Women Supporting Women
When I was host of SAfm’s week-daily sports show Game Plan between 2003 and 2006, I was regularly reminded about the poor state of women’s sport, and the topic underlining the lack of support for women’s sport came up time and again in interviews.
The Joys of the Beautiful Game
“Goy”, that is how my family described me, after they became aware of my taking a liking to soccer – a girl who acted like a boy.
Lunga Living His Best Life
A coach for girls’ cricket since he was a schoolboy, 19-year-old Lunga Ntuli from Groutville in the KZN North Coast has a women’s cricket club called Nkobongo, which is participating in the Durban and District Cricket Union Women’s League.
Clare Vale – Fast and Feminine
When people think about motorsport, they tend to visualize racing drivers as macho men, with rugged good looks and an addiction to adrenaline. However, they would be surprised to know that quite a few of us regularly wear make-up, and look just as good in Hip Hop designer wear as we do in race-suits! […]
The Power of Support
Gifts of Support We all – thankfully! – have other women in our lives who we know we can count on to be there for us when we most need support: best friends, sisters, colleagues. In turn, each of us has shown support for another woman at some point … the “Good Luck!” […]
Giving Back Through Sport
One thing’s for sure, South Africans have big hearts, and this story is a perfect illustration of that. Businessman Greg James realised the power of sport after losing about 30kg and competing in the Hawaii Ironman. On his return to South Africa, after working abroad, Greg was itching to give back to […]
2007 August Woman: Esther Watson
A few years ago, after realising her current work situation didn’t challenge or stimulate her enough, Esther Watson began craving something more. One day she had a vision to organize an exclusive wheelchair race for disabled people in South Africa. Knowing that her energy came from new challenges and new ventures and with the […]
2007 August Woman in Media: Nazli Thomas
The last three years have been magical for Nazli Thomas and she admits she is having the time of her life. This spunky 20-year-old from Eldorado Park is living her dream of being a sports journalist, something that happened earlier than she had expected. During her matric year, Nazli visited the Star […]
2007 August Style Star: Candice Moodley
For the past seven years, we got to know the beautiful Candice Moodley as one of the presenters on the Sunday lifestyle magazine show, Eastern Mosaic. Candice says her time with Eastern Mosaic has allowed her to further explore, learn and appreciate her culture and Indian heritage. She also loves travelling, especially to […]
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A few years ago, after realising her current work situation didn’t challenge or stimulate her enough, Esther Watson began craving something more. One day she had a vision to organize an exclusive wheelchair race for disabled people in South Africa. Knowing that her energy came from new challenges and new ventures and with the […]