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POWER RUN: Runners taking part in last year’s Overtakers Athletics Sports Club’s Women’s Day race on August 9 2022. Entries are officially open for this year’s race. Picture: SUPPLIED

Women’s Day race spreads message

Overtakers Athletics Sports Club will be hosting their second annual Women’s Day race event on Wednesday August 9. The first race attracted more than 200 runners and grew to more than 1,300 runners in 2022. The race will include distances…

Boxing queen makes history

Babalwa Nonqonqoto has made history as the first Eastern Cape fighter to be awarded the Eastern Cape Female Bantamweight title. Nonqonqoto took part in the all-female boxing tournament on August 28, beating her opponent Owethu Rula, from…

March highlights plight of women

JOHANNESBURG non-profit organisation Rise-Up against Gender-Based Violence organised the Intersectional Womexn’s March against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) yesterday morning which started at the East London Museum and marched to the City…

W4C celebrates Women’s Day

Moms get a turn THE East London team of the Waves for Change (W4C) project took time out to teach their mothers, aunts, sisters and caregivers how to surf at their Women’s Day celebration at Orient Beach. The fun-filled day attracted more…

Manana due in court on Thursday over club assault‚ says Mbalula

By Philani Nombembe Deputy higher education minister Mduduzi Manana has been ordered to appear in court on Thursday‚ says police minister Fikile Mbalula. Manana is accused of assaulting a woman in a Johannesburg nightclub at the weekend‚…

With help, she left abusive husband

WITH the escalation of violence against women and children, and with it being Women’s Month in South Africa, the GO! brings you a story of triumph over abuse. Mthatha resident, Thumeka (not real name to protect identity) shares her story…