Watts cruises to six-shot Cape Town Disabled Open lead

King David Mowbray Golf Club, 12 November 2023: A quartet of golfers across the four SADGA divisions stamped their authority on the Cape Town Disabled Golf Open hosted by The City of Cape Town at King David Mowbray Golf Club on Sunday. The Cape Town Disabled Open has grown in stature and significance since the inaugural playing back...

Profile: Victorious Vic excels in modelling and gymnastics

Victoria Pestana Giuricich is a 25 year rhythmic gymnast and model from South Africa. This young lady has achieved sensational local and international titles and has worked with both South African and international coaches and creatives, who are embracing diversity and inclusion in the rhythmic gymnastics, fashion and modelling industries. Victoria is indeed the super...

Two disabled Cape Town surfers set to make waves at World Champs in US

Two Cape Town disabled Para Surfers will jet off to the USA to take part in the world surfing competition.  The dynamic duo have been training non-stop and are excited to represent their country. They depart in the next few weeks. Two determined, passionate and incredible disabled women from Cape Town have embarked on a...

SA PARALYMPIC SPRINT KING NTUTU URGES SA TO TELL MORE DISABILITY SPORTS STORIES

By Palesa  Manaleng  Nododomzi Jonathan Ntutu is among the athletes currently in France preparing to compete at the World Para Athletics Championships from 8 to 17 July. JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s fastest para-athlete, a Paralympian and an award-winning athlete are just a few titles that Nododomzi Jonathan Ntutu has next to his name. “Mentally, I...

South African Disability Darts Association to hold fundraising golf day at CMR Golf Club

The South African Disability Darts Association (SADDA) is a registered non-profit organisation and its players are going to Germany in October to participate in the World Cup for the Disabled. CMR Gold Club will be the venue of a golf day aiming to get disabled athletes to an international competition on June 30. The South...

Hand cyclists pedal five countries for a good cause

By  Lebohang Pita “We hope to inspire non-disabled and people with disabilities enough to be more effective in making South Africa inclusive.” The founder of Benoni NPO Love Authentic, Baveesha Naran, couldn’t contain her excitement when her friends from the organization, Bidii Yetu, arrived at Dingo’s Pub in Lakefield on June 10. The Bidii Yetu...

WHEELCHAIR BODYBUILDER RAISES FUNDS TO REPRESENT SA, DEFEND TITLE IN SLOVENIA

By Palesa Manaleng Like many other South African athletes, the IBFF (International Federation of BodyBuilding and Fitness) champion lacks the funding to represent the country and hopes he won’t miss another international championship. JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s first pro-wheelchair bodybuilder, Macethandile “Max” Kulati, is itching to go and defend his title at the 2023 International Federation...

ROLAND GARROS: KGOTHATSO MONTJANE GRABS DOUBLES GRAND SLAM

By Palesa Manaleng Africa’s top wheelchair tennis player Montjane and her Japanese doubles partner Yui Kamijin defeated Diede de Groot and Maria Florencia Moreno 6-3, 6-2 in the doubles finals at Roland Garros. JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s wheelchair tennis player Kgothatso “KG” Montjane is a Grand Slam champion. Africa’s top wheelchair tennis player Montjane and...

Relieved Pienaar does South Africa Proud

SA Blind Golf Open Final Round Wrap Charlene Pienaar stormed to victory in the Ladies division, shooting rounds of 104 and 100 en route to a mammoth 24-stroke victory over Austria’s Karin Becker. Pienaar endured a topsy-turvy start to her round with two bogeys and two double-bogeys over her opening four holes. The Benoni Lake...

Liver transplant to PhD: Champion of sport for ‘ordinary’ people with disabilities

New gym goes beyond ‘normal’, turns things around

By Nkaba Molamu A philanthropist and inspirational speaker has opened an inclusive gym in Giyani, Limpopo province under the theme: #Jikizinto (turn things around). The aim of the gym, opened on October 24 by Masingita Masunga (44), is to bring affordable and accessible fitness and wellness closer to people in rural and township areas and...

Bodybuilder’s achievements lift him to the top in Africa

By Ziggy Benoliel A South African who won the wheelchair category at the bodybuilding world championship in Slovenia in June has credited the support he received from his family, particularly his wife and mother. Max Kulati (33) not only won his category, but he was also awarded a pro medal, making him the country’s and...

South African Para Surfing team to make waves at The World Para Surf Championships in California

For the FIRST time South Africa will be sending 14 para surfers (9 male and 5 female) to the World Para Surf Championships to be held at Pismo Beach, California from 4-11 December 2022. Speaking about the athletes, who have earned a top spot at this year’s Championship, 9 x South African surfing champion and...

Foundation hoping to make a change through surf therapy programmes

By Keagan Mitchell (Source: IOL) Cape Town – Aimed at making a change in people’s mental and physical health through ocean-based surf therapy programmes, the Roxy Davis Foundation will host a Surf Therapy Clinic in Muizenberg on Saturday. The clinic will enable individuals living with physical, intellectual, sensory or cognitive disabilities to experience surfing and...

South African tennis star aims to be World Number 1

By Mamaswa Ralefeta. South Africa’s leading wheelchair tennis quad player Donald Mahlane Ramphadi won the wheelchair quad singles title at the Belgium Open-ITF 1 series tennis tournament in Jambes on August 5. The Mogapeng-born wheelchair tennis ace defeated American top seed David Wagner 7-5, 0-6, 6-4 in the finals. Ramphadi was also part of South...

Van Baalen Leads Tshwane Disabled Open

Waterkloof Golf Club, 13 August 2022: Les Autres golfer Kelvin van Baalen laid down an early marker with an opening-round 75 which earned him a one-shot lead over David Watts in the Physically-Disabled Medal after the first round of the Tshwane Disabled Open on Saturday. Van Baalen made a flying start to his round as...

Limpopo Blind Cricket hosts tournament

By Ephodia Mudau                                     Limpopo Novus Blind Cricket (LNBC) is holding its first tournament of 2022/2023 on Saturday, August 13 at the Polokwane Cricket Club. The aim of the tournament is to select the provincial team of about 15 players to represent the province at the national games in Durban, in October. To ensure fairness in...

Unity in disability as Durban NPO hosts

DURBAN-based non-profit organisation (NPO), Intuba Yethu, is hosting a fun walk on Saturday, July 31, followed by a talent show at Hollywoodbets Kings Park Stadium. The walk begins at 07:00 and is expected to draw to a close by 10:00, while the talent show is expected to begin at midday. Intuba Yethu, which means, ‘our...

Watts Completes Resounding Irene Victory

By: Craig Stirton Irene Country Club, 9 May 2022: A second-successive round of 74 propelled David Watts to an incredible 22-shot victory in the Irene Disabled Open at Irene Country Club on Monday. Weeks removed from his barnstorming 20-stroke win at the Ebotse Links Disabled Open, Watts’ latest effort leaves no doubt about his immense...

Shaw earns magnificent Metropolitan win

Metropolitan Golf Club, 9 May 2022: Brandon Shaw overturned a five-shot deficit on the back-nine en route to a two-shot victory over Kean Dry in the Metropolitan Disabled Open at Metropolitan Golf Club on Monday. Shaw’s victory was the product of patience and perseverance. Trailing Dry by three overnight, a quadruple-bogey 9 at the 3rd-hole...

TEEN GYMNAST MOKEKE HOPES HER AWARD INSPIRES YOUTH TO GREATER HEIGHTS

Palesa Manaleng & Masechaba Sefularo Kamogelo Mokeke, who won the North West Sportswoman of the Year with a Disability award, said that she hoped that her award would inspire young people to achieve more despite their appearance or limitations. JOHANNESBURG – Gymnastics South Africa walked away with four awards at the recent North West Sports Recognition Awards. One...

60th Anniversary launch for National Championships

A press conference to launch the 60th anniversary of the National Championships for the physically disabled was held at the Birchwood hotel and conference centre in Ekurhuleni today. The first national championships for the physically disabled was held in 1962, sixty years later, the championships continue to be the cornerstone of disability sport in South...

Allen John Visits VN Naaik School For The Deaf

KwaZulu-Natal, 28 February 2022: German Challenge Tour player Allen John spent a fantastic few hours with the SADGA First Swing Program golfers from VN Naaik School For The Deaf on Tuesday of the 2022 Jonsson Workwear Open. John – who has been Deaf since birth – learnt of the work done by the South African...

Disabled coach leads youth from the streets to the chess board in Cape Town

By Ashleigh Nefdt A community leader with a disability is making powerful moves in Khayelitsha and is pulling a check-mate position on negative influences for the youth. With a desire to begin a chess academy to help young people veer away from gangsterism and drugs, Sidwell Mayekiso used his chess skills and knowledge to take...

Adaptive paragliding adventure takes off from Signal Hill

Cape Town-based TV presenter, life coach and philanthropist Tarryn Tomlinson, took to the skies on October 5 2021 to launch Signal Hill’s first adaptive paragliding chair.  Tomlinson is currently a TV presenter on SABC 2’s Activated, where she promotes disability advocacy, awareness, and business development enterprises for disabled entrepreneurs. “Paragliding is an extreme sport of...

From Tzaneen to the Australian Open

By Asnath Morethe A South African wheelchair tennis player is set to make his Grand Slam debut in Melbourne, Australia because he has been awarded a wild card into the Quads main draw at the 2022 Australian Open tournament scheduled for January 23 – 27. Grand Slam refers to four major Open championships – the...

Meet three gamers defying the odds

Written by Max Nthite Muscular dystrophy has not stopped these gamers from following their passion. These 3 gamers jam video games regularly despite having the same disability; muscular dystrophy (MD), which is a group of diseases that cause progressive weakness and loss of muscle mass. In muscular dystrophy, abnormal genes (mutations) interfere with the production...

Canon Gauteng Disabled Open Wrap

By: Craig Stirton Zwartkop Country Club, 8 October 2021: Get caught up on all the action from the final round of the Canon Gauteng Disabled Open at Zwartkop Country Club on Sunday. Singh Wins Canon Gauteng Disabled Open, Champion of Champions Robin Singh won his third event of the Canon Open Series and with it...

Central Gauteng Lions 2021 BCSA T20 National Tournament

By Tommy Shikwambani The Central Gauteng Lions (CGL), displayed incredible resilience to be crowned champions of the 2021 Blind Cricket South Africa (BCSA) T20 National Tournament. The challenging cricket tournament was held at Johannesburg’s Imperial Wanderers stadium where six teams of visually impaired players – KZN, Free State, Northern, Gauteng, Limpopo, Border and GCL competed...

I’m Hoping For A Top 10 – Kotze

Cape Town, 16 September 2021: Pierre Kotze – one of the up and coming talents in South African Disabled Golf – is targeting a top-10 finish at the Cape Town Disabled Open hosted by the City of Cape Town. From birth, the muscles in Kotze’s left-arm did not fully develop. Nevertheless the 17-year-old didn’t let...

‘Blades Doctor’ is empowering Paralympians through hope and technology

By Gary Lemke The unknown Johan Snyders is known as the ‘Blades Doctor’ in Paralympic circles because the prostheses he designs and manufactures are giving hope to an entire generation. More than ever, in this age of Covid-19 and the wearing of masks, the eyes have become the window to the soul. And standing there...

Disability club to host trials

The trials will take place at the Kwa-Thema Stadium from 09:00 until 13:00 Kwa-Thema – The Kwa-Thema Disability Club is inviting clubs and schools to the cerebral palsy soccer trials and para-athletics high-performance training and testing set to take place on Saturday. This will form part of the Gauteng team selection. The trials will take...

Ntando Mahlangu goes for gold in men’s 200m at Tokyo Paralympics

Team South Africa has been smashing it at the Tokyo Paralympics with another gold medal to add to the team’s cabinet. Superstar and new South African hero, Ntando Mahlangu took home gold in the men’s 200m (T61) with an incredible time of 23.59sec. This isn’t the first time Mahlangu has stood on the first-place podium,...

PATRICK SELEPE MAKES HISTORY AT TOKYO PARALYMPICS

Tokyo, Japan, 31 August 2021 (By ITF) – On-court inspiration comes in many forms. For some, it may be witnessing a player beating the odds to overcome a superior opponent; for others, it will be a watching a shot struck so beautifully it draws audible gasps from the stands. And then there are those inspired...

World Record for Mahlangu!

By Simon Manda With a personal best performance earlier today in Tokyo, Ntando Mahlangu broke the world record in the men’s long jump category T63 to clinch the gold medal at the 2020 Paralympics Games. Although Ntando falls in the category T61, he still led a pack of predominantly T63 category athletes clearing 7.17 metres...

Singh Wins Canon South Africa KZN Disabled Open

By Craig Stirton Umhlanga, 24 August 2021: Robin Singh shot a closing-round 80 before defeating Namibia’s Chris Wood on the first extra hole to claim the Canon Kwazulu-Natal Disabled Open title at Mount Edgecombe Country Club’s The Woods on Tuesday. 18-hole leader Trevor Reich suffered some untimely set-backs on the second and final-day, eventually finishing...

Reich in Pole Position at Canon KZN Disabled Open

By: Craig Stirton Umhlanga, 23 August 2021: Trevor Reich leads the Canon Kwazulu-Natal Disabled Open by two strokes after an opening round of 78 at Mount Edgecombe Country Club’s The Woods course on Monday. The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic forced the restructure of the Canon SA Disabled Open into four regional opens which form part of...

Blind bowler also a healthcare angel to the elderly

By Jemma Buys Even while recovering from Covid-19 she never ceased reaching out to those in her care. Northmead resident May Homer (63) is a born and bred Benonian who is not only a registered nursing sister but in her spare time also takes on the bowls world, blind. Homer was born at Life the...

MONTJANE CLOSES OUT BREAKTHROUGH WIMBLEDON CAMPAIGN

South African wheelchair tennis ace Kgothatso Montjane took the runner-up spot on Sunday after putting up a valiant fight in the women’s singles final at Wimbledon. Facing top seed Diede de Groot of the Netherlands, Montjane made history in the match by becoming the first black South African woman to compete in the trophy decider...

WHEELCHAIR TENNIS ACE MONTJANE SECURES WIMBLEDON SINGLES & DOUBLES FINAL SPOTS

The Limpopo-born athlete was the first African wheelchair tennis player to compete at Wimbledon when she was handed a wild card for the Wimbledon Grand Slam tournament in London in 2018. JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s wheelchair ace Kgothatso ‘KG’ Montjane has advanced to the finals of the women’s singles and doubles at Wimbledon. Earlier on...

Seeing, and hearing the world in a different way

By Tim Stones When people meet me for the first time, I am quite certain that the description “deafblind” is not the first thought that springs to mind. After all, in most interactions, I don’t look or sound like I imagine most people would think of as a stereotypical deafblind person. But the truth is,...

Success for Tyre Life Solutions South African Para Surfing Champs

Rising Sun Overport A total of 46 contestants took part this year, almost double the number of surfers that competed in the last SA Champs, which was held in 2019. South Africa’s best para surfers recently flocked to Durban’s New Pier for the Tyre Life Solutions SA Para Surfing Championships. The national competition was hosted...

MEET THE MAN MAKING EXERCISE ACCESSIBLE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

Victor Buitendag, who was involved in a motor vehicle accident 28-years-ago, which resulted in a cervical spinal cord injury at the 6th vertebrae founded, WHASCP Adaptive (Wheelchair & Holistic Adaptive Strength and Condition Programs). Exercise is great for everyone, it gets the heart racing, improves one’s mood and keeps you in shape. Exercise is said...

Record-breaking 2021 Toyota national championships conclude

The 2021 Toyota SASAPD National Championships concluded in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape with a total of 48 South African records being set across two sporting codes. Powerlifting joined athletics in record-breaking performances on the final day of the championships with four new national standards. On the final day of the athletics competition, which took place at...

Toyota SASAPD National Championships 2

Day 2 of competition at the 2021 Toyota SASAPD National Championship currently underway in Gqeberha saw three new World Records along with a host of continental and national marks. Single leg amputee, Maria Combrink, set a new World record in the women F64 shot-put event with 4 throws over the previous world best (10.35m). Her...

Toyota SASAPD National Championships

Day 1 of competition at the 2021 Toyota SASAPD National Championships in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape got off in record-breaking style on the track and in the field with four new continental bests. Paralympic hopefuls Obed Lekhehle, Yane van der Merwe, Charne Felix and Puseletso Mabote reminded selectors that they will have a hard job of...

Miss South Africa, Shudufhadzo Musida wants to create more awareness about intellectual disabilities

Special Olympics South Africa has just partnered up with the reigning Miss South Africa, Shudufhadzo Musida and her foundation to support learners with intellectual disabilities in her home province of Limpopo. Currently residing in Sandton, Musida’s Shudufhadzo Foundation partnered with the Fulufhelo Special School in Thohoyandou, Vhembe to try to create more awareness and help children with...

Sowetan dreams of starting sports academy for women

By Samantha Malebana   A multi–award–winning athlete from Dobsonville, Soweto aims to empower, encourage and raise awareness in order to ensure that people with disabilities are given equal opportunities and recognised as contributing members of the society.   Masego Mokhine (34) is a wheelchair basketball player and rower born with congenital malformation. Her left leg is shorter than her right leg and she only has three fingers on her right hand.   Mokhine started participating in sport at the...

Betway makes another donation

By Annette van Schalkwyk As part of the continued celebrations and honouring National Disability Month, Betway South Africa joined forces with Paralympic star Mpumelelo Mhlongo and the Western Province Sport Association for the Physically Disabled (WPSAPD) to make a meaningful difference in the communities in the Cape Town Metro. Recognising the important role and overall...

SA’s next wheelchair tennis superstars unearthed

by MTHULISI SIBANDA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THE quest to unearth and nurture South Africa’s next global tennis stars on wheels is on. Patrick Selepe, the Tennis South Africa (TSA) Wheelchair Tennis Development Officer, is driving the process that has managed to discover some talent across the country during an ongoing exercise that is gathering momentum as the...

Disabled surfer from Khayelitsha wins big at GSport Awards

By Kirsten Jacobs A disabled surfer from Khayelitsha is making waves, and has recently been awarded the Ministerial Recognition of Excellence Award at the Gsport Awards on Monday, August 31. Noluthando Makalima (31) was given this top honour at the 15th annual GSport Awards, held to celebrate women athletes who excel in South African sports....

Cyclists ride to raise awareness for Down syndrome

By Aphiwe Bulo Down Syndrome South Africa (DSSA) hosted a provincial charity ride to raise awareness on the condition and to raise funds for families that also needed public protective equipment (PPE). On Saturday, August 8, 18 cyclists in Gauteng, Western Cape, Mpumalanga and Eastern Cape covered 80 – 100km in the #RIDE4DSSA charity challenge...

Canon SA Disabled Golf Open slated for March

The Canon SA Disabled Golf Open will take place from the 21st-25th of March at Mount Edgecombe Country Club. This announcement will no doubt be welcomed by the association’s membership and any international players looking to earn valuable World Ranking points at South Africa’s premier disabled golf event. SADGA Chief Executive Craig Moorgas said that...

SPAR LAUNCHES SOUTH AFRICA’S MOST BEAUTIFUL VIRTUAL CHALLENGE

SPAR is aiming to put some sunshine back in your life during these challenging times with the SPAR Women’s Virtual Challenge. 2020 has been a strange year, as the world struggles to contain the Covid-19 pandemic. In South Africa, large gatherings have been banned until further notice, resulting in the cancellation of the six city...

Nominate MP sports stars

Story by Stefan de Villiers The road to the 2020 Mpumalanga Sports Awards has started in earnest with the opening of the nomination process. The process was initiated on July 1 and will end on July 29. Nominations can be done on www.mpsawards.co.za, via WhatsApp on 079-888-0246 or via email at info@mpsawards.co.za. During this period, federations and the public...

A Special Olympics South Africa Tribute

Dear Special Olympics Family, On behalf of Dr. Mathews Phosa, it is with deep sadness that we have to inform you all of the passing of Mr Ephraim Mohlakane, Special Olympics South Africa board member, athlete leader, 2-time World Games medallist, husband, father, and friend. There are no words for us to describe our pain...

Ipeleng Khunou, Hezekiel Sepeng, Siv Ngesi, Janine van Wyk, Charne Bosman and more join the challenge for Mandela Day

Affectionately known as ‘CrazyLegs’, Ipeleng Khunou, who famously competed in the Two Oceans on crutches, has put his weight behind the ‘67 Kilometres for Mandela Day’ virtual race and has challenged colleagues in the sporting and entertainment world to do the same. So far, former Olympian Hezekiel Sepeng, comedian Siv Ngesi, Banyana Banyana captain Janine...

Qaphelani Dlamini is shooting for the stars from his wheelchair

Everyone out there who is willing to join a sport, or specifically wheelchair basketball, it is never too late to start

South African athletes with disabilities feel COVID-19 impact

By Halligan Agade The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all areas of life- sport is no exception. The spread of the coronavirus has had a severe impact on the sporting calendar of persons living with a disability in South Africa- with many national and international tournaments cancelled. CGTN’s Julie Scheier reports.      

Gauteng teen flies SA flag high at Special Olympics

Story by Nthabiseng Noqondo Tlaka A 17-year-old athlete from Hammanskraal, a township north of Pretoria, won medals at the 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games held in the United Arab Emirates, flying the South African flag high. Gopolang Mogale, who has an intellectual impairment, competed in the 200m and 100m where she scooped a silver...

Toni Mould rides to the top of cycling

By Khumo Moyane Toni Mould is a 35-year-old para-cyclist from Stellenbosch. THISability caught up with the athlete who has cerebral palsy over a lengthy email interview to discuss the world of cycling.   When did you start cycling? I started in 2013. A friend of mine was cycling for Team SA and had been inviting...

Toyota sponsors biggest para sporting event for South Africa

In March, athletes with disabilities gathered in Stellenbosch for the South Africa Sport Association for People with Disabilities (SASAPD) National Championships, sponsored by Toyota. SASAPD teamed up with Toyota South Africa Motors to host its National Championships for athletes with disabilities. The event ran from Sunday, March 17, to Thursday, March 21, with eight of...

GolfRSA to become a member of EDGA

The South African Disabled Golf Association is pleased to announce that their National Federation umbrella body, GolfRSA has been made a member of the EDGA (formally the European Disabled Golf Association). The announcement comes on the back of a unanimous endorsement from all the EDGA member nations. SADGA Operations manager Lily Reich remarked that the...

Amputee golf legend signs up for 2019 Canon South Africa Disabled Golf Open

One of the world’s most talented and respected disabled golfers, Geoff Nicholas from Australia, has signed up for the 2019 Canon South Africa Disabled Golf Open taking place from 13 to 16 May 2019 at the Magalies Park Golf Club. Organised annually by the South African Disabled Golf Association (SADGA), this international amateur event incorporates...

No limits, just life!

By Nonhlanhla AdoWord Bakasa No limits, just life! That was the theme of the day as Adaptive Sports Fund (ASF) hosted the first adaptive kayak and scuba diving demo day on March 9. Excitement filled the atmosphere as 23 kayak and scuba diving participants arrived at The Blyde Crystal Lagoon in Riverwalk Estate, Pretoria. The...

Disabled athlete, coach takes school sports to new heights

A talented athlete with willpower like no other continues to reach new heights and break more records than ever before, despite having one leg 4cm shorter than the other. Shane Smit (27) is not only dedicated and hardworking, but he strives to coach others and has them achieve the best they can. After realising that...

The 2019 Wings for Life World Run is calling on South Africans to be Wingmen and Wingwomen

JOIN THOUSANDS OF RUNNERS ACROSS THE GLOBE TO RUN FOR THOSE WHO CAN’T Get ready for the 2019 Wings for Life World Run – where every participant is a winner – set to take place on 5 May 2019, at Irene Agricultural Farm. The World Run is a global charity event, with 100% of all...

SAB donates over R100 000 to wheelchair tennis

SAB handed over a set of sports equipments at one of the Federation’s development centres – Elandsdoorn, a town in Sekhukhune District Municipality in the Limpopo Province. The handover, which included Wheelchair Spares (Tyres, Tubes), tennis balls, Grips and strings / restringing and tennis Racquets will richly benefit over eight development centres in the region...

Cycling to fund disposable nappies

Story by Mpho Tjope This year’s Cape Town Cycle Tour takes place on Sunday, March 10. Among some 35 000 cyclists from around the world will be a 50-year-old paraplegic from Springbok in Northern Cape.

WORLD’S BEST GOLFERS WITH A DISABILITY TO COMPETE IN THE ISPS HANDA DISABLED GOLF CUP

Six Australia representatives will take on the world at ‘Metro’ Melbourne, Victoria, AUS – Twelve of the world’s leading golfers with a disability from seven different countries will compete in the ISPS HANDA Disabled Golf Cup, which will be contested 23-24 November immediately following second and third-round play of the ISPS HANDA Melbourne World Cup...

KZN sports stars up for national awards

While the excitement of winning at the 2018 KZN Sport Awards has barely diminished, the names of 19 hopefuls have been submitted for nomination in the prestigious South African Sport Awards (SASA) to take place in November. The South African Sport Awards is a “winning nation programme” initiated in 2004 by Department of Sport and...

Disabled prove very able

On Saturday, 8 September, Team IS Ability, in partnership with the Makhado Municipality, hosted a day filled with events for abled and disabled competitors of all ages at the Louis Trichardt High School sports grounds. The day was filled with activities, the first of which was when Vhutuhawe Nemutandani (9), who is currently a pupil...

5 friends take on the Comrades Marathon for little girl with Cerebral Palsy

The friends from Johannesburg and Durban were inspired by the ethos of the 90 km ultramarathon, affectionately known as the ‘ultimate human race’ which took place on the 10th of June 2018. “We started to realize that the Comrades Marathon is genuinely about the human spirit and how people are pushed to do more than they believe is...

Amputee Runner Completes Comrades Marathon with Crutches

The Comrades Marathon—a 56-mile ultra in South Africa that is held every June—is one of the toughest races in the world, and one man completed it on crutches Sunday when he couldn’t use his running blade. Xolani Luvuno, 33, was fi ve hours into the race when the rest of the fi eld started at 5:30 a.m. He...

MONTJANE MOVES TO 6TH IN WORLD RANKINGS

Tuesday, 17 July 2018, Johannesburg, South Africa. – South Africa’s wheelchair tennis ace Kgothatso Montjane has moved up two places to 6th position in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) rankings released on Monday. The 32-year-old Montjane had an incredible run on her debut at Wimbledon last week, where she made it to the semi-fi nal before losing to...

Marcel Hug wins 2018 Laureus Award

Swiss wheelchair racer recognised for London 2017 and Marathon Majors achievements Swiss wheelchair racer Marcel Hug won the prestigious 2018 Laureus World Sports Award in the category World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability, during a glittering ceremony on Tuesday (27 February) in Monaco. The accolade is given to the person who best demonstrates excellent athletic achievement and...

SADGA opens Golf Facility for Pretoria School

The South African Disabled Golfers’ Association (SADGA) assisted the Pretoria School for the Cerebral Palsied to open an indoor modified golf facility recently. At the opening, the learners were treated to a road show with the different stations focusing on therapeutic exercise while teaching them the basic life skills that golf brings through the animal drawings on the...

SA’s Paralympic champs feel on par with able-bodied stars in Gold Coast

Three of SA’s Paralympic champions feel like they are on par with their able-bodied comrades at the Commonwealth Games‚ sporting a record number of disabled events. Reinhardt Hamman‚ the javelin-thrower who’s competing in shot put in Gold Coast‚ and sprinters Charl du Toit and Dyan Buis all have cerebral palsy. The Games don’t offer the full array of disabled...

EVANS MARIPA LOSES EPIC BOLTON INDOOR FINAL IN BRITAIN

Monday, 26 February 2018, Bolton, Great Britain. – South Africa’s leading men’s wheelchair tennis player Evans Maripa fought like a lion in the Bolton Indoor final against former world number 1 Joachim Gerard from Belgium on Saturday. The Limpopo-born star who reached the final in Bolton without dropping a set, saw his hopes of a first Bolton Indoor...

RIDE FOR SIGHT

To the 5000 plus cyclists who rode the Dis-Chem Ride for Sight on Sunday 18th February and their generous donations, the Donation Draw raised R39 920.00 and this amount was matched by the Dis-Chem Foundation resulting in a great total of R79 840.00. These funds will help needy families to pay for genetic testing to ensure their...

A Call for Support: No Limits. Just Life!

The Adaptive Sports Fund (ASF) runs various out-reach programs for people with disabilities living in South Africa. They believe that having adaptive sporting equipment easily available will allow people with mobility impairments the opportunity to experience the true satisfaction that all sport has to offer. ASF believes that participation in sport is not only essential because it increases...

Her Majesty the Queen recognises South African volunteer with Commonwealth Point of Light award

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has today, 7th February 2018, recognised Marlene Le Roux, of South Africa as the 5th Commonwealth Point of Light in honour of her exceptional voluntary service promoting disability rights in South Africa. In the lead-up to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London on 19-20 April, Her Majesty the Queen –...

Mohlakeng teen makes name for himself in the wheelchair tennis world

Young Mpho Mhlongo from Mohlakeng says wheelchair tennis changed his life. South African wheelchair tennis junior champion Mpho Mhlongo, 16, from Mohlakeng said wheelchair tennis changed his life. Mpho competed in his fi rst-ever international tournament in France last month. He represented his country at the recent Cruyff Foundation Junior Masters in Tarbes, together with world number four junior...

Maripa joins Wheelchair Tennis’ World Top 12

By Prince Jacon When talking about tennis players, you’ll most likely focus only on the non-disabled stars, forgetting that there are awesome players with disabilities in the game. One of them is South Africa’s Evans Maripa who was born with congenital amputation but has risen to the top as the number one men’s wheelchair tennis...

Combrink aims to climb the athletics ladder

JOHANNESBURG – It’s that time of the year where athletes are being recognised for their achievements in the sporting World. Big names like Caster Semenya, Wyde van Niekerk and Luvo Manyonga are being celebrated after being nominated for the World Athlete of the Year Award. With all the celebrations happening let us not overlook athletes...

Cheruto, Agufana Anouk set for Africa tourney in Morocco

By WILLIAM NJUGUNA, The Star, Kenya Kenya will be represented by Cynthia Cheruto, Nicole Agufana and Anouk Vandevelde in the Africa Team Cup tennis Under-12 tournament slated for October in Morocco. The trio, who are coached by Veronica Osogo, will face top players from Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, South Africa and hosts Morocco among...

Adaptive Action Sports Are You Up For The Challenge?

Adaptive Action Athletes are innovative and courageous athletes who are constantly reforming and changing perceptions around disabilities. By finding different ways to adapt to their circumstances they are able to redefine the word impossible. Action sports require balance, coordination, and movement as key components for performance. These key components are particularly challenging for people with...

Wheelchair Tennis South Africa Looking Ahead to Empower More Girls

National Women’s month is upon us and Wheelchair Tennis South Africa (WTSA) General Manager, Karen Losch said the Federation’s efforts to empower young, disabled girls through the sport in the country remains their priority and is very much ongoing. Losch said looking back at some of the female athletes who were introduced to wheelchair tennis...

The Miracle Coach

Sipho Zono is a 43-year-old soccer coach from Sutterheim, a small town in the Eastern Cape. He uses crutches for mobility and his body seems to be locked in certain angles from a mysterious illness that hit him when he was a teenager. In 1997 while doing Grade 11, Zono got sick from a mysterious...

The miracle coach

By Thuthula Sodumo Sipho Zono is a 43-year-old soccer coach from Sutterheim, a small town in the Eastern Cape. He uses crutches for mobility and his body seems to be locked in certain angles from a mysterious illness that hit him when he was a teenager. In 1997 while doing Grade 11, Zono got sick...

London 2017 World Para Athletics World Championships Team

It is with great pleasure we announce the team that will represent South Africa at the London2017 World Para Athletics Championships from the 14th – 23rd July. The Athletics team will see all the Rio2016 medallist back in the line up and ready to compete in the Green and Gold. The team will also see...

Basketball star clinches us scholarship

By GIFT NDOLWANE JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – South African wheelchair basketball star, Steven Walgenbach, has soared above physical disability by securing a lucrative scholarship in the United States. The Limpopo-born Paralympian (19) who captains the Under 23 national side, has clinched a deal with the University of Texas where beginning August, he will juggle between computer science...

COMRADES 2017 conquered!

On 04 June Jean Altomari from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania became the first self-propelled wheelchair athlete to complete the Comrades Marathon and did so in an impressive 10 Hours and 16 Minutes. Seven years ago Jean was in a motor vehicle accident and as a result is now a paraplegic and wheelchair user. Her love for sports soon led her...

Retired basketball player has passion for nurturing young talent

Kwenza Dlamini’s passion for wheelchair basketball made him to be committed to nurturing young wheelchair basketball players with disabilities at the Pretoria West Pilditch Stadium on Mondays and Wednesdays. Two of the players he is mentoring are Warren Tefo and Ronald Nkomo- born in Tembisa and Johannesburg respectively. Nkomo, 21, started playing wheelchair basketball in 2012...

SITHOLE regains SA Open title

Friday, 14 April 2017, Johannesburg, South Africa. – South African wheelchair tennis ace Lucas Sithole accomplished his mission to keep the SA Open trophy in the country by beating Israel’s Itay Erenlib 6-2, 6-4 in the quads final at the Ellis Park Tennis Stadium. The match was postponed from the previous day because of persistent rain. And with Sithole...

Skhosana produces best all-round performance at Junior Masters

South African top wheelchair tennis junior Alwande Skhosana returned home from the Cruyff Foundation Junior Masters in France on Tuesday last week bubbling with confidence after finishing on a high at the prestigious junior event. Skhosana did the country proud as he made it up to semi-final stage in Tarbes losing 7-5 6-1 to Rubén...

Maripa upsets world no.11 To reach quarter-finals in Rotterdam

Thursday, 16 February 2017, Rotterdam, Netherlands. – South Africa’s top male wheelchair tennis player, Evans Maripa, produced a master-class performance upsetting the world number 11 Tom Egberink from the Netherlands to reach the quarter-final round of the ABN AMRO World Wheelchair Tennis Tournament, part of the UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour in Rotterdam, Netherlands on Wednesday...

Schwarzenegger returns for Arnold Classic Africa

Following the launch of a successful inaugural edition last year, Hollywood star and bodybuilding legend Arnold Schwarzenegger will be back in South Africa in 2017, as his globally successful Arnold Classic series returns to Johannesburg between 5-7 May. Increasing the number of codes on the schedule to more than 50 at this year’s multi-sport festival,...

Wheelchair basketball distracts from war

A wheelchair basketball player receives the ball from a teammate, at a tournament following a two-week training session run by coach Jess Markt from Colorado, in Juba, South Sudan. JUBA, South Sudan – Warnings of possible genocide hang over the world’s youngest nation, but here on a basketball court under a fi erce morning sun, South...