(1) What is the total remuneration package in rand payable by the SA Football Association to each coach of the national (a) men’s, (b) women’s and (c) under-23 national soccer teams; (2) whether each of the total remuneration packages includes any bonuses for (a) winning and/or (b) drawing matches; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?
Awaiting information from SAFA.the information is not readily available.
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Whether the director-general has received any letters from (a) a certain person (name furnished) or (b) the legal representative of the specified person with regard to South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee’s alleged failure to implement the recommendations of a certain report (details furnished); if so, (i) how many letters were received by the director-general, (ii) what are the dates on the specified letters, (iii) on which dates were the specified letters received and (iv) what were the director-general's responses, if any, to the specified letters?
(a)Yes
(i) The Director General received two letters
(ii) 16/02/2015 and 18/12/2015
(iii) 16/02/2015 and 18/12/2015. Letters were resend on 26/01/2016 and on 16/02/2016
(iv)
- The Director General instructed the legal unit to contact the legal representative (see attached)
- The Director General spoke to the legal representative telephonically and also held a follow up meeting with him.
- Following the meeting, a formal letter was ...
Has the Director-General of his department read the report by a certain advocate (name furnished) into allegations of intimidation of minors, discriminatory conduct, manipulation of scoring and maladministration in the awarding of national colours against the SA Sports and Fitness Federation and the Western Province Sports and Fitness Federation; if not, why not; if so, what actions has he taken to ensure that the SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee implement the recommendations of the specified report?
(1) Has he earned any additional income from businesses, in particular businesses doing work for the Government, since his appointment as Minister; if so, (a) when, (b) how much did he earn, (c) from which businesses and (d) for what work; (2) whether his (a) spouse, (b) children and (c) close family earned income from businesses, in particular businesses doing work for the Government, through his appointment as Minister; if so, in respect of each case, (i) when, (ii) how much did each earn, (iii) from which businesses and (iv) for what work?
1) No
a) Not applicable
b) Not applicable
c) Not applicable
d) Not applicable
2) No
(i) Not applicable
(ii) Not applicable
(iii) Not applicable
(iv) Not applicable
Has (a) he and/or (b) his Deputy Minister ever (i) met with any (aa) member, (bb) employee and/or (cc) close associate of the Gupta family and/or (ii) attended any meeting with the specified persons (aa) at the Gupta’s Saxonwold Estate in Johannesburg or (bb) anywhere else since taking office; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, in each specified case, (aaa) what are the names of the persons who were present at each meeting, (bbb)(aaaa) when and (bbbb) where did each such meeting take place and (ccc) what was the purpose of each specified meeting?
Whether his Ministry has any frozen vacant positions; if so, (a) how many of the specified positions are vacant, (b) what are the designations of the specified positions and (c) for how long have the specified positions been vacant?
(1) With regard to the appointment of a certain company (name furnished: Nation of Champions) to run the 2022 Commonwealth legacy project,
(a) who are the directors of this company and
(b) what is the estimated budget the specified company will receive From
(i) the SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee and
(ii) Sport and Recreation South Africa;
(2) whether this project was called on a tender before the specified company was awarded the contract; if not, why not; if so,
(a) how many other companies applied and
(b) what are the detailed reasons for the company's successful tender bid?
Whether he and/or his department has bought advertising space in The New Age in the (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) 2014-15 financial years; lf so, (i) what number of times and (ii) for what amount in each specified financial year?
Has his department awarded any contracts to companies indirectly or directly owned by certain persons (names furnished) in the (a) 2012 - 13, (b) 2013 -14 and (c) 2014 -15 financial years; ff so, in each specified financial year, (I) how many times were such contracts awarded and (Ii) for what amount?
Whether it is his position that the serious allegations of financial misappropriation made in a KPMG report against the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the SA Rugby Union (SARU), Mr Jurie Roux, during his tenure as financial director of the University of Stellenbosch, poses a conflict of interest in any way with his current appointment as SARU’s CEO; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) what steps will he take to deal with Mr Roux?
The Minister sees no possible conflict of interest between allegations relating to employment in one role and the pursuance of employment in another.
(a) If the question is asking whether allegations against an employee in one role are compromising to his employment in a second, in this case that of the CEO of SA Rugby, the Minister is satisfied that the Federation has properly ...
