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| In the latest issue of Your Sport... |
17 October 2008 |
| ... you can read about the success of four South Africans who became Blackball Pool world champions, the importance of 'sport parents', views on gender in sport, tips on fundraising, and an overview of the recent SASReCon sport science conference. And much more! |
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| National Sports Indaba to be held |
26 September 2008 |
| Having recently won the right to host the 2011 meeting of the International Olympic Committee, Durban has been chosen as the venue for the next National Sports Indaba. |
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| SRSA to participate in Soccerex 2008 |
26 September 2008 |
| As it did last year, the SRSA 2010 FIFA World Cup Unit will be having a stand at this year's Soccerex exhibition to be held at the Sandton Ehibition Centre on 23-26 Novewmber. |
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| SRSA participates in Adopt-a-Nation campaign |
26 September 2008 |
| South African schools pupils will get a chance to share in the FIFA World Cup and Confederation Cup Soccer Experience, through the exciting ‘Adopt A Nation’ campaign launced recently. |
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| Deputy Minister congratulates Paralympic Team SA |
17 September 2008 |
| Mr Gert Oosthuizen, Deputy Minister of Sport and Recreation, is in Beijing where he's attending the Paralympic Games. At their farewell function he congratulated them on their excellent performance. |
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| Multiple gold for SA in COSSASA Ball Games |
16 September 2008 |
| South Africa did well in the recent COSSASA Ball Games held in Namibia, where it won a handful of medals in all of the sport disciplines presented. |
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| Upcoming school sport events announced |
15 September 2008 |
| The Minister of Sport and Recreation, Rev. Makhenkesi Stofile, has approved two school sport events to be held late in September, and early in October. |
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| Minister responds to Daily Dispatch article |
11 July 2008 |
| The Minister of Sport and Recreation, Rev. Makhenkesi Stofile, responds in this press release on allegations made against him in an article in the Eastern Cape newspaper, the Daily Dispatch, regarding the Pillay Commission of enquiry. |
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| SASRECON coming up soon |
2 June 2008 |
| SRSA's bi-annual sport and recreation science and research conference, SASReCon, will take place from 25-27 June 2008, and will be hosted by the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth. |
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| Minister appoints new Boxing SA board |
27 May 2008 |
| Following the end of the Boxing South Africa term of office, the Minister of Sport and Recreation South Africa Revd. Makhenkesi Stofile announced the newly appointed Board. |
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| 2008 Budget Vote speeches |
27 May 2008 |
| Both the Minister of Sport and Recreation, Rev. Makhenkesi Stofile and his Deputy Minister Mr Gert Oosthuizen delivered budget vote speeches in Parliament, highlighting the importance of sport for the development of the South African nation. |
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| Minister congratulates Oscar |
20 May 2008 |
| The Ministry of Sport and Recreation South Africa (SRSA), congratulates Oscar Pistorius on his victory regarding the appeal he lodged against International Associations of Athletics Federations’ (IAAF) decision to ban him from competing at all athletic competition sanctioned by the Federation. |
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| SRSA supports schools athletics champs |
31 March 2008 |
| SRSA's support for sport in schools continued with its assistance at the recently held Secondary School Athletics Championship, held in Rustenburg. |
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| 2010 Report presented to Deputy President |
17 March 2008 |
| The Mid-Term Report for the 2010 World Cup Government Unit was presented by the Minister of Sports and Recreation Dr. Rev. Makhenkesi Stofile to Deputy President of South Africa Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka at Union Buildings on the 18 March 2008. |
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| SRSA loses popular staff member |
25 February 2008 |
| Jean Heyns, a popular staff member at SRSA who had a hearing disability, sadly passed away last week. |
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| Conference gives sport education and training update |
19 February 2008 |
| Almost 200 delegates attended SRSA's recent conference on training and education in sport, and resulted in the formation of a national quality forum on training in sport. |
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| SRSA promotes 2010 in Ghana successfully |
19 February 2008 |
| A number of SRSA's units were involved in conducting a project coinciding with the recent African Cup of Nations in Ghana, to create awareness of South Africa's hosting of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. There message was well-received. |
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| Good luck, Bafana |
15 January 2008 |
| The Minister of Sport and Recreation wishes Bafana Bafana good luck as they leave to compete at the African Cup of Nations in Ghana which commences on Sunday. |
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| Remembering Tshidi |
10 January 2008 |
| The Minister of Sport and Recreation, Rev. Makhenkesi Stofile, pays tribute to Tshidi Moshesh, who recently passed away. |
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| Minister congratulates new coach |
10 January 2008 |
| Minister of Sport and Recreation, Rev. Makhenkesi Stofile, wishes the new coach of the Springboks, Pieter de Villiers, all the best in helping the team continue their recent successes. |
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| SRSA supports 1PAL initiative |
11 December 2007 |
| 1PAL is a street soccer program that officially kicked off in December, but which SRSA’s Chief Directorate of Mass Participation has been supporting for some time now. |
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| DG, Minister sends off Walkers |
15 November 2007 |
| The Director General of SRSA, Xoliswa Sibeko gave the participants in this year's Sport Heroes Walk for Aids an inspirational message at the press launch for the event that took place in Johannesburg on November 15. |
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| 2006/7 SRSA Annual Report published |
14 November 2007 |
| SRSA's latest annual report is now available and can be ordered or downloaded. |
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| SA and Bulgaria sign agreement |
9 November 2007 |
| South Africa and Bulgaria recently signed an agreement on cooperation in the fields of physical education and sport on behalf of the Government of the Republic of South Africa and the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria respectively. |
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| Deputy Minister welcomes Springboks home |
23 October 2007 |
| During a press conference at OR Tambo airport, Deputy Minister of Sport and Recreation, Mr Gert Oosthuizen welcomed the World Cup team home and thanked them on behalf of Government for a job well done. |
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| Latest issue of Your Sport now available |
23 October 2007 |
| The latest issue of Your Sport, the quarterly official magazine of SRSA, is packed with practical and useful sport information for sport administrators in government, clubs and education institutions. |
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| Good luck to the Springboks! |
7 September 2007 |
| The Minister of Sport and Recreation, Rev. Dr. Makhenkesi Stofile and Deputy Minister, Mr Gert Oosthuizen, wish the Springboks good health and the best of luck throughout the Rugby World Cup tournament. |
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| Ministry saddened by death of another football player |
6 September 2007 |
| The Ministry of Sport and Recreation in South Africa has today learnt with sadness, about the death of yet another football player who plied his trade in South Africa. News about the death of Fernando Matola, captain of the Limpopo-based Black Leopards, comes when the country is still mourning the death of Gift Leremi of Mamelodi Sundowns. |
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| Tribute to the late Gift Leremi |
5 September 2007 |
| The Minister of Sport and Recreation, Rev Dr MA Stofile and the entire South African sport fraternity has been shocked and saddened at the news of the sudden death of Mpho “Gift” Leremi, one of South Africa’s most idolized soccer players to have immaculately graced our local and international stadiums. |
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| DPRK delegation visits Indigenous Games |
3 September 2007 |
| A delegation from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) visited the recent Indigenous Games, held in Mdantsane, near East London. They were accompanied by the Minister of Sport and Recreation, Rev. Makhenkesi Stofile. |
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| North West wins Indigenous Games |
3 September 2007 |
| North West Province is the 2007 Indigenous Games champion, having survived a stiff challenge from Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo, who came second and joint third, respectively, at the 2007 indigenous games festival held in Mdantsane in the Eastern Cape. |
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| Photo of the day |
29 August 2007 |
| Mine is bigger than yours! This cheeky Brit had to show off against the two South Africans who won Gold and Silver at the World Transplant Games in Bangkok. We'll have to invest in bigger flags... |
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| Minister comments on Women's pro boxing tourney |
17 August 2007 |
| The ‘Coming of Age’ tournament that saw South African female professional boxers trading blows with Brazilian opponents last Friday heralded a new era in South African Boxing. |
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| First announcement: SASReCon 2008 |
13 August 2007 |
| SRSA's bi-annual sport and recreation science and research conference, SASReCon, will take place from 25-27 June 2008, and will be hosted by the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth. The theme for the conference will be "Mass Participation and a Winning Nation". |
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| SA Government is on course towards 2010 FIFA World Cup |
8 August 2007 |
| The 2010 Government Unit is convinced that South Africa will deliver the best FIFA World Cup ever with a distinctly African flavour. This conclusion is based on an assessment of regular reports being received by the 2010 Unit from various role players in national government departments, Host Cities and the Local Organising Committee. |
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| Netball scores R12m sponsorship |
7 August 2007 |
| On 7 August 2007, the Minister of Sport and Recreation, Rev. Dr. Makhenkesi Stofile signed as a witness to the sponsorship contract of Netball South Africa. |
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| New sports cooperation agreement with China |
6 August 2007 |
| Sport and Recreation Minister, Rev. Dr. Makhenkesi Stofile and H.E. Mr Wang Jun: Vice-Minister: General Administration of Sport (GASC) and Vice President: Chinese Olympic Committee (COC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on sport cooperation, on behalf of the Republic of South Africa and the People’s Republic of China in Pretoria today. |
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| New issue of Your Sport available |
26 July 2007 |
| The latest issue of Your Sport once again brings you first-hand news and views from the world of sport in South Africa. You can either read it online, or subscribe to the printed edition. |
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| Withdrawal of the men's 4x400m relay final |
24 July 2007 |
| As Chef de Mission of Team SA, we were surprised to learn that the athletes who were scheduled to participate in the 4x400m men’s relay final at the 9th All Africa Games, an event entered into by the athletics team management, have emerged in Monaco. The departure of the two athletes, L.J van Zyl and Alwyn Myburgh, which resulted in withdrawal from the event, was not communicated to us as management of Team SA.
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| South Africa’s Sport and Recreation Deputy Minister, Mr Gert Oosthuizen, arrived in Algiers, yesterday |
23 July 2007 |
| South Africa’s Sport and Recreation Deputy Minister, Mr Gert Oosthuizen, arrived in Algiers, yesterday to support Team South Africa that is in Algeria for the 9th All Africa Games. Mr Oosthuizen’s visit to Algeria follows that of his Minister, Rev. Dr. Makhenkesi Stofile, who was in Algeria from 9 to 15 July 2007, before leaving for Dubai for other equally important official engagements.
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| Sport and Recreation South Africa Applauds Team South Africa For Their Achievement At The 9th All Africa Games So Far |
23 July 2007 |
| Sport and Recreation South Africa wishes to congratulate Team South Africa for their achievement so far, at the 9th All Africa Games in Algeria. Despite missing some key athletes, Team South Africa has gone out to represent South Africa with pride. |
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| ADDRESS BY MR GERT C OOSTHUIZEN M.P, DEPUTY MINISTER OF SRSA IN ALGIERS, ALGERIA AT TEAM S.A “TRADITIONAL MEDAL CEREMONY” |
23 July 2007 |
| In the Algerian way, I must open by saying: “Salaam aleikum” or “peace be with you” and “Bon jour” or “good day”
Team South Africa has indeed done us very proud not only in your performance in achieving 60 gold, 60 silver, 49 bronze medals and coming 3rd on the final medals table, but also in the way you have conducted yourselves. |
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| South Africa, “stands ready to lend support to Zambia” |
23 July 2007 |
| Algiers, Algeria - Deputy Minister of Sport and Recreation in South Africa, Mr Gert Oosthuizen, announced yesterday that in the spirit of African solidarity, South Africa, “stands ready to lend support to Zambia” as they prepare for the hosting of the next All Africa Games. |
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| All Africa Games race heats up |
20 July 2007 |
| South Africa has upped the stakes at the 9th All Africa Games currently being held in Algeria, as Team SA now only trails by three gold behind Algeria. Follow the unfolding saga at http://teamsa-in-algeria.blogspot.com. |
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| Minister of SRSA calls upon Africans to start believing in themselves |
13 July 2007 |
| Algiers, Algeria – This week South Africa’s Sport and Recreation Minister, Rev. Dr. Makhenkesi Stofile had several meetings with leaders of sport on the Continent. The meetings were held in Algeria, where the All Africa Games (AAG) are being held.
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| Reaction of Minister of SRSA on the safety of Team SA in Algeria |
13 July 2007 |
| Algiers, Algeria - South Africa's Sport and Recreation Minister, Rev. Dr. Makhenkesi Stofile, who is in Algiers for the 9th All Africa Games (AAG), wishes to assure families of the athletes and officials representing South Africa at the Games that the bomb attack that took place on Wednesday in Algeria, did not affect Team South Africa in any way. Rev Stofile has been in Algiers since Monday this week.
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| Minister of SRSA calls upon Team SA to cease the moment at AAG in Algeria |
12 July 2007 |
| Algiers, Algeria - South Africa’s Sport and Recreation Minister, Rev. Dr. Makhenkesi Stofile called upon all members of Team South Africa to cease the moment and become the best Ambassadors on and off the field at the All Africa Games (AAG) being held in Algiers, Algeria. The Minister was speaking at a welcome function hosted by the South African Embassy in Algeria on Tuesday evening.
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| Banyana Banyana draws with Nigeria |
10 July 2007 |
| Banayana Banyana drew 2-2 with arch-rivals Nigeria today in their
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themselves 1-0 down early in the game after a dreadful own goal. |
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| Team SA arrives in Algiers for AAG |
9 July 2007 |
| After a 24-hour flight delay, Team SA has landed in Algiers, and is busy preparing themselves for the competitions that start on the 11th. |
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| Message of condolence on the tragic death of Maseru Koaho |
9 July 2007 |
| SA Sport Mourns the Death of Maseru Koaho
The Department of Sport and Recreation South Africa has learned with sadness of the tragic passing on over weekend of Maseru Koaho, an SABC sport journalist. |
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| GCIS launches 2010 FIFA World Cup website |
26 June 2007 |
| The South African Government Information Service (GCIS) has launched a website detailing Government's pivotal involvement in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The website can be accessed at www.sa2010.gov.za. |
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| Statement on the issue of soccer broadcasting |
18 June 2007 |
| The recent developments around the bid for broadcasting of PSL games for the next local soccer season have a potential for ruining the good football image. Minister of Sport and Recreation, Rev. Makhenkesi Stofile, responds to the issue. |
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| SRSA supports All Africa Games |
14 June 2007 |
| Team South Africa is ready to jet off to Algeria to compete in the All Africa Games, and a number of SRSA staff members will be accompanying the team to provide various support services. |
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| Ministers deliver budget speeches |
22 May 2007 |
| The Minister of Sport and Recreation, Rev. Makhenkesi Stofile and his Deputy, Mr Gert Oosthuizen, delivered their budgets speeches in the Parliament, Cape Town today. |
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| SRSA and THETA sign training agreement |
16 May 2007 |
| SRSA and the training authority responsible for the sport sector, THETA, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will improve the status of training in sport significantly.
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| Deputy Minister raises concern over top teams losses |
30 April 2007 |
| The Deputy Minister for Sport and Recreation in South Africa, Mr Gert Oosthuisen has raised concern about the failure of three teams representing South Africa in football, rugby and cricket respectively, to win their crucial matches within a period of one week. |
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| Sport & Recreation Amendment Bill approved |
24 April 2007 |
| In March the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Sport and Recreation, after deliberation approved the National Sport & Recreation Amendment Bill. |
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| SA and UK sign bilateral sports agreement |
20 April 2007 |
| Greg Fredericks, the Acting Director General of Sports and Recreation South Africa, and the Rt Hon Paul Boateng, the British High Commissioner, recently signed a bilateral sports and recreation Protocol of Action for the next year at the British High Commission in Pretoria. |
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| REEF WETSUITS SA GROMMET GAMES presented by Mandela Bay Tourism |
2 April 2007 |
| Supported by Sport and Recreation South Africa
THE PIPE, POLLOCK BEACH, PORT ELIZABETH
APRIL 4-8, 2007
A SURFING SOUTH AFRICA PROJECT
Pollock Beach in Port Elizabeth ready for the Reef Wetsuits SA Grommet Games next week. |
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| New issue of Your Sport available |
27 March 2007 |
| Looking to work in the world of sport? Then it may be worth your while to page through a copy of the latest issue of Your Sport, the official magazine of SRSA, which is packed with information on careers in sport.
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| SRSA sport tourism project at Argus |
13 March 2007 |
| The almost 2 000 overseas participants at this year's Cape Argus Pick ‘n Pay Cycle Tour each received copies of the South African Sport Atlas, a foldout map that forms part of SRSA's Come Visit, Come Play sport tourism campaign. |
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| Jobs in Sport Colloquium held |
22 February 2007 |
| SRSA hosted a successful Sport Colloquium on Jobs in Sport a while ago, with several important trends and issues related to employment, training and careers in the field of sport emanating from the discussions. |
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| SRSA celebrates Black History Month |
22 February 2007 |
| Black History Month - a time to celebrate Black achiements in science, sports, art, and other fields of human endeavour - was celebrated at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg during February, and SRSA contributed to the festivities in the form of Indigenous Games displays at the venue. |
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| School sport gets major sponsor |
14 February 2007 |
| The Schools Games, one of SRSA's major school sport projects, received a welcome boost with the addition of Cadbury as title sponsor of the event and the qualifying events leading up to it. |
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| SRSA to hold Colloquium on Jobs in Sport |
1 February 2007 |
| What is the situation with jobs in sport in South Africa? Is the sector growing or not? What kind of jobs are available? These are the questions that will be tackled at the forthcoming Jobs in Sport Colloquium, hosted by SRSA and Theta. |
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| SA and Romania renew sport agreement |
30 January 2007 |
| South Africa and Romania recently renewed their longstanding sports ties with the signing of a new Protocol of Action. |
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| Read all about it! |
9 January 2007 |
| The latest edition of Your Sport magazine, the official publication of SRSA, is again chockful of useful articles on a variety of sports topics. Join the SRSA mailing list to get a free copy! |
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| Olympic prospects get monthly grant |
7 December 2006 |
| South Africa’s athletes with prospects of competing for the country in the 2008 Beijing Olympics are to receive monthly grants ranging between R10 000 and R2 000 per month to help them prepare for the world's primary sports event. |
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| Babalwa wins well-deserved prize |
1 December 2006 |
| Hard work and perseverance paid off for weightlifter Babalwa Ndleleni when she won the 2006 Sportswoman of the Year award during the SA Sports Awards ceremony held in Johannesburg recently.
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| SRSA supports Sixteen Days of Activism |
1 December 2006 |
| The first candle of six, symbolising SRSA's support for the Sixteen Days of Activism campaign, was lit at its headquarters in Pretoria recently. |
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| SA School Games set for December |
15 November 2006 |
| Cape Town will be the host of one of the highlights for the year of SRSA's school sport section: The organising and hosting, in conjuntion with the Western Cape, of the 2006 Schools Games. Schools from all provinces will be competing in nine different sports. |
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| SA Adventurer becomes Laureus Ambassador |
6 November 2006 |
| Adventurer Mike Horn, who earlier this year became the first South African to reach the North Pole, has been named a member of the Laureus Friends & Ambassadors programme in South Africa that is part of the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation. Members of the Foundation are in South Africa for a meeting of the Laureus Academy Forum. |
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| 2006 SA Sports Awards launched |
2 November 2006 |
| The cream of South African sporting talent will be recognised at the 2006 SA Sports Awards, due to take place in Midrand on 30 November. And you can help select South Africa's sportsperson of the year! |
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| SRSA office move completed |
25 October 2006 |
| The final office relocation of SRSA is now complete, with all staff now housed at the new building on the corner of Vermeulen and Queen Streets. The new switchboard number is (012) 304 5000. |
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| Your Sport magazine provides insights into SRSA projects |
12 October 2006 |
| The latest issue of SRSA's official magazine Your Sport, which features indepth coverage of the projects it is currently working on, has just appeared. Get yours by subscribing today - it's free! |
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| UNW opens R22m High Performance Institute |
15 September 2006 |
| Coinciding with the 2006 SASReCon conference held on its campus, the Unviversity of North West also offially launched its new High Performance Institute. |
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| SRSA hosts 2006 COSSASA Ball Games |
15 September 2006 |
| SRSA's School Sport Competition Program recently hosted the 2006 Conferederation of School Sport Assocation of Southern Africa (COSSASA) Ball Games at the University of Pretoria. The event was attended by than 500 participants from South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho and Namibia, and featured Soccer, Volleyball, Netball and Basketball. SRSA's contribution to the event was approximately R800 000. |
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| Hpc wins 2008 Olympic team tender |
15 September 2006 |
| THe hpc, one of South Africa's prime centres that provide high performance service to the sporting community, was recently awarded the tender to provide services for Team South Africa that will be representing the country at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. |
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| Researchers share insights at SASRecon |
14 September 2006 |
| It's South Africa's primary showcase of local sport scientific research. And this year's South African Sport Science and Recreation Conference (SASReCon) once again showed that the country is producing both useful and relevant studies across a wide range of topics.
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| R20m schools coaches training programme launched |
14 September 2006 |
| The Education and Training section of SRSA initiated a school sport coach education programme that aims to dramatically raise the number of qualified sports coaches in schools located in previously disadvantaged areas of the country. |
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| Deputy Minister announces Sport Research Commission and Fund |
14 September 2006 |
| In his opening address at SASReCon Deputy Minister Gert Oosthuizen announced that SRSA will be creating a Sport Research Fund for the assisting students and young researchers with their work. |
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| North West wins Indigenous Games |
5 September 2006 |
| The resort town of Badplaas in Mpumalanga was recently transformed into a colourful, funfilled festival of homegrown sports where all nine provinces competed in the Third National Indigenous Games Festival to determine the national champions in eight different games.
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| Watson wins sport woman of the year award |
21 August 2006 |
| South African women have long been at the forefront of achieving political and social equality in our country. They have worked passionately over many years for the upliftment and increased prosperity of their families and communities. |
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| Deputy president urges women to play golf |
18 August 2006 |
| Sport and Recreation South Africa’s efforts of “getting the nation to play” for the improvement of the society’s well being, received a major boost from the highest office in the land. More specifically around the emancipation of women who play golf. |
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| FASU Games: Training of volunteers |
18 August 2006 |
| Recently a training course for volunteers at the FASU (Federations of African Students Univercities) Games took place at Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) – the Monitor Hostel. According to Johnny Sekano, Course Coordinator, these volunteers were recruited from institutions of higher learning. The aim of the course was to enable volunteers to provide an effective and efficient service during the games. |
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