Dukes, this week we finally close the curtain on your incredible run on Still In Touch. You promised us a Lindokuhle Mbatha story in edition 1337, so let’s dive straight into it.
Yeah, yeah! So, he came to Tzaneen straight for a trial and they (City Pillars) signed him. From there, I later went with him to Mpumalanga Black Aces, until he went and played for Mamelodi Sundowns and Highlands Park. He was a young boy from Newcastle. His father was a taxi owner. Back home they were calling me, telling me, “Hey, you must take care of that young boy maan. He must be disciplined.” His father was so strict you won’t believe it. I remember one day he called me, he was at Eastgate (Mall). He asked to see me, so I went there. We spoke and then he said to me, “You must take care of this young boy. You are disciplined, so he must also be disciplined.” Well, after reaching the final of the Nedbank Cup, when we got our bonuses, the boy went and did a driver’s licence test, which he passed. That meant he was now able to buy himself a car since he had a driver’s licence. When he went home, he broke the news to his father and then showed him his driver’s licence. Jislaaik, the father took the driver’s licence and, right there and then, cut it with a scissor, ha, ha, ha! I’m telling you!
Ha, ha, ha, the old man wasn’t messing around.
