The department of sport, arts and culture has come under criticism after awarding an R18 million tender to another company to re-pilot a project that had already been piloted for almost R15 million.
The project in question is the Silapha Wellness Intervention Programme, which was introduced by former sport, arts and culture minister Nathi Mthethwa in February 2021 to help athletes and creatives maintain their health following the outbreak of Covid-19.Talking about the programme during the Northern Cape activation, Mthethwa said that more than 1 000 athletes and creatives had already been helped.
Tsepo Mhlongo, the DA’s shadow minister for sport, arts and culture, said he was waiting for a response from the current minister of the department, Zizi Kodwa, on the matter. Addressing the portfolio committee on sport, arts and culture on May 2, acting director-general Cynthia Khumalo said the Silapha project had reached a total of 2 195 stakeholders and added that only 518 of those had made follow-up contact to the toll-free call centre or in person.“Surprisingly, when we look at this closed-out report, contrary to popular belief, we found that the majority of the users of this particular intervention programme were men.
“Like the normal process, once an open tender expires, one has to advertise a new one. That was the competitive process the department followed and, through it, another company was appointed,” she said.
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