It is now 6-15PM on a Saturday afternoon and South African sports is on a high.
The Indian IPL cricket extravaganza, which was hosted by South Africa at very short notice, played it’s second semi-final today. The game is still in progress and many South Africans are involved.
The IRB World Sevens Rugby is in progress in England. Looks like South Africa will win.
The Super-14 rugby semi has just now been won by the Blue Bulls, against many-time winners, the Crusaders. The final will be played in South Africa next Saturday.
Tomorrow they will run the Comrades Marathon.
The FIFA Confederations Cup kicks off in 3-weeks time and the Soccer World Cup will be played in South Africa next year.
For a small country like South Africa, we seem to be playing a great game at the moment, (in spite of all the political meddling.)