1. To promote participation of South Africans in local and international sport and recreation programmes through own programmes and funding of associated organizations and to monitor the impact on communities.
2. Mass participation is directly driven at national level as a major policy initiative. Meetings and in loco visits will take place at points of implementation of the Siyadlala programme
3. Visits to key nodal areas where community mass participation programmes have been launched by SRSA and development plans for the Indigenous Games and mass participation programmes for the disabled and women
4. Meetings with local USSASA structures to discuss challenges facing them in the implementation of the national programme and funding, USSASA plans to implement the school sport programme and the desired funding model and mechanism
5. Meeting the local sport councils and management committees of the provincial academies on their admission/selection criteria and programmes, linkages to the national academy and sources of funding in terms of corporate entities
6. Meeting with sport councils to establish their involvement in national events such as the 2010 World Cup; to learn of the challenges they experience in relation to national lottery disbursement agency pertaining to sport and recreation; also their plans they have for rural areas because sport councils are a direct responsibility of the national department and to find out how they are resourced by the department and sport councils were established in terms of the Sport Commission.
7. Visiting areas where Building for Sport and Recreation programme is implemented, evaluation on the efficacy of the programme with regards to mass community participation and determining the state of readiness of local structures to become implementing agents for the programme.

The multiparty delegation that constituted the visit to Free State on 31 January to 4 February and North West from 6 to 9 February 2005 were:

1. Mr. B M Komphela, ANC (Chairperson) leader of the delegation
2. Mr. M M Dikgacwi, ANC
3. Mr. E Mtshali, ANC
4. Ms D M Morobi ANC
5. Mr. S J Masango DA (left on Friday, 4 February for other commitments)
6. Ms N Mbuqe (Committee Secretary)

1. Ms M M Ramakaba-Lesia ANC
2. Mr. L R R Reid ANC
3. Ms N Borotho (Committee Assistant)

Mr. Maloka, the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Education, Sport, Arts, Science and Technology welcomed the delegation. Mr. Joe Mathibe, an official from the provincial Department of Sport and Recreation with Mass Participation Coordinators and members of sport councils accompanied the delegation. Their principals introduced all present. Mr. Kompela, the Chairperson of the national portfolio committee on sport and recreation stated the objective of the visit after introducing the delegation.

After the delegation got overview background about the facility from the municipal mayoral committee chairperson a tour was taken around. The facility is a world-class athletics stadium but it is not well cared for. Lifts to the grand stand are not working and people with disability are suffering to reach the grand stand. The facility is presently not utilised to the fullest.

The facility deserves a good marketing strategy in order to generate funds because it is in a good condition and well built. Since the employment of the security the stadium is less vandalized although there is a need for repairs such as plumbing and electrical lights that were constantly being stolen. The facility needs to appoint a facility manager with the good relationship they have with the security company.

5. The facility was taken over by the municipality and tariffs are charged with refundable deposit if left in good condition. The municipal chairperson promised to initiate adjustments on the tariffs. There is sport no policy since 2003 within the municipality and structures are formed. Maluti A Phofung municipality decided to take over all facilities for maintenance. Within the municipality area S A golf development board has contracted a person to teach youth to play golf. Golf is presently played only in Harrismith but the accessibility of the community is not known. Since golf is not promoted amongst Black community, there is no interest shown by them and sport council is not operating strong to tackle the current challenges. A sport officer was appointed but later vacated the position and is once again vacant. The facility has four emergency entrance/exit.

 

IDP challenges

6. Sport is not a first priority and ring fencing of sport funds would be ideal.
2. Good improvement on sport issues only took place after the establishment of the municipal sport committee.
3. Stadium have titanic track that needs maintenance and seats also need to be replaced, as they are mostly broken.
4. Water drainage only started working two years ago and in now good condition.
5. There is no indoor facility and Phutaditsjhaba stadium is constantly being vandalized in the township.

7. Total costs in the plan for renovation is R66m to make it more developed and put it at the same level as FNB stadium, etc. In the plan the intension is to build pavilions on the sides.

Mr. Malefane, the Chairperson of the sport councils addressed the meeting with the following challenges:

1. Lack of equipment (but it was given by Sports Trust). The equipment disappeared in the hands of the sport councils and the department is devising other options of delivering equipment again.
2. Lack of offices for sport councils that leads no coordination of sport activities
3. Need for indoor facility
4. Disabled persons need transport and training programmes
5. Qwaqwa and Botshabelo are identified as nodal areas due to lack of employment.

The Mayoral Committee Chairperson also noted that the sport councils were appointed only last year and they are still not clear with their role. A workshop that was scheduled to take place in December 2004 could not take place due to communication breakdown. A follow up meeting will be convened for close relationship between sport council and municipality.

The hubs are specifically identified in rural areas. Activity coordinators organized youth to demonstrate the activities played in the area like soccer, handball and some indigenous games. Mr. Morosi is one of the coordinators and is also running his own gym in a school hall. The hall was packed with teachers and local people and they showed enthusiasm. They only pay R100 a month for shape and good healthy living.

The academy is in partnership with the University. Mr. Chris Coetsee, the manager of the academy took the delegation through the buildings, where the boys sleep, dine and study. The academy specializes in two codes currently, i.e. soccer and rugby. It consists of administrative block, kitchen, lecture rooms, dormitory and other vandalized buildings that would be used to accommodate netball people next year. The dormitory has 36 students and there is a flat let that accommodates the coaches looking after the boys. Two boys share a room but have individual beds.

The academy is predominantly Harmony Gold Mine together with the community that initiated rugby school and not excluding other codes. Harmony Gold Mine is the biggest gold mine in South Africa and is now ploughing back to the community. Next intake will be netball and athletics to increase the number of athletes in the national squads. The main objective of the academy is excellence. Harmony is the main sponsor of the academy with contribution of R2million from Sports Trust. SAFA also contributed. Harmony is also conducting life skills to the community as part of development.

There are 70 students accommodated but would expand the following year. The main challenge so far is lack of resources. Soccer house is operating the same as the rugby. Mr. Moseki is the coach and mentor to the soccer boys. They are using the blocks that were meant for miners but most are dilapidated and are in the plans for renovations. These boys attend lectures with prefects monitoring during study times in the evening for one and half hours. Negotiations are on the way for proposing Virginia Academy to be school of excellence with academic courses as well in partnership with the Department of Education and Sport and Recreation. Research is also being done to determine the possibility of academic school. Harmony committed itself to fund the academy for R5milliom for the next five years. All the athletes accommodated are taken care of by the academy for R35 000 each athlete for medical aid, boarding etc.

1. The criteria used to identify talent.
2. How is representation in terms of demography?
3. How is the involvement of USSASA?
4. What is the main recruitment motivation?
5. How are the boys mentored or monitored after academy?

1. Develop and implement policies in relation to sports programmes.
2. Implement the sports programmes in all public ordinary education schools including special schools.
3. Promote participation of all learners in various sports codes/programmes.
4. Develop the skills of educators and officials in various SYRAC programmes with the view to sustain the provisioning of these programmes.
5. Establish stakeholder/partnership structures for advocacy and support of SYRAC programmes (USSASA, DSR, federations etc).

1. To offer at least one winter and one summer sport in all farm, primary, secondary and special schools.
2. To train educators and officials as sport administrators, technical officials, coaches and facilitators.
3. To encourage all schools to participate in USSASA events within a regional context.
4. To work with stakeholders such as USSASA, DSR and federations.
5. To monitor the implementation of SYRAC programmes in all schools.

1. Lack of appropriate facilities
2. Lack of equipments
3. Lack of appropriately trained educators and officials
4. Inadequate provisioning in terms of learner participation at national and international events.

The delegation sought clarity on the criteria for participating in USSASA and grants given to professionals. The presenter mentioned 90% of schools affiliated to USSASA that raised a concern of what happens to 10%. The question was raised on the involvement of rural schools and whether model c schools are still in existence and operating in isolation. More clarity was sought on physical education in schools and whether USSASA was consulted during the planning by SYRAC.

They noted that there is duplication between Education and USSASA but DOE implements policies and no operational duplication. Officials are given grants because they need to access skills. USSASA officials assist in organizing national events. The delegation also heard that principals are forced to affiliate to USSASA by district manager in the northern part but not all areas. All members in the province meet quarterly and plan on how to support educators and learners. There are no model c schools.

Challenges experienced are rural schools playing in Bloemfontein and SYRAC is working on a programme of reaching those that might not be reached by USSASA. They don’t have offices specifically for USSASA but meet at schools due to the fact that chairpersons are school principals. LSEN have different disciplines that USSASA cannot cater for all the codes they play but provide transport. There are no facilities in the Black areas and they cannot even afford high tariffs charged. School kids honour their school leagues first before considering playing for local clubs.

Accreditation is given to learners and educators e.g. diploma/trophies and parents appreciate that. USSASA told the delegation that they don’t relate with the sport councils but promised to embark on a road show since sport councils were established November 2004. It was mentioned that USSASA codes relates indirectly with federations. It was explained that educators and learners are trained to learn to swim and water safety and clinics are arranged in rural areas. LSEN have equipment but no facilities and they have to pay.

The provincial directorate raised concerns on swimming for South West school that has a pool that is not used due to lack of funds which could also be used by the community. Some pools are vandalized and used for church baptism and they requested the delegation to assist in advising what could be the solution. Department of Education and academy are jointly planning to revive school sport this year.

1. Facilities – need to take it to the municipality due to multicoded facilities available. This gives problems and clashes with codes.
2. Lack of funds for transport to take children with potential from rural schools to towns.

Councilor Ms Dhlomo welcomed the delegation as the Chairperson of technical committee on sport issues in the district. After introduction was done from both sides the municipal manager Ms Rampai briefed the delegation on challenges as follows:

1. No facility manager and the district rely on officials and night shift security.
2. There is a dire need of coming up with affordable amounts for tariffs since the area is poverty-stricken.
3. No proper programmes in place on capacitating of coaches.
4. The surface in the stadiums is not good for mass participation activities.
5. Schools cannot run in the ground due to its bad conditions in the Trompsburg area.
6. Xhariep is one of the far behind area in development without proper facilities.

The delegation proceeded to viewing a facility built by Building for Sport and Recreation Programme. The facility was built for R4m and was completed in 2002 with four teams playing. There are basketball, netball and tennis courts. The intention is to have tuck shop in preparation for events. The turf is not in a proper standard. A private company promised to come and improve the situation and to also supply water system due to the dryness of the areas. The purpose of the facility is to serve multi codes.

1. Grass track needed and maintenance.
2. After experiencing financial constraints the sport councils approached the Kopanong Municipality for assistance.
3. Interaction of the community is on need basis.
4. Active codes are netball, tennis, soccer and volleyball.
5. Have a very clean swimming pool but running at a loss due to tariffs charged. Although the pool is charged at R5.00 per person but people are unemployed so they cannot even afford to utilize the pool to the maximum.
6. Local clubs cannot access the facility due to high tariffs.

Trompsburg sport council reported that they were established a year ago without proper administration. No training is provided. They experience a problem of non-coordination of meeting to clarify their role. Codes like netball, tennis, soccer and volleyball have been developed but the difficulty is affiliation. The council tried to invite local codes but they responded negatively.

Faurismith sport council noted that sport codes elapsed due to sport people elected. Concern of maintenance of grounds was mentioned. The problem is with programmes from national government that do not cascade down to local levels.

Mr. Dikgacwi from the delegation suggested that all sport councils should be capacitated because it seemed as if there are no guidelines to operate on. The delegation listened to mass participation coordinator that they are using basketball court but cannot access more for handball or soccer. The provincial government needs to negotiate with local government for halls and facilities. Challenge of equipment is referred to province to look at the tenders. Evaluation is done in the province to handover available equipment.

Mr. Evert Venter who is the director of sport and recreation in the province introduced people from the institute and the Chairperson and leader of the delegation also introduced the delegation. Mr. Jerry Segwaba, CEO of the institute gave background about the institute that started in 2000. The task team was appointed by the MEC to find facts from Australia for three weeks just the start of the Olympics. After the exciting fact finding mission experience the team drafted a report on the following points:

1. Focus on coach capacitating
2. Possibility of having high performance center in the province
3. Partnership with science and technology. They were assisted by DSR through Building for Sport Programme and contributed R3m for building the institute. The teams who went to the Olympics also utilized the equipment in the institute.
4. One of the goals is to be able to have more players representing the country and more qualified coaches focusing on athletes.
5. 100 teachers are registered recently to become qualified coaches. From the five districts in the province 20 teachers are identified.
6. The uniqueness of this institute is that High Performance Centre (HPC) is initiative of the government not private company.

Evert presented on the new structure planned to employ sub directorate to focus on mass participation and community development from 1^st April 2005. Positions will be advertised. FSSI focuses on athlete development. There is an investigating team researching on how to link community sport and sport confederations. There are four main programmes that the institute has to support athletes with injuries, nutrition etc and capacity building for coaches and high performance.

The institution is drafting a contract with SANDF to assist on medical issues and exercise in return FSSI will support SANDF on development. R5m is available for development. Certification and accreditation is given by Central University of Technology (CUT). A new programme is established for developing programme on federations and supports them with office space. The HPC has four main focus areas, namely:

1. Sport and exercise science: this function will focus on isokinetic; biomeachnis; cardio vascular and exercise synchronization.
2. Sport and exercise nutrition: focusing on the prescription of basic nutritional programmes as well as the synchronization exercise programmes with nutritional intake according to physical condition and genetic profile.
3. Sport and exercise psychology: will focus on individual as well as group intervention with regards to psychological aspect such as motivation, teambuilding, focus, concentration etc.
4. Coaching development will be focusing on basic coaching development within communities and high performance coaching, training and support.

1. Should invest on training the trainer on how to deal with an athlete. When the athlete runs the test will show on how the athlete performs and the doctor could be able to determine the problem.
2. The test must determine why the athlete and the coach fail or don’t perform effectively.
3. Coaches should be trained on knowing which athlete to select and why. The athlete should be trained specifically on genetic profile.

1. Comparison between SA and Australian models. Australia looks for coaches with skills and empowers them on how the body functions, i.e. nature science.
2. What can SA do better than Australia? SA needs to develop skills.
3. Product – need to embark on innovativeness and on a demand driven approach i.e. to change the scoreboard by stop talking.
4. Factors rendering physiological variables render nutrients that drive strengths or power energy.

He promised that all school children will be tested and have reduced the amount of testing from R150 to R40 in order to accommodate the poor as other institutes operate.

1. Is there any proven information whether the testing is good?
2. Do the big clubs come to test or make use of the institute?

Australia spent R124 million a year for eight years on high performance programmes but never improved the situation but when they started coaching the coaches is then that they improved within three years. Neethling, the swimmer is one of the athletes who were tested in Free State. Professor requested that the delegation insist that the intellectual property must belong to FSSI, i.e. the equipment etc. and also challenged the delegation to speak to Brian van Rooyen to bring 22 Black rugby players to be trained in the FSSI and he promised that those players could prove to be the best Springbok players.

Mr. Komphela suggested that Professor should look at the need to link sport life skills to education curriculum. He further urged FSSI to protect the facility and make it accessible to all and it should first serve the five districts in the province fairly, justly and equally. That does not mean they must not assist in coaching the neighbouring countries. Mr. Segwaba also mentioned that the province would love to establish coach academy owned by the government.

Mr. Jan du Toit informed the delegation that all schools in the province will be tested and two teachers from each school will be trained to test kids. A database of the test results will be kept. Talent identification will be done in every municipality with attendance of federations. There will be random mini competitions where coaches would be able to scout talent. During district competitions municipalities will play against each other and also interprovincial academies.

The delegation was impressed about the information but wanted to know about the certainty or the correctness of the testing? Another concern was about having facilities for disabled people within the institute.

Professor Du Plooy is the manager of the Center for Sport Training and Research in the Free State Sport Institute. He gave purpose for the existence of the center as development and presentation of accredited formal and informal sport related qualifications. The functional structure is in partnership with Central University of Technology (CUT), Free State for registration and accreditation; Belgium and Free State government. Free State is in the process of having the center under Further Education and Training (FET) for accreditation. Research division focuses on applied as well as community based research projects.

The Department of Education has awarded 100 teachers with bursaries from 5 district municipalities with intake of 20 teachers from each district. On training, short courses are offered and linked with skills development and leanership strategies of government within the field of sport development. The formal SAQA or approved qualifications focus on under qualified teachers for upgrading from M+3 to M+4. Informal skills link up with skills development and learnership strategies of government.

Participants will earn educational credits for attending these short courses. After meeting two basic requirements (i) the earning of a minimum of 120 educational credits and (b) enrolling for a complete assessment, participants can then receive 1 or 2 year THETA accredited certificate or diploma within the field of sport development, coaching or sport management issued by the institute.

List of courses offered are sport psychology; sport nutrition; management; team management; fitness training, exercise and nutrition, exercise rehabilitation, life skills and many more.

The MEC requested the following projects:

• Barriers to sport and recreation participation in selected African and Coloured communities for the purpose of establishing club sport structures for school as well as community participation.
• An effective support or communication system for sport and recreation in the Free State
• Look at volunteerism and especially participation in sport and recreation. Federations are approached when conducting courses to find out about what their needs are.

The delegation wanted to know about students interested in sport but could not be in the university whether they are also accommodated. Even students who do not have bursaries how are they catered? Some intensive explanation about SAQA and THETA was requested.

SAQA - all courses must be registered with the Department of Education, approved and accredited. SETA is informal training sectors. THETA is linked with the Department of Labour. The provision is made for students with Matric only. Also courses on turf maintenance will be conducted. Free State Institute is the brainchild of the Free State government. Research was conducted which resulted at the findings of the needs of the community in the province about the lack of qualified teachers. People with potential but unqualified were given informal short courses and informal training is not tertiary accredited by THETA and SETA. THETA is experiencing problems to take off the ground due to many controlling measures that makes it impossible to perform effectively.

• Lack of facilities
• Netball needs capacity building and transport to reach places where they want to play.

• There is no assistance from national SAFA as far as coaching but have decided to invite Danny Jordaan to brief them on guidelines and current affairs about the 2010 World Cup.

• There are development programmes for coaches and referees. A grant per year has been received including transport and other logistics.
• The province accommodates people from other regions and need to transport them to attend workshops, etc.
• Need to look at women teams.

• Have development programmes
• Coca-cola Under 18 will focus on upgrading facilities in the township. Cheetahs have leased their facility for 99 years at R1.00. Rugby has good relationship with municipality and rugby union.

• Need a facility to play and there is none in the area.
• A tournament will be held soon and would be introducing the game for marketing.

• The main aim of endurance walking is to take care of people who are not physically fit. It works in teams and one would walk for 75 kilometers. The races that take place are internationally recognized.
• The team does not get support from anyone and need transport and accommodation when they play or visit other provinces. Western Cape province sponsors their teams.
• Each province has its own union. Entry fees are expensive.

There are developed programmes and for three years progress has been made but there is still lack of facilities. People have to be transported to town. Sustainability is a challenge. Some provincial structures don’t have office space and equipment e.g. faxes, computers etc.

The leader of the delegation informed the people that the objective of visiting Kroonstad was to view the stadium that is going to be revamped in the area. He also informed all present about the vision the Committee has for sport in the country.

• White clubs lease swimming pools and halls and there is no access.
• When municipalities wanted to use facilities built before 1994 individual white owners could not agree instead they demolished those facilities. The sport councils wanted to find out whether this present government is going to rebuild those facilities.
• There was a request that S A Games be named after O R Tambo permanently to acknowledge the legacy he left behind in this country.
• There is a problem with bodybuilding that is not interacting with other federations but want to be on their own.
• They recommended a mind shift from playing only to win but to also look building healthy nation. If they only focus performance related only but forget about health that will mean few will survive looking at the present diseases.

From concerns raised by the groups, the delegation responded by informing them that Seisoville stadium will be upgraded by national government but leased facilities are not government responsibility. The delegation also wanted to know the relationship between sport councils and local councils and whether sport council is established. The response was that the relationship is very good. Councils that are elected lack expertise and they don't even know sport let alone being keen. Mayor and councilors leave sport in the hands of the few whites that lease the halls and facilities and community end up having no access. When asked whether there are any youth development programmes, the sport councils responded that they started it but have experienced problems such as lack of facilities. Letters were written to municipality for assistance but no success. They met with officials in the municipality but were sent from pillar to post and later were sent to a junior white officer who promised to release the stadium on condition that they were going to share since it is a leased facility. Another big challenge is lack of finances and is difficult to access councilors for assistance.

The question of affiliation of schools to USSASA was raised and problems encountered by affiliation.The response was that there is a lack of facilities and finances and they have nowhere to practice. They requested to be more informed on how Lottery operates. USSASA has programmes and affiliation fee is R200 per school. The Chairperson of USSASA explained that schools affiliate and some codes affiliate to federations. They are allowed to use SAFA facilities.

The Department of Public Works was approached to clean school grounds and charged R12 000. Regional affiliation to the clubs is R150.00 and when schools win in the area in order to play in the region they have to pay for themselves. There is a dire need for redirection of life skills.

The delegation commended the efforts made by few in the area to bring sport to the people and also thanked them for their patience as they waited for hours for the delegation. The delegation finished its business in the Free State and proceeded to the North West.

• The provincial government foresees problems with the transfer of BSRP to MIG and also suggested ring fencing of sport funds. The Charles Mopedi stadium is in a good location but need to be marketed very well. Employment of facility managers will eliminate destruction and theft in facilities. No physically challenged people involved in programmes or planning sessions either in the municipality or in the department.
• Golf accessibility by community is very minimal if there is at all and is not introduced or promoted amongst Black community. Lack of indoor facilities.
• Lack of national sport plan.
• District council in Xhariep could not provide the delegation with sport programmes.
• When municipalities wanted to use facilities built before 1994 individual white owners could not agree instead they demolished those facilities in Kroonstad.
• Employment of non-dedicated sport people is an outcry from the whole province. People leading sport are not showing any passion or knowledge of sport.

The MEC welcomed the delegation and thanked them for the visit that she described as information sharing and that would help in improving where necessary. She requested the MPLs to engage with the national committee vigorously in order to find each other at the same wavelength of understanding issues of sport. Mr. Komphela introduced his delegation and presented the objectives of the visit. Ms Num gave a broad overview of the department achievements and challenges. She mentioned that the department is newly established as a stand alone including arts and culture hence it has been a stepchild under social services. The MEC highlighted that the department is still establishing its directorate and still need to capacitate staff.

The North West province has a population of about 3.7 million and is eighty percent (80%) rural. Sport in the province, like any where in the country, is popular to the majority of the communities, be it in organized or unorganized format. The province is an integration of two components viz, the former Western Transvaal and the Bophutatswana regime, with areas from the latter regime having no focus approach to issues of sports, though they were able to put infrastructures in some of the areas. Integration into unified democratic structures had to implement the unification process that unfolded throughout the country prior to the new dispensation. It must be stressed that the province managed to make a difference even though a lot still need to be achieved. The approach highlighted the need for partnerships and integrated approach in the delivery of sport and recreation services. Based on this, the department developed intervention strategies that are aimed at ensuring that the federations, local municipalities, academy of sport, PROREC, sport councils and communities are to link their programmes so as to maximize the output of sport and recreation delivery.

The province is demarcated into four districts, the fifth being the Kgalagadi as a cross border and one of the President's nodal area. The major challenge identified is lack of visibility and impact by sport federations as custodians of development due to the expertise with their ranks, in most parts of the province, especially rural areas. They got funding from the province to fill the vacant posts, eg, groundwork in the province. The model that the department has adopted will not have a big structure in the department but will be more in the district level at deputy director level as the highest lower down to municipal level coordinators. She mentioned minimal legislation governing the federations that they are working with. They only prioritized 10 federations but only cricket and rugby is performing well, the others are experiencing lack of management skills. Districts in the province are not equally functioning but suggested that decentralization will be the solution. Large amounts are suggested to go to previously disadvantaged groups. There is one academy and four satellites. There have been challenges when it comes to academies due to lack of coordination and the department don’t monitor or support the academies.

They are expected to form clubs at local levels e.g. elders having walks, aerobics etc. Some are doing mountain climbing and recreational facilities are available. The province has established political and technical committee to prepare for the hosting of 2010 World Cup. The provincial Chairperson for Standing Committee on Sport and Recreation sits on that committee with 2 mayors in the district. National SAFA is invited to come and present to the Standing Committee on guidelines, expectations and more information on the preparations. R1m is available for research purposes and expertise that could be required to proceed with the preparations. Some sport material has been stolen and found in the houses of the officials and the matter is being investigated.

The province has a backlog in terms of facilities. There are 345 wards with only 43 sport facilities. R10m has been received from Building for Sport Programme to cater for 10 facilities and don’t receive funding from the province for infrastructure grant. Moral regeneration is under the premier's office and gives the department little to say or do even if there are issues of racism that need to be addressed. Strategic plans will be finalized end of February with capacitating of management as priority. Five sport codes are put aside to deal with them vigorously. There is a need for at least one PSL team coming from the province to affiliate nationally. The national Committee was urged to assist in advising on how to increase the budget.

School sport

There is no coordinated programme between the department responsible for sport and school sport. This has lead to the sectors competing for the same clients, participants of school going age, who are by the way community members affiliated to community clubs. The department is of the view that Wednesday school sport should be considered as a programme that will enhance the development of sport since pupils will be able to engage in the community clubs over the weekend. This suggestion will be tabled during the discussions with Education department and service points officials will be availed to work with teachers in that regard as it would afford them opportunity to ensure that participants are linked to community clubs. These clubs will then be affiliated to federations with a proposal that will inform alignment and coordinated sport development path.

The programme is a national pilot project that has its positive outcomes and allows for improvisation with regard to the format of activities. It also serves to afford coordinators an opportunity of gaining on job administration training and leadership qualities. The hub system seems to be creating some dissatisfaction within the communities in the province in the sense that focus is given to specific areas due to the levels of social ills confronting particular areas. The concerns by other youth in the areas where they are residing are that they are equally affected by the same social ills.

The provincial acting head of department presented to the delegation on various issues. He touched on the programmes like building for sport and greenifying where 13 facilities got boreholes and three areas were electrified. Thirty seven (37) coordinators were employed and training was given. Codes which were implemented under mass participation include disability participants; aerobics; general gymnastics; big walks and fun run; indigenous games; basketball, handball and street soccer.

• No provision for blind people in terms of training material. Those people needed brails for reading the manuals.
• The administrative team that leads to struggling when capturing information.
• No coordination or integration of various departments as far as municipality programmes are concerned especially during mayoral games.
• For satellite academies there is no service level agreement in place. There is a need for greater integration during implementation of all programmes between academies, districts, local municipality and departmental officials and clear role clarifications and responsibilities for all stakeholders.
• Lack of national legislation that governs coordination, implementation as well as equity and transformation.
• No existing role clarification and responsibilities of various role players outlined in provincial legislation for sport and recreation.
• Sport councils lack clear direction, mandates, role and responsibilities that results in lack of integration between sport councils with regard to planning and compilation of programmes
• Lack of database containing sport needs at local level resulting in no support at all given to local sport councils.

Mr. Mogajane noted that national department of sport consulted with all provinces to speak on same strategic goals as follows:

1. To contribute to nation building with the measurable objective of promoting health, fitness and quality of life in 30 areas in each municipality in the district. To be able to achieve this goal they need to cover a lot but budget allocated cannot cover all. Areas that are serviced are vast that need more stakeholders’ involvement to sustain the programmes and have been presented to all districts for a buy-in. even to plot the programmes is difficult due to vastness. The department is looking at having weekend programmes because of problems encountered during the week.
2. Promotion, development and transformation of sport and recreation. Promoting and developing 100 athletes through sport and recreation could measure this goal. According to SRSA is that 22 codes should be prioritized and the province is looking at capacitating 80 coaches; 80 administrators and 160 athletes, technical officials and relevant stakeholders.

 

3. To promote and contribute economic growth and opportunity through sport and recreation in order to facilitate for provision and upgrading of sport facilities in each district as a measurable objective.
4. To promote and contribute to good governance an opportunity to sport and recreation in order to reach this goal the department develops human resource potential in the directorate. The department has to identify human resource with talent to lead sport, develop them with courses and workshops.
5. To promote and contribute to the quality of social participation through sport and recreation. To measure this objective the department has to facilitate for p keep and renovations of sport and recreation facilities. For achieving this objective all district facilitated Letsema programme where communities are encouraged to look after their facilities. This report covers for 2004/05 and the current one will be concluded towards the end of February 2005.

• Where is school sport in the province?
• Are all wards covered in the activities?
• Lack of facilities - has that improved?
• What role USSASA plays?
• Challenges on electronic equipment - are they available?
• Have rural areas been covered?
• Why are other sports codes not monitored?
• Can't S A Games be named as O R Tambo Games?
• What criterion is used to select people with potential?
• Are there swimming pools available in the area?

• National direction is that school sport is still on debate but no clear direction as far as the province knows whether it has been finalized yet because no information has been forwarded. The province is linking with other municipalities where department's staff does the groundwork but there are areas that cannot be covered for programmes.
• Municipality plans together with the department. The facility in Mafikeng is dilapidating due to lack of programme implementation. In Taung four facilities will be upgraded in the next financial year.
• USSASA's role is difficult to understand because their roles and guidelines have no detailed report received but experience duplication of programmes that need to be clarified by national department.
• Some electronic equipment cannot be purchased because it is too expensive.
• MEC informed the delegation that discussion on the role of USSASA whether is needed or not has been done. Bilateral discussion with Education is that sport need to be taken by the department of sport. She further explained that according to Memorandum of Understanding signed is that sport activities are for sport department and physical education with the Department of Education. She suggested that provinces have to come back with their approaches to look at how to take the agreement further.
• There is lack of resources especially at municipality level but Mafikeng mayor made commitment to put aside maintenance budget for sport facilities and there is improvement in the municipality.
• The provincial Chair commented that he has a problem with gymnasium due to its cost, which would create a problem in the form of funding.
• S A Games is driven by national government so the change of name could be negotiated. O R Tambo games are ANC driven games. S A Games was just a platform for talent identification.
• Management of other sport codes lack skills from their administrators, they cannot even draw budgets, business plans etc. The building of gymnastrada is the yielding of competition in the World to represent SA and is expensive. The department is not looking at nutrition exclusively but academy is looking at that specifically.
• Former teachers who contributed in sport with qualification of classroom oriented were identified as those with potential but would need training for sport management.
• The province as a whole is experiencing high level of lack of water but the province is looking at building a swimming pool in Mafikeng, in urban area due to high cost of maintenance and construction. There are only two pools in Potchefstroom and no public pools in the province. The provincial government has a duty to teach and expose youth to learn to swim following instances of high level of drowning. The department will engage with the province on that issue.
• As far as academy is concerned there is dual understanding between government and universities. The academy is far from the MEC's office and she cannot account for and is not centrally based.
• The department will determine whether Openheimer is included to municipality or not.
• Lottery has provided funds for a number of communities and also equipment for the academy.

Mr. Komphela appreciated the report and presentations from the department and the positive input from the honourable MEC. He further commended the 270 temporary jobs created by the department during construction of facilities. He alerted them not to be ambitious but look at the capacity that municipality could give before building a big stadium.

Other programmes the province has are those that involve old age homes. SASC requested the province to host Indigenous Games as the current champions. He introduced a concept on league system prepared by the department to improve on the relationship with federations and to develop sport. He gave a brief background of the status of sport and noted that aligned coordination of sport programmes and calendar of events remain unrealized by stakeholders eg, department, federations, school sport and municipalities resulting in duplication of resources. The concept is to address mass participation but not to loose sight of development. The department is also concerned about exhausted budget due to once off activities caused by non-integrated approach to provision of services. This resulted in potential talent not being identified.

Staff is to be employed to service municipalities in their areas. Nine sport federations are priority codes in the North West academy of sport. The model will be played at local municipality level by codes like cricket, football, netball, rugby and tennis but cricket and rugby will be at district level. All local municipalities will constitute men and women football league including boys Under 14 league. The format will look at teams that are more than 40 where two streams will be played and winners will play against each other to determine a local municipality winner. This will also prevail where there are local SAFA structures in place and the non-affiliated teams will form a second stream. Netball leagues will be constituted at each local municipality and will be affiliated to provincial structures with intensive capacity building programmes for umpires and administrators.

Cricket clinics and development programmes should be rolled out at local municipalities where local teams will be playing district league. Rugby clubs will be established and be prioritized to ensure pool of participants. The introduction of rugby in communities will be lead by rugby union development officers. As well as tennis clinics will be rolled out in all communities in collaboration with provincial structure. The province is currently auditing existing facilities in order to determine those that need upgrading. Sport councils should also monitor department programmes in order to give advices. He urged the national chair to ensure that sport is covered by SABC especially during the handing over of facilities and provincial games. Federations are unfortunately not servicing Bophirima district.

Federations need to be demarcated according to political demarcations.

The delegation sought clarity about former white model c schools whether they are playing against each other or integrated within the province. They advised the department to educate sport councils on their role.

The department has targeted Bophirima as a point of entry since it is mostly poverty stricken. The criteria for the formation of sport council is to write to all stakeholders in the area be it church, school etc. They have met with the former players to encourage youngsters on enthusiasm and they agreed unless they are part of the plan or programme and they want to work with coordinated structures. Complaints have been received from NOWESSA and it’s difficult to reach the balance of programmes.

The executive mayor extended a word of warm welcome to all present. He highlighted the fact that the district is rural and youth staying in the area are unfortunate because of that reason. He further noted that other district executive mayors from southern, northern and Bojanala were invited to share their challenges and achievements. Ms Num welcomed all visitors. Mr. Kompela took an opportunity to outline the objective of the visit by the national Portfolio Committee on Sport and Recreation. All mayors presented on their programmes related to sport activities in their district municipalities.

Mr. Mohulatsi presented on behalf of Central District as the councilor. He informed the delegation that the community itself prioritises sport as last priority due to lack of youth attending meetings. The municipality has not budgeted for sport facilities. After being addressed by the MEC and national Chairperson he confessed to change and look at sport as the first priority to overcome crime, prevent teenage pregnancy etc. He mentioned were the building of multipurpose centers for the youth and launch district sport councils. He promised to begin to do things correctly and engage youth vigorously.

• Who services areas within the district if not budgeted for sport?
• What is happening with federations, eg. Rugby not being transformed? What is the relationship? He was asked to give complete picture of the district as how many municipalities in the district with what teams or clubs associated with?
• How many officials have gone on training to keep youth from the streets? How many qualified as recreational officers?
• How is the district assisting sport councils?
• To what extent is THETA assisting the district in workshops and capacity building? What is the state of boxing?

There are areas that have not been touched or done well and he acknowledged the information and interaction of the meeting. He has begun to visit association and giving skills to youth. Their weakness is that not much has been done for transformation. Leased facilities are also big challenges for not being accessible although activities are taking place. Sport councils have been given responsibility to submit their needs. The area is not doing well at all for boxing.

She highlighted that sport council was launched in February 2004 and not provided with accommodation yet. In 2003 the budget was R200 000 and only spent R149 000 by end June 2004. The district does administrative work. During 2004/05 the budget was R550 000. Infrastructure budget is R3m for 2004/05 for upgrading sport facilities, greenyifying a total of 4 projects. Local communities committed themselves to be responsible for maintenance. District and local municipality with other stakeholders have established 2010 committee for preparations.

There are no clear guidelines on school sport and is not linked to the district programmes. There is no fixed calendar of events existing. Sport academies are not registered and people are employed on temporary basis. The province has managed to establish two satellite sport academies and will continue to make a difference. Impala Rugby Club already established Rustenburg rugby. Olympia Park Stadium has been budgeted R3m for upgrading. Sport projects are running well. The district is taking sport seriously.

• What plans are there around sport facilities owned by individuals?
• How are competitions run?
• Could you share with the delegation on how satellites were started in order to equip other municipalities who have not there yet.

• What provision is made for people working in the mines?

• In the case of transformation, Impala rugby participates in both Black and White. A kombi has been bought to transport them. All junior athletes are participating in all races. Cricket development e.g. Rustenburg Club is playing.
• Academies - district councils contributes in development. There are federations within the academy. There are integrated programmes with sport councils, municipality and academy.
• Madibeng has a 99-year lease. Rustenburg has golf course that is leased for 99 years as well at R3.00 per annum. Only legislation can change that situation.
• The department responded and noted that sport councils were established and were given mandate to draft constitution. Last year February sport council was launched and currently no report has been received.

He informed the delegation that the province as a whole has 327 wards and serving 3,4 million people. The district qualifies in all objectives given due to the fact that it is urban. All sporting codes are well covered with facilities but there are still areas that are not being in good state. Facility is given to where majority resides and maintenance is the main challenge that need intensive discussion. Klerksdorp has its own sport council and sport committees are doing well. R2m has been given to build a swimming pool in Klerksdorp to avoid accidents happening from crossing the railway line to reach to available swimming pool across the railway line. This crossing has caused lot of accidents and loss of lives. Lottery has provided about R4,5m. Transformation is still a big challenge if you look at two big games playing at the same day, same time e.g. Bafana Bafana and Cricket which make people choose which one to support. Klerksdorp and Potchefstroom bid for 2010 stadium but Openheimer has been identified as the one to host the games.

• From different views of transformation, are clubs in the area playing against each other as mixed or just Black and White playing separately?
• How is the district dealing with federations e.g. link team processes?
• How is sport budgeted in the municipality?
• When will transformation take place?
• Why sport councils are not established if not present in the area? What is the relationship between sport councils and the district municipality?

Sport academy goes to sport councils for needs and programmes in 63 wards. The mining industry clubs are playing as mixed. After establishment of academy, sport council was established in Potchefstroom. Klerksdorp got R2m last financial year and R2,5m this current year. The sport councils responded as well that Blacks are only playing volleyball and netball due racial issues. Satellite academy has been conducting life skills programmes. White people are not part of sport council in the area because they have their own programmes.

He reported on sport and recreation infrastructure development and community participation as follows:

• That the district believes that sport is important in building unity in South Africa.
• Sport and Recreation development should be based on the overall development and participation of the community at large
• Sport development should be pursued in partnership with all spheres of government, federations, NGOs and communities.
• Sport facilities should be made accessible to all residents.

Their roles as municipalities in the district presently are:

• Availing facilities that they administer to communities
• Organizing tournaments for schools ad local clubs
• Encouraging youth to participate in sport
• Lobbying of major teams to visit the areas. He also mentioned available sport facilities administered by the district and those that are closed. In the case of accessibility, the private owned have limited access with huge amounts for bookings; the school owned have unlimited access while the municipal owned also have unlimited access with minimal amounts for bookings.
• The comparison on school facilities is that ex-model C schools have greenified pitches, high mast light; athletics track, ablution facilities, pavilion and change rooms while rural and township schools pitches were not greenified no lights, no athletic tracks, use of school ablution if available, no pavilion and use classrooms as change rooms.

Local sport councils are established in all municipalities but due to the vastness of the area it is difficult for them to meet. Facilities are included in the original IDPs of local municipalities. The national department funded Taung for R3 million; Ganyesa fro R1 712 000; Bray for R1 500 000 and Morokweng for R800 000. he noted that some municipalities budget for maintenance.

Sport Academy exists but its impact is not felt in other areas. SAFA structures are not in existence and no federation in place. Nothing has been done with regard to people with disability.

Challenges:

• Lack of capacity building with regard to coaching and general administration of sport.
• Shortage of funds to realize IDP plans
• White sport versus Black sport
• Development of facilities in private hands
• Lack of functional structures.

The district has some solutions suggested on their challenges such as:

• Need for a close cooperation between the municipalities, provincial and national offices.
• Placement of human resource at each municipality
• Employment of people knowledgeable about sport
• Increase participation of provincial department during the IDP reviews
• Extra funding
• Implementation of MEC’s plan of sports coordinators in the wards.
• More focus on Bophirima District
• Rural schools to be assisted with cleaning of school grounds.
• Improvement on the functioning of sport councils, sports academy and other structures
• Establishment of federations
• Need fro good and consistent planning
• Programmes of scientific/medical support for sportspersons need to be accessible to rural people.

• Is there a league between the Blacks vs White sport?
• What is close ooperation/coordination between municipality and provincial now?
• What is the plan and time frame for DISSA and participation of women?
• What has been done to capacitate sport councils?

Black vs White sport, some codes are still referred as white sport such as rugby. NOWESSA exists but some schools still have their own matches. Cooperation - sub committee was established to deal with sport only to have a proper structure. Teams are leaving the province because they are not getting any support either financially or otherwise.

1. How to deal with 99 year leases and transfers.

2. Urgent appointment of sport officers is required but they must be dedicated to assist municipalities in training and coaching.

3. Strengthening of the current weak structures

4. Wider impact of sport academy needs to be felt.

5. Need funding for federations to achieve their goals and capacity building across the board.

6. Sport councils need to interrogate their role to have impact not just having structures.

7. Need to deal with the issues of transformation, infrastructure for BSRP and need to create facilities catered for disability for sport because none has been done.

8. Interest on 2010 is to get clubs to train with capacity of 50 000 seats and sport grounds to be open to all races.

They raised a concern of not getting support from the department and other stakeholders and wished that a good relationship between them and the department could be strengthened. They mentioned lack of coordination. There are no offices to operate from. Nothing has been done to rural areas. Cricket and other federations are not visible in rural areas. Federations can be tools to unite people. Budget has been submitted to the department. Ineffectiveness of sport councils should be judged on terms of reference given during establishment. The work plans from local to district municipality are not integrated but done differently. All the structures are invited in General Assembly. They requested that relevant people should be identified to lead sport.

The delegation met at the grounds where mass participation games took place with the MEC, department officials and the community led by activity coordinators. Elders had aerobics and gymnastics. The honourable Mayoress of Vryburgh Ms Ruth Mompati joined the activities. Youth had aerobics, basketball, indigenous games and other activities including disabled youth who were very active. The delegation spent the day in the games and later on the Chairperson thanked the old people for their dedication to keep themselves healthy with the games and encouraged the youth to keep themselves active in playing games and involved in community activities rather than engaged in crime and drugs.

• Lack of national legislation that governs coordination, implementation as well as equity and transformation.
• No existing role clarification and responsibilities of various role players outlined in provincial legislation for sport and recreation.
• Sport councils lack clear direction, mandates, role and responsibilities that results in lack of integration between spa councils with regard to planning and compilation of programmes
• Lack of database containing sport needs at local level resulting in no support at all given to local sport councils.
• No provision for DISSA blind people in terms of training material, e.g Brailles.
• No laptops for administrative teams for capturing information
• Montsiwa facility was handed over to the municipality but presently is dilapidated and equipment is stolen.