Considering that the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children campaign is critical to focus the attention of the nation on the fight against gender oppression and the discrimination of women, what plans has his department put in place to ensure that the programmes against gender-based violence and femicide are effectively supported by leveraging sports, arts, and culture creatives?
Recognising the complex depth of Gender Based Violence Femicide (GBVF) that is multi layered the Department is engaged in programmes among other in line with the NSP pillars. Pillar 3- Prevention and Rebuilding Social Cohesion, Pillar 4 – Response, Care, Support and Healing and Pillar 5 Economic Prevention and in line with the NSP.
1. Supporting a pilot project in Mhlabuyalingana to end GBVF ...
What total (a) number of persons from his department travelled to the French Republic for the 2023 Rugby World Cup and (b) costs his department incur in this regard?
(a) The total number of persons from the department was 10, including the Minister and the Deputy Minister.
(b). The total costs incurred will be available once reconciliation of invoices and costs is finalised.
Whether his department is responsible for local amenities in ward 23 Emadadeni in Phelandaba in the Newcastle local municipality, Kwazulu-Natal; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (a) are the reasons that the swimming pool has remained closed for such a long period and (b) timeframes have been put in place for the specified pool to function properly?
In term of Schedule 5B of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, (Act 108 of 1996), provision, maintenance and operations of local sport facilities are a mandate of local sphere of government, and therefore a first point of accountability in this regard is the municipality, and in this case, Newcastle Local Municipality.
In the main, the role of National Department of Sport, ...
In view of the indication of the SA Cultural Observatory that the cultural and creative industries contributed 2,97% to the gross domestic product in 2020, employing about 1 million workers in the process, and that it has observed a trend of our expropriated national costumes and crafts being manufactured in other countries, resulting in South Africans importing local cultural identity costumes and crafts, what measures is his department implementing to increase domestic manufacturing in the specified sector, working together with sister departments such as the Departments of Small Business Development and Trade, Industry and Competition?
The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture has since appointed a National Design Committee comprising Nine (9) members from different provinces with different expertise in the Design Sector. Their mission is to:
- Advise the department in the formation of the South National Design Council
- Assist the department in formulating a National Design Policy
The key objective of the Committee is to look at the ...
(a). What is the envisaged commencement date of the investigation on South Africa’s position on World Anti-Doping Association (WADA) compliance and possible consequences due to non-compliance, (b) what are the (i) terms of reference and (ii) timeframes of the investigation and (c) on what date will he report back to Parliament and the nation on the WADA non- compliance? NW5002E
(a) Efforts in processing of amendments to the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport Amendment Act; 2006 (Act No. 25 of 2006) to ensure alignment and compliance with the WADA Code have pre-occupied the Minister’s attention since August 2023 to the end of October 2023. The Minister’s engagement with this process also assisted him to understand roles of different players in what is ascribed ...
(1). Which national government departments have not yet adopted and implemented language policies as contemplated in terms of section 4(1) of the Use of Official Languages Act, Act 12 of 2012.
(2). in cases of non-compliance, has he made use of the powers conferred upon him by section 9(5) of the Use of Official Languages Act; if not, why not.
(3). what other steps has he taken against departments that have failed to adopt and implement such language policies?
1. Based on the 2022-23 Annual Language Reports submitted by the national departments to PanSALB thus far, there are twenty-two (22) national departments that submitted their Annual Language Reports in terms of the Use of Official Languages Act. It is an improvement in submission from the previous reporting periods. Only eight (8) national departments reported in the 2020-2021 reporting period and (7) national departments ...
(1). whether he has found the response of Boxing South Africa (BSA) to allegations made against it by a certain publication (Sunday times of the 30th of July 2023 ) to be acceptable (details furnished); if not, (a) what action does he intend to take in this regard and (b) on what date does he intend to answer on the allegations made in the BSA media statement; (which one) if so, on what basis;
(2). in light of the fact that the BSA has lost multiple court cases against a certain official (name and details furnished), (a) at what stage will the matter be settled and (b) when will the BSA board members start paying for the frivolous court cases from their own pockets?
The Department has requested a response to these questions from Boxing South Africa (BSA). BSA have indicated that they are processing the questions and request additional time
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Whether his department utilises the proposed complaint forms that were made available by the Afrikaanse Taal- en Kultuurvereniging (AKTV); if not, why not; if so, what are the reasons that the specified complaint forms are not available on the website of his department?
My department and PanSALB have not received the complaint form that is said was availed by AKTV, and therefore such a proposed form has not come under our consideration. When stakeholders want to lodge a complaint to the Department, they do so in a manner that is suitable for them. PanSALB usually receives language-related complaints and has developed its own complaint form template which ...
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(1). what is the total number of public recreational and/or sports swimming pools i(a) the republic and (b) each (i) province, (ii) town and (iii) suburb.
(2). what number of the specified pools are (a) operational and (b) not operational in each specified(i)province,(ii)town and(iii)suburb?
(1). A reliable response regarding this question is dependent on the availability of the existence of a national sport facilities database that can filter data as per the required variables such as province, towns, and suburbs, schools, and coordinates of the exact site where the facility is located.
As a department, we have previously made efforts to ensure establishment of such database by trying ...
(1).Whether, with reference to the processes to change geographical names, there is a specified threshold of support that is required to implement a geographical name change; if not, on what basis is the decision taken to change geographical names; if so, what is the required threshold of support.
(2). Whether a name change is implemented on the basis of one individual application only; if not, what is the basis for determining that sufficient support exists for a name to be changed; if so, what are the relevant details.
(3). whether a name change process will proceed if the application for the name change does not comply with the Handbook on Geographical Names in terms of the proposed name; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details.
(4). (a) on what grounds will the Protection of Personal Information Act, Act 4 of 2013, be invoked to maintain the confidentiality of the applicant and (b) what is the step-by-step process that is followed, including time frames and minimum adherence requirements that are followed from receipt of the application to the final decision by him as the Minister?
(1). The South African Geographical Names Act 118 of 1998 does not specify a threshold requirement for the support for a name change. The Provincial Geographical Names Committees in the provinces where the name concerned is located always host public consultation meetings in the local communities. These meetings are advertised in advance and minutes and attendance registers are kept. The decisions are taken based ...
