(1) Whether he has given any incentive cheques to any athletes since the start of his tenure as Minister of his department in November 2010; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, in each case (a) which athletes received the specified cheques, (b) on what date and (c) what was the amount; Monday, 30 November 2015 1604 INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 51 - 2015 (2) whether any of the specified cheques have been paid to para-athletes since the start of his tenure as Minister of his department in November 2010; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, in each case (a) which para-athletes received the specified cheques, (b) for which (i) games and/or (ii) meetings and (c) what was the amount?
The Department is currently sourcing the information required.
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Whether, since his reply to question 3830 on 3 November 2015 and since his reply to oral question 303 on 19 August 2015, (a) he, (b) his department and/or (c) the National Prosecuting Authority have been (i) contacted and/or (ii) been in contact with the Legal Attaché of the United States of America’s (USA’s) Federal Bureau of Investigations since 1 July 2015 in respect of the USA’s Attorney General’s investigation and indictment of corruption with regard to the 2010 Soccer World Cup tournament; if not, why have they not contacted USA law enforcement authorities to initiate preliminary investigation to establish the identity of the two South Africans mentioned in the indictment; if so, in each case (aa) how many times was contact made, (bb) how was the contact conducted and (cc) what are dates of the discussions?
In terms of Government protocol, Sport and Recreation South Africa as the department cannot contact the Legal Attaché of the United States of America's (USA's) Federal Bureau of Investigations, directly. It has been done via DIRCO. Ministry has already written to the Minister at DIRCO requesting her to solicit all the information and evidence that the USA Government purports to have in their possession. ...
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Whether, since his reply to question 3830 on 3 November 2015 and since his reply to oral question 303 on 19 August 2015, (a) he, (b) his department and/or (c) the National Prosecuting Authority have been (i) contacted and/or (ii) been in contact with the Legal Attaché of the United States of America’s (USA’s) Federal Bureau of Investigations since 1 July 2015 in respect of the USA’s Attorney General’s investigation and indictment of corruption with regard to the 2010 Soccer World Cup tournament; if not, why have they not contacted USA law enforcement authorities to initiate preliminary investigation to establish the identity of the two South Africans mentioned in the indictment; if so, in each case (aa) how many times was contact made, (bb) how was the contact conducted and (cc) what are dates of the discussions?
(1)With reference to the allocation of the boxing bouts of Boxing South Africa, which province was assigned the boxing bout for 25 September 2015;
(2) is the specified province responsible for financing the specified boxing bout; if not, which entity is responsible for financing the specified boxing bout;
(3) (a) will the specified boxing bout be televised, (b) who was selected as the promoter of the specified boxing bout and (c) where is the specified promoter based;
(4) has the specified promoter previously been selected to promote any boxing bout; if so, (a) which bouts has the specified promoter previously promoted and (b) how has the specified promoter arrange the (i) allocation and (ii) adjudication of the specified boxing bout;
(5) has the Eastern Cape been assigned a boxing bout; if not, why not; if so, (a) when was the specified boxing bout scheduled to take place and (b) who is responsible for the allocation of the boxing bouts of Boxing South Africa?
With reference to his reply to question 2388 on 7 October 2015, has his department now sourced the information; if not, when will the information be made available; if so, what were the (a) salaries, (b) bonuses, (c) travel, airtime and data allowances and (d) stipends payable to the (i) Chief Executive Officer and (ii) Chairperson of the (aa) 2010 Fifa World Cup Bid Committee and (bb) 2010 Local Organising Committee in the (aaa) 2004-05, (bbb) 2005-06, (ccc) 2006-07, (ddd) 2007-08, (eee) 2008-09, (fff) 2009-10 and (ggg) 2010-11 financial years?
Whether, with reference to a certain study regarding South African rugby (details furnished), his department is working closely with the Department of Basic Education in order to ensure that resources are equitably distributed to all schools and that Springbok rugby players do not only come from the so-called elite schools; if not, why not; if so, what steps (a) has his department taken and (b) does his department intend to take in collaboration with the Department of Basic Education to promote and inculcate a culture of sport and rugby from an early age with a view to transforming the sport of rugby, to achieve the ideal of non-racialism and equality in sport and to free the potential of all of its youth?
We are still trying to source information and consulting with the Department of Basic Education on this matter and the information required is not readily available
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(a) How does (i) his department and (ii) entities reporting to him define red tape and (b) what (i) specific interventions and /or (ii) systems have been implemented to (aa) identify and (bb) reduce red tape in (aaa) his department and (bbb) the entities reporting to him?
(1) With reference to the allocation of the boxing bouts of Boxing South Africa, which province was assigned the boxing bout for 25 September 2015; (2) is the specified province responsible for financing the specified boxing bout; if not, which entity is responsible for financing the specified boxing bout; (3) (a) will the specified boxing bout be televised, (b) who was selected as the promoter of the specified boxing bout and (c) where is the specified promoter based; (4) has the specified promoter previously been selected to promote any boxing bout; if so, (a) which bouts has the specified promoter previously promoted and (b) how has the specified promoter arrange the (i) allocation and (ii) adjudication of the specified boxing bout; (5) has the Eastern Cape been assigned a boxing bout; if not, why not; if so, (a) when was the specified boxing bout scheduled to take place and (b) who is responsible for the allocation of the boxing bouts of Boxing South Africa?
We are still trying to source information and consulting with the Boxing South Africa (BSA) on this matter.
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With reference to a technical report on the performance of Bafana Bafana at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, (a) when did he or his department commission the specified report, (b) what amount was (i) budgeted for and (ii) spent on the report, (c) which service providers were appointed to produce the report and (d) what are the relevant details of the specified service providers including (i) their names, (ii) physical addresses and (iii) chief executive officers?
SAFA routinely interrogates the coaches' reports through its Technical
Committee and has done so at the March 2015 Technical Committee meeting.
SAFA also received an independent expert technical analysis of all 3
matches at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations Final Tournament in Equatorial
Guinea and has discussed it thoroughly with a view to making corrections
for future matches.
SAFA has its own internal ...
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Whether, in light of his reply to question 2706 on 7 October 2015, (a) he and/or (b) any officials of his department travelled to China in the 2014-15 financial year; if so, what was the (i) purpose of each specified visit and (ii)(aa) total cost and (bb) breakdown of such costs of each specified visit?
