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Region 5 CEO Stanley Mutoya waters

a tree after planting it.

“WE NEED TO CONSERVE

& PRESERVE OUR ENVIRONMENT. ”

TOGETHER IN SPORTS, ONE IN CULTURE

Member states of the region 5 on December
8, 2022 left the field of play and took time to share and
appreciate cultures of their respective countries in an
event dubbed the “Night of Culture’’ at Bingu Interna-
tional Convention Center (BICC).

The event was organized with aim of letting young
people from di erent member states to meet, mix and
get to know each other, thereby developing the required
community spirit and regional integration.

Making his remarks Minister of Youth and Sports Richard
Chimwendo Banda explained that the event plays a great
role in teaching the youth about where they come from
and the roots that they have as Africans.
“I am so much excited with this event tonight. You see
that we come from di erent countries, but this culture
night has shown that we are one and that we have simi-
larities in food, dances, and songs,” said Chimwendo
Banda.
Athletes from Malawi, Zambia, Botswana, Mozambique,
Angola, Lesotho, Eswatini, Zimbabwe, Namibia and
South Africa showcased their traditional dances during
the night.

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