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The Fijian men’s 7s rugby team and the New Zealand women’s 7s team successfully defended their titles at the Singapore leg of the HSBC SVNS tournament on Sunday 1 February.
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Carlos Alcaraz became the youngest man in the Open era to win all four majors, when he won his maiden Australian Open title at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on 1 February 2026. The Spaniard delivered a massive performance to outclass Serbian Novak Djokovic, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5.
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The French 7s team were just too strong for the Blitzboks in their Cup semi-final clash, winning 12-5 after a dominant first-half display. South Africa will now shift focus to the third-fourth play-off against New Zealand.
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Ill-discipline cost the Blitzboks in their final Pool A match against Fiji at the Singapore 7s tournament on Saturday 31 January. A golden-point try saw the Pacific Islanders claim a 19-24 victory and the top spot in the pool.
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Victory for Blitzboks in first two pool matches of the Singapore leg of the 2025-’26 HSBC SVNS Series. Their next match will be against fellow unbeaten team, Fiji.
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Cape Winelands District Municipality has deployed more than 100 firefighters for the 2024-’25 fire season, which officially began 1 November and runs until 30 April 2026. The season appears to have started early though, with Fire Services responding to 112 calls in October alone, requiring 1 099 man-hours of firefighting efforts.
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Local sports photographer Roger Sedres won the Sport Visual Journalist of the Year award at the 2025 South African Sport Awards for his three-decade career capturing iconic moments of the country’s greatest athletes, including Chad le Clos’ Olympic celebration and Wayde van Niekerk’s record-breaking sprint.
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The greater Stellenbosch community has been left shocked after the murder of former deputy mayor Nyaniso Jindela.
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