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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.

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

Community, Creativity, DIY skateparks, Girls Skate, Skate industry, Skateboarding, skateboarding development, Skateparks, Small town skaters, township skateboarding

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...

Event Preview: Spotify brings the thrill of Skate Noise to Joburg on July 27

Event Preview: Spotify brings the thrill of Skate Noise to Joburg on July 27

Adrenalin, Alternative Music, Amapiano, Community, Creativity, Culture, Hip hop, Live music, Music, Music Festivals, Press Release, Punk Rock, Ramp skateboarding, Skateboarding

Get ready to experience the adrenaline-pumping fusion of music and skateboarding as Spotify presents the much-anticipated arrival of Skate Noise to...

Small Town Survival Guide: Exploring alternative scenes in East London aka ‘Slummies’

Small Town Survival Guide: Exploring alternative scenes in East London aka ‘Slummies’

BMX, Community, Creativity, Culture, DIY, Live music, Skateboarding, Small town skaters, Small towns, Surfing, Tattoo Art

Back in the good old days of print magazines, a mainstay of blunt mag was our coverage of the small town scenes that often escaped the hype and...

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Red Bull Spot Check Cape Town: Ethan Cairns, front

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Red Bull Spot Check Cape Town: Siye Matshalilanga,

Event of the Year: Red Bull Spot Check Cape Town

Join us for tomorrow's fundraiser skate jam at the

For the first time in October a major skate comp w

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Happy birthday to SA skate legend Thalente Biyela

Comp coming up at the Bitcoin Bowl in Mossel Bay..

Bring and Braai on the grass @the_germiston_bowl 2

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