.

There’s a lot you can take away from a trip to South Africa but not many people realise there’s a whole lot more you can give at the same time. If you’ve got energy to spare and need a truly rewarding experience on your travels, during your gap year or...

Bafana Bafana marked the first official game at Nelspruit's new 2010 World Cup venue, the Mbombela Stadium, with a confidence-boosting 4-0 win over Thailand on Sunday afternoon, 16 May 2010.

Website  www.super14.com The Stormers brushed aside a second-string Bulls side at Newlands to march into the semi-finals of the Super 14 thanks to a 38-10 bonus-point win on 15 May 2010.

 Dunlop Surfski World Cup takes place in Durban today, 16 May 2010. At 32 kilomtres long, there is R120 000 in prize money up for grabs.

South Africa's Tim Clark stormed to his first US PGA Tour title on Sunday, firing the best round of the day to capture the Players Championship ,regarded by many as the 'fifth Major'.

In a month, the 19th FIFA World Cup – the culmination of six years of planning and building – gets underway at Soccer City in Johannesburg, as Bafana Bafana meet Mexico in the opening game on 11 June 2010.

Website  www.supersport.com A savage batting onslaught from Albie Morkel and a disciplined bowling performance saw South Africa to a 13-run win over New Zealand in their ICC World Twenty20 Super Eight match at the Kensington Oval in Barbados on Thursday.

You’ve got your World Cup tickets and you’ve booked your flights to the far side of Africa. You’ve secured travel insurance, a stab vest and a witchdoctor’s blessing. You’ve attached bells to your children and handcuffs to your valuables. You’ve bought malaria pills, sunblock, insect, lion and AIDS repellent. You’re...

Website  www.supersport.com The Sharks' amazing season turn-around continued at ABSA Stadium on Saturday afternoon as they powered to a well deserved 23-10 Super 14 win over the Blues.

With the 2010 ICC World Cup Twenty20 (T20) just around the corner, a lot of expectation lies on the shoulders of the Proteas to do well. With Barbados, St Lucia and Guyana all hosting games, this will be the third edition of the tournament and runs from the 30th April...

Eight South Africans have received wildcard entries for the Soweto Open men's and women's tennis tournaments which start on Monday, 12 April. No South Africans had made it into the direct draw for either event.

With a lot of attention being cast our way of late, it’s worth making a big song and diski dance about. 27 April 2010, 16 years since the first democratic election, is Freedom Day and that’s as good an opportunity to pimp off South Africa as any other. And we...

SA PROMO speaks to South African Kumi Naidoo, the new Greenpeace International Executive Director, about how Greenpeace selects projects to tackle and the role it plays at international climate conferences such as the Climate Summit in Copenhagen in December 2009. This event was the 15th annual Conference of Parties (COP15)....

Website  www.supersport.com The old Toyota advert that things just keep going right would have been the perfect jingle for the Vodacom Bulls on Saturday, as they returned to the top of the Super 14 log with an impressive 50-35 over the Highlanders at Loftus Versfeld.

South Africa's disabled swimmer, Natalie du Toit was nominated -and won- in the disabled category for the Laureus award.

GROWING UP, the only part of the Comrades Marathon my family watched was the countdown to the cut-off time. The winners looked too fresh and smiley whereas the last runners were practically crippled from exhaustion. It’s always admirable to see someone put in more than what they can physically and...

outh Africa's Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour, the world's largest individually timed cycle race – and the first event outside Europe to be included in the International Cycling Union's Golden Bike Series – sees over 35,000 cyclists tackling a 109km route around Cape Town that is as spectacular...

Website www.greenpeace.org As Greenpeace surges into this new decade at a time when climate change is critical, with it comes a new leader. Kumi Naidoo, Oxford educated and from Durban, is the first South African to hold the International Executive Director role in Greenpeace. Appointed in November last year, Kumi...

It has long been common for South Africans to move overseas and explore the world. The reasons for leaving South Africa vary, from the desire for international work experience, earning foreign income and being able to travel, to the reality of leaving to escape unsavoury aspects of South Africa or...

I understand that there are changes to the law on citizenship that came into force in January, how will these changes affect me?

Website  www.supersport.com The Vodacom Bulls made the perfect start to their defence of their Vodacom Super 14 title on Friday night, scoring six tries in a drama-filled extravaganza to down arch-rivals, the Vodacom Cheetahs 51-34 in Bloemfontein.

Website www.usasevens.com The USA Sevens Rugby Tournament and Fan Festival will be in Las Vegas for the first time on 13-14 February 2010 at Sam Boyd Stadium. Sixteen teams from around the world, including South Africa, will participate in the rugby tournament and several amateur teams from around the US...

30 second speech by Brian Dyson (CEO of Coca Cola)

For all the starved rugby supporters, the start of the last Super 14 is soon upon us. As of next year it will be the Super 15 as the Melbourne Rebels join the cause! Last year's champions, the Blue Bulls (two titles), are set to be combined favourites with the...

The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Championship Tour (WCT) and World Qualifying Series (WQS) has just come to an end, but before we can say ‘coooooooking waves’, the first two events of 2010 have already started. In January it will be the O’Neill Sebastian Inlet Pro (WQS) in Florida,...