Sports, Arts and Culture returns to Public Schools
Published Sep 9, 2024, 12:29 PM — This week, two ministries in Cabinet signed a Memeorandum of Understanding that may make a difference. The Minister of Basic Education – Siviwe Gwarube & Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture – Gayton McKenzie announced the implementation of Sports, Arts and Culture programmes in public schools. The programmes are set to make access to coaching, facilities and equipment to schools to assist in unearthing new talent that may represent the country. The programme is set to reach 13,5 million pupils.
In light of this milestone, we wanted to hold a panel discussion on the future of these programmes for public schools. We unpack whether the plans set can be implemented, the challenges that need to be addressed given previous attempts to improve access to these programmes and who are the potential partners that build a path where the nation can nurture talent to reach 2028 goals. We are joined by…
Guest (Telephone): Michael Davy – Retired school principal (44 years of experience) and Administrator at the South African Council on Sport; Guest (Telephone): Prof. Ashwin Desai – Professor of Sociology and Director of the Centre of Social Change at the University of Johannesburg; Guest (Telephone): Bongani Graham Chabalala – Chief Education Specialist for Sports and Recreation Directorate under Free State Department of Education
Voice of Cape radio: interview on Sports Justice with Hassen Lorgat
GroundUp, 18 March 2024 –The Palestine Solidarity Alliance demonstrated outside the venue where executive members of the South African Football Association (SAFA) were meeting. The small but vocal group waved Palestinian flags and held banners declaring “Red card Israeli apartheid”, demanding that SAFA support a call by the Palestinian Football Association for sanctions against the Israeli Football Association.
Masterclass On South Africa’s History with the Olympics – with Relebogile Mabotja, Omny FM
Salaam Media — Guests: Nazier Paulsen, member of Economic Freedom Fighters. Hassen Lorgat. Social cohesion activist. Ashraf Patel, Senior Researcher at Institute for Global Dialogue. David Van Wyk, Researcher at Bench Marks Foundation.
Salaam Media — Guests: Diala Isid, a Palestinian activist, & runner from Beit Sahour, Bethlehem. Jalal Khater, a Jerusalem-born Palestinian writer & social commentator Hassen Lorgat, former member of the anti apartheid sports movement & currently with SA BDS Coalition
By Hassen Lorgat, Daily Maverick
In July 2023, the South African Council on Sport turned 50 years old. Today, it no longer exists as an active organisation with codes of sports, but its role as the liberation wing of sports during the liberation struggle lives on.
By Hassen Lorgat, Palestine Chronicle
“Nobody should ever accept any killings in the world, any oppression. But we’ve never been allowed to speak about politics in sports, but all of a sudden now it’s allowed. So, now that we’re allowed, I hope that people also look at the oppression everywhere in the world. I mean, the Palestinians have been going through that for the past 74 years and, well, I guess because it doesn’t fit the narrative of the media of the west, we couldn’t talk about it. But now that we can talk about Ukraine, we can talk about Palestinians. So please keep that in mind.”
Hilaal TV — Hassen Lorgat from the Palestine Solidarity Alliance talks about the discussions with Cricket South Africa and the BDS SA on the removal of captain David Teeger from the Proteas Under-19 team ahead of the junior World Cup after he voiced his support for Israeli soldiers. (Jan 18, 2024)
Elitsha News — Dubbed Football 4 Humanity, the games between SA and Palestine have been hailed as a show of solidarity with Gaza. The PSC is calling for Israel to be kicked out of FIFA for “Israel’s apartheid system and systematic genocide of the native Palestinian people”.
Elitsha News — The Buccaneers or “The People’s Team” played against Israeli team, Maccabi Tel-Aviv, despite calls by many of its supporters and Palestine solidarity organisations for the club not to do so.
Palestine Chronicle — On Thursday 13 July 2023, the Buccaneers or “The People’s Team” played against Israeli team, Maccabi Tel-Aviv, despite calls by many of its supporters and Palestine solidarity organisations for the club not to do so.
South Africa vs Palestine in solidarity match
Elitsha News — An exhibition match between the Palestinian national soccer team and the Western Cape SAFA (South African Football Association) invitation XI, that was played at Athlone stadium on Sunday 11 Feb 2024 was hailed as a successful show of solidarity for the people of Palestine.
