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

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

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…
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SA Celebs and sports stars take polar plunge for SA Special Olympians

SA Celebs and sports stars take polar plunge for SA Special Olympians

BOITUMELO RANTAO CELEBRITIES and sports personalities braved icy waters, for a good cause, in Johannesburg, South Africa during the fifth annual Special Olympics South Africa (SOSA) polar plunge. The polar plunge, a dive in a pool with five tons of ice, was an effort to raise funds for the 2021 SOSA national team who are set to travel to Winter Games Russia. Over 150 celebrities, sports stars, industry members and corporations pledged to take the plunge in support of athletes living with intellectual disabilities. The Special Olympics is a global sports development organization operating in over 180 countries - serving…
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Miss South Africa raises awareness of intellectual disability

Miss South Africa raises awareness of intellectual disability

AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER THE most beautiful woman in South Africa is using her reign to improve the dignity of fellow South Africans living with intellectual disability.  Shudufhadzo Musida, the reigning Miss SA, has entered into a partnership with Special Olympics South Africa (SOSA) to support learners with intellectual disability.  Musida’s foundation, the Shudufhazo Foundation (SF), together with SOSA, launched their partnership Fulufhelo Special School in Thohoyandou, Vhembe. The partnership will focus on the mental health and physical well-being of children and adults living with an intellectual disability (ID) and also aims to create awareness of the challenges faced by people…
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