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Local football club donates food
Mother of five’s cupboards bare
DESMOND COETZEE
While South African
citizens struggle
under the weight of
the country’s prolonged Covid-
19 lockdown, some are feeling
the pinch more than others.
Aware of this struggle for
many, local Zwelitsha All Stars
Social Football Club decided to
help their community by
donating food parcels and
clothing to 11 beneficiaries on
Sunday afternoon.
Their programme started in
Zone 8, with the team
blessing 10 families at the
Crossroads Informal Settlements
before going to Barcelona,
where they handed the 11th
parcel to a 79-year-old woman.
The residents were handed
face masks, gloves and
sanitiser before receiving the
parcels, which included rice,
maize meal, sugar, oil, samp
and beans.
Club deputy chairperson
Thanduxolo Breakfast said they
were deeply affected by the
extreme poverty and poor
health of people living at the
settlements.
“It is quite an emotional
situation, seeing that our
government is doing the best
in assisting those who are not as
well off,” Breakfast said.
He said after an initial visit to
the area, the players collectively
agreed to donate food parcels.
“Each member contributed
financially and the club added
the rest to be able to purchase
these items, which we hope will
make a difference,” he said.
Club chairperson Thabo
Nkopo said the initiative wa s
the club’s way of helping the
community where they could.
“We would like to extend a
word of gratitude to the
Ginsberg-based Moss family for
their donation, and to our
members and players for their
c o n t r i b u t i o n s ,” Nkopo said.
One of the beneficiaries, 47-
year-old Msindwana Kholiswa,
a mother of five children, is
u n e m p l oye d .
“Thank you to these men for
bringing us food at a time when
our cupboards are empty,” she
said.
Community leader Andile
Ntsokolo, 54, said the
team’s visit was a “God send”.
CHANGING LIVES: Zwelitsha All Stars Social Football Club officials and players, left, hand over food parcels to shack dwellers at
the Crossroads informal settlement in Zwelitsha on Sunday afternoon Picture: DESMOND COETZEE
CONTENDER
Sad death of
Arrows star
hits SA soccer
MNINAWA NTLOKO
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SA soccer has been plunged into mourning after the
death of Lamontville Golden Arrows player Nkanyiso
Mngwengwe this week.
Details of his death are still sketchy but the club
confirmed that Mngwengwe died in the early hours of
Monday morning.
Arrows chairperson Mato Madlala expressed shock
and sadness after receiving the news of his death.
“I am saddened by the passing away of Nkanyiso‚”
she said.
“I remember when he first arrived at Arrows as a
promising footballer‚ full of energy‚ he was always
ready to fight for the team and acquitted himself very
well over the years.
“I would like to extend my sincere condolences to
N k a ny i s o ’s family. My thoughts and prayers are with
you during this difficult time.”
Mngwengwe made his debut for the club in August
2013 and played more than 140 matches for the
Durban side over the years.
The details of Mngwengwe’s funeral are yet to be
finalised.
Overtakers help members
during tough lockdown
SIVENATHI GOSA
“The Overtakers Sports Club has
members who live far below the
economic standard of living, while
others are not employed and some
depend on piece jobs.
“The state of affairs is even worse
now due to lack of activity. There is
nothing that keep them busy. The
loneliness they may be going through
may cause misery and relapse,” club
ch a i r Noluthyando Mahlangeni said.
To help their members through these
trying times, Mahlangeni said the club
was raising funds to help provide them
with groceries. She said they had helped
eight families of eight so far.
Members of the club raised the
money themselves, managing to collect
R21,000.
The club also received a donation of
R10,000 from East London-based Kivela
Company Secretarial Services.
“The club management wishes to
extend its gratitude to its members for
the kindness and the spirit of
familyhood they continue to display.
“A special thanks to the Kivela
Company Secretarial Services for
the wonderful support the company has
offered to the families of the members of
the club,” Mahlangeni said.
She said their aim was to reach out
to other running clubs and lend them a
helping hand.
“Due to the pressure experienced by
Overtakers members, we could not raise
enough funds to also include other
clubs, but we are committed to
continue with this initiative until the
Covid-19 challenge is over.”
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