Things to know about Stanley Musa Matsebula

This is according to Simeon ‘Masalekhaya’ Simelane who was his classmate at Manka-yane High School between 1972 until 1976.

Simelane said Matsebula, in a bid to highlight his life, wrote two important books that told of his life.

Two of the books were Mane Ungitfole Tsine and Maphindi-siganga.

Simelane said Mane Ungitfole Tsine stands out as a master- piece of creative art from an ordinary Swazi adding that the books were on real life stories and unpacked how he was brought up and how he triumphed.

At one stage, according to Simelane, Matsebula topped all learners in Swaziland and became the best in table tennis, which was among his best sporting activities.

He noted that Matsebula was in the second group of pupils to study Form Four at the school after the first class which comprised of former Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary, Mpumelelo Hlophe and Jan Sithole who were at the school between 1968 and 1972.

Simelene said their backgrounds were very similar such that they became very close.

He said during their spare time they would talk about how they were brought up and the difficulties they faced as young boys.

"We were in the same class from 1972 to 1974. I left Mankayane to complete my high school at Mhlosheni. Stanley was a born genius because he did well in all his subjects.

He then showed his creative art when he started showing stardom in subjects like Literature in English and siswati.

"He continued to attend at Mankayane High and completed in 1976 and proceeded to the University of Swaziland where he studied Economics. Our re-union at the university made our bond to be more strong. He briefly worked for the Central Bank of Swaziland before he left for the Republic of South Africa. We continued to communicate with him even when he was no longer in the country.

"On his return to SwaziBank we continued to interact and the most disappointing time was when I tried to reach him while in hospital and his phone was continually off. I was devastated when I read in the newspaper that he was late," said Simelane.

Matsebula passed away last week Friday and will be buried tomorrow at the Mangwaneni Cemetery.

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