Polokwane team joins 1 671km Bigg Pull challenge
Five Polokwane residents are joining 20 participants from across South Africa to pull a truck from Centurion to Cape Town over 41 days during The Bigg Pull 2026.
POLOKWANE – Five Polokwane residents are among the 20 participants taking part in The Bigg Pull 2026.
Roy and Mapula Colin, Mahlatse Monyepao, Matome Moreoa and Sphiwe Machoene will join the other participants from across the country to pull a truck from Centurion to Cape Town.
WATCH: Polokwane’s five representatives prepare for The Bigg Pull 2026, a 1 671km challenge that will see them pull a truck from Centurion to Cape Town. https://t.co/vthbMTw6gN
— Polokwane Observer (@PolokwaneObserv) November 2, 2026
The team set off from Centurion on November 2 and is expected to arrive in Cape Town on December 12.
The team will cover 1 671km over 41 days using a single rope, with the truck hauled by what organisers describe as “a Power Team of South Africa’s strongest”. The challenge will be broadcast live daily.
According to organisers, The Bigg Pull 2026 will cover 2.1 million steps, pass through 40 towns and support 20 official charities.
The team will undertake the challenge under the slogan: “The rope, carried by many, pulled by One.”
