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Springboks celebrate victory at legendary Mandela site
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'Warrior' Springboks parade World Cup through streets of Soweto
A national tour by Rugby World Cup winners the Springboks begins Thursday and one of the first stops will be Soweto, a township near Johannesburg where they team were once hated.
Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus is adamant that there are no racists in his charge, telling AFP that "I would not tolerate racism in my squad"
Kolisi and South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa lift the Webb Ellis Cup
Come on the Springboks!
Flanker Siya Kolisi is South Africa's first black captain
The corruption trial of South Africa's embattled former president Jacob Zuma has been delayed again after his lawyer announced Tuesday he would appeal.The last-minute move pushes back a long-awaited trial over bribery allegations dating back to a 1990s arms deal. Zuma dismissed the charges as a conspiracy.If it goes ahead, the trial would be the first time Zuma faces a court on graft charges, despite a string of accusations over his long political career.
Zuma in dates
The Duchess of Sussex has worn the outfit to very important events.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex on Wednesday wrapped up a marathon tour of southern Africa by visiting South African President Cyril Ramaphosa after pledging millions for skills training for jobless youngsters.The royal couple were welcomed by Ramaphosa and first lady Tshepo Motsepe in the capital Pretoria, where they exchanged gifts.Earlier, Harry and Meghan visited the Youth Employment Services (YES) centre in the Johannesburg township of Tembisa, touring various entrepreneurial and skills programmes hosted at the hub.
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan on Tuesday gave a royal boost to South African surfers harnessing the power of the waves to promote mental health in poor communities.Help through sport -- an issue famously close to the prince's heart -- marked the second day of their tour of southern Africa, the first official trip by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex since becoming parents to baby Archie in May.Buffeted by high winds, the couple chatted to members of an NGO called Waves for Change, which uses surfing to help stressed youngsters in Cape Town's slums find positive thinking and calm.
Prince Harry and Meghan were presented with gifts for Archie when they met New York Yankees players earlier this year
The Springboks have bought into Rassie Erasmus's strategy and philosophy evidenced by winning the Rugby Championship former South African scrum-half Francois Hougaard told AFP