The Ministerial Outreach Programme to handover sports facilities in KwaZulu Natal on 20 February to 23 February 2024 has been postponed until further notice.
The Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Mr Zizi Kodwa and Deputy Minister Ms Nocawe Mafu invite members of the media to the handover of sports facilities and sports attire in KwaZulu Natal from 20 February to 23 February 2024.
These engagements form part of the Ministerial Outreach Programme in which the Minister and Deputy Minister formally hand over sports facilities commissioned by the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture through its agencies. This programme continues interventions by the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture to develop schools in rural communities, and to make school sport the bedrock of sports development.
On Tuesday, 20 February 2024 at the Greater Kokstad Local Municipality, the Minister and Deputy Minister will hand over two multipurpose sports courts as part of the Netball World Cup Legacy programme, in conjunction with The Sports Trust, the implementation partner of the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture. The Sports Trust celebrates 30 years of enhancing education through sport. Following this engagement, the Minister and Deputy Minister will open a library at Shayamoya Secondary School.
On Thursday, 22 February 2024, a sports field will be handed over at Banqobile Secondary School in Mkhambathini, while on Friday, 23 February 2024, a sports field will be handed over in Impendle.
Details of the engagements are as follows:
Multipurpose sports court and Netball World Cup legacy court handover
Venue: Kokstad Public Primary School, Bhongweni Greater Kokstad Local Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal
Date: Tuesday, 20 February 2024
Time: 11h00 – 12h30
Shayamoya Secondary School Library handover
Venue: Shayamoya Secondary School, Greater Kokstad Local Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal
Date: Tuesday 20 February 2024
Time: 13h30 –15h00
Sports field handover at Banqobile Secondary School
Venue: Banqobile Secondary School, Mkhambathini, KwaZulu-Natal
Date: Thursday, 22 February 2024
Time: 11h00 – 13h00
Sports field handover at Impendle
Venue: Impendle Village Sports field, Impendle, KwaZulu-Natal
Date: Friday, 23 February 2024
Time: 11h00 – 13h00
To RSVP attendance, members of the media should contact
Mr Madimetja Moleba
Cell: 066 301 4675
E-mail: MadimetjaM@dsac.gov.za.
For media enquiries:
Mr Litha Mpondwana
Media Liaison Officer: Office of the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture
E-mail: LithaM@dsac.gov.za
Cell: 064 802 3003
Ms Zimasa Velaphi
Head of Communication and Marketing: Department of Sport, Arts and Culture
E-mail: ZimasaV@dsac.gov.za
Cell: +27 (0) 72 172 8925
