DAR ES SALAAM, March 14 -- MINISTER for Information, Culture, Arts and Sports, Paul Makonda (pictured) has warned sports associations and federations that are inactive despite being registered, questioning the value of organisations that exist on paper but have little visible activity.

Speaking at the closing of a special meeting between the National Sports Council and sports associations, the minister said it was concerning that more than 2,000 associations were registered while many had no clear record of competitions or programmes.

“How can we have more than 2,000 registered sports associations, yet many are not active?” Makonda said. “They conduct elections and have leaders, but there are no details about their act...