Stars Encourage Kids to Get Moving
The fourth annual Kellogg’s Health of the Nation 50-hour sports challenge kicks off in Cape Town in September, with the Johannesburg event coinciding with National Nutrition Week in October. National sports stars and celebrities will be on hand to encourage South African children to participate in sports and promote healthy lifestyles. Each event will see […]
Chance to Join Elite Surfing Group
The 2009 Billabong Junior Series champions will be crowned at Victoria Bay later this month when the third and final event in South Africa’s premier national tour for surfers aged 20-and-under is staged at the picturesque Southern Cape point-break from 23-26 September. The Vic Bay event will determine the 2009 ASP Africa Pro Junior champions […]
Challenging Stereotypes
Is she a girl or is she a boy? That’s been the level of debate surrounding teenage athlete sensation Mokgadi “Caster” Semenya at home and abroad. The question we should be asking ourselves in South Africa and in a globalised world steeped in gender stereotypes is how this young woman, who defies all templates of […]
Fabienne Eyes International Success
My name is Fabienne Natasha Lanz. I am 22 years old and I was born on the 10th of December 1986 in Johannesburg, South Africa. I was schooled at the German International School in Johannesburg. I did my matric through Damelin correspondence though as I was away racing so much that I lost out on […]
Food for Life
“Some of us,” writes Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, “while looking at a piece of carrot, can see the whole cosmos in it, can see the sunshine in it, can see the earth in it. It has come from the whole cosmos for our nourishment.” It’s Spring, redolent with jasmine, wet earth and new beginnings. […]
Entries open for Annual Wheelchair Race
Early entries are invited for George’s increasingly popular Outeniqua Wheelchair Challenge (OCC) to be presented by Vodacom on February 20 next year. More than 650 athletes of all ages are expected to participate in the 2010 event, which offers a total prize purse of R229 000 for the 44 entry categories over four distances. South […]
Overcoming Hurdles and Winning Medals
Last year, the South African Paralympic team was the toast of Beijing after breaking nine World records and eight Paralympic records and finishing 6th on the gold medals table. Overall the team ended 13th out of 148 countries, with their medal tally also including three silver and six bronze medals. With the London 2012 Games […]
New LPGA Talent Find in Kelli
South African amateur Kelli Shean has completed her first-ever LPGA event with honours after signing for rounds of 76, 67 and 69 for a competition total of 212, one-under-par and a pay check of US$14,015 (which due to her status as an amateur, she is unable to collect) at the P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship, […]
SARU launches Fun Rugby Initiative
A ground-breaking rugby development programme aimed at encouraging children to play sport and steer them away from drugs and crime has been launched by the South African Rugby Union (SARU) and the TAG Rugby Association. Uniquely, officers of the South African Police Services (SAPS) will be involved as coaches. The Tackle Safety pilot project will […]
Former Protea on a Netball Mission
Gauteng North netball coach Elize Kotze is on a mission – she wants to empower the girls and women of South Africa through netball. Kotze, who has been appointed by the International Federation of Netball Associations (IFNA) to promote netball in Africa, says she believes netball has the ability to change lives. “Netball put me […]