Defeat is an orphan: What Bafana’s opener says about South Africa
Bafana’s dismal World Cup opener against Mexico is more than a football story, writes Tony Leon. He argues that it’s a damning metaphor for a nation where accountability is absent, mediocrity is rewarded, and the gap between 1995’s Springbok glory and today’s decline grows ever wider. Nick Hornby’s “Fever Pitch” was a 1992 best seller chronicling [...]