Siya Kolisi (33), a black player who captains the South African rugby team, announced on the 28th that he is divorcing his white wife, sending shockwaves through the country. The two were seen as symbols of racial harmony in South Africa, which has a history of apartheid.

According to the BBC, the two got married in 2016. Kolisi is a top player who became the first black captain of a national team that had long been dominated by whites. South Africa won the 2019 World Cup in Japan…