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Cape Town, CTICC ready to host Covid-safe continental netball series <p>​The Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) will host the major continental test series between Africa’s top ranked netball teams from next week. <br> <br>The Proteas, currently ranked 5th in the world, will play 7th place Uganda, who are also the third best netball nation in Africa. <br> <br>The Namibian national team, which recently moved up seven places to 23 in the world rankings, will also participate in the tournament, as well as the Proteas under-21 team and the SA President’s XII.  <br> <br>‘Having recently been voted as the World’s Leading Festival and Event Destination for 2020 and the home of netball ahead of the 2023 Netball World Cup, Cape Town is the ideal place to host this tournament and demonstrate the capabilities that have earned our city this accolade. <br> <br>‘We commit to putting on a show for the 2021 SPAR Challenge in a similar fashion as the successful hosting of the continental Africa Netball Cup in 2019,’ said Executive Mayor Alderman Dan Plato.<br> <br>The tournament will be played under strict health and safety regulations, in a biologically safe environment (bio bubble) in the CTICC precinct. <br> <br>All teams, including technical teams, umpires, support staff, media and local organising committee members will be tested prior to entering the bubble.  <br> <br>‘As the City of Cape Town, we have developed protocols for hosting safe events during Covid-19 and together with the CTICC, which has received a Safe Travels Stamp by the World Travel and Tourism Council, we will be working with Netball SA to create an environment that ensures the safety of all those within the bio bubble environment.<br> <br>‘This is a crucial tournament for the Netball World Cup board, the CTICC and the City of Cape Town as we get closer to the 2023 World Cup to show the global stage that we can host major events in a safe environment, despite the pandemic,’ said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, Alderman JP Smith.<br> <br>The 2021 SPAR Challenge will run from 25 - 31 March 2021. In keeping with safety protocols, there will be no spectators. <br> <br> <br><strong>End</strong><br> </p>2021-03-13T22:00:00ZGP0|#1d539e44-7c8c-4646-887d-386dc1d95d70;L0|#01d539e44-7c8c-4646-887d-386dc1d95d70|City news;GTSet|#62efe227-07aa-45e7-944c-ceebacca891dGP0|#4f0ed4de-f325-4c79-ad43-5623a0509108;L0|#04f0ed4de-f325-4c79-ad43-5623a0509108|Netball court;GTSet|#2e3de6c1-9951-4747-8f53-470629a399bb;GP0|#76708040-a9a0-4c35-b2f7-41cf2ea6a593;L0|#076708040-a9a0-4c35-b2f7-41cf2ea6a593|CTICC10

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