by Sam | Mar 21, 2022 | Ambassadors
Desiree Ellis South African football legend Desiree Ellis made her international debut in 1993 at the remarkable age of 30; a time normally considered a retiring point in professional football. In her first game for the South Africa national women’s football team,...
by Sam | Mar 21, 2022 | Ambassadors
Natalie du Toit History was made in Beijing in 2008 when South Africa’s Natalie du Toit became the first ever amputee to qualify for the Olympic Games, where she finished 16th in the 10km open water swim. At the time she was one of only two athletes to have competed...
by Sam | Mar 21, 2022 | Ambassadors
Deshun Deysel Deshun Deysel is one of South Africa’s leading female mountaineers. In her 15 year career as a high altitude mountaineer, she has been on 14 major expeditions to five continents. In 1996 she made history by being part of the first group of South Africans...
by Sam | Mar 21, 2022 | Ambassadors
Schalk Burger South Africa’s Schalk Burger is one of the leading rugby players in the world and was a member of the triumphant Springboks team which won the Rugby World Cup in 2007. He burst onto the international rugby scene in unforgettable style in 2004. Following...
by Sam | Mar 21, 2022 | Ambassadors
Cecil Afrika Cecil Afrika is one of the most exciting rugby sevens players in the world. The finest accolade in his young career so far came when he was named the International Rugby Board (IRB) Sevens Player of the Year for 2011 following the HSBC Sevens World Series...