Author: Ntsoaki Tsosi
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Chris Hani Jazz Festival 🗓
Cradock comes alive to the soothing sounds of the Chris Hani Jazz Festival The Cradock local economy received a boost as jazz enthusiasts flocked to the town to watch their national and local artists perform at the Chris Hani Jazz Festival on 20 October 2023. The jazz festival was hosted by the department in partnership…
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Ministerial Imbizo: Sustainability in the Creative Sector 🗓
Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Zizi Kodwa led the Ministerial Imbizo at the Miriam Makeba Arts Centre in East London on the 13th of October. In his consultation with the creatives sector, the Minister committed to providing more support to the arts. He highlighted that the department is taking a step towards transforming from…
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DSRAC Hosts EC Provincial Summer Games 🗓
DSRAC Hosts EC Provincial Summer Games Scores of young athletes flocked to East London to represent their districts at the Provincial Summer Games, which took place from the 13th – 14th of October 2023. Schools from all eight districts competed in the selection process that determined the athletes that would represent the Eastern Cape at…
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Geneva Scholtz Women’s Rugby Tournament Fosters Women’s Rugby in the Eastern Cape 🗓
The Department of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture hosted the Geneva Scholtz Women’s Rugby Tournament in honour of the late rugby player, Geneva Scholtz. The event was held from the 6th – 8th October 2023 in Middelburg. The department, in partnership with the Eastern Province (EP) and Border Rugby Unions has taken a note that…
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Commemoration of the late Nkosi Ncaphayi 🗓
A memorial monument was erected and unveiled in honour of Nkosi Ncaphayi, on the 29th of September 2023 in Gwadana. Ncaphayi was a traditional leader who became known for his immense contribution to the struggle against colonial expansion and land dispossession. The commemoration marked 145 years since the conflict between amaGcaleka and the British-led army…
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National Indigenous Games 🗓
Heritage month closed off with the National Indigenous Games simmering to a close in Durban’s Hoy Park, Kwa-Zulu Natal. The Indigenous Games Festival is an annual event hosted by the Department of Sport, Arts, and Culture (DSAC) to highlight nine of the most popularly played indigenous games in South Africa. The 17th edition of the…
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MEC hands over Netball World Cup Trophy following the EC Tour 🗓
Spirits were high as the Netball World Cup Trophy landed in EC hands, where it was accepted by the Department of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture MEC, Nonceba Kontsiwe on the 28th of June 2023. The trophy made rounds across the province starting in the Joe Gqabi District and ended in Sarah Baartman, where it…
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MEC Congratulates Nontshinga in retaining his IBF Junior Fly-Weight World Championship 🗓
Eastern Cape Department of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture, MEC Nonceba Kontsiwe congratulated Sivenathi Nontshinga after defending his junior fly weight title belt against Regie Suganob on the 2nd of July 2023 in East London. Nontshinga won the IBF title after he defeated the Mexican Hector Flores back in September 2022 and that fight was…
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Benefit for EC schools and clubs during provincial leg of the Netball World Cup Trophy Tour 🗓
The Eastern Cape Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture MEC Nonceba Kontsiwe graced a total of 66 netball clubs, hubs, and schools around the province with a handover of netball materials and equipment during the provincial leg of the Netball World Cup Trophy Tour, which started on the 28th June 2023 and ended on 03rd July…
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