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International Relations
DIRCO + African Renaissance Fund 2016/17 Annual Report, with Minister
10 Oct 2017
The Committee met with the Department of International Relations and Cooperation and the African Renaissance and International Cooperation Fund to receive a briefing on their 2016/17 Annual reports.
In her preliminary remarks, the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation apologised to the Committee for failing ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
School Sport: facilities; championships; sport federation collaboration; DBE MoU review
12 Sep 2017
The Committee received briefings from the Department of Sport and Recreation (SRSA) and the Department of Basic Education (DBE) on their plans to review the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the two departments. SRSA indicated that DBE was not as appreciative of the importance of school sport as SRSA was. ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Ministerial committees of inquiry; SRSA Quarter 1 performance; Mainstreaming; Mass Participation & Development Grant results; with the Minister
5 Sep 2017
The Minister of Sport and Recreation, Mr Thulas Nxesi briefed the Portfolio Committee on Sports and Recreation on the establishment of the Committees of Inquiry to investigate alleged irregularities in the governance and management of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) and to investigate facts and events ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Volleyball SA: status report and SRSA on prioritisation for school support
22 Aug 2017
The Committee met to be briefed by Volleyball South Africa (VSA) on its Plans to utilise the once-off allocation of R10 million from SRSA, development, governance, transformation, financial performance, allocations for sport and recreation and this was followed by a briefing by Sport and Recreation South Africa (SRSA) on prioritisation ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Western Cape Department of Sport oversight
1 Aug 2017
The Committee conducted a provincial oversight meeting with the Western Cape Department of Sport, the Provincial Sport Confederation, the Provincial Academy, Sport and Recreation (SRSA), and the Department of Basic Education. The issues discussed included provincial sport plans and sport facility development programmes, financial performance and reporting, the provincial academy ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
National Lotteries Commission briefing
27 Jun 2017
The National Lotteries Commission briefed the Committee on its allocations for sport and recreation for the 2016/17 financial year.
The amended regulations relating to allocation of money in the NLDTF showed that 47% needs to go to charities, 28% to sports, 23% to arts and 2% to misc. The direction ...
International Relations
South African Council on International Relations on a wide range of issues
21 Jun 2017
A delegation from the South African Council on International Relations (SACOIR) met with the Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation to discuss the seminar on South Africa’s strategic role on the continent, the proposed SACOIR workshop on global governance, the conflict between Israel and Palestine, the Pan African Parliament, ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Tennis SA briefing; Committee Reports
13 Jun 2017
The Committee received a briefing from Tennis South Africa (TSA) on its governance, financials, transformation plan, development plan and implementation, and related matters.
The core aim of TSA was transformation, transparency, and performance. It faced challenges with regard to the lack of female participation in the sport, and the federation ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
SRSA Quarter 4 performance; Eminent Persons Group Report outcomes and priorities; Lovelife, with Minister and Deputy Minister
30 May 2017
The meeting began with the Minister of Sport and Recreation referring to the 2015/2016 Eminent Persons Group (EPG) Transformation Status report, released officially earlier in May, which had resulted in a certain amount of controversy in relation to the accompanying transformation barometer. There had been charges that the report was ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
SA Football Association briefing
24 May 2017
SA Football Association briefed the Committee on financials, governance, transformation plan, development plan and implementation and related matters.
Dr Danny Jordaan, President, SA Football Association, said the Executive Members of the Association were employees and business persons outside of SA Football Association and were working voluntarily; therefore, they had to ...