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Former champion Kevin Evans and his new partner Max Knox will be aiming to stay the course to victory in the nine-day Old Mutual joBerg2c mountain bike race that starts on the outskirts of Johannesburg on Friday.

South Africa's national orders reflect the inclusiveness and diversity of a democratic South Africa, our people and our place in the African continent - in essence, the spirit of a free country where a culture of human rights prevails.

South Africa's national orders reflect the inclusiveness and diversity of a democratic South Africa, our people and our place in the African continent - in essence, the spirit of a free country where a culture of human rights prevails.

The Love of Christ Children's Home has a champion in endurance runner, Jeffery Long; this year he aims to beat his 2012 R30 000 fundraising pot for the organisation by competing in the Ironman South Africa race.

When Chris Froome became the first African-born rider to win the Tour de France on Sunday, it came as no surprise to his first coach, who revealed that the Kenyan-born, South African-educated 28-year-old had paid his dues and more in his formative racing years in South Africa.

If you fancy a hard mountain bike ride through some of South Africa's most spectacular countryside, then the Freedom Challenge may be just the ticket. It's over 2 000km – but the man behind it has wilder dreams.
• Getting to know a different South Africa

South Africa provides the setting for some of the best extreme adventuring around, but local daredevils aren’t afraid to take on challenges elsewhere in the world and in many cases, raise funds and support for good causes.
• World first for SA extreme swimmers

The arrival of a massive, custom-built pneumatic ship unloader at South Africa's largest exporting port in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal marked the start of port operator Transnet Port Terminals' R3-billion, seven-year equipment renewal project.

How much do you know about South Africa's history at the Olympics? When was the country's best performance? Who are SA's top Olympians? Brad Morgan brings you the records and the trivia in the first of three articles covering the 18 Olympic Games the country has competed in.

Hank McGregor triumphed over a classy field and atrocious weather on the final day to claim a record ninth title in the Berg River Canoe Marathon at Velddrif in the Western Cape on the weekend.