Ministry of Health donates to ESSA

MBABANE – The Eswatini Schools Sports Association (ESSA) has received some donation from the Ministry of Health towards its national athletics showpiece set for next week.

ESSA will on Wednesday at Mavuso Sports Centre stage the high schools’ national athletics championships. On Friday, it saw the Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) under the ministry donating some items that the association will reward some of excelling and record breaking athletes on the day. However, this will be some addition to some of the prizes ESSA will give out to winners, which are medals for first, second and third place.

Nkonyeni High Timphisini High Ekuvinjelweni High

Madzanga High School Malibeni High School

Madzanga High School Malibeni High School

Madzanga High School

Duze High School Nceka High School Ndunaythini High Bekezela High School

In the spirit to promote male circumcision in schools, VMMCV donated jackets, beanies, caps, pens, pencils and rulers for participants and winners.

These items were presented to the association yesterday morning at Mater Dolorosa High (MDS) School Hall. VMMC Communications Officer Sabelo Mlambo presented the donation to ESSA Secretary Felicity Dlamini and its Treasurer Lucky Dlamini.

SERVE AS MOTIVATION

Meanwhile, the treasurer believed that these items would serve as motivation to the pupils, while also helping them promote health living in schools.

“We appreciate this generous donation from the ministry and I can say, it came at the right time. Our athletes will get 0 - 1 Mhlatane High School 0 - 1 Peak Central High

0 - 0 Mswati High School

2 - 3 Mangweni High School 1 - 0 Dvokolwako High School

27-14 Mangweni High School 13 - 46 Dvokolwako High School

4 - 2 Malibeni High School

1 - 0 Maphilingo High School 1 - 1 Mnotfweni High School 0 - 1 Lubulini High School

1 - 0 Gamula High School excited about it, as they need some strong motivation as we come from a long COVID- 19 break. Again, the visibility of VMMC during our event on the day will further assist us promote health among pupils such as to circumcise, it gives them some protection against some certain diseases,” Dlamini stated.

VMMC will be promoting the circumcision of male pupils aged 15 and above. Meanwhile, all school runners-up are guaranteed a pen, pencil and ruler. However, it will be exceptional performance that will earn some selected winners of certain categories getting a jacket while some runners-up and third placed winners will get beanies and caps, respectively.

Duze High School Nceka High School Ndunaythini High Bekezela High School

Duze High Schoool Nceka High Schoool

St Bosco High School St Christopher’s High Mvimbeko High School St Bosco High School

St Annes High School St Christophers High Ncabaneni High School St Annes High School 1 - 0 Maphilingo High School 2 - 2 Mnotfweni High School 4 - 2 Lubulini High School

0 - 3 Gamula High School

45 - 42 Maphilingo High School 43 - 35 Mnotfweni High School

2 - 2 Ncabaneni High School 4 - 2 Mvimbeko High School 2 - 1 Ncabaneni High School 1 - 2 St Christophers High

21 - 18 Ncabaneni

25 - 15 Mvimbeko High School 12 - 40 Mvimbeko High School 18 - 27 St Christophers High