Thu May 23 22:08:49 SAST 2013
Thu May 23 22:08:49 SAST 2013

Sascoc wants R400m for Olympics

Oct 24, 2012 | Thabo Mokone | 13 comments

THE SA Sports Confederation and Olympics Committee says it needs about R400-million to prepare athletes for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

This was disclosed to Parliament's portfolio committee on sports and recreation by Sascoc president Gideon Sam and senior manager Ezera Shabangu.

Shabangu said the amount was required to help Team SA increase its capacity to win more medals at the Olympics by setting up a training camp in Europe in the run-up to Rio de Janeiro.

Sascoc chief financial officer Vinesh Maharaj said they had spent R19-million on the London Olympics, and a further R16-million on the Paralympics.

It received an additional R14-million in sponsorships for the two games.

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Thu May 23 22:08:49 SAST 2013 ::
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Oct 24, 2012

warry

More money more money just pump it in Mr Minister. But make sure at the end nobody buys the vehicles for one rand each.
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Oct 24, 2012

Papage

Don't play with our minds, just get sponsors to do that for you or ask Department of public works to give you the R203m for Nkandla.
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Oct 24, 2012

oldlady12

Testing
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Oct 24, 2012

jerico

i say give it to them.
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Oct 24, 2012

oldlady12

Well , now I don't know what is wrong Sowetan, because I spoke about Le Clos beating Phelps for the gold. I don't know which words to change.
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Oct 24, 2012

MommaC

Why set up a training camp in Europe for a competition in Southern America?
The Europeans come HERE to train at Potch.
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Oct 24, 2012

oldlady12

Let's try again. Nobody did more to put SA on the ma.p recently than Le Clos be.ating Phelps for the gold, so I say give it to them. The flo.wer and sca.tter cus.hion bud.get together with reno.vations bud.get can surely co.ver it.
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Oct 24, 2012

Papage

Use R203m to upgrade our facilities not to pay rent in Europe, so they took Gold and platinum from our mines to builf grand facilities for you now to go and rent and pay some more money for the facilities build by your Gold and Platinum, Come on Sascoc, use you senses. R400m for what actually, to pay someone to look after him/herself? I need a good body as well, I want to be an olimpian? are they paying any Tax this people? Do they know how hard is to work with a rude manager behind your back all day long?
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Oct 24, 2012

Voetzek

Nationalise the mines as my President JUJU said then you will get more than that,in-fact maybe double the amount
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Oct 24, 2012

MophemeKoPitori

I also want 3million for my mom, my wife and myself but I was told to work for any money that I want so Why doesn't Sascoc work for that money?! Maybe he (Sascoc) is lazy or disabled.


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