Question NW2685 to the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture
13 December 2021 - NW2685
Van Dyk, Ms V to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture
(1). What (a) total number of sports facilities have been built by his department in the Northern Cape in the past five years and (b)(i) are the locations of the specified facilities and (c) at what cost have the facilities been built; (2). whether his department built any sport facilities in the Namaqua District; if not, why not; if so, what are the names of the towns in which the facilities were built? NW3197E
Reply:
The Department does not have a dedicated allocation within its own budget for the provision of Sports Facilities. This responsibility lies with the Local Government Sphere in terms of the Constitution. The Department however made vigorous representation to COGTA to ensure that the allocation for Sport and Recreation Infrastructure in MIG should be located within the budget in the Department responsible for Sport. COGTA however ring-fenced funding that the Department could allocate towards the construction of Sports Facilities.
1. Since the inception of the ring-fenced Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG) in 2016/17, the Department used as a funding mechanism for development of sport facilities in municipalities. Fifteen (15) municipalities have been allocated in the Northern Cape Province, and their list with corresponding budgets is as follows:
|
No |
LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY |
PROJECT NAME |
YEAR OF PROJECT |
BUDGET ALLOCATED |
|
1 |
Khai Ma |
Namakwa |
Construction of a multi-purpose sport field in Poffader |
2016/17 |
R8,000,000.00 |
|
2 |
Umsobomvu |
Pixley ka Seme |
construction of Noupoort Community Indoor Gym |
2016/17 |
R6,500,000.00 |
|
3 |
Gamagara |
Johnn Taolo Gatsewe |
Contruction of Kathu multi-purpose sport facility |
2016/17 2018/19 |
R10,000,000.00 R2,009,250.00 |
|
4 |
Hantam |
Namakwa |
Construction of Calvinia Sports field |
2017/18 |
R6,866,588.00 |
|
5 |
Sol Plaaitjie |
Francis Baard |
Refurbishment of Galeshewe stadium Construction of Florenville Swimming pool Refurbishment of De Beers Stadium |
2017/18 |
R6,866,588.00 (Co-funding) |
|
6 |
Kamiesberg |
Namakwa |
Upgrading of Kharkama Sport Facility |
2018/19 |
R4,370,000.00 |
|
7 |
Phokwane |
Francis Baard |
Construction of Ganspan Sports Complex |
2018/19 |
R11,290,750.00 |
|
8 |
Gasegonyane |
John Taole-Gaetsewe |
Upgrading and Refurbishment of Mothibastad Sports Complex |
2018/19 |
R10,545,000.00 |
|
9 |
Emthanjeni |
Pixley Ka Seme |
Upgrading of Khwezi Sport Grounds |
2019/20 |
R11,941,000.00 |
|
10 |
Dawid Kruiper |
ZF Mgcawu |
The development of sports ground in Rosedale |
2019/20 |
R9,000,000.00 |
|
11 |
Magareng |
Francis Baard |
Upgrading of Ikhutseng stadium |
2019/20 |
R8,000,000.00 |
|
12 |
Renosterberg |
Pixley Ka Seme |
Upgrading of Vanderkloof Sport Facility. |
2020/21 |
R 11,500,000.00 |
|
13 |
Thembelihle |
Pixley Ka Seme |
Development of Steynville Sport Facility |
2020/21 |
R 11,500,000.00 |
|
14 |
Khei |
ZF Mgcawu |
Development of Grootdrink Sport Facility. |
2020/21 |
R 9,330,000.00 |
|
15 |
Nama Khoi |
Namakwa |
Buffelrivier Sport Facility |
2020/21 |
R 7,500,000.00 |
Noteworthy to also indicate that municipalities like Siyancuma and Kamiesberg in Pixley Ka Seme District and Namakwa District respectively were also allocated during initial years of the programme, but their projects were not registered due to certain MIG requirements and their allocation went back to Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, and those allocations are not included in this count.
However, Kamiesberg was re-allocated in 2018/19 for Upgrading of Kharkama Sport Facility.
1. So far the Department has allocated projects in three Municipalities in Namakwa District; which are:
i) Kamiesberg – the facility built is Kharkama
ii) Khaima - allocation made for Pofadder but the Council decided to thinly spread the R 8 000 000 allocated among its three towns without consent from the Department, and this impacted negatively on deliverables.
iii) Hantam – allocation made for Calvinia sport facility but part of it was used for upgrades in Niewoudtville.
iv) Nama Khoi – the facility is built in Buffelrivier.