The Latest Breaking News from South Africa

South Africa is renowned for having one of the world’s biggest populations of great white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias). Substantial declines have been observed, however, in places where the sharks normally gather on the coast of the Western Cape province. Sharks congregate at these locations to feed, interact socially, or rest.

After previously losing three Rugby World Cup finals, can France finally end the jinx by lifting the Webb Ellis Cup for the first time? Or can South Africa successfully defend the trophy they lifted in Japan in 2019? These questions will be answered over the next seven weeks when France…

Scotland kick off their campaign against defending champions South Africa.

The South Africa goalkeeper on the huge contrast of playing in Australia and New Zealand and back home, where the league is not professional

We were promised “ad nauseam” that England under new coach Steve Borthwick would peak at the right time, said Oliver Brown in The Daily Telegraph. “All the low-water marks” of recent times – November’s capitulation to South Africa; March’s record loss to France – were “passed off with the blithe…

South Africa will be aiming to defend their title, France will fancy their chances on home soil and can Fiji upset the established order?

The Rugby World Cup kicks off in France on Friday with pundits pointing to a wide-open contest between four teams that are a cut above the rest. A skewed draw has placed all four sides – France, Ireland, New Zealand and South Africa – in the same half of the…

The Springboks are ready to defend their World Cup crown

The selection was scheduled to be announced on Friday morning but ended up being revealed yesterday evening.

A quad injury kept him out of Scotland’s final World Cup warm-up match.

The players to watch, the teams to back and how to tell a ruck from a scrum as the tournament kicks off in France