Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Zizi Kodwa, will launch the 2023 Netball World Cup (#2023NWC) mobilisation campaign today, which seeks to galvanise and mobilise South Africans behind the national netball team, the SPAR Proteas.
The department, in collaboration with the Gauteng Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation; Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality and Netball South Africa, will launch the campaign as part of build-up activities towards the Netball World Cup 2023 scheduled to take place in Cape Town from 28 July- 06 August 2023.
The department said the launch activation will take place at Mehlareng Stadium in Tembisa.
“The launch will feature various sport legends and celebrities, netball players, netball Friday ambassadors, music legends and sponsors. Sporting activities to be conducted include netball exhibition games, shooting competitions, five a side football, giant puzzle, mini cricket, try pins, shadow boxing, 4IR games,” the department said.
Kodwa will be joined by Deputy Minister Nocawe Mafu, Gauteng MEC for Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation Morakane Mosupyoe and Netball South Africa President Cecelia Molokwane.
The gates are scheduled to open at 10am with various DJs playing music to those in attendance, followed by various sporting activities, which will be supported by department stakeholders, including Sport for Social Change Network and Love Life.
Source: South African Government News Agency