Hon members, allow the Minister to respond, please.
The MINISTER OF SPORTS, ARTS AND CULTURE: We have Edward Mothibi with us here - the 2019 Comrades and Two Oceans Marathon winner ... [Applause.] ... We have Surrey Khumalo, who summited Mount Everest. [Applause.] [Interjections.] We have Desiree Ellis, the Banyana Banyana coach with us here. [Interjections.] We have the legends - David Nyathi, Mark Williams and Siyabonga Sangweni here with us. [Applause.] We have Graham Adams. We have the former hon member of
this House, Mr Moss ... [Applause.] We have in golf, Simthandile Tshabalala also known as Sim Tiger ... [Applause.] We have Mzonke Fana from boxing, Unrue Liebenberg, Rynard Hammann, Charl du Toit from the South Africa Sports Association for the Physically Disabled, SASAPD. [Applause.]
We have intellectual disability heroes, Minke van Rensburg and Leonard Bailey. [Applause.] We have the representatives of the volleyball national premier league and in softball with us. [Applause.]
Just to use this minute, Chair, there is a question from hon Mhlongo about the inquiry into the death of the spectators. One of the things the former Minister did was to ensure that this process is investigated and it was interdicted by the management of First National Bank stadium. Right now, as the department, we are looking at another route, which is the commission of inquiry from the President. So, we will await and see.
On the issue of women sport, we have finalised the policy document. There have been road shows in four provinces. In August, we will finalise the five left provinces because as the governing party - the ANC, we understand the importance of women in sport. We will
ensure that we support that. [Applause.] Even the moves of forming a league for Banyana Banyana, we are going to support SA Football Association, SAFA, on that. [Applause.] What we said to SAFA though is that there must be a sustainable plan. We don't want to launch the league today and tomorrow it is not there. That is the only thing that will make us not go all out, but if everything is in place, we will ensure that women sport succeed in the country. Thank you very much, Chairperson. [Applause.]
THe HOUSE CHAIRPERSON (MS B N DLULANE): Members are reminded that the debate on Vote 01 - The Presidency, will take place at 14h00 in the National Assembly.
Debate concluded.
The mini-plenary rose at 12:00. -----------------------