PEP continued its investment in empowering young girls through sport with a PEP mini Netball Festival held at Arbor Park Primary in Newcastle on 15 August, bringing young players together for a day of netball, learning and fun. The PEP mascots were also there to add to the excitement, interacting with the young players as...

At 72 years old, Nellie Makhathini has spent more than five decades shaping lives through education and netball. As the Provincial Manager of the Gauteng Schools Netball Committee under South African Schools Netball (SASN), she continues to play a key role in the PEP mini Netball programme, where she finds her greatest fulfilment not in...

The 2026 Telkom Netball Championships delivered six days of exceptional youth netball action at Hoërskool Dr E.G. Jansen in Boksburg, as South Africa’s brightest young talent took centre stage in a tournament that continues to shape the future of the sport. As a cornerstone of Telkom’s commitment to netball development, the Telkom Netball Championships (TNC)...

Every hero has a first pass.  For Phophi Nematangari, hers came at a school sports day in Grade 1.  What started as a simple introduction to netball would eventually take her further than she could ever have imagined, from local courts to provincial competition, from the Telkom Netball League to captaining South Africa on the world stage....

Madiga, Limpopo. For young netball players in Madiga, the journey from first pass to crown felt a little closer this week as Telkom netball clinic arrived in the community, bringing together aspiring athletes, educators, coaches for a day centered on opportunity, confidence and possibility. Hosted at Morutwa Secondary School, the clinic welcomed learners from Ramabu High...

Fernie, Mpumalanga. For a group of young netball players in Fernie, the journey from first pass to possibility felt a little more real this week as Bongi Msomi joined Telkom’s latest Stand Tall clinic. The clinic brought together aspiring young netball players, coaches, educators and community leaders for a day focused not only on skills...