Springbok fever sweeps Joburg as Rugby World Cup final nears

As the Rugby World Cup final draws closer, the streets of Johannesburg are ablaze with the vibrant green and gold of Springbok jerseys.

From restaurant cooks to street workers, Springbok jersey-wearing South Africans are ubiquitous in Johannesburg, as a frenzied mood grips the nation in anticipation of Saturday’s

Since Nelson Mandela rallied behind the Springboks in 1995, support for the team once seen as a symbol of apartheid has become a unifying, jubilant moment in a country still torn by deep societal divides and struggling with high poverty and unemployment. Even a kindergarten’s annual show on Wednesday featured a bunch of four-year-olds dressed in the national colours eagerly waving rugby balls to the sound of “Hie’ Kommie Bokke”, a popular anthem celebrating the rugby team.

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