London 2012 Medalists Lead OPEX Squad
SASCOC’s Operational Excellence Squad includes 12 women athletes as the country plans for even greater success at the 2016 Olympic and Paralympics in Rio.
More Paralympic Gold for Natalie?
All eyes will be on Natalie du Toit, winner of five gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, as Team South Africa arrive in London for the 2012 Paralympic Games. The South African team of 62 includes 19 women athletes, including two more medal winners from 2008, athlete Ilse Hayes and swimmer Shireen Sapiro.
March 2008 Woman: Beaulah Schoeman
Beaulah Schoeman is the only woman in the world to head up a National Motorsport Federation. Here she is seen with the FIM Management Council at the 2004 FIM Congress in Paris. Beaulah Schoeman was passionate about Law until ill health got in the way of her dreams and she had to change her […]
February 2008 gSTAR: Geraldine Pillay
After putting in nearly four years of hard work and training, Geraldine Pillay is feeling upbeat about her chances of bringing back gold from the Beijing Olympics. For as long as she can remember Geraldine Pillay has always loved athletics. In fact when she was in Grade 1 she took up sprinting and […]
2007 September Woman: Samantha Gallièt
When Samantha Gallièt was diagnosed with breast cancer, her whole world changed. She was only 29, she had so many questions, and for the first time she was faced with the possibility of her own death. After six months of chemotherapy, Samantha found out that she had a rare form of breast cancer and required […]
Is Kass Your Favourite Celeb?
gsport Editor Kass Naidoo has been nominated in the Most Popular Female Celeb category for the third annual YOU Spectacular, billed by You Magazine as “A night of shimmering stars and awesome entertainment.”
Your Body a Weapon- Nike
In a significant show of support for South African women athletes, global sports merchandising giant Nike included four national women sporting icons to accompany the launch of their daring new ‘Just Do It’ campaign.
2006 November Woman in Media – Lebo Thinane
Lebo Thinane is passionate about life and it comes through in her work. She is outspoken and brings a fresh, exciting edge to sports broadcasting. This sports fanatic knows its tough to be a woman broadcaster in a still male-dominated field, but her answer is hard work, and its paying off in more ways than […]