E'kasi Sports Foundation keeps Soshanguve residents healthy

 By Tebogo Senosha

E'kasi Sports Foundation is a non-profit organisation established by Chris Semenya in Soshanguve in 2014. It operates in Block M, Halala Community Hall, Philip stadium and Bethsalda Adult Centre in Soshanguve. It is R100 to join.

 It specializes in different health and physical activities such as Cardio workout, Team building activities, Callanetics and Aerobics. The foundation has 43 members so far.

The founder of the foundation Chris Semenya said that his love for sports pushed him to start the foundation.

"I used to train at an early age. I think it is important for people to exercise and eat healthily," said Semenya.

Semenya said that he wishes to build a gymnasium in Soshanguve where people will engage in different physical activities.

"I wish the government could donate a piece of land to us. So that we can have more space for our activities," he added.

Mapula Makgamatha who is one of the registered members at E'kasi Sports Foundation said that the foundation motivated her and helped her to focus at work.

Mapula said, "Since joining the foundation, I always feel energetic and I don't get tired easily".

One of the co-founders of E'kasi Sports Foundation Plaques Moloto praised the foundation for helping people to lead healthy lifestyles in the community.

"I think lifestyle diseases such as cardiac arrests and High blood pressure would decrease in our community due to this foundation," said Moloto, adding that he wished the local government could support them with proper infrastructure.

Exercises are conducted at Block M park in Soshanguve every Saturday at 6:00am and it is  R25 per day to exercise for unregistered members.