{"id":70093,"date":"2014-10-03T14:13:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-03T12:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/70093\/development-sports-at-the-germiston-stadium\/"},"modified":"2014-10-03T14:48:19","modified_gmt":"2014-10-03T12:48:19","slug":"development-sports-at-the-germiston-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2014\/10\/03\/development-sports-at-the-germiston-stadium\/","title":{"rendered":"Development sports at the Germiston Stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Transnet Rural and Farm Schools Tournament, now in its 12th year, will see South Africa&#8217;s most skilled sporting stars come together in a three-day event, from October 6 to 8, at the Germiston Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>South Africa&#8217;s young athletes will fight it out for the top spot in netball, athletics, football and chess matches.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>This prestigious event will be attended by dignitaries, sport celebrities, leaders in the sports and education industries and Transnet executives, to support a growing and changing South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>The annual sporting event begins with more than 22 000 students from across the country, putting their talents and training to the test by competing in inter-house competitions.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>After months of hard work and competitions, just 2 000 of the students make it to the final Transnet Rural and Farm Schools Tournament.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Each year we host this competition and we see greater and inspiring results,&#8221; said Transnet Foundation&#8217;s senior sports manager, Michael Moloto.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There is an amazing, positive spirit among students and coaches, and we can see that they are motivated to win and do well.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At Transnet, we are very happy and proud to help South African students in this incredible journey from grassroots to glory.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Over the years, the tournament has grown and become a rewarding opportunity for all those involved.<\/p>\n<p>The programme has seen a number of its students win sporting scholarships and being selected for national sports teams and regional soccer programmes.<\/p>\n<p>The festivities will kick off on October 6, at 5pm, with the opening ceremony that will feature inspiring speakers and entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>The recently introduced sporting code, chess, was added for its benefits and cognitive development.<\/p>\n<p>The games are played by girls and boys between the ages of 13 and 19, all coached by trained staff.<\/p>\n<p>Over the three days competitors, scouts and dignitaries will witness up-and-coming sports talent in all four codes.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the Rural and Farm Schools Sport Programme contact Sibusiso Ngomane on 078 098 9546 or visit www.transnetfoundation.co.za\/csi-portfolios\/sports.html.<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='7ff6d34ce8323c4779a01a1799aa90e1'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students across the country unite for South Africa&#8217;s greatest kick-off.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1848,"featured_media":70096,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,3],"tags":[2504,7919,1126,4697,1589,979,1793,1162,2749,5038,1163,1119,1724,5035,5036,5037],"class_list":["post-70093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-sports","category-sports-news","tag-athlete","tag-athletes","tag-athletics","tag-chess","tag-football","tag-germiston","tag-germiston-stadium","tag-netball","tag-puleng-sekabate","tag-rural-and-farm-schools-sport-programme","tag-soccer","tag-sport-2","tag-sports","tag-transnet","tag-transnet-foundation","tag-transnet-rural-and-farm-schools-tournament"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"Sport","SubCategory":"Local sport"},"tag_labels":["athlete","athletes","athletics","chess","football","germiston","Germiston Stadium","netball","Puleng Sekabate","Rural and Farm Schools Sport Programme","soccer","sport","sports","Transnet","Transnet Foundation","Transnet Rural and Farm Schools Tournament"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70093","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1848"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70093"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70093\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}