surfers

South African surfer and endurance athlete Chris Bertish has become the first person in the world to singlehandedly cross the Atlantic Ocean on a...

Cross the border into the Eastern Cape, whether along the N6 or N2, and an overwhelming calm takes over. Its green hills, dense forests...

Nigerian surfer and instructor Godpower Pekipuma was born in Tarkwa Bay, the small beach community close to Lagos harbour, where man-made shipping inlets have...

Situated at the foot of the Sentinel Mountain outside Hout Bay, Western Cape, the Dungeons has for years been a popular, but challenging surfing...

The struggle against apartheid in South Africa had a soundtrack, and a project running this September - Heritage Month - will pay tribute to the music and the musicians who played a part in the country's transformation to democracy 20 years ago.

The world's best surfers are in South Africa to contest the J-Bay Open, the sixth of 11 stops on the World Championship Tour. The event, which has a waiting period through to 21 July, was confirmed open on Thursday morning, with five- to seven-foot waves breaking at SuperTubes.

The J-Bay Open, the sixth of 11 stops on the 2014 ASP World Championship Tour, begins on Thursday, with the world's best surfers set to do battle in the renowned surf of Jeffreys Bay, South Africa.

Entries are pouring in from around the globe for South Africa's Mr Price Pro Ballito, which takes place on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast from 30 June to 6 July. By the weekend, 68 of the top 96 surfers in the world had confirmed their entries for the ASP Qualifying Series event.

South African surfer Grant "Twiggy" Baker has been crowned the Big Wave World Tour champion after racking up more than double the number of points of any of his competitors during the 2013/14 season.

South African surfer Grant "Twiggy" Baker has been crowned the Big Wave World Tour champion after racking up more than double the number of points of any of his competitors during the 2013/14 season.