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.

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Fun South African Fact: While the country only covers 1% of the Earth’s land surface, South Africa boasts 10% of the world’s bird, fish and plant species as well as 6% of its mammal and reptile species!
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Ag man! [Ach-man] This is the Afrikaans equivalent to “Oh man!” and is often used at the beginning of a sentence to express pity, resignation or irritation.Example: “Ag, man!” / “Ag, no man!” / “Ag, shame man!”