Sport Light

  Guest on the line- South African professional golfer and now respected commentator - Dale Hayes   Not since Ernie Els won his second SA Open title in 1996, has the second oldest national open in all of golf not been sanctioned by the European Tour (now called the DP World Tour), but that will be the case when the 2021 edition of the event begins, at Gary Player Country Club, at Sun Cit...

  Guest on the line-Dr Metjie Makgoba –Independent Soccer Analyst The South African Football Association (SAFA) have been dealt a major blow in their efforts to salvage their 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign, with FIFA on Friday dismissing their protests.   SAFA had lodged a formal request with the game's governing body, asking them to investigate the officiating in last month's...

  Guest on the line: Adaptive Surfer Noluthando Makalima 2020 Momentum gsport Awards Ministerial Recognition of Excellence recipient, Noluthando Makalima, is raising funds to represent South Africa at the 2021 World Para Surfing Championship in California, USA.The para sport star is set to leave home soil on the 2nd of December to be at in the USA for the competition which will take place fro...

  Guest on the line-Dr Metjie Makgoba –Independent Soccer Analyst     The SA Football Association (Safa) left nothing to chance in their protest against Senegalese referee Maguette Ndiaye and managed to submit additional supporting documents to their original complaint to Fifa before the November 20 deadline, set by the world governing body. Fifa asked Safa to provide document...

  Guest on the line - World boxing's remarkable referee and judge, Stan Christodoulou,  

Guest on the line- South African Runner and cyclist -Sipho Marima To ensure that others can learn from his experience, Sipho has documented his journey in a book. The self-published volume which will be available from April is entitled How lockdown unlocked my potential was borne out of a realisation of the brevity of life. Brought about by all the death that surrounded him, Sipho asked himself if...

  Guest on the line: South African Judoka -Donne Breytenbach   Judoka Donne Breytenbach claimed top honours at the fifth edition of the African Open in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The pinnacle of African Judo saw ten countries participating, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Congo-Brazzaville, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Guinea, Ireland, South Africa, Senegal, and hosts Cameroon bringing the...

  Guest on the line: King Price Xtreme racing legend Schalk Burger   King Price Xtreme racing legend Schalk Burger has unveiled the new car in which he will take on the 2022 Dakar Rally as a 50-year-old rookie: the mighty locally-built Century Racing CR6, which won three stages on last year’s Dakar.   The CR6 is a custom-built offroader which features by a massive 7.0 litre V8...

  Guest on the line: Tegan Phillips - South African endurance explorer, digital comic artist, entrepreneur and motivational speaker.

  Guest on the line – SA Women’s Hockey vice-captain, Phumelela Mbande   The African Hockey Cup of Nations takes place in Accra in Ghana from 17-23 January 2022, and the team that finishes top of the tournament will qualify for the FIH Hockey World Cup in Spain and Netherlands in July 2022.

  Guest 1 on the line – Proteas assistant coach Dumisani Chauke.

  Guest on the line: Trevor Cramer - Sports Copy/Sub-Editor - The Citizen

  Guest 1 on the line – Bongmusa Mthembu - 2019 Two Oceans Marathon Champ, 3Time Comrades Marathon Champ, 100km SA Record Holder, 2016 Silver and 2018 Bronze Medalist 100km World Champs

  Guest on the line-Dr Metjie Makgoba –Independent Soccer Analyst Hugo Broos followed a familiar pattern among Bafana Bafana coaches after his team’s 1-0 World Cup qualifying win against Zimbabwe of being confused about the mathematical permutations SA will need in their final game away against Ghana on Sunday.  

  Guest on the line -Four-time AGN reigning Discus champion, Lesedi Khunou   Four-time AGN reigning Discus champion, Lesedi Khunou, is a firm believer in balancing school work, athletic commitments, family and personal life by managing her time correctly as she aims to become a well-known professional thrower globally.   The 16-year-old, who was inspired by her brother to get involv...

  Guest: Golden Gloves Boxing Promoter, Rodney Berman     Boxing has become the latest sport in South Africa that will welcome back fans to tournaments. This will start with the No Love Lost Tournament staged by Golden Gloves Boxing in December at Emperors Palace. The blockbuster event will feature, amongst others, three major fights.  

  Guest: Johannesburg businessman - Henry Cock   I'm not a runner. I'm not a professional athlete at all. I'm no one special – and I think that's the important thing. I'm a regular guy who knows how important your mental health is.   I only began running in October last year. Crazy? Maybe. But my point is to show that it's never too late to start and to set a goal.  

Guest on the line: Solo adventurer -Gaven Sinclai On the 1st of October 2021, SA’s top extreme endurance adventurer, life coach, motivational speaker and Recipient of the Purple Hearts SA Award, Gaven Sinclair  embarked on a 1000km adventure to launch BrandMed’s Syntro-P Wellbeing programme.  

  Guest on the line – successful boxing trainer Damien Durandt   Confidence in someone outperforming the other can be proven in more ways than one. But successful boxing trainer Damien Durandt has instead challenged Marco Luis to put his money where his mouth is. Durandt took upcoming boxing manager Luis on a R10,000 bet that his charge, Brandon Thysse, will retain his WBA Pan Afri...

  Guest 1 on the line – Calvin Fiki –South African bodybuilder   Calvin Sandile Fiki, has been selected through the official Federation of Bodybuilding South Africa, to compete in the bodybuilding and fitness event at the fifth edition of the Arnold Classic Africa 2021 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. The Arnold Classic Africa is an annual multi-sport event, celebratin...

  Guest on the line – Avid cyclist Lincoln King After having won the last edition of the aQuellé Tour Durban women’s race, the Sandton City Cycle Nation team has entered for the 2021 title decider over the 101km course on the M4 on Sunday 28 November with a burning desire to retain the title that Cashandra Slingerland won in a remarkable solo charge in 2019.   Thirty o...

Guest on the line: Northern Gauteng squash player - Awande Malinga Squash South Africa’s (SSA) development programmes have started paying dividends as players from previously disadvantaged ranks have started asserting themselves in the national arena. One of the brightest prospects to emerge is 16-year-old Northern Gauteng player Awande Malinga. Last week she finished runner-up at the SA Und...

Guest on the line: Zalika Methula- the first South African black female junior diver Winnie Methula is extremely proud of her daughter Zalika. Zalika is a talented diver, and her dream is to represent South Africa at the FINA Diving World Junior Championship. The sporting event is to be held in Kyiv, Ukraine, from 2-9 December 2021. The FINA showcase is a biennial and sees competitors from some of...

Guest on the line – Eduard Jacobs -founder of the South African Slap Fighting Association Slap fighting is a rapidly growing sport where two robust gentlemen take turns competitively slapping each other in the face, and seeing who can survive the longest.