Over the past few months, the gsport Newsroom has been going above and beyond to shine the spotlight on all the latest developments in women’s sport in South Africa and globally.
Since 7 December 2022, when the gsport Team announced The Year of Women’s Sport and #WorldCupWednesday campaign, we have put our best efforts forward to ensure that women’s sport media coverage levels up this year.
We have also seen the rise of the gsport Writers, who have been tasked with writing and presenting duties and have unearth new stars in the sport media scene.
To date, we have played our part shining the light on the inaugural ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup, FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup and Women’s T20 World Cup.
In between the World Cup tournaments, we have also shown our support for Netball with the #NetballFriday campaigns, attending various netball announcements, as well as our recent partnership with LUX on changing the angle at the Durban Open Women’s Volleyball tournament.
Speaking on the importance of this year and how it will impact our future sportswomen, Lonwabo Nkohla said: “Already we are seeing the change! I have people coming to me saying that this is the year of women’s sport.
“I think this year has set the tone, for where we are going for women in sport. I feel like we all are in sync, the media are in sync, the people are in sync, the spectators are in sync, the players on the field are in sync – everyone is in sync and we are definitely going to see women be top stories. We have set a beautiful standard for where we want to go for women’s sport in the coming years.”
gsport Content Lead, Celine Abrahams, who was hosting the Twitter Space conversation on Thursday, 11 May, also questioned Nkohla about her goals for 2023, which she answered saying that it is to continue breaking doors everywhere she goes.
She also mentioned that she will keep on knocking on those doors that seems like they are made out of steel and look like they won’t break, because she knows that one day that door will eventually open.
“I own my space, my time is now. I am aligning myself in a way I have never aligned myself in sport.”
As mentioned above, the gsport Team has also opened the doors to rising stars in the game, affording them an opportunity of a lifetime to get their careers off to a positive start.
One star to keep an eye on is University of Western Cape student, Zomusa Thango, who covered the Move for Health event in Khayelitsha on Wednesday, 10 May.
Speaking on getting the opportunity to cover the event, Thango said: “What an experience being on that side of sport. The experience was immaculate.”
Another talent to look out for in the future is Karabo Peter. Peter is a gsport intern and she recently covered the Telkom Netball League Power Week in Polokwane and the recent SA Schools Netball event where they announced their partnership with Spur.
Speaking on how the Telkom Netball League has impacted her career, Peter said: “I had no idea what to do when I got to the stadium in Polokwane, I was just so lost.”
Covering the event and coming out at in the end with the most amazing content, proved that she is capable of taking on any challenge coming her way.
Peter shared the following advice to young ladies who want to make a break in the media industry: “Do not limit yourself, put yourself out there. Make sure you don’t come up with excuses when assignments are given to you, by saying you have never done a certain thing before. Just take it you have nothing to lose.”
Peter’s aim is to continue with field work for the team, because she says it gives her a better understanding of how things are done.
“It is great being part of the gsport Team and bringing content to the Newsroom,” concluded Peter.
Click here to listen to the full gsport Twitter Space conversation!
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