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For the final Girls Skate night of the year at The Shred, a build-a-board workshop went down to show the girls how to setup up their very own skateboards.

Introducing The Royal Rumble! For this event The Shred set out a new scoring system which was all about point allocations relating to lists of tricks on six individual obstacles on their new plaza. They also added some new surprise … Continued

Here’s a look into the infamous KFD Seek And Destroy tour that took place in 2010. Starring Justus Kotze, Mitchell Rice, Moses Adams and Jp Du Preez.

A few months ago the Slappy Skate Co crew from Pretoria took a road trip to the Kingdom of eSwatini (formerly known as Swaziland). Mbabane, the capital city of eSwatini, is situated less than 350KM east of Pretoria. South Africans … Continued

Introducing The O’brien Tapes: This series will feature and showcase all of the amazing things that Jamie O’ Brien has documented in the South African skate scene and abroad over the past 25 years. In this episode we show all … Continued

Philip de Vries’ new video part for alleyoop.co.za Skate Shop. Skateboarding from the streets of Gauteng. Filmed and edited by Brendon Jardine.

The annual ‘Skate for JP’ day in memory of JP du Preez went down at a private backyard ramp in Pretoria this year. Despite the rain, a bunch of skaters (ranging across multiple generations) showed up to roll together and … Continued

Vans ZA Girls Skate Night for the month of November, at The Shred Skatepark in Cape Town. These nights take place on the first Friday of every month, free and open to all female skaters who would like to take … Continued

Shaun Burger’s new video part for alleyoop.co.za Skate Shop. Skateboarding from the streets of Pretoria and Johannesburg. Filmed and edited by Brendon Jardine.

In Soweto a creative collective has transformed a dumping ground into a skatepark where people gather to practice tricks, trade stories and make art.