(1). My department believes that the Netball World Cup 2023 was delivered satisfactorily and admits that the lessons learned regarding the areas that still need improvement will be recorded and shared for projects of similar nature in the future. The Ministry is not persuaded that there are any compelling reasons to launch a probe into how access to the games was handled and controlled.
(2). According to RWC2023 Board a commission will be paid based on the value of tickets sold
(3). The relevant procurement processes were followed, and the recommended bidder was approved by the NWC2023 Board.
(4). The ticketing challenges were as a result of the venue not having permanent seating. The temporary seating structure installed did not have seat numbers and the Local Organising Committee (LOC) then had to develop a seating plan. This delayed the issuing of tickets as we had to wait for seating plans to be finalised. This was resolved after the Opening Ceremony. The complicated competition format also contributed as people didn’t know which teams would be playing against each other from day 4, which was the second preliminary stage and was determined by round robin.
(5). After learning from the success of selling door tickets during the quad series in January. The LOC devised a plan to emulate the quad series, however permission was not granted by the VOC to sell tickets onsite.
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