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Tshepo Moreki was born in Natal Province, Durban. The right-arm pacer graduated from Glenwood High School and made steady progress into the U-19 national team. As seam bowler from Glenwood High School - the same institution that produced international quick Stephen Jack - Tshepo Moreki has more than just pace. From a young age, he showed the ability to attain late swing and land a devastating york...

What would you put on the line for what you believe in? For Chris Bertish, the answer is everything. ALL IN! All In, is the latest book from internationally renowned big wave surfer, ocean adventurer, multiple Guinness World Record holder, speaker and author, Chris Bertish, telling his harrowing tale of his 2017, 7500km solo SUP TransAtlantic Crossing from Morocco, Africa to Antigua in the Caribbe...

Miah Nicke - now 18 years old - was diagnosed with diabetes in 2015 - 11 days after her 11th birthday. She started cycling in 2018 at the age of 14 and started doing so to create awareness because very few people actually know what Type 1 diabetes is - most people know more about type 2. She also started it because many people who themselves type 1 diabetes did not realize that they can do such sp...

After a 24-month hiatus, the popular Soweto Marathon is returning with a bang and is now the biggest South African one-day race this year. The “People’s Race” is one of the toughest events on the athletics calendar, and athletes will face many a hill as they chase for glory. The challenging route and soaring temperatures never deter the thousands who enter year after year. This year marks the 27th...

Hennie de Klerk, who was the 2018 Dakar rookie winner – the first ever South African to achieve this. Hennie is already prepping for his 3rd entry (2024) and can talk about the local races he will be competing in this year – as well as the build up to the Dakar 2024. He is also competing in the Moroco Desert Challenge early in 2023. Hennie is also the Founder and CEO of TreasuryONE – a very succes...

Winning a marathon takes a team, says Cape Town Trail victor Guest on the line: professional trail runner and mother-of-two- Landie Greyling She may have crossed the finish line of the 46km Cape Town Trail Marathon on her own, but winner - professional trail runner and mother-of-two Landie Greyling - says it takes a team to make her wins a reality. “When you have a family, being a mom and a profes...

In what has always been considered a male-dominated sport, a 14-year-old female athlete is taking cycling in South Africa by storm. Lesego Matjila is a keen sportswoman and has started to pave the way for females in cycling. Her talents have not only been highlighted through her participation with Soweto Cycling Foundation, but have also caught the eye of potential sponsors, one being the well-kno...

“The Amashova – South Africa’s oldest classic cycle race – has become a flagship event for the province and it will do a lot to address seasonality and getting people who wouldn’t otherwise take a trip at this time of the year to come to the region,” said Phindile Makwakwa, Acting Chief Executive of Tourism KwaZulu-Natal (TKZN). This promises higher occupancies for hotels and other accommodation f...

The oldest, annual, classic road-cycling race in South Africa enjoys full road closure, and this year, it has returned to follow the famous ‘Comrades’ route from Pietermaritzburg to Durban. Apart from the race being one of the oldest, it’s also one of the prettiest with picturesque and challenging routes that will see cyclists young and old, from beginners to advanced, participate in the 38km, 65k...

South Africa Para Surfing Team Heading to World Para Surf Championships! Surfing is my medicine. It remains a privilege to share para surfing and surf therapy with thousands of surfers with disabilities and volunteers across the Western Cape through a formalised Para Surfing Programme that started in 2016. There are a particular group of surfers who, no matter their (dis)ability, come down to the...

Guest on the line: superbike champion- Clint Seller

For Jacquin Hess, golf has become the pathway to success. At first, playing professionally was a boyhood dream, but now the 31-year-old travels the world, competes with the best and hopes to one day go up against some of the greatest players of his generation, including one of his sporting idols Tiger Woods. Jacquin, from Robertson in the Western Cape, learnt about golf from the pages of magazines...

South Africa Para Surfing Team Heading to World Para Surf Championships! Surfing is my medicine. It remains a privilege to share para surfing and surf therapy with thousands of surfers with disabilities and volunteers across the Western Cape through a formalised Para Surfing Programme that started in 2016. There are a particular group of surfers who, no matter their (dis)ability, come down to the...

The city is set to host Africa’s first continental Rubik's speed-cubing competition at GrandWest Casino and Entertainment World from October 7 – 9. The Rubik's Cube was invented in 1974 by Ernő Rubik, a Hungarian designer and architect who lived and worked in Budapest. It was originally created to teach mathematical formulas. The World Cube Association (WCA) has chosen The Cubing Hub, founded by D...

Each African New year that comes, so comes the guests Cycling Races in the season to raise funds for various charities and raise Cyclist Safety awareness with our Check-A-Cyclist NPO. It’s been a crazy year kicking off with the Cycling Accident that led me off the bike for 8 weeks & losing/damaging very important equipment, alas – I’m back & stronger than before. This year I’m part of the...

The city is set to host Africa’s first continental Rubik's speed-cubing competition at GrandWest Casino and Entertainment World from October 7 – 9. The Rubik's Cube was invented in 1974 by Ernő Rubik, a Hungarian designer and architect who lived and worked in Budapest. It was originally created to teach mathematical formulas. The World Cube Association (WCA) has chosen The Cubing Hub, founded by D...

Guest on the line: Jacque and Tania De Kock Tania and Jacques De Kock have set off on a journey from Cape Town to Mpumalanga, running over 1000km along the way to raise funds for CANSA. De Kock have set themselves a mammoth task of running 1000km to raise funds for CANSA, they are documenting their journey online and call themselves the “Running Turtles”. In 2016, Jacques’ father passed away from...

South African powerlifting prodigy Nkosinathi Suhail Ntuli returned to Johannesburg on September 19 with a silver medal from the African Powerlifting Championships that were held in Morocco. Besides being crowned the second-strongest 93kg powerlifter on the continent, the medal is the culmination of a fairytale story that starts in Soweto with a little boy who had no idea he’d one day travel to re...

Kevin Lerena hit former world title challenger Mariusz Wach with everything he had but had to settle for a wide 12-round unanimous decision in front of an adoring home crowd Saturday night at Emperor’s Palace. Judges John Shipanuka and Patrick Mukondiwa gave it a shutout at 120-108, with a third score of 118-110 from Tony Nyangiwe. Wach, who towered over the much smaller Lerena, tried to get some...

Coetzee won silver and bronze medals at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo last year. She was born blind and competes in the T11 category which is the highest level of visual impairment for athletes. Coetzee runs with a guide Claus Kempen who recently competed in the Comrades Marathon. Kempen was with Coetzee last year when she claimed silver in the women’s 1500m T11 and bronze in the marathon T12 in T...

Established in 1888, The Wanderers Club has been home to some of South Africa’s finest sporting facilities as well as host to iconic sporting talent and club members of many years standing. Rich in tradition and heritage, it evolved over the last 134 years as new sports were introduced and players of all ages joined the club to participate in their game of choice, while families came along to chee...

Guest on the line: Tuks archer Wian Roux Guest on the line: Patrick Roux –South African Archer I took up archery in 2000 first buying a bow for hunting only. I am still a keen hunter and have harvested 13 big game species with the bow and in total I have hunted more 150 big game animals. I took up target archery in 2010 first entering the ABO 3D competitions. In my first year shooting ABO I won 2...

Guest on the line: Deshun Bester (born 9 April 1970) is a South African mountaineer and businesswoman Deshun Deysel (born 9 April 1970) is a South African mountaineer and businesswoman who was part of the first South African expedition to Mount Everest in 1996.[1] This was the first time the new South Africa flag was planted on top of the world. She has climbed some of the world's highest mountain...

Guest on the line: John Black - is a gifted athlete and mountaineer Two South Africans have summited K2 – the second highest peak in the world, making history in the process as the first all-South African team to do so.      

Guest on the line: Vuyisani Makama, Balderstone Sports Institute student -   Some excerpts from the Golf RSA Press release on Monday 11 April 2022:  Seven new players have been welcomed into the Men’s National Squad class of 2022, as GolfRSA continues to identify and develop the country’s most promising amateur golfers.