South African Modern Pentathlon Association (SAMPA)
SAMPA is an Olympic sport that comprises five events: fencing, freestyle swimming, show jumping, and a final combined event of pistol shooting, and a cross-country running.
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South African Model Power Boat Association (SAMPBA)
The South African Model Power Boat Association or S.A.M.P.B.A. is a democratically elected non-profit association that joins people together who are passionate about radio controlled power boat racing.
Continue reading →South African Masters Sport Association (SAMSA)
At present 60 different sports are actively involved in the promotion of “Sport for Life” with regular participation in national and international competitions and championships. SAMSA is also a proud, good standing member of SASCOC.
South African Masters have brought home many gold, silver and bronze medals over the past 10 years and some have been crowned World Master Champions. SAMSA as a Federation of National Masters Sports bodies acknowledges and respects the autonomy of its members, with no interference in individual codes’ affairs and events/competitions.
Rhodes University Canoe Club (RUCC)
The club was founded in 2003 and has grown bigger each year with 2017 being one of the most successful years the club has seen. The club trains two-three times a week at Settlers Dam where the canoes are stored in the racks there. Settlers Dam is situated in Thomas Baines Reserve and is a 20 minute drive from Grahamstown. The reserve and dam boasts beautiful scenery and many antelope including buffalo, kudu and waterbuck.
Continue reading →South African Korfball Federation (SAKF)
Korfball: The only truly mixed team sport
Continue reading →Rowing South Africa (RowSA)
Rowing South Africa (RowSA) represents 3,000 registered rowers in South Africa including novices, juniors, university students, seniors and masters and people with disabilities.
Continue reading →South African Consolidated Recreational Angling Association (SACRAA)
The South African Consolidated Recreational Angling Association (SACRAA) is a non-profit association that has been established in reaction to the limited level of recognition of the recreational sector by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries (DAFF), the lack of transparency and interaction with the sector by DAFF, and out of concern for the declining state of some of our key angling species. SACRAA is an independent body that acts in the best interests of it members and the recreational fishing industry. It is not affiliated to any government institution or other angling organizations, but has the support of the South African Sport Anglers & Casting Confederation (SASACC; the controlling body for organized angling in South Africa) and the South African Fishing Tackle Agents & Distributors (SAFTAD). SACRAA is recognized as an interest group in terms of Section 8 of the Marine Living Resources Act (Act 18 of 1998) and will represent recreational fishing on Provincial Working Groups and local Co-Management Committees once the Inland Fisheries Policy is promulgated and implemented.
Continue reading →Rand Hunters Association (RHA)
Also known as the Randse Jagtersvereniging (RJV). With the legislative and regulatory environment increasingly creating challenges for the hunting community, it has been decided that this Association will return to the purely simple model where the hunter can exercise his Freedom to hunt and accompanying related Firearms ownership with responsibility for his culture and democratic rights. with the reassurance that his rights and interests are entrenched but also enjoys thorough expert and focused attention.
Continue reading →South African Touch Association (SATA)
The South African Touch Association (SATA) was established in 1994 and has full membership of the Federation of International Touch (FIT) internationally. The amateur status of the sport and its impressive growth bears testament to the appeal of the sport and the commitment of the players who have been bitten by the “touch bug”.
Continue reading →South African Water Fitness Association (SAWFA)
SAWFA’s main function is the nation-wide training of water fitness instructors. It also seeks to make the public aware of the benefits of water fitness and to encourage people to attend classes given by experienced SAWFA instructors.
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