/ 13 June 1997

Sportspeople against crime

FRIDAY, 12.00AM:

SPORTS Minister Steve Tswete will launch a Sports Against Crime initiative on June 26. The R8-million project will be a joint effort by the National Sports Council, the National Olympic Committee of South Africa and the Department of Sports.

As part of the launch, a march against crime will proceed through Johannesburg, and some northern suburbs, on June 26, led by sporting personalities and celebrities.

The project will sign up sports personalities to be role models for the youth, and talk to them about the dangers of crime. They will also promote sports as a healthy way of life.