The North West Department of Culture, Arts and Traditional Affairs will be hosting Provincial Indigenous Games selections on the 19th July 2014 at Mmabatho Stadium in preparation for National championships to be held from19 to 25th September 2014 in Pretoria.

Indigenous Games are inevitably linked to traditions of cultural groups of local origin and requires physical skill and strategy. Indigenous people continued to add their own cultural material and physical heritage to reinvent and relive the games of their forefathers and mothers along this process.

These games impact on a number of socio-economic issues such as African Identity, Cultural diversity, Education and Training, accessibility of resources and economic growth.

“ We should ensure that we revive and popularise these cultural activities that have a particular appeal to vast sectors of South African communities particularly the traditional rural people” Said MEC for Culture, Arts and Traditional Affairs Mme Tebogo Modise.

The main Objectives of Indigenous games are to contribute to the achievement an active nation as articulated in the National Development Plan as well as to promote nation building and social cohesion.

Provincial Indigenous Games have different codes such as Dibeke, Kho-Kho, Driestokies, Morabaraba, Ncuva, Jukskei, Kgathi, Diketo and Intonga.-TDN
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