Question NW1430 to the Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture
18 November 2019 - NW1430
Ceza, Mr K to ask the Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture
Whether there are any plans to build recreation centres in any wards in the Nkangala District Municipality in Mpumalanga; if not, why not; if so, on what date will they be built?
Reply:
Identification of the priority sport and recreation facilities for the community is done by municipalities in consultation with their communities, normally as part of the integrated development planning processes.
Based on these needs and development priorities, municipalities submit requests to the Department for funding of sport and recreation facilities, and subject to an allocation process followed by the Department, allocation will be made to a municipality accordingly.
Between 2017 and 2019, the following local municipalities in the District have been allocated a sum total of R31 800 000 for various sport and recreation facility projects:
- Emakhazeni (MIG allocation)
- Dr.J.S. Moroka (Outdoor gym/ children play-park allocation)
- Emalahleni (MIG allocation)
- Thembisile Hani (MIG allocation)
- Victor Khanye ( MIG allocation)
This means, of the 6 local municipalities in the District, a total of 5 have been allocated and in future the remaining municipality (i.e. Steve Tshwete) will be also be considered.