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Compiled by the Government Communication and Information System Date: 04 May 2012 Title: Cabinet approves national sports and recreation plan -------------------- Pretoria - South Africa will for the first time have a unified sports sector with all the role players working towards the same objectives and sports transformation that will be addressed in a holistic way. This was announced by Collins Chabane, Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation, on Friday, who said that Cabinet at its ordinary meeting on Thursday had approved the National Sports and Recreation Plan. "This plan is a major milestone for the country as it paves the way for South Africa to have for the first time a unified sports sector with all the role players working towards the same objectives as well as sports transformation that will be addressed in a holistic way," said the minister. Cabinet noted that the approval of the plan would result in a need to review the legal framework of the South African sports systems, improved institutional mechanism and a new funding model. Cabinet approved that the comprehensive costing of this plan be finalised in consultation with the Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan and various Cabinet processes to be followed. - BuaNews |
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