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Is there a curse over South African sports stars? It seems so. This lengthy article traces the fluctuating fortunes of four huge South African sports icons: Paralympic multiple gold medalist Oscar Pistorius, Proteas cricket captain Hansie Cronje, Springbok rugby captain Joost van der Westhuizen and the national Soccer team captain Senzo Meyiwa.