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The Motherland 2026: South Africas's Biggest Women's Skate Contest

NT Dludla, 15, won the Open category at The Motherland on Sunday Aug 9, 2026, beating a field ofadult skaters at South Africa’s biggest dedicated women’s skateboarding competition.

Event of the Year: Red Bull Spot Check Cape Town 2025

The Red Bull Spot Check brought its celebrated street-skate format to South Africa for the first time, and the Mother City rose to meet it with raw energy.

011 Festival: Celebrating Jozi underground skate and music culture, DIY style

The 011 Festival is going down at 011 Skatepark in Joburg on September 24. bluntmagza caught up with the organisers to find out more…

Dead Ringer: Dirty swamp rock from the KZN Midlands

blunt talks to Gary Bedingfield of Dead Ringer, a newly formed band of seasoned KZN-based musicians.

South African skateboarding, music, action sports & creative street culture.

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Current blog posts and classic outtakes from the blunt mag archives.

The Skate Smiles Club: Pushing the limits of fun in South African women’s skateboarding with Olympian Melissa Williams

The Skate Smiles Club: Pushing the limits of fun in South African women’s skateboarding with Olympian Melissa Williams

Bowl Skating, Community, Creativity, Culture, DIY, Events, Girls Skate, Interviews, Skateboarding, Skateparks, Social Activism, womens skateboarding

South African women’s Olympic skateboarder Melissa Williams (aka ‘Suzy Snakes’) has formed the ‘Skate Smiles Club’ in Cape Town for women's...

Press Release: DJ Maphorisa and Jack Parow collab on new single, ‘Konings’, out 21 November

Press Release: DJ Maphorisa and Jack Parow collab on new single, ‘Konings’, out 21 November

Afrikaans rap, Amapiano, Collabs, Culture, Events, Hip hop, Kwaito, Music, Press Release

Combine the best artist in the Amapiano music genre, Gauteng’s DJ Maphorisa, along with the best Afrikaans rapper out there, Cape Town’s Jack Parow,...

Ballito Bowlerama: Skateboarding and punk music come together at ‘Skate Day At The Bowl 2.0’

Ballito Bowlerama: Skateboarding and punk music come together at ‘Skate Day At The Bowl 2.0’

Bowl Skating, Community, Creativity, Events, Girls Skating, Live music, Music, Punk Rock, Rock music, Skateboarding contests, Skateparks

It’s all going down on the 19th of November at the Ballito Skate Park. Join the Ballito Skate crew for an epic day of punk rock and skating at the...

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