Honourable feats threatened by dishonourable games
01 June 2025 - 00:00
We're back in the news. By we, I mean South Africans. Not only are we sparring with the wolves in the White House but also defeating everyone in the world with our superior strength garnered over years of back-breaking training on the rugby fields of our great land. Our Rayno Nel won the title of World's Strongest Man after proving his mettle in Herculean efforts like pushing trains, pulling planes and tossing huge stones like a latter day Obelix, all while also doing his day job as an engineer. Kudos. ..
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