Date: 04/05/2005
Source: Western Cape Provincial Government
Title: Stali: Western Cape Dept of Cultural Affairs, Sport Prov Budget Vote 2005/2006
Budget Speech by Western Cape MEC for Cultural Affairs, Sport and Recreation, Chris Stali: Vote 13
The budget speech I am tabling here this afternoon is what the Department thinks should be done to achieve the needs and demands of the people of the Western Cape. Having travelled the length and breadth of this province late last year in an attempt to get a sense of what priority areas should be, we discovered the stark reality of our divided past.
In the arts, culture and sporting arena, schools and suburban areas in some parts have athletics tracks, hockey fields, rugby fields with complete seating, some even stadiums, community halls, cricket fields with turfs and nets as well as swimming pools. On the other side of the same town, you have schools with absolutely nothing, just open piece of land, sand and gravel. The challenge therefore is how do we level the playing fields with limited resources to ensure that all artistic and sporting talents are developed equitably.
A new approach to sport development and a complete overhaul of cultural policies we believe is the answer to the challenges of service delivery we are facing as a department. Department's share of the total provincial budget is R167m, a meagre 0,8% and therefore it leaves little room to manoeuvre. As a consequence the department had to go through a vigorous re-alignment of its base line allocations amongst various components of the department. Given these financial resources at our disposal, we thought that we require an approach that will give effect to the growth and development strategy of our Province".
Sport and Recreation
Based on the fact that quotas will not resolve the problem of transformation and representivity in the long run. To this effect our primary focus in this financial year and beyond will be School Sport as it is a foundation and first building blocks for skills development and talent identification.
To that extent, the department will allocate most of its resources on developing a school sport system that will bring about equal opportunities for talent identification and development.
To ensure equal access to facilities and resources, the department will launch a new school sport cluster system throughout the Province. At least five sport codes will be promoted in each cluster. The development initiative in the cluster will centre on educator and volunteer training, intra-school sport activities and inter-school sport competition between neighbouring schools. Cluster teams will then be selected for inter-cluster competition as well as for linkage of selected cluster with Model C- schools and federation activities. Funding allocations for the grassroots approach include the following:
* Upgrading and/or construction of sport facilities for 7 EMDC schools at a cost of R1,5m
* Provision of funding for training and capacity building for teachers and volunteers
* Development of a skilled pool of school sport administrators, athletes, coaches and technical officials
* Promote school sport events, competitions, services with regard to Elite Sports and sports for "learners with special needs" LSEN), farm schools and rural schools as well as awareness programmes in respect of education, training and coaching
* Prioritise specific school sport codes for increased talent identification
* R500 000 has also been set aside for the establishment of a Sport School
* Introduce additional Hub- areas for the roll out of Siyadlala Mass participation programme in rural, urban and informal settlement areas.
We will increase the provision of accessible sport and recreation facilities in communities to realise our objective of creating a culture of structured mass participation in sport and recreational activities in the Western Cape. We will develop and roll out special programmes aimed at promoting healthy lifestyles for the elderly people of the province. Other deliverables during this current financial year include:
* Upgrading and/or building of eight sport facilities in eight municipal districts at a cost of R3.5m
* Integrate disability sport into the mainstream sport sector including the establishment of a Disability Sport academy with international partners to serve the disability sport needs of the entire Southern Africa Region as a specific sport contribution to the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) ideal
* Through special training programmes enhance the participation of women and girls as administrators, athletes, coaches and technical officials into mainstream of the province's sport and recreation sector.
With regards to 2010 I am happy to announce that we are busy establishing Technical Task teams to finalise the provisioning of our technical requirements as a preparatory step for the world's greatest showpiece. In partnership with City of Cape Town through our allocation of Building for Sport and Recreation (BSRP) we have last week awarded a tender for the construction of an Indoor Sport Complex to the tune of R21m at Swartklip between Khayelitsha and Mitchell's Plain. This facility will be used as a practice venue during the World Cup tournament. It is hoped that construction will commence towards the end of this month.
Arts and Culture
Transformation in the Arts and Culture field was lagging in this Province and it may have seemed an insurmountable task within this Department.
To address this challenge, our Department hosted a Cultural Transformation Indaba with key arts, culture and heritage stakeholders in the Western Cape during August 2004. The purpose of hosting the indaba was to develop a transformed policy framework that would aid efficient, effective service delivery in the arts, culture and heritage field. As an outflow of that process, the department together with all relevant stakeholders is now in the final stages of the Cultural policy review process.
The policy is aimed at:
* The review of our funding policy
* The review of the roles and responsibilities of our public entities such as the Cultural Commission, Heritage Western Cape and Language committee
* Ensuring that our policy is in line with the new imperatives of government as well as improving service delivery. In this regard the policy must be bias towards the previously disadvantaged and promote equity.
We also intend finalising the Nobel Peace Laureate project at the V&A Waterfront and R2 million has been set aside for this project.
Heritage
Our department will continue to work towards the equal development of and work closely with local authorities and local communities and volunteers to identify those heritage resources in the Western Cape that have, as yet, not received recognition.
Heritage Western Cape will also be requiring that the organisations that are established to ensure the conservation of the heritage resources in the Western Cape are registered.
The aim is to ensure that the heritage resources of the Province are interpreted in such a manner that it will allow communities to treasure and conserve the heritage resources of the Western Cape for future generations.
Language
The Department's responsibility is to ensure that we promote the three official languages of the Western Cape as they reflect our cultural history. We are also proud to have become the first province to launch a Provincial Language Policy in February this year, giving equal status and recognition to all three languages of the Western Cape.
To give effect to this we will be developing the status of IsiXhosa by hosting isiXhosa Awareness Week from 16 to 23 June and isiXhosa festival from 26 to 30 September 2005.
"A Literature Exhibition will also be launched to celebrate the works of Western Cape authors who have contributed to the development and promotion of Xhosa, Afrikaans and English literature. This exhibition I believe will elevate the status of the languages, especially Xhosa and promote multilingualism among the inhabitants of the Western Cape.
Other workshops and activities aimed at promoting multi-lingualism and other marginalised indigenous languages of the province will also be conducted".
Enquiries: Mandla Yeki
Media Liaison Officer for MEC of Cultural Affairs, Sport and Recreation
Tel: (021) 483 9804
Cell: 082 5533477
E-mail: myeki@pgwc.gov.za
Issued by: Department of Cultural Affairs, Sport and Recreation, Western Cape Provincial Government
4 May 2005
Source: Western Cape Provincial Government
Title: Stali: Western Cape Dept of Cultural Affairs, Sport Prov Budget Vote 2005/2006
Budget Speech by Western Cape MEC for Cultural Affairs, Sport and Recreation, Chris Stali: Vote 13
The budget speech I am tabling here this afternoon is what the Department thinks should be done to achieve the needs and demands of the people of the Western Cape. Having travelled the length and breadth of this province late last year in an attempt to get a sense of what priority areas should be, we discovered the stark reality of our divided past.
In the arts, culture and sporting arena, schools and suburban areas in some parts have athletics tracks, hockey fields, rugby fields with complete seating, some even stadiums, community halls, cricket fields with turfs and nets as well as swimming pools. On the other side of the same town, you have schools with absolutely nothing, just open piece of land, sand and gravel. The challenge therefore is how do we level the playing fields with limited resources to ensure that all artistic and sporting talents are developed equitably.
A new approach to sport development and a complete overhaul of cultural policies we believe is the answer to the challenges of service delivery we are facing as a department. Department's share of the total provincial budget is R167m, a meagre 0,8% and therefore it leaves little room to manoeuvre. As a consequence the department had to go through a vigorous re-alignment of its base line allocations amongst various components of the department. Given these financial resources at our disposal, we thought that we require an approach that will give effect to the growth and development strategy of our Province".
Sport and Recreation
Based on the fact that quotas will not resolve the problem of transformation and representivity in the long run. To this effect our primary focus in this financial year and beyond will be School Sport as it is a foundation and first building blocks for skills development and talent identification.
To that extent, the department will allocate most of its resources on developing a school sport system that will bring about equal opportunities for talent identification and development.
To ensure equal access to facilities and resources, the department will launch a new school sport cluster system throughout the Province. At least five sport codes will be promoted in each cluster. The development initiative in the cluster will centre on educator and volunteer training, intra-school sport activities and inter-school sport competition between neighbouring schools. Cluster teams will then be selected for inter-cluster competition as well as for linkage of selected cluster with Model C- schools and federation activities. Funding allocations for the grassroots approach include the following:
* Upgrading and/or construction of sport facilities for 7 EMDC schools at a cost of R1,5m
* Provision of funding for training and capacity building for teachers and volunteers
* Development of a skilled pool of school sport administrators, athletes, coaches and technical officials
* Promote school sport events, competitions, services with regard to Elite Sports and sports for "learners with special needs" LSEN), farm schools and rural schools as well as awareness programmes in respect of education, training and coaching
* Prioritise specific school sport codes for increased talent identification
* R500 000 has also been set aside for the establishment of a Sport School
* Introduce additional Hub- areas for the roll out of Siyadlala Mass participation programme in rural, urban and informal settlement areas.
We will increase the provision of accessible sport and recreation facilities in communities to realise our objective of creating a culture of structured mass participation in sport and recreational activities in the Western Cape. We will develop and roll out special programmes aimed at promoting healthy lifestyles for the elderly people of the province. Other deliverables during this current financial year include:
* Upgrading and/or building of eight sport facilities in eight municipal districts at a cost of R3.5m
* Integrate disability sport into the mainstream sport sector including the establishment of a Disability Sport academy with international partners to serve the disability sport needs of the entire Southern Africa Region as a specific sport contribution to the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) ideal
* Through special training programmes enhance the participation of women and girls as administrators, athletes, coaches and technical officials into mainstream of the province's sport and recreation sector.
With regards to 2010 I am happy to announce that we are busy establishing Technical Task teams to finalise the provisioning of our technical requirements as a preparatory step for the world's greatest showpiece. In partnership with City of Cape Town through our allocation of Building for Sport and Recreation (BSRP) we have last week awarded a tender for the construction of an Indoor Sport Complex to the tune of R21m at Swartklip between Khayelitsha and Mitchell's Plain. This facility will be used as a practice venue during the World Cup tournament. It is hoped that construction will commence towards the end of this month.
Arts and Culture
Transformation in the Arts and Culture field was lagging in this Province and it may have seemed an insurmountable task within this Department.
To address this challenge, our Department hosted a Cultural Transformation Indaba with key arts, culture and heritage stakeholders in the Western Cape during August 2004. The purpose of hosting the indaba was to develop a transformed policy framework that would aid efficient, effective service delivery in the arts, culture and heritage field. As an outflow of that process, the department together with all relevant stakeholders is now in the final stages of the Cultural policy review process.
The policy is aimed at:
* The review of our funding policy
* The review of the roles and responsibilities of our public entities such as the Cultural Commission, Heritage Western Cape and Language committee
* Ensuring that our policy is in line with the new imperatives of government as well as improving service delivery. In this regard the policy must be bias towards the previously disadvantaged and promote equity.
We also intend finalising the Nobel Peace Laureate project at the V&A Waterfront and R2 million has been set aside for this project.
Heritage
Our department will continue to work towards the equal development of and work closely with local authorities and local communities and volunteers to identify those heritage resources in the Western Cape that have, as yet, not received recognition.
Heritage Western Cape will also be requiring that the organisations that are established to ensure the conservation of the heritage resources in the Western Cape are registered.
The aim is to ensure that the heritage resources of the Province are interpreted in such a manner that it will allow communities to treasure and conserve the heritage resources of the Western Cape for future generations.
Language
The Department's responsibility is to ensure that we promote the three official languages of the Western Cape as they reflect our cultural history. We are also proud to have become the first province to launch a Provincial Language Policy in February this year, giving equal status and recognition to all three languages of the Western Cape.
To give effect to this we will be developing the status of IsiXhosa by hosting isiXhosa Awareness Week from 16 to 23 June and isiXhosa festival from 26 to 30 September 2005.
"A Literature Exhibition will also be launched to celebrate the works of Western Cape authors who have contributed to the development and promotion of Xhosa, Afrikaans and English literature. This exhibition I believe will elevate the status of the languages, especially Xhosa and promote multilingualism among the inhabitants of the Western Cape.
Other workshops and activities aimed at promoting multi-lingualism and other marginalised indigenous languages of the province will also be conducted".
Enquiries: Mandla Yeki
Media Liaison Officer for MEC of Cultural Affairs, Sport and Recreation
Tel: (021) 483 9804
Cell: 082 5533477
E-mail: myeki@pgwc.gov.za
Issued by: Department of Cultural Affairs, Sport and Recreation, Western Cape Provincial Government
4 May 2005
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