Zwide sweetheart Siya Kolisi treats home township to global exclusive, VVIP doccie screening

Springbok captain Siya Kolisi treated his Zwide community, his birthplace in Gqeberha, to the most heart-warming global exclusive screening of his soon-to-be-released documentary film on his life, Rise: The Siya Kolisi Story.

Schoolchildren from Loyiso High School and Isaac Booi Senior Primary School, Gogos and Zwide commonfolk gathered for free under one stretch tent at Isaac Booi on Saturday to experience what can only be described as a moving celebration of Kolisi's life.

At Kolisi's insistence, no one was a VIP and everybody was a VVIP. 

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There was no separation between the classes; everyone sat with everyone and had access to the 2019 Rugby World Cup-winning captain in the flesh.

It didn't matter if you were Roc Nation president Michael Yormark, SuperSport CEO Marc Jury, a MultiChoice executive, a street vendor, Kolisi's kinfolk, Kolisi Foundation entourage, a fabulous influencer, media, hobo or pauper, you drank the same drinks and ate the same delicious traditional food.

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It was typical Kolisi - wanting people from all walks of life to come together under one South African umbrella.

Although dressed in a standout MaXhosa by Laduma cardigan, it didn't stop the Sharks' European captain from mixing it in with his people.

He sang amaGwijo (isiXhosa traditional songs) at the frequent behest of children and he admitted to the writer during the entire sweaty but fun-filled "ordeal" that "they always get me with amaGwijo".

Kolisi loved every second of it.

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Before heading to Zwide and the