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When it comes to breaking records, Shaik could be SA's equivalent to Usain Bolt

When it comes to breaking records, Shaik could be SA's equivalent to Usain Bolt

Strictly speaking this isn’t sport, but this tale is about the super-human feat of staying alive.

An early report on Wednesday claimed that Lockerbie bomber Abdel Basset al-Megrahi had died, although this has been roundly denied. Suffering from cancer, he was released from a Scottish prison on compassionate grounds in August.

Here in South Africa, convicted fraudster Schabir Shaik was released on medical parole in early March, suffering from some terrible condition that nobody really understood.

Let’s do the maths – the Lockerbie bomber has so far lasted two months in freedom; Shaik is heading for what could be a record eighth.

Some critics may say that Shaik is overstaying his welcome in the land of the living, but I call him a determined record-breaker.

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    At the height of his sporting prowess, David Isaacson could be seen every Saturday afternoon climbing the stairs to the upper gallery of Newlands. An all-round sportsman in his younger days - he was equally awful at cricket, soccer, athletics, swimming, table tennis, tennis, judo, cycling, hockey, basketball, volleyball and touch rugby - David quickly learnt that it was much easier (and far less painful) to be an armchair critic. As a journalist he has covered three Olympic Games, infuriated several sports administrators, reported on numerous other events and irritated Butana Komphela.
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