Govt owes Sports Council over E1.2m
Date: 06-12-2011
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THE current economic meltdown has resulted in government owing the Swaziland National Sports Council (SNSC) over E1.2 million in unpaid monthly allocations for three months.
The actual amount owed to the council by the ministry of sports, culture and youth affairs is E1 252 944.
SNSC’s Chief Executive Officer Dan Mavuso yesterday told sports associations that they had not received their April, August and September monthly subventions from government.
He observed that this was making it hard for them to forward funds to sports associations.
“The lack of subvention from government has taken its toll on our operations. T
“he current economic meltdown has greatly affected operations, particularly on the side of membership. Members who rely 100 percent on funding from the SNSC to sustain their operations are feeling the pinch,” he explained.
Mavuso added that they had since relocated from their former offices at Dlan’ubeka Building to the new ones at the PrintPak to reduce on administration costs, in particular rental.
“The move has been necessitated by the economic decline and uncertainty in receipt of subventions as well as a bid to reduce on administration costs,” he stated.
Sports Council worth over E1 million
SPORTS – THE Swaziland National Sports Council (SNSC) is currently worth over E1.2 million.
This is in respect of property, plant and equipment as contained in the council’s semi-annual general meeting report presented to sports associations at the OlympAfrica Centre yesterday.
The council’s motor vehicles are currently worth E596 640 while office equipment is worth E288 356.
SNSC Chairman Menzi Dlamini pointed out that they were now saving E384 000 per annum after moving their offices to the PrintPak square.
Ex-employees leave Council in hefy debt
SPORTS – THE Swaziland National Sports Council (SNSC) former employees have placed the council in over E200 000 debt with the SwaziBank due to owed loans given to them.
The council was placed as surety on the loans which amount to E208 574. According to the council’s report delivered at the OlympAfrica Centre yesterday, the loan scheme arrangement had been suspended pending negotiations with them regarding the council being surety. The owing former employees have also been handed over to the SNSC’s lawyers to recover the amounts owed with payment terms not exceeding 60 months.
The Council is also owed E100 000 by the Swaziland Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association (SOCGA).
Sibanda throws big challenge to Sports Council
SPORTS – ONE of the local sports associations challenged the Swaziland National Sports Council (SNSC) to account for close to E11 million allocated to the organisation for the past 11 years.
Swaziland National Volleyball Association (SNVA) President Eric Sibanda asked during the council’s semi-annual general meeting at the OlympAfrica Centre yesterday what the association has done in the past years to develop sports in the country. Sibanda also wondered if there was any glimmer of hope that the country would eventually perform well against other countries in international competitions.
SNSC CEO Dan Mavuso put it to the associations that it was not solely the responsibility of the council to make athletes do well in the competitions, but the associations were expected to reap medals in the competitions with proper assistance.
‘Budget Allocation Criteria Draft a monster’
SPORTS – THE newly-adopted Swaziland National Sports Council (SNSC) budget allocation criteria draft has been described by some sports association as a monster that has loopholes and could harm sports in the country in the long run.
Swaziland National Volleyball Association (SNVA) President Eric Sibanda, speaking during the council’s semi-annual general meeting, observed that the tool that would from April next year, be used as a budget allocation criterion for the sports associations could develop into a monster that would not be friendly to some of them.
Swaziland Weightlifting and Bodybuilding Association (SWBA) President Horst Saylor said the tool had many loopholes in as far as getting associations to be allocated funds.
“Since the allocation criteria wants us to account for every funds that we have used and wants us to make sure that we use every fund allocated to us every previous year, will it allow us to save funds for an upcoming year without necessarily losing out on the upcoming year’s allocation,” he wondered.
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Swaziland Billiards Association President Mbongwa Dube wondered how the new tool could be used to determine how much each association would get and suspected that it would promote corruption in local sports.
“I just feel the criteria will end up promoting back door dealings amongst the sports associations and the council’s allocations committee (AC),’ he warned.
The Council’s Financial Manager, Zama Tsabedze, enlightened the teams that they have to timely submit their progress reports to be able to get allocations as from now on it will be quite strict when allocating the resources to the various associations.
After a lengthy debate on the draft, Swaziland Association of Sports for People with Disabilities (SASPED)’s Frank ‘The Horse’ Maziya moved for its adoption and was seconded by a representative from the Golf Association.
The Council’s Chief Executive Officer, Dan Mavuso, will soon appoint an allocation committee of five members to look into the allocations.
THINGS TO BE CONSIDERED IN ALLOCATION:
8 Mass participation or sport for all programmes.
8 Sport Development programmes.
8 Gender Equity Programmes.
8 Disability sport programmes.
8 Talent identification and youth development.
8 Coaching and officiating Programmes.
8 Administration.
8 Excellence or elite programmes.
8 International Participation.
SSSA E600 000 debt request thrown out
SPORTS – THE Swaziland Schools Sports Association (SSSA) request to have their close to E600 000 debt scrapped off by the Swaziland National Sports Council (SNSC) has been turned down by the board.
The actual amount owed to the council is E599 400.
Further, the board has resolved that an independent audit of the operations of the SSSA be conducted with immediate effect.
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The debt is in respect of money advanced to the association by the council in connection with money owed by the associations.
service
This money was meant to service providers during the hosting of the Confederation of Southern African Schools Sports Association (COSSASA) games in the country in 2009.
Over E250 000 spent on paying Zone VI creditors
SOCCER – GOVERNMENT spent over E250 000 in paying creditors who rendered their services during the Zone VI Under 20s Youth Games hosted by the country in December last year.
The actual amount spent by the ministry of sports, culture and youth affairs on the payment is E273 907.36 disclosed the Council’s CEO during a semi-annual general meeting at the OlympAfrica Centre yesterday. Mavuso explained that government met and presented a payment plan to the creditors of the games, the Local Organising Committee (LOC) in September.
“Payment of the amount raised from disposals of items would be henceforth paid to all creditors below E10 000. Creditors above E10 000 would be paid 50 percent of the total balance outstanding before October end dependent on receipt of funding requested from government,” explained Mavuso.
