Alberta-Mari Nortje Archive

Stop! Quickly, reverse! Like a well-rehearsed play, the vehicle’s windows open, all cameras and binoculars veer to the potential sighting and except for the soft drone of insects from the scrubs, everyone sits in absolute silence. False alarm: a deceptive branch, which …

It is 11am and my brother, Cornelius, walks straight to the fridge, grabs a microwave meal and eats it straight from the plastic container. On his way to bed, he unhooks his stethoscope from his neck and flings off his Adidas trainers. …

Baobab trees stand in abundance with lush yellow grass swaying at their trunks. Grey Loerie birds float between trees in the clear blue air while insects faintly hum from the earth. The bushveld: home to the Big Five, a place of enchantment and …

Schools and local sports unions around New South Wales have rejected the recent public appeal for rugby weight categorisation at school level rugby. Weight categorisation resurfaced in the media this month when a 15-year-old boy, Jake Kedzlie, passed away after a rugby …