It’s been 25 years since SA produced its first IBF heavyweight champion, and that was when charismatic Francois “White Buffalo” Botha defeated Germany’s Axel Schultz for the vacant title.

The fight took place today – December 9 – in 1995 in Stuttgart. The country had previously witnessed Gerrie “Bionic Hand” Coetzee write local boxing history by becoming the first ever African to fight for and win a world heavyweight title – the WBA – when he knocked out American Michael Dokes in the 10th round in 1983. Coetzee also became the first Caucasian world heavyweight champion in 23 years.

Guest: Francois "Frans" Botha is a South African former professional boxer and kickboxer. In boxing he competed from 1990 to 2014, and is perhaps best known for winning the IBF heavyweight title against Axel Schulz in 1995.

Brandon Valjalo stepped onto an old board found in the garage belonging to his brother at just 3 years of age. He was on and off his board for the next few years and then began to pursue his passion for skateboarding from the age of 9. For the next few years, Valjalo would take his board everywhere and always look forward to going to local skateparks in his native city, Johannesburg.

GUEST: Brandon Valjalo - national skating champion

Guest: Mike Dunk

GUEST: Ashleigh Moolman Pasio - is a South African professional female road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam CCC Liv. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's road race, finishing 16th and in the Women's time trial finishing 24th

Hezekiél Sello Sepeng (born 30 June 1974),[1] is a South African middle distance runner who won silver in the Olympic 800 metres final in Atlanta 1996 (behind Vebjørn Rodal),[2] the 1998 Commonwealth Games (behind Japheth Kimutai) and the World Championships' final in Seville 1999 (behind Wilson Kipketer).

He was banned from competition from May 2005 to May 2007 after a positive doping test for nandrolone.[3][4]
He was born in Potchefstroom and educated at Potchefstroom Boys High, where he was in the same class as South African commonwealth boxer Sean Santana.

Guest: Hezekiel Sepeng

Chess is a board game played by millions of people worldwide, including Persons with Disabilities. It is normally played between two players on a chessboard but Multiplayer Chess is available and some Chess boards are available to accommodate 3 or 4 players.

Chess is played on a checkered game board that has 64 squares arranged in an 8×8 grid. Each player begins with 16 pieces, including: one king, one queen, two rooks, two knights, two bishops, and eight pawns.

Guest: Johannes Grab

Sandboarders also don’t have the luxury of a ski-lift as the dunes continually shift which means they walk up the dunes – a lot. Obviously this leads to legs of steel and therefore much hotter girlfriends than snowboarders. The sport is also one of the most affordable board sports around as all you need is a board and a cool attitude to enjoy a day on the dunes. No flights to find snow or expensive accommodation in a European ski resort!

GUEST: Dave Rademeyer sand dune sand skater

Celebrating women in football we speak to foot ball owner
The founder of a local football club, community activist and chairperson of Norwood Women’s Forum Venita Masisi said her passion for community development, youth and women empowerment was the secret behind her success

GUEST: Vennita masisi - Norwood young stars deputy chair local football association

Rope skipper masters speed and stunts
When Mkhululi Gosa (20) of Khayelitsha in the Western Cape was just seven years old, he used to play with his peers at a community hall.
One day he saw a group of guys practising rope skipping outside the hall and was intrigued.
He was invited to join in and today he is a world champion of the little-known sporting code.

Guest: Malusi Tumtumana - fliying SA's flag at World Rope Skipping championship

On Tuesday morning, 1 December 2020, Grant Lottering will depart from Nottingham Road, KwaZulu-Natal, on a non-stop solo ride through the Eastern and Western Cape to finish on Sunday, 6 December in the Ceres Valley, Wellington. He will have to ride day and night, climbing 22 300m and covering a total distance of 2 000km, in just 100 hours.

Guest: The challenge miracle cyclist and Laureus Sport for Good Ambassador, Grant Lottering