Johannesburg, South Africa: Netball South Africa is pleased to announce Khanyisa Chawane as the new captain of the SPAR Proteas. Karla Pretorius has been appointed the assistant captain.

New SPAR Proteas netball captain Khanyisa Chawane said her side are targeting a clean sweep in the three-Test SPAR Challenge against Malawi hosted by the City of Johannesburg, starting this week.

  Jenny van Dyk and Khanyisa Chawane launched their tenures as new head coach and captain of the SPAR Proteas in the best possible manner with a 68-31 victory over Malawi as the SPAR Challenge kicked off in Johannesburg on Thursday.