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@theSAnews
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@Newzroom405
| 6x published by Soccer-Laduma| bylines:Rugby365,Daily Dispatch,Grit Sports
No matter what happens next in my career, this opportunity & experience? Will always be cherished. You can’t take this away from me. Glad I fought hard through the dark days & always believed in the dream. Less than 2 years in TV and I’m in France covering a RWC?🙏🏾❤️🇫🇷🇿🇦💚💛🏉
🚨BREAKING NEWS!!!🚨
East London-born, SA teenage tennis sensation Khololwam Montsi will become the first black African to play at the Junior French Open!
The 17-year-old leaves this week, with official confirmation imminent.
Keep your eye on my TL tomorrow 👀😉😉👊🏾🤝🏾
🚨JUST IN!🚨
17 year-old South African tennis sensation Kholo Montsi marked his Roland Garros juniors debut with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Frenchman Axel Garcian. He now marches on to the second round! 👏🏾🙌🏾💪🏾🇿🇦
@MontsiBrothers
🚨BREAKING🚨
Spar Proteas Netball team captain Bongiwe Msomi has been confirmed as the latest South African athlete signed by RocNation Sport. She is now the THIRD national team captain signed with the world-renowned sports agency, huge congratulations to her! 🎉🔥🙌🏾👏🏾💪🏾🇿🇦
She has taken a lot of criticism so far in this tournament and it must be very tough being at a major tournament and when you check your phone, the whole country is asking for another goalkeeper, but Kaylin Swart, you saved Banyama Banyana tonight, take a bow! 💚💛🇿🇦⚽️
🚨Olympic qualification! 🎉🚨
Big congratulations to Eastern Cape sprint duo Anaso Jobodwana (Phakamisa) and Sokwakhana Zazini (Burgersdorp) for their Tokyo Olympic Games qualification! 🙌🏾👏🏾🔥 Jobodowana will participate in the 200m while Zazini represents in the 400m Hurdles.
Yoh ha.a 💔💔💔 if the Dale 1st XV decided to cancel their season I wouldn't blame them shem. Two teammates, brothers, people you shared the classroom with, looked forward to playing 1st XV with, both gone within a week from each other? Naaah bro! 💔💔💔
First time ever doing this and it wasn't even planned to happen this soon 😅.Eventually we will get the hang of it and grow.But right now? I'm just grateful for the opportunity 🙏🏿. Still can't believe this is me😳😅😅.Thank you so much for your support guys,I appreciate you🤞🏾🙏🏿👊🏾
[WATCH] Kaizer Chiefs were due to take on Cape Town City in a DStv Premiership fixture this evening.
@Prince_Yyoza
is at the FNB Stadium and gives us an update.
Tune into
#Newzroom405
for more details.
Kermit, you have been playing professional football for 13 years now, how many season did you reach double figures, both home and abroad? Secondly, I grew up with you being touted as a 'promising prospect'. I am almost 30 now and you are still 'promising' 13 years later? Lol pls!
Let me get this straight,these 2 dyans really won the Rugby World Cup, Rugby Championships and now the B&I Series as majita? Like imagine winning all of that with your friend and housemate? Yoh ha.a, if this ain't the epitome of friendship goals then makuyekwe! 😭👏🏾🙌🏾💪🏾👊🏾🔥🇿🇦🥇🏆
Nah nah nah!Now I know we are angry but cuz over here needs to come correct on this one.Kaizer Motaung Jnr held his weight in the jersey,regardless of who his father was.He was on fire in the 2006/07 season and has 30 league goals(106 games)for KC which isnt bad for PSL standards
Just a young man from the Eastern Cape who didnt even have a permanent job this time last year. Who had just one thought in mind "get to Joburg!" Now I'm having one on ones with the Bafana coach. Simple message: If you feel strongly about it,never give up,always follow through🤞🏾
🚨BREAKING 🚨
Aphelele Fassi becomes the latest addition to the RocNation Sport family.
The 23-year-old Qonce-born star recently made his Springbok debut following his consistent form for the Sharks over the years and has two tries in two appearances in the Green & Gold 🔥👊🏾💪🏾
One would've influenced our generation of township/rural areas kids to pick up the ball.The other is influencing a different generation of from the same areas & beyond to pick up the bat and back themselves with the willow.I cant stress enough the importance of representation🤞🏾💙
Spending 4 years at home was not the plan,BUT! The amount of valuable lessons that came with that & the relations built during that time give me the feeling it had to happen.I knuckled down & the opportunity I'd hoped for came,now it's time for the next chapter of my career 🙏🏿
A lot of people criticize Mapimpi & say he just gets the ball & finishes (dont see much wrong with that, that's his primary job as a 11).But what he did for that try highlights just how much his rugby is evolving every year.From improving his handling,high balls to general skills
Made my first live television appearance on the Morning Expresso show exactly a year ago today. And now it's part of my job to be on live national tv. Forever grateful for the opportunity. I'll never forget those appearances and what they have done for me🤞🏾🙏🏿❤
If Quinton de Kock's 'personal reasons' for missing this game have anything to do with the "taking the knee" directive. That would effectively confirm all our suspicions from the outside, about that Proteas team.Culture building camp my foot!🤞🏾😅
Say what you want about him, hate him or love him but one thing is for sure,
@WillardKatsande
is an undisputed
@KaizerChiefs
legend. Thank you very much for your 10 year service to the club Boss Ya Mboka, the most capped foreign player in our club's history 💛✌🏾
#Amakhosi4Life
🚨Staff call up!🚨
Big congratulations to Hudson Park member of staff Mr Cuma Mgijima whose been called up to the Junior Boks backroom staff. Mgijima will serve as a Video Analyst, a capacity he has excelled in for both Hudson & Border's Craven Week sides. All the best sir!🙌🏾👏🏾
Woke up to this email earlier & I thought it was a mistake😅.Oh yhini iCollege seyifuna undenza ezaBraz👀😅🖤.I was literally nowhere nowhere 2 years ago & now this year Ive been asked to speak about my career at my former Uni & now the lead up to my old schools 150th? Yoh!😢🙏🏿🖤
Just merely a picture of Eben Etzebeth sitting next to all the locks in the World that are better than him currently🤷🏾♂️😅🇿🇦.Good morning guys,just a reminder the Springboks beat the British & Irish Lions to clinch the series 2-1 over the weekend🇿🇦 enjoy your day Bok supporters😉😅
Just got off a phone call from a very good Samaritan here on Twitter who has organized Pick n Pay food vouchers for the WSU Rugby team. What an incredible gesture, I am really touched and extremely happy for these guys because I know just how much it will mean to them 🙌🏾🙏🏿❤😭
Captain my captain!
East London's Sango Xamlashe will captain the Bulls Currie Cup side that does battle with WP on Saturday afternoon at Loftus.
Captain of Selborne College, Tuks and now the Bulls senior side? Talk about a natural born leader! 🔥💪🏾 goodluck skip'
@saida12__
🚨New signing alert🚨
Roc Nation Sports have confirmed the signing of Proteas limited over cricket Captain Temba Bavuma. The Langa-born batsman joins Siya Kolisi as the second national team captain on the books of the world renowned agency.
Yazi I just thought about this now. Since Willie Le Roux became a Springbok 15 there isn't a winger that's played on either side of him that has suffered, in fact you could argue they got stronger. New caps like Combrink,Nkosi, Dyanti,Kolbe & Mapimpi.But the one period where...
2019- U21 Rugby Championships winner with the Blue Bulls u21's
2021- Becomes UP Tuks' first Varsity Cup black captain
2021- Lifts the the Varsity Cup with UP Tuks!
Congratulations Mthembu! Usebenzile neqela lakho ndoda! I'm very proud of you🔥🔥🔥👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👊🏾💪🏾
@saida12__
I disagree with you Sir. You as coaches who have been there for years now in this system actually need introspection instead of being sensitive.Truth of the matter is, maybe this sugar coating tone you advocate for is the reason our footballers are comfortable with being mediocre
Our nation is addressed with so much carelessness and lack of tact. It is disrespectful and to some it sounds like the “honest truth” but others the tone is just as condescending
"In 2017, the year Bolt retired,I decided I wanted to be the greatest of all time".Tomorrow I introduce you to 18-year-old KWT-born sprint sensation Sinesipho Dambile.With a 200m personal best time of 20.32 secs.He is the second fastest junior of all time! behind only Bolt🔥👀😅
I was at Ndzondelelo High School in Zwide township, Gqeberha last week.I profiled Sibabalwe Booi, the only player from a township school to make the EP Craven Week side & SA Schools. He has also signed for 2-yr at the Cheetahs,while studying at UFS
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This win means so much more hey because look, it's hard enough beating the All Blacks alone, now imagine beating the All Blacks and the ref??? Fuck sakes! I'm proud of the Springboks man! 🤞🏾🙌🏾😭😭😭💚💚💚👏🏾👏🏾
Got a foot into the door of the broadcast side of journalism (now a writer & reporter),had my first live crossing within 4 days,covered an event at the PSL offices & shared my 1st day at work with the people who always believed it would happen this way. I'm extremely grateful🙏🏿
Just want to wish the Eastern Cape's finest and the best centre in the world Lukhanyo "Ndiwufundele Umbhoxo" Am the happiest of Birthday's. In a relatively short Test career thus far he has provided us with memories that will last us a lifetime! Siyabulela dyani endala 🙏🏿❤💪🏾🙌🏾👊🏾
Schedule been so tight it completely slipped my mind that Friday was a landmark 15th appearance on Expresso😅,this morning was the 16th & Ive enjoyed every single 1.Couldnt imagine this 18 months ago yet,here we are & here is to many more achievements we cant imagine right now🙏🏾
The first Springbok I ever interviewed. Dec 2019 before EL 10's I had nothing but my Facebook page & blog at that time. But this man took me so seriously, gave me the out most respect & earned mine.Even followed me on Instagram after 😅.I'll never forget that day. Gxarha madoda💙
Eastern Cape Power Players for the past week(end):
Siya Kolisi
The Gqeberha-born Springbok skipper will go down as one of the greatest Bok captains of all time having now won the Rugby World Cup, Rugby Championships & British & Irish Lions series. The former Grey High pupil...
Unorthodox start to the day, but we got the final product on to the TV screens and that's all that matters. Grateful for the opportunity, tomorrow we wake up and we go again 🙏🏿💙
Didn't feel like work, felt like I was getting to know the person beyond the field. When you realise the circumstances some of these young lads have to overcome just to have boots on their feet, you appreciate their success even more.From Zwide to Craven Week Player of the Year!
Graeme College scholar Bathobele Hlekani, 18, had an outstanding Craven Week for Eastern this year. That then saw the giant flanker earn the award of player of the week while also forming part of the SA Schools squad.
@Yolulwe_Qoshe
has more.
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When I was a kid I had a dream,a vision.I stuck to the process,believed in it during my darkest hour when quitting was easier. Now I get my just rewards for my resilience because I get to wake up within that dream & continue to sculpture that vision...but from within this time😉
🚨BREAKING! 🚨
RocNation Sport have announced Sharks & World Cup winning Springbok winger Sbu Nkosi as their latest acquisition.He joins Siya Kolisi,Cheslin Kolbe & Beast Mtawarira on the books of the world renowned agency. No wonder he threw up the Roc sign with Kolisi👀🤔😅
The Bafana technical team wearing a covered up Nike jacket, in the week of new sponsors Le Coq officially unveiling their Bafana kit, is just so Bafana Bafana/SAFA for me shem. Hayi that organization leaves a lot to be desired shem 🤞🏾💀😅.
Look, if ever in doubt? Just show up and give yourself a fighting chance at the very least! Ungaze uvume ngawe! New month, new possibilities so let's make the most of it! 😤💪🏾🙏🏿
Ronwen Williams has been absolutely phenomenal for
#BafanaBafana
during this tournament! The way he has matured & grown into the leader of this group under Hugo Broos has been beautiful to watch! Take a bow skipper’ TAKE A BOW! I’ll never forget that performance🤞🏾🔥❤️🇿🇦
#AFCON2024
Flip bro! This time last week I was still unpacking my stuff,having just arrived in Joburg. Got into the newsroom for the first time on Wednesday,& before I could fully grasp every department there,I was already in the field.Would've never guessed I'd have a week like this😅🤞🏾
Under a year ago I was at a bit of a crossroads in my career with only my own platform to write for. Got on a call with
@MbayX
and I remember he told me to continue with what I started on that platform because he knew it was only a matter of time. He then went as far as
Signal almost had me in the first half, but there is no way you can beat idyani over two halves, soze! 😅 appearance 7 done, now we look forward to Monday. Thank you for your support guys, much appreciated as usual 🙏🏿💙🤝🏾
Otherwise, uBra is fully booked from past 6 am to past 6 pm ngomso! And it all starts here! Catch me on the
@expressoshow
on
@SABC3
tomorrow morning as I will be giving you your weekend sports preview🙏🏿🤝🏾. Eyona weekned enkulu yile izayo 😉👊🏾😅
Don't want to put too much pressure on this young man's shoulders but if you up at around 4:57 am tomorrow morning catch Burgersdorp-born Sokwakhana Zazini making his Olympic debut in the 400m hurdles heats. Zazini is a 2x World u18 400mH champion and record holder🇿🇦🙌🏾💪🏾👊🏾
IsiXhosa sithi "Into emnandi iyaphindwa"😅, so with that being said, I'm also back on the
@expressoshow
tomorrow morning as well as Monday morning, for you early birdies 🙏🏿👊🏾😉
@SABC3
3rd
@expressoshow
appearance done&dusted! I really enjoy being on there🤞🏾Plus Vernon Philander said "Thats what you call a real journo" referring to me😭🙌🏾😅.Time for a 3 hour nap now then get back to work!😈😤💪🏾.Also,a very good morning to you all,wishing you a great day ahead🤗
Home sweet home!
Joseph Dweba's fiancee just posted this picture, announcing that the family has landed safely in the country🇿🇦 🙏🏿. Who is excited to potentially see the big man in green and gold during the upcoming British & Irish Lions Tour? 💪🏾😤
Deployed to matters of international importance, I feel like a fresh Springbok call up 🤧🤧🤣🤣. Lovely to be in the City of Roses covering some Test match rugby for the first time🏉 😇🙏🏿 now let's work!💚💛
Otherwise we made it beyond the Eastern Cape borders today with regards to my sports journalism. Now thats both TV & Radio.NgesiXhosa sithi "noko akufani nakuqala".Umsebenzi uyazibonakalela. Im seeing the progress and that is motivation enough for me to wake up and go again 🙏🏿
Otherwise, let's keep upping the score! 😤😈 Early morning weekend Sports Preview on
@expressoshow
tomorrow, live on
@SABC3
joined by legendary Springbok captain John Smit for the first part💪🏾👊🏾 let's go!🙏🏿🙌🏾
I'm actually convinced that if Bafana Bafana and the Proteas played against each other, they would both lose some how 🤷🏾♂️😅. Don't ask me how, andiyiyo iHerbalife distributer mtakabawo 🤞🏾😅
Just had a thoroughly enjoyable chat with Lukhanyo "Phd in Rugby Union Studies" Am 😇. As top a human as he is a player, I can assure you that much🤞🏾🙏🏿.
That last box kick from Jantjies in that position of the field, I fail to understand, honestly. Thought it was an absolute gift from the All Blacks to begin with even 💀🤦🏾♂️
Varsity Cup winning UP Tuks captain Sango Xamlashe has been officially announced & unveiled as a new Griquas player today. Xamlashe has also previously turned out for the Vodacom Bulls & FS Cheetahs at various levels.
Wishing you all the best on your new adventure
@saida12__
🙏🏿
This is ridiculous really. The same person who stands in front of the country talking about Covid-19 regulations has absolutely no regards for them when large masses gather with no social distancing for a rally that benefits his party? Unbelievable! 💀🤦🏾♂️
Thank you to all our people who continue to come out in large numbers everyday around the country to listen to the message of the African National Congress. Your unwavering support to our campaign strengthens our resolve. None of this would be possible without our volunteers. 🙏🏿
2015: Made up the numbers at Kuswag Primary, didn't have a clue which HS he would attend the next yr.
2016: West Bank show faith in him, stars.
2017: Plays for Port Rex part time
2018: Changes schools to Port Rex Full time and is u16a Cpt
2018: Only player from the school to..