Sport, Arts and Culture hosts Wellness Sport Day on 9 December 2022

The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC) will host the Wellness Sport Day on Friday, 9 December 2022 under the theme #IChoose2BActive, Wellness is Life the more you practice the better you get at Baviaanspoort Correctional Center (Plot 330 Cullinan Road). This initiative is an annual event on the Department’s calendar and it is in line with its broader wellness program to promote a healthy lifestyle through collaborative efforts comprising of social and sporting activities.

This year, the Department aims to reaffirm and intensify the government’s stance on Gender Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF), by breaking the silence on violence against men, women, and children, and to further galvanize action to end any form of violence and abuse. The program also aims to highlight the impact that arts, culture and sports can have in nation building and social cohesion by embracing all genders. Due to its positive impact on the physical well-being of society, the wellness event has grown in leaps and bounds. Some of the activities will also entail: GBV walk, Fun Run, mass Aerobics, Netball games and soccer games. Other services will include exhibitions from Old Mutual, Assupol, Toyota and Bophelo Wellness Corporate- Dieticians, Dentists, orthoptists, and optometrists.

Source: Government of South Africa