While wave-riding has been popular for centuries in Africa, the stand-up act of surfing as we know it today, was first achieved by an amazing woman.

De Bruin is part of the Weskus Krewe, the surf school started in 2023 by Extreme Abilities, an organisation based in Saldanha ...

Altogether there were 35 participants including parents, counselors, volunteers, physiotherapists and surf instructors. Four of the five children were from under-resourced communities in South ...

It looks like Mars behind us,” said South Africa’s Sarah Baum ... So the crew smartly tapped the region’s most astute traveler and surf aficionados: Alan van Gysen. But even AVG hadn ...

Firstly, he is black and making waves in a sport where there are very few professional surfers who look like him. Secondly, ...

This was the final event of the WSL Africa 2024/2025 QS season and determined the regional champions and the 2025 Challenger ...

The 2025 South African Longboard Championship returns to the Point in Jeffeys Bay next month, with an estimated 200 surfers ...

In South Africa, we have many directions, with Surfing South Africa, World Surf League Africa, Specialty Events, JQS contests QS and a Challenger Series event in Ballito, and the JBay Open CT ...

Heather Price, South Africa’s first surfer, took her place in history (albeit unknowingly) as the first-ever person recorded to standup surf. A photo of her appearing in a local newspaper in ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Surf therapy in South Africa has shown significant benefits for children with disabilities, enhancing their mental, emotional, and physical well-being. The ...

Professor and PhD programme convenor, Division of Disability Studies, and co-lead of Inclusive Practices Africa, Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences ...