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    "id": 806949,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, ANC",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Godfrey Osotsi",
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    "content": "them get that money. That money should be used to support youth activities. I am happy that in this year’s Budget, we have been told that the proceeds from betting will now be taken to the sports fund. We would want these sports funds to be used to set up these sports academies in the constituencies. We can go on and on and talk about the benefits, they are many but it is also important that even as we think of having sports academies in every constituency, we need to have a multi-sectorial approach. I am aware that the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology is trying to do the same thing. The NG-CDF has an allocation for sports. All these sectors must be brought together so that we can have a structured process of having sports academies in every constituency for all the sports and not only football, because the moment one talks about sports academy, what comes to the mind of many is football. We want a sports academy that will have athletics, football, rugby, volleyball and even traditional sports. This will enable us to deal with the issue of drug abuse. We will also promote health among our people. We have been complaining about diseases like cancer, heart attack and others. These diseases are coming because we do not exercise. We would want these sports academies to be accessible to older people and not just the youth. The older people in the villages will get an opportunity to go and train in these sports academies. There is a lot you can talk about…"
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