Mpho Katiso will be one of the exciting young athletes to watch at the Absa RUN YOUR CITY TSHWANE 10K on Sunday, 23 August 2026, as South Africa's next wave of female distance runners looks to step into the spotlight. With the likes of Glenrose Xaba and Tayla Kavanagh increasingly making their mark internationally, Katiso is determined to seize her opportunity. The 19-year-old 1500m specialist who completed her schooling at Prestige College in the nation’s capital last year,

Having never claimed top honours despite a number of top ten and podium finishes, Neheng Khatala celebrated her maiden victory at the Totalsports Women's Race in Durban yesterday. Lesotho's fastest 10km female athlete of all time produced an eye-catching 32:06 to dispatch a quality field including former Two Oceans Half Marathon champion Emma Pallant-Browne who took second in 32:45 and Kenya's Fridah Ndinda who rounded out the podium in 33:15. “I’m so excited to be part of th

The Fortress Running Series received glowing praise from elite runners Gladwin Mzazi and Cornelia Joubert after the pair claimed the men's and women's half-marathon titles at the Fortress Evaton Run on Sunday 2 August, describing the initiative as a major boost for athletics development in South Africa's rural areas and townships. Representing Boxer Athletics Club, Mzazi produced a calculated performance to surge from behind and claim victory in 1:10:30, while Joubert led fro

Glenrose Xaba believes she will be able to defend her Spar Grand Prix title. The Boxer Athletics runner secured her first win of the Spar Women’s Challenge in Tshwane this year, beating Ethiopia’s Selam Gebre and Kayla Jacobs. The Supercharger won the race in 32:28 to beat the course record set by Namibia’s Helalia Johannes in 2019 by one second. Gebre who was with Xaba until the 6km mark crossed the finish line in 34:10, while Jacobs clocked 34:21 for her second SPAR podium