In a bid to fight against drugs and alcohol abuse in schools that are in and around Mbombela, the Zomba Investment will host an annual soccer tournament as an intervention.
Since alcohol and drug abuse has grown in leaps, Zomba Investments have decided to bring about a meaningful, measurable and sustainable change to the youth by addressing some of the challenges they face which is crime, alcohol and drug abuse. The tournament which aimed to use sports as a means of communication with the youth, has already hosted 64 schools in this municipality. They aim to use sports as a way of combating the abuse of drugs, alcohol and illegal gambling amongst the youth, and also instill personal development for the youth through sports.
The final games will be held at KaBokweni stadium.
According to Phelelani Zulu, this tournament has received lots of support from learners and schools. He stated that the support they have received is amazing and hope it will help reduce the usage of substance abuse in schools. “We are happy to see that schools are happy with this tournament,” he said.
Drug problem in South Africa has been on a continual rise, especially in the last few years. The final consolation game of the tournament will be played on November 23. The consolation game will be played between the losers of the semi finals. The games will kick-off at 08.00-17.00.
