Issued by African National Congress - Parliament
17 February 2003
Madam Speaker
President
Deputy President
Honourable Members
The President devoted part of his all-important state of the Nation Address of Friday to the Cricket World Cup and sport in general.
We commend President Mbeki for once again reaffirming the ANC led government's view that sport is central to our country's nation building and social development.
We acknowledge the warm welcome that president Mbeki gave to the International Sports bodies during the opening ceremony of the Cricket World Cup in Cape Town.
Special praise goes to the United Cricket Board of South Africa for its success in bringing this major sports event to Africa.
We acknowledge the role played by the departments of Sport & Recreation, Environmental Affairs & Tourism, Safety & Security, Transport, Trade & Industry, Home Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Provincial & Local government and the department of Health.
This to us demonstrates an integrated approach in social transformation.
We believe that the International Cricket Council's decision of awarding this major international sports event to Africa, is this body's acknowledgement that Africa has the capacity to host events of this magnitude. We recognize this as a contribution of the ICC to the African Renaissance and NEPAD.
This event will leave Africa with a legacy of skills, social and economic benefits.
We however wish to express our regret and disappointment at last weeks cancellation of the cricket match involving the English team following the team refusal to participate.
We urge our sports administrators to spare no effort in ensuring that the general enthusiasm for the cricket World cup shown by our people is translated into active involvement in sport.
We assure the world that South Africa will make this year's cricket world cup the most memorable in the history of the game.
Madam Speaker
We in the ANC welcome the president's announcement that towards the end of this year, South Africa will host yet another prominent international sports event, the President's Golf Challenge.
This will serve as another motivation for taking forward our campaign of getting the nation to play and claim our youth from the streets.
We also welcome President Mbeki's announcement that the government stands firmly behind the Bid for the 2010 Soccer World Cup.
The Minister of Sport and Recreation Mr Ngconde Balfour has initiated a debate on bidding to host major international sport events in South Africa. This is in response to the challenge of co-ordination and early involvement of the government and other role players when Bids are initiated. We believe that Bidding to host international sports events is a national issue rather than individual sports federations, and therefore the government should play a leading role.
We believe such efforts at ensuring that the country has an integrated approach to bidding for these events will greatly improve our country's success at hosting events of such magnitude.
Madam speaker
We in the ANC believe that sport can and should play a critical role in the struggle to eradicate poverty and underdevelopment.
We urge the government to play a central, and where necessary interventionist role in the transformation of Sport & Recreation and to develop programmes and initiatives aimed at increasing the level of youth participation in sport as part of moral regeneration.
We therefore reaffirm that sport should form an integral part of a comprehensive people centered and people driven programme of social transformation.
The ANC in its National Conference held in December 2002 resolved that the Sports Transformation Charter be developed as a tool for facilitating a total transformation of Sport in South Africa. We charge the Department for Sport & Recreation to move with speed in finalizing this and facilitate the adoption of the Sports Transformation Charter by the nation.
Somlomo
Uhlelo lokwakhiwa kwezinkundla zemidlalo ezindaweni ezikhungethwe yindlala nobubha lwaqala ngo nyaka ka 2000.
Ngo Mashi kulonyaka ophezulu zingu 140 izinkundla eziyobesezakhiwe ngaloluhlelo.
Ngo 2003 kuphela kuzokwakhiwe ezinye eziyikhulu.
Kuyajabulisa ukuthi abesifazane basemakhaya bahlomula kakhulu ngokuthola imisebenzi nokuqeqeshwa kumakhono okwakha ngesikhathi kwakhiwa lezinkundla.
Kodwa kumele siphawule ukuthi ukuphumelela kwaloluhlelo angeke sikukale ngenani lezinkundla ezakhiwe kuphela, kodwa kuyomele siqaphele ukuthi lezizinkundla ziyasiza yini ukunciphisa izinkinga ezikhungethe intsha yakithi.
Okuyizinto ezifana nokusetshenziswa kwezidakamizwa, ukuphuza eziphuzo ezidakisayo, ukuhlala kwentsha emiqaqweni, nokuzinikela kwentsha kwezocansi.
Kuyobaluleka ukuthi lezinkundla zisentshenziswe njengezikhungo sokuqhubela phambili uhlelo lokuvuselelwa kwezimilo phecelezi " Moral Regeneration.
Imiphakathi esivela kuyo impofu ngakho kumele kubuyekezwe uhlelo lokhukhokhiswa kwemiphakathi ngokusebenzisa iznkundla zemidlalo.
Kanjalo nemiphakathi kumele ikuvimbe ukulinyazwa nokuphathwa kabi kwezakhiwo zemidlalo.
Siyakuthakasela ukubambisana komnyango wezemidlalo, nomnyango wezemfundo kuhlelo lwezemidlalo ezikoleni.
Kodwa kumele kubhekisiswe ukuthi izinkundla zemidlalo zakhiwe eduze nezikole ukuze zisetshenziswe wumphakathi nabafundi ngokulingana.
Kunezikhungo zokuqeqesha othisha ezavalwa ezinezinkundla zemidlalo eseqophelweni eliphezulu.
Lezinkundla zingasethsenziswa ukuthuthukisa amakhono ezemidlalo.
Ngisho izinkundla ezifana nalezo eziseNdumiso College of Education eseMgungundlovu ne Madadeni College of Education e Nyukhasela ne Gamalakhe College of Education ePortshepstone nezinye eziningi kwezinye izifunda zaseNingizimu Africa.
Sinenselele yokusungula izikhungo zokuqeqesha kwezemidlalo, phecelezi " Sports Academies".
Kuzodingeka ukuthi kube nokuxoxisana phakathi komnyango wezemidlalo, nomnyango wezemfundo kanjalo nomnyango wezemisebenzi yomphakathi mayelana nendlela okungenziwa ngayo ukuthi izinkundla zemidlalo ezikulezikhungo zisetshenziswe ekuqeqesheni imiphakathi eseduze nazo.
Somlomo
Umnyango wezemidlalo uyaqhubeka nohlelo lokusungulwa kwesikhungo sokuqeqesha kwezemidlalo sikazwelonke. "the National Sport Academy"
Uhlelo lokwakhiwa kwezikhungo zokuqeqeshwa kwezemidlalo luyaqhubeka. Ngikhulumanje izifunda zonke sezanikezwa imali yokusungula kwama Provincial Sports Academies.
Ngaloluhlelo uHulumeni uqonde ukuthuthukisa ezemidlalo eqophelweni eliphezulu " Professional Sport".
Ukuphumelela kwaloluhlelo solubona
Somlomo,
Siyakuthakasela ukuthuthukiswa kwezemidlalo ezikoleni. Sikholelwa wukuthi imidlalo ezikoleni ineqhaza elibalulekile ekulwiseni izinkinga zokungathuthuki kwemiphakathi yethu.
Engqunggutheleni kazwelonke ka ANC ebingo Disemba ngonyaka odlule I ANC ithathe isinqumo sokuthi igqugquzele ukuthi uhlelo lokuthuthukisa ezemidlalo nezokufundisa ngezemidlalo lube ngaphansi komnyango wezemfundo, bese uhlelo lokuqhudelana nobungcweti kwezemidlalo lobengaphansi komyango wezemidlalo.
Ngakho siphakamisa ukuthi leminyango kaHulumeni ilusukumele phezulu loludaba futhi isebenze ngokubambisana.
Sinxusa ukuthi uhlelo lonke lokwakhiwa kwezindlu lohambisane nokwakhiwa kwezinkundla zemidlalo ukuze sigweme inkinga yokuthi izingane zethu ziqale zidlale umacashelana, zizekukhulelisane zidle nezidakamizwa, ngaphambi kokudlala umidlalo eyakha izimilo nobuntu.
Imidlalo yendabuko ingeminye yemidlalo ebonisa isigqi sase Afrika nobuzwe bethu. Loluhlelo kumele luhambisane nohlelo lokuvuselelwa kwe Africa, i African Renaissance ne NEPAD.
Sigqugquzele imiphakathi ukuthi iyisukumele lemidlalo ngezinjongo zokuvuselela ubuzwe bethu.
Sinxusa abagqugquzeli bezemidlalo ukuthi bakhangise ngemidlalo yendabuko lapho kuvulwa imidlalo efana ne Cricket World Cup kubonakale futhi kucace ukuthi sise Afrika.
Somlomo
Inhlangano KaKhongolose izibophezele ekuthuthukiseni nasekhugqugquzeleni imidlalo yabesifazane nabantu bakithi abanokukhubazeka.
Ukusetshenziswa kwamagama ayizidlaliso njenga "Makrokokroko" kumele kungasetshenziswa ngendlela yokubandlulula labobantu bakithi abanokukhubazeka.
Ukuxhaswa nokusekelwa kwemidlalo yalemikhakha kusalele emuva uma kuqhathaniswa nemidlalo yabesilisa kulelizwe.
Thina singukhongolose sixhusa Osomabhizinisi ukuthi baxhase umkhakha wabesifazane kwezemidlalo Nomkhakha wemidlalo yabantu bakithi abanokukhubazeka ngendlela efanayo naleyo okuxhaswa ngayo imidlalo yabesilisa, Ukuze lemidlalo ebesezingeni elilinganayo neminye imidlalo.
Sinxusa oHulumeni basekhaya ukuthi bakhombise uzwelo kwabesifazane nezidingo zabantu bakithi abanokhubazeka uma behlela ukwakhiwa kwezinkundla zemidlalo ukuze lemikhakha izithole iyingxenye ephelele yomphathi wakithi.
U Khongolose ukhulume kabanzi ngokubaluleka kokuqeqeshwa nokuzinikela kwamajoni okuthuthukiswa komphakathi "a Cadre of Community Development Worker",
Ukuqhubela lomkhankaso phambili kuzomele Imiphakathi yethu, amalungu ephalamemde, nabaholi kwezepolitiki bakhulumisane namaqhawe ethu kwezemidlalo afana no:
ngezinjongo zokusebenza nabo ukudlulisela ulwazi lwabo ulunzulu kwezemidlalo, nanjengamaqhawe intsha yethu engafunda kuwo umlando wezemidlalo nobunzima abadlula kubo.
Lokhu kungaba ngomunye wemizamo yomkhankaso wokuvuselelwa kwezimilo nokuziphatha kahle emphakathini.
Sibonga Ungqongqoshe we Zemidlalo UNgconde Balfour ngeZimbizo abenazo emiphakathini eyehlukene.
Sikholwa wukuthi lezimbizo zisiza uhulumeni ukuthi azizwele izidingo zabantu.
Somlomo
Angigcine ngokubonga bonke abantu base Mzansi Afrika abasabela ngobuningi babo ngesikhathi uMongameli Wezwe esimema ukuthi sibengamavolontiya.
Sibonga kakhulu kulabo abangamavolontiya kulesikhathi somdlalo weqakamba "Cricket World Cup" Umsebenzi eniwenzayo mavolontiya uyancomeka.
Ngiyabonga.