27 May 2010

The Premier of the Northern Cape Ms Hazel Jenkins is leading a large delegation to the United States of America with the express purpose to launch the Malloof Skateboard Championship Money Cup in New York for the period 03 June 2010 to 08 June 2010.

The Maloof Money Cup has been identified by the Northern Cape Government as a catalytic international event, which supports the vision of the Northern Cape as a Real Extreme Sporting destination. The Northern Cape has been granted the opporunity by the owners to host this spectacle event the richest skateboarding championship in the world with a price in excess of R3.75 million. The City of Kimberley will host the event from 2011 to 2013. This will be the first attempt to host the event outside the United States of America.

We believe that this prestigious event will inpsire our young people to take up the sports and wil encourage and simulate tourism opportunitties, and enhance educational and cultural exchange programmes and very neccesary economic growth to the Northern Cape.

The delegation of the Premier will be comprised of Mr. John Block, MEC for Finance, Economic Development and Tourism, Mr Norman Shushu, MEC for Agriculture and Land reform, Mr Alvin Botes, MEC for Social Development, Ms Grizelda Cjiekella, MEC for Education and represenataives from the business community.

The Acting Premier will be Mr Kenny Mmoiemang, MEC for Cooperative Goverenace, Human Settlement & Traditional Affairs for the for the period 01 June 2010 to 08 June 2010.

Issued by the Office of the Premier

Spokesperson of the Premier

Mafu Davids

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