Johanita Scholtz Following Johanita Scholtz’s victory in Women’s Singles at the All Africa Senior Championships 2021, our continental federation, Badminton Confederation of Africa, have offered a 30 day scholarship at the Centre of Excellence in Denmark. The scholarship will include travel, training, accommodation and catering expenses in Denmark. Amy Ackerman…
Following the AGM of Badminton South Africa held on Saturday 16th October 2021, we like congratulate Gretha Prinsloo on being elected President of our federation following the recent passing of Dr Klaas Visser. Gretha has been involved with BSA for many years and is the recipient of many BWF and…
We regret to announce the passing of our President, Dr Klaas Visser, due to Covid-19 complications today, 29 August 2021, after a short illness. A giant in our sport, his passing will be sorely missed by the badminton community of South Africa. Our condolences to his wife, Sandra, and his…
READY to PLAY - VOL. 17 • AUGUST 2021 Featuring Tokyo 2020 Olympic Gmes; BWF Tournament Calendar 2021; Tokyo Paraympic Games and more ...
On Saturday morning, 19th June, badminton came to Graaff-Reinet when EP Badminton hosted a Shuttle Time workshop at the Botanics Sports Club. Shuttle Time is the BWF schools programme that aims to support the teaching of enjoyable, safe and inclusive badminton activities to children. The workshop was presented by the…
Megan Jullian Plaatjies will be attending the Olympics as BWF Line Judge. Below is her cirriculum vitae and achievements. Well Done Megan. SURNAME: Plaatjies FULL NAMES: Megan Jullian SPORT CODE: Badminton APPOINTMENT: BSA Technical Official DATE QUALIFIED: June 2012 CATOGORIES: BWF Line Judge (2016) BCA Line Judge (2016) …
PRESS RELEASE Saturday 22 May 2021 20 BWF COUNCIL MEMBERS VOTED IN; SCORING SYSTEM CHANGE NOT APPROVED AT 82ND BWF AGM 2021 At the 82nd BWF Annual General Meeting (AGM) held virtually today, the positions of BWF President, Deputy President and Vice President-Para Badminton, plus 20 BWF Council Members were…
We have the pleasure to announce that the Board have co-opted Chris Dednam from Free State as the new Executive Board Member: High Performance, following the resignation of Michelle Butler-Emmett from the BSA Board because of work-related pressure. As player Chris represented South Africa at the Olympics twice, participated in…
The Guardian will be hosting two 30 min Safeguarding Overview Webinars on Wednesday the 12th of May. The first is at 18:00 and the second is at 18:30. The purpose of the webinar is to explain briefly what safeguarding is, what needs to be done at club level to ensure…
GET YOUR CLEARANCES DONE South Africa’s National Child Protection Week this year is from the 30 May to 6 JuneIn this light, The Guardian would like to invite any person who volunteers or works with children, or if you are the Designated Safeguarding Officer in your organisation, to get your…