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SELECT COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND RECREATION

PRESENTATION

17 NOVEMBER 2004

SRSA 2003/04 ANNUAL REPORT

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Introduction

• 10 Years of democracy• Questions of transformation• Need to take stock• Seek alternatives as corrective steps

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Ministerial Task Team (MTT)

• Rationalisation of fragmented Sports Governance Structure• Expanded government department and one non-

governmental structure (SASCOC)• Government - Mass participation• SASCOC – High performance sport• Implementation date (1 April 2005)• Processes

– Steering Committee– Monitoring Committee– General assemblies

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Legislative programme

• Affected by Cabinet’s endorsement of the MTT

• Sports Commission Amendment Bill• Drug-free Sport Amendment Bill and the

World Anti-doping Convention• Safety at Sports Stadiums Bill

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Public Entities

• Boxing South Africa – controls and regulates professional boxing

• South African Sport Commission – promotes and develops sport and recreation

• South African Institute for Drug-free sport – promotes participation in sport free from the use of prohibited substances

• Each submits a separate annual report

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Service delivery environment

• Citizens lack disposable income to participate in sport and recreation

• Dearth of resources for sport and recreation in provincial and local spheres of government

• Limited resource base at national level does not trickle down to community level

• Lack of coordination between potential sources of funding (government/lottery/private sector)

• Private sector invests in big, highly visible role players only• Fragmentation in the governance of sport at the macro level

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Service delivery environment (cont.)

• Lack of cooperative governance between the three spheres of government (especially local government)

• Voluntary nature of most sports federations• Lack of facilities in disadvantaged communities• Neglect of school sport

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Organisational environment

• Freezing of posts places huge strains on the Department

• Deteriorating morale of permanent staff• Large number of contract staff who are

inexperienced but trying hard• Small budget but improving

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Strategic overview

• Driven by:– White Paper on Sport and Recreation (4 Objectives and

8 priorities)– State of the Nation Address– Minister and Parliament

• Lack of transformation has led to the development of a Sports Transformation Charter

• New direction in favour of mass participation

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(Financial) Administration

• Conducts the overall management of the department

• Total funds voted: R229 439 000 after adjustments estimate

• 2,7% not paid out by the end of March 2004 (vacancies and committed funds [BSRP] not paid out)

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Legal Administration

• Planned Bills:– South African Provincial Boxing Bill (not passed as

Provinces could not reach agreement on the Bill)– South African Sports Commission 4th Amendment Bill

(not passed as it was rendered redundant by the MTT)– National Sport and Recreation Amendment Bill

(referred by Cabinet)– South African Institute for Drug-free Sports

Amendment Bill (delayed because of UN Convention on anti-doping in sport. Ready to be put to Cabinet again)

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Programme 2: Funding, Policy and Liaison

• SASC and SAIDS report separately• BSA annual report not received. They have

provided the Minister with an explanation• Macro bodies, national sport and recreation

providers (subsidised with R36 million)– Increased participation and improved performances– Monitoring of performances (30 NFs reports analysed)

• International Sport and Recreation relations (A separate report will be presented)

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Transfer payments• Administration of macro-bodies and NFs - R 5 071 877• Sports development initiatives - R12 749 415• International events - R18 335 182• Public entities - R34 100 000• TOTAL - R70 256 474• Savings of R2 821 065 were realised which had to be

reallocated to other projects. Concerns about lack of take-up of funds allocated for development projects (p 39)

• Certain federations put under special administrative management for failure to comply with funding policy prescripts disconcerting (p 40)

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Other PM2 projects

• Restructuring of Tennis (Tennis indaba and roadshow)• Bidding and hosting policy• Membership profile of national sports federations (discrepancies in

figures)• SIYADLALA (coverage value to smaller federations)• National fitness association• HIV and AIDS awareness campaign (preventative strategy and stigma

and discrimination elimination)• Young champions (Mamelodi, Kyayelitsha, Kwa-Mashu)• Policy on sport for people with a disability (no separate policy,

integrate into existing policies)• Celebration of national days• Transformation

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Building for Sport and Recreation

• target actual• Facilities upgraded/constructed 114 114• Facilities completed 114 90• Budget % on community employ 30% 22%• Women employed 50% 32%• Youth employed 30% 42%• People with a disability employ 1,5% 2,5%• Comm. Sports councils est. 114 114• Amount transferred R121,9 m 98%

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Auditor-General’s Report

• Emphasis of matter– Audit opinion not qualified– Difficulties encountered to fully comply with

documented controls• The problem• SRSA solution• A-G viewpoint• Current action

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