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Jean-Marc Johannes started skateboarding when he was 10-years-old. "That's when I got my first board. I saw a lot of people doing it while in school and I struggled a lot with sports when I was younger and I discovered skateboarding. It looked like something positive and I wanted to be involved with it. A lot of the kids were doing it and I wanted to give it a try." After asking his parents if he...

This Mandela Day will be the first-ever marked amongst a global pandemic. As both the sports and eventing industries are massively impacted by being unable to celebrate Mandela Day through physical activations, this year the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund (NMCF) is bringing a massive virtual race – 67 Kilometres for Mandela Day – to homes and streets everywhere. https://www.goodthingsguy.com/sport...

Mthembu stumbled upon paddling when she went to Shongweni Dam with her friends and after she got involved she was hooked. She has become a trailblazer for black female paddlers having become the first black female to complete the Dusi Canoe Marathon in a K1 in 2019. “I started paddling in 2013 and I thought it was a joke at first but then I fell in love with the sport. “After a few months of paddl...

As is the reality for all athletes around the world, the ongoing covid-19 pandemic has presented its unique challenges for South African cyclist Ashleigh Moolman Pasio. A pro rider with the CCC-Liv team, Moolman Pasio is currently based in Spain, and for good reason she says. “Being a cyclist in South Africa you have many challenges,” she says. “One of these is safety for a woman cyclist… which is...

The actual Comrades Marathon may have been cancelled but there is still a chance that you could enter and run it - virtually. Comrades Marathon Association manager, Keletso Totlhanyo said they were going all out to ensure that this will be a fun and festive event that everyone can be a part of. It’s all online. Aspirant participants simply need to access the Comrades website www.comrades.com; regi...

Bafana Bafana pivoted from one ignominious failure to another in the decade after the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The optimism that came along after beating France for the first time, and Ghana soon after, dissipated a year later following the "Dance of Shame" in Mbombela. South Africa had four full-time coaches in just 10 years, all of whom left the post in sensationally calamitous fashion. Bafana have...

Ten years ago South Africa hosted the biggest sporting event in the form of the 2010 Soccer World Cup. The tournament’s opening game was between the host nation, Bafana Bafana and Mexico. The game ended 1-1 draw with goals from Siphiwe Tshabalala and Rafael Márquez respectively. Apart from it being the first World Cup on African soil, Shabba’s goal was the highlight of the tournament for most Afri...

Hansie Cronje, an international South-African cricketer was a hero turned villain in the cricket fraternity. It was 2014 when he was ranked as the top 11 greatest South African even after getting banned from cricket for life due to involvement in match-fixing. GUEST: Natalie Germanos - Sports Broadcaster, MC, Speaker, and Dedicated to Women's Cricket & also other women's sport.

Jazzman Mahlakgane says he feels sending players overseas is "overrated" unless it is to a "top European league". The player agent has had a number of high-profile clients over the years including Siphiwe Tshabalala, Teko Modise, Itumeleng Khune, and Tefu Mashamaite. GUEST: Player’s agent Jazzman Mahlakgane

GUEST: One of South Africa’s greats, and world-renowned former boxing champion, Brian Mitchell

Jan "Kid Gavilan" Bergman says he did not reach his full potential as a professional boxer and that was because he was never given enough time to prepare for a world title. Bergman eventually won the lesser recognised WBU welterweight belt on May 2 2001. "It was always a last-minute call," he said this week. He had previously failed twice to win the IBF strap from Kosta Tszyu and Zab Judah before...

Guest: Dr Koketjo Tsebe - Sport Psychologist, Clinical Psychologist, an academic who is passionate about research & sports

Guest: Sfiso R Themba - Professional superbike racer

Guest: Craig Ray - Daily Maverick sports editor

Guest: Jessie Stella Esbend is Border football’s iconic woman in football

Guest: YOLANDA DUMA - SA Female professional Golfer

Guest: Tania Lewis - South Africa’s Only Woman Internationally Accredited Volleyball Match Referee

GUESTS: Tiyani wa ka Mabasa – Football Analyst and @FARPostZA Editor

Khris Njokwana won the national finals in 2009 and went on to be part of the star-studded judging panel for the 2010 World Finals that were hosted in Cape Town; he is available for interviews to discuss the tournament and the local football freestyle landscape. As per my previous email, He is also a Guiness Record Holder. GUESTS: freestyle football legend and Guinness World Record Holder -Khris Nj...

Khotso will talk to us about how is he dealing with the current lockdown? Entrepreneurship and his future as an athlete. GUESTS: Khotso Mokoena - a South African athlete who specializes in the long jump and triple jump.

This man is without a doubt living life on the edge! Dean Dunbar, a Scottish man who is blind, doesn’t let his disability define him or stop him from seeking the next adventure. Since 1998, the 51-year-old has completed over 120 activities and challenges around the world, from sky diving to bungy jumping – and has set over 25 world firsts. The thrill-seeker has had a couple of close shaves but is...

On 6 March 2018, Gwala was attacked on his pushbike by three men during a training ride before sunrise around Durban. The men pulled him from the bike and cut the calf of his right leg with a saw, damaging his muscles, nerves, and bone, then attacked his left leg. The attack continued even though he offered the attackers his wallet, mobile phone, and bike. The men departed and Gwala crawled to the...

Ms Elana Meyer Awarded for: Her excellent contribution to track and field athletics. Her commitment to her sport and her glittering performances put South Africa on the world stage a multiple times. Guest: Ms Elana Meyer

The postponement of this year’s Olympic Games, due to have started in late July, has had a massive effect on a multitude of athletes, among them star Madibaz swimmers Alaric and Alard Basson. The Uitenhage-based twins, 24, had been lining up an assault on the South African Olympic trials at this time, but instead find themselves having to come up with innovative ways to stay fit during the 21-day...

This year would have seen thousands of runners taking on the iconic Comrades Marathon to complete 89km of this world-famous race in the great outdoors, alongside fellow competitors, friends and family members. Many runners have sadly had to hang up their trainers as the harsh reality of COVID-19 derailed their Comrades’ dreams. #TEAMSPCA athlete Maretha Smit, from Mowbray Cape Town, was not deterr...