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Guest on the line- Dr Metji Makgoba –Independent Soccer Analyst Africa’s two best players will square off in Sunday’s final but, before this tournament’s marketing team gets too excited about a clash between Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mané, it would be best to expect a slow burner. Egypt revel in those, and showed it again here. They survived a series of first-half scar...

  Guests on the line – David Bellairs, director of Cape Town Cycle Tour  

  Guest on the line: The Number One ranked men's wheelchair tennis player on the African continent - Donald Ramphadi

  Guest on the line: Khanyiso Tshwaku - Sport24 Senior Sports Reporter, and SABC Commentator and Analyst.

  Guests on the line – Abigail Kotze – Swimmer and her coach Rhys Hugo   "It always seems impossible, until it is done." – Nelson Mandela. My name is Abigail Kotze and I am 11 years old and in grade 6. I live in beautiful Noordhoek, Cape Town and am part of Vineyard Swimming Club. I started swimming at age 7 and been competing since I was 8 years old. My coach is Rhys H...

Guest on the line- along distance Marathon Athlete - been running 47 consecutive Comrades Marathon's - and - 44 Two Ocean's Ultra Marathon's (Louis Massyn). Comrades Marathon runner Louis Massyn holds Permanent Number 403 and was inducted onto the Green Number Roll of Honour nearly 4 decades ago, after successfully completing 10 consecutive Comrades Marathons. He has since completed 47 consecutive...

  Guest on the line: Nonto Nothana - a freelance sports writer and a football blogger.

  Guest on the line: CA (SA)| OLYMPIAN| 🇿🇦 SA hockey GK & Vice Captain   South Africa's men’s and women’s teams have reigned supreme at the African Cup of Nations hockey tournaments in Accra, Ghana, where the finals were played on Sunday evening.   South Africa's women saw hosts Ghana off in the final with a 3-1 triumph and have qualified for the World Cup which will...

Guest on the line – Ms. Viwe Qegu – Eye of the Tiger Rugby Academy Founder The Eye of the Tiger is a National Rugby Academy (EOTT), a woman-led, skills-based learning institute that recruits talent with passion in rugby from previously disadvantaged communities in South Africa with the main purpose to develop the youngsters form the lowest level to the highest level of play.  The...

  Guest on the line- A VISUALLY impaired surfer, Sabelo Ngema

  Guest on the line: Brad Cox -Athlete. Professional Off-Road Rider For @ktmsouthafrica 9x South African Champion   Navigating treacherous sand dunes in the Saudi Arabian desert for 13 days while racing against some of the world’s best riders is no easy feat. But for 23-year-old Brad Cox, competing in the Dakar Rally has always been in his blood. Brad – the son of 13-time Dak...

Guest on the line-Global explorer -Riaan Manser,Riaan Manser Matrics In Antarctica is an initiative created to help inspire young South African's, matric students specifically, to think about sustainability and how they can make a difference to the environment in their communities. This initiative is supported by the Department of Basic Education, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Envi...

  GUEST on the line: Racing legend - Schalk Burger   He grew up in the back seat of his father’s rally car. Raised in a motorsports family, it was only normal to see Schalk Buger on the start line of the Dakar. After years competing in the South-African rally championship he switched to off-road races. A crash during the Botswana 1000 could have cost him dearly. An injury to his ha...

GUEST on the line: Rynfield resident and professional golfer- Nicole Garcia Rynfield resident and professional golfer Nicole Garcia (30) started playing golf at the age of 16 after realising her love for the sport when her mum took her for a lesson with Kerry van Welsen at the Benoni Lake Club. “Golf is my job and it’s what I love, and travelling the world for my livelihood isn’t...

GUEST on the line: Lindsey Parry- Official Comrades Marathon and South African National Triathlon Coach.  Former  Head of Physiology Lab at the HPC (Univ of Pretoria) & Runners World Columnist. Coach Lindsey Parry is one of South Africa’s most well-known running coaches and has a passion for high-performance sport. He is the official Comrades Marathon coach and a Runner’s...

  Guest on the line: Mo Allie - BBC African Service reporter, football commentator; freelance journalist.

  GUEST: Barbara Manning - the Secretary of South African Archery Association    Former archery player, Barbara Manning, is the first South African woman to be elected as one of the Federation of African Archery council members. Manning started her archery career in 1969 and has represented South Africa at several international competitions.   Following her husband’s deat...

  Guest: Dave Macleod- Managing Director at Gameplan Media.

  GUEST: Cricket South Africa Women's Under-19 and Women's National Academy coach- Dinesha Devnarain   Cricket SA (CSA) has confirmed the inbound tour of the West Indies against the Proteas in four Women’s One-Day Internationals (ODI) starting this month. The series, which will also feature a warm-up match, will be played between January 25 and February 6. All the matches will be p...

  Guest 1 on the line – Leslie Brazier -Wanderers badminton club chairman and junior coach   The Wanderers Club in Illovo will launch a new variation to Badminton on 20th November 2021. AirBadminton, developed by the Badminton World Federation (BWF), is designed to create an opportunity for people of all ages and abilities to participate in outdoor sports. It can be played on diffe...

  Guest 1 on the line : Brad Bing - MD - Sporting Chance Foundation | A key aspect of the Calypso programme is to introduce the game of cricket to children with little or no access to the game, and also talent identification being a big part - with players such as Temba Bavuma being one of those identified through the Calypso Cricket festival. Many young and talented cricketers have participa...

Guest on the line – Triathlete - Kura Mazongo     Behind the humble Zimbabwean’s friendly demeanour lies a steely determination that has seen him conquer some of the most gruelling endurance events in sport.   He has earned four Comrades Marathon medals and two Two Oceans Marathon medals to date. On Sunday, 21 November 2021, Kura took it up a notch. After 14-gruelling ho...

  Guest on the line: Johan le Roux -Clinical Psychologist, Rugby Commentator and now also Podcaster

  Guest on the line: Malikah Hamza –South African Hockey and Cricket player The Lions U19 Cricket team are well underway with preparations heading into the U19 Girls Provincial Tournament after a series of warm-up matches against provincial sides, Easterns U19 and Northerns U19.   The warm-up matches continue with the Lions U19 taking on the Northerns U19 on 27 November, and Malika...

  Guest on the line: Sanele  Shange - the first black South African to earn a podium place at the Ironman African Championship   Sanele Shange is an inspiration to his fellow South Africans. Sanele has made history as the first black South African to earn a podium place at the Ironman African Championship and has qualified for the World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawai’&iacu...