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Sport, Arts and Culture
Department of Sport, Arts and Culture Audit Outcomes and 2019/20 Annual Report; with Deputy Minister
26 Jan 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Sport, Arts and Culture
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Auditor-General of SA (AGSA) and Department of Sport, Arts and Culture on the Department’s audit outcomes for the 2019/20 financial year.
The AG said overall, the sport portfolio ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
SA Roadies Association allegations against National Arts Council
13 Nov 2020
The Committee had a virtual briefing from the South African Roadies Association on allegations against the National Arts Council (NAC). SARA filed a complaint with the Public Protector against the NAC and its CEO, Ms Rosemary Mangope, in January 2017. The Public Protector had finally issued a report on the ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Challenges facing Chess South Africa & intervention by SASCOC: follow up meeting; with Deputy Minister
6 Nov 2020
03 Nov 2020 |
The Committee convened to be briefed by Chess SA and the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC). The Committee discovered that the situation concerning Chess SA was deep as the Members were not aware of the fact that there are ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Challenges facing Chess South Africa
3 Nov 2020
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture on the challenges facing Chess South Africa. The presentation highlighted the challenges as the following: unending court battles, huge sums of money being incurred in legal costs, serious elements of racial undertones in the ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Follow-up meeting: SASCOC on preparations for AGM, CSA matter and arbitration process
27 Oct 2020
20 Oct 2020 |
SASCOC on preparation for AGM, CSA matter & arbitration process |
Members continued to raise their concerns over the forthcoming South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee elections, and expressed doubts that they were going to be free and fair because of the many internal issues in the ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
SASCOC on preparation for AGM, CSA matter & arbitration process
20 Oct 2020
The Committee was given an update on the situation at Cricket South Africa (CSA), after which Members of the SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) board expressed their concern at what they perceived as a self-serving cabal intent on taking over control of the organisation.
SASCOC said there was ...
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Cricket South Africa forensic report: discussion
13 Oct 2020
Video: PC on Sport, Arts and Culture, (NA) 13 Oct 2020
The Committee was not pleased with the Cricket South Africa (CSA) forensic report, with Members suggesting it was one-sided because 90% of it was aimed at the former chief executive officer (CEO), and not the other board members. They ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Cricket South Africa forensic report delay
6 Oct 2020
The Committee was not pleased with the conduct of Cricket South Africa (CSA) and how it had not submitted its forensic report after requesting extensions from the Committee for more than five months, although it had submitted the report to the Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture. The Committee raised ...
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Copyright & Performers Protection Amendment Bills: Department of Sport, Arts and Culture briefing
4 Sep 2020
In this virtual meeting, the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture briefed the Committee on the Copyright Amendment Bill and the Performers Protection Amendment Bill.
The meeting started on a controversial note, with DA Members asserting that the proper rules to convene the meeting had not been followed, that the Department ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Department of Sport, Arts and Culture Quarter performance; COVID-19 relief fund update
1 Sep 2020
COVID-19 Meetings: Sports, Arts and Culture
The Department of Sport, Arts, and Culture briefed the Portfolio Committee on Sport, Arts, and Culture on its fourth quarter performance report; first quarter report; Sports and Recreation South Africa quarter performance report; and COVID-19 relief fund update.
The Department said that it had ...