Question NW528 to the Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture

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02 September 2019 - NW528

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Van Dyk, Ms V to ask the Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture

(1) How does his department ensure that proper monitoring and evaluation is done on the allocation of the provincial budget towards Sports, Arts and Culture; (2) (a) what amount was allocated to each province to Sports, Arts and Culture for the past five years, (b) has any of the provinces underspent their budgets, (c) what total amount in each province was spent on (i) salaries and (ii) actual development of sports, arts and culture and (d)(i) what amount of the total amount was spent on soprts development in Namaqualand in the Northern Cape over the past five years and (ii) where was it spent; (3) Whether there is any allocation towards young developing cricket players in the Northern Cape, if not, why not?

Reply:

1.  – The Department coordinates quarterly meetings with all nine provinces to discuss the progress, challenges and the way forward in the implementation of the grant projects,

- Provinces also submit monthly financial, quarterly and annual evaluation reports for the department to monitor their spending and performance,

- Monitoring visits to projects are conducted and site meetings are attended regularly,

- The Department conducts an evaluation of the performance of the grant annually as required by the Division of Revenue Act.

- The Department allows provinces to use a maximum of 5 per cent of the total amount allocated to them for capacity building and provincial coordination of the grant. The Department advises provinces to utilise these funds for the purpose it is meant for and to improve project management skills and capacity.

- The Department continues to provide oversight over the implementation of the project through MINMEC and the TIC on a quarterly basis to ensure regular communication and reporting.

2. (a) what amount was allocated to each province to Sports, Arts and Culture for the past five years

past five years allocation

 

2014/15

2015/16

2016/17

2017/18

2018/19

EC

109 418

143 694

149 320

156 105

160 584

FS

119 013

155 776

157 758

159 017

159 504

GP

125 608

155 693

163 339

172 428

168 530

KZN

122 754

157 696

163 162

173 093

174 397

LP

81 010

112 156

115 295

121 184

125 643

MP

114 781

150 325

155 289

162 777

162 479

NC

118 396

147 121

152 313

163 000

159 554

NW

98 883

130 096

136 494

141 092

136 369

WC

126 347

158 469

164 162

171 264

176 624

TOTAL

1 016 210

1 311 026

1 357 132

1 419 960

1 423 684

(b) has any of the provinces underspent their budgets?

Yes,

Underspending

 

2014/15

2015/16

2016/17

2017/18

2018/19

EC

26 873

5 174

1 268

0

5 844

FS

5 566

459

1 528

14 805

17 650

GP

9 587

49 534

33 008

53 109

18 606

KZN

14 199

38 995

9 878

-68

-288

LP

37 439

15 502

408

7 041

14 200

MP

12 404

36 186

15 112

0

145

NC

18 549

23 976

18 703

30 714

3 754

NW

20 404

20 526

17 032

12 729

21 473

WC

0

464

0

0

0

TOTAL

145 021

190 816

96 937

118 330

81 384

(c) what total amount in each province was spent on

(i) salaries

budget spent on salaries

 

2014/15

2015/16

2016/17

2017/18

2018/19

EC

34 303

39 707

46 635

52 886

57 697

FS

25 383

38 834

60 906

72 996

68 533

GP

15 322

37 866

40 000

53 600

59 698

KZN

4 245

4 789

7 344

10 398

10 018

LP

12 214

20 783

31 946

35 430

37 182

MP

22 904

26 079

30 250

42 341

42 343

NC

25 037

27 821

37 652

43 408

51 171

NW

27 083

32 973

39 082

43 821

48 398

WC

86 762

110 774

122 710

134 147

151 531

TOTAL

253 253

339 626

416 525

489 027

526 571

(c) what total amount in each province was spent on

(ii) actual development of sports, arts and culture,

budget spent towards development of sports, arts and culture

 

2014/15

2015/16

2016/17

2017/18

2018/19

EC

75 115

103 987

102 685

103 219

102 887

FS

93 630

116 942

96 852

86 021

90 971

GP

110 286

117 827

123 339

118 828

108 832

KZN

118 509

152 907

155 818

162 695

164 379

LP

68 796

91 373

83 349

85 754

88 461

MP

91 877

124 246

125 039

120 436

120 136

NC

93 359

119 300

114 661

119 592

108 383

NW

71 800

97 123

97 412

97 271

87 971

WC

39 585

47 695

41 452

37 117

25 093

TOTAL

762 957

971 400

940 607

930 933

897 113

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