African Women in Sport Feeling Festive
After lifting the continent high, leading African women in sport like Jenna Challenor, Caster Semenya and Jean Sseninde-Bukenya are embracing the festive season by sharing heartfelt moments of joy, family, and gratitude with fans.
Hat-Trick Champ Glenrose Xaba Feted at 2025 Spar Women’s 10km Grand Prix Awards
Boxer athlete Glenrose Xaba, the current SA 10km record holder, became the first Black South African to clinch the Spar Grand Prix Series title three times in 2025, and was suitably lauded and rewarded at a gala function in Johannesburg on Tuesday
Steph Mawdsley Loves Building an African Women’s Football Community
Content creator Stephanie Mawdsley’s work has won her acclaim as a trusted source on the beautiful game, and her growing reputation has earned her nomination for the Sports Content Creator crown at the 2025 TikTok Awards Sub-Saharan Africa
Brenda Marolen Wants to Continue Making a Meaningful Impact
Brenda Marolen was bestowed with the 2025 Ministerial Recognition of Excellence Award at the recent gsport Awards, and she regards it: ‘a testament to my hard work, unwavering commitment to volunteerism, and passion.’
Caster Semenya Hands Baton to 2025 Athlete of the Year Prudence Sekgodiso
South Africa’s 800m star Prudence Sekgodiso was crowned the 2025 Athlete of the Year at the gsport Awards, walking away with the top prize thanks to a sensational year where she broke records and became the first South African Indoor 800m World Champion.
Caster Semenya: The Ultimate Freedom Fighter
Iconic SA track star Caster Semenya says it feels like the beginning of what she wants to see in sports governance after a ruling handed down by the European Court of Human Rights that her legal rights had been violated in 2019
Tracy Makhanya is Championing KZN’s Sporting Stories on Community Airwaves
From Umlazi to the airwaves of Intokozo FM, Tracy Makhanya is using her voice to uplift women’s sport in KZN. Award-winning and community-driven, she’s changing the game one story at a time. Meet the trailblazer inspiring the next generation through sport and storytelling!
Winning on the gsport Awards Stage was Life-Changing: Thato Makhafola
Once an a well-known track athlete, Thato Makhafola is now a successful charted accountant. Despite being away from the competitive scene she still stays close to her running community that she holds dear
Glenrose Xaba Wins in Cape Town to Open Spar Grand Prix Title Defence in Style
Defending series champion Glenrose Xaba had to dig deep to hold off a challenge from Ethiopia’s Selam Gebre and win the opening leg of the 2025 Spar Grand Prix held in Greenpoint, Cape Town on Sunday morning.
South African Records Tumble at ASA Grand Prix 1 in Tshwane
National records tumbled as South African athletes dominated the first leg of the Athletics SA Grand Prix track and field series, a World Athletics Continental Tour Challenger meeting held at Pilditch Stadium in Tshwane on Wednesday
Women in Sport Celebrate Christmas
Leading women in sport share their festive celebrations on social media after a groundbreaking year, relating cherished family traditions and community moments. See how they’re embracing the holiday spirit as we close out an unforgettable 2024.
Glenrose Xaba Aiming to Thrive in 2025
#GRWM2025: Glenrose Xaba, the 2024 gsport Newsmaker of the Year, shares how she is preparing to keep up the momentum in 2025, and reflects on her biggest highlight of 2024. #WCW