Mvuzo mbebe biography of george

THE African Union Sports Council Region 5 secretary-general Mvuzo Mbebe has died.!

Mbebe, who was South African, died at a private hospital in Kempton Park on Tuesday morning.

The versatile George has been the Honourary Board Member of ASA since its formation in 1995, though he never held an elected position at the.

THE African Union Sports Council Region 5 secretary-general Mvuzo Mbebe has died.

“Mbebe was a larger than life character whose presence was felt whenever he committed in executing programmes and decisions.

He is by right one of the founding fathers of the federation through his efforts.

Mvuso Mbebe: Sports administrator who helped bring SA in from the cold

25 October 2015 - 02:00 By Chris Barron

Mvuso Mbebe, who has died in Kempton Park, on the East Rand, at the age of 52, was a sports activist and administrator who helped to bring South African sport in from the cold after apartheid legislation was scrapped in the early 1990s.

As CEO of the powerful National Sports Council which was answerable to the first democratic government led by Nelson Mandela, he played an important role in the creation of single, unified, nonracial sports bodies and their participation in international events after years of isolation.He led a delegation from Athletics South Africa that successfully submitted a bid to host the World Cross Country Championship in 1996 and the 1998 World Cup in Athletics.

He was adviser to the minister of sport and recreation between 2000 and 2010.He was part of the management team that accompanied the South African squad to the Commonwealth Games in Vic