Durban goes extreme
IG sponsored one of our grasses Lesego Mosang with a camera to give us feedback on his KZN Extreme sport documentary experience. Lesego teamed up with a bunch of friends from 3 schools Nemisa (National electronic media institute of South Africa),Wits University and AFDA (The South African school of motion picture & live performance) – all bringing different skills and abilities to the table to make a project of documenting extreme sports in Durban and Pietermaritzburg possible. Lesego took photos at the Indigo skate area, which is by the beach and interacted with the sport people. We’re keen to check out the actual extreme sport. Uhm, Lesego, hit us back please!
Said Lesego: “It was an eye-opener and exciting experience. It took me into a new adventure and new territory of filming and extreme sports. It has just propelled me to venture into new stuff in future which will be bigger and better and most importantly which will leave an indelible mark in my life and others. The people I met in Kwazulu-Natal were truly nice people, who teach you a new way of life. There is no point in my life when I will say, I know everything because everyday, one is exposed to a new window of life that showcases new, fresh, unique things, so life is a journey and an adventure. The crew I was is immensely talented and shines with amazing talent that leaves you blown away.”



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Great to see these images of the skate park – especially since some of the structures have since been demolished. Amazing, really, you go down to the beachfront on Friday to discover that the council has moved in bulldozers. Apparently it’s all part of a plan to integrate the facilities into a new frontline restaurant development. Brilliant for those who can afford it, I supposed. But I fear that this means an end to free skating and BMXing, and a focus on pay your way. Plus, as it happens, a move away from the very open, mixed street culture that the park is supposed to foster.Madness, in my view. (And thanks so much, Mike Sucliffe and his ‘crew’, for keeping youngsters informed. Hah, not even a sign up anywhere to let them know what’s happening to their sporting venue – pretty extreme. What happened to consultation and a council being a representative, consultative body? Oh, sorry, I forget, if you live in Durban that kind of liaison long disappeared out of the planners’ blue-sky window. The beachfront is now being fronted by money, and developers who want to make a buck.