INTERNATIONALLY acclaimed DJ Nkosinathi "Black Coffee" Maphumulo, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, director and playwright Edmund Mhlongo, author and poet Gcina Mhlophe, businessman and AmaZulu football club owner, Sandile Zungu and businessman Moses Tembe, were among 10 people who were honoured by Windy Heights Primary School in Malukazi, south of Durban.
On Thursday, 29 September, Windy Heights Primary School officially named 10 blocks after these KZN living legends at an event called Celebrating Legends.
The blocks were also attached with wall plaques engraved with their names.
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Black Coffee could not attend the event as he is overseas, but he sent his family and a video clip appreciating the good gesture.
He said: "I am so humbled to be chosen as a local icon by my home town. To have a music block named after me is something I never thought it'd ever happen. For that I'm truly thankful and I just want to say thank you to everyone. To all the kids at Malukazi, this is proof that your background doesn't determine your future, so it doesn't matter where you come from, anything is possible. Thank you."
Sandile promised the school that the block that's named after him will never suffer.
"This is a privilege to me because there are people who have done far better than me. My block will never suffer. You've done something very unique. You've earned a long term friend. When we win our first cup, we shall celebrate with you. When you know that the school is named after you, you'll want to be closer to that school."
Moses said: "I'm humbled and moved by this. I like the alignment of the school with the industry, especially with the TVET colleges. It is commendable. The Moses Tembe Foundation pledged entrepreneurship scholarship for students. We can start as little as R50k per student."
Edumund said: "I pledge to train learners of this school. I will be sending our teachers to come and train your learners on how to act."
Dlamini-Zuma said that talent is everywhere.
"What is important is how you use it. In SA we still have high levels of inequality but education and skills are the fastest equalisers. This country needs vocational skills.
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"I will not make any promises but I'm happy that most of the promises are around education. The nation stands and falls on its teachers. I'm overwhelmed by being here," she said.
