Transformation Through Surfing
Young surfers from KZN’s iLembe Surf Riders, Ubuntu Learn to Surf and Swim Club, Sisonke Surf Club and Surfers Not Street Children (SNSC) will take to the waves in a fun tag team event.
The Ballito Pro will once again show its support for community-based surf development programs when Sea Harvest together with Surfing South Africa and the KwaDukuza Municipality will be hosting a Development Surf Day on Sunday, 7 July, to celebrate the journey of transformation in this sport.
Young surfers from KZN’s iLembe Surf Riders, Ubuntu Learn to Surf and Swim Club, Sisonke Surf Club and Surfers Not Street Children (SNSC) will take to the waves in a fun tag team event.
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The young surfers on display will have the opportunity to surf with The Ballito Pro ambassador, Sal Masekela, an internationally acclaimed action sports presenter. The son of South African jazz legend, Hugh Masekela.
“Transformation and development of the sport of surfing has always been the cornerstone for the KwaDukuza Municipality as the License Holders and hosts of the Ballito Pro Presented by O’Neill International Surf and Lifestyle event,” said Event Coordinator, Collette Bundy.
“We are steadfast in our efforts to continue with our task to create social and economic opportunities for our people through the Ballito Pro event which is a unique nation building platform and a catalyst for introducing this sport to our rural communities,” she added.
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This year, Surfers Not Street Children founder Tom Hewitt MBE and his team will be sharing their mentoring experiences of the past 21 years with the other clubs as part of the evolution of the Ballito Pro’s heart for surfing development
As part of the KwaDukuza Municipality’s commitment to uplift local communities, during the Ballito Pro Programme, there will be an opening of the community swimming pool at Shaka’s Head on Sunday, 30 June by Sal Masekela, the Mayor and Council of KwaDukuza Municipality.
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