The saga of Hansie Cronje will never die. While a majority of his fans are yet to come to terms with his death till date, a movie made on the late Proteas skipper is a huge hit. “It is a well made movie that brings out the essence of his life. I saw the premier show with his family and it was a moving experience. I am happy for his family who have fought hard to overcome his loss. His wife is now remarried and is expecting a child,” said Herman Bakkes, a long time friend of Hansie. Ewie Cronje, father of Hansie is not speaking to reporters theses days and did not comment on the film. But Hansie’s school principal the movie said a lot about Hansie and he could not watch the entire length. The movie is available in DVD here and is expected to release in India later this year.

The Rosebank area is a quiet suburb in Johannesburg. There is more than the wonderful pine trees and cascading waterholes. Adjacent to the main road is the Rosebank Clinic that supports the rehabilitation of some of the top athletes in the world. Many Indian cricketers have been here in their fight against career threatening injuries. “Our clientele includes rugby and cricket players. There is nothing special that we do from other top sport clinics. But I can assure you we have dedicated staffs who attend to their patients with great care. Probably the ambience helps in healing injuries quicker,” said John Howard, a front office executive in the clinic.

Three news items from the local daily made interesting reading. A minister who was presented a 1.1 million rand Mercedes Benz by a local contractor was asked to retun the same by the government. As anything close to this happened in India? A whooping 3.25 million US $ is left unclaimed by lotto winners, sure this country is rich. A local TV channel conducted a programe on twins (under-10) and the survey result showed that nearly 90% of the siblings hated each other, tsk tsk