The words “We didn’t see that coming” were probably uttered over many parts of South Africa in the weekend hours that followed the final whistle in Wellington that signalled the Springboks’ biggest ever win over the All Blacks. And yet was it really that surprising?

It feels like something like that has been coming for a while. It wasn’t an away game for the Boks like the Wellington one was, but think back to Nelspruit in 2022. The Boks won 26-10 at Mbombela Stadium and the New Zealanders were flattered by that scoreline. They scored a consolation try there that brought a false gloss. The Boks missed opportunities on a day where their dominance merited 30 points or more. And that…
World’s Highest Commercial Bungee Jump: The Bloukrans Bridge in the
Tsitsikamma region offers the highest commercial bungee jump in the world at 216 meters.

Intimidating Presence
In Toronto I saw a bumper sticker on a parked car that read: \”I miss South Africa.\” So I broke the window, took the radio and left a note that read: \”I hope this helps.\”
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Fun South African Fact: The Karoo region in the Western Cape is home to some of the best fossils of early dinosaurs. In fact, it is estimated that some 80% of the mammalian fossils found to date were found in the Karoo.