Cllr Nasiphi Moya
Executive Mayor of Tshwane
On Saturday, 15 February 2025, I had the privilege of joining sponsors to handover netball and soccer equipment to young players from Onverwacht in Region 5.
This visit followed a similar engagement held with the same community in July 2024, where I had made a commitment while serving as MMC for Community and Social Development Services.
We had promised the young athletes that we would return to handover the sport apparel following a sport and recreational outreach competition.
Residents of Onverwacht form part of Tshwane’s most underprivileged communities and the young people of this community, too often, fall victim to alcohol and substance abuse as avenues for socialising.
This, and other initiatives, are designed to provide more productive paths for growth and development.
As a caring and responsible City, our ultimate goal remains focused on keeping our children engaged in school and enriching extracurricular activities such as sport.
We acknowledge that many of our children are unable to afford the shoes and clothing required to help them fulfil their sporting endeavours. The handover of apparel, on Saturday, was made possible by dedicated sponsors, including Tshwane Netball and Africa Beyond 4IR.
I am appealing to stakeholders and businesses in Tshwane to help support sports development in Tshwane by donating sport equipment and apparel for use by Onverwacht athletes and in other communities across the City.
We are currently short of soccer boots for some of the players and we would appreciate contributions to secure as many as possible.