Sport & Recreation

2011-05-17

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QUESTION: NO 3616 (Internal Question Paper No 40 – 2011)
Mr G P D Mac Kenzie (Cope) to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation:

(1) How many

(a) sportsmen and

(b) sportswomen

(i) were tested and

(ii) tested positive for banned substances in

(aa) 2008,

(bb) 2009,

(cc) 2010 and

(dd) during the period 1 January 2011 up to the latest specified date for which information is available;

(2) what banned substances were identified to have been used by those who tested positive?

REPLY

1. (a) and (b) (i)

2308 were tested in 2010/2011;

2284 were tested in 2009/2010 and

2255 were tested in 2008/2009.

(ii) (aa) 2008 – 28 tested positive;

2009 – 18 tested positive;

2010 – out of 53 positive cases, 24 cases were opened and prosecuted. The 29 remaining cases were deemed not to be adverse findings after further investigations.

The above information is the latest information available.

2. Banned substances identified to have been used by those who tested positive are:

Stimulants – 5

Anabolic Agents – 10

Clucocorticosteroids – 2

Diuretics – 3

Cannabinoids - 5

QUESTION: NO 3557

(Internal Question Paper No 40 – 2011)

3557. Mr W M Madisha (Cope) to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation:

(1) Whether he has been informed of the discontinuation of the investigations by the Mbombela Municipality into the allegations of corruption against a certain person (name furnished) with regard to the construction of the Mbombela stadium; if so,

(2) Whether he intends to investigate the matter; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

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REPLY:

(1) The Minister of Sport and Recreation has not been informed of any investigations by the Mbombela Municipality into the allegations of corruption against a certain person with regard to the construction of the Mbombela stadium.

(2) The Minister currently does not intend to investigate the matter as it is within the jurisdiction of the Mbombela Municipality and he has not been informed of it.

QUESTION: NO 3447 (Internal Question Paper No 36 – 2011)

Mr N J van den Berg (DA) to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation:

(1) (a) How many copies of each annual report that was produced by

(i) his department and

(ii) the entities reporting to him were commissioned for print in the 2010-11 financial year,

(b) how many copies were actually printed and

(c)what were the

(i) total and

(ii) individual costs of printing these reports;

(2) (a) who printed each specified report,

(b) how was the specified printer decided upon and

(3) whether any of the specified reports that had been printed were found to be unsatisfactory; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, in each case,

(a) which reports,

(b) for which entity,

(d) what action was taken and

(e) what were the costs?

REPLY

(1) (a) Number of copies commissioned by

Sport & Recreation SA (SRSA) -500.
Boxing South Africa (BSA): 60
SA Drug-free Sport (SAIDS): 100

(b) number of copies actually printed:

Sport & Recreation SA – SRSA -500.
Boxing South Africa (BSA): 60
SA Drug-free Sport (SAIDS): 100

(i) total cost for

Sport & Recreation SA – SRSA –R124, 537.68
Boxing South Africa (BSA): printed in-house at SRSA; R4 428 (cost of colour copier printing)
SA Drug-free Sport (SAIDS): R13 399

(ii) Unit cost for

Sport & Recreation SA – SRSA – R249.07
Boxing South Africa (BSA): printed in house at SRSA; R73.80
SA Drug-free Sport (SAIDS): Colour copies = R156.16; Black and white copies: R45.30; Electronic copies conversion to pdf and html format = R12 050.

(2) (a) service providers,

SRSA: Ditlhaloganyo Media produced the full report and Seriti Printing produced the insert that appears as the first four pages of the report.
Boxing South Africa (BSA): printed in house at SRSA
SA Drug-free Sport (SAIDS): Imvakalelo Digital.

(b) Appointment process:

§ SRSA: Quotations were requested from service providers as per Treasury Regulation 16.A6. Bidders with lowest quotation were appointed.

§ Boxing South Africa (BSA): Quotation process could not be followed as there was no budget available for printing the report. Therefore it was decided to print the report in-house at SRSA on the high volume colour printer.

§ SA Drug-free Sport (SAIDS): Quotations were requested from service providers as per Treasury Regulation 16.A6. Bidders with lowest quotation were appointed.

§ SRSA: 20 September 2011

§ Boxing South Africa (BSA): 28 September 2011

§ SA Drug-free Sport (SAIDS): 19 September 2011

(3) Unsatisfactory reports

(a) SRSA's report was satisfactory

(b) for which entity, N/A

(d) action taken:

(e) costs:

BSA Report:

(a) Unsatisfactory reports: BSA report was satisfactory.

(b) for which entity: N/A

(d) action taken:

(e) costs:

SAIDS Report:

(a) Unsatisfactory reports: SAIDS report was satisfactory.

SAIDS produces two formats of its annual report; a hard copy and electronic copy. We have limited the number of hard copies printed as part of our "green principles" to reduce paper consumption.

Our electronic copy is produced in both pdf and web based format for a wider distribution. Costs are only incurred once, in production. No costs incurred for distribution and storage of electronic copies of the annual report.

(b) for which entity, N/A

(d) action taken:

(e) costs:

QUESTION: NO 3383 (Internal Question Paper No 36 – 2011)

Ms S P Lebenya-Ntanzi (IFP) to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation:

(1) Whether the Sports Transformation Charter as announced in his budget vote debate on 13 April 2011 in the National Assembly has been finalised; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what progress has been made in terms of transformation in sport;

(2) whether he has encountered any obstacles in achieving his objective of transformation; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3) whether he has any plans in place to ensure that this objective is achieved in the 2011-12 financial year; if not, why not; if so, what

(a) plans and

(b) are the further relevant details?

REPLY

(1) The transformation charter has not been finalized at present. Following Minister Mbalula's announcement of his emphasis on transformation as one of the most critical focus areas in the roadmap, a lengthy process of research, engagement of different stakeholders and integration of their inputs has been undertaken. A discussion document was prepared by the Department and circulated for inputs to all stakeholders, including the Provincial Sport and Recreation Izindaba. The document consists of a Charter and a Scorecard. A transformation perspective document has also been prepared to stimulate discussion and debate on this topic at the National Sport and Recreation Indaba on 21-22 November. After taking the final inputs at the indaba into account, the discussion document will be finalized. The scorecard will be used to measure transformation objectively amongst the key role players in Sport and Recreation.

(2) Atpresent, the main obstacles experienced relate to National Federations having internal power struggles resulting in poor governance of their sport.One of the many ways of addressing transformation will be levelling the playing field through making sport accessible to the broader South African communities. This will definitely require a lot of resources (financial, material human capital, skills development, etc). This will be made possible through the adoption and roll out plan of the National Sport and Recreation Plan. The plan will be adopted at the National Sport Indaba which will be held on 21 and 22 November 2011. However, once the Transformation Charter is finalized and the implementation plan has been agreed upon, all Federations will be closely monitored with regard to their own improvement in transformation matters.

(3) The Transformation objectives will be addressed and implemented in the 2012 financial year as 2011 was spent on consultations and engagement, so that all stakeholders buy in to the process and end product, the transformation charter and scorecard. A detailed plan of action as to what structure to use in monitoring the process of transformation, what will the HR needs be and what the timeframes will be agreed upon for the various targets. This will enable the Department to systematically monitor transformation as required by national regulations and legislation.

QUESTION: NO 3282

(Internal Question Paper No 35 – 2011)

Mrs S U Paulse (ID) to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation:

What amount in orders has been placed, with each specified travel agency that has been contracted by his office,

(a) in the 2010-11 financial year and

(b) during period 1 April 2011 up to the latest specified date for which information is available?

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REPLY:

(a) (i) Magic Travel – R 7 794 490.27

(ii) Pretoria travel – R 10 303 390.21

(iii) Nexus Travel – R 2 236 310.40

(b) (i) Nexus Travel – R 23 359 034.25

QUESTION: 3177
(Question Paper No. 33 – 2011)
3177. Mr J J Mc Gluwa (ID) to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation:

(a) Why did he not return with the national rugby team on 10 October 2011 and

(b) when did he return? NW3703E

REPLY:

a) The Minister did not return with the first delegation of the National Rugby Team due to unavailability of seats on the first flight after the match which departed Wellington on Monday, 10 October 2011 at 6:00 (New Zealand time)

b) The Minister therefore departed from Wellington to Johannesburg on the next available flight which was Tuesday, 11 October 2011 at 14:00 (New Zealand time).

QUESTION: 3034 (Question Paper No. 31 – 2011)
Mr N J van den Berg (DA) to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation:

(1) Whether

(a) his department and

(b) any entity reporting to him was approached by a certain political organisation (ANC Youth League) to contribute to its 66^th birthday celebrations; if so, in each case,

(i) which entities and

(ii) what was the

(aa) nature and

(bb) value of the contribution that was requested;

(2) whether

(a) his department and

(b) any of the specified entities reporting to him agreed to the request; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, in each case,

(i) who approved the request,

(ii) what was the justification for the agreement to the request and

(iii) from which budget will the contribution be paid;

(3) whether

(a) his department and

(b) any of the specified entities reporting to him made financial contributions to the said political organisation without being approached for such financial contributions; if so, in each case,

(i) what amount will be contributed,

(ii) from which budget,

(iii) who made the decision to provide the specified funds to the said political organisation and

(iv) how is this

(aa) decision and

(bb) amount justified;

(4) whether

(a) his department and

(b) any of the entities reporting to him rely on any statutory and policy provisions in (aa) agreeing and

(bb) making such contribution; if not, in each case, what is the position in this regard; if so, in each case, what are the relevant details?

REPLY

No sub-directorates or directorates within the Chief Directorate: Client Services, Liaison, Events and Facilities were approached at all at any time.

None of the entities (Boxing South Africa and SA Institute fro Drug-Free Sport) under the auspices of the Chief Directorate: Client Services, Liaison, Events and Facilities were approached for any assistance.

QUESTION: 2920

(Question Paper No. 30 – 2011)

2920. Mrs M Wenger (DA) to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation:

(1) Whether his department has placed any

(a) companies or

(b) persons on the List of Restricted Suppliers, thereby prohibiting the public sector to do business with them; if so, in each case, what is the

(i) name of said entity or person,

(ii) nature of their business,

(iii) reason for restricting this service and

(iv) date on which they were restricted;

(2) whether any of the implicated

(a) companies or

(b) persons have since been removed from the list; if so, in each case,

(i) which entity or person,

(ii) when and

(iii) what is the reason for removing the specified company or person from the list;

(3) whether his department has conducted any business with any of the

(a) companies that or

(b) person who have been removed from the list; if so, in each case

(i) with which companies or persons,

(ii) with regard to which services,

(iii) for which time period and

(iv) why did his department engage the specified company or person despite previous conduct?

A REPLY TO PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION NO. 2920 FOR THE EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY'S APPROVAL

(a) SRSA has not placed any company on the list of restricted supplies.

(b) SRSA has not placed any person on the list of restricted suppliers

(a) Not applicable

(b) Not applicable

(a) Not applicable

(b) Not applicable

QUESTION: 2631 (Question Paper No. 28 – 2011)

Mr G P D Mac Kenzie (Cope) to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation:

Whether he intends taking any action in respect of the affairs of Cricket SA; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

REPLY

The Minister, after engaging extensively on the issue of the affairs of Cricket, decided to appoint a Committee of Inquiry into the affairs of Cricket. This was done following the advice and assistance of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. The terms of reference were drawn up and a three person committee was appointed. Judge Christopher Nicholson a retired judge will be the Head of the Committee, and he will be assisted by Ms. Zolisa Zwakala and Mr. Freeman Nomvalo, the Accountants General at National Treasury.

QUESTION: 2473

(Question Paper No. 27 – 2011)

Mr T D Lee (DA) to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation:

(1) (a) What was the total amount of the damage caused to the luxury suite at Sun City's five-star Palace Hotel by his staff during the Sports Awards that was hosted on 21 August 2011 and

(b) who will carry these costs;

(2) whether these staff members will be held accountable; if not, why not; if so, what punitive steps will be taken?

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REPLY:

a) Neither the Ministry nor the Department of Sport and Recreation is aware of a Sun City's five star Palace Hotel that was damaged. We are aware that Sun International management has issued a media statement on the matter placing it on record that no room was damaged during the 2011 South African Sport Awards in Sun City.

b) N/A

2) N/A

QUESTION: 2369

(Question Paper No. 27 – 2011)

2369. Mr C L Gololo (ANC) to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation:

Whether

(a) his department and

(b) the entities reporting to him have implemented any energy-saving

(i) practices or

(ii) devices for buildings, offices and boardrooms in the 2010-11 financial year; if not, why not, in each case; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?

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REPLY:

(a) (i) The Department of Sport and Recreation (SRSA) has implemented the following practices in an attempt to save energy:

§ Two energy saving workshops have been attended during 2010/11 financial year, by the majority of SRSA staff members. The workshops were facilitated by Zufi Investments, who are contracted by the Department of Public Works.

§ The security guards have standing orders to ensure that all centralised air conditioners and lights are switched off after hours when doing their rounds.

(ii) SRSA has installed the following devices at the current premises, in order to save electricity:

§ All the light bulbs in the building have been changed to energy saving light bulbs.

§ SRSA engaged the landlord with regard to installing motion sensors and or timer switches to automatically switch of lights and/ or air conditioners when not in use, but due to the fact that SRSA is planning to move to new premises in the near future, this has not been done. When a new building has been procured, other devices will be installed.

(b) (aa) Boxing SA (BSA) has no energy saving strategy and plan in place as yet. BSA is renting office space wherein they do not have control over the lights. They all are centrally controlled by the owner of the building.

(bb)(i) The South African Institution for Drug Free Sport (SAIDS) has implemented the following energy saving practices:

§ The management of SAIDS is constantly exploring efficiency gains together with energy saving strategies. Their primary energy saving strategy has been to reduce the volume of paper publications and to instead leverage technology, such as phone apps, social media and their website to publish information to respective target audiences.

§ Staff incentive allowance for commuting to work by bicycle, walking and public transport, has been implemented.

(ii) SAIDS has installed the following devices, in order to save energy:

§ Energy saving light bulbs.

§ Timers on the hot water geyzers.

QUESTION: 1978
(Question Paper No. 21 – 2011)
Mr J J Mc Gluwa (ID) to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation:

(1)

(a) How many black

(i) coaches and

(ii) managers have been employed by the South African Premier Soccer League over the past five years and

(b) which team does each specified coach/manager serve;

(2) how many

(a) black managers are there in the national soccer team and

(b) foreigners have been employed as

(i) coaches and

(ii) managers to the national soccer team over the past five years?

REPLY

1. The PSL does not employ any coaches or managers directly – each club employs their own.

(a) (i) 52 coaches were appointed.

(ii) 14 managers were appointed by PSL

Andrew Dipela - GM: Football

Ntambi Ravele – GM: Marketing

Dan Leboa – GM Football (replaced Andrew Dipela)

Mfanano Majola – GM Safety & Security

Mulalo Razwinani – Company Secretary

Altaaf Kazi (Indian) – GM: Media and PR

Kabelo Bosilong – Club Licensing Manager

Selwyn Van Wyk (coloured) – Competitions / NFD Manager

Zola Nkuta – GM Internal Marketing

Ace Ngcobo – GM Football (resigned)

Phillip Masimong – GM Safety & Security (replaced Mfanano Majola)

Senzo Mazingiza – Project Manager

Cambridge Mokanyane – Chief Operations Officer

Zola Majavu - Chief Executive Officer

(b) See the Tables here: www.pmg.org.za/questions/1978tables-2011.htm

2. (a) One in the Senior National Team, and we have three for other National teams. All our National Team Managers are black.

Our Team Senior National Team Manager is Mr Barney Kujane. For Banyana Banyana is Ms Zanele Khanyile, under 23 is Mr Levy Ramajoe and under 20 is Mr Abram Ndawonde.

(b) (i) Mr Jairo Leal is our Assistant coach of the senior men's team.

(ii) SAFA never had foreign Managers. SAFA has had only foreign coaches.

QUESTION: 1688

Mr J J van der Linde (DA) to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation:

What measures are in place to ensure that:

a) all school sport tournaments which has been planned for the 2011-12 financial year will materialise and

b) national school sport structures are held accountable to arrange national tournaments?

REPLY

a) No national school sport tournaments have been planned for this year. The plan this year is to establish a programme of leagues from school to provincial level to increase access for learners to participate in sport. A national school tournament will be planned for the next financial year.

b) As there are no national tournaments scheduled for this year school sport structures cannot be held accountable for such.

QUESTION: NO. 1687

(Question Paper No. 18 – 2011)

Mr JJ van der Linde.(DA) to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation:

1. Whether the agreement regarding funding between the Department and loveLife is still valid and binding; if so, how does the Department ensure that school programmes and federations benefit from these funds allocated to loveLIfe; if not;

2. Whether the Department will withdraw the funding and directly distribute it to the dependent programmes and federations; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details in this regard?

REPLY

(1) The funding agreement between SRSA and LoveLife is still current and binding. SRSA has engaged with LoveLife to ensure that their programmes are aligned to the Department's strategic plan. In addition, SRSA has requested LoveLife to conduct an impact assessment of their programmes and provide a detailed report in 2011.

(2) SRSA does not have the authority to withdraw the funding as it emanates from National treasury through an agreement involving Department of Health as the lead Department with the Kaiser Foundation. SRSA is used as the vehicle to distribute the funds to Lovelife as part of the process to mobilise resources for school sport. Therefore SRSA cannot distribute this funding to National Sport Federations as the LoveLife programme is the major contributor to SRSA meeting its obligations on HIV and AIDS.

QUESTION: NO 1571

(Internal Question Paper No 15 – 2011)

Mr. D. C. Smiles (DA) to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation:

Whether, with reference to comments made by his spokesperson (details furnished) regarding the transformation expectations of the various sporting codes, his policies differentiate between quotas and targets; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, how does he differentiate between quotas and targets within this context?

REPLY

The Department of Sport and Recreation is currently consulting National stakeholders of sport with regard to a draft transformation charter and scorecard before finalizing it at the National Sports Indaba. The draft policy clearly does not support the previously used concept of quotas. Instead, a scorecard that will be used to assess sport organizations from a holistic perspective on their attempts to address sport development has been developed. In this regard a huge focus is placed on developing school sport which is the foundation for the sport development continuum.

QUESTION: NO. 1514

(Internal Question Paper No 15 – 2011)

DATE: 15 JUNE 2011

Adv A de W Alberts.(FF Plus) to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation:

1. How many

(a) African

(b) Coloured

(d) White persons are currently employed at the public institutions that report to him in terms of Schedules 1 to 3D of the Public Finance Management Act, Act 1 of 1999?

REPLY

1. Racial demographics for the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS) is as follows:

	Black	White	Coloured	Indian
Board	2	2	2	1

Staff	3	0	4	0

Doping Control Staff	34	17	26	6

Racial demographics for Boxing South Africa (BSA) is as follows:

	Black	White	Coloured	Indian
Board	5	0	0	0
Staff	14	1	2	1

QUESTION: NO 829

(Internal Question Paper No 6 – 2011)

Mr W P Doman (DA) to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation:

Whether

(a) his department or

(b) any of its affiliated entities have purchased any tickets for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011; if not, why not; if so,

(i) what process has been followed to purchase these tickets,

(ii) how many tickets have been purchased,

(iii) for which matches,

(iv) what has been the total cost of these tickets,

(v) what are the reasons for purchasing these tickets,

(vi) to whom will each of these tickets be allocated and

(vii) on what was the decision for the allocation of these tickets based?

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REPLY:

(a) No, Sport and Recreation South Africa did not purchase ICC Cricket World

Cup 2011 tickets.

(b) The allocated budget for Sport and Recreation South Africa does not include the purchasing of Tickets for any matches or competitions.

(i) In view of the above answers this is not applicable.

(ii) In view of the above answers this is not applicable.

(iii) In view of the above answers this is not applicable.

(iv) In view of the above answers this is not applicable.

(v) In view of the above answers this is not applicable.

(vi) In view of the above answers this is not applicable.

(vii) In view of the above answers this is not applicable.

QUESTION: No 675

Ms A M Dreyer.(DA) to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation:

(1). Whether he has been informed about a letter addressed to the mayor of Mogale City Municipality (details furnished) informing him of the state of disrepair of the Bob van Reenen Stadium in Mogale City; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so,

(a) when was he informed and

(b) what are the relevant details;

(2) Whether, with reference to his reply to question 2375 on 26 October 2010, any steps have been taken to deal with the state of disrepair of the Bob van Reenen Stadium; if not, why not; if so, what steps?

REPLY

(1) Unfortunately I am not aware of the letter addressed to the Mayor of Mogale City Municipality informing him of the state of disrepair of the bob van Reenen Stadium in Mogale City. I have only become aware of it since receiving this question.

(2) With reference to the reply to question 2375 the Department liaised with Mogale City Municipality to determine the facts on the state of Bob van Reenen Stadium. The Department also did site inspection to confirm the state of the stadium. The following response has been submitted by the Mogale City Local Municipality;

a) In 2007 Mogale City Local Municipality signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Lefika Emerging Equity. The intension hereof was to facilitate the construction of a 55 000 seater stadium. The anticipated benefits were that the Municipality would stand a chance to be one of the training venues for the 2010 Soccer World Cup. For implementation purposes, the Memorandum of Understanding was followed by the signing of a Notarial Lease Agreement. The expectation to construct the new stadium has not been realized.

b) Whether there is any plan to rehabilitate the stadium and timelines?

Rehabilitation of the stadium by the municipality and timelines will be subject to the settlement of the agreement previously signed with Lefika Emerging Equity, which is in progress. The municipality would formulate a revised plan upon conclusion of the matter with Lefika Emerging Equity.

c) Alternative facilities made available to sporting bodies in the West Rand for the past years that the stadium has been closed to the public are the following;

Johanna Botha Park Sport Complex, Azaadville Sport Complex, Kagiso Sport Complex, Kagiso Sport Complex, Lusaka Sport Complex, Khoza Club & Market Hall at the Civic Centre.

HOUSE: NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES

TYPE: ORAL QUESTION

MINISTRY: SPORT AND RECREATION SA

QUESTION: NO 34

(Internal Question Paper No 11 – 2011)

34 Mr D D Gamede (ANC - KZN) to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation:

(1) Whether his department intends to take back sports infrastructure functions since it has been found that most municipalities do not prioritise these functions despite funds being allocated to them; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) whether any sporting codes are directed to rural areas for development, including traditional or otherwise, such as stick fighting, umlabalaba, nqabeshu, boxing or weight lifting; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details? CO214E

REPLY:

(1) With reference to whether the Department intends to take back sports infrastructure functions from the municipalities, the following is the reply;

a) The Department does not intend to take the sport infrastructure functions from the municipalities.

Why not?

a). In terms of Schedule 5 of The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, Act 108 of 1996, Part A lists Provincial recreation and amenities and Part B (Local Government matters) lists local sport amenities, municipal parks and recreation as Functional Areas of Exclusive Provincial Competence. In terms of section 156(1) a municipality has the executive authority in respect of, and has the right to administer (a) the local government matters listed in Part B of schedule 5.

(b) The Department recognizing the challenges with the provision of sport and recreation facilities provision has sought intervention and remedial action as follows;

In terms of the municipalities (smaller municipalities) funded through the Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG);

The Department together with the Department of Cooperative Governance (DCoG) has prepared a proposal for ring-fencing of funds for sport and recreation within the Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG).
The proposal has been presented to National Treasury, in order for the proposed funding policy reforms to be incorporated in the Division of Revenue Bill (DoRB) for 2011. National Treasury has indicated that the proposed changes in terms of the allocation formula can not be incorporated into the DoRB for 2011/2012 financial year. National Treasury indicated that at the point of submission of the proposal the draft Bill had already been submitted to Cabinet and so it was not possible to make any substantive policy changes such as introducing ring-fencing into the MIG. These would be incorporated in the 2012/2013 financial year.
However the DoRB MIG Framework prescribes to the municipalities sport and recreation facilities as one of the measurable outputs against which they must report.
In addition SRSA and (DCoG) have identified and met the municipalities without sport and recreation projects since the inception of MIG in all the provinces except the Eastern Cape. Plans are underway to have a session with the municipalities in the Eastern Cape. The plans for these municipalities are being reviewed to include sport and recreation facilities.

In terms of the big municipalities funded through the Urban Settlements Development Grant (USDG);

The Department together with the Department of Human Settlements is working on the model to ensure more equitable provision of sport and recreation facilities in the urbanized areas. The possibility of ring-fencing funds for sport and recreation facilities would also be considered.

2. Sport and Recreation SA does encourage National Federations to develop their structures in the rural areas. This is done through the support given in the transfer of funds for the development and revival of clubs. Details: Federations submit projects to be funded through the transfer funds, specifically club development or revival. SRSA monitors by getting reports and physically monitoring the projects to ensure that the money is used for intended purposes. Within the mass participation Programme, Legacy programme also deals with club development. The focus is on establishing clubs, provision of capacity building programmes, namely training of administrators, coaches and technical officials as well as the employment of area co-ordinators. The development of clubs takes place in conjunction with Provincial federations. The focus is on the most rural areas.

Indigenous Games are coordinated as part of the Siyadlala Mass Participation Programme which is implemented in all provinces in the mostly rural areas. Games include stick fighting (Intonga), umlabalaba, ngati, dibeke, Khokho, ncuva and jukskie. Provinces hold indigenous games festivals with the mass participation hubs. These feed into the provincial Indigenous Games Festivals and on an annual basis, SRSA, Organises a National Indigenous Games Festival.

In 2008, winning teams of each code participated in an International Indigenous Games Festival in Busan, North Korea. Some provinces have fully structured Indigenous Games Councils.

2011-05-17

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