Press release

07 November 2019
Fight with Insight and Jumping Kids each awarded first prize at the 2019 Jack Cheetham and Letsema sports development awards.

Johannesburg, 7 November – Fight with Insight and Jumping Kids, were each awarded first prize at the Jack Cheetham and Letsema Awards, hosted by Murray & Roberts.

02 November 2018
INK Hockey Club and Made for More were the winners at the 2018 Jack Cheetham and Letsema Awards.

Johannesburg, 1 November 2018 – INK Hockey club and Made for More received top honours at the 38th Jack Cheetham and Letsema Awards, hosted by Murray & Roberts in association with SASCOC.

02 November 2017
Olympians Wrestling Club and Judo Institute for People with Special Needs took top honours at the 2017 Jack Cheetham and Letsema Awards.

Johannesburg, 2 November 2017 – Olympians  Wrestling Club and Judo Institute for People with Special Needs, were each awarded  first place at the 36th Jack Cheetham and Letsema Sports Development  Awards, hosted by Murray & Roberts in association with SASCOC.

03 July 2017
Waves for Change Continue to Make a Difference

Waves for Change, winners of the 2015 Jack Cheetham Award, continue to shine after winning the Sport for Good category at the Laureus Sports Awards in February.  They have expanded their reach to Port Elizabeth and East London. 

Follow the link to their latest video

03 November 2016
Sail Africa Youth Development Foundation and Rowing South Africa shine at the 2016 Jack Cheetham and Letsema Awards.

Johannesburg, 3 November 2016 – Sail Africa Youth Development Foundation and Rowing South Africa were each awarded first place at the 35th Jack Cheetham and Letsema Sports Development Awards, hosted by Murray & Roberts in association with SASCOC.

05 November 2015
Waves for Change and Wheelchair Tennis South Africa score first place at the 2015 Jack Cheetham and Letsema Awards.

Johannesburg, 5 November 2015 - Murray & Roberts, in partnership with the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC), hosted the 34th annual Jack Cheetham Memorial and Letsema Awards at a gala event held in Sandton tonight.

18 September 2015
Dreams Really Do Work, Through Teamwork

Safely back home, I sit here, a week after returning from the summit, almost unable to believe and process the fact that we have accomplished what we set out to achieve. When I first approached Chaeli with an idea to climb Mount Kilimanjaro for a cause, I had no idea that it would lead to such a life-altering experience that we were able to share with so many people.

01 March 2015
Shumbashaba - Making Youth's Dreams Possible

An opportunity to fly half way around the world and participate in an international sporting event never featured in anybody’s wildest imaginations when Maria and Themba first sat on a horse.

01 March 2015
Chaeli Foundation dancers emerge as double World Champions at the Wheelchair Dancing World Cup

Every year, dancers from across the world compete in the Wheelchair Dancing World Cup in the Netherlands.

06 November 2014
Diepsloot Mountain Bike Academy and Free State Sports Association for the Physically Disabled and Visually Impaired triumph at the 2014 Jack Cheetham and Letsema Awards.

Johannesburg, 6 November 2014 - Murray & Roberts, in partnership with the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC), presented the 33rd annual Jack Cheetham Memorial and Letsema Awards at a gala event held in Sandton tonight.

04 November 2013
Bethelsdorp Wrestling Academy and Mandeville Aquatics Disability Swimming Centre of Excellence triumph at the Jack Cheetham and Letsema Awards

JOHANNESBURG, 31 October 2013: Tonight saw Murray & Roberts awarding their annual Jack Cheetham Memorial and Letsema Awards to two amateur sporting clubs in both their able-bodied and disabled categories.

15 November 2012
Human Sporting Spirit Triumphs at Murray & Roberts Annual Amateur Sports Awards

JOHANNESBURG, 15th  November 2012: Tonight saw Murray & Roberts awarding their annual Jack  Cheetham Memorial and Letsema Awards to two amateur sporting clubs in both  their able-bodied and disabled categories.

27 October 2011
The Johannesburg Gymnastics Centre wins the 2011 Jack Cheetham Award

Murray & Roberts, in partnership with the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) and Sowetan newspaper, announced the 2011 winners of its Jack Cheetham Memorial Award and Letsema Award in Johannesburg on 27 October. The Johannesburg Gymnastics Centre is this year's winner of the Murray & Roberts Jack Cheetham Memorial Award and the Cape Town-based Chaeli Sports & Recreation Club has won the Letsema Award.