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The winners of the soccer during the Heritage Day celebrations, The Western Stars FC.

Sports and culture on Heritage Day

 

The people of the Sinthumule and Kutama area celebrated the recent Heritage Day through sports, indigenous games and athletics. The events took place at the Mabaleng sports field at Tshiozwi village.

The event was organised and hosted by the community-building organisation Mamu Community Sports Development.

The activities of the day attracted a lot of guests and residents who came in their numbers to either support or participate in the event. “The purpose of hosting an event of this nature is to instil knowledge of heritage and culture in the minds and hearts of all people,” said the general secretary and public relations officer, Mr Jafter Mamugudubi. “We are happy to report that we were able to realise our dream of hosting a successful event which not only benefited the youth, but also the community at large.”

A soccer team from Madombidzha, Western Stars, won a floating trophy in soccer, after beating Makhitha iya Runga FC 5-4 on penalties. The score was 0-0 after regulation time.

The Limpopo mobile manager of Hollywood, Mukhethwa Nyase, said that they were pleased to note that there were community members who still celebrated their heritage through arts and culture. “We witnessed youngsters dancing, reciting poetry and being involved in many sporting activities,” he said. “We feel very happy to support initiatives like this one. We are willing to do our best to plough back into our communities.”

Vho-Tshinakaho Vho-Nwamavhandu Mphaphuli, a representative of the Tshiozwi Phalamennde Choir malende group, said that she wished the event could be held every year, so that they could continue with it. “We love ourselves, and as we love ourselves, so do we love our culture,” she said. “We enjoyed the day's activities.”

The event was organised by Mamu, with financial assistance from sponsors Premjee & Son Cash and Carry, PostNET Makhado, KFC, NTK Louis Trichardt, CaterPack, Hyundai Louis Trichardt, InspectarCar Louis Trichardt, Talisman Hire, Lixton business and Coca-Cola.

As part of community support, KFC handed over some tokens of support and acknowledgement to participants. Pictured are (from left to right) Shonisani Siliga (KFC), Vho-Tshinakaho Vho-Nwamavhandu Mphaphuli, Vho-Maria Tshidada, and Livhuwani Nedzamba (KFC manager).

 

Date:08 October 2015

By: Tshifhiwa Mukwevho

Tshifhiwa Given Mukwevho was born in 1984 in Madombidzha village, not far from Louis Trichardt in the Limpopo Province. After submitting articles for roughly a year for Limpopo Mirror's youth supplement, Makoya, he started writing for the main newspaper. He is a prolific writer who published his first book, titled A Traumatic Revenge in 2011. It focusses on life on the street and how to survive amidst poverty. His second book titled The Violent Gestures of Life was published in 2014.

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