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Words by Adrian Day Malmö is quite a trip. There’s nothing particularly out of this world in terms of its existence as a European city. There’s the beautiful old side of the city, and everything functions at optimum – but … Continued

In Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, students are looking to skateboarding as a way of inflicting change in their community. Skate Ubuntu is a non-profit organisation founded in 2017 by Rhodes University students Shannon Hansen and Sean Devonport and is kept alive … Continued

‘Mosako Missions’ are regular updates from the streets where we see what Mosako is shooting. Here is Mosako Missions 9: Ethan Cairns nosebluntslide in Green Point. Ethan Cairns frontside nosegrind, backside in to fakie, in Observatory. Alex Williams kickflip to … Continued

In episode 5 of ‘Under My Skin’ presented by Sailor Jerry we meet up with Brett Shaw, one of the OGs of the South African skate scene. Brett is an extremely passionate skateboarder, skilled lens man and a great tattoo … Continued

The Vans South Africa squad met up with a few rippers from Johannesburg and Pretoria to test out the new TNT Advanced Prototype shoe at Skateworld in Edenvale. Get ready for the launch ramp destruction of 2018. All photos courtesy … Continued

Knuckleheads is a collective of homies doing what they enjoy. Created by Thariq, Phenyo and Mosako. Clothes will be available sometime soon. Botswana x South Africa.

Thalente Biyela, Chris Nderitu and Seb Dossantos spent 3 days in Cape Town hanging out and skating at all types of plazas, and few other spots in-between. A school plaza, a DIY plaza, a west coast shopping plaza, a taxi … Continued

Indigo Youth Movement, in partnership with the Western Cape Government and the Game Changers Program, just opened their second skate park at another school in Atlantis. Some of the Vans ZA and Element ZA guys joined a few locals and … Continued

South Africa was representing hard at CPH Open this year, and thanks to an invite from Monster Energy, we were lucky to go along for the wild ride. CPH Open is obviously an event that takes place in Copenhagen each … Continued

Chris Nderitu has been seriously on it over the past couple of weeks, even more so than he usually is. He traveled to Cape Town for The Shred ‘Winter Jam’ and stayed on longer for the Element SA Plaza tour … Continued

Red Bull ‘Dala The City’ was a skateboarding contest with a difference, instead of individuals, it was all about crews! Not just skating against each other, but rolling together on the streets of downtown Johannesburg as one huge posse. The … Continued