How can we help all officials involved in the "stop drug abuse in sports SA"?

       SA sports must stop drug abuse


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South Africa’s drug abuse rates have gone high by 17%, according to the 2011/2012 drug abuse statistics. Sports seem to be making headlines of cases of sportsmen abusing drugs.

A total of 55 doping rule violations were reported across 13 sports disciplines in South Africa between April 2011 and June 2012, the SA Institute for Drug Free Sport (Saids) announced on Wednesday (19 September 2012).

“The concern we have is that athletes continue to have a 'laissez faire' attitude towards sports supplements, even though they run the risk of it severely impacting on the longevity of their sports careers,” CEO Khalid Galant said in a statement.

Since sports is about to be an investment of job creation in SA. SA sports officials should also take a closer look at drug abuse in SA sports. It is becoming a serious concern for the nation because of the lately reported cases.

It is quite obvious that sports officials are doing something to work on decreasing drug abuse in sports SA. What can we do as Public Relations Practitioners to assist the SA sports officials to campaign on reducing drug abuse in sport SA.

                                                    
                                                    

The mark you leave behind

The mark you leave behind

When someone passes on, you hear all the remarks people pass about the deceased.

(2012-09-14) Is the day SA rugby members wake up to the sadness of Malome Peter Maimane passing.

Malome Peter Maimane (File)

Springbok captain Jean de Villiers pays tribute to former Springbok technical analyst Malome Peter Maimane 1971 – 2012, who died on Thursday 11 September 2012. Jean de Villiers describes him as an ‘integral’ part of the team during his term.

Malome Peter Maimane (41),worked as a technical advisor for the Bulls and Lions Super Rugby teams and as an analyst to both the SA Under-19 and Emerging South Africa teams before receiving the call to work with the senior side.

Malome Peter Maimane touched the lives of most of the rubgy players. Springbok players mention that they will miss his big smile that he used to pull while standing at the side of the rugby field.

“He was one of the real characters of the Springbok squad in the time he was with them; a man of great good humour and positivity who was always ready with a laugh and joke to brighten the team environment.”

“This is very sad news indeed,” said Mr Oregan Hoskins, president of the South African Rugby Union. “Apart from his technical expertise, Malome’s larger-than-life personality set him apart."

Malome Peter Maimane will be missed.

Marikana massacre steers limelight from Paralympics

marikana massacre strike cartoon. What a shame!

The Marikana massacre steers the limelight away from the Paralympics. It was that time were citizens say farewell to their Paralympics participants who are going to take part at the 2012 London Paralympics.

 South Africans did not have enough chance to give paralympians enough support for their departure as a dark cloud of sorrow surrounds Lonmin's Marikana platinum mine in the North West.

On the 16^th of August 2012 dark cloud surrounds the Lonmin's Marikana platinum mine in the North West. More than 35 miners (some are still missing since the protest) and two policemen were killed during the Lonmin's Marikana platinum mine protest.

President Jacob Zuma said he was “shocked and dismayed” at what appeared to be one of the bloodiest police operations since the end of white-minority rule in 1994 in Africa's biggest economy.

It is sad that SA 2012 London paralympians did not get full blown attention and support from their fellow citizens because of the terrible incidence that saddened the whole country.

SA uses sports as a tool to create jobs

           SA Netball used as a tool for job creation



Simnilawe Ndaka (left) and Ilzeri Britz in action during

 the Spar Netball Championships at the University of Johannesburg

Netball is one of the most popular women's participation sports in Africa. SA decides to turn SA netball professional. This is one of the ways to create jobs in SA. Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula says: “If you invest in a woman, you are breaking the cycle of poverty and this is what it’s about”.

SA netball to turn professional is news that received huge applause at the Heartfelt Centre in Pretoria on Tuesday, at the launch of the four-day Diamond Challenge.

SA unemployment  rate reads 24.9% at the second quarter of the year 2012. It is an issue that the country is trying to fight against because most of the unemployed people are the youth.

SA is looking at all the tools and ways they can use to create jobs. Sports is one of the tools SA is using to create jobs. They are doing that by investing in sports, starting from development to professionalism in sports.

                 

Values of national anthem

An England fan sings the national anthem:

 Olympics 2012 National Anthem

Values of the National anthem

A national anthem (also national hymn, song etc.) is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a nation's government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people. The majority of national anthems are either marches or hymns in style.

As much as a National Anthem says a lot ab out a country, not all nations value it the same way because different Anthems say a whole lot of things.  The Congo national anthem asks: “And if we have to die/ Does it really matter?” The opening line of Ukraine’s anthem is: “Ukraine is not yet dead.”

 Not everyone enjoys singing their National Anthem. British athletes stayed silent during the singing of the anthem (God Save the Queen) at the London Olympics 2012. Piers Morgan to donate £1,000 to Great Ormond Street every time a British winner sings the national anthem at the London Olympics 2012.

Sports brings SA Nation together

The World Cup 2010 being held in South Africa,

from the 11th June until the 11th July.

Sports brings the SA Nation together

The biggest sporting events command huge audiences, providing dramatic moments which bring the nation together. Sometimes we need an adversary to vanquish to turn our I and me into an us and we. The SA Nation may think of themselves as independent individualists, yet they can be transformed into enthusiastic citizens, fans, members, followers or a team victory when failure was expected. 

Chad Le Clos and his great performance which made the SA Nation roar with happiness, has aroused the connection that brings the SA Nation together. It is beautiful how sports transform SA individuals into a Nation that is supportive to its fellow citizens that are participating. These transformed individuals do not care whether it’s their favorite team or individual sports stars that are taking part at a big event or small event, they become part of the celebration.

Swimming sensation Chad le Clos pushed

South Africa six places up the medals.

SA Nation expressed their passion for support when SA hosted the 2010 Soccer World Cup. It was not known that SA Nation can go all out when coming to sports events; it was only known that the SA Nation can go crazy when the two well-known local teams (Kaiser Chiefs and Pirates) play together. The passion for support was also expressed when our rugby boys (SA National Rugby team) went for the 2011 rugby world cup which took place in New Zealand.

 The Nation gave them a warm good luck when they left the country. This does not only happen to big teams or big sports stars, it happens through the sports world as a whole. Sports brings the SA Nation together.

Does deserve a warm welcome

Does deserve a warm welcome

The 29-year-old former Pakistan pace man Mohammad Asif, who  was jailed by a court in London in November last year, will be released from a British prison after completing half of his one-year sentence. He was found guilty of conspiring to cheat and conspiring to accept corrupt payments over deliberate no-balls bowled during the Lord's Test against England in August 2010.



Mohammad Asif.

Asif was considered as one of the fastest rising pace man at the international level and he had taken 106 wickets in 23 Tests. He also had 46 wickets in 36 one-day internationals.

It sounds like corruption, Spot Fixing, in world of cricket has been an on-going thing that was not aware of, and until David Moulson wrote about Spot Fixing. This turned out to be a major eye opener in sport of cricket.

Do you think that Mohammad Asif will be treated the same way after this whole saga?