Eastern Province Minister, Charles Banda, says government and private institutions need to have staff that is fit and productive by way of engaging in sports activities.
Mr Banda said sport was an important factor for the development of bodies and helping them to keep fit.
He was speaking in a speech read for him by Assistant Secretary, Zachariah Luhanga, when officiated at the Independence Netball Tournament organised by the Netball Association of Zambia at David Kaunda Sports Complex in Chipata today.
Mr Banda said the desire of government to maintain an active productive workforce would only be achieved if staff engaged in sport.
‘’To the government departments and the private sector, I urge you to support this initiative by sponsoring your staff and above all, such tournaments for the benefit of this province,’’ he said.
Mr Banda said such tournaments should be used to convey messages of good health, especially to girl children.
And Netball Association of Zambia president, Getrude Mukumi, urged athletes to showcase their skills to entice those in decision-making and the business community to support the sport which she said was receiving very little support with regard to funding.
Ms Mukumi also revealed that Zambia was ranked number five in Africa and 22 in the world, adding that to get ranked, the National Team needed to play not less than eight test matches which she said came at high cost.
She said a lot of institutions were operating successful ventures in the Eastern Province and there was need for them to plough back through Corporate Social Responsibility activities which included sponsoring sports tournaments.
The tournament attracted 19 teams from all over the country including the neighbouring Malawi.
ZANIS
When you are not fit yourself.
When you are not fit yourself and sitting next to the most unfit cabinet minister Zambia has ever had!
The two of them set a bad example (two extremes!). The minister is a blubber piece alright. Banda must practice what he is preaching.
THAT’S OBVIOUS BWANA MINISTER. MOST PEOPLE IN ZAMBIA ARE VERY UNFIT. AND SURPRISINGLY MOST OF THEM ARE SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN. LOOK AT THE PRESIDENTS BODY GUARD- DOES HE EVEN KNOW WHERE THE GYM IS? HE’S SO FAT I ALWAYS WONDER HOW HE CAN MANEUVER TO SAVE THE PRESIDENT SHOULD SOME DANGER OCCUR. ALL SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN ARE SUPPOSED TO BE FIT, JUST AS CIVIL SERVANTS AND ALL INDIVIDUALS. IT’S EVEN IN THE BIBLE- IT’S A SIN TO KEEP ONESELF UNFIT. SORRY I HAVE FORGOTTEN THE SCRIPTURE.
#1 and #2, what makes you think Minister Banda is not fit?
Starting with cops. All of them if it was here in the Western World, they would not be cops with those bellies full of shake shake, chibuku and Lutuku and maybe too much lagers. No wonder they can’t even run after a thief but use their guns instead.
# 5 Sorry, it is not a question of thinking! It is what you can see from a photo. Ok the minister may be fit, but his body mass index looks a bit dodgy. He needs a bit more protein in his diet.
Tell that to GBM
Charles Banda Your classes are waiting for you. When are you coming back from leave? You are seated there idling instead of marking assignments. Laziness