Janine Anthony, a Global Architect of Women’s Football Firsts
From dreaming of playing like Mercy Akide-Udoh to building Africa’s first all-female WAFCON commentary teams, Janine Anthony tells gsport how a denied football dream empowered her to launch a movement for the women’s game.
Erin Groll and the Art of Looking Beyond the Finish Line
Erin Groll tells gsport how savings, self-belief and a lifelong love of track and field carried her onto the sport’s biggest stages, and why she wants every young South African woman with a camera to know she deserves to be there too.
Twenty Years of Making the Story Visible
Twenty years ago Kass Naidoo had one idea, to make the story of South Africa’s girls and women in sport visible, and on Saturday gsport turns 20 with Penny Heyns, Kgothatso Montjane and Janine Anthony saluting the journey.
Kgothatso Montjane Still Chasing Her Maiden Singles Grand Slam Title
Fresh from another fighting Wimbledon campaign, South African wheelchair tennis icon Kgothatso Montjane reflects on her pursuit of a maiden singles Grand Slam, saying goodbye to long-time partner Lucy Shuker, and building pathways for the next generation.
Record-Breaker Aimee Canny Ready for the Glasgow Games
From the Knysna Dragons to swimming’s biggest stages, Aimee Canny talks to gsport about her record-breaking rise, her Virginia dynasty years and the Glasgow Commonwealth Games campaign that could deliver her first senior international medal.
The Fight That Made Tumi Sekhukhune
Tumi Sekhukhune has rebuilt herself before and she is ready to do it again, opening up to gsport on the perseverance, reinvention and self-belief that define her comeback spirit.
Penny Heyns Marks 30 Years Since Historic Atlanta Gold
Penny Heyns reflects on the 30th anniversary of her historic winning of the 100m breaststroke at the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996, to become South Africa’s first Olympic gold medallist of the democratic era, ending the nation’s 44-year wait for gold.
Berto Mnikina on Fight, Fatherhood and Harry Gwala’s Golden Turnaround
#BestMan Interview: Coach Berto Mnikina opens up on the belief, preparation and fatherly care behind Harry Gwala’s fairytale Telkom Netball Championships U19 A title, and his mission to show that girls from rural KwaZulu-Natal can make a living from netball.
The Road to the 21st gsport Awards Enters Its Final Stretch
From nearly 475 public nominations to a cloaked vote that closed last Friday, the road to the 21st annual gsport Awards now leads to one unforgettable night in August, where the judges’ scores and your public votes will decide who walks onto the #gsport21 stage.
Sponsorship Will Decide the Next Decade of Women’s Sport – Kass Naidoo
Three consecutive World Cup finals. The leading women’s team in Africa. And still no professional league at home. Kass Naidoo discusses what investment builds in women’s sport in a wide-ranging conversation with Robert Marawa on MSW.
Ezna Flattery Secures Aurora Capital SA Backing for Road Racing Dream
From joining athletics in 2021 to winning bronze at the 2025 World Masters Indoor Championships, Aurora Capital SA is backing Ezna Flattery, the World Masters bronze medallist whose journey proves that sporting dreams have no age limit.
From the Pool to the Microphone, Olwethu Zondo Finds Her Calling
Olwethu-Andiswa Zondo turned a lost playing career into a voice behind the microphone, and today she presents, commentates and champions young South African sport, proving that women belong in every corner of the broadcast booth.