With reference to naming of streets to acknowledge persons and promote heritage transformation, (a) what (i) total number of streets in each province have been earmarked for this purpose and (ii) is the reason that some streets remain unnamed and (b) how does the Government intend to address the issue of unnamed streets? NW3090E
(a). (i) – (ii) The naming and renaming of streets remains the mandate of the local municipalities and does not fall within the mandate of the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture.
(b) The Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture is responsible for the naming and renaming of national features as per the South African Geographical Names Council Act, (Act No 118 of 1998).
2. What are the reasons that the money from Relief Fund was reduced from R20,000.00 to R2,200.00 (b) why did some artists receive R53,000.00;
3. whether he stated on 3 August 2020 that the rationale of expanded public works rate structure is used to determine the R2, 200, 00; (b) if not, what is the position in this regard, if so, why is the allocated amount R2, 200.00 and not at least R3, 000.00- R3, 500.00 per month when the government self-stipulated that the minimum wage is the bare minimum living wage of R3, 500.00.
(1). a) There was a difference in approach between the first wave and the second wave of the Covid-19 Relief Funding. In the first wave the amounts were based on loss of confirmed income by art practitioners and this was capped at R20 000, 00 per application to accommodate the demand. The second wave approach was open to all arts practitioners regardless of ...
(1) What are the details of how the money of the relief funding will be distributed between the (a) sports sector and the (b) arts and culture sector;
(2) what are the reasons that practitioners from the arts and heritage sector only allocated R12 million while practitioners from the sports sector were allocated R65 million;
(3) (a) whether R11 million has been ring-fenced, therefore leaving R66 million and what are the details of how the money is split?
(1). The Department regards all sectors under it as of equal importance; and as per the presentation made to the Portfolio Committee in September 2020; the projections were based on the total balance of budget, to cater for sport, arts and heritage practitioners, there was never a distinction for distribution of funds for either Sports or Arts and Culture. The department approached National Treasury ...
(a). What (i) is the total amount that was given by FIFA to the 2010 World Cup Trust, (ii) is the total amount that was spent on each specified project, (iii) was the nature of each project and (iv) is the name of each person who is a signatory to the account and (b) how were the projects approved?
This is the reply to both question number: 2162 and 2223.
The FIFA 2010 World Cup Legacy indicated the following. That;
a) (i) FIFA donated R450,762,816 to the Legacy Trust. The Legacy Trust held this amount in interest bearing bank accounts.
(ii) The total amounts spent on each project are shown on the Management report. See the attached management report as at the end ...
(1) With reference to his department’s partnership with the Department of Small Business Development, (a) what are the reasons that the amount of R22 million was ring-fenced before the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) had been determined and (b) by what date will the MOA be submitted to Parliament for referral to the Portfolio Committee (PC) on Sport, Arts and Culture.
(2) How was the amount of R22 million established?
(3) Whether he will advise if the specified PC will receive a copy of the Cultural and Creative Industries of South Africa’s (CCIFSA) problem statement; if so, why does the CCIFSA need more money, since they, like all entities , receive a budget allocation from his department;
(4) Whether, given that the PC needs clarity because the ring-fencing of money for the specified entity was not discussed within the PC, he has found that the entity has managed its finances well; if not, will the proposed allocation be additional to their budget allocation?
1.(a) Processes to obtain National Treasury approval for the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture to contribute an equal amount to what the Department of Small Business Development had set aside for this partnership, and the signing of Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) were undertaken in parallel to each other.
1.(b) The Director General of the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture and the Acting ...
(1).Whether, with reference to concerns surrounding a certain senior office bearer (name furnished) of the SA Football Association (SAFA) for allegedly the money of the specified organisation to fight personal court cases, he will advise on (a) the total amount SAFA used to fight cases involving the specified person and certain officials (names furnished) and/or any other costs involved including the writing of letters and (b) who will be liable for the costs since SAFA is taking Mr T W Mhlongo to court; if not, why not; if so,
(2). whether SAFA is using the Federation’s money to fight its President’s litigation; if not, what are the details of the resources SAFA is using to assist in defending court cases of the specified person; if so, what is the total cost as at the latest specified date for which information is available?
1. The South African Football Association in its response indicated that;
(a) The only cost incurred is for the letter which amounted to R3,841.00. There is no case to defend from Mr Gay Mokoena and Mr Dennis Mumble noting that he is not a SAFA member. Therefore, there are no costs for associated with the two individual’s cases. SAFA further indicated that its NEC ...
Whether the SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee received any incident reports by any SA team doctors in the past three financial years; if so, (a) what is the total number of reports that were submitted, (b) who was implicated in each report and (c) what were the matters that were highlighted in each report?
1. The South African Sport Confederation and Olympic Committee in its response indicated that they received reports from the Chief Medical Officer at each games
a) A total of 6 reports were submitted
b) and c) SASCOC indicated that the details of people implicated and matters highlighted cannot be provided due to the medical legal protocol confidentiality
With reference to his reply to question 1359 on 16 July 2020, what total amount has the SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee spent on High Performance of Sport, Preparation and Delivery of Team South Africa to multi-coded international events in each financial year since its inception to date?
(a). In response to this question the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee indicated that due to or staff still working remotely, they will need more time to collate the information. They further indicated that they would only be able to retrieve information for the past 5 years.
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What (a) total amount has the SA Sports Trust spent on providing (i) sporting infrastructure, (ii) kit, (iii) equipment and (iv) programmes aimed at developing the young persons of the Republic in each financial year since its inception and (b) in each case, which sporting codes were the beneficiaries and/or recipients?
Due to staff working remotely South African Sports Trust unable to provide us with the response to this question.
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Which travel agency qualified to run the Olympic hospitality programmes including selling packages to supporters for air tickets, event tickets and accommodation, (b) what are the criteria for selecting a qualifying agency, (c) on what date was the tender advertised and (d) what is the estimated monetary value of the contract in each financial year?
(a). In response to this question the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) indicated that due to staff still working remotely, they will need more time to collate the information.
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