PT SportSuite, leading digital sportstech providers, and event streaming specialists, ItsHappening.Africa, are proud to announce a strategic collaboration to deliver high-quality live coverage of the Gauteng Invitational Water Polo Tournament – South Africa’s premier independent senior water polo event.
PT SportSuite’s WebSuite solution will provide water polo fans with a dedicated digital home to follow every match of the tournament, streamed live by the ItsHappening.Africa team. The collaboration will ensure fans, families, and supporters across the country don’t miss a moment of the action.
“We’re laying the groundwork for a scalable, long-term solution that gives grassroots and school-level sports a bigger, better digital stage” – Rich Cheary, PT SportSuite CEO
With 28 teams – including 15 men’s and 13 women’s squads – competing in what has become a flagship event on the South African water polo calendar, this year’s tournament is set to showcase the very best in grassroots talent, teamwork, and competitive spirit.
“This collaboration marks a significant step forward in our mission to break down the digital barriers to professional-grade sportstech solutions for sports organisations of all sizes,” said Rich Cheary, CEO of PT SportSuite. “By combining our WebSuite streaming platform with ItsHappening.Africa’s production expertise, we’re not only elevating the profile of this incredible tournament – we’re laying the groundwork for a scalable, long-term solution that gives grassroots and school-level sports a bigger, better digital stage.”
For ItsHappening.Africa, the collaboration signals a broader opportunity to support local sport with enhanced visibility and accessibility through live-streaming innovation.
“We’re excited to be working with PT SportSuite to create a model that can be replicated across a range of grassroots sporting codes and tournaments,” said ItsHappening.Africa founder Steve Tudhope. “Together, we’re giving these athletes, coaches and communities the recognition they deserve – and the exposure they need to grow.”
“We want to give athletes, coaches and communities the recognition they deserve – and the exposure they need to grow” – Steve Tudhope, It’s Happening Africa founder
This year’s Gauteng Invitational Water Polo Tournament is set to be just the first in what both partners hope will be a growing portfolio of school and community-based sporting events brought to life for wider audiences through accessible, professional-quality streaming platforms.
By partnering with grassroots tournaments like this one, PT SportSuite and ItsHappening.Africa aim to provide:
- A single digital destination for live content, highlights, and updates
- A professional broadcast experience for grassroots athletes and fans
- Increased exposure for young talent and development teams
- A cost-effective, scalable alternative to traditional broadcast/streaming models
Fans can tune in to live coverage of every match starting on 3 April, with the tournament running over several days of intense, high-energy competition. Catch all the action at https://git.itshappening.africa
