Team SA at the opening of the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
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National Assembly sport and recreation committee chairman Butana Komphela has again questioned the lack of transformation in South African sport, while the team sent to represent the country at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi this month was considered “too white” and looked like it “came from Europe”.
Team SA walked away with 33 medals, including 12 gold, in New Delhi, but while the Minister of Sport and Recreation, Makhenkesi Stofile, was full of praise for the team after the Games, IOL reports that Komphela instead questioned the lack of transformation in the team.
Khompela is well known for his stance on transformation in SA sport. He once went as far as threatening to withhold Springbok players’ passports if the team did not reflect the demographics of the country.
On Tuesday, the Sports and Recreation Department was appearing before the committee to account for its performance for the 2009/10 financial year, but while Deputy Minister of Sport and Recreation Gert Oosthuizen made no mention of transformation during his overview, the topic became central to discussions.
Speaking to the committee, Khompela revealed that South Africa’s envoy to India, Harris Mbulelo Majeke, was especially critical of the demographics of the team competing in India.
“The high commissioner said to me ‘that team is too white, make that team come from South Africa’,” said Komphela.
He added: “The team looked like it came from Europe. We are not saying take kids from the streets, but why is there no concentrated effort to transform sport?
“To London (2012 Olympics), send an SA team. The Samoan team looked more South African; ours looked like it’s from the queen,” he said.
Komphela went on to criticise the department for what he called “a conspicuous silence on transformation by the department”, and he was not alone. According to IOL, a number of MPs laid into Oosthuizen on Tuesday over lack of transformation.
United Democratic Movement leader Bantu Holomisa, however, said Majeke’s comments were opportunistic and that it was, in fact, the ANC that had failed in transforming South African sport.
“I am not saying transformation means replacing a white person with a black person; it means that there is a need to develop infrastructure,” Holomisa said.
“They (the department) have done nothing. It does not seem as if any training or development of institutions has been implemented. You can ask them for their registers of those players playing at club level, and they will not have it. They have failed dismally.”
29@ Piet visagie:
Ou Pietie Vis-Ogie… ek kan uit elke kommentaartjie van jou die senuweeagtigheid met ‘n paal aanvoel…
WP se voorry, doen maar net dit waarmee hulle wegkom, soos wat die All Blacks, Sharks… en elke ander span doen.
Jy moenie TE VEEL klem lê op wat so paar weke terug op Nuweland gebeur het nie, die WP het nog nodig gehad om ‘n tuissemi uit te grawe, terwyl die Guppies klaar verseker was van Nr 1 spot…. Saterdag gaan anders wees!
Maar bygesê, die WP het die Cheetahs erg verniel laasweek, en die Sharks was self meesterlik laasweek…
Gaan demmmmm interessant wees!
Is ou Komphela terug in SA weer, dog hy het agtergebly in Frankryk na die wereldbeker…….
Hy is n pyn innie gat, hierdie ou rassis, jammer ons is nie meer op Voldy nie sodat ek sy m//r behoorlik kon vloek …@ 4man:
Sammajoor, moenie al die foto’s hier wys nie, netnou raak die manne dors en lus vir sing!
@ 4man:
You must have a rubbish butcher 4man. !! 😆
Bring the wife over and WRS and I will feed you some decent lamb from the Cotswold Hills or some Organic Beef from our neighbours herd.
Really, I cannot have you spreading nonsense about British meat here. With our welfare standards and rearing conditions we farmers really know how to produce top class meat.
Oh, it is Tea Time again… ?
If no one is going to talk to me I’m off….
Is it Sharks or Province on Saturday?
I have decisions to make…..and pressure on me from WP Supporters!!
I’m not sure tho!! 🙁
35@ Blue Bird:
Pick the Sharks….
Grootblousmile.dit is die eerste final in 9jaar,na die super14 final se nederlaag is my senuwees klaar.ek hoop maar die wp wen maar hulle speel crap in durban.
37@ Piet visagie:
Bwahaha…. ek kan sien jou seningwees is klaar, Pietie Vis-Ogie!
Ek dink julle gaan aftjop jong….
Grootblousmile.ja.ja.ons sal maar moet wag en sien.
ek dink ek het n rekord opgestel wat ek sukkel om te beat.op my pc tuis het ek 400 gig gedownload laasmaand nou shape hulle my erg.staan maar op 250 gig vir die maand.hoop maar ek gaan kan stream vanaand.
@ Bullscot:
Theres a couple ous at the Sharks that agree too.
@ Pietman:
Ha ha…Pieta…van hulle is op Facebook, ek sal die klomp vir jou stuur. Ek her n moerse lekker springbok ram die woensdag skemer geskiet, checkituit.
Hoe gaan dit ou maat, dit was lekker om bymekaar te kom…ons moet nog behoorlik kuier!!
@ Blue Bird:
Ok its a deal….its a deal….I will eat your meat.
I have a lekker pressie for you, dont know if you’ll like it though….very ethnic.
I’m not worried about this game….and no nerves, us Sharks fans are so used to coming 2nd that it will be a bonus if we win it….but ja, I think the more relaxed nerves will take it and WP dont like Kings Park…..they get very nervous when they cant see “the mountain”
I’d better go check my deoderant….everyone has left the room!!!
@ 4man:
Lekker Ethnic Pressie…..Hummmm, the mind boggles!! 🙂
@ 4man:
Actually I did receive a ‘Lekker Pressie’ from S.A today, only some ‘Light Fingered’ Postal Service worker had opened the package and removed half the contents!!
🙁 Grrrrrrrrrrr
@ Blue Bird:
Hi there it must have been the biltong they stole or confiscated.
@ superBul:
Hahahh…Do you guys have Biltong sniffer dogs? 🙂
superBul are you picking Sharks or WP?
@ Blue Bird:
I’m pretty sure you’ll like it, it will look good on you.
@ Blue Bird:
I am still waiting for someone to piss me off. Then i will pick the other team, must say it is leaning heavily towards the Sharks. I think i have a few great Shark friends and they are behaving well.
@ 4man:
Wonder why I am suddenley nervous 🙂
@ superBul:
Well….its so boring without Bulls fans trying to upset us!!!
@ Blue Bird:
I can assure you you have naught to be bothered about, its all very tasteful and above board. As if I would do anything other than that!
@ 4man:
Gaan lekka Samajoor, Anthonie het gese van die bok wat jy geskiet het…..Gerda stuur groete, ons maak weer so.
O ja, en Oulap is spekvet en gesond, hy blaf net GO SHARKS!!!!
Tjeers.
I’ve got some pics up on FB for anyone interested, the recent trip to SA.
@ 4man:
Something ‘Ethnic’ I’ve got it….
You have bougbt me a Bulls hat complete with horns…..
You little sweetie…it will look great when I go to watch the Boks next month!! 😆
@ Pietman:
hello Tjom…..bly om te hoor “Wollie” het oorleef…lekker brak, as hy eendag groot is dan gaan hy n skaaphond wees!!! Holland was goed, hulle is beindruk met ons en ons planne en is delighted om n Greenfield site te kry. So ons gaan n memorandum van verstand teken dat ons met hulle sal eksklusief werk en hulle sal in hulle markte check vir n uitlaat vir alles wat uit die grond kom…hulle soek meer samples so 500kg….maar ons is op pad, as ek kiekies stuur met die e-pos dan sal ek meer verduidelik.
@ Blue Bird:
have u got tickets!!!!!
@ Blue Bird:
and no….its something Zulu.
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