Sports scribes set for big day, appeal for funding
Sports journalists are set to rock Salima at the weekend to commemorate the World Sports Journalists Day with several activities lined up.
Organising committee chairperson Leonard Sharra, who is also Sports Writers Association of Malawi (Swam) vice-president, said the sports scribes will set the ball rolling by cheering the sick at Salima District Hospital on Friday where they will also donate various items.
The culmination of it all will be at Livingstonia Beach later in the evening where there will be a live band show by local music icon ‘Soldier’ Lucius Banda and his Zembani Band, poems by Robert Chiwamba, Raphael Sitima, Aunt Get, Mr. Malawi and Achair.
“There will also be displays by sports journalists on their work. So, it will be a weekend filled with fun and we appeal to all those that can make it to join us in Salima,” he said.
Sharra said the fun will continue on Saturday with poetry, beach soccer and beach volleyball tournaments. Swam will also hold its annual general meeting (AGM) which will include a sports reporting workshop.
“Charges will be K2 000 and K1 000 per head on Friday and Saturday, respectively.”
The Swam veep also appealed for assistance in cash or kind, saying they have a shortfall of about K7 million.
“Our initial budget was K10 million, but so far we have only raised about K3 million. We appeal to partners that we work with to assist us so as to make the event a success,” he said.
The guest of honour at the event will be the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Samuel Tembenu who will represent his colleague Labour, Youth, Sports and Manpower Development minister Francis Kasaila.
