Briefing To Select Committee Education and

Recreation17 September 2014

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TOPICSTOPICS

• Introduction

• EPG Background

• Objectives (mandate) of EPG

• Major Observations/Findings of the EPG Pilot Study

• EPG Recommendations

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INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

• It is generally accepted that processes to change the ‘face’ of sport over the past 20 years have been largely ineffective when measured against the set goal of –

Ensuring that the majority of South Africans have equitable opportunity to participate and excel in sport on and off the field of play.

• Contributing causes were the imbalance on the emphasis placed on the arguments for transforming (changing) the sport system:

o moral or social justice reasons i.e. ‘it is the right thing to do’ and theo strategic reasons i.e. ‘it is essential for long-term survival, growth, and

competiveness’.

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•It is strategically naive to continue with a head in the sand attitude towards the need for both the Social Justice and Strategic Transformation reasons for change because –

84% of under 18 year old South Africans are black African while only 16% is either white (declining in size), coloured or Indian!!!

•Rugby and cricket’s national teams can no longer reflect a black African demographic of only 12% from a sustainability perspective.

TRANSFORMATION CHARTERTRANSFORMATION CHARTER

• The ‘Transformation Charter’ describes a process linking key strategic areas (dimensions) aimed at building an accessible and sustainable competitive sport system.

• The Charter represents a ‘bottom up’ approach ensuring change in key strategic areas (dimensions):Accessibility, Skill and Capability development, Demographic profiles of all structures on and off the field of play, Performance levels, Governance, Preferential Procurement and Employment Equity.

•The If-Then Logic is outlined in the next slide.

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Integrated and aligned Sport Federation and Government Sport structures implementing jointly defined programmes/projects focused on enhancing Access and Skills and Capability Dimensions at Community based School and Club level.

INSTITUTIONALISED GOVERNANCE PROCESSES

STRUCTURED ACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE, RESOURCES

AND PARTICIPATION OPPORTUNITIES

STRUCTURED SKILL AND CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT

(ON AND OFF THE FIELD OF PLAY)

TACTICAL CHANGE IN PARTICIPATION DEMOGRAPHIC AND COMPETITIVE PROFILES

ACCESSIBLE, SUSTAINABLE AND COMPETITIVE SPORT SYSTEM

Economic Empowerment – Preferential Procurement

Employment Equity Compliance

MULTI-DIMENSIONAL TRANSFORMATIONFRAMEWORKMULTI-DIMENSIONAL TRANSFORMATIONFRAMEWORK

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EMINENT PERSONS GROUP (EPG)EMINENT PERSONS GROUP (EPG)

• A National Sport and Recreation Indaba held in November 2011 recognised that implementation of the Charter could be a potential problem.

• To deal with this issue the following resolution was adopted:

‘there is a need to monitor and evaluate implementation of the Charter if the objectives thereof is to be achieved’.

• This lead to the Minister of Sport appointing an independent Eminent Persons Group (EPG).

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• Dr Somadoda Fikeni (Chairperson); • Ms Ria Ledwaba; • Mr Silas Nkanunu;• Mr Qondisa Ngwenya; • Mr Max Moss; • Professor Marion Keim Lees;

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• Dr Sam Ramsamy; • Dr Willie Basson;• Mr Wimpie du Plessis;• Mr Louis Von Zeuner; • Professor Timothy Noakes; • Ms Nomfanelo Magwentshu; • Dr Xolela Mangcu.

MEMBERS OF THE EPGMEMBERS OF THE EPG

1. Analyse Transformation Audit reports and advise on appropriate targets.

2. Monitor and evaluate the implementation of Sport’s Transformation Charter and Scorecard.

3. Provide leadership and direction with regards to the

quota/target system.

4. Provide an annual transformation status report for sport.

5. Offer long-term strategic direction on transformation in sport.

EMINENT PERSON’S GROUP BRIEF (MANDATE)EMINENT PERSON’S GROUP BRIEF (MANDATE)

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6. Advise the minister on:

7. the design of a short-, medium- and long -term transformation strategy (within the context of the 2020 vision of the DSRSA).

8. the design of a transparent tool for monitoring the success or failure of the implementation of transformation targets.

9. incentives and punitive measures to be applied to federations and sporting bodies that are not driving transformation to its logical conclusion.

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7. Interrogate the White Paper of DSRSA and pronounce on whether it will address and redress DSRSA’s

strategic objectives in relation to school sport, community sport, institutional mechanisms, recreation,

funding and internationalisation of sport.

8. The Purpose of the EPG is to ensure that:

The sport Ministry has access to adequate information and insight to assess

transformation status coupled to recommendations that will improve rate and

effectiveness of transforming the sport system at all levels and in all areas as defined

in the Charter.

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EPG PILOT STUDY 2013EPG PILOT STUDY 2013

• One of the first tasks undertaken by the EPG was a pilot survey to gauge transformation status in five codes – athletics, cricket, football, netball and rugby.

• Study represents first overall multidimensional quantification and evaluation of sport’s transformation status in 20 years. It has placed Transformation firmly back on the radar screen.

• Purpose of the study:To establish a draft framework for evaluating transformation status in the different charter

dimensions: performance levels, demographics, access, skills and capabilities, governance, employment equity, and preferential procurement.

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• A 2013 Pilot Transformation Status Report was prepared and submitted to the Minister.

• Feedback sessions to the codes involved and to various stakeholders were held under the auspices of the Minister and the DG.

• Subsequently further interactions with the pilot codes have led to undertakings by federations to document their responses to the findings of the report.

• This will be followed up by an MOA between the DSRSA, SASCOC and the Federations involved with respect to the implementation and execution of actions emanating from the findings and recommendations of the EPG report.

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• Based on the data sheets received Cricket has shown excellent progress towards meeting Generic Black targets in both administrative and representative team structures by achieving 100% of 50% target set in 1994.

• The rate of black African representation in sport has fallen behind the rate of improving generic Black representation.

(Target set in 1994 should have been set on % black African representation.)

• Coloured and Indian sports people have benefitted significantly more than black Africans (e.g. cricket and rugby) over the past 20 years in sport.

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• Africanisation has become a strategic focus area for the immediate future from a long-term sustainability and competitiveness perspective.

Note: 84% of under 18 year old South Africans are black African – only 16% is either white, Indian or coloured.

• Compared to cricket’s representative team generic Black demographic profile, 100% of target achieved for all teams, rugby recorded an average of 78% . Springbok team achieved only 50% of set generic Black target.

• Junior, and Senior school sport are in disarray from a federation perspective. It is complicated by a disconnect between Provincial federations and schools and the unresolved situation between the Departments of Sport and Recreation and Education.

• Inadequate level of facilities, teams, and leagues per school and club impacting accessibility and participation opportunities. (No Facilities>No Teams>No Leagues>no access)

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• Decline in organised and structured underage participation opportunities at all levels a major accessibility constraint. (Declining Club structures, Drop out after school)

• Participation numbers for rugby, football and cricket for girls are low. Very little activity at school level.

• Quality of Netball and Athletics school related data below average. Netball’s situation at school level has declined significantly.

• Overall Governance performance in key selected areas generally below par. Confirmed by recent problems for example in Cricket, Athletics, Basketball.

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• Finalisation of sport facility provision plan – major constraint.

• Insufficient focus on Preferential Procurement and Employment Equity data collection activities.

• Suboptimal alignment, coordination and synchronisation among different sport federation and government sport levels in the sport system. It is critical strategic constraint.

• Joint programmes and projects involving different role players and funders lacking.

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• Special measures required to ensure greater accessibility and better quality data input.

• Establish automated data base.

• Consider increasing generic Black demographic targets from 50% to 60% in certain codes.

• Include black African alongside generic Black representation as a major focus area to ensure a higher degree of demographic equitability.

EPG RECOMENDATIONSEPG RECOMENDATIONS

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• Ensure appropriate school and club data bases applicable to each code’s area of jurisdiction to monitor well-being of fundamental structures and support planning processes.

• Major codes to establish feasibility of establishing new community based sport administrative structures.

• Consider establishing a detailed overall Transformation (change) programme positioned in a more strategic area of the DSRSA.

• Investigate feasibility of a private sector supported strategic transformation fund within the DSRSA.

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• Engage with Lotto and Sports Trust through the DSRSA to ensure funding of projects linked to improvement initiatives in Transformation Charter dimensions.

• Select additional 11 codes (team and individual) plus the 5 that formed part of pilot and repeat status review in 2014 based on revised data sheets.

• Use transformation data sheet outcomes as an additional tool for prioritising sport codes.

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• Ensure effective Transformation committees at national and provincial level as the focal points for managing the implementation of the Transformation Charter.

• Engage rugby with respect to the Springbok team’s demographic profile and undertakings to address it on the basis of time lined corrective initiatives.

• Revisit targets set for women’s rugby and cricket at representative level and create a larger footprint for girls at school and club level.

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• Ensure improved school and club related data and clearly defined areas of jurisdiction down to provincial and municipality level.

• Link DSRSA financial support programme to quality of data sheets and % transformation target achievement.

• Improve federation data collection procedures in the Preferential Procurement and Employment Equity dimensions to better quantify sport’s contribution to economic empowerment.

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