Behind the fairy tale

12 January 2016 - 10:41
By Ross Tucker

In a politicised South African sports landscape, unifying performances like Temba Bavuma's historic century at Newlands last week are precious and worthy of the joyful celebrations they inspire. Bavuma now finds himself a flagbearer for transformation, in the same way that Makhaya Ntini became its emblem in 1998.

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