Andrew Watson: The 'most influential' black footballer for decades lost to history

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  By Andrew Aloia BBC Sport Last updated on 11 October 2021 11 October 2021 . From the section Football Watson was a trailblazer who helped transform how football was played There are two murals of black footballers facing one another across an alleyway in Glasgow. One helped shape football as we know it, the other is Pele. Andrew Watson captained Scotland to a 6-1 win over England on his debut in 1881. He was a pioneer, the world's first black international, but for more than a century the significance of his achievements went unrecognised. Research conducted over the past three decades has left us with some biographical details: a man descended of slaves and of those who enslaved them, born in Guyana, raised to become an English gentleman and famed as one of Scottish football's first icons. And yet today, 100 years on from his death aged 64, Watson remains something of an enigma, the picture built around him a fractured one. His grainy, faded, sepia image evokes many differen...

Telkom trends on Twitter for lack of internet service

 By Dieketseng Maleke Time of article published Mar 19, 2021

Angry Telkom users took to social media this morning to complain about the operator’s lack of internet service. Some customers claimed they haven’t had internet for a day. The operator trended on Twitter as customers vented their frustrations.

The mobile network responded on Twitter and said: “Dear Valued Customers; we are aware that some of you experienced connectivity issues. Our technicians have since restored all services. We apologise for the inconvenience caused.”

The company also added that if the problem persists, customers should send a direct message to them on Twitter.

Some customers compared Telkom to power company Eskom.

This is not the first time Telkom users have complained about connectivity problems with the mobile operator.

Last year, many customers were reporting issues with their mobile Internet, stating they had erratic and slow LTE connections while others were unable to access the Internet at all.

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