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GAUTENG DEPARTMENT OF SPORT, ARTS, CULTUREAND RECREATION: VOTE 12

Table 31: Programme 4: Strategic Objective 4 (2015-2020) Strategic Objective 4 (2015 – 2020)

• Reposition and retain Gauteng as the Home of Champions through intensi ¿ ed talent identi ¿ cation, development and nurturing in sport. • To enhance the implementation of integrated and sustainable sport and recreation programmes by providing support to 9 680 athletes in talent identi ¿ cation programme by 2019.

Objective Statement

Baseline

• 1 715 athletes supported by sport academies.

Justi ¿ cation

• Objective will contribute to increasing sport talent, physical wellbeing, healthy lifestyle and participation by Gauteng athletes in competitive sport.

Links

• Outcome 14: Transforming society and uniting the country.

Progress to-date

• 1 847 athletes were supported through the academy programme during 2018/19; 693 people were trained to deliver the Sport Academy programmes and 6 Sport Academies were administratively supported. • 1 824 athletes were supported through the Academy Programme during 2019/20, 624 people were trained to deliver the Sport Academy Programmes and 6 Sport Academies were administratively supported.

Table 32: Programme 4: Strategic Objective 5 (2015-2020) Strategic Objective 5 2015 – 2020)

• Create a competitive edge that will enhance Gauteng as a cornerstone for business in sport. • Host and retain 25 major events by 2019 through vigorous marketing and bidding, which will contribute to sustainable economic growth and opportunities. • Hosting major events in the province to contribute to job creation, economic growth, building social cohesion, nation building, and demographic representation of areas of sport transformation as outlined in the GSP. • Competitive sport contributes, and provides intrinsic linkages, to a range of initiatives of GPG in general and SACR in particular. These include enterprise and SMME development and local economic development. • 8 sports events supported.

Objective Statement

Baseline

Justi ¿ cation

Links

• Outcome 14: Transforming society and uniting the country • TMR Strategy • 9 Sports events were ¿ nancially supported in 2018/19. • 10 sport events were ¿ nancially supported in 2019/20.

Progress to-date

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ANNUAL REPORT 2019/20