In 2011, Amajuba Omoya project was founded by Prophet Radebe, the loft was built in Spruitview and houses 100 birds. The club started with 26 member
Vision of Amajuba:
Creating a window of opportunities and supporting each other for economic growth. Mission:
Becoming the first Africans to dominate the pigeon sport by being leaders and the benchmark locally and globally, and thereby create an enabling environment to provide an opportunity to create wealth,
good governance and the promotion
of ethical behaviour in our sport, and
promoting trust,
good relationships,
participation, social cohesion and
resilience. As a reputable Pigeon Racing Club, we
strive and abide by the following principles
embedded in the Code of Conduct for the
pigeon sport in South Africa and core to our
existence as a club: -
• To develop the number one loft brand
with the best birds compatible national
and international
• Ensuring the good health and physical
well-being of pigeons
• Promoting sound and ethical breeding
practices and loft management
• Promoting animal rights and eradicating
any animal cruelty practices
• Exercising, showing and racing pigeons
based on the norms and standards set
for our sport by the South African
National Pigeon Organisation
• Promoting a value-based and ethical
approach to the sport with an emphasis
on honesty, integrity, courtesy, fair play,
joy of effort, care for others, excellence,
friendship and respect
• Promoting club development and good
organisation and management
• Good leadership and high quality
strategic and business planning
• Promoting youth development and
Some of the members of the Spruitview Loft. Promoting youth development
and support for vulnerable
groups including women and
children, the elderly and the
disabled
support for vulnerable groups including
women and children, the elderly and the
disabled
• Promoting trust, good relationships,
participation, social cohesion
and resilience
• Supporting technological advances,
innovation and opportunities to
development the sport
• International relations and cooperation
and support for good governance and
ethics and norms and standards of the
sport internationally
Races:
The first race was held in June 2012 when
it was still men dominating the sport
however the sport was opened to women
and the 2nd race saw women also winning. Sechele and Mpofu were the well known
names as winners which saw Sechele
crowned Champ of the champ in 2013. The new kids entered the scene and
changed the ball game.
