Sport facility project underway
27 Feb 2023
Kasane will sometime this year have a community sport complex. The P5 million facility, which will be completed in May, is one of the 10 to be constructed in major villages.
Giving a keynote address at the groundbreaking ceremony of the facility on Friday, Minister of Youth, Gender, Sport and Culture, Tumiso Rakgare, said the sport complex construction affirmed Vision 2036’s goal of attaining a healthy nation.
He said sport promoted good health and enhanced fight against non-communicable diseases, which were caused by poor lifestyle and lack of exercise.
“Sport builds one by boosting their confidence and self-esteem and also helping to be brave and resilient,” he said.
Rakgare said the facility had six hectares with a natural turf football pitch. He said a borehole would be used to water the grass and that the pitch would also be used for rugby and cricket games.
The facility, he added, was part of the Kasane-Kazungula re-development plan. Rakgare stated that the facility came at the right time when Botswana was jointly bidding to host AFCON 2027.
Chobe District Council secretary, Essau Mbanga, said it was an honour for the council to inspect the project, adding that it had qualified engineers and surveyors who would do a good job.
He said over P800 000 had been spent on the project and that it stood at 15 per cent against the target of 11 per cent.
He said the project had employed 12 people, but more would be employed at a later stage. Smart Worx site agent, Bokamoso Adamson, praised government for awarding tenders to Batswana companies.
He promised that they would execute the project on time and within the budget, adding that if they encountered any challenges they would consult council engineers. Minister of Justice and MP for Chobe, Machana Shamukuni, thanked government for heeding their call seeking a sport facility for many years.
He said it was his dream for the district to host a four nation’s football tournament against Zambia, Zimbabwe and Namibia.
For his part, Kasane Customary Court president, Kgosi Thuso Wasetso thanked government for fulfilling their dream. He said sport complemented tourism. ENDs
Source : BOPA
Author : Portia Ikgopoleng
Location : Kasane
Event : Groundbreaking ceremony of the sport facility
Date : 27 Feb 2023
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