Times Of Swaziland: SAIMSA games well organised - President

SAIMSA games well organised - President
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 MALINDI DLAMINI on 26/09/2011 00:00:00


MANZINI – About 23 municipalities from around Southern Africa were part of the
Southern African Inter Municipal Sports Association (SAIMSA) games’ opening
ceremony yesterday.
Municipalities from Namibia, Lesotho, Botswana, South Africa and Swaziland all
converged at the Mavuso Sports centre to witness the official opening of the
games by the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Pastor Lindiwe Dlamini.
SAIMSA President, David Sono heaped praises on the country saying it had grown
immensely since they last hosted the games in 2005.
"The difference between now and then is that the organi-sation of the games is
of the highest standard and the country’s facilities have improved. They are
outstanding," he said.
He said more municipalities were still to grace the games and they would be a
part of the competition when the games kicked-off.
The games are scheduled to kick-off today and the municipalities are expected to
compete in over 10 sporting codes.
Minister Lindiwe said the games had remained true to their ethos of helping and
supporting municipal employees to work at living a healthy and active lifestyle
and to create friendships across municipal and border lines.
"As municipalities gathered here we are united by our common love for sports,
and may we remember as we play to make new friends and to dare support and cheer
on others than ourselves," she said.