After a breakthrough 2025 season that saw him win his first medal at the Athletics South Africa (ASA) Senior Track & Field Championships and represent South Africa at the Region 5 Half Marathon, Cwenga Nose is eyeing more success at the Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K on 1 March. The 2025 SA 10 000m silver medalist who runs in the colours of Phantane AC has every right to target a new personal best after opening his season with a 28:45 clocking to win the Colchester 10km in ‘

Less than a month into the 2026 high school track and field season, and a number of South Africa's top youth and junior athletes are already finding their best form. 15-year-old Chelsea van Dyk set a new girls SA U16 steeplechase record, 17-year-old Megan Nieman dipped under 59 seconds for the 400m hurdles at the Noordheuwel Top 15 meet on 4 February and two days later, 16-year-old Tiisetso Malungane became the country's fastest U16 800m male athlete of all time when he cl

After a six-year hiatus, the Zululand District Municipality has confirmed that the Zululand District 56km Ultra race will resume this year, with the event scheduled to take place on Sunday, April 19. This announcement was made at the Garden Court Hotel in Ulundi, North of KwaZulu-Natal, on Wednesday, February 4, in the presence of distinguished guests, including Zululand District Mayor Councillor Michael Khumalo, KwaZulu-Natal Athletics President Steve Mkasi, and members of t

South African top runner Bongelani Mkhwanazi is excited ahead of his international racing debut. Known for his excellent 10km performances, the 29-year-old is set to participate in the Alwar Half Marathon in India on Sunday, 8 February. Mkhwanazi, along with compatriot Cacisile Sosibo, has been invited to compete against quality field of international runners featuring some fast East Africans. The man who recently made the switch from Peak to Phantane Athletics Club, is looki

Fresh off a stunning victory at the prestigious Valencia 10K in January - a performance that propelled her to the top of the 2026 world rankings – Kenya's Brenda Jepchirchir has confirmed her highly anticipated South African debut. The world-leading star will toe the line at the Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K on Sunday, 1 March 2026, setting the stage for an exhilarating showdown on the streets of Nelson Mandela Bay. The 20-year-old Kenyan grabbed headlines when she clocked

Record breaker Chelsea van Dyk has set her sights on earning her national colours after rewriting the South African U16 girls' 1500m record. The Benoni Northerns Athletic Club top runner opened her season with a blistering performance, clocking 4:50.34 in the U16 girls' 1500m steeplechase at the at the first Central Gauteng Athletics (CGA) track and field league meeting of the season at the Germiston Stadium on January 31. She eclipsed the previous national record of 5:01.44,

In a bid to bolster their Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon team, Phantane Athletics Club has announced the acquisition of ultra-marathon rising star Samuel Cijimpi Moloi, who is set to make his debut in the prestigious event in April. Formerly of the Mr. Price-backed Maxed Elite Running Club, Moloi has already made an impact in his new club colours. Yesterday (Sunday, 1 February) Moloi clocked an impressive 56:16 time to win the Sydenham 16km race in Durban. Moloi who original

After a productive 2025 season that saw him win two international marathons, Melikhaya Frans has picked up where he left off. One of South Africas top marathoners delivered a dominant performance to win today's (31 January) NMB Gqeberha Ultra 50km by almost five minutes. Running in his hometown, the 35-year-old passed the marathon mark in 2:25:23 before breasting the finishing tape at Pollock Beach in Summerstrand in 2:54:48 as Gift Chigomararwa took second (2:59:23) and Pfa

South Africa's rising hurdles star Megan Nieman has her sights set firmly on the global stage, with the World Athletics Junior Championships and Youth Olympic Games topping her wish list as she looks to build on a breakthrough 2026 season. Fresh off a year that saw her shatter age-group records, dominate the national scene and surge into the upper reaches of the world U18 100m hurdles rankings, the teenage sensation is eager to convert momentum into international opportunity.

After clocking a season’s best 2:10:49 to grab fifth place at the ADNOC Abu Dhabi Marathon on 13 December, Thabang Mosiako is bullish about his prospects of producing a marathon personal best and winning a second Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon Half Marathon title. The 30-year-old feels that the two marathons he has raced thus far, the first of which was a 2:09:14 clocking in Abu Dhabi in 2024 for South Africa’s second fastest marathon debut of all time, have prepared him we

Outlining his plans for 2026, Onalenna Khonkhobe made it plain that winning the Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon title and running a fast time over the standard marathon will be the focus of his season. For this reason the man who enthralled viewers for over four hours when he led the Comrades Marathon until the 73km mark, has decided to skip the 99th edition of The Ultimate Human Race in favour of the 56km race around the Cape Peninsula that he won in 2024 but failed to fini

While it was the signing of Comrades Marathon champions Tete Dijana and Edward Mothibi that grabbed the headlines, many aspiring top runners would have been motivated by the Hollywood Athletic Club's decision to sign Thabang Mathebula. At 35 years old, Pietermaritzburg-based Mathebula signed his first professional running contract to join the Purple Team from Save Orion AC. Mathebula has joined The Purple Team. Photo Credit: Supplied. "I'm quite excited for 2026. I’ve been wa

Stephen Mokoka's road to the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon got off to a flying start after he claimed a commanding victory in the men's 21.1km at a sold-out Johnson Crane Marathon in Benoni on January 25. The veteran Hollywood AC runner stopped the clock at in 1:07:17, holding off a strong field that included Lesetja Papo, Siboniso Sikhakhane and six-time winner Lucky Mohale. Papo of Maxed Elite Running Club was five seconds off the pace after crossing the line in 1:07:22 to clai

Newly elected Central Gauteng Athletics (CGA) President Karabo Mabilo intends to hit the ground running, by repairing the province's tainted image through an aggressive public relations drive. According to Mabilo, this strategy which has emerged as her first order of business, will signal a new era for the federation and shine the spotlight on CGA's renewed ambition. "I'm excited. Thanks for the support. It's one of the things I'm grateful for. The media has always supported

When ace race-walker Marissa Swanepoel first linked-up with Boxer AC last year, she was immediately struck by the warmth and sense of belonging shown by the club's hierarchy, an environment that made her feel at home from day one. Attracted by a club which boasts top runners like Kabelo Mulaudzi, Glenrose Xaba, and Elroy Gelant as well as exciting young prospects Xanthe Taljaard and Emil Els, the North West University (NWU) alumnus feels certain that her decision to don the r

After the Nedbank Running Club issued a media statement on Tuesday (20 January) revealing that the pair had decided not to renew their contracts, Comrades Marathon winners Tete Dijana and Edward Mothibi have been officially unveiled as the newest members of the Hollywood Athletics Club. This much talked about announcement was made today (Thursday, 22 January) at the plush offices of Hollywoodbets, the club's main sponsor, located in Umhlanga, Durban.  The biggest transfer new

Stillwater Sports, organisers of the Absa RUN YOUR CITY Series have announced their prize money and SA Athletes incentives for the 2026 season. This year each of the five events will boast a total prize allocation of R337 200.00 where the top male and female finishers in each city will take home R33 000.00, while second place will earn R24 000.00 and third place R21 000.00 bringing the total prize purse to R1 686 000.00. Michael Meyer, Managing Director of Stillwater Sports s

New Pan African Resources recruit Omuhle Kubheka is confident she has found the perfect platform to unlock her full potential, backing the guidance of renowned ultra-distance coach John Hamlett to help propel her into the upper echelons of the country's elite female runners.  Kubheka expressed gratitude to her former club, Entsika AC, where she announced herself on the national stage with a standout fourth-place finish at the 2024 City to City Ultramarathon, stopping the cloc

South African ultra distance queen Gerda Steyn opened her season with an impressive 1:49:29 win at the Top Form Bay to Bay 30km on this morning (January 18). After claiming second place (1:50:09) behind British athlete Lucy Reid's remarkable 1:49:17 last year, Steyn dominated the race from Camps Bay to Hout Bay this time around as she outpaced second-placed Jenna Challenor of the Nedbank Running Club by over five minutes (1:55:02), while Deanne Laubscher rounded out the top t

South African long distance runner Puseletso Mofokeng has confirmed that he has joined the Nedbank Running Club. Mofokeng, who trains under the guidance of Jean Verster at the Potch track club, alongside notable athletes such as South African Marathon record holder Elroy Gelant and former SA 3000m record holder Jerry Motsau, says he is excited to join a club with such a rich history. "Yes, it's true that I have joined Nedbank. I'm very happy to join Nedbank - a club with su