Sport

#DoTheDewSA Bootcamp

3 May, 2013 by Wotz Leave a Comment

This April, some of South Africa’s finest tertiary education institutes will play host to the Dew Tour Bootcamp. This electrifying and adrenaline pumping series of action sports events will showcase some of the country’s finest skate and BMX athletes. The tour will take place from April 23rd to May 8th 2013. The Dew Tour Bootcamp, which is a first in South Africa, will see an impressive collection of professional action sport athletes travelling around the country, to entertain and educate fans looking to get into action sports. The Dew Tour Bootcamp will visit universities including the University of Pretoria, Varsity College Sandton, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, University of Cape Town and the University of

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The Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon 2013

19 March, 2013 by Wotz Leave a Comment

Large bodies of water and long distance running are not one of the world’s most obvious partnerships. Once a year, however, this all changes when The Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon takes place, dates for the 2013 race confirmed as the 29th and 30th of March. With a route that winds through some of the most spectacular scenery on the planet, it is impossible to argue with the statement that The Two Oceans is the world’s most beautiful marathon. This year’s instalment has already attracted a record number of entries, with well over 10 000 runners set to take part. Although entries have closed for 2013, the sheer spectacle of the event is enough to make even the most ardent armchair jogger begin thinking about next

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South Africa vs New Zealand at Sahara Park Newlands

31 December, 2012 by Wotz Leave a Comment

The time and place where watermelons serve not only as an appetising summer fruit but also as a protective helmet, the Mexican wave swooshes through crowds to Songs of “Hey hey baby (Hoe HA)” and smothering your body in sun screen and removing excess with a finger by drawing the name of your team is KING! These can all only mean one thing… Yes folks it’s that glorious time of year where we welcome international cricket back to sunny South Africa! As Graeme Smith and his men return home, heads held high, having conquered England and Australia in the nail-biting series wins away from home. We welcome our boys home for the 2013 international cricket season kicking off on Wednesday the 2nd of January 2013, with the South

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Thank you for flying with Flugtag, we hope you enjoy your swim…

8 December, 2012 by Wotz Leave a Comment

We know of someone who with the help of all the neighborhood kids spent days as a child building a plane on the top of their garage roof unfortunately their choice of creative materials could have sunk a ship. The result? The virginal flight was a disaster, and cannot be discussed further on this site. Although if this sounds like you, then the challenge is on! It’s the end of aviation as we know it - Red Bull Flugtag is back, flying high… not dry – so fasten your seatbelts and breathe normally for the 9th of December 2012 sees the return of Flugtag to Cape Town. Trolley dollies, Co-Pilots, flying pigs and home-made helicopters take off from a 6m platform at the V&A Waterfront into the harbor waters below. The

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Hot Heels Africa 2012

6 December, 2012 by Wotz Leave a Comment

Downhill Skateboarding has become increasingly popular amongst the young at heart and adrenaline junkies alike. Hot Heels Africa 2012 takes to the hills of the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve, near Pringle Bay today through till the 9th of December 2012. Speed freaks from around the globe will gather for a weekend of action-packed gravity racing. Hot Heels is the final leg of a world championship as sanctioned by the International Gravity Racing Association and is also the final leg of the South African Gravity Racing Association’s (SAGRA) league of racing. Gravity racers will be battling it out for the World Champ title as well as the SA Champ title. Categories include Downhill Skateboarding (u/14, u/19, Open and Ladies), Street

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Impi Challenge 2012

27 September, 2012 by Wotz Leave a Comment

Impi! wo 'nans' impi iyeza… Nah… this is not a write-up on Johnny Clegg or his awesome lyrics, but fitting as you may require your wellies for this stomping challenge… Now in its fourth year the Impi Challenge has become Cape Town's hottest adventure challenge - a fun day out in Stellenbosch, 2000 participants challenging one-another on a 12km complex obstacle course. The latest spin off to the already super popular Impi Challenge family, is a full-on adventure and entertainment festival taking place on the 20th October 2012 at the picturesque Lievland Wine Estate in Stellenbosch . The fest kicks-off at 13h00 with local-live bands including, iScream and The Chocolate Stix, DJ Wheels and Shaun Westcott on the decks, an SAB

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Bicycle Cape Town presents Spring Haas Run…

21 September, 2012 by Wotz Leave a Comment

Cycling culture in Cape Town is gaining momentum and it’s time you got on the Penny-farthing… so dust off your bikes, get those skateboards out of the garage and strut your finest vintage for Cape Town’s Maiden Spring Haas Run. A celebration to see off the end of Creative Week Cape Town 2012 with a leisurely ramble through our mother city with Bikes, Boards and Bowties Fellow Non Motorised Transport ambassadors will meet at Haas, 67 Rose Street this Sunday 23 September at 8:30am for a quick cuppa and then you shall depart for a meander through the City of Cape Town. The theme for Spring(haas)run: Bikes, Boards and Bowties (vintage) gets you a coffee and sticky bun from Haas for 22bucks. Prizes will be awarded to the

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Heels on Wheels Greyton

25 July, 2012 by Wotz Leave a Comment

27 -29 July 2012 Mountain Biking Weekend in Greyton

Drinking and driving is an absolute NO, NO! Drinking and riding a bicycle however, may present many obstacles and much hysteria – The beauty? It doesn’t break the law – and provides a fun and festive spin on the sport. Rockhopper Adventures together with Coenie Visser have dedicated a weekend for cyclists to come and experience the little dorpie of Greyton by bicycle for a weekend of jam-packed fun! The Rockhopper Adventures team has designed a package to take cyclists on purpose-built tracks through forests, farmland and pristine fynbos at the foothill of the majestic Riviersonderend Mountains. It promises to be an exciting, invigorating, and fun-filled weekend. Cyclists can expect to indulge in the

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Surfs Up – Billabong Pro 2012…

10 July, 2012 by Wotz Leave a Comment

Ready, Set PRO…The Billabong Pro kicks off today and surfers are waiting in antiiiiciiipppaaatttiiion for the waves to rise to the occasion. Sun kissed surfers, snug in their wetsuits with that look – the look of intense appreciation of Mother Nature’s gift of waves that can make or break their moves on the water. Supertubes is the break in the water and location of the annual Billabong Pro in Jeffery’s Bay, this BEAUT is one of mother natures divine phenomenon’s - horizontal barrels of water collecting velocity and rolling down hundreds of meters towards the surf. J.Bay sees thousands of surfers locally and internationally coming to hit the surf for its awesome and unique waves it pushes

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Out of the Closet…. Onto the Rugby Field

25 June, 2012 by wotzupcapetown Leave a Comment

In the aftermath of a fantastic Rugby weekend, South Africa is welling with pride. We’ve seen Heyneke Meyer’s Springboks get off to a flying start, the BabyBoks playing like demons and John Smit proudly represented at his testimonial match. But rugby is not all about tries, physical competition and success; it is also a sport that gives back to fans and less fortunate communities. This is epitomised by the initiative Out of the Closet Onto The Rugby Field. Out of the Closet Onto The Rugby Field encourages all current and ex-rugby players to rummage through their closets and to donate their old gear to less fortunate communities.The initiative does fantastic work at schools and clubs across the Western Cape,

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