SPORT AND RECREATION SOUTH AFRICA “Improving the quality of life of all South Africans through sport and recreation”

A MAJOR SPORTS EVENTS STRATEGY FOR SOUTH AFRICA

SRSA 3 PROJECT  A planning conference to determine South Africa’s strategy towards bidding to host major sports events over the next 20 or 30 years  Date:5 February 2003  Venue:Cape Town

SRSA 4 INTRODUCTION   SA has no strategy for hosting international sporting events   National Federations go to international meetings, come back to inform us they will be hosting major events   No feasibility studies, no business plans   Can be embarrassment to country   Often Government has to come to the rescue

SRSA 5 INTRODUCTION (cont)   Hosting of major international events has become an attractive economic proposition   Needs to be done strategically   Hence 20 or 30 year plan

SRSA 6 EXPECTED CONFERENCE OUTCOMES  To develop a clear plan for the hosting of strategic international events  Debate economic/environmental/social impact of hosting major events  Foster strategic alliances between all relevant stakeholders to facilitate future collaboration  Nominate a committee to put together a draft strategy  Align p lanning cycle to this strategy

SRSA 7 HUMAN RESOURCE REQUIREMENT Main organizing committee   2 Persons each from: SRSA, SASC, Western Cape Department for Sport & Recreation   1 Person each from the City of Cape Town and DEAT/SA Tourism   Possible others co-opted unto sub-committees.

SRSA 8 STAKEHOLDERS (173)  Government Departments (Nat & Prov)  Sports sector  Major cities  Private sector  Media  Worker unions  Political parties  Other: (Assoc. of Marketers, Nat. Conference Assoc., International speaker, Auditing companies, Sponsorship resource seekers)

SRSA 9 PROGRAMME (CONT) Conference: Opening: Balfour/Moosa Possible topics backed by working sessions:  International perspective (speaker from Australia, UK, Canada)  Report on impact study (cities that are able to host)  Summary of major events already scheduled (as obtained from federations)  Report back on Manchester/Sydney/ Kuala Lumpur – general trends  Report back on SA Games, AAG, previous Olympic bid – general trends

SRSA 10 Programme (continued) Pre conference:  Study by auditing firm (economic impact study)  SA Case Studies e.g. cricket/football  Lessons learnt form previous bids, major events staged  Obtain proposals for major event from all major National Federations

SRSA 11 CONFERENCE PROGRAMME  4 February 18:00 OPENING SESSION:  Ministers Balfour and Moosa  Cocktail Function  5 February - Conference  6 February - Golf day for humanitarian aid