THE 18th edition of the South African Sport Awards have been launched and nominees revealed.
This years’ theme ‘Celebrating Sporting Excellence’ will see the “Grammy of sport awards” held at mzansi’s favourite playground Sun City resort, Bokone Bophirima, on the evening of August 24.
He might be under pressure for racism tweets made some years’ ago, but the minister of Sport and Culture, Gayton McKenzi, is adamant the awards will leave to expectations.
He mentioned 19 categories, including the major award of the night ‘Sport Star of the Year’ which will be highly contested.
The athletes will exchange their sweaty gears for evening gowns and label designer suits, on the evening.
Here are the 2025 nominees:
Sport Administrator of the Year
- Gavin Crookes
- Pholetsi Moseki
- Hezekiel Sepeng
Recreation Body of the Year
- Beaufort West Older Persons Club
- Mac Masina Foundation
- Made for More
Sport Volunteer of the Year
- Phuti Lekoloane
- Sandile Lukhele
- Ingrid La Fleur
Youth/Junior Sport Star of the Year
- Bayanda Walaza
- Noah Bennett
- Simoné Kruger
Youth/Junior Sport Team of the Year
- Under 20 – 4×4 Relay
- Under 19 Men’s Cricket Team
- SA U19 Tug of War Men’s Team
Sport Visual Journalist of the Year
- Roger Sedres
- Phakamisa Lensman
- Thulisile Dlamini
Sports Media Journalist of the Year
- Stuart Hess
- Charles Baloyi
- Palesa Manaleng
Technical Official of the Year
- Ernesta Strydom
- Adrian Holdstock
- Aimee Barrett-Theron
National Federation of the Year
- Cycling South Africa
- Golf South Africa
- SA Rugby Union
Sport Team of the Year
- 4x100m Men’s Team (Paris Olympics)
- Donald Ramphadi & Lucas Sithole
- Protea Women Team – Cricket – T20
Coach of the Year
- Jason Sewanyana
- Rocco Meiring
- Andries Kruger
Sportswoman of the Year with a Disability
- Kgothatso Montjane
- Simone Kruger
- Minke Janse van Rensburg
Sportsman of the Year with a Disability
- Mpumelelo Mhlongo
- Pieter Du Preez
- Jean-Paul Veaudry
Sportswoman of the Year
- Tatjana Smith
- Tasneem Solomons
- Laura Wolvaardt
Sportsman of the Year
- Alan Hatherly
- Akani Simbine
- Pieter-Stephanus Du Toit
Sport Star of the Year
- Akani Simbine
- Tatjana Smith
- Mpumelelo Mhlongo
