Cup South Africa Special Measures Bill by Mr Gert C Oosthuizen MP, Deputy
Minister of Sport and Recreation South Africa
25 August 2006
This Bill facilitates the hosting and staging of the 2010 Federation
International Football Association (FIFA) World Cup in South Africa in
accordance with the Organising Association Agreement between FIFA and South
African Football Association (SAFA) and the guarantees issued by our government
to FIFA.
When FIFA decided in 2001 that the 2010 World Cup should be held for the
first time on African soil, the continent rejoiced, not only for the love of
the game, but also knowing that it would help make this a century of African
growth and development.
Our government saw in the opportunity to host the Football World Cup a whole
range of benefits for South Africa and the African continent. In anticipation
of such positive spin offs our President dubbed the 2010 World Cup an African
World Cup. The notion of an African World Cup captured the imagination of FIFA,
the African countries and our fellow Africans in the diaspora. The notion of an
African World Cup has been well-received by most South Africans, especially
young people.
2010 also brings a unique opportunity to ensure that the world learns more
about the strengths and opportunities of a country and continent undergoing
far-reaching reconstructions and development.
We believe that hosting the 2010 World Cup affords us the biggest
opportunity to banish Afro-pessimism. By hosting the biggest event in the
world; South Africa will go a long way in strengthening the countries bond as
one nation. It will also boost our image among the nations of the world.
Although we do not intend to replicate Germany 2006 or to compete with the
Germans, we firmly believe that the same spirit of national pride we saw and
experienced in Germany can be achieved in South Africa. This is, if we work
together with a unity of purpose.
In 1996, President Mbeki captured Parliament and the world when he delivered
the speech where he declared: âI am an Africanâ, that speech is simply
indelible on the mind.
I am an African, the African Renaissance, New Partnership for Africaâs
Development (NEPAD) and African World Cup 2010 seems to fit into one another.
They give us as Africans a rare opportunity to look into the Presidents
logical, systematic and brilliant mindset. This characteristic of being an
African engenders caring, compassion and sharing. It gives birth to the moral
order of empathy, helping others and having feelings for them.
In a nutshell, this is Ubuntu, a philosophy of the collective; of the
community as opposed to individualism. The 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa
has been marketed to be intended as an African World Cup. So the preparations
for this tournament, its hosting and long thereafter must bequeath to our
people and our nation a legacy we all can be proud of.
Hosting the 2010 World Cup; we believe; provides our government with a
golden opportunity to boost our tourism and sports industry. It will push our
economic development to a higher notch. The tournament assists us to address
the infrastructure backlogs we have in our roads, transport, sports facilities,
and telecommunication and broadcasting networks. Our electricity and water
needs will be upgraded and receive a great boost. In a nutshell, hosting the
2010 World Cup, will fast track the attainment of some elements of the 2014
Millennium Development Goals, and of Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative
of South Africa (AsgiSA).
In 2010, 31 countries will converge in South Africa. In terms of languages,
followers of the national team will exceed the 32 competitors (South Africa
being the 32nd nation). This affords an immense opportunity for our young
people to learn foreign languages. This, together with the skills they must be
trained in will improve the skills base of our young people. It will also
expose them to other cultures and teach them to respect diversity even more.
2010 will help us fight xenophobia and to unite the African people.
Social services like disaster management, public health services, safety and
security are already advanced in their plans for 2010. These services will be
accessible to our people before and long after 2010.
Chairperson, I am articulating some of the issues that our government took
into account when we supported SAFA bid to host the World Cup. We were acutely
aware of what the preparations would contribute to our broad plans for
transformation and development. We are also alert to the contribution that this
programme will make towards social cohesion and nation building.
The challenge for us as South Africans is to make the best of the
opportunities offered by hosting 2010.
Geleenthede gaan veel verder as die aanbied van ân suksesvolle 2010 FIFA
Wêreldbeker. As Regering kyk ons reeds na waar Suid-Afrika in die dekade na
2010 moet staan. Die aandag van die wêreld is reeds op ons gevestig. As
Regering het ons die planne, strategie en strukture om ân blywende en
volhoubare erfenis te skep en na te laat.
Die vraag is of ons as Suid-Afrikaners verenig is in die strewe om 2010 en
sentrale punt van ons vaderlandsliefde en patriotisme te maak? Patriotisme is
mos wanneer jy die belange van die land ân hartsaak maak en dan
dienooreenkomstig optree.
Die vraag is, streef ons almal na dieselfde eenheidsgevoel van trots wat ons
gehad het in 1995 toe die Springbokke die Rugby Wêreldbeker gewen het?
Die vraag is; is ons almal eenparing in ons strewe om 2010 ân nasionale
doelwit en ân nasionale sukses te maak?
Ek stel die vrae want elkeen van ons sal eerlik daaroor moet antwoord.
Enersyds wil elke goeie Suid-Afrikaner hê dat die 2010 FIFA sokkertoernooi
moet plaasvind en sal alles moontlik doen om dit te laat geskied. Ongelukkig is
daar ook diegene wat deur allerlei foefies en eierdansery ân stok daarvoor wil
steek. Ek sê vir hulle: die eierdansers; moet gereken word saam met die vyande
van ons land!
Die tyd het aangebreek dat politieke leiers oor die spektrum heen uitstyg bo
eng party-politieke belang en hulle ondersteuners aanmoedig om die geleenthede
wat 2010 bied aan te gryp. Moedig mense aan om byvoorbeel, Breë Swart
Ekonomiese bemagtiging te bevorder, te help en te skep! Moenie vrees nie, daar
is geleenthede vir almal.
President F Roosevelt het gesê: Die grootste vrees wat ons moet vrees is
vrees selfâ.
Since June 2004 both SAFA and our government have been involved in
discussions on the List of Requirements for hosting the World Cup. A number of
departments have been involved in these discussions. As such, this Bill
traverses a number of functions that belong to other Departments than Sport and
Recreation South Africa. This Bill is one of the very keys to whether or not
FIFA should continue entrusting us with their World Cup in 2010. So far FIFA is
very pleased with our preparations. They are pleased not as observers but as
participants in all our Local Organising Committee (LOC) meetings.
The objects of the Bill are to:
1. Empower the Minister of Trade and Industry to stipulate a date later than
one month but not later than six months after the completion or termination of
the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa as the date on which the protection of the
2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa as a protected event in terms of section 15A
(1) of the Merchandise Marks Act, 1941 (Act No. 17 of 1941), ends.
2. To suspend certain restrictions regarding marketing, distribution and
consumption of liquor for the duration of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South
Africa.
3. To facilitate the accreditation of foreign medical contingents and the
approval of permitted medicines, scheduled substances and permitted medical
devices for the purposes of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.
4. To set out the scope of authority of an accredited foreign medical
contingent.
5. To suspend certain restrictions and prohibitions on the sale of
unregistered medicines and on registration of and community service by certain
health care providers in connection with the 2010 FIFA World Cup South
Africa.
6. To provide for the promulgation of regulations by the Minister of Sport
and Recreation.
Die Borge van 2010 het reeds $2 biljoen by FIFA deponeer. Dit is nou die
tyd; om soos die borge van 2010; vertroue in die Regering, die land en die
organiseerders te demonstreer en jou energie en entoesiasme te deponeer en so
te help dat 2010 en sukses vir almal is!
Almal van ons het nou ân plig om ân versoeningsbydrae te lewer tot ons
demokrasie. Ek is van oordeel dat sport in die algemeen en dan meer spesifiek
die 2010 sokkertoernooi ân waardige voertuig is om hierdie belangrike
inisiatief ân hupstoot te gee.
Ek is erg bekommerd dat die Afrikaanssprekende kinders nie die geleentheid
kry om op skool kennis te maak met sokker nie. Dit is die geval bloot omdat
daar nog skoolhoofde is wat die sportsoort uitsluit van hulle skoolterreine.
Hierdie gesindheid en ingesteldheid impakteer nie net op geleenthede wat ons
kinders ontneem word nie, dit kortwiek ook transformasie!
Ons spreek hierdie leemtes aan in ân gees van versoening op pad na 2010 en
daarna. Ons koester die hoop dat ons as Suid-Afrikaners dié struikelblokke saam
sal oorkom. Dan en dan alleen sal ons as Afrikane saam drink by die fontein van
nasie trots en ân eenheid wees in ons verskeidenheid.
The 2010 FIFA World Cup must leave behind a South Africa and an Africa that
is better than we have now. Both the Millenium Development Goals and the
National Development Plans must guide what we do, United in our Diversity!
Chairperson, hosting the FIFA World Cup may never be afforded to South
Africa in the lifetime of most of us who must determine the fate of this Bill.
To support this Bill is a legacy in its own right. Let us be part of that
legacy.
We cannot fail Afrika Ke Nako - Africa time has come!
Together United in our Diversity; we shall deliver the best FIFA World Cup
in 2010.
Issued by: Sport and Recreation South Africa
25 august 2006
