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Media Statement MEC Maile Wishes Team Gauteng Well Ahead Of The Winter Games 2026 In Kugompo City 09 July 2026
Gauteng - HealthRef: https://www.gauteng.gov.za/Media%20Advisories%20and%20Statements/Media%20Statement%20-%20MEC%20Maile%20wishes%20team%20Gauteng%20well%20ahead%20of%20the%20winter%20games%202026%20in%20Kugompo%20City%20-%2009%20July%202026.pdf
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Collected on 11 July 2026
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What this means
This is a media statement issued by the Gauteng Department of Education. MEC Lebogang Maile (Education, Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation) wishes Team Gauteng well ahead of the 2026 Winter National School Sport Championships (WNSSC). The event will be held in KuGompo City, Eastern Cape from 11 to 13 July 2026, and Team Gauteng will send a 269-strong contingent (198 athletes, 38 coaches, and 33 officials) competing in football, hockey, volleyball and rugby.
Facts
Places
Gauteng, Eastern Cape
Reference
https://www.gauteng.gov.za/Media%20Advisories%20and%20Statements/Media%20Statement%20-%20MEC%20Maile%20wishes%20team%20Gauteng%20well%20ahead%20of%20the%20winter%20games%202026%20in%20Kugompo%20City%20-%2009%20July%202026.pdf
Key Takeaways
- Issued by: Gauteng Department of Education
- Date of release: 09 July 2026
- MEC: Lebogang Maile
- Event: 2026 Winter National School Sport Championships (WNSSC)
- Location: KuGompo City, Eastern Cape
- Dates: Saturday 11 to Monday 13 July 2026
- Team Gauteng contingent: 269 total
- Athletes: 198 (99 boys, 99 girls)
- Coaches: 38
- Other officials: 33
- Sports: football, hockey, volleyball, rugby
- Team Gauteng departure: from Midrand High School (today, 09 July 2026)
- Media contact email: GDEMedia@gauteng.gov.za
- MEC spokesperson contact: Onwabile Lubhelwana, 071 531 4513, Onwabile.Lubhelwana@gauteng.gov.za
- Gauteng Department of Education
- MEC Lebogang Maile
- Team Gauteng
- Onwabile Lubhelwana
- Departments of Basic Education and Sport, Arts and Culture
- Midrand High School
- KuGompo City
- Eastern Cape
Dates
Closing Date
9 July 2026