Doctors have told the security guard that part of his spine is bent. When it's cold, he experiences chest pains as a result of the blows he suffered at the hands of hooligans.
Security guard Sabelo Maziba has opened up about the incident in which Kaizer Chiefs football fans beat him nearly to death after the semifinal of the Nedbank Cup at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban in April 2018.Just about a year later, Maziba, 32, still carries the scars from his near-death experience. Those scars aren't visible when you meet him.
Just thinking of that day makes Maziba emotional, yet he isn't angry with the people who almost killed him. "When this thing with Chiefs was fresh, I hated the sight of anyone wearing a Chiefs jersey. I would be disgusted whenever I saw it. But I forgave and accepted what happened. Even those who did it probably regret it now.
"When I think about that day, I am overcome with deep emotions of sadness. That's why I don't like to think about it, talk about it or be reminded of it," Maziba said."When I see that video, I ask myself, how did I survive? How did I not die? I cheated death." "I can say that I was living a lie. What I showed to the outside world was a pretence. I was pretending to be okay when I knew that deep down I wasn’t fine. I didn’t just use Western medication, I also went to traditional healers and took [traditional medicine for strengthening bones]. I tried everything at my disposal because all I wanted was to be fine.”"I don’t want to lie and say that being a security guard is my calling," Maziba said.
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