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Communications and Digital Technologies
Sports Broadcast Regulations: ICASA briefing; with Minister and Deputy Minister
10 Mar 2020
The Committee met to be briefed by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) on its review of the sports broadcasting services regulations. It heard that the purpose of the regulations was to identify and list national sporting events that were in the public interest, and to ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Ditsong Museum on retabled 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan
3 Mar 2020
The Ditsong Museum of South Africa (DMSA) presented its Annual Performance Plan (APP) to the Committee. DMSA is currently discussing the development of a new museum, GaMohle and conducted pre-feasibility assessments on it.
The APP was retabled. This was based on a recommendation from the Auditor-General that a specific planned ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
PanSALB & Freedom Park management / employee challenges
25 Feb 2020
PanSALB appeared before the Committee and was allowed to present although the Acting CEO said that he had not been made aware of the presentation document that had been sent to the Committee already and that he would replace it with his own briefing. The board chairperson had been appointed ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
SASCOC recommendations of Ministerial Committee & preparations for Tokyo 2020 Olympics - meeting postponed
21 Feb 2020
The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) was meant to brief the Committee on current preparations for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and implementation of the ministerial recommendations. However the majority of SASCOC board members were not present for the meeting – only six of 11 members were ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
National Sport and Recreation Amendment Bill; Library Bill; White Paper; with Minister & Deputy
18 Feb 2020
It was announced that the South African Public Library and Information Bill was approved by Cabinet. However, National Treasury recommended that, due to current financial constraints and the cost of implementation, that the Bill be delayed. The Department has accepted that recommendation.
The Committee noted that it approved the Revised ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Sports and Recreation prioritised legislation
20 Nov 2019
The Sports and Recreation division of the Department presented its two Draft Bills: National Sport and Recreation Amendment Bill 2021 and South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport Amendment Bill 2021. Although the former Bill had been tabled in the Fifth Parliament, it would not be revived in its previous form. ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Investigations & Outcomes: SAHRA, National Arts Council & National Library of South Africa briefing
19 Nov 2019
Three entities of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture – the National Arts Council, the National Library of South Africa, and the South African Heritage Resources Agency -- appeared before the Committee to report on progress on investigations into irregularities within their operations.
The National Arts Council’s (NAC’s) investigations ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
loveLife; Netball SA World Cup journey & 2023 World Cup in SA
12 Nov 2019
The Committee was briefed by LoveLife on their projects as well their role in promoting sport and recreation, and healthy lifestyle and its 2018 financial report. The loveLife programme focuses on four impact areas:
• The development of holistic athletes
• Provision of safe spaces for young people to engage ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Repeat Fees of Actors; Revised White Paper; Whistleblowing & Committee Oversight
5 Nov 2019
In response to the briefing by the Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) on repeat fees payable to actors, Members pointed out that the presentation had confused the concepts of royalties payable to artists and repeat fees payable to actors. What needed to be achieved was legislation that addressed the ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Sport betting in relation to funding of SAFA teams: National Lotteries Commission & SAFA briefing
1 Nov 2019
The Committee was briefed by the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) and the South African Football Association (SAFA). Members were pleased that the NLC had received a clean audit for five years in a row. Members heard that the NLC’s funding model had been changed in 2015, which now allowed for ...