The long-term development and lives of South African children are at stake due to the "slow violence of malnutrition".
Hunger in the first 1 000 days of an infant's life can irreversibly affect their development – and even be fatal – according to the Children's Institute at the University of Cape Town, who coined…
The 32nd running of Gqeberha's most beautiful road race is shaping up to be the most innovative.
The SPAR Women's Challenge, which will take place in spring rather than autumn for the second consecutive year, is penned down for September 27 and the organisers are leaving no stone unturned in making it memorable.
A number…
A new date promises to put an extra “spring” in the step of participants in the 2024 SPAR Women’s Challenge in Gqeberha.
For the first time in its 30-year history the popular event – tagged the Bay’s Most Beautiful Road Race – will be held in spring rather than on the cusp of winter.…
The launch of the 10th annual Wheelchair Wednesday campaign will pay tribute to late South African president Nelson Mandela when it takes place at SUPERSPAR Hunters in Gqeberha on Wednesday.
Lockdown restrictions due to Covid-19 delayed the project this year, but SPAR Eastern Cape promotions and events manager Alan Stapleton said everything was ready to be…
In a year when many major events were derailed, SPAR Eastern Cape and the Association for Persons with Physical Disabilities in Nelson Mandela Bay reaffirmed their commitment to the Wheelchair Wednesday campaign yesterday.
With the official launch at SUPERSPAR Bluewater Bay signalling the start of the ninth year of the initiative, the APD are now…
SPAR Eastern Cape wrapped up the Women’s Challenge with a donation to beneficiaries on Saturday in a year when the Covid-19 pandemic put paid to the running of the 5km and 10km races.
While there will be disappointment that the occasion did not happen in March, SPAR EC sponsorship and events manager Alan Stapleton drew…
Corporates and schools in Nelson Mandela Bay have a golden opportunity to engage in some team-building when the SPAR Women’s Challenge takes place in Port Elizabeth on March 21.
The 27th edition, which consists of 10km and 5km races, will be the first in the six-leg national Grand Prix Series and SPAR Eastern Cape…