Indentured labourers set the ball rolling 100 years ago

Almost a century ago, indentured labourers who set up home in KwaZulu-Natal got the ball rolling when they started playing football as a recreational pastime in Mount Edgecombe.

Now, almost 100 years later, the community of Mount Edgecombe are remembering their forebears and the legacy of football over the years.

To mark the milestone, the Mount Edgecombe Springboks FC held a dinner and dance fund-raiser yesterday at the Shree Mariamman Temple Hall. The event was a gathering of stalwarts from the community as well as present