1). The Hon. Member may please note SASCOC has not re-opened due to the lockdown.
2(a) The National Colours Board was last functional when the South African Sports Commission Act was repealed.
(b) and (c) It became dysfunctional due to the lack of enabling provisions in the National Sport and Recreation Act, 2007. This lack of empowering provision from the Act, made it difficult for the Minister to pass the Regulations to give effect to the establishment of the National Colours Board.
(d) the Department has been making efforts to amend the Act to give effect to enabling provisions required to promulgate the Regulations.