POLOKWANE – Capricorn District Municipality’s employee sport coordinator Alpheus “Jomo” Mashamaite has been elected as the new president of the Inter-Municipal Sports of South Africa (Imssa).
The elections took place at Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality in East London recently.
Imssa focuses on municipal employee sports as part of employee wellness programmes. The organisation was established in 2011 and is an affiliate member to the only structure which looks at the development of municipal employee sport within the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region.
Mashamaite said although the issue of employee wellness was key in the workplace, it was their objective to equally share the values with employers.
The main objective was to unite employees through sport within the municipalities and encourage active participation in sport, he said.
“We envisage making Imssa visible in all provinces across South Africa. The structure will serve as a mouth piece for South African municipalities that are passionate about sport and participating in the South African Inter-Municipal Sports Association Games,” said Mashamaite.
He added that these would ensure employers continue to pledge support and maintain sustainability of this important initiative.
Mashamaite has a vast knowledge serving in various sport committees and has a certificate in sport administration from the University of Johannesburg. He served as treasurer for Polokwane Local Football Association (Polfa), an affiliate of the South African Football Association (Safa)‘s Capricorn region structure, a position he held from 2010.
He has also served in the City of Johannesburg Hostels League Football Association as league secretary, the City of Johannesburg employee sport as the chairperson, City of Johannesburg emergency management services sports committee as chairperson, Capricorn District Municipality employee sport committee as chairperson and sport coordinator and he is the founder and owner of Mothula Vultures FC based in Sengatane village.
