Sport Light

A Durban-based surf club is working to empower young women by searching for the next generation of female surfing champions. Guest 1: Alvin Mtatshi, local lifeguard and founder of the Durban-based Sisonke Surf Club

Guest: South African Swimming Star/Olympic medallist –Chad le Clos

Guest – Dave Duarte – from Treeshake and the man behind Mina’s campaign A global virtual event celebrating the beauty and value of our rivers will see the fastest marathoner in history and Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge and trail running great Ryan Sandes, who in 2013 became the first person to win an ultra trail race on all seven continents, join runners from 115 countries for the #WorldRiverRun...

Guest: Khanyiso Tshwaku, Sport24 senior sports writer and SABC commentator

Guest on the line: Reddam House uMhlanga’s Director of Hockey –Gowan Jones Reddam House uMhlanga’s Director of Hockey will be representing South Africa on the hockey field at the Tokyo Olympics. Durban-born Gowan joined Reddam uMhlanga staff at the beginning of 2018 and is grateful for their support: “The whole Reddam House group has been incredibly supportive in encouraging me during this opportu...

Guest - Gerhard Botes and Deon Viljoen, both retired (Cyclists) Gerhard Botes and Deon Viljoen, both retired completed their massive 2 900 km journey to raise awareness of gender-based violence through the Karoo and Northern Cape. Relieved to be home, they are also grateful to have achieved such a milestone “at their age” (of 67). “It was a milestone to have been able to achieve it at my age, and...

Guest - Chad Futcher –SA Field Hockey player

Guest 1 on the line – Red Bull Car Park Drift champion, -Jim McFarlane

Guest : Neal Collins - Sport Analyst

Guest: Charne Bosman, 2016 Comrades Marathon Winner

Guest - King Price Xtreme team leader - Clint Seller Guest - motorbike racing sensation- Leungo Gaorekwe

Guest – Troy Mayers | Motivational Speaker & Extreme Swimmer I have done a number or swims. I have done I think 6 or 7 Robben Island swims including a double crossing in 12 degree water. I think my most extreme swim I have ever done was an ice mile which actually brought me close to death. My core temp dropped to 24 degrees which is dangerously low.

Guest 1: Barry Louzada –Director and founder of Mettlestate Asus ROG, the world’s leading gaming hardware brand, is following up the highly successful ROG Invitationals I and II, with a fully digital, professional-level esports tournament that will deliver world-class spectator value and expert commentary, as esports continues to grow its following among the local gaming community.

Guest: event organizer and Retail Capital Langa Athletics Club chairman - Aubrey Isaacs. Africans aspiring to race in the 2021 Tokyo Marathon have one final opportunity to qualify. The Retail Capital Langa Marathon Challenge takes place at the Killarney International Raceway on 30 May 2021. Aimed at giving African hopefuls the best chance of qualification this course has been certified by World At...

Guest: Varsity Cup manager - Xhanti-Lomzi Nesi

Guest 1 on the line – Tiyani wa ka Mabasa - Director/Editor @FARPostZA

Cricket South Africa’s interim board and decision-making members’ council say they have reached an agreement and “a crisis has been averted” after the government evoked a law to defund the federation and remove recognition for all the country’s national teams. It would have meant that South Africa would not have been able to compete in international cricket while its national federation was stripp...

Guest: Sello Maduma - -SA's 1st black fencing Olympian (2008 Beijing)|Master of Arms|M&G top300 young SAns 2009|Award winning coach 2020

Veteran Boxer, Moruti “Baby face” Mthalane, is fist-ready to step in the ring after his year-long break. The International Boxing Federation champion has a massive comeback match in London, on 30 April 2021, where he will be defending his title from the 25 year old British professional boxer, Sunny Edwards, who has held the British super-flyweight title since 2019. Guest: Moruti "Baby Face" Mthala...

Guest 1 on the line –Phumelela Mbande - SA hockey goalkeeper& Vice Captain|

Guest 1: Michelle Weber -is a South African swimmer. She competed in the women's marathon 10 kilometre event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She finished 18th with a time of 1:59:05.0. In 2019, she competed in the women's 5 km and women's 10 km events at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea.

Guest: Christine Roos - Robben Island crossing swimmer

Runners in South Africa and around the world will be able to join in the celebratory spirit of the Comrades Marathon Centenary via its 2nd virtual event in the race’s 100-year long history. The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) has announced that entries for the Comrades Centenary Hope Challenge virtual event will open on Thursday, 25 March 2021 at 12h00. Guest: Rowyn James - Race Director at Co...

Sadly due to danger of shark attacks most swimming events across False Bay have been discontinued but four relay swimmers are set to attempt the fastest crossing of in a 35km ocean swim across False Bay with the goal of setting the fastest relay crossing and raising the profile of the swim. With one of the most challenging marathon swims in the world - a distance equivalent to that of the English...

GERHARD BOTES Gerhard Botes (67) was born in the Western Cape and grew up in the Hex River Valley where his family farmed with grapes. From there, life took him on a few interesting journeys that led to him working at Sasol, Eskom, the mines, and the high roads into Africa as a truck driver respectively. For the last 32 years, he earned his bread and butter as a cameraman at the SABC. Guest: Gerha...