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Reporting on women sports is where I feel the most comfortable because I get to flourish doing it. where it’s supposed to be; people would rather watch Bafana Bafa- na lose than watch Banyana Ban- yana win,” Rachel complains. “They’re getting better every time and they deserve recognition; we need to rally behind them as fans, media and the country.” Rachel also states that the country needs more businesswomen to support women in sport. She admires fellow broadcasters like Cynthia Chaka, Carol Tshabalala and Caz Naidoo who 18 is the founder of the G-Sport Awards. Some of Rachel’s favourite sports people include Caster Semenya, Penny Haines, Bongiwe Msomi, Portia Modise and Simphiwe Dludlu. Channel Africa is on DSTV audio bouquet channel 802 and www.channelafrica.co.za for live streaming. Stay tuned. F R EQ U E N CY M AGA Z I N E S P O RTS I S S U E PA RT 1