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Proteas Thank South Africans for Unwavering Support During Wtc Victory Celebrations Trophy Tour Update

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Proteas Thank South Africans for Unwavering Support During Wtc Victory Celebrations Trophy Tour Update:

JOHANNESBURG: The Proteas Men extend appreciation to the people of South Africa for the overwhelming support shown following their historic ICC World Test Championship (WTC) triumph at Lord’s Cricket Ground.

Over 18 – 19 June, fans across Gauteng came out in their thousands to welcome the Test squad home and celebrate their achievement in winning the prestigious WTC Mace.

The celebrations began with the squad’s arrival at OR Tambo International Airport on Wednesday morning, where the players and support staff were met with resounding cheers. This was followed by a special welcome reception at Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) head office in Melrose Estate.

CSA’s broadcast partner, SuperSport, hosted a ‘World of Champions’ tribute on Thursday morning before the squad made their way to Nelson Mandela Square in Sandton, where a mass of supporters gathered to meet the players and share in the momentous occasion.

In recognition of their long-standing partnership with the national team, Castle then hosted Temba Bavuma’s side for a well-deserved celebratory braai at their Bryanston head office, rounding off the two-day celebration with a touch of South African culture and camaraderie.

Sadly, the team is unable to immediately extend celebrations to other parts of the country due to their month-long tour to Zimbabwe which starts with a two-match Test series on 28 June in Bulawayo.

However, CSA will host a Captain’s Homecoming later this month in Langa – Bavuma’s hometown – as well as at WSB Newlands Cricket Ground and Grand Parade in Cape Town.

In addition, a nation-wide WTC Trophy Tour is being planned for September 2025, which will take the Mace to communities across the Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, and Northern Cape. Further details, including the full itinerary and dates, will be shared in due course.

Commenting on the celebrations, Bavuma said: “The support we’ve received from South Africans across the country has been nothing short of phenomenal. The scenes at the airport, at Nelson Mandela Square, and throughout the celebrations remind us of how deeply this team resonates with South Africans.

“On behalf of the entire Proteas Test squad, thank you for standing with us on this unforgettable journey.”

Source: cricket.co.za

Mohammad Amir – Born on April 13, 1992, in Gujjar Khan, Amir is known for his left-arm fast bowling and ability to swing the ball. He made a significant impact in the 2009 T20 World Cup, helping Pakistan secure the title. His career has been marked by both brilliance and controversy.

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Top Star Drive-In: Destroyed by What Created it

However, the very thing that created the Top Star eventually destroyed it. Because the early miners had used crude methods, the Ferreira Dump—and dozens of others like it—still contained significant traces of gold. As the price of gold rose and new chemical extraction technologies (like the carbon-in-pulp process) made it profitable to “mine the waste,” the ground beneath the Top Star became more valuable than the cinema itself. In 2006, despite fierce opposition from heritage groups who argued that the dump and the drive-in were culturally significant landmarks, the projectors were turned off for the last time.

The reclamation of the dump was a staggering industrial feat. Starting in 2008, mining giant DRDGold used high-pressure water cannons to “monitor” the dump, turning 5 million tons of solid earth back into a liquid slurry. This slurry was then piped 40 kilometers across the province to a processing plant in Brakpan. By 2011, the “mountain” had completely vanished. The 50-meter-high plateau that had dominated the southern skyline for a century was reduced to a flat, dusty crater.

The disappearance of the Top Star is a poignant symbol of Johannesburg’s “extractive” nature. It is a city that consumes itself to stay alive; even its historical landmarks are subject to the fluctuating price of minerals on the London and New York stock exchanges. Today, if you drive along the M2, there is an empty space in the sky where the Top Star used to be. While the reclamation removed a source of toxic dust and “acid mine drainage,” it also erased a piece of the city’s collective memory. The land where the gold-flecked mountain once stood is now being rehabilitated for light industrial use, proving that in eGoli, even the horizon is for sale if there’s enough gold hidden inside it.