Leepile taunyane biography channel
REST IN PEACE Dr Taunyane -
We have lost a true giant - PressReader
We have lost a true giant - TimesLIVE
Leepile Taunyane - YouTube
- His own work in the field of education earned Taunyane an honorary doctorate of literature-philosophy from his alma mater, Unisa, where he attained a second BA in education and sociology.
One of football legendary servants Dr Leepile Taunyane has ...
- Wazalwa, wadla, wafa, the insult goes - he was born, he ate, he died.
We have lost a true giant
AS a young football fan growing up in Chesterville in Durban, watching the Iwisa Charity Spectacular meant seeing one familiar face: pre-event, during the event itself and post-event - Leepile Taunyane.
His gentle, comforting features were synonymous with the now defunct one-day, four-team season-opening spectacular.
Unfortunately, we will never see that face again.
As a journalist, the death of the Charity Spectacular was one of the saddest events of my life. The tournament was born as the Iwisa Spectacular. It had morphed into the Telkom Charity when it met its untimely death three years ago.
But for decades we simply called it Charity because all proceedings went to help those among our society who cannot help themselves: orphanages, old-age homes and such-like.
Taunyane's soft hands that gave away those cheques will never be felt again.
There was an outcry in the country when the Charity made way for the Kaizer Chiefs-Orlando Pirates beer jam
| JOHANNESBURG—On October 30, 2013, Leepile Taunyane, South Africa's legendary football administrator, died at the age of 85. | |
| That is how Premier Soccer League and Orlando Pirates chairman Dr Irvin Khoza aptly described the late Dr Leepile Taunyane. | |
| Leepile Taunyane. |
A legend of soccer | Sandton Chronicle - The Citizen
Interview: Leepile Taunyane — Helen Suzman Foundation
Leepile Moshweu Taunyane, Naspers Ltd: Profile and Biography
- Taunyane, who was the life president of the league and Alexandra Football Association until his untimely death, has left an indelible mark in the lives of so many people, both academically and in.
Irvin Khoza’s eulogy for Dr Leepile Taunyane - News24
- The Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG) has lauded the late educator, teacher unionist and football administrator, Dr Leepile Taunyane, for his immense contribution to the creation of a better Gauteng.