The Department of Sport and Recreation (SRSA) derives its mandate from the National Sport and Recreation Act, 1998 (Act Act 110 of 1998), which requires it to oversee the development and management of sport and recreation in . The Act also provides the framework for relationships between SRSA and its external clients. This includes the department’s partnership with the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc), which is key to improving South Africa’s international ranking in selected sports. The Act also ensures that South Africa contributes to sport, physical education and social cohesion by legislating on sports partici- pation as well as on sports infrastructure. The SRSA strategic goals are to: • increase citizens’ access to sport and recreation activities • oversee the transformation of the sport and recreation sector • ensure that more athletes achieve interna- tional success • develop enabling mechanisms to support sport and recreation • ensure that sport and recreation are used as tools to support social cohesion and nation building. Sport and Recreation South Africa The SRSA is the national department responsible for sport in the country. Aligned with its vision of an active and winning nation, it primarily focuses on providing opportunities for all South Africans to participate in sport; manages the regulatory framework; and provides funding for different sporting codes. The right to play and to participate in sport has been embodied in United Nations (UN) instruments such as the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women. It is recognised as a right, which all governments should make available to their people. In line with the constitutional imperatives, the SRSA has been assigned the powers and functions to develop and implement national policies and programmes regarding sport and recreation in the country. The SRSA aims to maximise access, Sport and development and excellence at all levels of participation in sport and recreation to improve social cohesion, nation-building and the quality of life of all South Africans. Recreation The SRSA’s goals include: • leading the process of sport transformation, asset development and equity in sport and recreation

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• ensuring that school sport is offered in all (SAIDS), which was established in terms of the schools in South Africa SAIDS Act 1997 (Act 14 of 1997) as amended. • ensuring that institutional mechanisms that The Public Finance Management Act, 1999 provide equal access at all levels of partici- (Act 29 of 1999) guides all financial activities of pation in sport and recreation are in place the SRSA. The Public Service Act, 1994 (Act 103 • contributing to social cohesion and employ- of 1994) regulates the conduct of business in the ment opportunities through mass mobilisation Public Service. in sport and recreation • contributing to a healthy lifestyle through the Budget and funding provision of recreation programmes The total allocation for the SRSA stands • instituting a funding model to enable the at R988,5 million, having gone up by effective implementation of sport and R18,1 million from the previous year’s allocation recreation programmes of R970,4 million. This constitutes a 1,87% • ensuring the availabilty of high-performance budget growth from the previous year. systems that will enable more athletes, The budget allocation per programme is as coaches, technical officials and administrators follows: to reach national and international standards • R628,6 million to support the provision of that will contribute to an improvement in South mass participation opportunities in sport and Africa’s international rankings recreation • improving governance and the delivery of • R133, 2 million to develop and maintain an sport and recreation through effective and integrated support system to enhance the efficient administrative support systems; and delivery of sport and recreation adequate resources • R124,8 million for the provision of strategic • supporting a well-governed sports community leadership, management and support service through the development of national policies to the department and the sector and guidelines for sport and recreation in the • R92, 2 million to support the development of country elite athletes • using the potential of sport and recreation • R9,7 million towards the regulation and to achieve government priorities through management of the provision of sport and cooperation with identified international, recreation facilities. national, provincial; and local government departments. Transformation in sport The meeting of the Minister and Members of the Legislation and policies Provincial Executive Councils (Minmec) took The National Sport and Recreation Act, 1998 place on 28 March 2014, to consider among (Act 110 of 1998) was amended extensively and other things the report of the pilot study on the promulgated in 2014. status of transformation in sport in South Africa. In terms of the National Sport and Recreation The study focused on the top five national Amendment Act, 2007 (Act 18 of 2007), the federations, namely rugby, , football, Minister of Sport and Recreation has the athletics and , and will be expanded to legislative powers to oversee the development include the 11 additional codes in 2014. The and management of sport and recreation in numbers will grow over the next few years until South Africa. The key implementers of national all provinces are covered. policies for sport in the country are provinces The findings of the pilot project showed and municipalities; as well as Sascoc, sports that little has been done in transforming sport federations and other agencies. especially the national and provincial teams. The Safety at Sports and Recreational Events Grassroots structures are non-existent at school Act of 2010 (Act 2 of 2010) was drafted as a and club levels. result of the Ellis Park soccer tragedy and the The report also revealed that the partici- subsequent findings of the Ngoepe Commission pation of black people in general and Africans of Enquiry. The White Paper on Sport and in particular is declining tremendously. Sport in Recreation was amended in 2011. rural areas and townships are in a parlous state The department administers and controls the due to lack of facilities, poorly maintained sport two public entities: infrastructure, and uneven access of facilities for • Boxing South Africa, which was established in all South Africans. terms of the South African Boxing Act, 2001 The report further revealed that there is a lack (Act 11 of 2001). of willingness in implementing transformation, • The South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport especially the enforcement of quotas and other

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dimensions despite an agreement before and provides funding to Sascoc, for instance in the after the National Sport and Recreation Indaba. preparation of elite athletes for international Minmec therefore resolved to: events. • adopt the Eminent Person Commission (EPG) It is the national coordinating macro body Report on Transformation in Sport for the promotion and development of high- • use the report to draft a roadmap to aggres- performance sport in South Africa, including sively implement the recommendations of the team presentation, and must consult with report and the resolutions of Minmec March relevant sports bodies in this regard. 2014. Sascoc represents South Africa for all Minmec further resolved with immediate effect multicoded sport participating in international to: games, such as the , Paralympic • vigorously implement the quota system Games, and All-Africa as instructed by the National Sports and Games. Recreation Plan held in November 2011 • embark on a roadshow in all nine provinces South African Institute for Drug-Free and the piloted five federations to give Sport instructions on the implementation of quotas The SAIDS is the national anti-doping organ- and recommendations of the EPG Report isation, funded by the SRSA. Its mandate is to • increase the quota system from 50/50 to promote participation in sport, free from the use 40/60% representation and give effect to 60% of prohibited substances or methods intended to black representation to both provincial and artificially enhance performance, in the interest national teams of the health and well-being of sports people. • demand development plans from Saru, Safa, The SAIDS is responsible for developing CSA, ASA and Netball SA anti-doping policy and implementing a national • mandate all MECs of Sport and Recreation to antidoping programme across all sporting codes meet with provincial teams and confederations in South Africa. to communicate the decisions of the Minmec The SAIDS is certified in terms of the Interna- and its impact on provinces tional Organisation for Standardisation 9001: • mandate EPG and SRSA to enforce and 2000 standards in compliance with the Interna- monitor the implementation of the decisions. tional Standard for Testing. This is the interna- In the interim, SRSA was instructed to develop tionally recognised benchmark for quality guidelines on the distinction of roles and assurance and excellence, and represents world responsibilities of the sport stakeholders in the best-practice in doping control in sport. implementation of the recommendations of the The SAIDS’s key focus areas are: pilot study on the status of transformation in sport • Doping control: The institute conducts a in South Africa together with the resolutions of comprehensive, independent and effective the Minister’s meeting with the Minmec. national doping-control programme on South If there is resistance or any form of hostility African athletes competing at regional, national to implement these resolutions and recommen- and international levels. The SAIDS also dations, government will have no option but to: conducts in- and out-of-competition doping • withdraw any form of funding and support controls on international athletes on behalf to federations and sport bodies that do not of international sports federations and other comply with transformation requirements international anti-doping organisations. • withdraw the national colours to any • Education: The SAIDS provides education, federation(s) who are set on maintaining the information and awareness for athletes; status quo coaches; parents; sports organisation; • use bidding and hosting regulations to be members of the medical, pharmaceutical and illegal to bid without government approval sports-science professions; tertiary-education • bar sponsorship against any federation that institutions; and the public. Information on does not and/or is hostile to transformation. national and international antidoping issues can be accessed at www.drugfreesport.org.za. Role players • Research: The SAIDS conducts sociological South African Sports Confederation and research into the knowledge, attitude and Olympic Committee use of performance-enhancing drugs among Sascoc is the controlling body for all high- South African sportspeople, for the purpose of performance sport in South Africa. planning and implementing effective doping- The SRSA and Sascoc cooperate closely on control and education programmes. issues of mutual importance, and the SRSA • International collaboration: South Africa is

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an active participant in the global effort to • AFL South Africa combat drugs in sport. The SAIDS collab- • Amateur Fencing Association of Southern orates closely with counterparts worldwide to Africa achieve international harmonisation and the • Anglers and Casting Federation of Southern improvement of standards and practices in Africa doping control. South Africa is a member of • Archery South Africa the International AntiDoping Arrangement and • of the Executive Committee of the Association • South Africa of National Anti-Doping Organisations. • Union of Southern Africa • South Africa Boxing South Africa • Boxing South Africa’s intention is to ensure • Boxing South Africa effective and efficient administration of profes- • Bridge Federation of Southern Africa sional boxing in South Africa; to create synergy • South Africa between professional and amateur boxing and • South Africa to promote interaction between associations • Clay Target Shooting Association of South of boxers, managers, promoters, trainers and Africa officials, and Boxing South Africa. • Confederation of Cue Sport South Africa It also considers applications for licences • from all stakeholders in professional boxing. • It sanctions fights; implements the relevant • Dance Sport Federation of Sport South Africa regulations; and trains boxers, promoters, ring • Darts South Africa officials, managers and trainers. • Deaf Sports Federation of Southern Africa In July 2014, Andy Birkett managed to hold off • Federation Bocce Western Cape ace Graeme Solomon to claim • Fitness Sport Aerobics Federation of Southern his maiden Berg River Marathon title, Africa while Abby Adie stormed to a convincing win in • Federation of Southern Africa the ladies' race. • South Africa With the intention of bettering his eighth • Jukskei South Africa place in the 2013 Berg River , • 62-year-old grandmaster Lee McGregor had to • Federation of South Africa settle for eighth place overall at the 2014 event. • Luke Stowman produced a fine display on • Majorette and Cheerleading Association South the last day to not only claim the top spot in the Africa under-23 category but ninth place overall too. • and Games Committee of South There was a strong performance from Thulani Africa Mbanjwa, who powered his way to 10th place. • Masters Sports Association of Southern Africa • Mind Sports South Africa World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) • Modern Pentathlon Association of South Africa The Africa Regional Office of the WADA was • Motorsport South Africa established in Cape Town in 2004 to coordinate the anti-doping activities of the agency through- In October 2014, the breeding, trading and racing of out Africa. pigeons became illegal in South Africa. Activities includ- ing the importing, breeding, trading in and translocation of This includes promoting and maintaining i pigeons are listed as prohibited activities in terms of the effective lines of communication between the Invasive and Alien Species List as published by the depart- WADA and all relevant stakeholders, govern- ments of water and environmental affairs. The prohibition ments and public authorities, the broad sports included releasing of any specimen of a listed invasive movement, national anti-doping agencies and species, which effectively meant that releasing pigeons to laboratories. race or as homing pigeons was illegal. The NSPCA said the South Africa continues to serve as the African new legislation was published in the Government Gazette representative on the Executive Committee of on 1 August. The National Pigeon Organisation of South- WADA. ern Africa sought a meeting with the environmental affairs minister to discuss the implications. The new law, which had been in the pipeline since 2004, would do away with National sport federations the 100-year-old sport of pigeon racing. Pigeon racing is The various sporting codes in South Africa are a professional sport and an expensive sport. The National governed by their own federations and associ- Pigeon Organisation of Southern Africa is a member of the ations. These include: South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Commit- • Aero Club of South Africa tee and has 5 000 members.

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• National Amateur Bodybuilding Association of • University Sport South Africa South Africa • South Africa • National Horseracing Authority • Water Ski Federation of Southern Africa • National Pigeon Organisation of Southern • Weightlifting Federation of Southern Africa Africa • Wrestling South Africa • National Boxing Organisation of Southern • Wushu Federation of Southern Africa. Africa • Programmes and projects • Orienteering Federation of Southern Africa National Sport and Recreation Plan • Parachute Association of South Africa (NSRP) • Physically Disabled Association The five transversal issues which permeate every • Powerlifting Federation of South Africa building block of the NSRP and that are considered • Powerboat South Africa non-negotiable imperatives are reflected in five • Ringball South Africa strategic objectives, namely transformation, • Roller Sport South Africa priority codes, ethical environment, geopolitical • South Africa sports boundaries and amateur versus profes- • Sascoc sional sport. These issues are pertinent as they • Scrabble South Africa traverse the entire NSRP. • Sheep Shearing Federation of Southern Africa While it is envisaged that the White Paper • Shooting Sport Federation of South Africa on Sport and Recreation will remain relevant • Snooker and Billiards South Africa until 2019, the NSRP will be closely monitored • Snow Sports South Africa annually to identify any hindrances that may • South Africa affect on implementation and will be reviewed in • Soaring Society of South Africa its totality in 2020. • South Africa A school sports bursary, which offers R100 000 • South African Amateur Fencing Association towards covering the costs of education and • South African Association support required by pupils; opened many • South African Deep Sea Angling Association opportunities for sports veterans and legends, • South African Figure Skating Association and attracted retired sports people who had • South African Fly Fishing Association registered with the department to offer help as • South African Football Association coaches, officials and sports administrators. • South African Gold Panning Association To implement the NSRP in full, an estimated • South African Association budget of R10 billion a year is required over • South African Gymnastics Federation the next three years. Due to other competing • South African Hang Gliding and Paragliding priorities and pressures on National Treasury Association there was no space for additional funding in • South African 2014. In line with the NSRP, a pilot transfor- • South African Association mation audit was conducted on the big five • South African National Archery Association national federations, namely rugby, cricket, • South African National Equestrian Federation football, netball and athletics, and the results • South African Polo Association were published in 2014. Following this successful • South African Practical Shooting Association pilot, many national federations were subjected • South African to a transformation review to monitor progress • South African and another transformation barometer was • South African Shore Angling Association published in March 2015, detailing the findings of • South African Sports Association for the Intellec- this review. The federations that were assessed tually Impaired include all those that are identified as the school • South African Tennis Association sport priority federations. This, to ensure that • South African Underwater Sports Federation as financial assistance is directed at them, they • South Africa also reciprocate with a transformed participation • South Africa environment and governance. • Table Tennis Board of Southern Africa • Taekwondo Federation of South Africa School Sport Programme • Tenniquoits Board of South Africa The SA Schools League Programme is the main • Tenpin Bowling Association of South Africa programme and culminates in the annual SA • Transplant Sports Association of South Africa Schools National Championships. • South Africa The league programme starts in February and • Tug of War Federation of South Africa runs until June, with schools competing in intra-

371 SportArts and and recreation Culture school and interschool league competitions. Team I Play Fair cycled in the 2014 Momentum As this is the core of the programme, other 94.7 Cycle Challenge and Mr Gideon Sam deliverables support it with: will be joined by, among others, SAIDS board • the capacity development programme, which members, Dr. Mzwake Qobose and Paralympian involves the training of educators and sport Natalie Du Toit. volunteers in sport-specific programmes. The I Play Fair team also joined the Minister • providing sport equipment and sport attire of Sport in Pretoria when he led a team cycling support to poor schools. on behalf of Unite 4 Mandela Campaign in • the provision of cluster coordinators to aid the November 2014. delivery and support of sport. The SAIDS is encouraging all South African • the identification of sport focus schools where sportsmen and women, coaches and fans to take athletes are placed to further their sport the ‘I Play Fair – Say NO! To Doping’ pledge by development. visiting www.drugfreesport.org.za, the mobi-site: • the support to school sport structures at local, m.drugfreesport.org.za, on the Facebook Page district, provincial and national levels. (iplayfairZA) or via Twitter (@iplayfairZA). There are about 24 000 schools in South Africa, with a combined number of about 12,2 International Rugby Board (IRB) Keep million learners. Of these schools, 18 786 are Rugby Clean Campaign registered to participate in the league system. The IRB JWC plays a leading role in preparing The SRSA set aside 25% of its budget, which the future stars of the game for the rigours of test is approximately R400 million, for schools sport rugby and anti-doping education is an essential development. element in that process. The IRB operates a For 2014/15, new sporting codes were zero-tolerance policy to drug cheats in sport, in included. Swimming and Goalball were added partnership with the WADA. to the championships and a further addition has been on two new codes for indigenous games ThinkSport Journal Project (Kho Kho and Kgati). The ThinkSport Journal, a publication focusing The SA Schools National Championships was on and encouraging high-quality discussions held in December 2014, in Pretoria. among various stakeholders in society, serves as a forum for constructive debates on issues I Play Fair – Say NO! to Doping affecting sport in South Africa and also contribute Campaign meaningfully towards the development of sport The aim of this campaign is to show Interna- at all levels of participation and all spheres of tional Federation’s (IFF) commitment government and society. The ThinkSport Journal to promoting education and awareness as a also serves as a high quality reference centre cornerstone in the fight against doping in sport. for sport practitioners, students, academics, The goal is also to increase the awareness of researchers and stakeholders for further floorball players in the world of the importance of education and training as well as for academic playing clean, respecting the spirit of true sport and research purposes. The theme for the 2014 and fair play. The campaign was launched in edition was: “20 Years After Democracy” partnership with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). The campaign was first launched Little Green Book Project during the 8th Men‘s World Floorball Champi- The Little Green Book profiles exceptional onships 2010 in Finland when also the Finnish athletes, coaches, administrators and technical Anti-Doping Agency joined the campaign. The officials while they are still alive. IFF is the fourth International Federation, along with the International Ice Hockey Federation Qhubeka: bicycles for rural development (IIHF), FIFA and the International Archery Through its partnership with South African Federation (FITA), to join WADA‘s Say NO! to non-profit organisation Qhubeka, Team Doping Campaign. [www.floorball.org] MTN-Qhubeka helps rural African communities In November 2014, president of Sascoc, by giving bicycles to children in return for work Gideon Sam, led the I Play Fair team for the done to improve their environment and their 2014 Momentum 94.7 Cycle Challenge in community: for every 100 trees grown to at least Fourways, . Sam’s debut for the 30 cm, or for every tonne of waste collected, I Play Fair, Say NO! To Doping campaign was Qhubeka donates a bicycle. at the 2014 Two Oceans half-marathon in Cape Not an ordinary bicycle but a Qhubeka Buffalo Town, where the 60-year-old completed his first Bicycle, engineered specifically for African half marathon. terrain and load requirements, designed by

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World Bicycle Relief in Chicago, United States winner received R15 000, with R7 000 going to of America (USA) and assembled and tested in charity of their choice. South Africa. Children in rural schools are particularly badly Fina World Cup affected by a lack of mobility. In South Africa, of At the Fina World Cup in in December the 16 million school children, 12 million walk to 2014, Chad Le Clos received swimming's highest school. Of these, 500 000 walk more than two honour after he was crowned the world's best for hours each way, spending four hours getting to 2014 by the International Swimming Federation. and from school each day. Le Clos also became the first ever swimmer to go unbeaten throughout a World Cup series. Major events He made history on the final night of the Fina Nelson Mandela Sports Day World Short-Course Championships when he On 22 November 2014, South Africans united became the first swimmer to win the 50 m, 100 and took to the streets of Tshwane in honour m and 200 m butterfly. of the much-loved global icon, the late Nelson Cameron van der Burgh won a silver medal in Mandela. the men's 50 m breaststroke. Spearheaded by the SRSA and the Department of Arts and Culture, the Nelson Mandela Sport and Culture Day was At the Commonwealth Games in in held to demonstrate the depth of South Africans' 2014, South African athletes managed to claim commitment to the late Nelson Mandela's vision a total of 40 medals across all sporting codes, of sports and culture as a nation builder and a 13 of those were gold, 10 silver and 17 bronze, unifying force for a cohesive society. placing the country seventh on the medal table. With its aim to mobilise the youth, the event This was an improvement on the country’s 2010 called for all South African youth, as the performance in Delhi, where athletes claimed 33 generation charged with living the Mandela medals. legacy, to unite in building a brighter future for The athletes finished with all. nine medals, three of which were gold. Khotso In partnership with Cycling SA and Athletics Mokoena took gold in the men’s with SA, two new sporting codes were announced as a distance of 17,2 m; Cornel Fredericks shone a focus for the 2014 Nelson Mandela Sport and in the 400 m hurdles, winning gold with a time of Culture Day. The day’s sporting events featured 48,5 ; and Fanie van der Merwe cloked 11,65 in a cycling race, a road-running race, a run/walk a first place finish in the men’s 100 m T37 final. race, and a fun walk. National 400 m sprint record holder, Wayde The Nelson Mandela Sport and Culture Day van Niekerk, and long jumpers, was designed to bring together South Africans and , impressed in their first from all walks of life as the country celebrated 20 Commonwealth Games appearances. Visser Years of Freedom and Democracy. and Samaai won silver and bronze respectively, The 2014 Nelson Mandela Sport and Culture while Van Niekerk claimed silver for his efforts Day aimed to break records by combining two on the track. Sunette Viljoen won silver in the major sports on the streets of Tshwane: cycling women’s javelin. and running. The men’s open triples lawn bowls team In remembrance of the 67 years Mandela claimed top honours in a closely contested final devoted to social activism, the 67 km cycling race against , winning 13 – 11, while started and finished at the Union Buildings, with the women’s fours downed Malaysia in the final, the route passing by many historical landmarks adding yet another gold to the tally. and monuments. South Africa’s swimmers also impressed, with The winners of the 67 km cycling road race Chad le Clos bagging seven medals: two gold as well as the 27 km road-running challenge medals, one silver and four bronze. Cameron received R100 000, while the charity of their van der Burgh won gold in the 50 m breaststroke, choice received R50 000. silver in the 100m breaststroke and bronze in The distance of this race was in commemo- the 4x100 m medley relay, while veteran Roland ration of the 27 years Mandela spent in prison. Schoeman won silver in the 50 m butterfly and The 9,4 km road running/walking events were the 4x100 m freestyle relay. in remembrance of the 95 years of Madiba’s life. Winners from the running competition received The Cape Epic Mountain Bike Race covers 718 km in a week. It has 14 850 m of climbs and draws bikers from R25 000, while the charity of their choice around the world. received R15 000. The 9,4 km walking event i

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On the rugby field, the Blitzbokke stunned a Iintonga, Morabaraba, Kho-kho, Drie Stokkies strong New Zealand team in a 17–12 victory to and Kgati. claim gold in the final. The indigenous games serve as a vehicle to afford all South Africans an opportunity to South African Sports Awards be athletes, regardless of race, age or cultural The South African Sports Awards were background. The event also showcased unity presented at a ceremony in November 2014 through sport, as well as community partici- where the Minister of Sport and Recreation pation. Students from tertiary institutions and honoured the sporting heroes who had excelled school children from the surrounding areas in the last 12 months. participated in the event, including the street Portia Modise was the 2014 SA Sport Star of carnival. the Year. Ashleigh Moolman Pasio was the Sportswoman of Transnet Rural and Farm Schools the Year. Tournament Chad Le Clos was the Sportsman of the Year. Established in QwaQwa in 2002, the Transnet Sportswoman with Disability and Sportsman Rural and Farm Schools programme is one of with Disability awards went to Justine Usher and the flagship projects within the Transnet Founda- Ernst Francois Van Dyk respectively. tion’s sports portfolio. The under 19 cricket team were named the The tournament was held in October 2014, Team of the Year. at the Germiston Stadium in .This Other winners included: sporting event begins every year with over 22 • Administrator of the Year – Nokuzola Patience 000 learners across the country competing in Thamae inter-house challenges, leaving just 2 000 of the • Newcomer of the Year – Gezelle Magermann best sporting champions to battle it out at this • Coach of the Year – Ephraim Shakes Mashaba three-day-long national tournament. • Volunteer of the Year – Sandile Mqadi The programme is about recognising and • Indigenous Games of the Year – Ncuva, acknowledging achievement and celebrating Limpopo success by all sportsmen and women. It is also • Recreation Body of the Year – Sport for Social concerned with shaping South Africa’s youth, Change Network making dreams come true and initiating social • Photographer of the Year – Reg Caldecott change. • Journalist of the Year – Mathews Mpete Over the past two days, tournaments for • School Team of the Year – Vorentoe High netball, football, athletics and chess took place. School These games were played by girls and boys • Developing School Team of the Year – between the ages of 13 and 19, all of them Oudtshoorn School of Skills coached by trained staff. • Federation of the Year – KwaZulu-Natal showed that they know what it • Lifetime Achievement Award – Andrew takes to win by achieving best province overall, Mlangeni and winning the overall girls and overall soccer • Lifetime Achievement Award – Senzo Meyiwa categories. Mpumalanga and North West tied for • Lifetime Achievement Award – Marthinus overall boys category. Linee • Lifetime Achievement Award – Mbulaeni National Sports Volunteer Corps (NSVC) Mulaudzi South Africa has produced an array of great • Lifetime Achievement Award – Phindile players, athletes, coaches and administrators Mwelase across different sporting codes, all of whom have contributed immensely towards South National indigenous games Africa being recognised as one of the best in the The 2014 National Indigenous Games Festival, field of sport across the world. The South African which is organised annually by the SRSA, took past with all its contradictions and divisions has place at the Tshwane Events Centre in Pretoria however not optimally tapped on these great from 21 to 24 September. Similar to other sport players, athletes, coaches and administrators and recreation codes, indigenous games impact in addressing challenges of capacity and role positively on socio-economic issues such as modelling for young people. African identity; cultural diversity; education and training; accessibility of resources; international Athletics relations; and economic growth. The games In 2014, Anaso Jobodwana broke South Africa’s played included Ncuva, Jukskei, Dibeke, Diketo, 200 m record, Steven Mokoka broke the 5 000

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m record, and Annemie Smith improved her own in Pretoria, while Dylan Girdlestone took the South African record in the women’s hammer honours in Cape Town and . throw. The athletes are testimony to the fact that The women’s event was won by Lise Olivier, preparations for Rio 2016 Olympics are well on who won the Pretoria and Durban events, while track. Matthee won in Cape Town. Herman Fouche bagged victories in the Biking, mountain biking, cycling Campus2Campus Classique in Potchefstroom The year 2014 will be remembered as a and claimed overall victory at the Badplaas Tour year where local cyclists were finally given in Mpumalanga and an elusive victory at the the recognition they deserved after Ashleigh Dis-Chem Ride for Sight. Moolman Pasio, Ernst van Dyk and Justine Westvaal-BMC rider JC Nel claimed his Asher were among the big winners at the South maiden classic victory in the Jock Cycle African Sports Awards. Classique after securing the overall win in the Pasio won a bronze medal in the women’s road 151 km race in three hours, 58 minutes and 41 race, in her first appearance at the Common- seconds. wealth Games in Glasgow, . She then Nic Dougall cliaimed his second successive headed the South African elite women’s team victory in the four-day Tour de . He also at the UCI Road World Championships, where claimed the overall honours in 9:53:03. Reynard she finished in the top 20 of the women’s road Butler and Olivier were crowned new champions race. She also rode to a second place finish at of the Tour Durban cycle race, while MTN the Le Samyn des Dames – a women’s race Qhubeka’s Jacques Janse van Rensburg was in Belgium – and finished in the top 15 of the the overall winner of the Mzansi Tour. Giro d’Italia Internazionale Femminile (Giro On the mountain bike, Kevin Evans and Max Rosa), the toughest stage race in women’s road Knox picked up the Sani2c mountain bike race cycling. She ended her season ranked among title, while Johann Rabie and Gawie Combrinck the world’s top 30 in her category. Back on home claimed their maiden win in the nine-day soil, she finished second behind UCI World JoBerg2c mountain bike race. champion Marianne Vos at the Momentum 94.7 The Team Bulls pair of Simon Stiebjahn and Tim Cycle Challenge road race. Bohme secured the overall title in the UCI ranked Ernst van Dyk was crowned the 2014 UCI Cape Pioneer Trek intsernational mountain bike World Champion in the road race. stage race in October. The women’s overall title Justine Asher was crowned UCI World went to Catherine Williamson and Alice Pirard. Champion in the time trial and road race, also Robyn de Groot won the Nissan Trailseeker winning the UCI Para-cycling Road World Cup. mountain bike series title after winning all races Daryl Impey was another top achiever this in the five-event series. season, flying the South African flag while riding When it came to national titles, MTN-Qhubeka for UCI ProTeam Orica-GreenEDGE. Impey rider Louis Meintjes claimed top honours in maintained his fine form by winning ’s the elite men’s race at the South African Road Tour of Alberta, a road race that features a Cycling Championships. James Reid and De prologue and five stages. He also won the third Groot claimed the elite men and women’s stage of the Bayern-Rundfahrt (Tour of Bavaria) national titles at the South African National MTB in Germany. He was also crowned the national Marathon Championships. Time Trial champion ahead of Jay Thomson Tiaan Odendaal claimed his third consecutive and Jaco Venter, who finished second and third men’s national title at the Downhill Champi- respectively. onships held at the Thaba Trails in Gauteng. Nolan Hoffman continued to be the undisputed Mariske Strauss and Rourke Croeser were king of the local road race classics, winning his crowned cross country champions, while Kyle third Amashova Durban Classic title and his Dodd and Maia Rawlins were crowned BMX maiden Cape Argus Cycle Tour victory after 10 national champions. attempts. He also grabbed wins at the GoWest Strauss was also crowned African champ criterium series and the Herald Cycle Tour in in the cross-country event at the African Port Elizabeth. On the track, Hoffman was Continental championships, while Philip Buys crowned the South African Omnium Champion, claimed the men’s title. while Maroesjka Matthee took the women’s title. Andrew Neethling and Hayley-Ann Adamson The Bonitas Pro Cycling team reigned came out tops at the African downhill champi- supreme in the 2014 Engen cycle in the city onships. series, winning all the men’s races in the South African Masters mountain biker Nedene challenge. HB Kruger gave the team its win Cahill took first prize at the UCI Mountain Bike

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Masters World Championships in the Women’s (NFC) technology already in use by various cross-country 30 – 34 age category in Norway. sporting codes in Europe and the USA. The technology allows supporters to buy match Boxing tickets, parking, food and beverages on their The SRSA wants boxing to be turned into a smart phone or PC, enhancing the stadium leading sporting code in South Africa by 2017. experience for fans so that they can enjoy Vision 2017 is a strategy to resuscitate and convenience and actively support the Proteas promote boxing in all the provinces. The plan and the franchise teams live at stadiums. CSA will improve the administration and safeguard issued Love Cricket NFC cards, which brings the health and general wellbeing of profes- numerous benefits to fans. [http://businesstech. sional boxers. Authorities have also pledged to co.za] promote, market, and sanction quality boxing In April 2014, the men’s and ladies’ T20 cricket events and tournaments. teams played in the semi-finals World Cup To achieve these objectives, BSA has to games in Bangladesh. ensure that there is strong leadership, account- ability and diversity across all business units and Canoeing, rowing governing spheres. In 2014, South African rowers performed The parties further agreed that BSA would exceptionally well when John Smith and James introduce guiding principles for improved Thompson were crowned world champions after revenue streams and revenue collection. setting a world-best time of 6:05.36 in Amsterdam. Revenues would be generated from Their victory came only months after making government grants, bequests, site fees, ticket the transition from sweep-oar rowing to sales, registration fees, tournament licensing and two years after tasting Olympic success. fees, penalties, incomes from invested surplus, Adding to the team’s accomplishments at the sponsorship and fund-raising, broadcast and World Rowing Championships in the , advertising income. Shaun Keeling and Vincent Breet claimed a Chris van Heerden captured the vacant IBF bronze medal in their men’s pair boat class. international Welterweight title by outpointing The women’s lightweight doubles sculls crew Cecil McCulla. of Kirsten McCann and Ursula Grobler finished in Xolani Ndongeni, the South African National fourth place. and IBO International Lightweight champion The women’s pair of Lee-Ann Persse and outpointed Vusumzi Tyatyeka to win the overall Naydene Smith finished sixth in their final, while PBL competition. the men’s coxed pair of Lawrence Brittain and In Heavyweight: Ruan Visser moved into the David Hunt, with Willie Morgan as coxswain, were third position after knocking out Quincy Taylor fifth. in the third round in a fight that took place in These successes came on the back of injuries Houston. which had denied the team continuity and depth In Featherweight: Aphiwe Mboyiya outpointed and resulted in Olympic gold medallist Sizwe Lwando Molwana in the PBL event, which saw Ndlovu missing the world champs. him exchanging positions with Paul Magxialani. Ndlovu, however, added another accolade to Former rated boxers, Lwando Molwana the South African rowing community by being (Feather) and Cletus Mbele (Bantamweight) named as a representative for lightweight male were added to Watchlist section. rowers serving on the Athletes’ Commission of the . Cricket The World Rowing Federation (WRF) In 2014, SRSA recognised the outstanding nominated Barrow as a finalist for the 2014 World achievement of the Proteas’ cricket captain and Rowing Coach-of-the-Year award South African the world’s best batsman AB de Villiers. canoeing also experienced a stellar year on the In August 2014, the Proteas completed a water with Olympic bronze medallist Bridgitte comprehensive 3 – 0 series whitewash of Hartley and stalwart Hank McGregor flying the Zimbabwe, winning by seven wickets with 136 flag. Hartley made history when she won South balls to spare in the third one-day international Africa’s first medal in an Olympic event at the in Bulawayo. Canoe World Sprint Championships in Moscow. In February 2014, Cricket South Africa (CSA) She repeated her performance at the announced an innovative ticketing system for Olympics by winning the bronze medal in the K1 cricket fans in the country. CSA was the first 500 m, finishing third at the world championships. national sports federation in South Africa to McGregor cemented his status as a legend of introduce the new near-field communication South African canoe marathons, claiming his

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fourth K1 gold medal at the ICF Canoe Marathon and won the Vodacom Origins of Golf World Championships. He then teamed up with (St Francis) in the Eastern Cape. Colin Nel won Jasper Mocke to clinch the K2 gold medal and the Wild Waves Golf Challenge held in KwaZulu- became the first South African to win double gold Natal, in August 2014. In September 2014, Louis at a world championship event. de Jager won the Vodacom Origins of Golf (Wild Jenna Ward earned a bronze medal in the Coast). In October 2014, PH McIntyre won the women’s under-23 race McGregor narrowly Vodacom Origins of Golf (Vaal de Grace) in edged out Andy Birkett to win the Fish River Parys, won the Sun Boardwalk Golf Canoe Marathon while Abby Adie took the Challenge in Port Elizabeth, women’s title. won the BMG Classic in Johannesburg and Keith Birkett won his fourth Horne won the Vodacom Origins of Golf Final trophy, paired with Sbonela Zondi, in the K2 in the Western Cape. In November 2014, Louis race. Robyn Kime lifted her fifth consecutive Dusi de Jager won the Nedbank Affinity Cup in North trophy in 2014. She successfully partnered with West and won the Lion of Africa Cape Abbey Ulansky for a second time, while it was Town Open. In December 2014, Ulansky’s (nee Miedema) record ninth women’s won the Alfred Dunhill Championship in Limpopo. Dusi title. Justin Walters celebrated becoming the In July 2014, Andy Birkett managed to hold off inaugural graduate of the Year Western Cape ace Graeme Solomon to claim his at Wentworth Club with a five under par 67 to maiden Berg River Canoe Marathon title, while take his place on the BMW PGA Championship Abby Adie stormed to a convincing win in the leaderboard. The 33-year-old South African, ladies' race. holed a 50 foot putt on the final green. With the intention of bettering his eighth place in the 2013 Berg River Canoe Marathon, Hockey 62-year-old grandmaster Lee McGregor had to The South Africa teams finished in their best settle for eighth place overall at the 2014 event. final positions since the inception of the Indoor Luke Stowman produced a fine display on Hockey World Cup (IHWC) at the last day to not only claim the top spot in the World Cup 2015 in Leipzig Arena, Germany. under-23 category but ninth place overall too. The world number 18 Spar SA women’s team There was a strong performance from Thulani beat Canada 4 – 2 after the score was 2 – 2 Mbanjwa, who powered his way to 10th place. at half-time to end ninth in the IHWC women’s event. The South African men, under captain Golf Dale Isaac and head coach Ryan Hack of Durban The 2014 was the 15th season of were the mainstays in their team’s success. professional golf tournament. The tour is based They beat Canada 2 – 1 to end 11th. predominantly in South Africa with other events being held in neighbouring countries, including Ice hockey Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Zambia and Namibia. In The South African women’s national ice hockey February 2014, won the Joburg team has participated in International Ice Hockey Open in Johannesburg, Gauteng and Thomas Federation events since the 1999 International Aiken won the Africa Open in East London in Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women’s World the Eastern Cape. In March 2014, Trevor Fisher Championship. Jnr won the in Rustenburg, North Cape Town was selected as the host city West. In April 2014, Titch Moore won the Telkom for the 2015 Men's Division II Group B World Business PGA Championship in Johannesburg, Championships. South Africa played against Gauteng, Jbe’ Kruger won the Golden Pilsener the following national teams: China, Bulgaria, in Zimbabwe. In May 2014, , New Zealand and Israel. Danie van Tonder won the Investec Royal Swazi The tournament took place from 13 to 19 April Open in Swaziland, Wallie Coetzee won the 2015 at the Grand West Ice Station located at Mopani Copper Mines in Zambia the Old Goodwood Showgrounds. and won the Lombard Insurance Classic in Swaziland. In June 2014, Motorsport won the Zambia Sugar Open in Mark Cronje and Robin Houghton dominated the Zambia and Danie van Tonder won the Vodacom Tour Natal Rally, the inaugural round of the 2015 Origin of Golf in Limpopo. In July 2014, Dean South African Rally National Championship, and Burmester won the Sun City Challenge in Sun scored seven stage wins on their way to overall City, North West, won the Vodacom victory. Origins of Golf (Arabella) in the Western Cape Cronje and Houghton came home in two hours

377 SportArts and and recreation Culture six minutes and one second – beating defending capacity crowd at Ibrox Stadium, to win a historic champions Leeroy Poulter/Elvéne Coetzee by gold medal. 44,6 seconds. South Africa wrestled the title away from New Dakar hero, Giniel de Villiers and Carolyn Zealand in a memorable final and in the process Swan in the second Castrol Toyota Yaris did not handed the Kiwis their first ever defeat at the take any risks to secure fourth place, while Japie Commonwealth Games. The Springbok Sevens’ van Niekerk and Gordon Noble had to work hard previous best attempts were two bronze medals. to regain fifth after they suffered a puncture in stage eight, costing them valuable seconds. In Running the end they beat Gugu Zulu and Pierre Arries, in Endurance running is a popular sport in South his first outing in top-tier rallying for over a year, Africa and is widely supported. It is highlighted by only nine seconds – displacing them with one by two ultra-marathons, namely the Comrades special stage still to run. [www.motorsport.co.za] Marathon and the Two Oceans Marathon. Both In May 2014, Sheldon van der Linde became events are world-renowned and attract large the youngest driver to win an SA Saloon Car numbers of participants from across the globe. race at the VW Cup round in Port Elizabeth. The Comrades Marathon takes place in In July 2014, Kelvin van der Linde was KwaZulu-Natal and the Two Oceans in the awarded the Driver of the Year award for the Western Cape. The 2014 Comrades Marathon 2014 International Automobile Federation's was won by Bongmusa Mthembu, followed by (FIA) Young Driver Excellence Academy at a Ludwick Mamabolo and Gift Kelehe – all of them graduation ceremony at the Paul Ricard circuit in South Africans. France. The Young Driver Excellence Academy Three-time Comrades winner, Zimbabwean is an initiative of the FIA Institute for Motor Sport Stephen Muzhingi, was fourth. Safety and Sustainability. Van der Linde is the Eight of the top 10 runners in the 2014 youngest to have won either of these titles. Comrades Marathon men's race were South The Academy programme, which is aimed at African. developing and improving motor sport safety In the women's race, Eleanor Greenwood from and sustainability and promotes excellence and the United Kingdom took first place, with the achievement in all areas of motor sport. Nurgalieva twins, Elena and Olesya, second and third respectively. Fourth was Irina Antropova. Netball South African Olympic icon Zola Budd was Netball South Africa underlined its reputation as number seven. one of the fastest growing sports in the country as it scooped two categories at the 2014 SPAR Soccer Sport Awards. The Durban Under-19 International Football SPAR Proteas netball star Lenize Potgieter, Tournament, backed and jointly organised by won the Up and Coming Athlete of the Year and KwaZulu-Natal, the City of Durban and the Zanele Mdodana won the 2014 Style Star Award. South African Football Association, will take place annually in Durban for at least the next Rugby three years. Durban hosted the first of these Springbok flyhalf, Pat Lambie, landed a 52-metre tournaments in June 2014. Youth development penalty with a minute to go as South Africa ended was the cornerstone of every successful New Zealand’s 22-game unbeaten run with footballing nation. the 2014 Durban Under-19 a 27 – 25 victory in their final Rugby Champi- International Football Tournament could be a onship clash at Ellis Park in October 2014. South stepping-stone in the careers of players hoping Africa became the first team to defeat the world to represent South Africa at the Fifa World Cup champion All Blacks since in late 2012. in Russia in 2018. The Blitzbokke won the Dubai edition of the IRB World Sevens series courtesy of a 33 – 7 Surfing, surfski, sailing victory over Australia in the cup final. Kwagga An ecstatic Eastern Province team won the Smith enjoyed a day to remember, including a President’s Cup at the 49th South African Surfing standout performances in both the semi-final Championships for the second time in the history victory over New Zealand as well as the final of the event, in September 2014. where he was first to cross the whitewash with a The Association of Surfing Professionals strong bust down the right. announced the return of South Africa’s Jeffreys At the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in Bay to the elite Samsung Galaxy ASP World 2014, the Springbok Sevens defeated four times Championship Tour (WCT) schedule for the champions New Zealand 17 – 12 in front of a 2014 season. Taking place from 10 to 20 July

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2014, the J-Bay Open served as the sixth of 11 European Cup circuits. stops on the 2014 Samsung Galaxy ASP WCT South Africa’s 49er sailors Graeme Willcox schedule and signed a three-year agreement to and Andrew Tarboton were thrilled with a host the world’s best surfers from 2014 to 2016. breakthrough first-place finish in one of their Durban’s reputation as a global surfski mecca races at the ISAF World Championships in was strengthened in June 2014 as the nation’s Santander, but recognised they had a way best ocean paddlers battled for national titles to go to achieve their dream of competing in the in the newly launched FNB Mazars Durban Rio Olympics in 2016. Downwind surfski race. The brand new event will not only become the permanent home of Swimming both the KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng Surfski In March 2014, Dylan Bosch, broke the American champions annually, but the 2014 opening 200 m butterfly record at a University of Michigan edition also doubled as the 2014 South African championship. Surfski Championships. Starting at Marine Surf In August 2014, South Africa’s endurance Lifesaving Club at Durban’s Addington Beach, swimmer, Lewis Pugh, completed the fourth leg paddlers headed 26 km either north to La Mercy of his Seven Swims in the Seven Seas Campaign or south to Amanzimtoti – depending on the wind to highlight the need for, and importance of direction. The race seeks to become KwaZulu- marine protected areas. He swam 10 km off the Natal’s premier downwind surfski event. coast of Sile, a town outside Istanbul in Turkey. In June 2014, Fish Hoek's renowned Mocké The Cape Long Distance Swimming Association clan capped off a sublime family weekend's effort is dedicated to offering information and news on in KwaZulu-Natal by winning three of the four open-water swimming around Cape Town, with SA S2 Surfski Championship titles up for grabs particular focus on solo swims in the sea. Their at Sunday's second day of the inaugural FNB aims are to: Mazars Durban Downwind surfski race. With the • promote long distance open water swimming national singles title already in his possession in general after a memorable , Jasper Mocké • help coordinate, officiate and record all long teamed up with his older brother Dawid and the distance open water solo swims in Cape pair clinched their fourth national title together waters before Dawid's wife, evergreen competitor Nikki • promote Cape Town as an open water Mocké, and Olympic bronze medallist Bridgitte swimming destination Hartley won the women's race. • assist those travelling to Cape Town for swims, Fresh from their promising performances by offering open water swimming information on the 2014 ISAF World Cup circuit and the and advice, as well as travelling advice to European Cup circuit, South African Olympians optimise your Cape Town experience. Roger Hudson and Asenathi Jim once again Long distance swimming, which is defined as packed their bags, this time for Abu Dhabi, any distance over 7 km, has a long history in after receiving an invitation to the first ever South Africa. The first recorded swim was in ISAF World Cup final. Just 20 boats raced in 1909 when Henry Charteris Hooper swam from each of the 10 Olympic classes in Abu Dhabi, Robben Island to the old Cape Town harbour. meaning only the finest sailors in the world Since then, more than 400 individuals have done were competing there in November 2014. The the crossing from or to Robben Island as well as top Asian and the top non-Asian teams at the various other distance swims in South Africa. last qualifying event of the 2014 season, raced in China later in November, together with the Tennis 18 already invited, made up the 20-team World Kevin Anderson, South Africa’s leading tennis Cup final in the men’s 470 event. The South player, started 2014 by reaching the fourth round Africans’ qualification for the World Cup final of the Australian Open, before being knocked was based on their ISAF world rankings, which out in straight sets by Tomáš Berdych. He then have ranged between 19 and 22. This ranking reached the final at Delray Beach, before losing reflected a number of outstanding performances to Marin Čilić. At the Mexican Open held in in major Olympic Class events in Europe. These Acapulco, he again reached the final, losing to included their historic gold medal at the 2014 Grigor Dimitrov in three sets. In the Indian Wells European Cup event in Holland, the gold medal Masters, Anderson reached the quarterfinals, in the inaugural European Sailing Federation but lost to Roger Federer. At the 2014 Madrid Cup raced over three events in Italy, Holland and Open, he beat Radek Štěpánek, before losing Germany, and second place in the medal races to Tomáš Berdych. He reached the fourth round of four of the events on the 2014 World Cup and in the French Open, before losing to fifth seed

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David Ferrer. He then reached the quarterfinals of Dance World Cup 2014 the AEGON Championships held at the Queen’s In July 2014, South Africa scooped 14 medals Club, London, before losing to Radek Štěpánek. and finished sixth overall, with some standout At the Wimbledon Championships he defeated individual performances, at the Dance World Cup Fabio Fognini to reach the fourth round, where 2014 World Finals held in over the past he lost to Andy Murry. Anderson made it to the week. quarterfinals of the Masters 1000 event in Toronto More than 3 000 competitors from 28 countries after defeating Fognini and Stanislas Wawrinka. performed in over 1 400 routines in the weeklong At the Cincinnati Masters, he had a disappointing competition in Algarve. first-round, straight-set exit at the hands of John South Africans scooped a total of four gold, seven Isner. He made it to the third round of the US silver and three bronze medals at the global Open, where he lost to eventual champion Marin showpiece, which offers competition in eight Čilić. At the Paris Masters he again defeated different dance genres for children and young Wawrinka to reach the quarterfinals, after which adults. Tomas Berdych beat him. The South African ended the year at 16th place in the ATP year-end rankings. Wheelchair Tennis is one of the fastest growing wheelchair sports in the world. The ITF considers South Africa one of the global success stories in introducing the sport, making Wheelchair (WTSA) one of the top wheelchair tennis structures and nations in the world. WTSA has sustainable sports programmes running in each of South Africa’s nine provinces to introduce and offer wheelchair tennis to as many physically disabled individuals and communities as possible. Through these programmes, people with disabilities are given the opportunity to learn a new skill and excel at a sport. Players are continuously developed and discovered through these programmes from introduction to the game, to ultimately, representing South Africa interna- tionally.

Chess The Department of Basic Education encourages chess as a serious sport in schools. South Africa intends to use chess as an educational tool, to enhance logic and lateral thinking for mathematics and sciences, which many people find difficult. South Africa will count on the Local Organising Committee’s commitment to supporting chess development programmes in underprivileged communities.

Speed skating The South African Speed Skating Championships was held at the Mandela Village in Hamman- skraal in March 2014. Roller Sport SA governs speed skating in South Africa. The organisation has 22 clubs that trained skaters and adminis- trators to run clubs. Interest in speed skating had grown over the years, especially in areas such as Hammanskraal.

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