Let the games begin
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Let the games begin
LET THE GAMES BEGIN Buoyed up by Bafana Bafana victory over Angola, the launch of a School Sports Programme by the MEC for Education, Senzo Mchunu and MEC for Arts, Culture, Sports and Recreation, Ntombikayise Sibhidla-Saphetha, was nothing short of a spectacular. This historic launch, which took place at Umzimkhulu amidst scorching heat, left indelible memories to both the locals and the visitors alike. MEC for Arts, Culture, Sports and Recreation, Ntombikayise Sibhidla-Saphetha and the MEC for Eduction, Senzo Mchunu: signing MOU The new integrated School Sports Program is a joint project between the Department of Basic Education and the Department of Sport and Recreation. The main objectives of the programme are to ensure that learners at all schools have the opportunity to participate in sport and develop sporting skills; to expose learners to a variety of sporting codes provided by the school; to Mbuzweni girls soccer team pose before the game KWAZULU-NATAL DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Postal Address: Private Bag X9137 • Pietermaritzburg • 3200 • Republic of South Africa Physical Address: 247 Burger Street • Anton Lembede Building • Pietermaritzburg • 3201 Tel.: +27 33 392 1029 • Call Centre: +27 0860 596 363 • Fax.: +27 033 392 1212 • Email: [email protected] • Web: www.kzneducation.gov.za create conditions for the development and nurturing of identified talent in specific sporting codes; and to create a vibrant school sporting code structure that is effective and properly managed. The launch at Umzimkhulu started by both MECs visiting local schools talking about the importance of school sports and giving away sporting equipments to four schools around Umzimkhulu. Speaking to a capacity filled tent, MEC Senzo Mchunu spoke about the significance of school sports. He encouraged all schools in the province to be part of the programme and to The MEC with his entourage greeting one of the learners from Umzimkulu Junior Secondary register for school’s leagues. “Involving yourselves in sporting activities will keep you healthy and ensure your mental agility, which will ensure that you succeed even in your academic performance,” said MEC Mchunu. He emphasized that the Department takes school sports very seriously. “We have made a resolve as a Department that in HOD with the MEC enjoying a soccer match KWAZULU-NATAL DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Postal Address: Private Bag X9137 • Pietermaritzburg • 3200 • Republic of South Africa Physical Address: 247 Burger Street • Anton Lembede Building • Pietermaritzburg • 3201 Tel.: +27 33 392 1029 • Call Centre: +27 0860 596 363 • Fax.: +27 033 392 1212 • Email: [email protected] • Web: www.kzneducation.gov.za KwaZulu-Natal no new school is going to be built without ample space for sporting activities and facilities,” he said. MEC Sibhidla-Saphetha also encouraged schools to join school’s league and to use at least two hours a week for sporting activities. This event was also attended by Amazulu Football Club Players as well as the Sharks players who gave motivational talks to learners. Banyana Banyana Captain, Amanda Dlamini, encouraged learners to take sports as a serious activity. “What is also important though is that you must ensure that while you pursue your sporting dreams, you don’t neglect education”, said the petite Banyana Captain who is also a student at the University of Johannesburg. After all the speeches, both MEC’s got down to the business of signing the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which is aimed at establishing a formal and collaborative relationship between the two Departments and to clarify responsibilities of each Department. Both Departments committed to ensuring that school sports programme is implemented to all schools in The MEC showing his physical agility KwaZulu-Natal KWAZULU-NATAL DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Postal Address: Private Bag X9137 • Pietermaritzburg • 3200 • Republic of South Africa Physical Address: 247 Burger Street • Anton Lembede Building • Pietermaritzburg • 3201 Tel.: +27 33 392 1029 • Call Centre: +27 0860 596 363 • Fax.: +27 033 392 1212 • Email: [email protected] • Web: www.kzneducation.gov.za