Sport and Recreation South Africa Yearbook 2015/16 Sport and Recreation South Africa Yearbook 2015/16 393 Sport and Recreation Sport and Recreation The aim of the Department of Sport and • R628,6 million to support the provision Recreation South Africa (SRSA) is to oversee of mass participation opportunities in sport the development and management of sport and and recreation under the banner of the Active recreation in South Africa. Nation programme The department was established in terms of • R133,2 million to develop and maintain an the National Sport and Recreation Act, 1998 integrated support system to enhance the (Act 110 of 1998) which provides the framework delivery of sport and recreation for relationships between the department and • R124,8 million for provision of strategic its external clients. This includes the SRSA's leadership, management and a support partnership with the South African Sports Confed- service to the department and the sector eration and Olympic Committee (SASCOC), • R92,2 million to support the development of which is key to improving South Africa’s interna- elite athletes tional ranking in selected sports. • R9,7 million towards the regulation and The Act also ensures that sport and physical management of the provision of sport and education contribute to social cohesion by recreation facilities. legislating on sports infrastructure and partici- pation. Entities The department is also guided by the policy The department administers and controls two documents from the United Nations (UN) public entities: which are relevant to the sport and recreation • Boxing South Africa (BSA), which was sector. The post-2015 Development Goals established in terms of the South African were adopted by the UN General Assembly on Boxing Act, 2001 (Act 11 of 2001). 25 September 2015 and they succeeded the • The South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport Millennium Development Goals. (SAIDS), which was established in terms of the The SRSA took note of the revised Interna- SAIDS Act 1997 (Act 14 of 1997) as amended. tional Charter of Physical Education and Sport by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Boxing South Africa Organisation (UNESCO) that was adopted at its BSA's intention is to ensure effective and General Conference on 11 November 2015. efficient administration of professional boxing in South Africa; to create synergy between profes- Sport and Recreation South sional and amateur boxing; and to promote Africa interaction between associations of boxers, Aligned with the SRSA's vision of an active and managers, promoters, trainers, officials and winning nation, the department primarily focuses BSA. on providing opportunities for all South Africans It also considers applications for licences from to participate in sport; manages the regulatory all stakeholders in professional boxing. By the framework; and provides funding for different end of the 2015, BSA had granted 901 licences. sporting codes. The organisation had 110 newcomers from all The right to participate in sport has been the provinces with 13 of them being female. embodied in UN instruments such as the BSA sanctions fights; implements the relevant Convention on the Rights of the Child and the regulations; and trains boxers, promoters, ring Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of officials, managers and trainers. Discrimination Against Women. It is recognised During 2015, BSA established the Disciplinary as a right which all governments should make Committee, Arbitration Committee and the available to people. Appeals Committee. The sporting body The SRSA aims to maximise access, also established fully functional ratings and development and excellence at all levels of sanctioning committees. participation in sport and recreation to improve BSA planned to host international tournaments the quality of life for all South Africans. in 2015/16 to improve the visibility of the sport domestically and internationally; and also Budget and funding increase its popularity among all relevant The total allocation for the department was stakeholders including athletes, supporters and R988,5 million, having gone up by R18,1 million sponsors. By the end of 2015, BSA had staged from the previous year’s allocation of R970,4 71 tournaments. million. This constituted budget growth of 1.87%. In May 2016, Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula The allocation of the budget was: announced Tsholofelo Lejaka as the new chief South Africa Yearbook 2015/16 393 South Africa Yearbook 2015/16 394 Sport and Recreation executive of BSA and detailed SRSA's plan to tional Anti-Doping Arrangement and the restore boxing to its former glory. Association of National Anti-Doping Organi- Over 1.3 million households across the country sations. Special assistance and support was enjoyed live boxing matches following the return given to the South African Doping Control of the sport to the small screen in 2015. The Laboratory in Bloemfontein, Free State, in SRSA invested approximately R11 million to order for it to meet the obligations of the new roll out the Boxing is Back initiative which was anti-doping code. The budget allocated to launched in seven of the nine provinces. SAIDS by SRSA was R19.8 million. Some other key successes in the boxing fraternity included the opportunity for revenue Transformation in sport generation for BSA and opportunities for In line with the National Sport and Recreation upcoming promoters, boxers and dedicated Plan (NSRP), a pilot transformation audit was slots for women boxers. conducted on the top five National Federations: rugby; cricket; soccer; netball and athletics. South African Institute for Drug-Free In August 2015, the Recognition of Women in Sport Sport programme, which aimed to honour the The SAIDS, as the national anti-doping organi- role of women in sport, was celebrated alongside sation, is mandated to promote participation in government’s Women’s Month Programme. sport without the use of prohibited performance- The objective was to encourage women's enhancing substances and methods. participation and to highlight the role they play All South African sports organisations and in sport. national federations are obliged to recognise Women’s achievements in sport were also SAIDS’ authority and to comply with its directives celebrated during the 2015 South African Sport following South Africa’s endorsement of the Awards ceremony held in Mangaung, Free World Anti-Doping Code and the UNESCO State, in November 2015. convention on anti doping. The Ministerial Recognition of Excellence The organisation's key focus areas are: Awards went to Zanele Situ, Faith Sibeko, • Doping control: The SAIDS is responsible Zola (Budd) Pieterse, Hestrie (Cloete) Els and for the development of anti-doping policies. Geraldine Pillay. The institute conducts a comprehensive, independent and effective national doping- Role players control programme on South African athletes South African Sports Confederation and competing at regional, national and interna- Olympic Committee tional levels. The SAIDS also conducts in– The SRSA and SASCOC cooperate closely on and out-of-competition doping control tests on issues of mutual importance, and the SRSA international athletes on behalf of international provides funding to SASCOC for initiatives such sports federations and other international as the preparation of elite athletes for interna- anti-doping organisations. tional events. • Education: The SAIDS provides anti-doping The committee is the national controlling education, information and awareness for body for the promotion and development of athletes; coaches; parents; sports organi- high-performance sport in South Africa and sations; members of the medical, pharma- consults with relevant sports bodies in this ceutical and sports-science professions; regard. tertiary-education institutions; and the public. SASCOC represents South Africa for all • Research: The SAIDS conducts sociological multi-coded sport participating in international research about the knowledge, attitude and games, such as the Olympic Games; Paralympic use of performance-enhancing drugs among Games; Commonwealth Games; and All-Africa South African sportspeople, for the purpose of Games. planning and implementing effective doping- Working with SASCOC, the Free State control and education programmes. Provincial Government and through contri- • International collaboration: South Africa is an butions from all provincial sport and recreation active participant in the global effort to combat departments, SRSA set aside an amount of drugs in sport. The SAIDS collaborates closely R26 million per year, over the Medium Term with counterparts worldwide to improve the Expenditure Framework period, to strengthen of standards and practices in doping control. the National Training Centre (NTC) based in the South Africa is a member of both the Interna- Free State Sport Science Institute. South Africa Yearbook 2015/16 395 Sport and Recreation Sport and Recreation The NTC is an Olympic preparatory institution • Fitness Sport Aerobics Federation of Southern for Team South Africa and forms part of Africa the National Academy System for elite and • Handball Federation of Southern Africa high-performance sports. • Judo South Africa The centre prepares national teams and • Jukskei South Africa athletes with scientific, medical and sport- • Karate South Africa specific support. • Korfball Federation of South Africa • Lifesaving South Africa African Union Sports Council Region • Majorette and Cheerleading Association Five