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e to the dedication and team work of the Refereespartment team members.e electronic payment system for handling the timeousyment of referees has streamlined the paymentocedures enabling efficient and regular payments toferees. The referees department’s administration ising enhanced as the SAFA IT Department is developingstems to improve the administration procedures of thepartment.e referees department has also embarked on ational examination programme, whereby refereesll obtain certification of their refereeing level. Thelowing table indicates the number of referees acrossregions that are already certified for their level.The challenges on fast tracking our envisaged professionalreferees’ structure are indeed eminent. The year underreview saw the application and implementation of theReferees’ Code of Conduct Policy.Effective and efficient communication strategies weresome of the areas of concerns.5.1.2 Terms of Reference of the NRCThis committee’s mandates were derived from the SAFAconstitution:• The committee shall ensure that the laws of the gameare correctly interpreted and followed in South Africanfootball.vel L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 L6 L7stern Cape 98 10 72 11ee Stateuteng 114 72 58 80 43 1N 39 13popo 53 12umalanga 46 17rth West 42rthern Capeestern Cape 19 23REFEREES’ COMMITTEE• The committee shall propose to the National ExecutiveCommittee any amendments to the laws of the game forsubmission to FIFA.• The committee shall compile a list of referees qualifiedto officiate in national and international matches.• The committee shall appoint referees for matchesfalling under the jurisdiction of SAFA.• The committee shall establish uniformity in SouthAfrican football in methods of refereeing andimplementation of the laws of the game..1 Introduction • The committee shall establish uniform criteria forinspection of referees in South Africa.e National Referees’ Committee (NRC) was establishedOctober 2005. The NRC held four regular meetings• The committee shall organise courses for referees andring the year under review.referees instructors, both locally and internationally.e season 2007/08 was quite eventful in many respects.is report will attempt to outline the activities that tookce during the year under review, showing achievements,• The committee shall compile and from time to timerevise a list of instructors and lecturers capable ofconducting courses for referees.