From cholera outbreaks to gas leaks, jail birds to climate change, and hitmen to yacht race winners, we reflect on some of the news that stunned, saddened and captured our hearts this year
The only place that champion sailer Kirsten Neuschäfer wants to be is back home, and on land, in the Eastern Cape. After making history as the first woman to win the Golden Globe solo non-stop around-the-word yacht race, the 39-year-old is recovering from a bout of Covid-19 in Les Sables-d’Olonne, France.
After 235 days, 5 hours, 44 minutes and 4 seconds of racing in the ocean, the Chintsa-born sailer Kirsten Neuschäfer became the first woman to win a solo Golden Globe round-the-world.
Residents of Chintsa East wrote congratulatory message in the sand for fellow resident ,Kirsten Neuschäfer, who is the first woman sailor to finish and win the epic Golden Globe yacht race.