Why Dricus Du Plessis' Support Of Trump, Musk Has Left South African Sports Fans Out In The Cold... Again

Break Point Column by Morgan Bolton

It is always deflating when you realise that your hero is only human, and that they have particular idiosyncrasies and short-comings that oppose your world-view and core beliefs.

I recall the year 2000, while still in high school in the south of Johannesburg, when news broke that Hansie Cronj was implicated in a match-fixing scandal.

I refused to believe that the former Proteas captain whom I adored and looked upon in high esteem could betray me so, never mind the rest of the country.

After all, Cronj to my mind was the very definition of integrity and honesty.