SOSA - The African Mirror

Oct

2023

Presidential honour for exceptional 2023 Special Olympics South Africa national team

IN a historic moment of recognition, the 2023 Special Olympics South Africa (SOSA) National Team, which won 49 medals at the recent World Games, has received presidential honour. President Cyril Ramaphosa hosted a special ceremony at the Union Buildings in Pretoria to honour the athletes. The event, a significant milestone in South Africa's history, is especially poignant given the late President Nelson Mandela's support for Special Olympics South Africa. The event at the Union Buildings marked the first time the Government of South Africa officially acknowledged and celebrated the extraordinary achievements of individuals with intellectual disabilities in the realm of…

Apr

2023

By The African Mirror

Bryan Habana’s MATCHKIT partners with SOSA in support of the national team

FOOTBALL

WITH less than 3 months until the Special Olympics Summer World Games in Germany this June, Special Olympics South Africa (SOSA) today announced its official partnership with Bryan Habana’s MATCHKIT in support of the sports Launched in February 2023, the Adopt an Athlete campaign will help raise much-needed funds in support of the 2023 Special Olympics South Africa National Team. The team will represent the country at the 2023 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Berlin, Germany from 17 – 25 June 2023. Bryan Habana The games will welcome 7,000 Special Olympic athletes and Unified partners from approximately 170 countries…

Aug

2020

By The African Mirror

150 celebrities to take the plunge to support families left destitute by COVID-19

COVID-19

SOUTH AFRICAN celebrities and business leaders are going to brave icy waters to raise funds for food parcels for Special Olympic athletes and their families that have been left destitute by the coronavirus and lockdown in South Africa. Soccer legend legends Lucas Radebe and Mark Fish, as well as a host of television personalities, actors, actresses and models are among the 150 that will take part in the 2020 Polar Plunge. Special Olympics South Africa (SOSA) has announced that the 2020 Polar Plunge Challenge - the 4th edition - will be held on September 5 at the popular Altitude Beach…