The Free State Premier Mr. Ace Magashule through the Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation officially opened the newly constructed Sipho Mutsi Indoor Sport Centre in Kutlwanong, Odendaalsrus on 11 December 2015 in its quest to continue to transform Sport and Recreation infrastructure landscape in the Free State province.
The Sipho Mutsi Indoor Sport Centre has been developed to cater for the sporting needs of the local community and its sophisticated new facilities will be utilized for various purposes such as hosting sporting and cultural events.
This Indoor Sport Centre will be a venue where various sport codes can be played, a total amount of R 35 666 030.52 was spent for its construction. The sport codes that will be played at this Indoor Sport Centre include Netball, Basketball, Indoor Soccer, Aerobics, Table tennis, Boxing, Mini Cricket, Karate, Judo and may more indoor sporting codes.
This Indoor Sport Centre is named after the late Sipho Mutsi who was a young student activist and led the Congress of South African Students (COSAS) alongside many of his generation at a very young age and fought against the injustice that was imposed on the majority of our people. Sipho Mutsi played a crucial role as an activist in advancing the course of liberation in and around Kutlwanong, Odendaalsrus.
Among the dignitaries who joined the MEC for Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation Mrs. NS Leeto at this occasion were the Free State Premier, Members of the Executive Council, and Mayors.
There were also musical performances by various local artists who dazzled the audience that was in attendance. Athletes also had the opportunity to demonstrate how the new facilities are going to be utilised for a variety of sport codes.
“In our 2015/16 Budget Speech we committed ourselves as the Free State Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation to, ‘roll up our sleeves in our quest to continue to transform Sport and Recreation infrastructure landscape in the Free State Province.’ Part of this included the construction of the Sipho Mutsi Indoor Sport Centre. Sport infrastructure is an issue which we take very seriously because it is such infrastructure that will help us ensure that the youth is not engaged in any delinquent practices such as crime but that they are active in sport. Moreover, the development of sport infrastructure in our province is important because one of the mandates we derive from the National Development Plan (NDP) as the Department relates to using sport and recreation to promote social cohesion,” said Free State MEC for Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation Mrs. NS Leeto.
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