When the baseball-capped Nelson Mandela danced his famous jig in the No.6 Springbok jersey, Siya Kolisi would not have paid a blind bit of notice.

Higgins is a food writer, photographer and chef with regular TV series, including Ireland’s Best Young Baker (RTÉ). Her new book, Dream Deli (Gill & MacMillan), is out now. www.lillyhiggins.ie

Militants from Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe’s party have launched raids at boating clubs and tourism lodges on the shores of the capital’s main fishing and leisure area, tour operators said.

Heavy rainfall has flooded Cape Town in South Africa and left more than a thousand people homeless.