Armchair view | Beers, bravado and Buccaneer brilliance: A Soweto derby Saturday in Gqeberha

The alcohol flowed at Endaweni Tshisanyama in New Brighton, Gqeberha, as Orlando Pirates made it rain goals in the Soweto Derby against Kaizer Chiefs. However, I got the distinct impression the owner must be an Amakhosi fan. I have come to know it as a South African ‘tradition’ that watering holes owned by followers of the Buccaneers dish out free beers to celebrate victories over their arch-rivals. While it was said to be a uniquely Orlando practice, it has clearly spread across the country. I, for one, saw it happen way back in 1990 at home in Lebowakgomo, when Rod “The General” Anley toyed...