The month of May brings a new gsport theme, focussing on
Retreat, while the main sport focus is on Rugby (which begins its season in earnest as Autumn calls), and also on Dance sport, confidently named the most glamorous sport in the world by its lovers.
Feature Articles:
State of Women’s Rugby: Searching For Positives:- Compared to the men’s game, Women’s Rugby is struggling to attract the necessary support and sponsors to grow the game. But last year’s first appearance by a South African team at the IRB Women’s Rugby World Cup is encouraging more women to take up the game. Read on …/
Jenny Bentel: Top South African Rugby Referee Jenny Bentel is no stranger to controversy, but to perform consistently as a respected match official in a bruising contact sport, well… that’s par for the course! Read on …/
Dance Sport Focus: So, just what is dance, and is it a sport? And don’t you always need a partner, and isn’t it too expensive? gsport spoke to the experts, and got the low down on dancing! Read on …/
gsport Member Contributors:
Twenty-year-old Lerato Malekutu dreams of breaking into cricket broadcasting, and has been pretty persistent about her enthusiasm and passion for cricket. After visiting Kass in the SABC Sport television broadcast studios, Lerato tells us her story. Read on …/
gsport Member Robyn Hendriks has a passion for sports, and the people involved in it. With a particular interest in exercise physiology and fitness, Robyn hopes to see women get more involved in the industry. Here are her thoughts on Retreat, winter and hibernation. Read on …/
Regulars:
Sharon Lee Plaskitt: We’re thrilled to announce the start of a three-part BABY series! In her first piece, gsport’s resident Complimentary Health practitioner, Sharon Lee Plaskitt, gives us some practical advice to prepare ourselves for motherhood. Read on …/
Michele Wolhuter: Retreat: The Art of the Quiet Mind. gsport’s in-house motivational expert considers the various ways that the gsport’s May theme of Retreat can be viewed, and practiced.
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As May introduces some of the coldest weather in a while, gsport is proud to introduce four women very likely to warm your heart with their stories. Please welcome the May quartet:
Leading Ladies
Woman of the Month: Ruda Landman has been a Sunday M-Net favourite for just short of two decades, and has filled all our lounges with stories of courage, and those of shame, with equal grit for truth. As she prepares to leave the Randburg studios for the last time, Ruda tells us about South Africa, and how she sees things. Read on …/
gsport Style Star:
Michelle Garforth is regarded as the world’s top environmental host. She is also one of South Africa’s hottest celebrities and can be described as our very own Madonna. Since her TV debut at 19, Michelle has kept her brand fresh and has approached life without fear of consequences. Her biggest asset is her ability to reinvent herself. And she has proved that no topic or challenge is too daunting while remaining as gorgeous as ever!
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May gSTAR: Mandisa Williams was voted the Springbok Women’s SA Player of the Tournament in the 2006 Women’s Rugby World Cup in Canada, and also scooped the British Airways’ Women’s Rugby Player of the Year award. The national women’s rugby flank is enjoying her game, and looking ahead for more successes. This inspirational rugby fanatic leads gsport’s May focus on the sport of rugby. Read on …/
Woman in Media: With rugby being our sport of choice this month, we're thrilled to pay tribute to South Africa's only female rugby analyst,
Zeena Isaacs, who write for Business Day and is part of SABC Sport's rugby presentation panel. Zeena is just 24 but has already made a name for herself in an environment that is still male dominated. Introducing our Woman in Media for May, the passionate, Zeena Isaacs.
Read on …/
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