2023-w1223 - 18 October 2023

Veronica Van Dyk to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture

(1)Whether any other federations were invited to the safeguarding conference held by the SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) on 17 and 18 February 2023; if not, why not; if so, what federations. (2) whether the sports federation representatives who were present at the conference were only those affiliated to the SA Gymnastics Federation; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether the statement allegedly made by a certain person (name furnished) about putting names of people on the sexual offenders’ register represents SASCOC policy; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details? NW1364E

Reply from the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture on 18 Oct 2023

  1. Yes, ALL members of SASCOC were invited to the Safeguarding Conference held 17 – 18 February 2023.
  2. ALL members of SASCOC were invited to the Safeguarding Conference held 17 – 18 February 2023.
  3. Yes, this statement is outlined in the SASCOC Safeguarding Policy

THANK YOU

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2023-w2996 - 18 October 2023

Denis Joseph to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture

(1). whether any progress has been made with the investigation regarding the temporary closure of softball at lavender hill care facility in cape town; if not, why not; if so, (2), whether any of the staff members were suspended; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what number. (3). (a) who is responsible for the facility, (b) who is funding the facility, (c) what is the annual budget for the facility and (d) which sport codes used the facility. (4), whether the sport codes signed an agreement for the use of the facility; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture on 18 Oct 2023

Because the facility is owned and operated by the City of Cape Town, the Department relies on assistance through the Western Cape Provincial Cultural Affairs & Sport to request information from the City of Cape Town. The Department hereby requests and require more time to submit a response.

The response as provided by the Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport refers:

(1) ...

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2023-w2376 - 22 August 2023

Tsepo Winston Mhlongo to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture

(1). What impact does the ongoing litigation against the outcomes of the elections held in 2022 have on the day-to-day operations of the SA Football Association (SAFA) and its legacy trust. (2). what is the status of the criminal investigation against the SAFA President filed by a former SAFA National Executive Committee Member, as stated in the SAFA Annual Financial Statement? NW2713E

Reply from the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture on 22 Aug 2023

(1). According to SAFA, the day-to-day work is progressing without any hindrance. The Legacy Trust as an entity has concluded its work and a closeout report has been sent to Parliament through the Department of Sport Arts and Culture and to the Portfolio Committee of Sport during SAFA’s appearance in April 2023. The ongoing litigations only mean that some of the funds meant for ...

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2023-w2377 - 21 August 2023

Tsepo Winston Mhlongo to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture

What are the full details of the state of football development in each of the 52 regions of the SA Football Association, giving objective criteria in terms of the (a) regional and local football association leagues and competitions, (b) financial stability, (c) governance, (d) administrative capacity and (e) any other specified related criteria?

Reply from the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture on 21 Aug 2023

According to SAFA, Football is being played in all our 52 Regions. We have the Men and Women Regional Leagues. The promotion and demotion system are in place, wherein teams from the Regional Leagues are being promoted to the Provincial Leagues, which are known as ABC Motsepe Leagues and Sasol Provincial Leagues. Furthermore, our teams are also being promoted from the Provincial Leagues to ...

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2023-w2375 - 21 August 2023

Tsepo Winston Mhlongo to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture

Whether a certain person (name furnished) is still employed by the SA Football Association Legacy Trust; if not, what (a) was the position of the specified person and (b) are the reasons stated for leaving the employ of SAFA; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture on 21 Aug 2023

According to SAFA, Ms. Amanda Dlamini has never been employed by the 2010 Legacy Trust, (a) and (b) falls off.

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2023-w2352 - 29 June 2023

Nicholas George Myburgh to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture

What (a) number of places, sites and/or objects have been (i) identified, graded, and assessed for possible declaration and (ii) have been declared nationally by the Heritage Protection Unit as national heritage resources in the past five financial years in each case and (b) are the relevant details of each specified site?

Reply from the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture on 29 Jun 2023

Part of the mandate of the South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) is to identify and investigate the possible declaration of places and objects that are of cultural heritage significance. Section 27 (3) of the National Heritage Resources Act no 25 of 1999 (NHRA) allows for any member of the public to identify and nominate a place for such investigation, which SAHRA may prescribe ...

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2023-w2477 - 29 June 2023

Tsepo Winston Mhlongo to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture

(1) . With reference to his reply to question 1552 on 17 May 2023, what (a) amount was paid as an incentive to the winners and (b) is the name of each beneficiary of the incentive. (2)(a).on what date was the tender for the event advertised and (b) what was the amount of the tender. (3). what (a) advertising agency and/or media house was used to advertise the specified tender and (b) were the specifications on the tender document. (4). what (a) was the closing date for the tender and (b) number of companies submitted bids for the event. (5). whether he will furnish Mr T W Mhlongo with the details of all the companies that were shortlisted as service providers for the event; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture on 29 Jun 2023

1.(a) A total of R10 750 000.00 was paid for incentives.

(b) Please see below details of individuals and Foundations that received the incentives:

No

Artist

Grammy Wins

Individual/Group

Incentive

Foundation

Incentive

Total

1

Mama Miriam Makeba

1

R250 000.00

R0.00

R 250 000.00

2

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

5

R2 2500 000.00

R0.00

R 2 2500 000.00

3

John Lindemann

2

R250 000.00

R500 ...

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2023-w2058 - 29 June 2023

Tsepo Winston Mhlongo to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture

(1).Please furnish parliament with the letter of resignation from the former chiefexecutive officer(CEO) of the SA football association (SAFA), Mr Teboho Motlanthe, in order to see the reasons why the CEO resigned without notice; if not, why not; if so, on what date;(2) whether SAFA can emphatically state under oath that (a) the so-called Motlanthe resignation letter published in the media is fake and (b) they have not broken the law by planting cameras and listening devices in the former CEO’s office; if not, in each case, why not; if so, what are the relevant details in each case; (3) what (a) is the state of governance in SAFA and (b) is the policy regarding the appointment of a CEO?

Reply from the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture on 29 Jun 2023

The following response is provided by South African Football Association (SAFA):

(1). unfortunately, employee relations cannot be discussed with third parties thus we unfortunately cannot furnish Parliament with the resignation letter from the former CEO as requested.

(2)(a). We are not in possession of the so-called Motlanthe resignation letter published in the media. Adv. Motlanthe denied this letter in a press conference held at ...

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2023-w2215 - 15 June 2023

Tsepo Winston Mhlongo to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture

What (a) amount from the Legacy Trust Fund of the SA Football Association (SAFA) has been spent to date, (b) is the breakdown of what the amount was spent on and (c) amount is left in the Legacy Trust Fund?

Reply from the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture on 15 Jun 2023

In responding to these questions, SAFA have submitted a closeout report of the Legacy Trust which responds to the amounts spent and documents that detail the work done by the Legacy Trust, see the Financial Overview as at 28 February 2022

(a). TOTAL EXPENDITURE: R 610,754,230

(b). ORIGINAL INVESTMENT: R 450,762,916

Income:

• Interest received: R 160,060,913

• Other income: R 56,112

 

TOTAL ...

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2023-w2192 - 15 June 2023

Nicholas George Myburgh to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture

(2). what (a) total number of penalties were issued and (b) are the relevant details of the specified penalties, including the Rand value thereof. (3). what (a) total number of cases were referred to court for prosecution and (b) are the relevant details of the specified cases?

Reply from the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture on 15 Jun 2023

(1). The total number of incidents received and processed by the South Africa Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) as part of implementing the National Heritage Resources Act, Act 25 of 1999, over the past 3 financial years (2020/2021, 2021/2022, 2022/2023) is eighty-six (86) as shown in the Table below. This includes contraventions, accidental finds, and other non-contravention complaints. Each Provincial Heritage ...

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