Musangwe tournament at Makhado Show

Thousands of people are expected to attend the Masana Skills Development musangwe tournament to be held at the Makhado show grounds on Saturday.

Musangwe coordinator Patrick Ramarada says his aim is to keep people off the streets, especially the youth. He says the game keeps them busy and they end up not thinking about taking part in any criminal activities. “This is part of our culture, and as Africans we will continue to pride ourselves on our heritage.”

According to Ramarada, there is more to musangwe than meets the eye. “This is a sport that teaches respect among men. Boys are prepared for their future roles here, and we are also ensuring that the sport and our culture do not fade away,” he says.

He says they want to see the sport grow, but they do not have the resources to promote the sport. “This sport is loved by Africans. People in the cities like it, but they cannot afford to be here all the time. If we had the means, we would take this sport to the people even in faraway places.”

Date:31 July 2015

By: Kaizer Nengovhela

Kaizer Nengovhela started writing stories for Limpopo Mirror in 2000. Prior to that he had a five year stint at Phala-Phala FM as sports presenter. In 2005 Kaizer received an award from the province's premier as Best Sports Presenter. The same year he was also nominated as Best Sports Reporter by the Makhado Municipality. Kaizer was awarded the Mathatha Tsedu award in 2014.

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