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Finding South Africa’s secret beaches

South Africa's 3 000 kilometres of coastline holds many treasures, unspoilt places hidden from mainstream tourists. Discover the space, privacy, soft sand and clear blue waves of the country's secret beaches.

South African endurance swimmer tackles Hawaii’s Valley of Bones for conservation

Record-breaking long-distance swimmer Sarah Ferguson, who has swum some of the country's fiercest ocean passages, has set her sights on the Ka'iwi channel between...

Meet Miss South Africa 2017: Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters

The 21 year-old business management student Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters has been crowned Miss South Africa 2017 at a ceremony at Sun City on 26 March...

South Africa’s medals at Rio 2016

South Africa put on a stellar performance during the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil. The country racked up a tally...

Africa’s 2016 Olympic winners

Africa returns home from the Rio Olympics this week with an impressive medal tally, including 10 golds and 19 silvers. Brand South Africa reporter Apart from...

South Africa welcomes back Olympic heroes

24 August 2016 Today we welcome home Team RSA . They showed what it means to #teamSArise @MorningLiveSABC @SPORTATSABC pic.twitter.com/rAXS5FLzC5 — Vaylen Kirtley (@VaylenKirtley) August 23, 2016 Hundreds of...

South African fans’ guide to Rio 2016 – Week 1 (3-12 August)

2 August The Summer Olympic Games begin on 5 August, with South African track star and official flag-bearer Wayde van Niekerk leading the South African...

Naomi Ruele: Botswana’s Olympic medal swimming hopeful

15 July 2016 Meet Naomi Ruele, #Botswana’s first Olympic swimmer #TeamBotswana #Rio2016 ?? pic.twitter.com/33kwCaIH0B — Botswana (@Botswana) July 13, 2016 Botswana is going Olympics-mad over its new...

Van der Burgh wins more gold for South Africa

Superfast swimmer Cameron van der Burgh and his teammates are making South Africa proud at the FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup. They have bagged several gold and silver medals, with Van der Burgh winning gold twice in two days. He is also top of the overall rankings.
South African swimmer beats own world record

South African swimmer beats own world record

Cameron van der Burgh has pocketed a silver and a gold for South Africa at the Fina World Championships, so far. He shaved off fractions of a second to beat his own world record in the 50m breaststroke - and without a neoprene suit. The silver was for the 100m race.