By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (Dsac) announced the nominees for the 18th edition of the South African Sport Awards.
The awards will be held on Sunday, the 24th of August 2025, at Sun City Superbowl in the North-West Province.
The awards carry a total of 19 categories, including the major award of the night, the Sport Star of the Year award.The categories recognise performances from the period between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024.
The three nominees for Sport Star of the Year award are sprinter Akani Simbine, swimmer Tatjana Smith and sprint and long jump star Mpumelelo Mhlongo.
Smith also features in the Sportswoman of the Year category alongside Proteas women’s cricketer Laura Wolvaardt and pool champion Tasneem Solomons.
Deputy Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Peace Mabe says this year’s ceremony will honour stories of excellence, perseverance, and the rising standard of South African sport.
Mabe, says the judging panel for this year’s South African Sports Awards had a more rewarding yet challenging task in the nomination process.
The SA Sport Awards 2025 Nominees are:
Sport Administrator of the Year
- Gavin Crookes
- Pholetsi Moseki
- Hezekiel Sepeng
Recreation Body of the Year
- Beaufort West Older Persons Club
- Mac Masina Foundation
- Made for More
Sport Volunteer of the Year
- Phuti Lekoloane
- Sandile Lukhele
- Ingrid La Fleur
Youth/Junior Sport Star of the Year
- Bayanda Walaza
- Noah Bennett
- Simoné Kruger
Youth/Junior Sport Team of the Year
- Under 20 – 4×4 Relay
- Under 19 Men’s Cricket Team
- SA U19 Tug of War Men’s Team
Sport Visual Journalist of the Year
- Roger Sedres
- Phakamisa Lensman
- Thulisile Dlamini
Sports Media Journalist of the Year
- Stuart Hess
- Charles Baloyi
- Palesa Manaleng
Technical Official of the Year
- Ernesta Strydom
- Adrian Holdstock
- Aimee Barrett-Theron
National Federation of the Year
- Cycling South Africa
- Golf South Africa
- SA Rugby Union
Sport Team of the Year
- 4x100m Men’s Team (Paris Olympics)
- Donald Ramphadi & Lucas Sithole
- Protea Women Team – Cricket – T20
Coach of the Year
- Jason Sewanyana
- Rocco Meiring
- Andries Kruger
Sportswoman of the Year with a Disability
- Kgothatso Montjane
- Simone Kruger
- Minke Janse van Rensburg
Sportsman of the Year with a Disability
- Mpumelelo Mhlongo
- Pieter Du Preez
- Jean-Paul Veaudry
Sportswoman of the Year
- Tatjana Smith
- Tasneem Solomons
- Laura Wolvaardt
Sportsman of the Year
- Alan Hatherly
- Akani Simbine
- Pieter-Stephanus Du Toit
Sport Star of the Year
- Akani Simbine
- Tatjana Smith
- Mpumelelo Mhlongo.