In an extraordinary turn of events, Raj Patel, a self-proclaimed author, activist and academic has been heralded as the messiah Maitreya by a New Age sect (some references include the term ‘looney’) calling itself Share International, and he has rejected it, publicly claiming to be ‘just an ordinary bloke’ with no interest in his instant [...]
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Girls Get Out There Summer Tour
The Billabong Girls Get Out There Summer Tour has completed its swing through KwaZulu-Natal, and the beaches of the Eastern and Western Cape, including Port Elizabeth, Camps Bay and Cape Town, on Tuesday 22 December. The activity-based tour is designed to get girls out of the malls and onto the beaches, to experience the fun-loving [...]
Be Water Safe This Holiday!
Swimming South Africa has urged the public to be extra vigilant and exceptionally alert this holiday season about water safety, to avoid drowning accidents. Death by drowning is a sad and silent reality, which leaves immense psychological scars on surviving family members, and often devastates communities. These heartbreaking consequences can be reduced by learning to [...]
Nikita and Rosanne Qualify for 2010 ASP Women’s World Tour
In a massive boost for women’s surfing, both Nikita Robb and Rosanne Hodge have qualified for the 2010 ASP Women’s World Tour, giving South Africa two representatives at the highest level of women’s competition surfing for the first time since the two-tier system was introduced in 1992. Hodge, 22, qualified for her fourth consecutive year [...]
Gibbs Fever at Street Cricket Festival
Proteas and Cape Cobras batsman Herschelle Gibbs made a surprise appearance at Khayelitsha and Gugulethu on Friday afternoon, providing a helping hand to the hundreds of cricketers at the Sporting Chance Street Cricket Festival. With balls traveling over many informal dwellings, Gibbs took advantage and batted against some of the best bowlers that these areas [...]
Ladies in Action Cricket
Our Starting Point in 2009 Early in 2009 a few ladies got together and decided to try and revive Action Cricket amongst ladies in the Fourways Falcons Arena. We formed a team filled with ladies who had never played together before, but shared one common factor … a passion and love for the game. After [...]
Inspiring the Next Generation
The Proteas women’s cricket team took time out to spread the game when they held a coaching clinic at Tygersig Primary School in Parow recently, where more than 100 learners aged between 10 and 13 received coaching from the Proteas, who focussed on the basics of the game. “It is always great to come back [...]
5 mins with Noor Rhode
Senior national women’s cricket coach Noor Rhode is a very approachable coach, and always makes time available for gsport when we need to speak to him. This time was no exception, and we’re glad to publish a quick-fire interview with the most important man in women’s cricket in South Africa. What is the key difficulty [...]
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