Hon House Chair, Minister there are hundreds of township schools without proper sport facilities and activities. This has freed up the time of our learners and exposes them to other social ills which are prevalent in our communities. As a result many of our children are excluded from developing or discovering sporting abilities which further increases the lack of transformation in our national sport teams. Hon Minister, has the department had the discussions with the Department of Basic Education to introduce sports back into our schooling system? If that is so, what are the timeframes have been given for this? Thank you.
The MINISTER OF SPORT, ARTS AND CULTURE: Hon member, we share your concern on the facilities particularly in the public schools. Of 25 000 schools we have, the former Model C schools seem to be still at the advantage, in so far as that is concerned. The facilities at the local level are mainly provided by the municipalities and provinces. The budget when it comes
broadly into sport is not at the level which will be able to deal with the challenges we have.
I think that your question is well placed and we will continue to work with our provinces and local governments. You will also realise that when it comes to sport, government alone is not going to be able to deal with the massive demand on the ground. That is why we talk more of engaging the private sector. Thank you.