RAJ ANNOUNCES R400 000 SPONSORSHIP FOR THE 2007 SPAR LADIES RACE
The MEC for Sport and Recreation, Mr Amichand Rajbansi, will again this year endeavour to ensure the participation of women from remote and disadvantaged areas in the famous Spar Ladies Challenge to be held in Durban on the 24th of June.
In line with the tradition begun last year, the MEC announced at the launch of the race that the KZN Department of Sport and Recreation will be spending approximately
R400 000 to transport and accommodate the disadvantaged athletes from all over the province to and from the venue.
The MEC further announced that in this year alone the Department will spend between R7 and R8 million on athletics in the province. This figure includes the construction of new athletic tracks.