The red carpet has been unfurled as Port Alfred welcomes the cream of the crop school rowers who will converge on the Kowie River for the 25th edition of the Standard Bank South African Schools’ Boat Race that starts tomorrow, Friday…
St Benedict’s College maintained their stranglehold on the Standard Bank SA Schools Boat Race after claiming their seventh consecutive victory on the Kowie River in a pulsating and drama-filled finals day on Saturday. In the junior…
The University of Cape Town men’s team completed a hat-trick in the 2025 edition of the RMB Universities Boat Race when they beat their old rival, Tuks, in the A section final of the showdown on the Kowie on Saturday. Tuks were unbeaten…
More than 360 men’s and women rowers are ready to create another rowing spectacle when the 2025 RMB Universities’ Boat Race churns up Port Alfred’s Kowie River this week. USSA board trustee Gordon Dodge, who is also the regatta’s chief…
SIBONGISENI MAPHUMULO Lunga Mcetywa, a former manager of the Nemato Rowing Club, proudly represented South Africa at the 2024 World Rowing Coastal Championships in Genoa, Italy, held from September 6 to 8. Mcetywa, who hails from Port…
Visually challenged rower, Tanna Diplock, has overcome adversity to become an integral part of the crack Pretoria University A women’s rowing squad. The former Clarendon High pupil, who is “legally blind” is a key figure in the formidable…
Kowie set for university rowing spectacle Rowing crews are champing at the bit to take on the Rand Merchant Bank Universities Boat Race on the Kowie from Thursday September 12 – but the tidal river remains a daunting challenge for even…
MARK CARRELS The Rand merchant Bank Universities Boat Race time trials got off to a fine start under clear skies and moderate early spring conditions on Thursday 07 September at the Halyards, Port Alfred. There weas lively chatter and the…
Nemato Change a Life (NCAL) offers a holistic set of youth empowerment programmes for disadvantaged youth from Nemato, Thornhill and Station Hill. NCAL aims to give youth the mindset, knowledge, skills and support to escape from poverty,…
From Talk of the Town – April 22 Gymnastics Trials for African Championships proved the strength of the Nemato Change a Life (NCAL) gymnastics team. Four of the six strongest South African trampoline gymnasts are from Nemato Gymnastics…
Rowers had to deal with blustering winds on the second day of the annual RMB Universities Boat Race on Friday as they went through their paces building up to the finals today (Saturday). But it did not deter the festive spirit of the…
Who will be taking home the Cambridge Rudder and the Isis Blade? Rumours that last year’s Universities Boat Race was to be the last of its kind were dispelled by the announcement the boat race would be back again this year, with Rand…
The Settlers Regatta last Saturday was once again relocated to the Kowie River this year due to the drought affecting the Settlers Dam in Makhanda (Grahamstown). Many locals were surprised by the activity on the river early in the…
The inter-schools rowing regatta on the Kowie River on Saturday January 26, which came as a surprise to many locals, featured single sculls, pairs and quads racing in sprints from just before the little bridge to just past the Nico Malan…
NEMATO Change a Life (NCAL) sports clubs offer four small Olympic sports including rowing, gymnastics (tumbling and trampoline), handball and fencing. Sport is an important part of its youth empowerment programme. Athletes compete at…
