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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
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 ...
Standing Committee on Auditor General
AGSA 2018/19 Integrated Annual Report
3 Dec 2019
The Committee considered a draft report based on a previous meeting, where the Auditor-General (AG) had explained to Members how he finalised audits, and which infrastructural tools were used to do so.
The Chairperson went through each point of the report, and allowed Members to put forward suggestions on how ...
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
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 ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Mzansi Golden Economy missing R100 million; Moral Regeneration Movement
29 Oct 2019
The Committee were briefed by the Moral Regeneration Movement (MRM), for the first time since 2015, and the Department of Arts and Culture on the alleged missing R100 million in MGE funds. A presentation by the Department on the repeat fees for actors was postponed due to time constraints.
The ...
Standing Committee on Auditor General
Committee Engagement with AGSA & SA Roadies Association on matters of concern as raised by the latter; AGSA on Strategic Plan and Budget
25 Oct 2019
The Committee received an oral briefing from the South African Roadies Association (SARA) on a complaint it had lodged with the Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) regarding its application for funding at the National Arts Council (NAC). It claimed the Council had faked SARA’s funding application, and that the ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Sports, Arts and Culture Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
23 Oct 2019
Available here once adopted: BRRR 2019
The Portfolio Committee considered and adopted the Budgetary Review and Recommendations Reports (BRRRs) of the Department of Sports and Recreation (SRSA) and the Department of Arts and Culture (DAC). Although the two departments had been merged, they would continue to function as separate ...