The African Union Sports Council Region 5 has come so far in the business of developing sport and recreation in the Region. Having started as the Supreme Council for Sport in Africa (SCSA) Zone VI, the organization formally transformed into the AUSC Region 5 on the 8th of November 2013 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe on the occasion of the Council of Ministers meeting. The decision to change the nomenclature from SCSA Zone VI to AUSC Region 5 brought with it excitement and challenges of ensuring the organization maintained its leader position in Africa while at the same time adopting a new business culture under the auspices of the African Union.
The African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 is one of the five Regions entrusted with the responsibility to develop sport under the African Union. Members of the Region comprise of:
- Angola,
- Botswana,
- Lesotho,
- Malawi,
- Mozambique,
- Namibia,
- South Africa,
- Swaziland,
- Zambia and
- Zimbabwe
The African Games are a project run by the African Union Sport Council and Zimbabwe started participating in the All Africa Games in Kenya 1987. Zimbabwe had the opportunity to host the 5th edition of the games in 1995. The Games are necessary for the purposes of preparing athletes for the Olympic Games since they are hosted a year before the Olympic Games. The results of the country’s performance at the African Games are as follows: