Deputy President Mashatile to attend the South African Rugby Annual Awards in Cape Town

Deputy President Shipokosa Paulus Mashatile will tomorrow, Thursday 05 March 2026, attend and hand over awards at the South African Rugby Player of the Year Awards annual ceremony at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, Western Cape Province. 

The awards recognise and honour men and women in the 2025 Rugby season who demonstrated high-performance both on and off the field, rewarding players, coaches and clubs for their outstanding work throughout the season.

As a champion of social cohesion and nation building initiatives across the country, Deputy President Mashatile is expected to highlight the importance of sports, particularly Rugby, in building bridges among the different sectors of South African society and as one of the most symbolic sporting codes to unite South Africans around the National Team over the years as well as rugby's role in cementing the country's pole position as multiple Rugby World Cup Champions. 

Details of the event are as follows:

Date: Thursday, 05 March 2026
Time: 19h30 (Media to arrive at 18h30)
Venue: Cape Town International Convention Centre

For more information please contact Sindi Ximba (SARU) at Sindiswa.Ximba@sarugby.co.za or Sthembiso Sithole (The Presidency) on 078 356 4355.

Media enquiries: Mr Keith Khoza, Acting Spokesperson to the Deputy President, on 066 195 8840

Issued by: The Presidency
Pretoria