Sport and Recreation Infrastructure Programme SELECT COMMITTEE ON FINANCE 05 AUGUST 2009

Presentation layout Purpose Programme Goals Background Quantification of the challenge Policy Imperatives Programme focus Funding requirements Sustainability and utilization Concluding statement

Purpose To re-allocate funds for sport and recreation facilities, which are currently part of the Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG) back to the Department of Sport and Recreation To fast-track provision of sport and recreation facilities in order to: Enable for the implementation of sport and recreation development programmes Promote participation in sport and recreation and fast-track Government’s transformation agenda

Programme Goals To provide appropriate infrastructure in order to advance sport, recreation and physical activity in communities across the country while addressing the Government’s transformation agenda, health and social challenges. To ensure that South Africans, regardless of the level at which they participate, have access to quality sport and recreation facilities To ensure that all human settlements have access to sport and recreation facilities To ensure that appropriate sport and recreation facilities are constructed, taking into consideration issues such as accessibility, sustainability, safety and user friendliness particularly for people with disabilities To improve the quality of playing fields and facilities.

Background From 2001 to 2004 Sport and Recreation received funds for construction and upgrading of sport and recreation facilities through the Building for Sport and Recreation Programme (BSRP) The funds were incorporated into the Municipal Infrastructure Grant during the 2004/2005 financial year

Quantification of the challenge YEAR BSRP MIG PROJECTS COSTS 2001/2002 55 - R36 090 343 2002/2003 86 R85 613 862 2003/2004 114 R123 095 037 2004/2005 109 R132 240 000 2004- end December 2008 81 R322 657 217 364

Quantification of the challenge

Existing and required facilities PROVINCES TOTAL EXISTING FACILITIES TOTAL REQUIRED FACILITIES TOTAL PROVINCIAL ESTIMATE 1 - Gauteng 238 204 R 545,482,500.00 2 - Limpopo 275 210 R 411,474,100.00 3 - Eastern Cape 328 346 R 508,549,800.00 4 - Northern Cape 167 189 R 202,400,000.00 5 - Western Cape 545 553 R 783,915,000.00 6 - North West 126 319 R 447,715,000.00 7 - Mpumalanga 282 269 R 538,350,000.00 8 - Free State 396 402 R 689,660,000.00 9 - Kwazulu Natal 491 501 R 861,703,000.00   TOTAL NATIONAL FACILITIES 2848 2993 TOTAL NATIONAL ESTIMATES R 4,989,249,400.00

Policy Imperatives The proposed re-allocation of the funds to SRSA is in line with the resolution of the Ruling Party at its 52nd National Conference that “Funding for sport and recreation under MIG, which is aimed at sport facilities, should be diverted to the Departments of Sport and Recreation and the Education” In addition the Portfolio Committee on Sport and recreation as well as the Select Committee on Education and Sport emphasised that the funds for sport and recreation facilities should be re-allocated directly to Sport and Recreation South Africa as per the resolution referred to in 9 (g) above

Programme focus Disadvantaged areas particularly rural Disadvantaged urban areas Identified Government Priority areas Basic and intermediate sport and recreation facilities Shared use facilities between communities and schools Cluster with other community amenities

Funding requirements Financial year 2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 Transfer grant to municipalities Estimated number of project in the first year is 56 Amount R228m R360m R426m

Sustainability and utilisation The Community Sports Council which comprises all stakeholders including schools is established as the first step in sustainability planning with its ongoing role being to promote sport within the community and manage the facility The municipality, with input from the CSC, formulates the sustainability plan with the help of the PSC, which focuses on the ongoing sustainability (ownership, operation, management and maintenance) of the sports facility as well as the promotion of sport within the community. This plan also includes scheduling of the proposed sports equipment to be procured by the municipality as part of the project

Concluding statement Sport and recreation infrastructure forms the core and the basis of and supports the sport and recreation development programmes. Investing in activity programmes alone does not assist in effectively developing sport and recreation. There should be a balance in terms of investment between the resources (infrastructure) and programmes. Furthermore it is evident that the Municipal Infrastructure Grant programme has since its inception compromised the provision of sport and recreation infrastructure.