Pretoria’s first public skatepark: Turning a problem into a promise of hope in Mamelodi township

Pretoria’s first public skatepark: Turning a problem into a promise of hope in Mamelodi township

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...
Event Report: Ziyaad’s Skate School hosts fun skate comp and Christmas Party for township kids at Eyethu Skate Park Hout Bay

Event Report: Ziyaad’s Skate School hosts fun skate comp and Christmas Party for township kids at Eyethu Skate Park Hout Bay

Event Report: Ziyaad’s Skate School hosts fun skate comp and Christmas Party for township kids at Eyethu Skate Park Hout Bay Ziyaad’s Skate School youth development programme held its first Christmas Party earlier this month at Eyethu Skate Park in Hout Bay, Cape...
Skate Contest: Blistering heat and white hot skateboarding at Dolosfees Skate Comp 2023

Skate Contest: Blistering heat and white hot skateboarding at Dolosfees Skate Comp 2023

Skate Contest: Blistering heat and white hot skateboarding at Dolosfees Skate Comp 2023 The annual Dolosfees Skateboarding Competition went down at the Alkantstrand skate park in Richards Bay on September 30, writes Llewellyn Drummond. Words by Llewellyn Drummond....
Skate Resurrection: After a 13 year break Gauteng skateboarder Donovan Fourie returns from the wilderness to found Clip Skateboards

Skate Resurrection: After a 13 year break Gauteng skateboarder Donovan Fourie returns from the wilderness to found Clip Skateboards

Skate Resurrection: After a 13 year break Gauteng skateboarder Donovan Fourie returns from the wilderness to found Clip Skateboards South Africa boasts several small but thriving underground skateboarding communities. At the heart of all these scenes there is usually...
Humble Beginnings: How Ziyaad’s Skate School is ‘Changing lives through skateboarding’ and creating a blueprint for youth development in SA

Humble Beginnings: How Ziyaad’s Skate School is ‘Changing lives through skateboarding’ and creating a blueprint for youth development in SA

Humble Beginnings: How Ziyaad’s Skate School is ‘Changing lives through skateboarding’ and creating a blueprint for youth development in SA These days there are many skate schools in South Africa, from one person operations, to groups of skaters forming...