Zama masondo biography of rory
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ZZ Masondo gives soccer soul
Christians have their Bible. Muslims have the Qur’an. And Rastafarians, well, they have a pot of the holy herb.
Zama Zebulon Masondo has a book, Laduuma.
Gracing the cover of the book is a portrait of the bespectacled, smiling commentator who boasts a baritone that bears the same deep notes as Barry White.
I didn’t buy the book, but the man known as ZZ to generations of fans who worship at the altar alter of football, the Mr Miyagi of footy commentators, came to 4 Biermann Avenue to hand-deliver it.
The book has nothing to do with the artistry of his commentary. It has everything to do with his resilience, endurance and perseverance in his life journey.
The autobiography is a tapestry of his life growing up as a cattle herder and leaving home to work at a hotel to supplement the family income.
The book takes you through his own Johnny-comes-to-Joburg story.
It tells how relatives shut doors on him when he needed a roof above his hea