Africa leads Global Safe Sport Conversation in Cape Town
18 June 2026 — By Adnaan Mohamed The race to make sport safer is gathering pace, and in Cape Town the baton was firmly placed in African hands at the Safe Sport Global Conference, More than 400 delegates from around the world converged on the University of Cape Town …… read more
Sub-27 Dream alive as Cheptegei leads World-Class Durban 10K field
18 June 2026 — By Adnaan Mohamed Joshua Cheptegei’s appearance at the 2026 Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10K has attracted what organisers believe is the strongest men’s field ever assembled for a 10km road race on African soil. The Ugandan superstar, an Olympic champion …… read more
Oldest (84) and Youngest (20) conquer 2026 Comrades
17 June 2026 — By Adnaan Mohamed The 2026 Comrades Marathon delivered many memorable performances on the gruelling 85.777km journey from Durban to Pietermaritzburg, though few stories captured the spirit of the race quite like those of Johannes Mosehla and Bailey O’L …… read more
How Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus’ philosophy inspired George Kusche’s historic Comrades triumph
16 June 2026 — By Adnaan Mohamed After shattering one of South African sport’s most enduring records and banking more than R2.3 million George Kusche revealed that Springbok mastermind Rassie Erasmus ‘Pressure is a privilege’ philosophy had a profound impact on him b …… read more
Comrades 2026: Kusche and Steyn rewrite history and win millions
15 June 2026 — By Adnaan Mohamed PIETERMARITZBURG – George Kusche and Gerda Steyn delivered one of the most remarkable days in Comrades Marathon history on Sunday, smashing long-standing Up Run records and each walking away with more than R2.3 million in prize money …… read more
Tete Dijana and Piet Wiersma in blockbuster Comrades showdown
12 June 2026 — Adnaan Mohamed Three proven Comrades Marathon champions. Three very different motivations. One famous road between Durban and Pietermaritzburg. The men’s elite race at Sunday’s Comrades Marathon has the ingredients of a modern classic, with defending D …… read more
Queen Gerda ready to climb again as fifth title beckons
11 June 2026 — By Adnaan Mohamed The numbers attached to Gerda Steyn’s career are extraordinary, though the woman herself continues to speak with the calm certainty of someone more interested in preparation than praise. Four Comrades Marathon victories. Seven Two Oce …… read more
Virgin Active HYROX Jo’burg Makes History as Africa’s Largest Fitness Race
11 June 2026 — The global fitness racing phenomenon reached historic heights as the Virgin Active HYROX Johannesburg event completely rewrote the record books over the weekend of 30 – 31 May 2026. Taking over the expansive halls of the Johannesburg Expo Centre at Nas …… read more
Cape Town races into history as Africa’s first Marathon Major
10 June 2026 — By Adnaan Mohamed Cape Town has crossed a finish line decades in the making. The Sanlam Cape Town Marathon has officially become the first Abbott World Marathon Major on African soil after passing the second and final stage of its assessment process, s …… read more
Gerda Steyn says Comrades’ real race begins in the mind
10 June 2026 — By Adnaan Mohamed Defending champion Gerda Steyn believes every Comrades Marathon runner reaches a point where determination matters more than physical strength, with the 2026 edition set to celebrate the 50th official Up Run from Durban to Pietermarit …… read more