Amanda Mthandi’s meteoric rise to the South African soccer team was fired by her realisation that she had the potential to represent her country on the international stage.

National representatives Ischke Senekal and Alaric Basson received recognition for their 2019 achievements when they were named the Nelson Mandela University sport stars of the year in Port Elizabeth on Friday night.

The University of Johannesburg produced a relentless surge in the last quarter to defeat UP-Tuks 64-57 in the Varsity Basketball final at Wits in Johannesburg yesterday.

Brad Gouveris’s late decision to enter the Lorraine Cycle Tour paid dividends when he finished top of the podium in the 80km feature race in Port Elizabeth today.

The Madibaz Football Club have scored a major coup by signing on former Bafana Bafana player Elrio van Heerden as their technical specialist coach.

Besides being a prime competitor with 18 titles under her belt, Port Elizabeth star Anriette Schoeman is revelling in her role as ambassador of the long-running Lorraine Cycle Tour.

The University of Johannesburg rugby team shrugged off an early yellow card to win the Varsity Sevens title with a decisive 20-0 win over Stellenbosch in Johannesburg on Saturday.

The Lorraine Cycle Tour is poised to make another positive impact on the sport in Nelson Mandela Bay when the annual tour takes place at Lorraine Primary School on Saturday, October 12.

National representatives Amanda Mthandi and Taylor Dart received the Sportswoman and Sportsman of the Year accolades at the University of Johannesburg Sports Awards function on Thursday night.

The important work done by the Igazi Foundation was highlighted when designer Jason Kieck unveiled the Desert Nights Fashion Extravaganza, sponsored by SPAR Eastern Cape, in Port Elizabeth at the weekend.