Ester Baatjies Bet on Herself and Found the Room
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.
Laura Wolvaardt Lands the Big One
Proteas Women captain Laura Wolvaardt has won the 2026 Athlete of the Year Award, and she opens up about the captaincy that freed her batting, the degree she completed cum laude on the road, and the young squad she is shaping.
The Power of KG
From a Limpopo girl assembling her own wheelchair courtside to a Wimbledon champion backed by the WDB Trust for the season, Kgothatso Montjane’s sponsorship story shows corporate SA what happens when you intentionally invest in women’s excellence.
Lonwabo Miso Breaks Down Doors on Historic gsport Awards Night
From Kwa-Thema to a historic double at the 21st gsport Awards, Lonwabo Miso opens up to gsport about the sleepless nights, the sacrifices and the door-breaking work ethic that carried her to the very top of South African sports broadcasting.
Feeling the Unstoppable Energy of the gsport Awards
From the red carpet to the final envelope, the 21st gsport Awards turned the Wanderers Club into a celebration of every South African sportswoman who has been seen, named and honoured across 20 years of making women’s sport visible.
In Their Own Words, That Winning Feeling at the 21st gsport Awards
From speechless to over the moon, seven honourees told gsport exactly how it felt in the minutes after they left the stage at the 21st gsport Awards, and not one of them stayed on herself for longer than a sentence before thanking somebody else.
Yamkela Njapha: My gsport Journey ~ From Follower to Family
Yamkela Njapha turned years of quietly following gsport into a place behind the camera at the Hall of Fame Luncheon and the 21st gsport Awards, walking away with confirmation that her mission to grow women’s sport in Africa matters.
African Football Trailblazer Portia Modise Takes Her Place in gsport Hall of Fame
From White City, Jabavu, to the summit of African football, Portia Modise becomes the 21st gsport Hall of Fame inductee, a torchbearer whose 102 goals light the way for a generation of South African girls!
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.
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.