News published July 2025
It’s back to the drawing board for Sigcau after national selection
18 Jul 2025
It is fair to say that first-year tourism student Stella Sigcau did not take the scenic route into University Sports South Africa’s national volleyball team. In fact, once the Madibaz player’s talent was first noticed in secondary school, she was seemingly on a one-way highway to the big time. Read More
18 Jul 2025
It is fair to say that first-year tourism student Stella Sigcau did not take the scenic route into University Sports South Africa’s national volleyball team. In fact, once the Madibaz player’s talent was first noticed in secondary school, she was seemingly on a one-way highway to the big time. Read More
Bay Gears Up for Major Automotive Events
17 Jul 2025
South Africa's two most important automotive industry events will be hosted in the Bay this year; highlighting the metro as a center of excellence in manufacturing and as a gateway for global supply chains. Read More
17 Jul 2025
South Africa's two most important automotive industry events will be hosted in the Bay this year; highlighting the metro as a center of excellence in manufacturing and as a gateway for global supply chains. Read More
Young Padayachee ready to reprise role in national hockey team
16 Jul 2025
Rising Gqeberha hockey star Sachin Padayachee is keen to assess his progress over the past 12 months when he reprises his role in the South African U21 squad for their defence of the IPT title. The 2025 tournament, at what is considered to be the highest level of domestic competition, starts in Cape Town on July 28. Read More
16 Jul 2025
Rising Gqeberha hockey star Sachin Padayachee is keen to assess his progress over the past 12 months when he reprises his role in the South African U21 squad for their defence of the IPT title. The 2025 tournament, at what is considered to be the highest level of domestic competition, starts in Cape Town on July 28. Read More
Iveson continues to weave football magic at Old Grey
09 Jul 2025
Gqeberha local Wayne Iveson has applied many years of coaching experience to chisel out a successful new era for the Old Grey Soccer Club. Most recently, the 61-year-old former Mandela University coach steered the club through a demanding playoff campaign and into the 2025/26 ABC Motsepe League. Read More
09 Jul 2025
Gqeberha local Wayne Iveson has applied many years of coaching experience to chisel out a successful new era for the Old Grey Soccer Club. Most recently, the 61-year-old former Mandela University coach steered the club through a demanding playoff campaign and into the 2025/26 ABC Motsepe League. Read More
TAKE 4 Piano Quartet
09 Jul 2025
Standing ovations after each performance by the now well-known, Take Four Piano Quartet, are not only due to musicality and skill. "It also has to do with an exceptional synergy between four longtime friends – a close friendship that encompasses deep conversations, jokes, and genuine support," says Zanta Hofmeyr, the violinist in the quartet. She and the cellist, Jeanne-Louise Moolman,... Read More
09 Jul 2025
Standing ovations after each performance by the now well-known, Take Four Piano Quartet, are not only due to musicality and skill. "It also has to do with an exceptional synergy between four longtime friends – a close friendship that encompasses deep conversations, jokes, and genuine support," says Zanta Hofmeyr, the violinist in the quartet. She and the cellist, Jeanne-Louise Moolman,... Read More
JOIN US IN REBUILDING THE FUTURE FOR AFRICAN PENGUINS ON MANDELA DAY 18 JULY 2025
09 Jul 2025
We invite you to a powerful presentation on How to Rebuild a Penguin Colony in Algoa Bay at SANCCOB (South African National Centre for the Conservation of Seabirds). This is your chance to learn and discover how you can make a real difference in the fight to save these endangered birds. Read More
09 Jul 2025
We invite you to a powerful presentation on How to Rebuild a Penguin Colony in Algoa Bay at SANCCOB (South African National Centre for the Conservation of Seabirds). This is your chance to learn and discover how you can make a real difference in the fight to save these endangered birds. Read More
Gqeberha karatekas retain national title after huge medal haul
09 Jul 2025
The fancied Madibaz karate team held their nerve to emerge University Sports South Africa’s national champions for the second year running recently. Read More
09 Jul 2025
The fancied Madibaz karate team held their nerve to emerge University Sports South Africa’s national champions for the second year running recently. Read More
Kirkwood Wildsfees joins ranks of SA's elite
04 Jul 2025
The success of the recent SPAR Kirkwood Wildsfees has cemented its standing as one of South Africa’s most popular family-friendly events. Strong comparisons are now being drawn with Oudtshoorn’s Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees after more than 55 000 people passed through the turnstiles in the Sundays River Valley town from June 27 to 29. Read More
04 Jul 2025
The success of the recent SPAR Kirkwood Wildsfees has cemented its standing as one of South Africa’s most popular family-friendly events. Strong comparisons are now being drawn with Oudtshoorn’s Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees after more than 55 000 people passed through the turnstiles in the Sundays River Valley town from June 27 to 29. Read More
SA faces shortage of ferrous scrap if concessions are relaxed
02 Jul 2025
These concerns have been raised by Coega Steels, which believes the government should tread carefully in terms of relaxing scrap export tax or provisions of the Price Preference System (PPS) be relaxed. Should government follow through on these measures, it will effectively mean that SA will export its scrap metal to South Asian countries, resulting in more competition to buy scrap and... Read More
02 Jul 2025
These concerns have been raised by Coega Steels, which believes the government should tread carefully in terms of relaxing scrap export tax or provisions of the Price Preference System (PPS) be relaxed. Should government follow through on these measures, it will effectively mean that SA will export its scrap metal to South Asian countries, resulting in more competition to buy scrap and... Read More
Netballers ready to ‘embrace the moment’ at home USSAs
01 Jul 2025
The Madibaz women's netball team will feed off the energy of home support to lighten the weight of expectation at the University Sports South Africa tournament that gets underway in Gqeberha on Monday. Read More
01 Jul 2025
The Madibaz women's netball team will feed off the energy of home support to lighten the weight of expectation at the University Sports South Africa tournament that gets underway in Gqeberha on Monday. Read More
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