As we countdown to the first World Cup to be played on African soil, Nutmeg Radio will feature a series of articles on football in South Africa. South Africa’s rich and unique past is filled with powerful anecdotes laced with struggle, inspiration, success and failure. Over the years, international coverage on South Africa has focused on politics, particularly South Africa’s apartheid past and the obstacles that the country has faced as it moved out of apartheid towards the creation of “A New South Africa”. Sport in South Africa, however, has always been a fascinating subplot of South African society, largely due to the unique role of sport in the country. Delving into sport in South Africa presents a wonderful and unique opportunity to tell many of the stories that we’ve heard about the country through the lens of sport, and will hopefully allow you to learn about what is without question a powerful undercurrent of South African history and society.
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