Minister Fikile Mbalula congratulates Durban for being announced hosts of 2022 Commonwealth Games
02 September 2015
Minister of Sport and Recreation South Africa, Mr Fikile Mbalula congratulates Durban on its successful bid to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
The South African government took a deliberate decision to position our country as a tourist destination and these games will once again affirm this when we deliver yet another successful world class event. As a ministry and department we put all our efforts in ensuring that the bid to host the Commonwealth Games is successful. We are excited to see our efforts bearing good results.
With these games we plan to create a better quality of life that is as free as possible of social ills and other challenges faced by young people. We will tell through these games tell our story of an unparalleled unity in diversity, reconstruction and development, our rise and affirmation.
Further, our National Development Plan (NDP) enjoins us to do more in developing the Southern African region as an international tourist destination by promoting its broader biodiversity, cultural diversity and scenic beauty. It further calls for easier travel between countries in the region.