| Times Are A-Changing |
 | Kass Blog: 2010 is Here!
The global recession has been unfortunate in so many ways. From a women’s sport perspective, it could not have come at a worse time. Our female athletes across the sporting codes are focusing on improving their personal brands, encouraging the public and the media to take women’s sport seriously.
The fact is that money makes sport happen, and without it, you can’t really make the kind of progress that is expected from true contenders. South Africa, as a nation, has sport in its blood, and...
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| Editorial |
 | 2010 is Here: Now What?
Paul Samuelson, the first American to win the Nobel Prize in Economics, and regarded by the The New York Times to be the "foremost academic economist of the 20th century", long ago remarked that "women are just men with less money".
As a purely economic statement, and forgetting for the time being womanhood’s critical and so-far unchallenged status in the reproductive cycle, many feminists may agree with the historical accuracy of this statement.
Having passed away just over a year ago at th...
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| In the Midst of Mavericks |
 | 5 Minutes with Alison Spratley
Alison Spratley was the media face of woman’s golf for years, and when gsport started up, she was instrumental in making women’s golf in South Africa available to this website. Since she’s moved on to other projects, and after the sad vacuum which was usually crammed full of Women’s World Cup of Golf releases, gsport caught up with Alison.
When did you leave the employ of the Women's World Cup of Golf?
I was never employed by the WWCoG but contracted as a consultant to handle all thei...
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| Back to School is Cool |
 | A Learner’s Curve
Women’s cricket stood proud and tall earlier this month when Proteas cricketer Albie Morkel earned an enthusiastic reception from learners at Northridge Primary School, north of Pretoria, when he accompanied a young learner back to school as part of the Proteas Back to School is Cool campaign.
Cricket South Africa (CSA), in association with Sedgars, its amateur cricket supplier, donated a junior cricket kit to the school, which interestingly has four female cricket coaches, and also boasts a...
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| Personal Account |
 | Fabienne Makes History at Dubai Kartdrome
It was a wet and windy end to the race season for Fabienne Lanz as she took part in the final round of the Nivea for Men Endurance Challenge on 11 December 2009, as a special invitation driver of Stargate, Dubai’s Edutainment Theme Park.
The Nivea for Men Endurance Challenge is a 24hr race which is part of the Sodi Kart World Series. This was the first 24hr race event Fabienne had taken part in and it was her chance to show the people of Dubai her karting talent, a sport she has competed in s...
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| It Starts at Home |
 | Beach Clean Up Helps Environment
Organisers are hailing the success of the 23-day 5th annual Vodacom Beach Clean Up campaign, involving 120 cleaners and 12 supervisors stationed at twelve of the country’s most popular coastal tourist destinations during the peak festive season as a significant step towards the preservation of South Africa’s natural environment.
The campaign teams worked in partnership with the local municipal teams, who maintain the country’s beaches throughout the year and, on average, 95 bags of litter...
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| Being Mindful |
 | Tips for an Optimal 2010
I make it a point NEVER to admit to the existence of chain mails, because once you’ve signaled your willingness to receive these emails from well-wishing friends and family (i.e.: You didn’t loudly object to the receipt thereof) it’s taken for granted that you’re a willing recipient, and your inbox is never your own again, for ever and ever there after.
But then … Yes, well, never say never. And I’m glad I don’t, because an inspiring message filtered through to me the other day, a...
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| One Way Up |
 | Love for the Hang Time
While other people’s lives are a warning, for Silindile Shange her life is an example. The 19-year old girl from the dusty streets of eMkhambathini in KwaZulu-Natal recently saw her dream coming to reality, when she was selected for the Senior National Basketball squad.
The humble young lady caught the eyes of the selectors when she was representing KZN in the Basketball South Africa Senior Championships that took over at the Durban University of Technology in December.
Shange felt in love w...
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| Wonder Woman Speaks |
 | What Would You Do … ?
There’s nothing quite like a toddler to demonstrate belief in superpowers. My almost two-year old lives to attempt things that are physically beyond her – driving, locking doors and undoing the catch on Mom’s make-up drawer, for example – but nothing and no-one will deter her from trying again and again. For her, and for most children, the old question of “What would you do if you knew you couldn’t fail?” is irrelevant.
Where does this can-do attitude and absolute certainty in our...
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