Form : Gideon Boshoff
To: Ntombe Mbuqe
Date 06 October
Subject: Additional inputs: National Sport and Recreation Amendment Bill
Dear NTOMBE
I see from the draft Bill that it says that DISSA has been consulted so please
consider the comments below as DISSA's submission - while we still exist
Please could you submit the following comments:
1. in section 7 where it is proposed that SASCOC be responsible for education
and training, it should be made clear that the specific area is for education
and training in relation to high performance sport. It could be argued that
education and training is in fact a government responsibility which, where
related to mass participation, is where the whole area probably fits best. The
national federations should be responsible for the sports specific technical
component based on their expertise.
2. in section 8 where the proposal is that SASCOC be responsible for facilities
at a national level, this flies in the face of the MIG programme and the
responsibility of local government in particular for facilities in their area
of operation. Thus this should be a S&RSA responsibility.
3. in relation to section 9, this should be a S&RSA responsibility as it is
based on mass participation. This section could lead to confusion about the
respective roles of S&RSA and SASCOC.
4. section 1 contemplates SASCOC giving funding for development and if this is
to remain (this should rather be S&RSA's responsibility), it should be for
high performance development specifically.
Please copy me on the submission to SASCOC.
Alison Burchell
General Manager
Disability Sport South Africa