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4.1.2 National policies and legislationTo further understand the reasons why participationlevels are low in South Africa, one must turn to nationalpolicies and legislation. There are numerous SouthAfrican policies and legislation related to sport and recreation,but few appear to actually focus on recreationitself. Some of the national policies and legislation thatwere reviewed include:FIGURE 17: YOUTH WATCHING TV (SOURCE: STOCK WEB PHOTO)With regard to socio-economic status (SES), the moreaffluent tend to participate in sport more often thanthose with lower incomes. Participation in physical activitiesseems to increase dramatically once personalincome levels exceed R3 001, but drop again for thosethat earn more than R10 000 per month. 26When asked about the value of sport and its role insociety, about nine out of ten people agreed that sportdevelops children’s character, and just over 85% indicatedthat they thought that sport brings differentgroups and races in South Africa together. 27However, respondents identified the following problems,which contribute to low levels of participation:• Lack of infrastructure and enough funding to meetthe financial demands of organised sport.• Limited time during the day to participate in sport.• Health problems which inhibit people fromparticipating in sport.The HSRC therefore suggested that in order to increaseparticipation in sport among South Africans, there needsto be:• A shift in emphasis to sport that requires minimumfinancial outlay and infrastructure which could leadto an increase in participation.• A focus on the activity, rather than the facilities orlack thereof, to increase possibilities forparticipation at school level. 28• The Constitution of the Republic of South Africaof 1996.• National Sport and Recreation Act of 1998.• National Department of Sport and Recreation WhitePaper of 1998.• National Sport and Recreation Strategic Plan2009-2013.• Youth Fitness and Wellness Charter.Generally, these documents express support for sportand recreation in the following ways:• Articulating the right of children and women torecreation and physical activity.• Noting the need for sport and recreation facilitiesand activities to be accessible to communities.• Promoting partnerships with stakeholders indeveloping strategies related to the provision ofsport and recreation.• Supporting the physical, social and emotionaldevelopment of children and youth through sportand recreation.Few policies appear to discuss recreation in terms ofspecific ways to increase participation levels acrossdifferent age groups. Yet the National Sport and RecreationAct (1998) and the National Sport and RecreationStrategic Plan (2009-2013) do talk about broadening theparticipation base of sports and recreation generally inSouth Africa.The Strategic Plan places emphasis on providing nationalsupport and strategic action to increase the number ofparticipants in sport and recreation in South Africa. 29 Itsuggests that this should be done through:• Community Mass Participation: Aimed atcoordinating and building capacity in massparticipation programmes in identified hubs,schools and communities; promoting special26 CITY OF CAPE TOWN RECREATION STUDY
projects focused on HIV and AIDS; promoting theparticipation of women, disabled participants andsenior citizens in sport and recreation.• School Sport: Aimed at coordinating, supporting,funding, monitoring and reporting on mass basedschool sporting activities and national school sportcompetitions.The objectives of these measures are to:• Improve delivery of the mass participationprogramme in provinces by monitoring andsupporting all provincial departments in the deliveryof their mass sport and recreation activities.• Increase the number of participants in sport andrecreation by 20% by hosting more festivals, socialmobilisation programmes and sport tournaments in2009/2010. 30Although the new Strategic Plan (2010-2014) presentedto the Portfolio Committee on Sport and Recreationcontinues to focus on mass participation, it tries tonarrow the gap between mass participation and highperformance programmes. Its goal is to develop a transformedsociety by strengthening its relationship with theDepartment of Basic Education in the delivery of schoolsports programmes. 314.2.1 Provincial initiativesIn a speech on 26 March 2010, Sakkie Jenner, theWestern Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs, Sport andRecreation, stated that sport and recreation provide analternative to the social issues that plague manycommunities in the Western Cape. School sport istherefore critical in providing access to sport for asmany young people as possible. 34 The Minister furtherstated that, during 2010/2011, two mass participationcentres will be established in each of the 49 WesternCape Education Department and School Sports Circuits,which will provide a total of 98 School Sport-basedmass participation centres. 35The main purpose of these mass participation and highperformance centres will be to:• Create access and opportunity with regard to afterschoolhours sport and recreation activities for allschool going learners.• Develop the skills and capacity of potential athletesat a very young age.• Use these platforms to instill social awarenessmessages (e.g. anti-crime, anti-drug, and HIV andAIDS message).Prior to this, the Directorate: School Sport had beenestablished within the Chief Directorate: Mass Participationto promote the role of School Sport in recreation. 32This Directorate consists of Competitive School Sportand Mass Participation in School Sport programmes. Itreaches about 1 600 schools nationally and focuses oncapacity-building, providing sports equipment for use atevents and sustaining the programme by supportinglocal sports assistants and local leagues and providinglogistical support. 334.2 RECREATION INITIATIVES ANDPOLICIES IN THE WESTERN CAPECurrent participation statistics are not readily availableat a provincial level for the Western Cape. However, areview of recent initiatives and policies helps paint apicture of the structures that influence the Departmentof Sport, Recreation and Amenities in Cape Town.FIGURE 18: MUIZENBERG BEACH DISABLED BEACH WHEELCHAIR LAUNCH 2010(SOURCE: SRA)RESEARCH REPORT JANUARY 201127
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