Ester Baatjies Bet on Herself and Found the Room

Radio presenter and sports writer Ester Baatjies of Bloemfontein was a finalist in the Woman in Radio category at the 21st gsport Awards, having nominated herself in what she had decided would be her final year in broadcasting. A decade into a career built without institutional backing, she used the finalist platform to press for mic time, bylines and paid opportunity for women in South African sports media, at the 2026 gsport Awards, at the Wanderers Club in Illovo, Johannesburg, on 8 August 2026. All Photos: Supplied

In a holding room with Penny Heyns, Dr Debbie Alexander and Odessa Swarts at the 21st gsport Awards, Bloemfontein broadcaster and Woman in Radio Finalist Ester Baatjies says she felt like a child in a candy store.

Erica Dibela: A Young Leader Shaping Tomorrow’s Netball Stars

From starting a club in Bloemfontein to leading Pretoria’s top talent, Erica Dibela is shaping the future of SA netball, one game plan, one tribe at a time. At just 26, she’s proving that youth is no barrier to leadership. All Photos: Supplied

From founding a netball club in Bloemfontein to coaching Pretoria’s top teams, Erica Dibela’s rise has been anything but conventional. Today, she is the coach of the Pretoria Kudus and a two-time USSA medalist as coach.  At just 26, Dibela is proving that leadership in sport isn’t reserved for the sidelines it’s forged in the […]

EP Queens in Season’s First Win as Big Three March On

Amanda Klassen pictured in action for Boland Dames against Free State Women. Round 5 of the SA Women’s Rugby Premier Division saw the EP Queens ring up their first win of the season in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape, while the Big 3 Bulls Daisies, Boland Dames and Western Province continued their winning ways in the weekend action on Saturday, 28 February, 2025. Photo: SARU / Gallo

The EP Queens scored a late try to secure their first win of the season in the Women’s Premier Division, while the top three sides on the log each recorded a full house of log points in their respective round five victories on Saturday

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