This Women’s Month we are highlighting stories, as they were written at the time, of significant achievements by Team SA’s top women’s athletes. Here we revisit Hestrie Cloete's first world high jump title, in Edmonton in 2001. She was to go back-to-back world championship golds two years later There was absolutely no possibility that…

This Women’s Month we are highlighting stories, as they were written at the time, of significant achievements by Team SA’s top women’s athletes. Here we revisit the first black SA female to win a Paralympic gold medal. This is the original story at the time written by Team SA's Gary Lemke. Sadly, Zanele Situ passed…

This Women’s Month we are highlighting stories, as they were written at the time, of significant achievements by Team SA’s top women’s athletes. Here we revisit Bridgitte Hartley winning an Olympic bronze medal at the 2012 London Games. This is the original Team SA story at the time. Sprint canoeist Bridgitte Hartley flew the flag for…

This Women’s Month we are highlighting stories, as they were written at the time, of significant achievements by Team SA’s top women’s athletes. Here we revisit Tatjana Smith winning her first Olympic gold medal, the 200m breaststroke, at the 2020 Tokyo Games. Gary Lemke was the Team SA reporter at poolside and wrote this. Tatjana…