(1). Which recent measures have been taken in building quality recreational facilities which would cater for aspiring (a) karate, (b) judo and (c) boxing athletes in the Republic.
(2). whether his department has set any time frames for the development of the specified facilities; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
(1) (a), (b) and (c)
While provision of sport and recreation facilities are, in terms of Schedule 5B of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, a mandate of local government/ municipalities, the department has been able to ensure that such mandate is fulfilled through ring-fencing and allocation of a portion of 5% earmarked for sport facilities in the Municipal Infrastructure Grant. Through ...
With regards to his department requesting information about Theatre and Dance Policy Conference scheduled to take place on 2 to 3 September 2022, which is presented in partnership with The Market Theatre Foundation, a cultural entity to his department against whom Mr. T W Mhlongo invoked and won in 2018 a Protected Disclosures Act, Act 26 of 2000, case in which he exposed corruption in the governance of its council, what role is The Market Theatre Foundation playing in this conference beyond being a service provider for the conference?
There was no other role played by Market Theatre Foundation other than providing a venue for the said policy conference.
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(1)Whether, with reference to the congress of the SA Football Association (SAFA), there is any litigation as at the latest date and/or envisaged in order to stop the congress; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what is SAFA doing about mediation in respect of the issues to stop any pending or envisaged court action.
(2) (a) what amount has been budgeted for the elective congress, (b) who will be presiding at the elective congress and (c) who are the members running for election? NW3874E
The South African Football Association (SAFA) has in their response indicated that they are unable to respond to this question as they state it may result in third party interference which they indicate is forbidden by FIFA and has dire consequences to the National Federation. See attached letter received from SAFA in this regard.
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Regarding his department requesting information about Theatre and Dance Policy Consultative Conference that was scheduled on 2 to 3 September 2022, what has he found to be the reason that a certain person (name) furnished publicized inaccurate information on social media about who the presenter of the conference will be since it is clear from the latest poster that the conference is an event of his department not an event of the specified person’s organisation;
2. what is the reason that his department put its poster so late and only after the specified person had been exposed for publicizing information?
- The relationship with the specified person is that of a service provider who has been appointed to project manage the process of the development of the Theatre & Dance Policy. The DSAC cannot comment further on why he may or may not have lied as posed in your question.
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What are the (a) names and (b) locations and/or areas of the (i) total 64 softball clubs and (ii) four softball diamonds with a 1000-seats capacity in the (aa) Cape Town Region and (bb) Western Cape Districts.
(2) What (a) is the total building cost of the 3 500 –seater softball stadium in Polokwane and (b) is the time frame of his department for the project?
1(a)(b)(i). The document with the names and locations of softball clubs is attached.
(ii). The following are the four softball diamonds in (aa) Cape Town region and (bb) Western Cape Districts:
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Softball Diamond
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Capacity
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Turf Hall Stadium Athlone
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3500
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Lavender Hill
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500
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Beaufort West
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500
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Malmesbury
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1500
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(2)(a). The total building cost of the 3 500 –seater softball stadium in Polokwane is R90,960,827.34.
(b). ...
(1).Whether his department funded the indoor heating pool project at the Retreat Swimming Pool in Cape Town; if not, who did; if so, on what date (a) did the specified project start and (b) was it completed.
(2). what (a) was the initial project scope and Memorandum of Understanding between Aquatics Swimming Clubs and Swimming South Africa and (b) is the reason that the indoor heating swimming pool is still operating with cold water.
(3). what planning and budget are being considered to ensure that the new indoor swimming pool complies with competition and/or gala standards.
(4). what are the reasons that the (a) showers are not accessible to swimmers, (b) cloakrooms are used for storage space and (c) steel seating structures in the cloakrooms are not covered with wood and/or plastic material.
(5). what are the reasons that the complaints which were submitted to the SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee have not been attended to?
The provision and maintenance of Sport and recreation facilities is the constitutional responsibility of Local Government through the Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG) and the Metropolitan Municipalities through the Urban Settlement Development Grant (USDG).
My department is in contact with the Provincial Department and the City of Cape Town to get more details in terms of the project.
(1) (a) How has his department prepared for the Netball World Cup in 2023 that will be hosted by the Republic in 2023 and (b) what are the financial implications of the plans and preparations for his department.
(2) whether his department has offered any (a) financial and/or (b) other assistance to Team South Africa; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details.
(3) whether there are any measures in place to encourage sports tourism leading up to the event; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details.
(4) what steps is his department taking to promote local cultural events for an international audience.
(5) whether his department has any partnerships with the Department of Tourism to promote local cultural events for international audiences and tourism; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
(1) (a) There is significant progress being made regarding the preparations. The following is progress on key delivery areas.
- The venue and seating layout plans have been finalized.
- Training venues have been identified
- Accommodation plans for teams have been finalized
- Accreditation and security plans are progressing well with the assistance of State Security Agency and SAPS.
- The Travel agency has been appointed.
- Transport plans ...
With regards to his department requesting information about the Theatre and Dance Policy Consultative Conference that was scheduled from 2 to 3 September 2022, what (a) number of submissions did his department receive in response to its call for submissions on the Draft National Theatre and Dance Policy document, (b) were the contents of the submissions that were received,(c) are the reasons that the submissions were not published by the department to ensure that the process was transparent,(d) number of persons and/or organizations that have been included and/or excluded from the conference, (e) are the reasons that the invitation was sent out to Mr. T W Mhlongo only at 19:21, and (f) are the reasons that invitations were not sent out by his department while it is now evident the conference is presented by his department?
(a). 27 written submissions were received by the Department.
(b). Various submissions were received, some were just acknowledging and appreciating the invitation to be part of the policy development process. Whilst others were talking directly to policy focus areas such as education and training, research and information, 4th Industrial Revolution in Arts, funding, artists’ rights, social benefits, bursaries, networking, companies and career paths, awards, ...
(1). what steps have been taken by the department towards implementing equal pay in sports in order to address the gender pay gap;
(2). what (a) is the total amount in rand of grants paid out by the National Heritage Council as at the latest specified date for which information is available and (b) are the relevant details for each province?
(1). The gender pay gap between male and female professional athletes is a challenge that requires all role players within the Sport and Recreation fraternity to actively address. The Department has adopted a 2-pronged approach in addressing this challenge. Namely, policy reform and secondly targeted programmatic interventions.
In terms of policy intervention, the Department is in the process of formulating a Women in Sport ...
1. What total amount has his department contributed to subsidising the (a) Miss South Africa and (b) Mrs South Africa beauty pageants annually from 2015 up to the latest specified date for which information is available.
2. What are (a) the conditions of such financial aid and (b) measures has his department put in place to ensure adherence to such conditions.
3. Whether he will make a statement? NW3021E
- The department has never supported the two pageants namely: Miss South Africa and Mrs South Africa beauty pageants from 2015 to date.
- There are no conditions applicable as we have not supported the said pageants.
- Not applicable.
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