Antonio de Cruz, fondly known as Tony, announced wonderful news for Springs’ residents.
“I have decided to put Job Maseko front and centre at all three war heritage locations,” announced De Cruz.
These sites are the War Memorial fountain in the Springs CBD, the Markon Fountain, also in CBD, and the MOTH War Memorial in Geduld.
Job Maseko was a war hero from Kwa-Thema hailed for his bravery in World War II.
According to the BBC website, Maseko became a prisoner of war in June 1942 when his commander surrendered to the Germans in Tobruk, Libya. There he was put to work on the docks unloading supplies.
“Using the knowledge he had picked up working in gold mines in South Africa, on July 21, Maseko filled a small tin with gunpowder and placed it near some petrol drums in the hold of a ship that sank after the explosion, according to the official citation that went with his military medal,” stated the BBC in an article on their website.
It’s in this spirit that De Cruz feels the unsung hero deserves honour and recognition for his bravery.
Tebogo Tshipi of Tshipi Noto, a funeral home, agreed to donate three large granite walls.
“This is in recognition of his bravery. It is wonderful, especially for young black children, to get to know a real hero of the past,” declared De Cruz.
The walls should be up in the next coming weeks.
