Zanele represented the SA Senior National Team at the Commonwealth Games in Scotland in July this year and competed as part of the SA Senior National Team in the Diamond Series in SA. Vimbela first joined the SPAR Proteas for the Fast Five Netball World Series - an abbreviated version of the game - in New Zealand last year and was also part of the invitational team for the Diamond Challenge series against Malawi, Botswana and Zambia in Port Elizabeth. She was also part of the USSA national … [Read more...] about 2014 NMMU Sportswoman of the Year
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Cape Town kickoff for Madibaz Varsity Netball campaign
The SPAR Madibaz will have their eyes fixed on a playoff spot when they kick off their second Varsity Netball campaign against UCT in Cape Town on Sunday. The Port Elizabeth side made it through to the semi-finals of last year's inaugural tournament before being eliminated by eventual runners-up the University of the Free State (Kovsies). Madibaz netball manager Theresa le Roux said her new-look squad featured just seven of the 18 players from last season but that the youngsters were … [Read more...] about Cape Town kickoff for Madibaz Varsity Netball campaign
Vimbela to make Commonwealth Games debut
SPAR Madibaz goal keeper Zanele Vimbela will make her full international debut for the South African senior netball team at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, at the end of August. Vimbela follows fellow NMMU stalwart and SA's most-capped player Zanele Mdodana into the national line-up. "I'm really looking forward to it," said the Port Elizabeth-based defender. "It's pretty overwhelming but you've just got to keep training hard for it and that's what I'm doing at the … [Read more...] about Vimbela to make Commonwealth Games debut
