With a tight schedule and not much time to rest between games one would think that when ever they are awarded some free time they would not want to do anything else but catch up on some time with their families, as well as get a lot of sleep. These thoughts were far from a group of Chiefs players who used their days off on Monday and Tuesday to make a meaningful contribution to the pedestrian road safety or Asiphephe campaign that the club has been participating in since March this year. In conjunction with the department of Transport in Kwa- Zulu Natal the club has undertaken to educate road users in Kwa- Zulu Natal both pedestrians and drivers about using the roads in a functional and responsible manner. Thus far the team have attended various road shows through out Durban and surrounding areas and have visited a number of schools, advocating responsible road use and the campaign and the message being spread by the team has been well received.

Nzama lays down the law

Chiefs defenders Moketi Tsotetsi, Onismor Bhasera and Cyril Nzama visited three schools on Tuesday afternoon as part of the ongoing efforts by the Kwa-Zulu Natal department of transport to spread the word of Asiphephe. The first school that the Chiefs trio went to was in Umlazi and while addressing learners at the school Nzama said, “every year in the country we lose many valuable lives in road accidents. We need to understand that we share the roads with many other people whether they be pedestrians or commuters and should not do any acts that will endanger our lives or the lives of others”. From Kwa – Mashu the Chiefs group went to a school in Chatsworth and they rounded off their school visits by traveling to a school in Kwa- Mashu.

Tsotetsi enjoying ambassador role

Moketi Tsotetsi who was with Cyril Nzama in Durban during the Asiphephe awareness campaign on Tuesday expressed his delight at being able to be an ambassador for a project which by spreading simple messages could help save many lives. Tsotetsi explained further “it is good to be part of something where by you to help pass on life saving messages to the people you are addressing. Like for example we told them not cross over busy free ways and motorways as they dicing with death by doing this as they risk losing their lives and they put those of the drivers at risk as well. If the messages we are passing on can help save a few lives then we can be happy with the fact that we have helped some one stay alive and be a meaning full contributor to society”.