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MISA says Grab your Golf Club to fight prostate cancer

Feb 20, 2026 MISA, the Motor Industry Staff Association, Martlé Keyter, Golf Day, 17 April, Kyalami Country Club, Prostate Cancer Foundation, Andrew Oberholzer,

MISA says Grab your Golf Club to fight prostate cancer

Prostate cancer accounts for an estimated 13% of male cancer related deaths in South Africa, indicating that this most common cancer amongst men is lethal when advanced.

That is why MISA, the Motor Industry Staff Association, will host its popular annual Golf Day on 17 April at Kyalami Country Club to the benefit of the Prostate Cancer Foundation for a third consecutive year.

“MISA encourages men in the male dominated retail motor industry undergo regular cancer screenings because early detection is key in the successful treatment of the decease. The Union supports the campaigns of non-profit organisations like Prostate Cancer Foundation to raise awareness, educate and support families with the aim to minimise the impact of the disease,” says Martlé Keyter, MISA’s Chief Executive Officer: Operations.

Andrew Oberholzer, Chief Executive Officer of the foundation, says one of its priorities in 2026 will be to launch a prostate cancer registry. “There is currently a lack of data on prostate cancer in South Africa. This makes it very difficult to lobby government for more resources. “It’s a big project but a very necessary one, so we are working with the major professional societies that diagnose and treat prostate cancer as well as the Department of Health’s National Cancer Registry,” says Oberholzer.

According to Oberholzer most South African men presented with the decease, already have advanced prostate cancer. At this stage the cancer is no longer curable. This problem is exacerbated by the fact that black African men have a 60% higher risk of having prostate cancer and are more than twice as likely to die from the disease than white males.

There are usually no symptoms of prostate cancer in the early stages when it is still curable. Research commissioned by Cancer Alliance shows that prostate cancer will be the most common cancer in South Africa by 2030. For the past two years MISA donated R240 000 to the Prostate Cancer Foundation, enabling it to triple its annual awareness campaigns.

Keyter invites the Who is Who in the industry and all other interested organisations to support the Golf Day by entering a team or sponsoring a hole while enjoying the opportunity to network with other prominent and influential industry leaders.

For more information or to make your booking, e-mail mailto:events@ms.org.za or contact Braam Cilliers on 011 476 3920.