Sandton, Johannesburg, 5 July – Last week, Discovery employees across South Africa gathered in their thousands to put their fitness to the test in the annual Discovery Marathon, which saw teams from all levels of the business completing an 89 km treadmill relay. Discovery’s senior management team led by example, with CEO Adrian Gore and [...]
Continue reading " Discovery employees put best foot forward in treadmill marathon "
South African 800m world champion Caster Semenya said on Tuesday she was “thrilled” to return to women’s competition, after a ruling from the athletics governing body IAAF ended debate on her gender. “I am thrilled to enter the global athletics arena once again and look forward to competing with all the disputes behind me,” she [...]
Continue reading " Caster Semenya to compete as a female runner again "
South African 800m athlete and world champion might have stopped running on the track in Berlin, but the media frenzy continues across the globe! On the Road Safety Blog we have added a story shortly after her victory titled “What did 800m athlete Caster Semenya look like at school?” We have found that many international [...]
Continue reading " Caster Semenya still running on international media wires!! "
All hell has broken loose around the gender of the female World Champion 800m athlete Caster Semenya. There have even been unfortunate accusations of racism and both political parties, youth movements and even labour organizations have voiced their opinions! I have never known until today that it is so difficult to determine whether someone is [...]
Continue reading " What did 800m athlete Caster Semenya look like at school? "
More and more South Africans grasp the importance of physical fitness as part of a healthy lifestyle. The beautiful environment allows for much outdoor enjoyment while running – but also presents some unique dangers. The runners share the road with other road users and unfortunately this can be of risk to the careless runner. On the [...]
The Netcare helicopter today was called by the road crew to assist with a patient running the comrades. The patient was in a serious condition and after the Trauma team stabilised him, they airlifted the patient to the St Augustine’s hospital for further treatment. For any further information please [...]
Continue reading " Paramedics airlift Comrades runner for treatment "
