Community, Creativity, DIY skateparks, Girls Skate, Skate industry, Skateboarding, skateboarding development, Skateparks, Small town skaters, township skateboarding
Pretoria’s first public skatepark: Turning a problem into a promise of hope in Mamelodi township What started as a simple Instagram message from Poelo Mofolo of Mamelodi Skate Club in Minister Dean MacPherson’s inbox has now turned into the allocation of land for...
Community, Creativity, Girls Skate, Girls Skating, Online gaming, Press Release, Ramp skateboarding, Skateboarding, skateboarding development, Skateparks, Social Activism, Street Skateboarding, womens skateboarding
Game Changer: How Skateistan is inviting online gamers to play skateboarding games to help kids in South Africa and around the world Skateistan, a non-profit organization that runs skateboarding and arts-based programs for kids living in underprivileged and vulnerable...
Community, Creativity, DIY skateparks, Events, Girls Skate, Photography, Ramp skateboarding, Skateboarding, skateboarding development, Skateparks, Street Skateboarding, womens skateboarding
Photo Gallery: International women’s pro skateboarder Leticia Bufoni visits South Africa on the ‘Leticia Pushes Mzansi’ skate tour Brazilian women’s pro skateboard and six times X-Games gold medalist Leticia Bufoni recently travelled across the country on the ‘Leticia...
Bowl Skating, Community, Creativity, Culture, DIY, Events, Girls Skate, Interviews, Skateboarding, Skateparks, Social Activism, womens skateboarding
The Skate Smiles Club: Pushing the limits of fun in South African women’s skateboarding with Olympian Melissa Williams South African women’s Olympic skateboarder Melissa Williams (aka ‘Suzy Snakes’) has formed the ‘Skate Smiles Club’ in Cape Town for women’s...
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Creating Safe Spaces: Q&A with Sharne Jacobs – Founder of Girls Skate South Africa Chances are if you are a female skateboarder in this country you will have heard of Sharne Jacobs and Girls Skate South Africa (GSSA). Sharne founded the organisation in 2015,...
