Glenrose Xaba to renovate her mother’s house in Mpumalanga with her winnings

The 30-year-old from Boxer Running Club was crowned the Spar Women’s 10km Grand Prix series champion on Tuesday, earning a R200 000 and R75,000 cash prize for being the first South African on the leaderboard with 120 points along with a brand-new Proton X50 for a year.

Across the Spar 10km series, her winnings totalled R433,000, including four victories and a second-place finish.

Xaba also pocketed R792,000 for her record-breaking win at the Cape Town Marathon and an additional R333,000 in the Absa Run Your City 10km series, where she won two races and set new course and national records.

She further earned R30,000 at the Totalsports Women’s 10km, bringing her total 2024 earnings to an impressive R1,588,000.

"I can say that I'm going to renovate my mum's house because she told me that can you please renovate my house and she was always praying a lot for me and she gives me blessings and my grandmom because last year I was helping my grandmom with her house,” Xaba said.

“So, now I'll be focusing on my mum's house then the other money I will invest it so that in the future I can buy my own car and house."

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Xaba received support from her coach, Caster Semenya, and manager, Violet Semenya, who helped her secure funds for her driver’s license two months ago, while fellow athlete Ranti Dikgale taught her how to drive.

Her first journey in her brand-new car is to drive to her rural village in Mpumalanga, where she plans to homage to her grandmother, who raised her.

"The first destination is my grandmom, I'm very close to my grandmom. She's the one that believed in me a lot and she always motivates me to do very well. She taught me when I was young that if you like athletics, you need to believe in yourself and I will support you with everything. So, she's my best friend, she's my queen," she added.