Africa Basketball Update: BAL Combine ’25, Kenya preparations and Rwanda’s Super Cup kick off...
The BAL Combine ‘25 brought 30 prospective players from around the world to Rabat, Morocco, while Kenya's women’s national team The Lionesses prepared for their FIBA Afrobasket Qualifiers and APR continued their winning ways with another gold at the...
Africa’s casual gamers drive multi-billion-dollar payday for developers on and off the continent
Developers and companies including those overseas are finding ways to monetise Africa’s gamer base through innovative payment systems, ads, and partnerships.
Seth Onyango, bird story agency
Gamepreneurs across Africa are converting millions of casual players into paying customers as the continent's...
How women e-gaming pioneers are navigating Africa’s growing esports landscape
Africa’s women gamers are seizing opportunities in the booming esports scene, breaking barriers and paving the way for more women in the sport.
Bonface Orucho, bird story agency
Twenty-six-year-old Magdaline Mumbi is living life in the fast lane. Both in real...
BAL’s 2025 season will showcase north, south Africa
The fifth season of the BAL kicks off in April 2025, marking a double milestone: Morocco will host the tipoff games for the first time, while South Africa will take centre stage for the playoffs and finals.
Bonface Orucho, bird...
In African Basketball: Senegal hosts Dakar En Jeux, FIBA Afrobasket qualifiers, Kenya gets BAL...
Senegal, set to host the Dakar En Jeux and the upcoming 2025 FIBA Afrobasket Qualifiers. continues to cement itself as a top basketball destination, while Kenya hosts it's first major basketball event in decades with the Basketball Africa League...
It’s three out of three for Robbie on the opening day of the RMB...
"What Stu (McConnachie) and the trail community have done to put South African trail running on the map is just mind blowing," - Sandes
World’s trail athletes gather in the Mother City for RMB Ultra-trail Cape Town
by Stephen Granger
RMB Ultra Trail Cape Town (UTCT) celebrates its 10th anniversary this weekend, with athletes from almost fifty countries preparing to race one of six races on offer in Africa’s leading trail event.
One of ten World Trail Majors...
World trail athletes aiming for the Top of the Table in RMB Ultra-trail Cape...
by Stephen Granger
The eyes of the trail world will be focused on the southern tip of Africa this weekend as the RMB Ultra-Trail Cape Town (UTCT) hosts athletes from all continents, participating in the 10th running of Africa’s top...
Spotlight on African basketball talent and milestones as NBA’s 2024/25 season takes off
An NBA season packed with African talent and colourful courts is underway, with games available via livestream. The NBA’s 2024/25 season features a record-tying 17 African players and even more players who have at least one African parent.
Bonface Orucho,...
Xaba and Tola re-write the record books at Sanlam’s Cape Town Marathon
Rising Ethiopian marathon star, Abdisa Tola, and South Africa’s running great, Glenrose ‘Supercharger’ Xaba, created marathon history in Cape Town this morning (Sunday 20 October) when they defied the elements to race to record-breaking victories at the Sanlam Cape...