It will be the 22nd staging of the event which is held every four years. Athletes from more than 50 countries compete and most of the countries used to be British colonies. Again this is the 1st in the African continent in the competition's 85-year history. There are ongoing debates about South Africa affording to host the event or not while there are concerning issues we could invest in. Questions like how is the event going to impact our economy, issue of unemployment etc.
At the moment South Africa is struggling, the Rand is getting weaker, the mining sector is retrenching, people are losing their jobs. People of South Africa are expecting jobs to be created from this great event being hosted by S.A, and we expecting tourism sector to also make business and open doors to new, greater ventures.
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| Nonkululeko Hlophe |
I welcome and celebrate the great news of South Africa hosting the 2022 Commonwealth games and I hope we can unite to make it an exceptional experience for the athletes, tourists, and our African neighbors. This is a great opportunity to eradicate xenophobia and find better ways of accommodating our African brothers and sisters. I believe despite the challenges that face us as country that we will host a phenomenal Commonwealth Games, we will create jobs for youth, jobs will be created in the tourism sector and a profit will be made that will benefit better living standards for the people of South Africa.
Sports continues to play pivotal role in the nations relations, addressing unity within Africa & Commonwealth countries. We seven years to improve and stage a professional, spontaneous, filled with joy and culture of the Zululand.
