Category Sports

Ntando Mahlangu scoops gold medal

Mpumalanga-born Paralympian, Thando Mahlangu won a gold medal in the Men’s Long Jump T63 last Saturday. Mahlangu set a new world record with a jump of 7.17 metres, crushing out German Leon Schaefer’s 7.12. Many took to social media to congratulate the athlete including President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Mpumalanga Cycle Tour to kick off in Loskopdam

The Annual Mpumalanga Cycle Tour will be kicking off on Tuesday, August 3 at Loskopdam, a Forever Resort. This will be the sixth edition of the Tour which has attracted some of the top cyclists in the country. It also launched careers of others such as Willie Smit who is…

Basketball coach aims to develop sport

Aspiring basketball players battled it out in the court for the Emakhazeni Basketball Invitation Cup on June 16. Teams from Emgwenywa, formerly known as Waterval Boven, and Belfast showed off their basketball skills to develop the sport. The teams comprised of boys and girls.Organiser and basketball professional coach, Sakhile Khunga…

Provincial teams and Covid-19

Provincial teams who ply their trade in the GladAfrica Championship confirmed playerswho tested positive Coronavirus recently.KwaNdebele-based TS Galaxy, released a statement on June 20 confirming three playerswho tested positive. However, the players were not identified.“The Club however is pleased to confirm that all three players are asymptomatic and arecurrently in…