The ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 will go down as one of my most favourite events to have worked on as a cricket broadcaster. Whether it was out in the middle doing pre shows, at the toss or in commentary, the event had an empowering female presence. A few times during the [...]
I had the honour of hosting the Minister’s Recognition of Excellence in Sport Awards on Thursday night when Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Nathi Mthethwa recognized athletes that punched above their weight during Covid-19. The most heartwarming thing was seeing women’s sport rise up to be the biggest winners on the night with the [...]
Last December, I was approached by Sky Sports to present The Hundred this year. With Covid-19 hitting, the tournament was postponed to 2021. I was looking forward to letting you know closer to the time, but news slipped out last Monday after I wrote a piece 'Will South Africa be banned from international cricket?' [...]
What an absolute joy to host #SixOfTheBest in Lahore last week Saturday on our day off during the HBL Pakistan Super League. My good friend, Munawar Hussain, had offered to gather some of the smartest minds, for an intimate lunch, to discuss the return of cricket to Pakistan, where I had the privilege of recording [...]
It was semi-finals day when I woke up on Tuesday, excited about the prospect of finishing off the HBL Pakistan Super League on a high over the two following days. I felt grateful to be part of such an historic event in Pakistan’s sporting history, and it was great to see how the people of [...]
Momentum has owned 2019 when it comes to the women narrative. Momentum’s bold move to flip the script and turn the M into a W started a countrywide movement as women started to boldly own their success. Their #NoApologyForMySuccess movement is a hit and the #SheOwnsHerSuccess events have taken on a life of their own [...]
The fourth annual Digital Media Africa 2019 kicked off in Sandton on Wednesday, and gsport4girls Founder Kass Naidoo was invited to share a speaking platform addressing new solutions and new leadership for Revenue Innovation with Phathiswa Magopeni (SABC Group Executive: News and Current Affairs) and Pamella Makotsi Sittoni (Executive Editor, Kenya’s Daily Nation media group). [...]
True sports development is anchored in school sport. I often feel that more can be done at this level to inspire athletes, administrators and coaches. So, it was wonderful to be invited to speak at the 2019 Powerade Performance Academy aimed at equipping high school coaches with key insights to power their journeys forward. I [...]
It's all about speed! In this Standard Bank Forex Speed Track Challenge television commercial, Kass Naidoo explains the rules of the competition between the Shyft App, introduced by Richard de Roos, and Proteas speed king Kagiso Rabada, supported by Dale Steyn and Vernon Philander, to see who is fastest at the iconic Wanderers Stadium in [...]
Looking back twenty five years on from the dawn of democracy in South Africa, it’s become almost glib to reel off the iconic list of proud sporting moments that have drawn the world’s attention; 1995, 2010, the Comrades Marathon. Our cabinets are overflowing with trophies won by our athletes on sports fields at home and [...]
