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BY KEDIBONE MOLAETSI

MMAMITLWA Primary School kids from North West, will benefit from a tour organised by Tourism department. The school emerged provincial winner of  the Danone Nations Cup competition.

Minister for Tourism, Tokozile Xasa said they have partnered with the South African Schools Football Association (SASFA).

The national finals of the under-12 Danone Nations Cup, the biggest soccer tournament for kids between 10 and 12 years old in the world, will take place on Saturday, and while for the teams the prize up for grabs is the national title and a trip to the competition’s world finals in New York in September. 

“The player of the tournament, and the player of the national finals and their families, will get fabulous prizes. The department of Tourism in conjunction with SANParks, in line with its policy of encouraging South Africans to develop a culture of taking holidays.

“We will be rewarding the two players with a trip to one of the  Department of Tourism’s National Parks. The prize includes a fully-paid trip for 2 parents and 4 kids,” Xasa said.

She said every team that competes in the national finals this year will spend an extra day in Joburg. Xasa further said the department has arranged a tour of the city for them the following day. 

“They will visit OR Tambo International airport, take a ride in the Gautrain, go on a tour of Soweto, visiting Hector Peterson Square and Vilakazi Street. They will drive past the Orlando Stadium and have a tour around the FNB stadium finally visiting  the Apartheid Museum and dinner at Gold Reef City.

“This is the second year that the department of Tourism has partnered with the SA Schools Football Association (SASFA). In 2016 all the Danone Nations Cup finalist teams visited the Cradle of Humankind.

“The national finals will take place at the WJ Clement Stadium, Reiger Park on Saturday. The gates will open at 9am with the action kicking off at 9.30. Apart from the soccer, the sponsors, Danone and Mille have arranged a range of fun activities and competitions on the adjacent fields where fans can win prizes such as Mille footwear and Danone products including Nutriday, Yogisip, Ultra Mel, DanUp, Nkomasi,” she said.  

There will also be industrial theatre performances teaching kids the importance of developing a healthy lifestyle and eating balanced meals.

Entrance is free.

The provincial champion schools are:

Sekusile Primary School, Mpumalanga

Mophela Primary School, KwaZulu-Natal

Isaac Booi Senior Primary School, Eastern Cape

Phaphama Public School, Free State

Idas Valley Primary School, Western Cape

Haggai Independent School, Limpopo

Mmamitlwa Primary School, North West

Arcon Park Primary School, Gauteng

Bankara-Bodulong Intermediate School, Northern Cape.

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BY REGINALD KANYANE
The Kagisano-Molopo Local Municipality will host the 2017 United Nations International Day of Cooperatives in Bokone Bophirima Province at Phaphosana Community Hall, near Ganyesa. 

The municipality spokesperson, Thomas Matlapeng said day is celebrated worldwide.

“In its resolution 47/90 of 16 December 1992, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed that International Day of Cooperatives will be celebrated annually on the first Saturday of July. The 2017 International Day of Cooperatives will focus on inclusion under the theme: Cooperatives ensure no one is left behind, which complements the priority theme of the 2017 high-level Political Forum for Sustainable Development, ‘eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity in a changing world’

“The objective of the day is also to motivate local communities to form cooperatives as a way of economic empowerment and self-dependence. The theme above sings from the same hymn book as the Bokone Bophirima Provincial Government’s VTSD concrete which has the objectives of fighting the triple challenges of poverty, unemployment and inequality among our people,” Matlapeng said.

He further said that the day coincides with Kagisano-Molopo Local Municipality’s planned launch of its VTSD industrialisation projects and showcasing of over a hundred cooperatives predominantly comprised of young people and women. 

Matlapeng added that the municipality has set aside more than R9 million for its Local Economic Development projects like Goat Massification, Recycling and Tourism, and prepared at least 70 cooperatives to that effect. 

“These are ‘Go Thethebana’ projects as announced by mayor, Bitsa Lenkopane during her State of the Municipal Address (SOMA) in May. Go Thethebana’ is a Setswana phrase that means getting full or satisfied beyond limit,” he said.

The event will commence at 9am.

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