Members of the media are invited to an activation event for the Magnificent Fridays campaign. Magnificent Fridays campaign is an initiative of the Department of Sports and Recreation South Africa intended to galvanise the entire nation to stand behind their sports heroes and help them achieve their best in the respective international tournaments scheduled for 2011. The tournaments are for cricket, netball and rugby.
The tournaments for both cricket and rugby are world cups while that of netball is the world championships.
The Department of Sports and Recreation will together with provincial departments responsible sports & recreation host events where “Magnificent Fridays Campaign” will be rolled out. South African citizens are encouraged to wear the T-Shirts/replica jerseys of the three national teams every Friday; to sing the National Anthem and to fly high the flag.
The campaign will be rolled out in four phases. First phase focuses on the media and communities’ launches of the campaign; second phase focuses on supporting the Cricket team; third phase on supporting the Netball Team and the last phase is on supporting the Rugby Team before and during their tournaments. Activities of “Magnificent Fridays” will, amongst others include educating communities about the national symbols; singing of the national anthem; distributing the national flags and conducting identified sports clinics.
The Department of Arts and Culture supports this initiative and will fully participate to promote social cohesion and nation-building. We want to use this initiative to mobilise society towards greater levels of national pride and unity as experienced during the soccer World Cup in 2010. Ministers P Mashatile and F Mbalula as well as MEC D Kgothule will participate at the Free State province activation event.
Date: 4 February 2011
Venue: Hoffman square, Bloemfontein
Time: 10:00 am
The Free State leg of campaign on Friday 4 February 2011 is as follows:
Venue 1: Hoffman square, Bloemfontein
Time: 06:00-09h00 am
Activities:
- Coaching clinics in Cricket, Rugby and Netball
- Formal speeches
- Free State Premier, Mr Ace Magashule
- Minister of Sport & Recreation, Mr Fikile Mbalula
- Minister of Arts & Culture, Mr Paul Mashatile
- Free State Members of the Executive
- Presentations on Magnificent Fridays campaign, social cohesion, national orders and symbols
- Performances by artists, bikers
- Attendance by National Netball, Rugby and Cricket teams and legends
- Meet and greet he Premier, Ministers and MEC
- Distribution of national flags, national symbols booklets and other materials
- Minister Mashatile hands-over musical instruments to MEC Kgothule (beneficiary: Mmabana Thabanchu Field Band)
Venue 2: Wesleyan Church Hall in Waaihoek
Time: 09:00-10:00 am
Activities:
Premier, Ministers, MECs and Mayor visit to/fact-finding mission to Wesleyan Church Hall, the founding venue of the African National Congress
- Visits by the Minister to the house where the native Convention , Church
Venue 3: Maphikela House, Batho Location
Time: 09:00 to 10:00 am
Activities:
Premier, Ministers, MECs and Mayor pay courtesy visit to the Maphikela family. Mr Thomas Maphikela was one of the founding members of the South African National Natives Congress (now African National Congress [ANC]).
Enquiries:
Mack Lewele
Tel: 012 441 3083
Cell: 082 450 5076
Tankiso Zola
Cell: 082 940 2392
Mmatlhame Raseleka
Cell: 083 959 3421
