Cultural Affairs and Sport
With regard to budget allocations for the building of stadiums in the province:
- (a)(i) What is the total number of stadiums in the province and (ii) of that number, how many are compliant with Safety at Sports and Recreational Events Act, 2010 (Act 2 of 2010), or SASREA, and (b) what are the plans to ensure that more stadiums are SASREA-compliant;
- what is the (a) number and (b) details of stadiums in the province that are not SASREA-compliant;
- what are the plans to upgrade stadiums in Mitchells Plain, which have decayed over the years, including the (a) Tafelsig Indoor Sports Stadium and (b) Lentegeur Rugby and Cricket Stadium?
The competency to manage, upkeep and building of new sporting infrastructure resides with the local authorities and as a result the local authorities were approached to provide information on the question asked. The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport do play a role in the division of the Municipal Infrastructure Grant, but this does not put the department in a position to respond to the various aspects of the question asked.
We did receive some feedback from some municipalities, but the overall information receive is insufficient to respond adequately to the question. The municipalities have indicated that their staff have been dedicated to the COVID 19 pandemic and as a result is not able to respond to the question immediately. For this reason it is suggested a full and comprehensive response to this question to follow once all the municipalities are in a position to assist with a response to the question.
