Jaco Coetzer using rugby to change lives in townships
(World News South Africa)

Johannesburg - Jaco Coetzer is arguably the most recognisable white man in the township of Daveyton. As he weaves through the dusty township on the East Rand with his Ford bakkie, he is greeted by almost everyone walking by. As he stops at an intersection, a young child walks up to his car and knocks on the window. The child looks excited to see Coetzer. `Hello Uncle Jaco. I´ve missed you. It´s so nice to see you here again,` he says. It brings a smile to Coetzer´s face. `It really makes my day when I am recognised like this,` he says. The 45-year-old is well loved in Daveyton, where he introduced rugby to thousands of teenagers. Before Coetzer started working in Daveyton in 2015, there...