Chair, as I have indicated, scholar transport is a provincial competency. What we do as national, is to lay norms and standards. That is why our review was that now that we are aware that there are problems with scholar transport, what is it that we do within our powers as national department to regulate the environment of scholar transport?
For instance, in North West, because we are intervening as section 100 (1)(b), but not necessarily broadly in terms of just consequences around scholar transport. I can give a full report of what interventions we have put in place in the entire province. So, I would not be able to say, in this specific ward now, what is it that we are going to do now but I can brief the committee about what is it that we have done as national
department in terms of section 100 (1)(b), to deal with the issues of scholar transport in the province. Thank you, Chair.
Question 90:
The MINISTER OF SPORT, ARTS AND CULTURE: The department has prioritised coach specific training as approved by the International Federations and National Federations for Women and the effects thereof will be visible from 2020. As a result rugby, football and cricket national women's teams at under 15 and under 17 levels have shown an increase in all provinces as did the number of women coaches and referees. Following the 2017-18 financial year Eminent Persons Group, EPG Report in which women's position in sport was compared to that of men in 19 sport codes in dashboard format. This indicates that funding continues to be a challenge in women's sport.
The EPG is in the process of compiling dashboard on women's position in the 19 sport codes on its own. This will bring sharper focus and a basis for comparison of women in sport annually. The national federations that are part of the EPG are required to outline the programmes aimed at addressing key
findings or shortcomings as identified by EPG. These programmes form part of the business plans that are submitted for the release of annual funding.
In addition the federation signed the agreements wherein they commit to self set targets or barometer targets. These targets form the basis of continuous engagements on the performance of the identified national federations. Thank you, Chair.