Dumile Mateza, who died on Tuesday at the age of 62 after battling cancer, possessed a unique voice and pronunciation that made him instantly recognisable as a commentator.
Sports reporterA file photo of legendary Dumile Mateza giving testimony at the Cricket SA Social Justice and Nation-building transformation hearings in Johannesburg on July 6 2021.Dumile Mateza, who died on Tuesday at the age of 62 after battling cancer, possessed a unique voice and pronunciation that made him instantly recognisable as a commentator.
He had to endure some tough trips too, like covering a soccer match in Ponte-Noire in 1997, when gun-toting soldiers tried to intimidate Bafana players and media. While Mateza had his critics, he was erudite and he loved reading non-fiction, particularly biographies. More recently he regaled his Facebook friends with historical facts.
Perhaps his most memorable act was hammering Eastern Cape officials over the deaths of two boxers in 2001. He wrote in the commission’sannual report: “It is important to note that both the deaths ... could have been avoided had the officials in the Eastern Cape acted more prudently and with care.
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