Showing posts with label Morizane. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Morizane. Show all posts

Wednesday, 27 June 2018

A sad farewell...

Morizane Boyes when competing in IESF's 6th World Championships - Baku.
Morizane Boyes first entered competitive gaming in 2013, and since then has not only been competitive, but has excelled in everything that she has done.

Morizane has earned her Mpumulanga Provincial Colours, S A National National Federation Colours, and Protea Colours.

Morizane has too loyally served MSSA as the Womens’ Desk representative (2013 to 2016) and as President (2016 to 27 June 2018).

Such were her efforts that Morizane won the Volunteer of the Year at SPAR's 2013 GSport Awards.

Morizane too became the first female in the world to referee an international test match, and in 2015 refereed test matches in which South Africa played against Austria, Zimbabwe, Egypt and Tunisia.

However, with family and work placing greater-and- greater demands on her limited free time, Morizane has decided to bow out gracefully and resign of her own volition.

Morizane stated to the Management Committee that she did not see that MSSA really does not have much more to do to improve the MSSA.
Thus with sad farewells, and many a heavy heart, Morizane has taken her leave of the position of president.
Readers should note that MSSA is governed by committee, and that, although Morizane's departure leaves an undeniable void, MSSA shall actively continue with its calendar of events.

Sunday, 27 August 2017

Request for nominations for MSSA's 2017 Management Board Awards

Matthew Smith - MSSA's 2016 Computer Gamer of the Year.
Back in 2009, Mind Sport South Africa (MSSA) started its Management Board Awards.

The Awards were designed to recognise the contribution made by those who gave selflessly, and/or made an impact, to the promotion of the various types of gaming under the jurisdiction of MSSA.

The list is a veritable 'who's-who' in South African gaming.

Even though some of the 'names' have moved on to further their prospects in business, Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) shall always fondly remember the winners and the incredible contribution that they made towards gaming.

Some, like Simphiwe Maphumulo and Morizane Boyes , became even more involved.

Both Simphiwe and Morizane moved from being great gamers to take up active roles in the administration of MSSA as President of the MSSA.

However, the time has once again arrived for members to make their nominations for MSSA's Management Board Awards.

The categories are:
  • Mind Sports Person of the Year 
  • Board Gamer of the Year 
  • Computer Gamer of the Year 
  • Wargamer of the Year 
  • Volunteer of the Year 
  • Writer of the Year 
  • Sponsor of the Year
If you wish to make a nomination, please submit such nomination in writing together with full motivation for such to mindsportssa@iafrica.com before 15 October 2017.

Such nomination must contain a detailed motivation for the Management Board to consider.

The period under review for nominations is 1 October 2016 to 30 September 2017.

Nominations must be sent to mindsportssa@gmail.com

The award is presented at MSSA's Annual General Meeting.

Past winners are:
Year Mind Sports Person of the Year Board Gamer of the Year Computer Gamer of the Year Wargamer of the Year Volunteer of the Year Writer of the Year Sponsor of the Year
2016 Jason Batzofin Lucille Brown Matthew Smith Garth Schoeman Colin Webster Tamzyn Pamplin (MyComLink) SterKinekor
2015 Elishia Retief Lubabalo Kondlo Kyle Turnbull Jason Batzofin Morizane Boyes Andrew Rose (MyComLink) MWEB
2014 Morizan Boyes Lubabalo Kondlo Barry West Elishia Retief Louis Brown Kyle Wolmarans (MWEB Gamezone) MWEB
2013 Simphiwe Maphumulo Simphiwe Maphumulo Lyrene Kuhn Colin Webster Dorian Love Han Ciliiers (MWEB Gamezone) MWEB
2012 Robert Botha Simphiwe Maphumulo Gabriela Isaacs Eugene Burger Louis Brown Han Cilliers (MWEB Gamezone) GIGABYTE
2011 Jaco Engelbrecht Lubabalo Kondlo Robert Botha David Vannucci Ryan van den Bergh Alexandra Kayle (ITWEB) ASUS
2010 Frans Brewis Simphiwe Maphumulo Nialle Momsen Gregory Laycock Ryan van den Bergh Jaco Diedericks Incredible Connection
2009 Colin Webster Mothusi Moabi Stephen White Edward van Trotsenburg Ryan van den Bergh Muhammed Nagdee (Verge) Incredible Connection