New sports show celebrates women
RANDBURG CBD – Natalie du Toit, Cynthia Tshaka and the Minister of sports throw their weight behind women in sports through talk show.
Paralympic gold medalist Natalie du Toit and sports broadcaster Cynthia Tshaka are cohosting a show that is dedicated to issues women in sports are faced with.
The first episode was aired on 12 November at the Super Sports studios at MultiChoice on Bram Fischer Drive.
Tshaka said that she has had the idea for the talk show for a long time and was happy that finally there was a platform that enables women in sports to air their opinions and also deal with issues such as inequality in sports.
“We want to propel women in sports and also offer a platform where women in sports are able to secure adequate sponsorship, because the women who are in sports professionally need to be able to earn a decent living through sports,” Tshaka said.
She added that she was excited to host the show with Natalie du Toit who had been in the sporting industry for a long time.
Tshaka, who holds a black belt in karate, said that she hoped that the show would make a difference in women’s lives as there were so many career paths to take in sports.
Natalie du Toit said that she was excited to start creating change in women’s lives through the show and added that she was the field reporter and would be working outside the studio.
“We want the show to create a platform where people can share ideas but also realise that women must make a choice and to be in sports its a tough choice but we want to share ways that women can create success through sports,” Du Toit said.
She added that she remembered being interviewed by Tshaka when she was only just eight years old and had since been her role model.
The launch of the show was held on 9 November at the Super Sports studios in Randburg and was attended by the Minister of Sports Fikile Mbalula who said he is offering his assistance to women in sports.
“I am working hard to make women sports professional and include them in sports such as rugby, cricket and football,” Mbalula said.
He pointed out that women have to work full-time jobs just to be able to play sports and said that sponsorship for women should open up.
