A New Era Begins on 7 October

A deep maroon graphic with a curling red satin ribbon running down the left edge. Large white lettering at the top reads 7 October. Below it, a red panel wrapped with a red satin ribbon tied in a bow, like a gift, carries the message: Those who signup will get the first look at the exciting news to be unveiled. A label on the ribbon band reads The signup waitlist.

Phumeza Langa wants to know how it is not the 7th yet, and she is not the only one. The gsport community has been counting down all week, and the wait is almost over. Join the waiting list on gsport.co.za to be the first to hear our news on 7 October.

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.

The Power of KG

Wheelchair tennis icon Kgothatso Montjane, a multiple gsport Award winner, has secured official WDB Trust sponsorship for the 2026 season ahead of her US Open campaign at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York from 31 August to 13 September 2026. All Photos: Supplied

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.

Twenty Years of Making the Story Visible

gsport turns 20 on Saturday, 1 August 2026, twenty years after co-founder Kass Naidoo set out to make the story of South Africa's girls and women in sport visible. All Photos: Supplied

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.

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