Deputy Sports Minister Peace Mabe has encouraged national sports federations affected by government budget cuts to use the current budget review process to motivate for their funding to be reconsidered.
Deputy Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Peace Mabe has confirmed that the department will fund South African chess players who have qualified for the 2026 Commonwealth Chess Championships in Sri Lanka next month.
Deputy Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Peace Mabe, says the long-standing conversation around the professionalisation of netball will require consistent engagement between the government and Netball South Africa.
Deputy Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Peace Mabe, has described the recent budget cuts as a thorny issue that continues to negatively affect sporting federations across the country.
Deputy Minister of Sports, Arts, and Culture Peace Mabe is in Spain together with a delegation from Athletics South Africa, Western Cape Athletics, and her department officials to officially receive the flag confirming South Africa as the hosts of the 2027 World Mountain and Trail Championships.
Deputy Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Peace Mabe, says the judging panel for this year’s South African Sports Awards had a more rewarding yet challenging task in the nomination process.