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Sport, Arts and Culture
Commonwealth Games preparations: SASCOC briefing; with Minister
15 Mar 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee was given a briefing by the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) about the upcoming Commonwealth Games taking place in Birmingham, United Kingdom from 28 July – 8 August 2022.
SASCOC is proud that South Africa ranked Sixth Place in the ...
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Softball SA briefing
8 Mar 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee was given an overview by the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture (DSAC) on Softball South Africa (SSA) on its governance and financial support, followed by Softball South Africa reporting in detail on its financial report, township and rural development programmes, governance and ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Ditsong Museums of South Africa 2020/21 Annual Performance Plan
4 Mar 2022
The Ditsong Museums of South Africa (DMSA) is an amalgamation of eight museums, seven in Tshwane and one in Johannesburg. It presented its revised 2021/22 Annual Performance Plan and noted the financial challenges affecting it due to decreased revenue and Treasury budget cuts. Its staff would be paid their ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Boxing South Africa & SAIDS 2020/21 Annual Reports; with Deputy Minister
1 Mar 2022
In the virtual meeting, the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS) noted its clean audit and the increase in doping cases in 2020/21. The Department was pleased with its improved performance meeting 80% of its targets. It noted that the Drug-Free Sport Act will need to ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Progress report on ODI Stadium and HM Pitje Stadium: stakeholder engagement; with Minister and Deputy Minister
18 Feb 2022
The Committee met with the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture (DSAC), the Gauteng Department of Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation, and the City of Tshwane Community and Social Development Services Department in a virtual meeting to receive reports on the status of the re-development of the HM Pitje ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Performing Arts Centre of the Free State 2020/21 Annual Report and Overview by Department; with Minister and Deputy Minister
15 Feb 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Sports, Arts and Culture convened in a virtual meeting to receive a briefing from the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC) and the Performing Arts Centre of the Free State (PACOFS) on the 2020/21 PACOFS annual report.
PACOFS received an unqualified audit ...
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Department of Sport, Arts and Culture 2021/22 Quarter 2 Performance
11 Feb 2022
The Department of Sports, Arts and Culture presented its Quarter 2 report to the Portfolio Committee. The Department could not achieve some Quarter 2 targets in the Second Quarter due to restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, some of the unachieved targets were shifted to Quarters 3 and ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Cricket SA on mismanagement allegations & Social and Nation Building Report update; Minister present
8 Feb 2022
The Department of Sports, Arts and Culture gave an overview on Cricket South Africa’s mismanagement allegations and provided an update on the Social and Nation Building (SJN) Report. This included CSA’s governance strategy through its new Board, which had achieved all the goals set out in the nine-point plan; ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Robben Island Museum 2020/21 Annual Report; Robben Island Museum Ex-Political Party Association on complaints against Museum & other matters; with Deputy Minister
25 Jan 2022
The Committee heard briefings by the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture and the Robben Island Museum (RIM) on its annual performance for 2020/21, and from the Ex- Political Prisoners Association of SA which considered itself a key stake holder in the RIM's affairs.
The Department ...
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Swimming South Africa (SSA) to act against sexual abuse of young athletes
7 Dec 2021
The Sports Portfolio Committee took a strong stance throughout the meeting with Swimming South Africa (SSA) and SASCOC to act against sexual abuse of young athletes by coaches. This could no longer be ignored in South Africa, with cases dating back 45 years.
Swimming SA gave the briefing, supported ...