{"id":248244,"date":"2020-04-19T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-19T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/248244\/former-nsa-president-dies\/"},"modified":"2020-04-17T14:39:14","modified_gmt":"2020-04-17T12:39:14","slug":"former-nsa-president-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/04\/19\/former-nsa-president-dies\/","title":{"rendered":"Former NSA president dies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Netball South Africa (NSA) is saddened by the death of former president Rita Oosthuizen, who was affectionately known as Tannie Rita.<\/p>\n<p>Tannie Rita died at the age of 88 on April 9.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>NSA was informed that she just stopped breathing and died peacefully in her room at a Retirement Home just outside Pretoria.<\/p>\n<p>She was the federation\u2019s president between 1979 and 1996.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe are deeply saddened by the passing of one of our own.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLearning about someone\u2019s passing is never an easy thing to deal with.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe news of Tannie Rita&#8217;s passing affects us all and the netball fraternity has really lost a gem in her.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/247609\/germiston-rotary-anns-show-support-for-elandsvallei\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Covid-19: Germiston Rotary Anns show support for Elandsvallei<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/247883\/covid-19-premier-checks-food-banks-province-gets-ready-provide-food-relief\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Covid-19: Premier checks in on food banks as province gets ready to provide food relief<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p>\u201cWe are grateful for her contribution and for being a part of our history books.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe convey our sincere condolences to the Oosthuizens and the netball fraternity at large.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMay her soul rest in perfect peace and we pray for strength and comfort to her family,\u201d said Cecilia Molokwane, NSA president.<\/p>\n<p>Oosthuizen was the author of the book <em>A Century of Netball<\/em> and was part of the famous 1995 South African netball team that lost to Australia in the finals in Birmingham.<\/p>\n<p>She was part of the management of that team with her daughter, Tessa Halgryn, as a player.<\/p>\n<p>Oosthuizen was also one of the founding members of the national championships in 1951.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa 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