The Minister of Sport and Recreation, Rev Makhenkesi Stofile and the Deputy Minister, Mr Gert Oosthuizen expressed their satisfaction with the way the 2010 World Cup was proceeding. They expressed their views during a press conference hosted at the International Football Village in Boksburg recently.
They also gave an update on the governmental guarantees given to FIFA when South Africa won the hosting bid for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, expressing their satisfaction that all guarantees were being honoured, especially those regarding security.
"The few incidents that happened can occur anywhere at any time," the Minister said. They also expressed their continued and unwavering support for Bafana Bafana and made a call for all South Africans to do so as well.
The Minister also thanked the media for being magnanimous in their reporting of the World Cup, saying that the majority of reports written were popular.
After the press conference they visited the Ke Nako Africa exhibition area, where Sport and Recreation South Africa (SRSA) has a stand together with its sport development partner GTZ, and watched children being taught ball skills.
At the SRSA stand the Ministers took time to sit with several young people and discuss sport issues, especially in their home towns and areas. A common complaint was that sport facilities were being used for social events, rather than sport activities.
The International Football Village is open until the end of the World Cup and features food and drink stands, big screens for game watching, live music acts and activities for kids.
