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eNCA
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Mpumalanga teen set to climb mount Kilimanjaro
JOHANNESBURG - She's just 15, but already reaching for the top quite literally. Mpumalanga's Mpho Sehapi is swapping textbooks for trekking poles as she heads to Tanzania to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. The grade 10 pupil is part of this year's Trek4Mandela expedition, and if all goes well, she could become the youngest female to summit Africa's highest peak. But this is more than just a climb — it's a mission to raise awareness about girls who miss school because they can't afford sanitary items.
TimesLIVE
15-07-2025
- TimesLIVE
Go-getter teen determined to conquer Kilimanjaro
From modelling outfits to hiking gear, 15-year-old Mpho Sehapi is swapping her school shoes for boots as she prepares to summit Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro. The grade 10 pupil from Sitintile Secondary School in Kanyamazane, Mpumalanga, is one of three pupils chosen for the 2025 Trek4Mandela expedition and she hopes to become the youngest female to summit Africa's highest peak. It's a journey that started with a motivation essay, a fitness test and a challenging hike on a trail in Johannesburg, where Sehapi said she stood out for her physical health and determination. 'They told us to communicate, to be free and to be healthy. I don't know about communication, but healthy? That's who I am,' she said. Beyond her athleticism, Mpho Sehapi is also a model, singer and dancer.
IOL News
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- IOL News
Be part of history: South Africa's braai record attempt for World Hunger Day
Guests at the send-off of the Trek4Mandela expedition to Mount Kilimanjaro and the launch of an attempt to break the world record for the most people grilling/barbequing (braaiing) simultaneously. Image: Oupa Mokoena / Independent Newspapers An attempt to break the world record for the most number of people braaiing simultaneously will be made on Heritage Day in a bid to provide one million meals on World Hunger Day next year. At least 2,500 people are expected to braai at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Tshwane, according to the organisers, Big Save Grocery and Liquor. The company's head of marketing, Dylan Jardim, on Friday said the idea for the attempt came about three years ago when he wanted to do something huge, crazy, and exciting but did not know what it could be. Although the idea of breaking a world record came up, he was not quite sure which one to chase. Jardim eventually stumbled on a record of the most people barbequing simultaneously in one venue, which he found interesting. Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Next Stay Close ✕ Ad loading This world record piqued Jardim's interest, and he became even more interested upon establishing that Japan held it. Japan's Ishigaki City holds the Guinness World Record for the most people grilling/barbequing simultaneously, with 2,220 after achieving the feat in November 2023. 'So from then, I felt that regardless of how it happens, South Africa has to have the record back,' he explained. Jardim said he told the company's founders and directors that he was planning to get 2,500 people standing on a field all braaiing at the same time. The idea of feeding a million people with a million meals came up after he met Imbumba Foundation's chief executive Richard Mabaso, according to Jardim. He said the idea was to use Braai Day (Heritage Day) as a catalyst for the entire event, and all the funds gained from ticket sales will be the initial investment for the World Hunger Day goal of feeding one million people. 'We have the braai world record for an incredibly South African and purpose-driven foundation, where people feel like by attending we are not only bringing braai back to South Africa but helping feed people of this country,' added Jardim. Officials from Guinness World Records are expected to be present on the day. 'Once we have the right to use their name and logo and all of that, we will. We only have the right from August onwards,' he said. Tickets will be R200 for the event, and the main headline sponsor is Simba, as well as Pepsi, KFC, All Gold, White Star, and Castle Lager. Jardim said later there will also be a festival with some of the country's leading musical acts, such as Mi Casa and Booshle G, among others, as well as a beer garden, food trucks, and a kids' area to create a family day atmosphere. He urged South Africans to come and be a part of history.
IOL News
04-07-2025
- Sport
- IOL News
Dikeledi Radebe gears up to climb Kilimanjaro in honour of Mandela's 107th birthday
The Imbumba Foundation, in partnership with Big Save Group, hosted a send-off event for the 2025 Trek4Mandela team. Football legend Lucas Radebe's sister Dikeledi is among the climbers. Image: Oupa Mokoena / Independent Newspapers Dikeledi Radebe is part of a group of mountain climbers and hikers planning to summit Africa's highest mountain to celebrate late former president Nelson Mandela's 107th birthday and for a good cause later this month. The sister of South African football legend and retired Bafana Bafana captain Lucas Radebe is excited to be climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in this year's Trek4Mandela on behalf of the ET (Emily Tlaleng) Radebe Foundation, which was established in honour of their late mother. This year's Trek4Mandela team at their end-off hosted by Imbumba Foundation in partnership with Big Save Group in Waterkloof, Tshwane. Image: Oupa Mokoena / Independent Newspapers As the ET Radebe Foundation supports mostly sports, it decided to be involved in more initiatives. 'I got in touch with someone from Trek4Mandela and decided it is a great opportunity for us to collaborate with them and support this great initiative for young girls,' Radebe explained. She said the ET Radebe Foundation also works with school children. 'So this was a great opportunity for us to collaborate with them,' she added. She is a climber and has climbed several mountains, but it will be different because Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania is at a high altitude, and she has yet to attempt. 'I have spent five days climbing the Fish River Canyon in Namibia. I have also done the toughest trail in South Africa, which is Amathole in the Eastern Cape, so I am an experienced hiker, just not an experienced high-altitude climber,' Radebe said. She said she is looking forward journey as the preparations have been good with great support from the organisers, Imbumba Foundation, which she also stated she trains the group very well. The foundation was founded by social entrepreneur Richard Mabaso in 2010 and is behind the Trek4Mandela annual expeditions to honour the global icon's birthday on July 18, as well as another to celebrate Women's Day on August 9. It supports the Caring4Girls programme, which Mabaso established in 2012, to provide access to sanitary pads and the corresponding reproductive health education. Radebe said she was also grateful to the foundation for the awesome work it did to train the group for the whole year. 'It was a good journey, it was tough, but we all made it up until today. We are looking forward to the trip next week and to summiting and coming back and speaking about our beautiful journey and stories. Good luck to all the 2025 climbers.' Dikeledi continued: 'I am a bit anxious, but it's good for me because it's building my strength and I tell myself that we will do this. We will summit and we will come back and tell our stories. I'm looking forward to it.'
