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.

Journalists Laud Significance of #GAL2023 

The fight to ensure increased mainstream media coverage continues and if the mood at the gsport Annual List of Newsmakers (#GAL2023) was anything to go by, more needs to be done to make women’s sport visible. Photo: gsport

#GAL2023 Inspires media industry to do more to #CloseTheVisibilityGap while journalists also highlight the challenges that persist in achieving comprehensive coverage and recognition in women’s sport.

Naasira Mohammed Breaking Glass Ceilings in Cricket

Cricket West Indies Media Manager, Naasira Mohammed, is a proud, feisty, hijab-wearing Muslim who is breaking glass ceilings living her dream career. Photo: Supplied

Cricket West Indies Media Manager, Naasira Mohammed is a proud, feisty, hijab-wearing Muslim who is breaking glass ceilings living her dream career. She chats to Selina Munsamy about her passion for sport.
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