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Continental champion, lawyer-to-be and coach... all in a day’s work!

Summer Games 12 August 2024

A glance at Robert Summers’ daily calendar reveals a chock-a-block schedule for the South African badminton star. Studying, training, competing and coaching leaves very little free time. Yet there’s still more planned for the future. Introduced to badminton by his mother at the age of four, Robert Summers was already a member of his local […]

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South African fencer books place for Paris 2024

Summer Games 25 June 2024

Student-athlete Harry Saner has fulfilled a lifelong dream, having secured his place in the fencing competition at this year’s Summer Olympics in Paris, France. The 23 year old from Johannesburg, who took up fencing at age nine after “wanting to become a knight in shining armour”, came through a gruelling qualification process to eventually top the […]

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FISU Games athletes shine at USSA Athletics Championships

Athletics 22 May 2024

Three days of enthralling athletics action saw four new university records set at this year’s University Sports South Africa (USSA) Athletics Championships, with the southern African country once again showcasing its talent and prowess on the track and field. Taking place at Stellenbosch University’s Coetzenburg Stadium from 4-6 April, the event brought together the cream […]

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FISU Champion looks to leave her mark at upcoming World Cross-country Championships

Championships 21 March 2024

It was South African domination at the Muscat 2024 FISU World University Championship Cross-country held in Oman in February. Africa’s southernmost nation bagged six medals, including three gold from the four individual events to top the table after the two-day competition. Leading the way for South Africa with two of those medals was shining talent […]

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Incredible Ibongwe seeks to inspire

Softball 12 January 2024

While every athlete can tell a story of a hardship or difficulty they’ve had to overcome on their sports journey, Ibongwe Mtshengu’s inspiring tale certainly stands out. And this one-armed softballer is a man on a mission. Born and raised in the rural municipality of Flagstaff in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, young […]

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Fort Hare University further proof women's university football vital to the sport's growth in South Africa

Football 13 December 2023

It’s said the celebrations still haven’t stopped in the remote town of Alice in South Africa, almost a month after the town’s female university team ended their heroic season with promotion to the country’s top-flight football league. Just 16,500 students make up the 107-year-old Fort Hare University, spread across two campuses in East London and […]

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Skweyiya’s determination got him to the Chengdu FISU World University Games

Summer Games 8 November 2023

From humble beginnings to playing basketball on an international stage, Lutho Skweyiya has broken through all boundaries in his ascension to the pinnacle of university sport: the FISU World University Games. Skweyiya, who is currently completing his postgraduate advanced diploma in sustainable development at Stellenbosch University, was also recently awarded the Sportsman of the Year […]