For weeks, South Africans followed every kilometre, every dusty road and every emotional checkpoint of Jason Vanporppal's impossible-looking skateboarding mission.
Now, the American skater has confirmed that his time in Mzansi is coming to an end and many people online are struggling to accept it.
In an emotional video posted on Wednesday, 27 May 2026, Vanporppal revealed that he would soon be leaving South Africa after completing his remarkable 5,500-kilometre skateboarding trip from Uganda to Cape Town.
