Category: News and highlights
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O.R Tambo Choral Music Festival – A Celebration Through Music 🗓
The Department of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture hosted the 20th edition of the O.R Tambo Choral Music Festival in East London on the 28th of October. In celebrating the life and legacy of O.R Tambo, 27 choirs battled for the number one spot. The music festival forms part of the department’s plan to develop…
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Children’s Awareness Programme to Curb Youth Drug-Abuse 🗓
The Department of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture’s Special Programmes Unit held a children’s awareness programme on the 18th of October at Schornville Primary School. The programme was attended by several key stakeholders including, officials from the Department of Education, SAPS and the Department of Social Development, alongside learners from a nearby youth care centre.…
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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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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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Eastern Cape Sport and Recreation Awards 🗓
Eastern Cape Sport and Recreation Awards in recognition of provincial sporting excellence The Department hosted the much-anticipated Sport and Recreation Achievers Awards in collaboration with the Eastern Cape Sport Confederation, Buffalo City Metro Municipality and strategic partners such as Old Mutual, Joma Sports and Hollywood Bets. The red carpet rolled out on the 22nd of…
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Provincial Heritage Day 🗓
Provincial Heritage Day Celebrated to Mark 140th Anniversary of Lesseyton Methodist Theological Training Centre The Eastern Cape Provincial Government led by Premier Lubabalo Oscar Mabuyane celebrated the Provincial Heritage Day in Lesseyton Methodist Heritage Site Precinct, Komani on Sunday, 24 September 2023. This year’s Heritage Day was dedicated to the 140th anniversary of Lesseyton Methodist…
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DSRAC Gives Back to the Community in the Spirit of Women’s Month 🗓
The country commemorates Women’s Month in August to pay tributed to women who marched to the Union Building on 9 August 1956 to protest the Pass Law to women and this year marks 67 years. In celebration of this year’s Women’s Month, the department undertook a fun-filled fundraising campaign, inviting DSRAC male staff to drape…