“In the early evening of Wednesday 13 November 2024 College lost one its greatest icons when Hilton Barry “ Bash ‘ Kyle passed away after a 5-year battle with motor neuron disease. The word legend has become a cliché and is used far too liberally to describe people these days, but Bash was a...Read More
In Loving Memory of Timothy Eric Blankley (1942–2024) It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Tim, who left us suddenly on 27 November 2024 at the age of 81 after suffering a heart attack. A beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, Tim was a remarkable man whose life was defined by...Read More
(10 October 1946 – 19 January 2025) Maritzburg College joins the Van der Watt family and his legions of friends, past pupils and admirers in mourning the death on Sunday afternoon of Andy van der Watt, one of the school’s greatest athletes, whose speed and dash on the sports field were matched only by his...Read More
(13 June 1958 – 28 January 2025) The Old Boys’ Association was very sorry to learn recently of the death of David Smith, of the 6A class of 1975. A member of one of College’s mightiest clans, the Lindsay Smiths (Dave’s father Des had been head prefect of College in 1947), Dave was a colourful...Read More
Dear SlashFull marks to Jan for thinking of a novel and worthwhile way to celebrate your birthday. I feel as if I’m also receiving a gift being asked to write about how you’ve influenced my life, as you have the lives of many people. It would be interesting to contemplate how many. A multiple of...Read More
Almost every successful organisation can trace its success usually to the influence of at most a handful of people who truly made an impact on it, and this is true too of Maritzburg College and its Old Boys’ Association.Read More
Almost every successful organisation can trace its success usually to the influence of at most a handful of people who truly made an impact on it, and this is true too of Maritzburg College and its Old Boys’ Association.Read More
Almost every successful organisation can trace its success usually to the influence of at most a handful of people who truly made an impact on it, and this is true too of Maritzburg College and its Old Boys’ Association.Read More
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