Special Olympics is proud to highlight its collaboration with the Basketball Africa League (BAL)—a collaboration rooted in the shared values of inclusion, empowerment, and opportunity. Through this collaboration, Special Olympics is creating powerful platforms that not only showcase the abilities of athletes with intellectual and developmental disabilities but also actively celebrate their achievements and contributions

In an historic moment of recognition, the 2023 Special Olympics South Africa National Team received a profound honour yesterday as His Excellency, President Cyril Ramaphosa, warmly welcomed them to a special ceremony hosted at the iconic Union Buildings in Pretoria. This event, a significant milestone in South Africa’s history, is especially poignant given the late

South Africa is encouraged to “Adopt an Athlete” Special Olympics South Africa today officially launched the “Road to Berlin”. On the 12th June the 2023 Special Olympics South Africa National Team will depart for Berlin, Germany to compete at the 2023 Special Olympics World Summer Games. Our 2023 National Team, chosen at the Special Olympics

CELEBRITY PARTICIPANTS JOIN FOR A DAY OF YOUTH EMPOWERMENT Brand South Africa, Sport for Social Change Network and Special Olympics South Africa partnered on a youth empowerment workshop to commemorate National Youth Day in South Africa. The organisations hosted 25 athlete leaders with an intellectual disability, affiliated with Special Olympics. The aim of the workshop