DA: Tsepo Mhlongo MP, Address by DA Shadow Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, during a Budget Vote, Parlament (09/05/23)

9th May 2023

Chairperson,
I would like Congratulations Athletics SA for their excellence at the Championship Confederation of African Athletics. We call on the minister to ensure adequate support is provided to our athletes and ensure that all medal winners are fairly compensated at the 2024 Olympics.

Minister, I applaud your stance on school sport – it is vital that we see the implementation in all schools in SA and we hope these are not just empty promises.

The following need urgent attention:
It is clear that clarity is needed on the relationship between SAFA and the PSL. South African soccer cannot flourish when there is strive between the bodies meant to promote and foster it. Bafana Bafana a former shell of the 1996-team that won the African Cup of Nations.

 

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