Mbobo Zohluzo

100 years ago, ON THE 01 July 1913, the Durban Botanic Society handed over the Durban Botanic Gardens to the eThekwini Municipality, which was known then as the Durban Corporation. This year, the City is celebrating 100 years of managing one of the oldest surviving Botanic Gardens in Africa. The Durban Botanic Gardens is 160 year old to date.        Picture by: Simphiwe Dlamini

“Our hearts are beating, so let’s start living, we are limit breakers, we are the future shapers and not scared of living,” sang with passion, the 1200 tranplantees  from 50 nations at the World Transplant Games Closing Ceremony last week at the Inkosi Albert Luthulu Convention Centre. Amongst them was a South African, Daniel Matsoso, a kidney transpantee who waited for four years for the gift of life – a new kidney.  Matsoso said it was in 1998 when he woke up in an intensive care unit after suffering multiple organ failure. “My transplant was performed in 2002. I have never met the donor because he died but I wrote a letter to the family expressing my sincere gratitude for giving me a gift of life. I’m now living a double life for myself and for the donor,” said Matsoso. The eThekwini Mayor, James Nxumalo, said Durban is proud to be the first African City to successfully host the World Transplant Games.  “With the hosting of these games, the C...