Sport Light

Guest: South Africa’s most decorated sprint paddler - Bridgitte Hartley

Guest: Prof. Pieter Kruger, director of The Centre for Health and Human Performance (CHHP) at the North-West University (NWU)

What drives somebody to dive, in freezing temperatures, under a thick layer of ice, wearing only goggles, a cap and swimsuit? For South African Amber Fillary, cold water is a leveller, something that focuses a panic-prone mind or distracts when bouts of negativity set in. Guest: Amber Fillary, South African World Record Holding Ice Swimmer

Having teamed up with Andy Birkett for a fairy tale MyLife Dusi Canoe Marathon title in 2020, young Khumbulani Nzimande is determined to continue his rise with another podium, this time in his K1 at the 2021 edition of the race. Nzimande arrived strongly on the Dusi scene when he finished fourth in 2019 in his K1. A result that might have surprised a few people but from there he backed it up with...

Cycling South Africa include three renowned female riders, Palesa “DeeJay” Manaleng, Toni Mould and Justine Marais Asher, to represent the country at three international events this year. Guest: Palesa “Deejay”Manaleng - is a hand cyclist, ENCA news journalist and second-year Public Relations student at the University of Johannesburg (UJ).

The year is 1976, and South Africa is gripped by a terrible lockdown – apartheid. Nelson Mandela is in prison on Robben Island; South Africa is isolated from the rest of the world, and revolution is in the air. Against this background, a young student at Johannesburg’s Wits University decides to try and take control of his life, and his destiny, and give himself a sense of purpose. Guest: Bruce Fo...

The BrightRock Players Choice Awards 2020 in partnership with MyPlayers will honour these superstars who played the bounce the best during this challenging time. As always, the winners will be decided by the players in South Africa’s only annual awards events for professional rugby players by professional rugby players. Guest: Vodacom Bulls lock - Sintu Manjezi Guest: BrightRock Deputy CEO, Suzann...

2018 Dakar Car Rookie winner Hennie de Klerk is back at it and preparing for a third attempt at the race in 2022 in Saudi Arabia. He will race his refreshed and renewed yet tried and trusted TreasuryOne Motorsport Amarok, with which he has already started his preparation campaign. Guest: 2018 Dakar Car Rookie winner - Hennie de Klerk

On a three-fight winning streak as well as being one of the youngest fighters at senior level, the youngster has taken the sport by storm. The 19-year-old from Noordheuwel in Krugersdorp trains at the Mile High Kickboxing Club in Randfontein. He has been doing MMA for the past four years, and said that he has always wanted to try out kickboxing and MMA. Guest: Lucah Paoli - is one of the latest an...

After an intense past few weeks of online qualifiers, two South African FIFA players have qualified for the FIFAe Club World Cup 2021 finals. Julio “Beast” Bianchi and Kaylan “Kaylan” Moodley are the first South African gamers to secure a spot to the prestigious annual FIFA event. Guest: Julio “Beast” Bianchi - first South African gamer to secure a spot to the prestigious annual FIFA event. Guest...

The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) Board has regrettably announced its decision to cancel the Comrades Marathon scheduled for 13 June 2021. After having late last year, undertaken to make announcements in mid-February regarding requirements for qualification and the staging of the 2021 Comrades Marathon, the decision to cancel will come as an enormous disappointment to tens of thousands of ru...

The South African Women’s Basketball Association has been launched with a formidable all female Board of Directors tasked with growing basketball and creating opportunities for young girls. SAWBA will be led by Chairperson Nompumelelo Ramatsoga, with Kornelia Semmelink Vice Chairperson. The Board also includes Rudo Kaseke and Manyani Maseko who will focus on Legal and Ethics. Guest on the line - S...

Emma started competing in Synchro Swimming when she was 5 years old. She is currently qualifying with her synchro partner for the 2021 Olympic Games to represent South Africa. She has competed at the FINA World Aquatic Championships for Synchro for the past 8 years. She qualified for the Olympics last year, which was unfortunately delayed due to the Covid pandemic. Guest: Emma Manners-Wood – South...

Netball South Africa announced on the 08th of January that all planned netball activities had been suspended until further notice. Reasons for this was because the country had started seeing a spike in Covid-19 cases and the Honourable President Ramaphosa had announced new lockdown level three restrictions. Guest: SPAR Proteas assistant netball coach - Dumisani Chauke

Richard Murray won the Junior Duathlon World Championships in 2007 and 2008 and the U23 African Championships in both triathlon and duathlon in 2010, firmly establishing himself as a name to watch. Then, in 2012, Richard scored his first WTS win in Hamburg and went on to podium twice more that same season. Guest: Olympic triathlete - Richard Murray

This is the SA Rowing team who have previously won Olympic medals and are currently training for Tokyo. They have already qualified 1 boat, The Men's heavy weight Pair and are hoping to qualify another 2 boats for the Olympics. Roger Barrows, head coach and international award winning coach. Guest: South Africa’s national rowing coach Roger Barrow Guest: Lawrence Brittain - a South African rower....

We have Nomvula Mbatha from Soweto who is national Sabre champion 4years in a row and is part of the team that will go to the Olympic zonal qualifications in Cairo as soon as those are back on track. She also graduated as the first black female coach last year. Guest: Nomvula Mbatha Guest: Anokha van Manen

From not even making the Bothaville High School cross-country team to becoming South Africa’s new running queen, Gerda Steyn’s rise has been nothing short of remarkable… even to her! Guest: Gerda Steyn is a South African marathon and ultramarathon athlete.

Roarke Knapp is just 22 years of age, but the talented young IBO Youth junior middleweight champion learnt at an early age how to pick himself up off the canvas. Now a picture of self-confidence, a maturity well beyond his years and armed with heaps of natural fistic ability, the 13-fight professional has his sights set on becoming a world champion before he’s 25 and adding more championship belts...

Happily married and with a burgeoning career as a CFO, Zoë Scholtz was living her dream. She was also unfit and somewhat overweight, and the exercise she engaged in was by no means a priority. Never brilliant at athletics as a child, she hated running in particular, associating it with humiliations endured at school. Guest: Zoë Scholtz - Author of the book running in Heels: from ICU to Ultramarath...

South African Ironman Champion and plant-based athlete, Kyle Buckingham, shares some inspiration of meals you can make this Veganuary with what he has in his fridge. Guest: South African Ironman Champion and plant-based athlete, Kyle Buckingham

Ryno “Lion” Liebenberg, a former multiple SA, Africa and International boxing champion in two weight divisions, invites business people to assist him – through his non-title 10-round fight with Rowan Campbell on March 13 – to raise money for legitimate child welfare organisations in Johannesburg Guest: Ryno “Lion” Liebenberg, a former multiple SA, Africa and International boxing champion in two we...

Guest: David Bellairs - Director - Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust

Guest: Veteran mountain biker ‘Shova” Mike Nixon, one of only four people in the world to have completed every ABSA Cape

South Africa wrapped up a 3-0 ODI series win over Pakistan with an emphatic 32-run victory at Kingsmead. The Proteas had set an achievable target of 201, but captain Sune Luus brought up her 100th ODI career wicket during a crucial spell, dismissing three of the Pakistan top and middle order to take the wind out of the visitors’ run chase to help the home side bowl Pakistan all out for 169. Guest:...