Mariental set for sport event
Hundreds of people are gearing up to participate in a sport event slated for this week.
The Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture will host its 10th Annual Inter-Ministerial Sports event from today till Friday, in Mariental.
The event will see teams from all the regional directorates of education and head quarters competing for honours.
The teams will compete in football, netball and volleyball matches throughout the week.
The tournament commences with a parade today from 07:00, with the official opening slated for 08:30 at the Persianer Sports Ground.
Themed, ‘Celebrating a decade of breaking barriers through unity in sports’, organiser expects a large number of people at the event.
The tournament is one of the major sporting activities held by the Ministry’s Social Sport Club.
The event was established with the aim to create a platform for its branches so that employees can socialise and create work related links and share best work practices whilst taking part in different sport codes.
The platform also offers interaction with people from different cultures and backgrounds.
Through the event the ministry is able to encourage and promote all forms of sport codes, social and recreational activities for all participating staff members.
The event ensures that staff members accelerate to having healthy bodies with healthy minds.
Kunene Region hosted the event in (2008), Kavango Region (2009), || Kharas Region (2010), Erongo (2011) Khomas (2012), Otjozondjupa (2013), Oshikoto Region (2014), Oshana region (2015) and Zambezi Region (2016).
The public relations officer of the ministry, Johanna Absalom, urged people to flock in their numbers.
“The event is free at the gate and therefore all interested members of public can make their way to the stadium,” She said.
A resident of Mariental, Maggie van Wyk expressed her excitement over the event.
She believes that the event will contribute to the town’s development as many of the people will be buying and supporting local stalls.
“We are very excited and I can tell you that this will be a productive week in our town.
“I urge people to remain discipline and avoid accidents and other criminal activities,” Van Wyk said.
Jesse Jackson Kauraisa
The event will see teams from all the regional directorates of education and head quarters competing for honours.
The teams will compete in football, netball and volleyball matches throughout the week.
The tournament commences with a parade today from 07:00, with the official opening slated for 08:30 at the Persianer Sports Ground.
Themed, ‘Celebrating a decade of breaking barriers through unity in sports’, organiser expects a large number of people at the event.
The tournament is one of the major sporting activities held by the Ministry’s Social Sport Club.
The event was established with the aim to create a platform for its branches so that employees can socialise and create work related links and share best work practices whilst taking part in different sport codes.
The platform also offers interaction with people from different cultures and backgrounds.
Through the event the ministry is able to encourage and promote all forms of sport codes, social and recreational activities for all participating staff members.
The event ensures that staff members accelerate to having healthy bodies with healthy minds.
Kunene Region hosted the event in (2008), Kavango Region (2009), || Kharas Region (2010), Erongo (2011) Khomas (2012), Otjozondjupa (2013), Oshikoto Region (2014), Oshana region (2015) and Zambezi Region (2016).
The public relations officer of the ministry, Johanna Absalom, urged people to flock in their numbers.
“The event is free at the gate and therefore all interested members of public can make their way to the stadium,” She said.
A resident of Mariental, Maggie van Wyk expressed her excitement over the event.
She believes that the event will contribute to the town’s development as many of the people will be buying and supporting local stalls.
“We are very excited and I can tell you that this will be a productive week in our town.
“I urge people to remain discipline and avoid accidents and other criminal activities,” Van Wyk said.
Jesse Jackson Kauraisa
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