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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...
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News of ’looting’ CEO Qhawe Sithole sends shockwaves across SA

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CEO Qhawe Sithole and another person were arrested for looting.
CEO Qhawe Sithole and another person were arrested for looting.

News of ’looting’ CEO Qhawe Sithole sends shockwaves across SA

By Goitsemang Tlhabye Time of article published Jul 19, 2021

Pretoria - The arrest of Ubuntu Wealth Management chief executive Qhawe Sithole for allegedly taking part in the looting in Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal, has sent shockwaves across South Africa.

Sithole was arrested last week after he was stopped at a police roadblock in Durban, with the police allegedly finding his Jeep Wrangler loaded with a washing machine, a bar stool, alcohol, a bicycle and other items.

The founder of the Pretoria-based wealth management company has been suspended by the company.

Ubuntu Wealth Management’s chief operating officer Mangaliso Nxumalo said management was due to meet with Sithole over the weekend, but by yesterday no report about a meeting was received.

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) said it had removed Sithole from its database following his suspension by the Ubuntu Wealth Management board.

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FCSA spokesperson Tembisa Marele said Sithole's suspension by his company meant he was no longer on their system as a representative of the financial sector regulator.

Marele said the FCSA was in direct contact with Ubuntu Wealth Management and was monitoring developments closely.

She indicated that should Sithole be found to be innocent, he would be allowed to practice again.

“Any regulated entity and/or representative thereof who has been convicted of a crime may not operate as a financial service provider. In the case of such a conviction, Mr Sithole can be debarred by the FSCA,” said Marele.

Meanwhile, social media users have reacted with anger, shock and confusion to the businessman's alleged conduct. One user said the arrest of Sithole showed that the acts of vandalism and looting were apparently not perpetrated by the poor alone.

“He ought to hang his head in shame. He must account …,” tweeted another user.

“This is embarrassing. Truth be told there’s a culture of looting in South Africa from politicians, business executives, entrepreneurs, black, white, coloureds, Indians, foreigners, everyone has their hand in the cookie jar," wrote Twitter user Qinani.

Salona Singh added: “For me, the saddest part about this story is the fact that he is a black businessman who has made it despite the odds. His staff, community, peers and family who looked up to him as a beacon of hope and an inspiration, for the successful people they too can become … what has he done to that hope? And even sadder is the sacrifices his parents and grandparents would have made to get him to where he is today … what a way to make them proud."

Sithole is a former learner at one of South Africa’s most prestigious schools, Hilton College. He attended the University of Cape Town.

According to reports, Hilton College has threatened to expel him from its Old Boys’ societies.

He was “exposed” by his friend Michael Hay for the alleged looting, who took to social media to post: “I told you I was going to make you famous for looting and stealing …”

Sithole has been released on bail, pending further court appearances as investigations by police continue.

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