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
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The Blyde Estate in Pretoria is making residents & guests pay R250 to access lagoon

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By Kaya 959 Reporter

The Blyde Riverwalk Estate, an estate with a beach-like crystal clear lagoon in Pretoria is allegedly charging residents and guest R250 to access the lagoon.

A first of its kind in Southern Africa, this 1.5ha lagoon, complete with beach sand was created by Chilean company Crystal Lagoons, and is part of the development by Balwin Properties.

The Blyde Riverwalk Estate, Balwin Properties has defended its decision to charge more for lagoon access. Read their official statement HERE

Also Read: The Blyde Homeowners Association and Balwin defend its decision to charge more for lagoon access

Thandeka Ngwena, the short-term letting representatives at Blyde Estate, says home owners are in a bitter legal dispute with Balwin Properties, for what they say are unfair rules to force over 200 owners, who bought properties with the intention of renting them out for a short term basis.

In  statement released on Friday 17th September, they outlined all their grievances.

Nthato Raboshaga a Property Analyst was part of the speakers on a Sunday Twitter space, called The Blyde: People vs The Developer, gave insights on the issue that has caused residence so much frustration.

According to Raboshaga,  “The Blyde Estate has been alleged by owners who run Air BnB at the Blyde, that Balwin has changed the rules, when a guest comes, the owners must come & sign them in, Also, Balwin is building a Hotel to compete with the successful Air BnBs owners run.”

In the space, he added the hotel next to the Blyde is part of the problem:

“There is a hotel being developed by Balwin now at the Blyde. What that means is that as an owner, that developer who sold you the property is now building another property that is directly competing with you. For clients. And that’s very important, and it’s vital. Because it would mean that the people who were going there and now a portion of them.” [sic]

Tensions with disgruntled resisdents, the police and private security got heated into the evening on Saturday.

 

 

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