The official race may have been cancelled, but thousands of South Africans are still hitting the streets, proving that our national slogan might as well be: “We’ll make a plan.”
Western Cape, South Africa (19 October 2025) – When life throws South Africans a curveball, we lace up our takkies and make a plan.
This morning, over 24,000 runners woke up to the unexpected news that the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon had been cancelled due to safety concerns.

The official message from organisers read: “Attention: Due to safety reasons, the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon has been cancelled. Please DO NOT report to the start. The event will NOT go…
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Jol – party / to have fun [jo-rl] Similar to ‘kiff’ or ‘kief’, jol can be used in any context to express having a good time.Example: “I’m going to a jol tonight!” / “I’m having a jol!” / “It was such a jol!”
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Fun South African Fact: Vilakazi Street in Soweto has been home to two Nobel Peace Prize winners. A tour through Soweto will always stop at Vilakazi Street to reveal a number of heritage sites of great importance to democratic South Africa. Both Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu lived here at some point in their lives. In 1984, Archbishop Desmond Tutu received the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition for his non-violent fight against the apartheid regime. Nine years later in 1993, Nelson Mandela shared the Nobel Peace Prize with then-president F.W. de Klerk as an award for their role in bringing about the peaceful end of apartheid. Nelson Mandela then went on to become South Africa’s first democratically elected president in 1994.