TO ALL MEDIA
MEDIA ADVISORY
DATE 1 JUNE 2021


Chairperson, William Matsheke, will lead the Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation when it holds a roundtable discussion on Grant-In-Aid funding and its impact.

The purpose of the roundtable discussion is to assess the implementation of Grant-In-Aid funding and its impact on assisting the Department achieve its mandate through the organizations that they support. Furthermore, the Committee will assess the extent of the Department’s monitoring of the fund’s expenditure, to ascertain that the money is used for its intended purpose.

To achieve the purpose of the Roundtable discussion, the following objectives will be pursued:

  • To determine the kind of support the community organizations receive from the Department.
  • To examine the role played by the community organizations in community development.
  • To establish the sustainability of these organizations if funding is no longer provided; and
  • To find out what kind of challenges the organizations face and how the challenges can be addressed.

The roundtable will be broadcast live on Wednesday, 2 June 2021 @ 9:00 on the Gauteng Legislature’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/TO81wqJ_zWA and via this live streaming Facebook link: https://fb.me/e/1tAn503OV

ISSUED BY GPL’S MEDIA SERVICES ON BEHALF OF THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON SPORT, RECREATION, ARTS AND CULTURE HON. MEMBER WILLIAM MATHAFENG MATSHEKE.
For enquiries please contact Mr Aubrey Dikola 011 498 6321 or 079 500 9256; e-mail: Adikola@gpl.gov.za