Wednesday, 27 October 2021
Lungani Zama is an international freelance sport and travel journalist, and a regular contributor to New Frame.
Sport has brought hope and joy to many during the pandemic. But as athletes entertain us, their own challenges of neverending bio bubbles and performing as if nothing is wrong are being overlooked.
The cricketer’s retirement has triggered a flood of tributes not only for the superb athlete he was, but also for being a genuine mensch.
A lack of finances prompted the artist to use discarded plastic for his final-year exhibition, putting him on the path to international art acclaim and works that resonate deeply as the climate degrades.
Widespread looting and destruction in Pietermaritzburg could signal the death knell for a place already brought to its knees by municipal neglect and the greed of those in power.
Imran Tahir changed South Africa’s attitude towards spin bowling and its place in the game. Keshav Maharaj took up the baton and made history with his hat-trick in St Lucia.
Players and journalists are necessarily intertwined, but there have to be more considerate and respectful ways to bring the game to spectators.
Cricket South Africa narrowly avoided forcing Nathi Mthethwa’s hand only to find itself under threat from Sascoc, throwing the game and all involved back into turmoil.
Sherylle Calder is sought after around the world as an expert who teaches sports teams and individual athletes to ‘see’ better, improving their speed, decisions, actions – and results.
The Dolphins opener used lockdown to address a mental health issue, transforming into the confident and resolute batsman that helped his team to success in the last competition of the franchise era.
Temba Bavuma’s uncle, who watched the Proteas captain develop into the successful cricketer that he is, explains what makes him a good leader and what is going wrong in nurturing Black talent.
The overlooked allrounder fetched almost R33 million in India while CSA and domestic cricket struggle financially. And players could feel the pinch even more with proposed changes to the game.
The Durban rugby franchise’s chief executive discusses the benefits of their move to Europe, Siya Kolisi’s arrival and the rocks under the chairs of the 2021 academy intake.
With heavy security and no fans because of Covid-19, the Proteas’ tour to Pakistan will be like no other. But in a way, both nations are in a similar situation as they try to resurrect their glorious pasts.
The Manchester United striker netted a far more memorable goal than those scored on the pitch when he used his voice and influence to keep vulnerable children fed during the Covid-19 pandemic.
A prematurely burst bio-secure bubble laid waste to South Africa’s plans against world champions England. They cannot afford a repeat against Sri Lanka.
An embattled Cricket South Africa has been shooting itself in the foot whenever it tried to take a step in the right direction. Can the organisation be saved from itself?
The board’s inability to rein in Thabang Moroe played a critical part in the organisation’s downfall, highlighted by a dark episode of revoking the accreditation of journalists critical of the cricket body.
In the first of a three-part series, ousted Cricket South Africa chief executive Haroon Lorgat speaks about the implications of the poor decisions CSA made in 2017 regarding the T20 Global League.
The future looks bleak for the Proteas Women with the pandemic biting into gains made domestically and internationally. It doesn’t help that the South African government is failing to support them.
That the CSA president acknowledged Toyana should have coached SA was unsurprising. He has endured much more than that oversight, while continuing to produce Proteas.
South African rugby has lost a gentle giant in Kaunda Ntunja. His commentary in isiXhosa poetically ushered in the Springboks’ first black captain and ‘popped champagne’ after Mapimpi’s magic.