Question NW196 to the Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture

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09 March 2020 - NW196

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

(1) Whether regular audits are conducted on federations receiving funds from Sport and Recreation South Africa (SRSA); if not, why not; if so, are the audit reports available; (2) what type of audits are conducted on federations to ensure that they have utilised the funding for the intended purposes; (3) whether the members of the federations and/or sports associations are contacted and/or surveyed to establish if they have received funding; if so, who contacts/surveys the federations and/or sports associations. (4) what number of athletes have benefitted from the funds received from SRSA, through the payment of the entrance fees and transport to compete internationally

Reply:

1. The Departments internal audit unit in consultation with the Auditor-General of SA, in order to avoid duplications, have on their approved annual internal audit plan federations to be audited for the year. On completion of the audit, reports on the audit findings are discussed and sent to the federations audited. Herewith follows the list of federations audited during 2018/19 and 2017/18 financial years respectively;

2018/19 Financial year

  1. Jukskei South Africa
  2. Bowls South Africa
  3. South African Table Tennis Board
  4. Rowing South Africa
  5. South African National Archery Association

2017/18 Financial year

  1. Netball South Africa
  2. South African Sports for Social Change Network
  3. Volleyball South Africa
  4. Tennis South Africa

2. Compliance Audits against the funding framework and the service level agreement between the department and the federations are conducted.

3. Sport and Recreation South Africa Financial and Non-Financial Policy aims to provide funding only to recognised national federations and any related monitoring is conducted to the funded federations and not the members.

4. A total of 393 athletes benefitted from SRSA funds

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