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A basement in Fordsburg
Late one afternoon, I was standing on a pavement in Fordsburg — right next door to the Planet Bioscope. I was minding my own business....
For the love of tennis
When Jane ‘Skapie’ Muso was 23 years old, she fell in love – twice. First, she fell in love with tennis. And then she fell in love with...
A champion called ‘Schoolboy’
One evening in Cape Town 20 years ago, the great Enoch ‘Schoolboy’ Nhlapho fought a guy called Phillip ‘Kid’ Sibeko. In the eighth round,...
Hamburgers and the hardest race in the world
Sixty two years ago, some guys in Natal had a crazy idea. They decided to start a road race. But they wanted to make the race the hardest...
Just a bit of ball
Little Gloria Hlalele was not like all the other little girls in Tembisa. When she was six years old, she got tired of the games girls...
Mpumelelo Gamede fights back
Mpumelelo Gamede runs in 10 kilometre races. He finishes last every time. But he does not care. He only wants to finish. Mpumelelo runs...
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