Questions and Replies

Reply:

(1) We are not aware of such an incident. However, if true, the Honourable Member will be aware that, in line with the Olympic Charter, the national Department of Sport and Recreation is not allowed to interfere with the administration of the federations. It may be useful for the Honourable member to bring this matter to the attention of the relevant competent authority, that being the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of South Africa.

(2) No.

Reply:

(a) and (b) (i) The Department of Sport and Recreation South Africa holds no investments and does not have non-current assets either. In line with the Statement of Financial Position at financial year end 31 March 2017, the Department had R3 013 000 in current assets as disclosed in page no. 154 of the Annual Report of the Department, tabled before Parliament and as audited by the Auditor-General South Africa.

(ii) The entities reporting to the Minister of Sport and Recreation do not hold any unlisted investments, neither directly nor indirectly and also do not hold any non-current assets.

Reply:

The Department of Sport and Recreation South Africa spends its allocated budget against line items such as Compensation of Employees, Goods and Services, Transfers to Provinces and Federations, as well as Capital Expenditure.

The Department’s budget is prepared in line with the common budget template that is applicable to all departments. This template does not provide for the divisions that the Honourable Member is seeking. It will however be of interest to the Honourable Member to note that almost 50% of the departmental budget is a grant that is transferred to provinces. In this regard 40% of this budget is allocated to School Sport and 20% to Club Development. Of these allocations, 50% of it has to be spent in the rural areas.

Reply:

(a) The Department of Sport and Recreation South Africa does not own any land.

(b) Both entities reporting to the Minister for Sport and Recreation, Boxing South Africa and the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS), do not own any land.

(i), (ii) and (iii) Fall away.

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Reply:

(a) Yes. On 29 August 2017 to 02 September 2017 the Minister travelled to the Cape Verde Islands at the invitation of the South African Football Association (SAFA).

(i) and (ii) The purpose of the trip was to accompany the senior men’s national soccer team (Bafana Bafana), as the team was to play in a crucial FIFA 2018 World Cup qualifiying match against Cape Verde.

(iii) The traveling costs for the Minister were borne by SAFA.

(b) No. The Deputy Minister has not made use of a chartered private jet during the period in question.

Reply:

(1) (a) The Chief Exective Officer (CEO) of Boxing South Africa is employed on a full-time, 5-year contract.

The CEO of South Africa Institute for a Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS) is employed on a permanent, full-time basis.

(b) The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Boxing SA is employed on a full-time, permanent basis.

The CFO of SAIDS is employed full-time, on a performance-based contract.

(2) (a) The CEO of Boxing SA is Mr. Tsholofelo Lejaka.

The CFO of Boxing SA is Mr. Thabang Moses.

The CEO of SAIDS is Mr. Khalid Galant.

The CFO of SAIDs is Mr. Onke Ngwane.

(b) (i) Mr. Lejaka assumed duty on 13 June 2016. Mr Moses started work on 07 March 2016.

Mr. Galant was appointed in 2008, according to the appointment framework of the South. African institute for Drug-Free Sport Act 14 of 1997, as amended (see Drug Free Sport Amendment Act, 2006). Mr Ngwane was appointed in 2015 on a two-year contract. Upon satisfactory completion of the two-year contract, a new, three year contract was entered into.

(ii) Mr. Lejaka’s employment contract ends in June 2021.

Mr. Onke Ngwane’s employment contract ends in 2020.

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Reply:

(1) Yes.

(a) The Minister was invited by the South African Football Association (SAFA) to accompany the national senior men’s football team (Bafana Bafana), as the team was to play in a crucial FIFA World Cup qualifiying match against Cape Verde.

(b) (i) and (ii) The traveling costs for the Minister were borne by SAFA.

(2) The only other cost of the trip was subsistence allowance, which was covered by the Department of Sport and Receation South Africa.

Reply:

The leadership of the South African Football Association (SAFA) authorized FIFA to make the payment. The details of the payment are with FIFA who made the payment to the Confederation of North, Central and Caribbean Football Associations (CONCACAF). The documentation related to the decision is not in the purview of the Minister of Sport and Recreation. The Olympic Charter, to which South Africa is a signatory, prohibits governments from interfering in the administration of sports bodies. Government relies on the sports bodies to provide details as and when necessary, on a voluntary basis. South Africa has since requested FIFA, the former leaders of SAFA and the government of the United States of America to share documentation in their possession pointing to any alleged wrongdoing in respect of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Until we receive information stating otherwise, we as the South African Government believe that this was a legitimate transfer of funds to CONCACAF. Those who allege that any of our laws have been broken are encouraged to report such transgressions to the appropriate authorities, including law enforcement agencies.

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Reply:

The application dates for Boxing South Africa were as follows:

(a) opened on: 28 July 2017

(b) closed on: 13 August 2017

In the case of the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport, the advertisement is still to be published, as quotations were awaited from the Government Gazette and the National Press. It is expected that the advertisement will be issued shortly before he end of September 2017 and the closing date for the nominations shall be 30 days from the publication of the advertisement.

Reply:

The investigation into the death of Mr Herbert Nkabiti is underway and has not yet been completed. The investigation has been commissioned by the board of Boxing South Africa. Once the investigation is complete and the report is submitted to the Department of Sport and Recreation South Africa, the Minister will apply his mind as to the next course of action.

Reply:

(a) and (b) (i) and (ii) The Department of Sport and Recreation South Africa and the entities reporting to the Executive Authority of the Department are not funding any institution of research and development, whether domestically and/or internationally, including by way of discretionary funding.

Thus, (aa) (aaa) and (bbb), (bb) and (cc) fall away.

Reply:

The information contained herein was provided to the Department of Sport and Recreation (SRSA) by the Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA), who track such information. SRSA does not have records of the staff members in question having engaged in remunerative work outside their formal employment, because such was not declared to the Department. Also, when inquiries were sent to the staff members they responded by stating that they did not engage in contracts with other State entities. The zero figures in the ‘Amounts’ column denote that SRSA has been made aware by the AGSA of individuals who are purported to have engaged in contracts with other State entities, yet the AGSA did not provide further details regarding the work they are said to have performed and amounts involved. SRSA is engaging with the AGSA to establish the full facts around this matter.

(i) 2014 – 15 Financial Year

NO.	NAME OF STAFF MEMBER	DESIGNATION OF THE STAFF MEMBER	ENTITY NAME OF THE STAFF MEMBER	DETAILS OF THE CONTRACT(S) AND/0R AGREEMENTS	AMOUNTS
1.	Bethuel Ramathabe Maake	Deputy Director: School Sport	Goldex Trading Enterprise	National Home Builders Registration Council	R0.00
2.	Xolelwa Patricia Scott	Support Services Officers	Skokelo Trading Enterprise	Camdeboo Local Municipality	R0.00
3.	Keneetswe Norah Mosenogi	Director: Scientific Support	Par Elegance Elite (Pty) Ltd	Dirapeng	R0.00
4.	Kenetswe Norah Mosenogi	Director: Scientific Support	Invest North West	Dr. Ruth S. Mompati District Municipality	R0.00
5.	Frennie Shivhambu	Secretary/Typist (Ministry)	Justus Media CC	-	R0.00
6.	N.M. Phongoma	Senior Co-ordinator: Special Projects	Qilima Investment	-	R0.00

(ii) 2015 – 16 Financial Year

NO.	NAME OF STAFF MEMBER	DESIGNATION OF THE STAFF MEMBER	ENTITY NAME OF THE STAFF MEMBER	DETAILS OF THE CONTRACT(S) AND/0R AGREEMENTS	AMOUNTS
1.	M.S. Tshabalala	Chief of Staff: Office of the Minister	Tiroweb (Pty) Ltd	-	R0.00

(iii) 2016 – 17 Financial Year

NO.	NAME OF STAFF MEMBER	DESIGNATION OF THE STAFF MEMBER	ENTITY NAME OF THE STAFF MEMBER	DETAILS OF THE CONTRACT(S) AND/0R AGREEMENTS	AMOUNTS
1.	C. Singh	Chief Director: Client Services, Events & Facilities	PSBY Management Consultant	Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality	R35 500.00
2.	Xolelwa Patricia Scott	Support Services Officers	Skokelo Trading Enterprise	Camdeboo Local Municipality	R0.00
3.	M.E. Ntsoane	Special Advisor (Legal) to the Former Minister	Ntsoane Attorneys	Free State Development Corporation	R777 870.00

 

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Reply:

(1) (a) Boxing South Africa (BSA) and the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS) have boards in place.

(i) (aa) BSA board members were appointed on 01 June 2014. The SAIDS board members were appointed on 01 December 2012.

(bb) the term of the BSA board ended on 31 May 2017 and has been extended to 31 August 2017. The term of the current SAIDS board and its Appeal Board expires on 30 November 2017.

(ii) (aa) The BSA board is composed of 7 members. The SAIDS boarded comprises of 9 members, including the chairperson of the board. The SAIDS Appeal Board is made up of 10 members.

(bb) The BSA board has 2 female members, of which one of them is the chairperson. There are 2 female members on the SAIDS board and the same applies to the Appeal Board. The latter has got a female member who is also a person living with a disability.

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Reply:

(a) In 2016, the Department of Sport and Recreation South Africa conducted a national facilities count in all the 9 provinces of South Africa. Whilst the count revealed that there are 5 022 sport facilities around the country, it did not include a variable to determine if access to these facilities is free to the general public. This is part of the reason that the Department has deemed it appropriate to conduct a comprehensive national facility audit to look beyond the number and location of the facilities, but also to zoom into other aspects, including accessibility for the general public.

(b) Although a variable of free access to the public was not included in the facilities count, data about services offered in each of the facilities was generated.

(c) The facilities count also produced data on the geographic location of the facilities. The information is summarized in the National Facility Count Report, which may be availed to the Honourable Members of Parliament.

Reply:

(a) and (b) Neither the Department of Sport and Recreation South Africa, nor the entities reporting to the Executive Authority appointed transaction advisors for tenders during the period 01 January 2012 to 31 December 2016.

Therefore, (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) fall away.

 

Reply:

Neither (a) myself, (b) the Deputy Minister nor (c) any of the heads of entities reporting to the Minister of Sport and Recreation made use of security services paid for by the State for (i) myself, (ii) my immediate family or (iii) any of the staff members. VIP protection is provided to me and the Deputy Minister by the South African Police Service from the budget of the Department of Police, which is standard for all Ministers and Deputy Ministers.

(aa), (bb) and (cc) fall away.

Reply:

(a) The National Training and Olympic Preparatory Centre (NTC) emanates from the South African Sport Academies Strategic Framework and Policy Guideline. In 2013, the South African Sport Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) having earmarked the Free State Sport Science Institute (FSSI) approached the Free State (FS) Provincial Government to develop the FSSI to be the NTC. The Department of Sport and Recreation South Africa (SRSA) further made a commitment to the project and looked at a number of funding options to fund the establishment of the NTC. In 2014 five percent of the Conditional Grant was ring-fenced for the development of the NTC. This occurred after further engagements with the National Treasury to amend the Conditional Grant Framework to provide for construction of sport infrastructure. A project management company with a team of consultants was appointed to develop a Master Plan, which was approved by the NTC Steering Committee (represented by all provinces) overseeing the development of the NTC.

The first assignment was to establish the additional high-performance training facilities that can complement the current facilities. The Table below represents the list of proposed facilities to be constructed, with a phased-guide.

List of Facilities	sub-project  Number	Phase of Development
		1	2	3	4	5	6
NTC Entrance Gates	1	X	X
High Performance Training: Athletics	2	X	X	X	X
High Performance Training: Swimming	3	X	X	X	X
High Performance Training: Martial Arts	4	X	X
High Performance Training: Basketball	5	X	X
Accommodation Facilities & Sports Hotel	6	X	X
High Performance Training: Squash	7	X	X
High Performance Training: Hockey	8	X	X

After consultation with the NTC Steering Committee it was decided to commence with the construction of the indoor swimming and athletics facilities, because South African athletes are stronger and more competitive in these two-sporting codes. However, since this decision, the Central University of Technology (CUT) approached the Free State Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation with an offer of exchanging land earmarked for the FSSI that was planned for the development and construction of the NTC for Cecilia Park, which belongs to the CUT.

The Department (SRSA) considered the offer of the CUT and resolved that the Free State Provincial Government should accept it with the condition that it be Cecilia Park land with the replacement cost of all the existing buildings. The CUT agreed to the land swap and an additional R112 million for the replacement of the existing infrastructure. The exchange of the land is currently underway and is in its final stages. We have adjusted the original master plan to fit the new sit. As soon as the exchange of land is finalised we will immediately commence with the construction.

 

(b) The development and construction of the NTC is through the conditional grant. In 2015/16 to 2016/17 five percent of the grant was made available for the purpose which amounted to R24 million and R23 million respectively. In 2017/18, the conditional grant was increased to ten percent of the total grant allocation, which amounts to R58 million a year.

(c) National Lottery Distribution (Lotto) funded SASCOC to the tune of R10 million, which was for upgrading of the existing accommodation facility.

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Reply:

The Department of Sport and Recreation South Africa and the entities reporting to the Executive Authority did not procure any services from and/or made any payments to (i) Bell Pottinger or (ii) any other public relations firms.

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Reply:

There are no disputes that involve boxers not being paid by promoters, which have been brought to our attention, as the Department of Sport and Recreation South Africa. The last dispute that involved boxers not being paid their purse money by promoters was resolved by the end of December 2016. The promoters responsible were subjected to a disciplinary process. In that respect the last incident took place in April 2016 and there hasn’t been any such incident since then.

(a) N/A

(b) (i) and (ii) N/A

(c) N/A

Reply:

(a) Government has and continues to support sport clubs. Clubs directly supported by Government are community based clubs and are normally run by volunteers. The aforesaid volunteers are not paid by Government and thus have not been subjected to an assessment against the Child Protection Act by the Department of Sport and Recreation. Although the requirement for such an assessment may be considered in future, it will require capacity from the relevant agencies, in a programmatic fashion, thus necessitating assessments of the volunteers from the same clubs more regularly. Due consideration must be given to the communication on the purpose of conducting the assessments, as the retention of the volunteers is quite low.

(b) There was no screening done.

Reply:

(1) FIFA was authorized by the South African Football Association (SAFA) to make the necessary payment to the Confederation of North, Central and Caribbean Football Associations (CONCACAF) and was authorized to do so as the funds were destined for the Host Association being SAFA itself.

(2) There was no inquiry into this matter as the payment was not unlawful and SAFA was well within its right to make the payment in furtherance of a standing government programme of making the World Cup an African World Cup, and a FIFA approved programme of ‘Win in Africa for Africa and One Goal’. No South African law was broken in the transactions that ensured to effect the payment of $10 million by FIFA to CONCACAF.

(3) SAFA does not intend to recover this money as it was paid for a legitimate purpose and there is no verdict of wrongdoing on the part of CONCACAF. SAFA has noted the allegations contained in the indictment by the US Attorney General and will follow the developments closely.

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Reply:

(a) and (b) (i) and (ii) The Department of Sport and Recreation South Africa and the entities reporting to its Executive Authority did not procure any services from and/or make any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation.

Thus (aa), (bb), (cc), (dd), (ee) and (ff) fall away.

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Reply:

The impasse has been resolved. The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) awarded the bid to host the Commonwealth Games 2022 on 02 September 2015 at its general assembly in Auckland, New Zealand. At the time of awarding the bid, the finance guarantee by the South African Government was not signed, as certain conditions of the host city agreement were not favourable to South Africa and hence could not be signed. This further meant that the outstanding issues raised by the evaluation commission after their visit in April/May 2015 could not be attended to as it was dependent on the negotiations with the Commonwealth Games Federation around matters contained in the financial guarantee and the host city agreement.

Further to the negotiations, South Africa provided a response to the issues by 30 November 2016. The Commonwealth Games Federation completed its detailed review of the final information submitted by South Africa on 30 November 2016 to determine whether the requisite conditions precedent set by South Africa would be acceptable to the Commonwealth Games Federation. The latter however felt that this did not meet with their methodology of games delivery and considered South Africa's position as a departure from the conditions they had set in the proposed Host City Agreement. The Evaluation Commission of the Commonwealth Games Federation did not accept South Africa's conditions, budget proposals and delivery methodology. It was therefore resolved that the Commonwealth Games Federation should withdraw the rights awarded to Durban to host the 2022 edition of the games.

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Reply:

(1) (a) In the current financial year the Department of Sport and Recreation SA (SRSA) will conduct a facility audit intended not only to quantify number of facilities available, their type and level of service they offer, but also to assess needs and shortfalls using various methods including municipal IDPs and the SRSA Facility Classification Framework, which provides guidelines in terms of type and category of facility, level of service it must offer and minimum distance/radius for accessibility. This, in line with the department’s annual performance plan, will ensure the prioritisation of building and maintenance of facilities in order to contribute to the objectives of National Sport and Recreation Plan and the National Development Plan.

(b) The Department has conducted and concluded a facility count and verification process in 2016. The process included count of all facilities irrespective of their ownership and this was done through our facility count project team in all nine (9) provinces in collaboration with municipalities. The national total sum of facilities as counted is 5022, and provincial breakdown is as follows:

 

PROVINCE	FACILITIES
Eastern Cape	214
Free State	259
Gauteng	989
KwaZulu-Natal	1341
Limpopo	947
Mpumalanga	791
Northern Cape	102
North West	134
Western Cape	245
NATIONAL	5022

(c) Our 2016 facility count took this matter into consideration and make a shocking revelation that of all facilities counted, irrespective of their conditions, only 20% are accessible to people with disabilities, and this is another matter that justifies a need to strengthen the role of SRSA in planning and monitoring implementation of sports and recreation infrastructure projects in order to enforce Norms and Standards, and Sports and Recreation Amendment Act both of which emphasize a need to ensure that sports facilities are user friendly to people with disability.

(2) (a) Since 2016/17 the department has been involved with identification of sports infrastructure projects in all provinces in order to guide allocation of the R300 million for MIG. The NDP dictates that all settlement in the country must have access to sport and recreation facilities, and it is in that spirit that while resources are limited and prioritisation is inevitable, allocations will be made in all provinces.

(b) Since sports infrastructure projects are implement in a context of MIG, therefore, with exception of multi-year projects, completion dates of projects will coincide with the end municipal financial year, and this effectively informs time frames.

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Reply:

One of the stumbling blocks to sport development and improving access to participation opportunities has been the absence of an accurate database of sport and recreation facilities. The Department of Sport and Recreation South Africa is thus commencing with a full-scale facilities audit in the 2017/18 financial year. In this period a comprehensive audit will be done in one Province, namely Gauteng. It is expected that the audit of all Provinces will straddle over a number of financial years. Once the audit is complete only then will specific and reliable data be available with regard to the condition of each facility and its location.

Reply:

(aa) The following vehicles were used by Minister Fikile Mbalula and Deputy Minister Gert Oosthuizen in the (aaa) 2014-15 and the (bbb) 2015-16 financial years:

Vehicles utilised from Pretoria office base

	(i) Minister	(ii) Deputy Minister
(a) Make	Mercedes Benz	Mercedes Benz
(b) Model	ML 500	E500
(c) Price	R940 885.80	R928 161.77
(d) Date of acquisition	07 July 2011	20 March 2013

Vehicles utilised from Cape Town office base

	Minister	Deputy Minister
(a) Make	Mercedes Benz	BMW
(b) Model	ML500	530D
(c) Price	R 935 871.60	R 843 369.00
(d) Date of acquisition	05 October 2011	12 October 2011

(bb) Information for the motor vehicles used by the Minister Fikile Mbalula and Deputy Minister Gert Oosthuizen from 01 April 2016 is as follows:

Vehicles utilised from Pretoria office base

	Minister	Deputy Minister
(a) Make	BMW	Mercedes Benz
(b) Model	X5	E500
(c) Price	R902 529.99	R928 161.77
(d) Dates	07 July 2015	20 March 2013

Vehicles utilised from Cape Town office base

	Minister	Deputy Minister
(a) Make	Mercedes Benz	BMW
(b) Model	ML500	530D
(c) Price	R 935 871.60	R 843 369.00
(d) Date	05 October 2011	12 October 2011

Reply:

(1) Currently, there are no vacancies in the positions of (a) chief executive officer, (b) chief financial officer and/or (c) chief operating officer in the entities reporting to the Department of Sport and Recreation South Africa.

Therefore (i) and (ii); (2) (a) and (b); and (3) (a), (b) and (c) fall away.

Reply:

I would like to plead with the Honourable Member to grant the administration an extension of a period not exceeding a further 10 working days to source the correct information to enable me to respond to the question.

Reply:

The expenditure was mainly incurred by the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) and the expenditure toward the bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games is being verified. The information asked for by the Honourable Member shall be provided before long.

Reply:

(1) At the time of sanctioning the said boxing event, which took place on the 22 April 2016 at East London, Boxing SA had reasonable grounds to believe that it was in receipt of a legitimate legal commitment by the provincial department of Sports, Arts and Culture in the Eastern Cape to pay for the purse money.

It later emerged that the written undertaking purportedly signed by the CFO of the department of Sports, Arts and Culture in Eastern Cape and submitted by the promoter, was actually falsified. It is for that reason that disciplinary steps were taken against the promoter. This resulted in the promoter’s license being suspended and a civil claim being instituted against him to recover the money.

(2) (a) No, in the financial year 2015/16 there were no tournaments staged without payment of purse money.

(b) Yes, (i) Since 1 April 2016, there was a tournament held in Limpopo Province hosted by a consortium led by Limpopo Champions and Xaba Promotions on the 29 April 2016.

(ii) All outstanding monies were subsequently settled with all the licensees.

Reply:

(a) The Boxing is Back campaign in partnership with South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), Boxing SA (BSA) and Sport and Recreation South Africa (SRSA) started in June 2015. Since June 2015 there has been 9 tournaments broadcast in different provinces, listed below is a schedule of allocation:

(b) The fights broadcast by the different Channels were as follows:

(i) Supersport

TOURNAMENT DATE	PROVINCE	PROMOTION
18 March 2015	Gauteng	Golden Gloves
06 June 2015	Gauteng	Golden Gloves
19 September 2015	Gauteng	Golden Gloves
0 December 2015	Gauteng	Golden Gloves
19 March 2016	Gauteng	Golden Gloves
18 October 2016	Gauteng	Rainbow
24 April 2015	Eastern Cape	Xaba
24 July 2015	Eastern Cape	Xaba
25 September 2015	Eastern Cape	Xaba
18 December 2015	Eastern Cape	Xaba
30 Aug 2015	Eastern Cape	Eyethu

(ii) SABC

TOURNAMENT DATE	PROVINCE	PROMOTION
26 June 2015	Gauteng	BRD Promotion
24 July 2015	Eastern  Cape	Xaba Promotions
27 Aug 2015	Mpumalanga	Showtime
09 Oct 2015	Free State	Dream Team
27 Nov 2015	Western Cape	CSuns Promotions
26 February 2016	Northern Cape	TK Promotions
19 March 2016	KwaZulu Natal	Starline& White Buffalo
29 April 2016	Limpopo	Limpopo Champion & Xaba
29 Jul 2016	Eastern  Cape	Xaba Promotions
27 May 2016	North West	TK Promotions
07 October 2016	Free State	Dream Team

(iii) eTV – No boxing events were broadcast on eTV.

(c) The partnership of BSA, SRSA and SABC decided on a schedule of fights and allocations to different provinces.

Reply:

(1) (a) and (b) No.

(2) (a) and (b) No. the Department of Sport and Recreation South Africa did not participate in the said auction; thus (i) and (ii), (aa) and (bb) fall away.

Reply:

The individual in question is no longer with the Department of Sport and Recreation South Africa.

Reply:

The Department of Sport and Recreation South Africa (SRSA) did not procur any services from and/or make any payments to:

(a) Mr Mzwanele Manyi

(b) the Progressive Professionals Forum,

(c) the Decolonisation Fund and/or

(d) the Black Business Council

Thus (i), (ii), (iii) , (iv) and (v) fall away.

Reply:

1. The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC), together with the National Federations (NFs), set the policy for participation in the Olympic and the Paralympic Games. The policy is signed off by the President representing the respective NF two years prior to any games. Once the selection criteria have been signed off by the NF, the onus is upon the NF to confirm that the athlete has met the International and/or Olympic standards; and on that basis all recommendations are made by the NF to SASCOC that the athlete should be admitted as a member of Team South Africa to participate in the Olympic or Paralympic games.

2. Attached is the criteria (annexure 1)

3. (a) It should be noted that athletes do not automatically qualify for selection as a result of being successful in an African Competition. Also, they are required to be ascribed a certain international ranking in order to qualify for the NF participation.

(b) Refer to (3) (a) and the domestic qualification criteria attached.

All athletes must meet the specified criteria.

The decision as to who will represent South Africa as a member of Team South Africa is done solely on the basis that the athletes meet the required International Qualification criteria as set out in the various Federations’ selection policies with SASCOC.

Reply:

a) Karate South Africa (KSA), as it is currently constituted, is a member of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC).  However, such membership is currently under discussion due to the representations that have been made to SASCOC and to KSA to the effect that the latter does not represent the majority of the participants currently registered in Karate. Also, it is said that the current structure differentiates between contact and non-contact Karate. In terms of the National Sport and Recreation Act, 2007 (as amended) and the policy set out by the Department of Sport and Recreation and further embodied in the Constitution of the SASCOC, all members irrespective of race, colour or creed are entitled to participate in any particular sport.  In this specific instance as previously stated, representation has been received by SASCOC to the effect that the majority of participants within KSA are unable to participate in the Sport, due to the current policies of KSA.

b) In terms of SASCOC’s Constitution, should any member of a sporting code, or any particular sports federation have a dispute within its structure, then the same shall be referred to SASCOC for arbitration.  This procedure is currently being exercised by the various parties to the current dispute.

(i) and (ii) The relevant details shall be provided in due course.

Reply:

a) Karate South Africa (KSA), as it is currently constituted, is a member of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC).  However, such membership is currently under discussion due to the representations that have been made to SASCOC and to KSA to the effect that the latter does not represent the majority of the participants currently registered in Karate. Also, it is said that the current structure differentiates between contact and non-contact Karate. In terms of the National Sport and Recreation Act, 2007 (as amended) and the policy set out by the Department of Sport and Recreation and further embodied in the Constitution of the SASCOC, all members irrespective of race, colour or creed are entitled to participate in any particular sport.  In this specific instance as previously stated, representation has been received by SASCOC to the effect that the majority of participants within KSA are unable to participate in the Sport, due to the current policies of KSA.

b) In terms of SASCOC’s Constitution, should any member of a sporting code, or any particular sports federation have a dispute within its structure, then the same shall be referred to SASCOC for arbitration.  This procedure is currently being exercised by the various parties to the current dispute.

(i) and (ii) The relevant details shall be provided in due course.

Reply:

 (1)    No MoU was signed. Protocol observance is underway.

(2)       Minister will be unable to give Mr T.W Mhlongo the full contents of the MoU, because there is no MoU. 

 

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Reply:

1. Will South Africa be hosting the 2022 Commonwealth Games; if not, why not; if so,

 South Africa was awarded the right to host the Commonwealth Games in 2022 at the General Assembly of the Commonwealth Games Federation held in Auckland, New Zealand on 2 September 2015, with Durban being announced as the host city.

2. (a)  is Durban still the host city,

 Yes, there had been no official communication to the contrary.

(b) has funding been committed to allow Durban to host the games,

Yes there has been funds committed in view of guarantees that have been signed by different Governments Departments

(c) has South Africa met all deadlines and obligations set by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF),

No, South Africa has not met all the deadlines.

(d) did he sign the financial guarantee requested by the CGF

The Minister of Finance signed the financial guarantee in respect of the operational budget of R 2 662 928.00 and a contingency budget which is capped at 18% (R479 327 040.00).

and (e) has the first Municipal Infrastructure Grant been allocated;

There has been no allocation of the Municipal Infrastructure Grants

3. what are the deliverables of the Board of the SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee;

SASCOC serves as the National (South African) Commonwealth Games Association. In terms of the hosting of the Commonwealth Games in 2022, their role will be determined once the governance structure for the Games is established.

4. what amount is the specified event expected to cost (a) Durban, (b) KwaZulu-Natal and (c) the Government?    

The Province of Kwazulu-Natal and the City of Durban have committed R 1 086 000 000.00 towards the Games budget.

 

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Reply:

we are still getting information from La Liga regarding the information requested. 

 

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Reply:

We are still trying to source information from our archives. The Information is not readily available

Reply:

We are still trying to source in the archives; the information required is not readily available

Reply:

We are still trying to source information and consulting with the Boxing SA on this matter and the information required is not readily available

Reply:

(1)What is the total amount that has been paid to date for expenditures incurred for,

(a) the bidding process for the Commonwealth Game to be hosted in Durban and

Sport and Recreation provided R1m for the bidding process. The other spheres of government and the National Lottery have made contributions to the total expenditure for bidding. The Closeout report which contains the audited financial statements of the Bidding Company will be tabled before the Inter-Ministerial Committee on the Games for approval prior to the figures being considered final.

(b) any capital projects undertaken to upgrade the Ethekwini precinct by each

(i) national

None

(ii) provincial and

None

(iii) local sport authority;

None by the local Sport Authority but the Municipality had long term plans for the renovation for the Rachael Finlayson Swimming Pool. They have taken the opportunity to enhance the upgrade to meet the requirements for the Commonwealth Games. This increased the cost by R2m bringing the upgrade to R3,5m. The renovations will be complete by March 2017.

(2) whether South Africa met the 30 November 2016 deadline to ensure that all securities have been put in place to host the specified games in 2022; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

South Africa met the deadline of 30 November 2016. South Africa responded to the issues raised by the Commonwealth Games Federation. All the information and supporting documents were uploaded onto the Commonwealth Games Knowledge Systems Portal and acknowledgement of receipt was received.

 

Reply:

The department spent as follows for advertising:

1. -16 Since 1 April 2016

Africa News Network 7 Channel R0.00 R0.00

SA Broadcasting Corporation

• Television channel R1 569 408.15 R0.00
• Radio channel R0.00 R0.00

National Commercial Radio Stations R0.00 R0.00

Community

• Television R0.00 R0.00
• Radio Stations R60 310.00 R0.00

Reply:

The department has not paid out any reimbursements for Mr. Esethu Hasane for the:

1. Cell phone and (b) Data, for the financial years:
2. (aa) 2014-15

(bb) 2015-16, and

(ii) since 01 April 2016 to date.

(c) The travel claims for Mr. Esethu Hasane for the:

(aa) 2014-15 Financial year

Date of Reimbursement	Purpose of the claim	Amount
28 August 2014	Parliamentary session	R141.62
28 August 2014	Parliamentary session	R1,120.12
28 August 2014	Budget Vote	R223.16
19 March 2015	Commonwealth 2022 Bid Lodgement-London	R4,731.14
TOTAL		R6,216.04

(bb) 2015-16 Financial year

Date of Reimbursement	Purpose of the claim	Amount
25 September 2015	Rugby world Cup 2023 Briefing Sessions & meetings	R4,470.68
25 September 2015	Official kilometers travelled for the month of August 2015	R2,777-76
19 November 2015	Official kilometers travelled for the month of September 2015	R5,041.28
07 December 2015	Official kilometers travelled for the month of October 2015	R6,802.32
07 December 2015	Rugby World Cup Semi-Finals- London	R9,365.91
17 March 2016	Official kilometers travelled for the month of November 2015	R6,354.43
17 March 2016	Official kilometers travelled for the month of December 2015	R2,452.68
TOTAL		R37,265.06

(ii) Since 01 April 2016 to date

Date of Reimbursement	Purpose of the claim	Amount
19 May 2016	Official kilometers travelled for the month of April 2016	R2,268.17
19 May 2015	Rural Sport Development Programme-Umtata	R388.12
19 May 2015	Official kilometers travelled for the month of March 2016	R973.43
17 June 2016	Rural Sport Development Programme-Umtata	R373.74
17 June 2016	Official kilometers travelled for the month of May 2016	R2,282.84
19 September 2016	Accompany Minister to Rio Olympics 2016	R9,097.26
22 September 2016	Accompany Minister to Rio Paralympics 2016	R8,096.70
27 October 2016	Official kilometers travelled for the month of July 2016	R1,758.19
27 October 2016	Official kilometers travelled for the month of September 2016	R2,451.48
27 October 2016	Official kilometers travelled for the month of August 2016	R2,328.57
TOTAL		R30,018.50

Reply:

1. (a) What was the total value in rand of Old Mutual's sponsorship for Athletics South Africa's (ASA) licence numbers for races in the past three financial years,

R5,000,000.00 – as from 2016

b) for what period was each of the sponsorships allocated and

2016 and 2017

(c) what is the name of each board member and/or official of ASA that secured the sponsorships;

Mr Aleck Skhosana and James Moloi

(2) whether the specified board members and/or officials of ASA were awarded

(a) Commissions and/or

No commission were awarded

(b) any other incentives for securing the sponsorships; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so,

No other incentives to be awarded and no future prospects of incentives or commission to be awarded

(i) what amount in commission and/or other incentives did each of the board members and/or officials receive in each of the specified financial years and

None

(ii)What are the further relevant details in this regard?

None

Reply:

We are still going through the archives searching for this information; the information is not readily available.

Reply:

(1) Yes

(a) Not applicable

(b) Not applicable

(c) Not applicable

(d) Not applicable

(i) Not applicable

(ii) Not applicable

(2) No

(a) Not applicable

(b) Not applicable

(3) No

(a) Not applicable

(b) Not applicable

Reply:

(a)(i) Chief Financial Officer – Bachelor of Commerce

(a)(ii) Not applicable

(b)(i) Director-General – Baccalareus Juris and Magister in Governance and Political Transformation

(b)(ii) Not applicable