Picture: The executive mayor of Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, Khumalo Molefe donating soccer kits/Supplied
By REGINALD KANYANE
The executive mayor of Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, Khumalo Molefe said he is delighted to donate kits to various teams across the district. Molefe said, they want to see players develop, improve and reach their fullest potential and he is confident that, this partnership will enable them to do that.
Last week, Molefe donated 15 soccer kits to community-based soccer teams in the district. He said, although there is a North West Department of Arts, Culture, Sport and Recreation that is faced solely with assisting and facilitating sports in the communities, they cannot just stand by and not help where necessary.
“As the district municipality, we have partnered with a local company to make sure this gesture materialised. We are planting a seed here and there are no business people, who will do business without ploughing back to the communities.
“Whether they are consultants or contractors, they should leave something for the community and we will not retreat on this agenda. So, the district is pleased with the donations from companies that do business with the municipality,” he said.
Molefe said the municipality will continue to support its communities.
Meanwhile, the Golden Ladies FC, Okraal, Benfica FC, and Sannieshof FC, were a few of the beneficiaries who were at the council chamber to receive their kits. Molefe further emphasised that the municipality could not do this alone.
The Marauding FC representative, Tebogo Sega shared the same sentiments. Sega said they were grateful to receive a new kit.
“The team is excited and it has lifted their morale. I am certain that we will do well in our upcoming games,” said Sega.
The chairperson of district sports federation, Ntswaki Marase Vangele said: “We are thankful for what Molefe has done. He is the first mayor in the district to do such an act. We struggle a lot and we are overlooked, but everything happens at the right time.”
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