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====2018 NELSON MANDELA AMATEUR BOXING TOURNAMENT Amateur boxing in the Free State has enjoyed significant assistance as one of the priority codes which are part of the Elite Athlete Support Programme of the FS Sport Science Institute. The MEC of Sport, Arts, Culture & Recreation, Me N.S Leeto, announced on 20 April 2018 in her 2018/19 budget vote: “The Department will embark on new projects for this financial year: The first one will be to celebrate the love that Nelson Mandela had for the sport of boxing.The Department with the Free State Boxing Federation will host the Nelson Mandela Amateur Boxing Championships.” Read more... FREE STATE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT TO CELEBRATE MANDELA DAY IN CLARENSAs part of the centenary celebration of Former President Nelson Mandela who would have turned 100 years on 18 July 2018 had he still lived, the Free State Provincial Government (FSPG) will celebrate this year’s Nelson Mandela International Day in Clarens, Free State. Led by the Premier of the Free State, Sefora ‘Sisi’ Ntombela, all FSPG Departments will bring various government services closer to the people of Clarens and surrounding areas. Read more...
Literary Festival at the National Afrikaans Literary Museum and Research Centre (NALN)The Free State Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation (DSACR) through the National Afrikaans Literary Museum and Research Centre (NALN) will proudly present five productions in collaboration with the Vrystaat Arts Festival, Corneli van den Berg (Programme Manager) and Alma Struwig (Exclusive Books) as a series to celebrate literary practitioners and esteemed authors such as Flaxman Qoopane, JRR Tolkien, Dan Sleigh, Hermann Giliomee, CJ Langenhoven and Dalene Matthee. Read more... DSACR YOUTH GAMES POSTPONEDMembers of the media and the public are hereby notified that the DSACR Youth Games which were scheduled to take place on 23 June 2018 at the Meqheleng Stadium in Ficksburg have been postponed until further notice. The Free State Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation hereby wishes to apologize for any inconvenience caused. DSACR TO HOST YOUTH GAMESThe month of June in South Africa is inherently synonymous with the 1976 student uprisings which started taking place on 16 June 1976 and subsequently spread out throughout the length and breadth of South Africa. Read more...
SEMITO LIPHOKO NOMINATED FOR SAAFMAAdding to the growing number of Free State artists who continue to be recognized on national platforms for their musical prowess, Semito Liphoko has earned a nomination at the forthcoming South African Afro Music Awards (SAAFMA) in the Best Afro Public Favorite Song category. The award ceremony which will take place on 04 August in Johannesburg will see Semito competing with music sensations such as Samthing Soweto, Mondli, Nameless Band and El Musician in the same category. Read more... 09-15 July 2018 NewsletterMEC LEETO CONGRATULATES BOTSHABELO SUNRISE FOR SATMA NOMINATIONThe Free State MEC for Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation Mrs. Mathabo Leeto would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the Botshabelo-based Isicathamiya group, Botshabelo Sunrise for their nomination at this year’s South African Traditional Music Awards (SATMA). Read more... June 2018 NewsletterSACR MEC Budget Vote Speech 2018
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