By Eivani Naidoo
Embukisweni wamandla, ukuqina, nokuzwana, i-Curries Fountain Sports Development Centre iqede Uhlelo Lwebhola Lezinyawo Nezempilo Labesifazane Abadala lwango-2023 ngomcimbi wokuvala ozogxilwa ezinkumbulo zabahlanganyeli nezibukeli ngokufanayo. Umcimbi wokuvala i-Fixtures and Awards Ceremony ufake umdlandla enkundleni yezemidlalo, njengoba abadlali bezibambele mathupha ngoLwesithathu mhla zingama-22 kuLwezi wezi-2023. Ezinyangeni eziyisishiyagalombili, lolu hlelo luhlanganise amaqembu angama-20 aseThekwini, lukhombisa umoya onganyakaziswa wabesifazane kusukela iminyaka ephilayo kusukela ku-49 kuya kuma-90s emangalisayo. Okuqaphelekayo ukuthi omdala kunabo bonke, u-Ellena Ndlela oneminyaka engu-94 ubudala, ngokungesabi ubophe amabhuzu akhe ku-Little Stars, ephume isibili ku-Group A.
Lolu hlelo, oluqalwe yiCurries Fountain Sports Development Centre ngo-2017, aluhlosile nje kuphela ukukhuthaza impilo nokuqina kodwa futhi nokukhuthaza umuzwa womphakathi phakathi kwababambe iqhaza. Okwenza lolu hlelo luhluke ukuhlanganiswa kwalo kwemidlalo yebhola likanobhutshuzwayo nemisebenzi ephelele yezempilo, okudala indlela ephelele yezempilo yabantu abadala. Ukuvivinya umzimba okuvuselelayo kanye nama-aerobics, okuholwa amavolontiya azinikele, okuhlanganisa nabafundi boMnyango Wezifundo Zezemidlalo e-Durban University of Technology Department of Sport Studies, kwengeze umfutho owengeziwe kule midlalo.
UNomasonto Mbonambi (66) odlalela iMgabadeli United (edle umhlanganiso kuGroup B) uthe uluthole luwusizo lolu hlelo futhi ukhuthaza abadala ukuthi bakhuthale futhi bazivocavoce nsuku zonke. Wathi, “Ngezinye izikhathi siba nesizungu kungekho esingaxoxa naye. Lolu hlelo lwasisiza ukuba sijabule futhi sihlangane nabangane abasha.” Impendulo kaMbonambi ekuphenduleni kwakhe kowamanqamu yathi “WOW!” Uthi ithimba lakhe lijabulele isidlo sasemini esihlinzekwe nguMasipala weTheku – uMnyango wezokuThuthukiswa kweMidlalo nokuNgcebeleka, umculo nomoya wamavolontiya asemasha. “Ngithanda ukubonga iCurries Fountain (Sports Development Centre) ngokuhlela uhlelo lokuzijabulisa olusiza ukusigqugquzela.” Uthi iMgabadeli United igqugquzela abantu abaningi ukuthi bayijoyine ngo-2024.
Isibalo samavolontiya asemasha ashisekayo angu-16 anikele ngesikhathi nemizamo yawo ukuze abambe iqhaza empumelelweni yalolu hlelo. Ukuzinikela kwabo kwakungewona nje kuphela ubufakazi bomoya wokuzithandela kodwa futhi kwakuyisifiso sangempela sokwenza umthelela omuhle enhlalakahleni nempilo yamalungu omphakathi wethu asebekhulile. Ukubona kokubili abancane nabadala behlangana ndawonye ukuze kube nosuku lokuzijabulisa nokufaneleka kwakujabulisa ngempela, kuhlanganisa izimiso zokubandakanywa nokwesekana.
Ecabanga ngalolu hlelo, ivolontiya uMinenhle Ndlovu uchaze isipiliyoni “njengentokozo”. UNdlovu wathwebula izithombe zeZalukazi ebezijabule emcimbini wokuvala umcimbi kanye nezindondo. Wathi, “Njengomuntu osemusha, ngakujabulela ukuba yingxenye yohlelo olwasivumela ukuba sihlanganyele nomphakathi wakithi asebekhulile ngendlela ejabulisayo nekhuthazayo.” Njengomfundi weSports Studies, uNdlovu ubezifela ngohlelo, “Curries Fountain (Sports Development Centre) yenze kahle ngalolu hlelo olugqugquzela ezemidlalo nempilo enempilo kubantu abadala. Mina ngokwami kuyangijabulisa ukuba yingxenye yalolu hlelo ngoba luphinde lunginike ithuba lokuthola ulwazi nokucija amakhono ami ekudidiyeleni imicimbi yezemidlalo”.
Igxile ekugxileni komphakathi, iCurries Fountain Sports Development Centre inomlando onothile wokugqugquzela ukuthuthukiswa kwezemidlalo, ezempilo kanye nokuphila kahle endaweni yaseThekwini. Ngezinhlelo ezintsha namavolontiya azinikele, inhlangano ilwela ngokungaguquki ukwenza umthelela omuhle ezimpilweni zabantu bayo yonke iminyaka namakhono.
Impumelelo yohlelo lwango-2023 yaphinde yathuthukiswa ukwesekwa nguMnyango Wezemidlalo, Ubuciko Namasiko - Isifunda saseThekwini, kanye noMkhandlu wezokuThuthukiswa kweMidlalo nokuNgcebeleka kuMasipala weTheku. Ukuxhasa kwabo izindondo kanye neziphuzo kwababambe iqhaza kube negalelo elikhulu empumelelweni yoMkhosi wokuvala. Ukuhlinzekwa kokuqeqesha amabhola ebhola emaqenjini ukuze kugqugquzelwe ukuqhubeka nohambo lwawo lokuzigcina esesimweni esihle nokuguga ngomusa.
Njengoba isizini ivalwa ngo-2023 Elderly Ladies Wellness and Soccer Programme, umuzwa wokufeza okuthile kanye nobumbano wawusamile emoyeni. Uma sibheka phambili, iCurries Fountain Sports Development Centre imema amaqembu anentshisekelo emhlanganweni ozoba ngoLwesithathu, zingama-29 kuLwezi wezi-2023 ngo-10.30 ekuseni ebhodini laseCurries Fountain Sports Development Centre e-24 Winterton Walk, eThekwini. Ukuze uthole ulwazi olwengeziwe, amathimba angathinta ihhovisi ku-031 309 3151 noma nge-imeyili ku-info@curriesfountain.co.za.
Ngomoya wokuhlangana nokubungaza, i-Curries Fountain Sports Development Centre ikulindele ngabomvu impumelelo eqhubekayo yoHlelo Lwempilo Yabantu Abadala Nebhola Lezinyawo ngo-2024.
Photography by: Minenhle Ndlovu
