Hon Chairperson, the IFP welcomes the National Sports Indaba initiative by the Department of Sport and Recreation. It's long overdue and is a both positive and necessary step towards transformation in sports administration and delivery in our country.
Besides our building cohesiveness and goal orientation through the National Sport Plan, we also welcome the fact that national access to sport, irrespective of geographic location, will become one of the plan's main focus points. Our rural and disadvantaged communities must be singled out and be among the first recipients of sporting resources and facilities.
Sport and recreation are very necessary to the overall wellbeing of our citizens and they contribute positively to the lives of all South Africans and the country as a whole. The IFP fully supports the initiative.