ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18 SRSA: Regent Place Building, 66 Queen Street, Pretoria, Private Bag X 896, Pretoria, 0001 FOR THE ACTIVE YOU! Tel. 012 304-5000 | www.srsa.gov.za 2017-18 SPORT AND RECREATION SOUTH AFRICA (SRSA) For the year ended 31 March 2018 (Vote 40) RP: 248/2018 ISBN: 978-0-621-46408-5 Published in the Republic of South Africa by Sport & Recreation South Africa (SRSA), in September 2018 Regent Place Building 66 Queen Street, Pretoria Private Bag X896, Pretoria, 0001 Tel. 012 304-5000 www.srsa.gov.za 2 SRSA Annual Report 2017-18 INDEX BASE 1 GENERAL INFORMATION 5 Foreword by the Minister 9 Deputy Minister’s Statement 12 Report of the Accounting Officer 16 BASE 2 PERFORMANCE INFORMATION 33 BASE 3 GOVERNANCE 83 BASE 4 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 95 BASE 5 FINANCIAL INFORMATION 117 ANNEXURES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BASE 6 SRSA MIDDLE MANAGERS 173 BASE 7 SRSA PROJECTS IN PICTURES 175 BASE 8 SOFTBALL IN SOUTH AFRICA AT A GLANCE 188 SRSA Annual Report 2017-18 3 2017-18 And my dad drilled it in my head, you know, “If you want it bad enough, and you’re willing to make the sacrifices, you can do it. But first you have to believe in yourself.” — Jennie Finch BASE 1: A general information for the year ended 31 March 2018 4 SRSA Annual Report 2017-18 2017-18 1. DEPARTMENT GENERAL INFORMATION 6 1.1 Focus Federation Background Information 6 2. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS/ACRONYMS 7 3. FOREWORD BY THE MINISTER 9 4. DEPUTY MINISTER’S STATEMENT 11 5. REPORT OF THE ACCOUNTING OFFICER 16 5.1 Overview of the Operations of the Department 16 5.2 Overview of the Financial Results of the Department 22 STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY AND 6. CONFIRMATION OF ACCURACY FOR THE ANNUAL 25 REPORT 7. STRATEGIC OVERVIEW 26 7.1. Vision 26 7.2. Mission 26 7.3. Values 26 8. LEGISLATIVE AND OTHER MANDATES 26 8.1. Acts and Regulations 26 8.2. Current Acts of SRSA 27 8.3. Regulations 28 8.4. International Mandates 28 9. ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE 29 10. ENTITIES REPORTING TO THE MINISTER 31 SRSA Annual Report 2017-18 5 1. Department general information PHYSICAL ADDRESS: Regent Place Building 66 Queen Street PRETORIA (This address is between Thabo Sehume and Lilian Ngoyi Streets, with vehicle entrance at the corner of Thabo Sehume and Helen Joseph Streets.) POSTAL ADDRESS: Private Bag X896 PRETORIA, 0001 Republic of South Africa Telephone number: +27 12 304-5000 Fax number: +27 12 323-8440 Website address: www.srsa.gov.za The strongest players are not always the team that wins, but the players who don’t give up when they lose. — Author Unknown 1.1 Focus Federation BACKGROUND INFORMATION Each year, Sport and Recreation South Africa identifies a national sport federation as a focus federation for the financial year. Although other federations continue to receive their normal financial allocations and are provided with the usual support, a focus federation is granted additional funding and general support to enable them to achieve key priorities that they have been unable to achieve. For example, in the 2012/13 financial year, the focus federation was Netball South Africa. This federation was supported to host a four-country netball diamond challenge. Tennis SA, as the focus federation for the 2013/14 financial year, was supported to host the Soweto Open and continued to enjoy increased attention until the end of the financial year. 6 SRSA Annual Report 2017-18 The focus federation for 2014/15 was Basketball South The focus federation for 2017/18 was volleyball. As the Africa. The federation enjoyed intensified support in that annual report for 2016/17 was issued in the year of focus for reporting period, which contributed to the successful volleyball (issued in September 2017), volleyball featured implementation of Basketball National league (BNL). as the theme for the 2016/17 report. Softball is the recipient of this extra support in 2018/19. As part of the programme The 2015/16 financial year saw the focus falling onto of intensive support for softball for the 2018/2019 financial boxing, where Boxing SA and the SA Amateur Boxing year, the Department will be providing additional financial Organisation benefitted. Boxing tournaments were revived, support of R10,000,000 to Softball South Africa. The and the sport received coverage on the platforms of the Department will also provide additional technical support to public broadcaster (SABC). Hockey was the focus national Softball South Africa. This will enable Softball South Africa to federation of 2016/17, and, as a result, the federation establish a Softball Premier League, wherein women’s and received an additional allocation of R10 million in addition to men’s teams from all provinces will participate. The Softball further support to assist in improving and professionalising Premier League will take place over a four-week period. the operations. A new Hockey Premier League was launched in support of our commitment to professionalise sport in our country beyond only the major codes. FAST FACTS Although the game is called softball, the ball itself is not soft. It is larger than a baseball, usually measuring about 12 inches in circumference while a baseball is only 9 inches in circumference 2. List of Abbreviations/Acronyms AAG All Africa Games CD Chief Director AENE Adjusted Estimates of National Expenditure CEO Chief Executive Officer AFS Annual Financial Statements CFO Chief Financial Officer AGM Annual General Meeting Intergovernmental Committee for Physical CIGEPS Education and Sport AGSA Auditor-General of South Africa DORA Division of Revenue Act APP Annual Performance Plan DPSA Department of Public Service Administration AU African Union DPW Department of Public Works AUSC African Union Sports Council EPG Eminent Persons Group BBBEE Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment ENE Estimates of National Expenditure BEC Bid Evaluation Committee Fédération Internationale De Football FIFA BEE Black Economic Empowerment Association BRICS Brazil, Russia, India, China & South Africa GEMS Government Employee Medical Scheme BSA Boxing South Africa Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale GIZ Zusammenarbeit CAF Confederation of African Football HEADCOM Heads of Department Committee Culture, Arts, Tourism, Hospitality & Sports Human Immunodeficiency Virus & Acquired CATHSSETA Sector Education & Training HIV & AIDS Immune Deficiency Syndrome Authority HOA Home Owner’s Allowance CBO Community-Based Organisation SRSA Annual Report 2017-18 7 HOD Head of Department QSRM Quarterly Status Review Meeting HR Human Resources SAIDS South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport ICT Information and Communication Technology South African Sports Confederation and Olympic SASCOC Committee IFS Interim Financial Statements SASRECON South African Sport and Recreation Conference IOC International Olympic Committee SCM Supply Chain Management IT Information Technology SCOPA Standing Committee on Public Accounts IYM In-Year-Monitoring SCORE Sports Coaches Outreach MANCO Management Committee SCSA Supreme Council for Sport in Africa MEC Member of a (Provincial) Executive Council SDGS Sustainable Development Goals (UN) MIG Municipal Infrastructure Grant SDIP Service Delivery Improvement Plan MINEPS UNESCO World Sport Ministers Conference Sport for Development and Peace International SDPIWG MINMEC Ministers & MECs Working Group MOU Memorandum of Understanding SFC Sport for Change MPAT Management Performance Assessment Tool SMME Small Medium and Micro Enterprises MPP Mass Participation Programme SMS Senior Management Services MTEF Medium-Term Expenditure Framework SRSA Sport and Recreation South Africa MTSF Medium-Term Strategic Framework TR Treasury Regulations NBA National Basketball Association UK United Kingdom NF National Federation UN United Nations NGO Non-Governmental Organisation United Nations Educational Scientific and UNESCO Cultural Organization NSRP National Sport and Recreation Plan USA United States of America NT National Treasury WADA World Anti-Doping Agency PFMA Public Finance Management Act Youth Development Against Violence Through YDVS QPE Quality Physical Education Sport GAME RULES Field size: Outfield measurements vary greatly. A common distance from home plate to the outfield fence in softball is 45.72 m for the younger kids, while for the older kids it extends to 68.58 to 76.2 meters. 8 SRSA Annual Report 2017-18 3. Foreword By the Minister of Sport and Recreation The foreword will cover achievements in relation to policy directives and strategic outcome related goals, challenges for the financial year under review, and the medium to long-term goals of the Department. Tokozile Xasa Minister Sport and Recreation South Africa SRSA Annual Report 2017-18 9 Policies, regulations, and legislation The Department did not experience any major changes in general. to relevant policies during the period under review. As a Following baseline reductions in December 2017, the measure towards enabling adequate implementation Department was compelled to review targets planned of the National Sport and Recreation Plan (NSRP), over the MTEF, as well as to reconsider the project amendments to the principal Act (National Sport and delivery modalities envisaged. As the largest baseline Recreation Act) are being considered in order to extend reduction was taken from the Mass Participation and Sport the powers of the Minister, particularly in order to Development Grant (R31 million), it would be expected facilitate the speedy resolution of disputes. Also, being that this is where the largest impact on the targets would considered is the South African