Development of Sports and the Creative Industry

Cities, towns and villages lack basic sports and recreation facilities. Artists struggle to get recognition and to commercialise their craft. Private sector funding for sport is negligible compared to the norm in other  

countries. There are no structured mechanisms for early talent identification, nurturing and development.  

There is no strategy for the development of sports and the creatives as industries.  

A UDC government will develop strategies for the development of sports and the creatives and invest in  

their development as industries with proven potential to generate jobs, contribute to national output, and  

transform lives. We will build strong mechanisms for early talent identification and development, provide appropriate facilities in villages and towns, and employ appropriately trained youths and retired sports persons. We will introduce, in consultation with stakeholders, local content quotas in both public and  private radio and television stations. We will adapt and use existing community halls as youth sporting  

and recreational facilities for various sporting codes.