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Proteas Arrive Home Victorious

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The victorious Proteas men’s cricket team arrived home from London to a hero’s welcome on Wednesday.

Captain Temba Bavuma walked into the arrivals hall at OR Tambo, holding aloft the Test Championship Mace – the International Cricket Council trophy for test cricket. Fans in the arrival hall started singing his name as young children yelled out for autographs.

Last week, Bavuma led his underdog team to a five-wicket victory over Australia in the final of the World Test Championship in London.

Batsman Aiden Markram, who scored a match-winning 136 runs in South Africa’s second innings, said it was emotional seeing the joy that their victory has brought to cricket fans in South Africa.

“It’s pretty overwhelming to be fair. I didn’t expect this kind of turnout. To see the fans here today to celebrate with us is really special,” said Markram.

South Africa’s superstar fast bowler Kagiso Rabada, who took nine wickets in the final, said he hopes the team’s victory will inspire youngsters to keep pursuing their dreams of one day playing for the Proteas.

“Hopefully they’ll see this and be inspired to do great things in the future. Playing for South Africa is a privilege,” said Rabada.

South Africa’s superstar bowler Kagiso Rabada, took nine wickets.

Player of the match was Aidan Markram.

Cricket fan Wandile Vuma was in the arrival hall. He said the victory has helped to banish bad memories from past defeats.

“No national team has broken our hearts like our cricket team. They were always coming close but losing in the semi-finals and finals. Now we have finally won and I’m really proud of this team. Their ability to persevere after all those defeats is a good lesson for all of us,” he said.

The players signed autographs and took selfies with fans. They head to Zimbabwe later this month.

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The FNB Stadium: Football

The 2010 World Cup turned the FNB Stadium into a global icon. It hosted both the opening match and the final, where Spain defeated the Netherlands to claim the trophy. Perhaps most poignantly, it was the site of the “nearly” moment for African football when Ghana’s Black Stars came within a crossbar’s width of reaching the semi-finals. For Johannesburgers, the stadium is more than a soccer pitch; it is the home of the Soweto Derby, the fierce rivalry between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates that can see nearly 100,000 fans descend on the precinct in a sea of gold and black.

As of 2026, the FNB Stadium continues to be a versatile giant. It has hosted some of the world’s biggest musical acts, from U2 to Justin Bieber, and remains a primary venue for national celebrations and political rallies. It stands as a landmark of “New South Africa” architecture—rejecting the cold, European brutalism of the city’s past in favor of a design that feels earthy, indigenous, and undeniably grand. It is the one place in Johannesburg where the entire city, from the mansions of Sandton to the matchbox houses of Soweto, comes together to breathe as one.