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Wimpie du Plessis, President of Rowing South Africa and Deputy Minister of Sport, Mr Gert Oosthuizen accepting a gift of appreciation from Etana Insurance (a sponsor of RowSA). Photo: Supplied

Du Plessis Leads RowSA Transformation

By on 27 March, 2013 in Feature Articles, Features, Leading Ladies, Woman of the Month

Despite financial and transformation challenges facing the sport, Rowing South Africa is winning both on and off the field, thanks to the astute leadership of its President Wimpie du Plessis.

Mthethwa pictured with the SA U21 National squad. The NSA President has made it a key deliverable that the squad receives adequate preparation ahead of the World Youth Championships this year. Photo: Supplied

Mthethwa’s Hand in Making Pro Sports History

By on 27 January, 2013 in Features, Leading Ladies, Netball, Woman of the Month

The South African women’s sports landscape is set to enter a new era with the launch of the Netball Professional League. In the lead up to this historic move, gsport speaks to Netball South Africa President Mimi Mthethwa, who is fast driving change in the country’s most popular women’s sports code.

All winners unveiled at the 2012 SPAR gsport Awards are asked to return to the stage once again (from left) Personal Account Writer Award winner, Chervon Chetty; 2012 SPAR Athlete of the Year winner, Caster Semenya; 2012 Style Star winner, Lalla Hirayama; inaugural SPAR Recognition Award recipient, Bruce Davidson; 2012 Coach of the Year, Elize Kotze; 2012 Woman of the Year winner, Venessa Clack; 2012 Up and Coming Athlete Award winner, Thato Makhafola; inaugural gsport Hall of Famer, Penny Heyns; 2012 Volunteer of the Year Award winner; Anela Mahamba; 2012 Woman in Media, Tarryn Steenekamp; 2012 Hall of Fame inductee; Muditambi Ravele; 2012 Athlete of the Year with a Disability, Natalie du Toit; 2012 Sponsor of the Year, SASOL representative Dumisani Mbokane, and Sports Federation of the Year winner, SA Hockey Association CEO, Marissa Langeni, pictured at the Wanderers Club, in Illovo, Johannesburg, on Tuesday, 20 November, 2012. Photo: Reg Caldecott/gsport4girls

Semenya Wins SPAR gsport Athlete Award

By on 20 November, 2012 in Awards, Feature Articles, Features, gsport, gStar, Leading Ladies, Newsroom, Style Star, Woman in Media, Woman of the Month

The biggest women’s sport winners of 2012 were announced at a star-studded gathering at the prestigious Wanderers Club in Johannesburg, where Olympic silver medallist Caster Semenya was named SPAR Athlete of the Year.

The esteemed judges have unveiled the finalists in each category for the 2012 SPAR gsport Awards, and friends, fans and family of the 2012 SPAR gsport Awards finalists are urged to organise wide support for their candidates, to give them every chance of being honoured this year. Pictured are the 2011 gsport Award winners with (from left) are gsport Founder, Kass Naidoo; Tasha Mentasti (representing Surfing SA for the 2011 Sports Federation of the Year Award); 2011 gsport Volunteer Award recipient, Masalang Mshayisa; 2011 gSTAR, test goals world record holder Pietie Coetzee; Style Star winner, Shashi Naidoo; the 2011 Hall of Fame inductee, Dorothy Tsotsobe; Woman in Media winner, Melissa Reddy; 2011 Woman of the Year Award winner, and visual performance guru, Dr. Sherylle Calder; Big Five sponsor representative, Helena Melis; and Belinda Nel, Sponsorship Manager for SPAR, receiving the inaugural gsport Sponsor of the Year Award; at the Wanderers Club in Illovo, Johannesburg, on Monday, 1 August, 2011. Photo: Reg Caldecott/gsport4girls

Big Guns Headline gsport Awards Short List

By on 5 November, 2012 in Awards, gsport, gStar, Leading Ladies, Newsroom, Style Star, Woman in Media, Woman of the Month

Our esteemed judges have unveiled the finalists in each category for the 2012 SPAR gsport Awards, and friends, fans and family of the 2012 SPAR gsport Awards finalists are urged to organise wide support for their candidates, to give them every chance of being honoured this year.

In this file photo, gsport’s Woman of the Year Judge, Gwen Gill, awaits the unveiling of the Leading Ladies at the 2008 gsport Awards. Gill was a keen supporter of the gsport … for Girls! initiative launched by Kass Naidoo.

gsport pays tribute to Gwen Gill

By on 25 August, 2011 in gsport, Leading Ladies, Newsroom, Woman of the Month, Womens Interest

gsport … for Girls! learned with sadness this morning of the passing of former gsport Awards Woman of the Year judge, Gwen Gill.

Art of a Solid Innings by Kerri Laing

By on 1 December, 2010 in Woman of the Month

She’s quiet, until the talk of cricket begins. After that, it’s difficult to get a word in edge-ways. There’s no doubt that gsport’s November 2010 Woman of the Month is passionate about her first love, cricket. Sporting achievements are there aplenty, national colours for field cricket, indoor cricket as well as softball, achievements she rates [...]

May 2010 Woman of the Month: Nothemba Madumo

By on 11 May, 2010 in Woman of the Month

gsport’s May 2010 Woman of the Month has had a wide and varied career, but two things are clear: She love home, and South Africa is home, and she is positively-inclined, a fact learned from her message to SA: Heaven is on Earth (You have one life). Expecting learnings and results from both happy surprises [...]

April 2010 Woman of the Month: Ciska du Plessis-Austin

By on 5 April, 2010 in Woman of the Month

For various reasons, Cycling South Africa admits that it has fallen behind other sports that have moved on from being managed by volunteers to being run professionally. Its remedial process was started in earnest in 2008 under the presidency of Greg Till. “Cycling needs to be run like a business if we are to make [...]