SPAR hockey tournament a landmark event for Clarendon captain
AchieversLatest newsVarsity Sports May 5, 2021
For long-serving Clarendon player Aspen Gilbert the resumption of the SPAR Eastern Cape Schoolgirls Hockey Challenge on May 9 in East London will have special significance. The 17-year-old matric pupil will be able to put a frustrating year, deprived of sport, behind her as she runs out for her... Read more
Madibaz learn valuable lessons in Varsity Cup examination
Latest newsNelson Mandela UniversityVarsity Sports April 21, 2021
FNB Madibaz coach Andre Tredoux feels his squad learnt some valuable lessons about the intensity of Varsity Cup rugby during the opening block of matches this month. The Nelson Mandela University outfit returned to the topflight of the South Africa student tournament for the first time since 2018 and... Read more
With a new coach, new captain, and not having played a competitive match in more than a year, there will be many eyes on the Shimlas when they take to the field on 5 April. The popular Varsity Cup is back, having been cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.... Read more
Whether on the sports field or in class, Keenan Horne is proof that hard and honest work pays off. Horne is the vice-captain of the South African Hockey Men’s team, and this week he graduates cum laude with a Master’s of Law degree at Stellenbosch University’s (SU) March graduation.... Read more
World Rugby awards two leading African Women in Rugby the 2021 Women’s Executive Leadership Scholarships
Latest newsVarsity Sports March 19, 2021
This amazing opportunity qualifies two women from Africa to join the remaining ten women from around the world, who will each receive a £10,000 scholarship for leadership development support As more and more leading women spearhead through the sports industry, Rugby Africa (www.RugbyAfrique.com) has positioned itself to continue boosting women’s... Read more
Madibaz relish national water polo camp in Olympic year
Eastern CapeLatest newsNelson Mandela UniversityVarsity Sports March 2, 2021
Madibaz water polo players Meghan Maartens and Ashleigh Vaughan took plenty of positives from a national training camp in Durban last month as they seek to make an impact in the sport. The student-athletes, both 21, were part of the final South African women’s training group which attended the... Read more
Engineering student designs bespoke golf putter
AchieversEastern CapeLatest newsNelson Mandela UniversityVarsity Sports February 1, 2021
Mechanical Engineering student, Wian van Aswegen from Port Alfred, has designed and created a unique 3D metal printed golf putter. Wian is a former youth national and provincial golf champion and a member of the Advanced Engineering Design Group (AEDG) in the School of Engineering at Mandela University. In... Read more
NWU Soccer Institute goalkeeper coach joins PSL team
AchieversLatest newsNorth WestNorth-West UniversityVarsity Sports January 26, 2021
North-West University (NWU) goalkeeper coach Thato Haraba has recently joined South Africa Premier Soccer League team Bloemfontein Celtic FC as a goalkeeper coach for the Free State-based outfit. Thato has been with the NWU Soccer Institute as a goal keeper coach since January 2020. He says the exposure gained... Read more
African bronze for Madibaz judo star
AchieversEastern CapeLatest newsNelson Mandela UniversityVarsity Sports January 19, 2021
Madibaz judo star, Lwazi Mapitiza, achieved a major career highlight when he returned with a bronze medal from the African Judo Championships in Madagascar recently. The tournament, which took place in Antananarivo, saw the 30-year-old Nelson Mandela University sport management student competing in the under-100kg category. He described his... Read more
Race Across South Africa: The journey into one’s soul sets off
Latest newsVarsity Sports October 9, 2020
This year’s Race Across South Africa (RASA), which falls under the Freedom Challenge banner, officially started in Pietermaritzburg this morning. The 2 150km race, which was originally scheduled for June, will see riders depart from the City Hall in batches of five to eight per day over the next... Read more
