Government will reward appropriately the Zimbabwe Senior
National Netball team, the Gems, that finished eighth at the Vitality Netball
World Cup in Liverpool, London, a Cabinet minister has said.
The Gems returned home yesterday. Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister
Monica Mutsvangwa said a lot of activities had been lined up to celebrate the
sterling work by the Gems.
The minister said this in Harare while briefing journalists
on the 26th Cabinet decision matrix that was held on Tuesday.
“Cabinet received with great satisfaction a brief by the
Minister of Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation (Kirsty Coventry) on the sterling
performance by the Zimbabwe Senior National Netball Team, the “Gems”, at the
just-ended Vitality World Cup in Liverpool, England.
The “Gems” who finished at a credible 8th position out of
16 contestants, are arriving back home today (yesterday). Cabinet urges the
whole nation to accord our high-flying netball team a befitting heroes’
welcome,” said Minister Mutsvangwa.
Asked if there was any reward for the team, Minister
Mutsvangwa said Government, through the relevant ministry, was putting up
something as part of ways to celebrate their performance.
“The netball team deserves to be congratulated. There are
quite a number of activities that have been lined up. I was talking to Minister
Coventry, she was telling me that they will be taken from the airport to a
hotel, get remuneration and rewards for their sterling work. There will be a
number of activities just to make sure that they celebrate together with the
populace. They are busy putting together activities to make sure that people
celebrate together with the Gems. As for remuneration that is being taken care
of,” said Minister Mutsvangwa.
After an impressive show on their World Cup debut, the
general feeling within the Gems camp is their efforts have not rewarded them as
they would have hoped.
Zimbabwe opened the tournament with victory over Asian
champions, Sri Lanka before losing their second game to world champions
Australia.
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