Vote for Makarapa Mdevas for the ‘Sports fan of the year’
Self-made gigantic makarapa and all, Mdevas Mokubela (47) is a big fan of sport.
LIMPOPO – Mokubela grew up in Vaaltyn, Moshate village near Mokopane and loved sports from a young age. “I used to watch soccer, rugby and cricket matches with my father and I became a sport fanatic.”
He lives with his wife and four children but see them only twice a month because of all the travelling he does. He mostly finds himself in Pretoria.
Mdevas explains that he used to work in Pretoria, but had to leave his job to pursue this hobby in 2004. “They actually told me to leave my job because I have a bigger dream to fulfill.” He said that previous employers still often help him with money for food and necessities.
“What I do is travel from one sports event to the next to cheer for my team. The furthest I have travelled is Cape Town which was a 28 hour drive with taxis.” He also said that he is so lucky that the taxis usually don’t charge him much, or nothing at all. For every different sport event he has a different self-made makarapa which he tags along wherever he goes. It is clear that Mdevas loves his hobby.
He also wants to motivate young people through this gesture.
“Look at me. I am not rich and I live by travelling, but at least I don’t use drugs or alcohol.” He said that this epidemic is a very big problem in South Africa and that he would like to help change it. Mdevas entered a competition to win the title of ‘Sports fan of the year’ and he needs your vote. He is competing against two other enthusiasts and he would love to win.
To vote for him SMS 1 to 41802. SMSs cost R 1,50. Closing date is Monday, 2 October.
