PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION FOR THE MINISTER
QUESTION 2344 (QUESTION PAPER NO 30 â 2013) FOR WRITTEN REPLY IN THE
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCTION
1. The above-mentioned question appears on the Internal question Paper of
the National Assembly.
2. A draft reply to the question is included in pocket 2 for the
consideration of the Executive Authority (EA).
RECOMMENDATION
3. It is recommended that the EA approves the reply, should he concur
with its content.
MS S. KHAN
CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER
DATE:
MR M.E. MOEMI
DIRECTOR-GENERAL
DATE:
QUESTION 2344 (QUESTION PAPER NO 30 â 2013) FOR WRITTEN REPLY IN THE
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
MR G. OOSTHUIZEN
DEPUTY MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION SA
DATE:
DECISION
Reply approved/amended.
MINISTER F.A. MBALULA
MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION SA
DATE:
QUESTION 2344 (QUESTION PAPER NO 30 â 2013) FOR WRITTEN REPLY IN THE
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
Mr G P D Mac Kenzie (Cope) to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation:
[(295] [Question submitted for oral reply now placed for written reply
because in excess of quota [Rule 108(8)]]
Whether his department has established the need for sports academies to
develop the various disciplines required for competitive sport development;
if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
NW2833E
REPLY:
MINISTER F.A. MBALULA
MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION SA:
Sport and Recreation South Africa, through the Division of Revenue Act
(DORA), has allocated 3.5% of the DORA grant to the establishment and
development of district academies. As the system aims to address the
demographics of our national teams by accelerating the development of
talented athletes particularly from the disadvantaged groups, the regional
academies will be aligned to political district demarcations and be placed
in previously disadvantaged areas to ensure that disadvantaged
sportspersons have access to services rendered at the academies. It is
therefore foreseen that 53 regional academies will serve as feeders to the
9 existing provincial academies.
The regional academies provide services to talented athletes and sport
officials from the 16 priority school sport codes residing within the
district identified through the following avenues:
Mass screening
Federation competitions (clubs, district federations)
School sport
Community sport e.g. Siyadlala competitions
Professional athletes residing in the district may also receive services in
the regional academy as per agreement with the provincial academy and
provincial federation.
SRSA is also currently working together with SASCOC to streamline the
performance of provincial academies of sport in order to create a seamless
pathway for athletes as they progress to excellence
MINISTER F.A. MBALULA
MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION SA