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Ilse Hayes and husband Cassie mark the moment the Paralympic star was awarded the Order of Ikhamanga by President Jacob Zuma, at the Presidential Guesthouse on Freedom Day, on Saturday, 27 April, 2013. Photo: Supplied

Hayes Awed at Presidential Honour

By on 29 April, 2013 in Athletics, Awards, Disabled Sport, Newsroom, Paralympics

Awarded the Order of Ikhamanga by President Jacob Zuma as part of the annual National Orders conferred on Freedom Day, the non-plussed paralympic star Ilse Hayes keeps her focus on what may be her final Paralympics in Rio 2016

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.

The Ambassadors for the 2012 SPAR gsport Awards were unveiled on Wednesday afternoon, as they lead the way in encouraging greater public participation in the nomination and voting process for SA's only Awards dedicated to celebrating SA women in sport. From left, SPAR Sponsorship Manager Belinda Nel is pictured with Roxy Burger, Shashi Naidoo, Kass Naidoo, Mpho Maboi, Hulisani Ravele and SPAR South Rand Divisional MD, Brett Botton, at Mezepoli in Melrose Arch, Johannesburg, on Wednesday, 26 September, 2012. Photo: Reg Caldecott / gsport4girls

Ambassadors for SPAR gsport Awards Revealed

By on 26 September, 2012 in Awards, gsport, Newsroom

Influential media and entertainment personalities Roxy Burger, Mpho Maboi, Anele Mdoda, Shashi Naidoo, Hulisani Ravele and Liezel van der Westhuizen have been unveiled as the Ambassadors for the 2012 SPAR gsport Awards. The role of the ambassadors is to encourage greater public participation in the nomination and voting process.

Elise Lombard, who passed away on Women’s Day, 9 August 2012. Lombard was the CEO of both the Northerns Cricket Union and the Easterns’ Titans franchise. Photo: Supplied

Tribute to Elise Lombard

By on 12 August, 2012 in Cricket, Newsroom

Elise Lombard, a woman of integrity, fondly remembered. In an iconic interview with gsport four years ago, she spoke about her rise up the ladder in the world of cricket administration, the people who she admired and the lessons she learned.

Kass is interviewed by Bailey Schneider at the swanky 2oceansvibe studio in Melrose Arch, Johannesburg

Kass and Bailey Celebrate gsport’s 6th Birthday

By on 6 August, 2012 in gsport, Newsroom

gsport Founder Kass Naidoo had the honour of celebrating the online initiative’s 6th birthday on air with 2oceansvibe online streaming radio’s vivacious Bailey Schneider on 1 August, and the two had a great time in their swanky Melrose Arch studio. Click on the link below to listen to the interview at SoundCloud:

Next up was Kass’ interview on popular online streaming radio station, 2OceansVibe with the ever-vivacious Bailey Schneider, we’ll link to the podcast as soon as we have the link. Photo: gsport

Blown Away by Birthday Blessings

By on 2 August, 2012 in Features, gsport, Newsroom

The gsport4girls initiative celebrated its sixth birthday in Joburg on Monday, and the messages of support and encouragement was literally overwhelming as telephone calls, sms, facebook and twitter dedications flooded in throughout the day between stunning coverage on 2OCeansVibe online streaming radio and Joburg’s No.1 Hit Music Station, 94.7 Highveld Stereo.

Back in the day … The distinguished women who attended the launch of the gsport initiative on 1 August, 2006, in the Sir Herbert Baker Suite at the Westcliff Hotel (Back row, from left): Melinda Lombard, Zeena Isaacs and Nazli Thomas-Hamilton, (third row) Zelda van Vuuren, Cindy Grota, Marsha Marescia, Tinky Pringle, Karien Jonkheere, Liz Nicolau, (second row) Zai Khan, Hasina Kathrada, Siki Mgabadeli, Marjolein van der Stadt, Ruth Africa, (and front row) Leanne Manas, Kass Naidoo, Penny Heyns and Nothemba Madumo. Photo: gsport

Kalmer Leads gsport Birthday Tributes

By on 1 August, 2012 in gsport, Newsroom, Womens Interest

Happy 6th Birthday gsport, let’s continue raising the profile of South African women in sport together!

One of South Africa’s few Olympic Games gold-medal winners, Penny Heyns, gives advice to South Africa’s aspirational athletes preparing to make their mark at London 2012. Photo: Supplied

Gold Medal Advice for Team SA

By on 25 July, 2012 in Features, Newsroom, Olympic Games, Swimming

Multiple Olympic Games gold medal winner, South Africa’s breaststroke swim star Penny Heyns offers some last-minute thoughts to the talented Team SA preparing to make their mark at London 2012