SPORT plays an important role in the recovery and rehabilitation of the mind and help alleviate stress.
For this reason the Mtubatuba business people and local communities have worked together to promote sport by organising games for local youth as a way of opening up their minds as early as possible and help keep them away from harmful activities that the young generation of today are confronted with.
The lack of good sport fields, however, is one of the barriers that limits youth to participate in healthy recreational activities.
The other barrier is the shortage of sporting codes available that young people can engage in.
Other sporting codes need to be promoted because they are so many skills and talents that can be discovered.
More focus on facility improvements and a wider selection of codes will not only promote greater public involvement, but also help local communities lower the incidents of crime – a critical factor in restoring the country’s fragmented social fabric.
SENZO MTHIYANE
