Coach Jenny van Dyk and her charges retained their status as African Champions with a 56-34 win over Uganda on Sunday in Lilongwe, Malawi. The SPAR Proteas have a set a new record as five-time champions of the continental showpiece. South Africa came into this match beaming with pride and confidence as they are yet to taste defeat in this tournament. South Africa got off the mark quicker and commanded the pace of the game. Van Dyk started with a slightly different combination

SPAR Proteas have booked their final spot and are ready to defend their title after beating Zimbabwe 84-32 on Saturday. After completing their group stage matches without tasting defeat, the SPAR Proteas were well under way to securing their place in the finals on Sunday. For that to happen, they’d need to go through Zimbabwe in the semi-final match. South Africa was the dominant of the two nations in the first quarter of the match. A composed start from the SPAR Proteas, who

The SPAR Proteas began their title defence with a 104-25 win against Tanzania on the first day of the Africa Netball Cup in Lilongwe Malawi. Jenny van Dyk’s charges started like a house on fire as they had the first centre pass. Elmere van der Berg, who earned her 50th cap for the SPAR Proteas, was ruthless under the pole and punished Tanzanian defenders every chance she got. At the end of the quarter, the SPAR Proteas were on the driver’s seat and enjoyed a comfortable lead.

There was just one goal in it at the end, just like in 2024 but that’s all that was needed for Johannesburg to secure the SPAR National Netball Championships trophy for a record fourth straight year after an exhilarating 52-51 victory over Cape Town in Boksburg on Saturday. There was a massive sense of relief for coach – and former SPAR Proteas captain – Elsjé Jordaan after what’s been a tough week, starting with a loss to the same Cape Town side in their opening match on Mon

Kekeletso Molotsi, Johannesburg Wing Defence fighting for the ball against Jade Lemmetjies the Mangaung Wing Attack in the semi-finals of the 2025 SPAR National Netball Championships on Friday. Defending champions Johannesburg beat Mangaung in a thriller 46-45 to reach the Senior final on Saturday afternoon against Cape Town at the Dr EG Jansen High School. Reg Caldecott Cape Town clinched a first-ever spot in the SPAR National Netball Championships final and will meet Johann

Saneliswe Ntobela the Johannesburg Senior A Centre controls the ball against Cape Winelands on Day 3 of the 2025 SPAR National Netball Championship being played at Dr EG Jansen High School in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni on Wednesday. Johannesburg beat Cape Winelands 71-38. Reg Caldecott Cape Town extended their early momentum at the SPAR National Netball Championships on Wednesday, securing two more wins to stay unbeaten at Dr EG Jansen High School in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni. The Weste

Goalkeeper Stephanie Carinus of Cape Town defends her circle during her side’s 67-37 victory over neighbours Cape Winelands on Day 2 of the SPAR National Netball Championship at Dr EG Jansen High School. Reg Caldecott Johannesburg’s title defence took another knock-on Day 2 of the SPAR National Netball Championships in Boksburg as the three-time defending champions were held to a draw by Mangaung, a setback that followed their opening-day defeat to Cape Town, who remain unbea

SPAR Proteas head coach Jenny van Dyk and captain, KC Chawane during a media briefing held at the SPAR National Netball Championships at Hoërskool Dr EG Jansen in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni on Monday. The SPAR Proteas travel to Malawi on Friday to defend their African Netball Cup title. The SPAR Proteas will wrap up the year with one final challenge as they head to Lilongwe, Malawi on Friday to defend their continental title at the Africa Netball Cup. The tournament gets underway o

Pictured at the pre-tournament press briefing of the 2025 SPAR National Netball Championships on Sunday are from left defending senior champions Johannesburg (Tinita van Dyk, captain and Dr Elsje Jordaan, coach), Mami Diale, President of Netball South Africa, Motlalepule Mmati, President of Ekurhuleni Netball Association, defending Under-21 champions Johannesburg, (Bongi Msomi, head coach and Phila Ntuli, captain). The tournament will take place at Dr EG Jansen Hoerskool in B

The first Fairtree Sportfees powered by STADIO, will be hosted from 24-27 April 2026 at Die Hoërskool Menlopark in Pretoria – a sports tournament aimed at raising the standard of South African school sports and creating a highly respected national tournament for rugby, netball and hockey. The vision for the festival is clear: “to push boundaries in order to offer a highly respected tournament to a broad school market”. With teams in the Under-15 and Under-18 age groups (rugby

Glasgow 2026 has unveiled the official netball match schedule for next summer’s Commonwealth Games, with 12 of the world’s best teams set to go head-to-head over nine days from Saturday 25 July to Sunday 2 August 2026. Playing with the stunning backdrop of the iconic Hydro, at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC), the 12 competing nations have been divided into two pools (World Netball (WN) World Rankings as of 1 September 2025 in brackets): Pool A: Australia (1), England (4), So

The SPAR Proteas will kickstart 2026 with a SPAR Challenge three-Test match series against Vitality Roses in January at Ellis Park Indoor Arena in Johannesburg. The last time South Africa faced England at home was back in 2023 during the Quad Series in Cape Town before facing them again during the Netball World Cup in the same year at the same venue. Head coach Jenny van Dyk has already faced the Vitality Roses twice during the Netball Nations Cup in 2024 where she lost one 6

A busy netball year will come to a fitting close when the annual SPAR National Championships begin in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni in December. Over 2 200 players plus 196 umpires and technical officials will descend on at Dr EG Jansen High School, for a feast of netball, with the Under-21 championships being played alongside the senior tournament. 119 districts will compete for the senior A title, which is currently held by Johannesburg and national Under-21 honours, which Johannesb

Over the past two days, members of the Netball South Africa (NSA) Council convened for a Special Council Meeting (SCM) and the Quadrennial General Meeting (QGM) at the Garden Court Hotel in Kempton Park. These meetings culminated in the election of the federation’s new leadership. Of the 69 Council Members, 62 were present over the weekend, with representatives from the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) in attendance as observers. The newly ele

Cecilia Molokwane. Netball South Africa has noted the press conference held by suspended President Cecilia Molokwane on Thursday and the federation would like to categorically state that this press conference was not sanctioned by Netball South Africa. “To our knowledge, Cecilia Molokwane remains suspended under the directives of World Netball. We have not received any communication indicating otherwise. We are aware of the utterances regarding her resuming her role as Presid

The Australian Diamonds continued to showcase their dominance against the SPAR Proteas as they beat them 65-42 to claim the series 3-0 in...

The Aussie Diamonds clinched the three-match Test series with a thumping victory over the SPAR Proteas on Wednesday. South Africa made...

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Khanyisa Chawane. The SPAR Proteas will take on the world champion Australian Diamonds in a three-match series across three states in...

The Varsity Netball 2025 final at the Callie Human Hall in Bloemfontein delivered every ounce of drama fans could have hoped for as NWU...