Questions & Replies: Sport & Recreation

POETRY: Napo Mashiane

(4)

(a) (b)

The financial close out report is still outstanding as Sport and Recreation South Africa is awaiting the full and final report from the South African High Commission through the Department of International Relations and Co-operation.

NB: All drinks served at Ekhaya in London were sponsored by Distell

Reply received: November 2012

QUESTION 2607 FOR WRITTEN REPLY IN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

ADV A DE W ALBERTS (FF PLUS) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION SA:

(1) Whether he has been informed that Athletics SA has halted all short courses for athletics training that are offered at tertiary institutions; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what was the reason for this decision;

(2) whether these short courses will again be offered at tertiary institutions in light of the shortage of athletics coaches; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3) whether any alternative measures will be instituted in order to expand athletics training; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

REPLY:

MINISTER F.A. MBALULA

MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION SA:

(1) No, the Minister has not been informed about this. However, information received from Athletics South Africa indicates that Athletics South Africa has not halted all short courses for athletics training that are offered at tertiary institutions.

Athletics South Africa is busy working with the IAAF to align its coaches' education system with the international one (and one which will be in line with the national coaching framework). All that was stated is that until the new system is in place, no course should purport to be official Athletics South Africa course. If the old, dysfunctional, system continues while a new one is in place, it will mean that people will have 'official' qualifications which do not measure up to the new standard.

(2) and (3) The institutions which have queried this have been advised that they can continue with their academic programmes and when the new system is in place equivalent qualification recognition will be considered. If the courses on offer are of an acceptable standard and cover the same material, they will be given recognition. If not, they are clearly not up to standard and probably should not have been offered in the first place. This was clarified again to the institutions at a meeting of USSA Athletics in September.

The original communication sent to members of ASA was:

"Athletics SA has been in extensive discussions with the International Association of Athletics Federations about revising the South African coaching qualifications framework. The agreement is that we need to follow the IAAF model, but adapt it to local circumstances.

Currently we are in discussion as to how to adapt the IAAF Level 1 and 2 courses so that they can be offered in modules instead of as one entire course (10 days for level 1 and 14 days for level 2). It is hoped that agreement will be reached soon and the training of level 1 and level 2 instructors can commence in the near future.

As soon as we have agreement on the format of the courses and we have arranged for dates for the training of instructors, we will communicate this to the members of Athletics SA.

We ask for patience and understanding from all members while this process is continuing, as we want to get the process right and ensure that we follow the correct IAAF protocols, so that South African qualifications will be recognised by them.

In the meantime, we request that members do not offer courses purporting to award official certificates. There is no problem with introductory courses or seminars being hosted, but they cannot be labelled as being official Athletics SA courses.

We hope to be able to communicate the detailed plan to members within the next couple of weeks."

Reply received: December 2012

MR M W RABOTAPI (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION.

(a) What is his department's full budget for the SA Sports Awards in November 2012, or thereafter,

(b) which entities contributed to the payment cost and

(c) what amounts were contributed by each entity?

REPLY

MINISTER F.A. MBALULA

MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION

(a) The SA Sport A wards budget for 2012 is R18 Million.

(b) To date no entity has contributed for the awards.

(c) To date no amount has been contributed by any entity.

Reply received: October 2012

QUESTION 2538 FOR WRITTEN REPLY IN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

2538. Mr G P D Mac Kenzie (Cope) to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation:

(1) Whether officials in his department purchased tickets to the New Age Business Briefing; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, in terms of which provisions of the Public Finance Management Act, Act 1 of 1999, were the tickets procured;

(2) whether he will make a statement on the matter?

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REPLY:

MINISTER F.A. MBALULA

MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION SA:

1. No official of Department of Sport and Recreation SA purchased a ticket to The New Age business briefing, and the Department is not involved in this.

2. No statement will be made on the matter.

Reply received: November 2012

QUESTION 2537 FOR WRITTEN REPLY IN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

MR G P D MAC KENZIE (COPE) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION

What

(a) are the reasons for the SA Football Association (Safa) reporting an operating loss of R56 million, given the amount of sponsorship the Premier Soccer League (PSL) receives and

(b) factors contributed to this state of affairs?

REPLY:

MINISTER F.A. MBALULA

MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION SA:

(a). Although the Premier Soccer League is a "Special Member" of the South African Football Association, it has its own governance structures, generates its own revenues, and runs its own administration. Given that it is the Professional League in the country, it is able to command significant broadcast and sponsorship revenues for itself. SAFA, on the other hand, has to generate its revenues primarily from Bafana Bafana and Banyana Banyana, and this must be used to fund nine national teams, four leagues (three of which are separately sponsored), and all of football development in the country. The PSL gives SAFA an annual grant of R7m out of its television funding.

(b). SAFA's loss this year can be attributed to the following:

· The difficulties in renewing their broadcast sponsorship and the consequent delays in renewing other key sponsorships.

· A cost base that was created during the World Cup years, that needs further significant reduction.

· A contracting sponsorship market due to tough market conditions.

This loss includes non-recurring losses from the impairment of assets of R15,9m, additional depreciation of R7m from increase in their vehicle assets, and a R6m provision for loss in Afcon 2013 LOC incurred until June 2012. The loss from their core operations was therefore R27,6 million, which was incurred through a full programme of all our National teams, including the Olympic preparations for our Senior Women's National Team, and an increase in investment in football development and competitions. SAFA were able to reduce their operational costs through cost containment measures, and intend to intensify these going forward.

SAFA had hoped to achieve revenue targets last year of R340m, based on the renewals of their key partners, ABSA and SAB, and the signing of new broadcast deals for both free to air and pay television. These renewals were delayed due to the difficult negotiations on the sale of the Broadcast rights. They were able to conclude a significantly improved free to air broadcast package with the South African Broadcast Corporation (SABC), but have not as yet finalised a pay television deal.

The failure of the men's Senior National team to qualify for the African Cup of Nations in 2012 also negatively impacted these negotiations. Both ABSA and Castle have now renewed their sponsorships, but at lower than anticipated levels. Going forward, SAFA have plans to make up this revenue with other sponsors and other funding sources through a new sponsorship structure for the Association.

The Association has commenced a restructuring process in response to difficult market conditions and a high cost structure which was the result of an intensive preparation programme for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. It has adopted a two-pronged approach, that is, raising additional funding and reducing and realigning costs to funding.

The Association has received an unqualified audit from KPMG, and has demonstrated that it remains a going concern. It is currently going through significant restructuring to create a reduced and sustainable cost base, and new and innovative measures to generate funding for football development are also now in place.

Reply received: November 2012

MR M HLENGWA (IFP) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION

(1) What are the reasons for not assigning a sporting code to golf;

(2) whether there are plans in place to assign a sporting code to golf, especially in light of its inclusion in the 2016 Olympic Games; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

REPLY:

MINISTER F.A. MBALULA

MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION SA:

1. Golf is a recognized sporting code.

2. Sport and Recreation South Africa recognizes and works with the South African Golf Association (SAGA) on all matters relating to Golf. SAGA is the governing body for amateur golf in South Africa formed by the unification of the South African Golf Union (white) and the South African Golf Association (black) in September 1992 to form the South African Golf Federation. In 1997 the name was changed to the South African Golf Association.

The SAGA in conjunction with Women's Golf South Africa (WGSA) is responsible for controlling and administering the Handicapping System for all affiliated golfers in the Country. The Association arranges international events for representative teams and awards National Colours to those participants. SAGA also works with the other golf bodies as identified below:

2.1 WOMENS GOLF SOUTH AFRICA (WGSA)

Womens Golf South Africa is the controlling body of Amateur Womens' Golf. Its purpose is to co-ordinate the activities of women golfers and to ensure the maintenance of the traditions of amateur golf as defined in the Rules of Golf. It also promotes, advances, encourages and fosters the game of golf in the interests of its members and their players.

2.2 SOUTH AFRICAN GOLF DEVELOPMENT BOARD (SAGDB)

South African Golf Development Board is a Section 21 Company whose aim is to provide free coaching and practice equipment, nurture elite players by sponsoring equipment, club fees and competition participation as well as to make facilities more accessible.

2.3 THE PROFESSIONAL GOLFERS ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AFRICA (PGA-SA)

The Professional Golfers Association-South Africa is a member's organization of over 436 qualified Golf Club Professionals. It exists to promote interest in the game of golf. It also trains and services golf professionals whose principal aim is to offer professional service to amateur golfers at a club, driving range, or other golf establishments.

Reply received: December 2012

Mr. M R Sayedali Shah (DA) to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation:

(1) Whether

(a) His Ministry,

(b) His department and

(c) Any entity reporting to him plan to host end-of-year parties; if not, in each case, what is the position in this regard; if so, in each case,

(i) For how many persons and

(ii) At what cost;

(2) Whether the cost of the specified end-of-year parties has been budgeted for in the current financial year; if not, from where will the funding be sourced; if so,

(a) What amount has been budgeted and

(b) From which part of the budget will it be incurred?

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REPLY:

MINISTER F.A. MBALULA

MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION SA:

Reply received: October 2012

QUESTION 2398 FOR WRITTEN REPLY IN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

MR L B GAEHLER (UDM) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION SA

(1) When will the construction of the Mthatha Stadium, which was built for the 2010 Fifa World Cup Soccer tournament training sessions, be completed;

(2) What

(a) total amount of money has Government spent on building the stadium and

(b) is the seating capacity of the stadium;

(3) Whether the funds allocated for the construction of the stadium have been fully accounted for; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

REPLY:

MINISTER F.A. MBALULA

MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION SA:

(1) According to the report received from the province, the envisaged date for the stadium completion is 15 October 2012.

(2) (a) The total amount of money that the Provincial Sport and Recreation spent on building the stadium is R225 million.

(b) The seating capacity of the stadium is currently at 6000 (original plan 20000)

The province does not have additional funding for phase 2 and the additional seating capacity, athletics field and practice field.

(3) Yes, according to the province, the municipality as the implementation agency has submitted the report. The province has appointed a team to verify and reconcile the information.

Reply received: September 2012

MR T D LEE (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION

(a) What happened to the

(i) cars and

(ii) buses that were purchased for the 2010 Soccer World Cup tournament and

(b) how much money was spent in each case?

REPLY:

MINISTER F.A. MBALULA

MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION:

(a) There were no

(i) cars and

(ii) buses purchased for the 2010 FIFA World Cup tournament as they were part of the sponsorship deal between FIFA and Hyundai/Kia

(b) there was, therefore, no money spent on the cars and buses used during the FIFA World Cup.

After the FIFA World Cup, however, the FIFA World Cup Organising Committee, as approved by FIFA, purchased 79 cars, 53 X 22 -seater Sprinter buses and 35 luxury coaches as a legacy of the World Cup. The cars and sprinter buses were allocated to the 53 SAFA regions to serve their transport needs, as this is one of the critical development needs for football.

The 35 luxury coaches are still in the care of SAFA. SAFA is about to sell 24 of these buses and retain 11 to serve its operational needs.

The expenditure was as follows:

Cars : R23,941,800.00

Sprinter buses : R22,748,158.00

Luxury Coaches : R58,315,775.00

Reply received: August 2012

QUESTION: 2149 (Question Paper No 25 – 2012)

2149. Mr M W Rabotapi (DA) to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation:

Whether his department contributed to a certain person's visit to London; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what is the breakdown of this contribution?

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REPLY:

MINISTER F.A. MBALULA MINISTER OF SPORT & RECREATION:

No. The Department of Sport & Recreation SA did not book or contribute to a "certain person"visit or accomodation in London.

Reply received: December 2012

MR E H ELOFF (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION SA.

(1) Whether:

(a) he,

(b) his Deputy Minister and

(c) any official from an entity reporting to him will be attending or attended, the 2012 Olympic Games; if so, what is the

(i) (aa) name,

(bb) rank and

(cc) position/designation of each specified person accompanying

(aaa) him,

(bbb) his Deputy Minister and

(ccc) each specified person and

(ii) (aa) nature and

(bb) official reason for the visit;

(2) what:

(a) total amount will be spent or has been spent on the trip,

(b) is the:

(i) description and

(ii) detailed breakdown of the amounts that will be spent or has been spent on

(aa) accommodation,

(bb) travel and

(cc) subsistence costs and

(c) from which budget will these funds be incurred in each case?

REPLY:

MINISTER F.A. MBALULA

MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION SA:

(c) Costs for SRSA personnel incurred from SRSA budget.

Costs for SAIDS personnel incurred from SAIDS budget.

Reply received: September 2012

MR T D LEE (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION

Whether any entity reporting to him has budgeted for

(a) financial donations or

(b) sponsorships in the

(i) 2009-10,

(ii) 2010-11 and

(iii) 2011-12 and

(iv) 2012-13 financial years; if not, why not; if so, in each case, what amount was

(aa) budgeted and

(bb) spent?

REPLY:

MINISTER F.A. MBALULA

MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION:

(a) (i)(ii)(iii)(iv) SAIDS made no financial donations during any of the mentioned periods.

(i) Boxing South Africa made a donation of R1 229 during the 2009-10 year.

(ii) Boxing South Africa made a donation of R5 000 during the 2010-11 year.

(iii)(iv) Boxing South Africa made no further donations during the 2011-12 or 2012-13 period. Boxing South Africa does not have sufficient funding to budget for legislative requirements therefore it is not possible to budget or spend on donations and sponsorships to other organisations

(b) (i)(ii)(iii)(iv) SAIDS paid no sponsorships during any of the mentioned periods.

(i)(ii)(iii)(iv) Boxing South Africa paid no sponsorships during the mentioned periods.

(aa)(bb) SAIDS did not budget or pay any donations or sponsorships during the mentioned periods as it is not within their strategic mandate to make donations or provide sponsorships.

(aa) Boxing South Africa did not budget for any donations or sponsorships during the mentioned periods.

(bb) Boxing South Africa however spent R1 229 as a donation in the period 2009-10 and again spent R5 000 as a donation in the period 2010-11. The donations that were made in the 2 years reported on above, relate to contributions made to ex-boxers' funerals.

Reply received: September 2012

MR M W RABOTAPI (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION.

(1) (a) What is the full budget of the SA Sports Awards,

(b) which other entities contributed to the payment of costs and (c) what amounts were contributed by each such entity;

(2) how much money was budgeted to support the athletes at the London 2012

(a) Olympic and

(b) Paralympic Games;

(3) what amount was

(a) budgeted and

(b) used for each sports award in each instance;

(4) what amount of the money allocated to provincial sports departments was used for provincial sports awards in each case?

REPLY:

MINISTER F.A. MBALULA

MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION:

1.

(a) The budget of the 2011/2012 SA Sport Awards was R48 780 831.

(b) and (c) The entities that contributed to the payments of costs and amounts for the SA Sport Awards are as follows:

• Sponsorship: R25 780 831
• SASCOC (Lotto): R8 000 000
• Sports and Recreation South Africa: R12 124 475

The private sector sponsorship was largely in kind contributions.

2.The department transferred an amount of R27 million to federations for the preparations for the Olympics and Paralympics. This was the first year the Department made a special contribution to the preparation of Team South Africa in an Olympic year in addition to the R48 million (made up of contributions to SASCOC of R12 million annually)

(a) Amount contributed by SRSA to support London 2012 Olympic is R19,200,000.

(b) Amount contributed by SRSA to support London 2012 Paralympic Games is R7,800,000.

3. SRSA only hosted the 2011 South African Sport Awards.

4. SRSA transfers Sport and Recreation Conditional Grant to all nine provinces. None of the funds are to be used for Sport Awards in terms of the Conditional Grant Framework.

Only Eastern Cape, Western Cape and Gauteng province hosted the Provincial Sports Awards in 2011. Western Cape Spent R340850. To date we have not received feedback from Gauteng and Eastern Cape Province.

The rest of the provinces, Limpopo, North West, Northern Cape, Mpumalanga, Kwazulu Natal and Free State did not host Sports Awards in 2011.

Reply received: August 2012

QUESTION 1872 (QUESTION PAPER NO 21-2012)FOR WRITTEN REPLY

1872. Mrs J D Kilian (Cope) to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation:

(1) How many employees in his department in the post level of deputy director to director-general who have been appointed on a

(a) Permanent and

(b) Contract basis

(i) have been suspended on full salary pending investigations or disciplinary action for periods exceeding three months,

(ii) have resigned before the relevant investigations or disciplinary actions were concluded and

(iii) (aa) have been found guilty of gross financial misconduct or negligence and dismissed and

(bb) were dismissed following due process and disciplinary hearings in the

(aaa) 2009-10 and

(bbb) 2010-11 financial years;

(2) what total amount was paid in salaries and benefits to the employees while they were suspended;

(3) whether his department has laid criminal charges against any persons following investigations or disciplinary hearings where fraud or corruption was found to have taken place; if not, why not; if so,

(4) whether, subsequent to the specified findings of fraud and corruption, any amounts have been recovered in terms of the relevant provisions of the Public Finance Management Act, Act 1 of 1999; if so, what amounts; if not,

(5) how does he intend to comply with national legislation which was promulgated to prevent corrupt practices and compel authorities to report corrupt practices to law enforcement agencies?

REPLY

MINISTER F.A. MBALULA

MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION

(1)(a)(i)-(iii) None

(1)(b)(i)-(iii) None

(2) Not applicable

(3) Not applicable

(4) Not applicable

(5) The department has an appointed Fraud and Corruption Committee in place which includes representation from Risk Management. The Committee also has an approved charter which includes the process of reporting corrupt practices. The item of Fraud and Corruption is also a standing item on the agenda of the Audit Steering committee and this affords members an opportunity to report and corrupt activities within the different areas of work. Lastly, the department utilises the Anti fraud and corruption hotline number of the Public Service Commission.

Reply received: August 2012

MR M W NJ VAN DEN BERG (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION.

(1) Whether

(a) his department and

(b) all entities reporting to him make payment to

(i) suppliers and

(ii) service providers within the 30 day payment period as specified by the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), Act 1 of 1999; if not, in each case,

(aa) how many service providers are awaiting payment,

(bb) what is the monetary value of outstanding payments and

(cc) how long is payment overdue;

(2) whether

(a) his department and

(b) all entities reporting to him are liable for any interest charged on overdue payments in any of the cases mentioned; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, in each case, what is the

(i) percentage and

(ii) monetary value of interest charged;

(3) whether

(a) his department and

(b) all entities reporting to him have negotiated revised payment schedules with each of the service providers mentioned; if not, why not; if so, in each case, what are the relevant details;

(4) what are the reasons for

(a) his department and

(b) all entities reporting to him not making payment within 30 days as specified by the PFMA;

(5) whether

(a) his department and

(b) all entities reporting to him have implemented any measures to

(i) ensure full compliance with the PFMA and

(ii) facilitate immediate payment for overdue accounts; if not, why not; if so, in each case, what are the relevant details?

REPLY

MINISTER F.A. MBALULA

MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION

1.

(a)

(i) (ii) The department makes some payments within 30 days and some after 30 days.

(aa) 34 service providers are awaiting payment

(bb) R387 124.78

(cc) Payments due from 0 – 30 days R187 205.92

Payments due from 30 – 60 days R36 988.55

Payments due from 60 – 90 days (none)

Payments due from 90 + days R162930.31

(2) No interest is charged to the Department.

(3) No payment schedules have been revised or negotiated. There is no reason to negotiate revised payment scheduled because most delays are due to supporting documents which the suppliers need to submit before payment is made.

(4) Failure by service providers to submit the supporting document timeously.

(5) Yes, follow-up is done with relevant service providers to submit supporting documents before processing payments. Currently invoices are only accepted if all supporting documents are attached.

Reply received: August 2012

QUESTION 1610 (QUESTION PAPER NO 17-2012) FOR WRITTEN REPLY

Mr M W Rabotapi (DA) to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation:

Whether any traffic fines were incurred with regard to any of his official vehicles in the

(a) 2009-10,

(b) 2010-11 and

(c) 2011-12 financial years; if so, what

(i) amount in fines was incurred in respect of each specified vehicle in each specified financial year and

(ii) are the further relevant details in each case?

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REPLY:

MINISTER F.A. MBALULA

(a) No

(b) No

(c) Yes

(i) R220

(ii) Budget Car Hire Traffic fine, Date: 2011/12/10, Voucher No: 8821628, Place: King Shaka International Airport

Reply received: July 2012

QUESTION 1475 (QUESTION PAPER NO 15-2012)FOR WRITTEN REPLY

MR M MNQASELA (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION:

(1) When was the current Director-General of his department appointed;

(2) Whether the Director-General was appointed in a permanent capacity; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?

REPLY

THE MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION:

(1) 1 November 2011;

(2) The Director-General has been appointed on a five year contract which is due to expire on 31 October 2016.

Reply received: August 2012

MR M W RABOTAPI (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION.

(1) (a) How many athletes are currently included in the SA Olympics team:

and

(b) in which sporting codes will the athletes compete;

(2) how many officials from

(a) his department and

(b) the SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC).

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REPLY

MINISTER F.A. MBALULA

MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION

(1) (a) There are 125 athletes in Team South Africa for London 2012 Olympic Games.

and the above athletes will be from the following codes:

(b) 1) Aquatics

2) Archery

3) Athletics

4) Badminton

5) Boxing

6) Canoeing

7) Cycling

8) Equestrian

9) Football

10) Hockey (men and women)

11) Judo

12) Rowing

13 Sailing

14) Shooting

15) Triathlon

16) Volleyball – Beach

17) Weightlifting

(2) (a) There will be 6 Officials from the department of Sport and Recreation South Africa

(b) There will be 8 Officials from SASCOC

Reply received: September 2012

MR M W RABOTAPI (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION.

1. With reference to sponsorships to each of the sporting codes represented in the SA Olympics team, what is the breakdown of the.

(a) R31 million from his department

(b) R70 million from the National Lottery and

(c) R45 million from private sponsorships,

2. how much of the R36,9 million that had been budgeted for travel and subsistence in the current financial year will be spent on funding officials to attend the Olympic Games in London;

3. how much funding has each sporting federation contributed to support the country's Olympic efforts?

REPLY:

MINISTER F.A. MBALULA

MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION:

1.

(a) The total amount of money contributed by the Department of Sport and Recreation South Africa to the SA Olympics and Paralympics Teams was not R37,5 million made up as follows:

Initial Contribution to SASCOC

Contributions to Olympic Federations through

Amount contributed by SRSA to support London 2012 Paralympic Games is R7,800,000.

(b) The total cumulative contribution of the National Lottery to SASCOC for preparation of Team South Africa, according to the National Lotteries Board was R163 million over the last four years since the Beijing Olympics. The National Lotteries has not provided any breakdown.

(c) The Department is not aware of the R45 million from private sponsorships.

2. The total estimated budget for travel and subsistence for SRSA officials who will be attending Olympic Games in London is R1,543 million.

3. The information from Federations could not be readily obtained due to the ensuing Olympics and Paralympics Games in London. It is hoped that the federations will be able to provide the information after the Olympics on their individual contributions to support the country's Olympics effort.

Reply received: September 2012

MR M W RABOTAPI (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION.

1208. Mr M Mnqasela (DA) to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation:

What amount has his department spent on

(a) catering and

(b) entertainment

(i) in the

(aa) 2007-08,

(bb) 2008-09,

(cc) 2009-10,

(dd) 2010-11 and

(ee) 2011-12 financial years and

(ii) since 1 April 2012?

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REPLY:

MINISTER F.A. MBALULA

MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION:

1. the amount spent by SRSA on catering and entertainment are as follows;

Reply received: August 2012

QUESTION 1107 FOR WRITTEN REPLY

MR J R B LORIMER TO ASK THE MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION.

(1) (a) What are the

(i) yearly rental and

(ii) floor space of the

(aa) current and

(bb) previous premises occupied by his department's head office and

(b) when (i) was the current building occupied and

(ii) does the current lease expire;

(2) whether his department publicly invited tenders prior to the leasing of the current premises; if not, why not; if so,

(a) when,

(b) where was it published and

(c) which

(i) companies and

(ii) properties were shortlisted;

(3) what

(a) floor space was offered and

(b) annual rental was tendered

(i) by each shortlisted company and

(ii) with regard to each shortlisted property?

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REPLY:

MINISTER F.A. MBALULA

(1) (a) (i) (aa) R 10 203 552.29 per annum.

(bb) R 1 083 000 per annum

and

(ii) (aa) 8388.06 square meters and

(bb) 2287 square meters

and

(b) (i) the current building was occupied on 1 November 2006

and

(ii) the lease expired on 31 October 2011 and is currently being renewed by the Department of Public Works (DPW).

(2) No, Sport and Recreation did not invite tenders prior to the leasing of the current premises since it is the responsibility and mandate of the Department of Public Works to publicly invites tenders prior to the leasing of premises by any Government Department. This process was also followed for the Department of Sport and Recreation SA (SRSA).

(3) The question can not be answered by SRSA since DPW invited tenders and evaluated the various tenders. This information was never shared with SRSA.

Reply received: August 2012

QUESTION: 1074 (Question Paper No 11 – 2012)

1074. Mr T D Lee (DA) to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation:

(1) Whether, with reference to his reply to question 56 on 17 April 2012, he hosted any event or social gathering after the SA Sports Awards ceremony; if so,

(a) what was the purpose of the gathering,

(b) at what venue was the gathering held,

(c) who attended the gathering,

(d) what were the total costs involved in the gathering and

(e) what was the breakdown of the expenditure in terms of

(i) alcohol,

(ii) food and

(iii) entertainment; if not,

(2) whether he attended any event or social gathering after the SA Sports Awards ceremony; if so,

(a) where was the gathering held and

(b) why did he attend this function? NW1261E

REPLY:

1. In line with the parliamentary question No 56 reply, the Minister did not host any event or social gathering after the S. A. Sport Awards event.

2. The Minister did not attend an event or social gathering after the SA Sport Award.

Reply received: July 2012

QUESTION 1043 FOR WRITTEN REPLY

MR G P D MacKENZIE (COPE) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION.

What are the details of the current tenants of each newly

(a) built and

(b) upgraded stadium?

REPLY

THE MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION:

1. MBOMBELA

a) Mbombela Stadium

The Home Teams are as follows:

Football (Soccer) : Bidvest Wits FC

Rugby : Mpumalanga Rugby Union (Pumas)

Football (Soccer) : Local First Division Teams

b) KaNyamazane and KaBokweni stadiums

These stadiums are used by the National First Division Sivutsa Stars and two Mbombela based Vodacom league teams namely Mbombela United and Thabo All Stars.

2. TSHWANE

a) Loftus Versfeld

The stadium is under the management of the Blue Bulls Rugby Union.

b) Lucas Moripe Stadium

The stadium is used by Mamelodi Sundowns and Supersport United FC.

3. JOHANNESBURG

The stadiums in the City of Johannesburg are occupied and or used as follows:

a) FNB Stadium : Kaizer Chiefs FC

b) Orlando Stadium : Orlando Pirates FC

c) Rand Stadium : Mpumalanga Black Aces

d) Dobsonville Stadium : Moroka Swallows FC

e) Ellis Park : Gauteng Lions Rugby Union

4. POLOKWANE

a) The stadium is used by Black Leopards FC.

b) It is also used by Kaizer Chiefs FC and Supersport United FC as their alternative home ground.

5. MANGAUNG

a) The Free State Stadium if leased to Free State Rugby Union.

6. NELSON MANDELA BAY MUNICIPALITY

The stadium is used by Eastern Province Rugby Union.

Access Facilities and Leisure Management Pty Ltd is based at the stadium and also the offices of the regional SAFA branch

7. CITY OF CAPE TOWN

a) Ajax Cape Town plays their home games at the Stadium.

8. ETHEKWINI

a) Moses Mabhida Stadium is used by Golden Arrows FC and AmaZulu FC.

9. RUSTENBURG

a) Royal Bafokeng stadium is owned by Royal Bafokeng Nation.

b) Is the home ground for Platinum Stars.

Reply received: August 2012

QUESTION: 793 (Question Paper No 8 – 2012)

793. Mr M R Sayedahli-Shah (DA) to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation:

Whether any officials from

(a) his department and

(b) any entities reporting to him were on an official visit to Bloemfontein in

(i) December 2011 and

(ii) January 2012; if so, in each case, what

(aa) is the

(aaa) name and

(bbb) position of the specified official,

(bb) was the

(aaa) purpose and

(bbb) date of such visit and

(cc) was the cost of

(aaa) transport,

(bbb) accommodation and

(ccc) other expenses?

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REPLY:

Whether any officials from

(a) his department and

(b) any entities reporting to him were on an official visit to Bloemfontein in

(i) December 2011 and

The Minister had a program in Botshabelo as part of the annual Christmas party by the sport Ministry. The names are as follows:

1. Doctor Tshwale

2. Lejaka Tsholofelo

3. Madimetsa Galane

4. Ricardo Mackenzie

5. Nobalolo Nyathi

6. Onele Ludidi

7. Siyazi Tyatyam

8. Thabo Modikwe

Mr Alec Moemi and Ms Mamoea Mokoena were assisting for the event but the department was not covering their cost to the event and accommodation.

(ii) January 2012; if so, in each case, what

No

(aa) is the

N/A

(aaa) name and

(bbb) position of the specified official,

(bb) was the

N/A

(aaa) purpose and

(bbb) date of such visit and

(cc) was the cost of

N/A

(aaa) transport,

(bbb) accommodation and

(ccc) other expenses?

Reply received: June 2012

QUESTION: 755 (Question Paper No 8 - 2012)

Mrs P C Duncan (DA) to ask the Minister of Sports and Recreation:

How many persons working with children in any sporting code have been vetted against the

(a) Child Protection Register and

(b) Sexual Offences Register?

REPLY

None of the National Federation's have their members registered on either of the two registers. However, most of them have shown interest in registering/vetting as they had not previously incorporated this requirement in their constitution or in any of their policy documents.

SRSA is considering utilizing this requirement as a criteria for future funding of National Federations.

Reply received: June 2012

QUESTION: 585

(IQP No 5/2012)

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

(1) Whether the Department has an internal audit unit; if not, why, if so,

(a) How many staff members are employed in the unit; and

(b) What:

(i) Is the structure, and

(ii) Are functions of the unit?

(2) Whether the audit committee considers the internal audit reports; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

(3) Whether he holds meetings to discuss

(a) the internal reports and

(b) their findings with the audit unit; if not why not, in each case; if so,

(i) On what dates since 1 April 2010 has each specified meeting taken place and

(ii) What are the further relevant details?

REPLY:

1. Sport and Recreation South Africa has an internal audit unit which is functioning effectively.

(a) lnternal Audit Unit has nine (9) staff members employed in the unit.

(b)The structure of the lnternal Audit Unit of Sport and Recreation South Africa is as follows:

• Director: internal Audit
• Deputy Director: lnternal Audit
• Deputy Director: - Performance Audit Deputy Director: Risk Management
• Assistant Director: Internal Audit
• Assistant Director: Performance Audit
• Audit Clerk/ lnternal Auditor - Intern Secretary to the Director: lnternal Audit.

(ii) The functions of the Sport and Recreation South Africa lnternal Audit unit are as follows:

• Internal Audit
• Performance Audit
• Risk Management

2. Sport and Recreation South Africa Audit Committee considers the internal audit reports from the lnternal Audit Unit. The lnternal Audit Unit submits a quarterly progress report to the Audit Committee reporting on the outcomes of the audits they have performed for members deliberations and interventions where need arises.

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(a)The Minister of Sport and Recreation South Africa does not hold a meeting separately to discuss internal audit reports and their findings, however he holds quarterly meetings with Auditor- General South Africa as well as Sport and Recreation South Africa lnternal Audit to discuss the internal audit issues as well as Auditor-General issues in that meeting. Furthermore an Audit Committee through i t s Chairperson writes a bi-annual report, to the Minister reporting on the responsibilities of the Audit Committee which includes amongst others:

• the oversight on the functioning of lnternal Audit Unit;
• the issues raised by the lnternal Audit Unit; and
• the implementation or non-implementation of the recommendations on management action plans for the Minister's intervention.

Sport and Recreation South Africa is not aware of any prescripts that require the Minister to hold the meetings to discuss the internal audit reports. This function is done by the Director- General of the department.

(b)

(i) The following are the specific dates of which the meetings took place between the Minister of Sport and Recreation South Africa with the lnternal Audit and Auditor-General:

• 29 July 2010
• 09 February 201 1
• 28 March 201 1
• 08 November 201 1
• 29 March 2012 (Meeting postponed to the later date still to be announced)

(ii) There are no further relevant details

Reply received: June 2012

QUESTION: 499 (Question Paper No 6 - 2012)

499. Mr R A P Trollip (DA) to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation:

Whether he met with the internal audit committee in the

(a) 2010-11 and

(b) 2011-12 financial years; if not, why not; if so,

(i) on which dates did they meet and

(ii) what are the further relevant details?

REPLY:

(a) Minister met with the Chairperson of the Audit Committee on behalf of the Audit Committee during 2010-11 financial year.

(b) During 2011-12 financial year Minister was scheduled to meet with the Chairperson of the Audit Committee on the 08 November 2011 but unfortunately the Chairperson of the Audit Committee could not make it for the meeting due to the emergency that he had to attend to. The meeting with the Minister will be rescheduled during the financial (year started on the 01 of April 2012. However the Chairperson on behalf of the Audit Committee submits bi-annually a written report to the Minister reporting on issues that require the Minister's attention.

(i)The following are the specific dates when the Minister met with the Chairperson of the Audit Committee on behalf of the Audit

Committee:

1. 29 July 2010
2. 08 November 201 1 ( Meeting cancelled)

(ii) There are no further relevant details applicable.

Reply received: August 2012

QUESTION: 319 (Question Paper No 4 – 2012)

319. Mr I M Ollis (DA) to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation:

(1) (a) Who is the preferred service provider used by his department for the hiring of vehicles and

(b) why is this company preferred;

(2) whether his department has a fixed contract with the specified service provider; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3) with regard to each instance in which vehicles were hired for use by

(a) him and

(b) his Deputy Minister since 1 March 2010, what is the

(i) name of the service provider and

(ii) reason for making use of the specified company?

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REPLY: 1) (a) This Department's preferred supplier is Avis Car Rental, but other car rental companies are also utilised if there are no vehicles available at Avis.

(b) SRSA has negotiated discounted rates with the above supplier.

2) There is no contract signed between SRSA and the above mentioned supplier since the Department's appointed travel agent negotiated the rates and contracted with the supplier on behalf of SRSA. Special rates where also negotiated with other car rental companies.

3) a)

i) Avis Car Rental

ii) The reason for using the specified service provider in each instance where vehicles have been hired for use by or Deputy Minister since March 2010.

Reply received: February 2012

QUESTION: 171 (Question Paper No 2 – 2012)

171. Mr D J Maynier (DA) to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation:

(a) How many

(i) international flights and

(ii) domestic flights were undertaken by

(aa) him and

(bb) his deputy minister using

(aaa) military aircraft,

(bbb) chartered aircraft or

(ccc) commercial aircraft during the period 1 April 2010 up to the latest specified date for which information is available,

(b) what class did he and his deputy minister travel in each case and

(c) what amount did his department spend with regard to each specified flight?

NW187E

REPLY:

(a) The number of flights undertaken are as follows;

(i) international flights

(aa) Minister undertook 16 flights.

(bb) Deputy Minister number of international flights is 29.

(ii) domestic flights

(aa) Minister number of domestic flights is 224.

(b) Deputy Minister number of flights is 76.

International flights for Minister:

International flights for Deputy Minister:

Domestic flights undertaken by the Minister:

Domestic flights undertaken by the Deputy Minister:

(b) The Minister and Deputy Minister always travel on Business Class.

(c) The following tables give the details of all flights.

Details of International flights undertaken by the Minister

See attached details on Domestic flights undertaken by the Minister

See attached details on International flights undertaken by the Deputy Minister:

See attached details of Domestic flights undertaken by the Deputy Minister:

Reply received: November 2012

QUESTION 170 FOR ORAL/WRITTEN REPLY

170. Mr I M Ollis (DA) to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation SA:

What amount was

(a) claimed by and

(b) paid to

(i) him and

(ii) his Deputy Minister for subsistence and travel in each month in the 2010-11 financial year?

REPLY:

MINISTER F.A. MBALULA

MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION SA:

(a) (b) (i) (ii) The amount claimed by and paid to the Minister and the Deputy Minister for subsistence and travel in the 2010/11 financial year is as follows:

The amount claimed by the Minister and the Deputy Minister for Credit Card in 2010/11 financial year is as follows:

Reply received: July 2012

QUESTION 149 FOR WRITTEN REPLY

MR P J GROENEWALD (FF Plus) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION.

(1) Whether investigations are taking place into allegations against a certain person (name furnished) that the payment of Lotto money to Powerboat SA has been misappropriated; if not, why not; if so,

(a) when was the investigation instituted,

(b) who is handling the investigation and

(c) when is the investigation expected to be finalised;

2) whether he will make a statement on the matter?

NW164E

REPLY

THE MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION:

1 a) the SASCOC Board met on Tuesday, 15 November 2011 at which the impasses on the sport of Powerboat South Africa was discussed after submission by the Chair of the Transformation, Ethics and Dispute Resolution Commission. The Board resolved unanimously as follows:

1. That PSA be placed under administration with immediate effect of receipt of this letter.

2. The Mr Kobus Marais as a member of the SASCOC Board has been appointed as administrator.

3. Mr Kobus Marais shall report to the SASCOC CEO directly on all matters affecting PSA and its affiliates, and consult with the Transformation, Ethics and Dispute Resolution Commission where necessary.

4. The following is Mr Kobus Marais terms of reference:

a. That he shall convene all meetings of Powerboat South Africa, South African Pleasure Boat Association, Junior Powerboat Racing Association, South African Inflatable Boat Association, F1 Association and SA Jet Ski Association.

b. That he will structure all the above mentioned disciplines to comply with SASCOC's requirements including calling and conducting AGM's.

c. That he will ensure all scheduled events take place and its fully compliant.

d. A forensic audit be conducted into the finances of Powerboat South Africa, South African Pleasure Boat Association, Junior Powerboat Racing Association, South African Inflatable Boat Association, F1 Association and SA Jet Ski Association in consultation with the offices of SASCOC.

e. That all correspondence of the various components must be signed off by Mr Kobus Marais.

1 (b) Deloitte and Touché

(c) Should be concluded by the end of August 2012.

2) The outcome of the findings will dictate whether the Minister needs to pronounce on any matter in terms of the Minister's powers as contained on the NSRA

Reply received: April 2012

QUESTION: 56 (Question Paper No1 – 2012)

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

(a) What was the

(i) budget and

(ii) cost of the Sports Awards event that was hosted by his Ministry on 21 August 2011 and

(b) (i) who paid the costs and

(ii) from which budget?

REPLY

(a)

(i) The budget for the 2011 South African Sport Awards was R48 780 831.

(ii) The cost for the awards was R45 905 306.

(b)

(i) The costs for awards were paid as follows;

• Sponsorship: R25 780 831
• SASCOC (Lotto): R8 000 000
• Sports and Recreation South Africa: R12 124 475

(ii) The total expenditure by SRSA is from voted funds and the project was in the business plan. SASCOC spent funds from Lotto and Sponsors.

QUESTION 53 FOR ORAL/WRITTEN REPLY

Dr D T George (DA) to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation:

(1) What is the detailed expenditure breakdown for the Ministry sub-programme under Programme 1: Administration in the

(a) 2007-08,

(b) 2008-09,

(c) 2009-10 and

(d) 2010-11 financial years;

(2) (a) what was the actual budget increase each year, expressed as a percentage, for funds allocated to this sub-programme and

(b) how is the increase for each specified financial year justified?

REPLY

THE MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION:

1. The detailed expenditure breakdown for the Ministry sub-programme under Programme 1 is as follows:

2. (a) The actual percentage budget increase for each year were as follows;

2. (b)

(i) The increase in 2008/09 was as per recommendations by a committee appointed to review salary packages of the Ministers and Deputy Ministers.

(ii) In 2009/10 and 2010/11 the increase was based on the annual inflationary adjustments and revised allocations as per departmental budget processes.

Reply received: November 2012

Mr I M Ollis (DA) to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation:

(a) On how many occasions since 1 March 2010 did his office hire a vehicle to transport

(i) him and

(ii) his Deputy Minister and

(b) in each case,

(i) what was the cost of hiring the vehicle,

(ii) for what reason was the vehicle hired,

(iii) for how many days,

(iv) what

(aa) make and

(bb) model of vehicle was hired and

(v) what total distance was travelled?

NW52E

See attached reply

Reply received: August 2012

QUESTION: 26

26. Mr M Waters (DA) to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation:

Whether any other persons have driven

(a) his and

(b) his Deputy Minister's official blue light fitted vehicles; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, in each case, in respect of the

(i) 2009-10 and

(ii) 2010-11 financial years,

(aa) what is each specified person's

(aaa) name and

(bbb) designation,

(bb) which vehicle and

(cc) why?

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Whether any other persons have driven

(a) his and

NO

(b) and his Deputy Minister's official blue light fitted vehicles; if not, what is the position in this regard

NO

During the periods under review, the Official Blue Light Fitted Vehicles was only driven by the official appointed South African Police Service VIP Drivers/ Protectors, assigned to Members/ Ministers/ Deputy Ministers, in terms Chapter 5 of the Ministerial Handbook.

; if so, in each case, in respect of the

(i) 2009-10 and

N/A

(ii) (ii) 2010-11 financial years,

N/A

(aa) what is each specified person's

(aaa) name and

N/A

(bbb) designation,

N/A

(bb) which vehicle and

N/A

(cc) why?

N/A

Reply received: August 2012

QUESTION: 20 (Question Paper No 1 – 2012)

20. Mr M Swart (DA) to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation:

(1) Whether (a) he,

(b) his Deputy Minister and

(c) any senior officials of his department have visited New Zealand during the 2011 Rugby World Cup Tournament; if so, what is the

(i)(aa) name,

(bb) rank and

(cc) position or designation of each specified person that accompanied

(aaa) him,

(bbb) his Deputy Minister and

(ccc) each specified senior official and (ii)(aa) nature and

(bb) official reason for the visit;

(2) what (a) has been spent on the trip and

(b) is the (i) description and

(ii) detailed breakdown of the amounts that have been spent on (aa) accommodation,

(bb) travel and

(cc) subsistence costs?

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REPLY

1a)Yes

b) Yes

c)Yes

1aa)

Mr M. Fuzani

Mr P. Galane

bb)

Special Advisor to the Minister

Ministerial Media Liaison Officer

bbb)

Mr T. de Kock

Personal Assistant to the DM

1ccc)

Ms S. Khan

Ms BM. Tau

COO visited in her capacity as the Acting Director-General and accompanied the Minister.

Director responsible for International Relations was the Project Leader for Ekhaya Programme during the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.

The budget break down for Ekhaya Hospitality Programme is attached herein for ease of reference.