The MEC for Sport, Arts and Culture Ms. Bongiwe Mbinqo-Gigaba appealed to the youth of Noupoort in the Umsobomvu Municipal area in the Pixley ka Seme District to refrain from substance abuse and take part in sport and library programmes. MEC Mbinqo-Gigaba was delivering a keynote address during the official opening of the Noupoort Sports Facility on Friday, 02 November 2018. MEC Mbinqo-Gigaba urged the community to not vandalise the facility and make use of it for their own development. She was accompanied by Head of Department Ms. Ruth Palm, the Chief Director for Corporate Services Mr. Bonakele Jacobs, Director for Sports and Recreation Ms. Elizabeth Manong as well as the Director for District Management Ms. Zola Mongwe and officials from the National Department of Sports and Recreation.  

The Noupoort Sports Facility project forms part of the National Sports and Recreation Ministerial Outreach Programme which is aimed at providing facilities and equipment to struggling clubs and schools. It formed one of the facilities that are constructed directly by Sport and Recreation or those commissioned by Sport and Recreation South Africa. The handing over took place in the year in which we commemorate the centenary of our former President Dr. Nelson Mandela and a struggle stalwart Mme Albertina Sisulu.

MEC Mbinqo-Gigaba also used the platform to donate sporting attire and equipment to deserving local schools and sports clubs as part of the programme. The 13 million rand facility was also named after a local freedom fighter Siphiwo Ntsizakalo who sacrificed his life for the liberation of Noupoort community.