Title: Dr%20Alistair%20Ruiters
1PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON
TRADE AND INDUSTRY
- Dr Alistair Ruiters
- Director-General, DTI
- 7 November 2001
2OUTLINE
- Overview
- National Lotteries Distribution Trust Fund
(NLDTF) - Distributing agencies
- Applications and adjudication
- Allocations to date
- Charities
- Sports and recreation
- Arts and culture
- Miscellaneous
3OVERVIEW
- National Lotteries Board
- established in terms of the Lotteries Act No. 57
of 1997. - functions of the Board include ensuring that
- National Lottery and all other lotteries
conducted within South Africa are conducted with
due propriety - interests of all participants in lotteries are
protected - net proceeds of the National Lottery are as large
as possible and - funds in the National Lottery Distribution Trust
Fund (the NLDTF) are administered and invested
in terms of the Act.
4OVERVIEW
- Five broad categories of good causes identified
by the Lotteries Act - Reconstruction and Development Programme
- Charities
- Arts, Culture and National Heritage (including
Environment - Sport and Recreation
- Miscellaneous Purposes
- Minimum allocations set by Minister of Trade and
Industry (10 for each category, except
Miscellaneous with maximum of 5) - subject to
change as experience is gained with distribution.
- Distribution of funds overseen by the Board as
trustees of the NLDTF
5National Lotteries Distribution Trust Fund (NLDTF)
- Transfer of funds to NLTDF
- funds transferred on a weekly basis by Uthingo
- amount calculated using predetermined formula
based on ticket sales - Transferred to good causes started at 10.16
- Will increase up to a high of 40.58.
- Over the 7-year Licence period, an average of 30
of the proceeds after VAT will have been
contributed to Good Causes.
6National Lotteries Distribution Trust Fund (NLDTF)
- Amount available in NLDTF
- Ticket sales began March 2000
- March 2000 - March 2001 financial year
R439,214,363.00 accumulated in the Fund,
inclusive of interest, available for transfer. - Funds accumulated during 2001 will be used for
distribution in 2002.
7DISTRIBUTING AGENCIES Process of appointment
Consultations by Minister of Trade Industry
with relevant Ministers
8DISTRIBUTING AGENCIES Chairpersons
- The Minister of Trade and Industry appointed the
following persons as Chairpersons of the
agencies - CharitiesDr. Tebogo Maitse
- Arts, Culture and National Heritage
- Dr. Prince Nevhutalu
- Sport and Recreation Ms. Kedi Tshoma
9Emergency Funding
- After March 2000, concerns raised by
organisations that had previously received income
from other lotteries/scratchcards. - Minister Erwin directed the National Lotteries
Board to offer Emergency Funding from the
Miscellaneous Purposes to organisations that
could show that the reduction of the funding that
they previously received was affecting their
operations. - Call for applications made on 8th October 2000
with closing date of 30th November 2000. - Minister Erwin appointed National Lotteries Board
as distributing agency for the miscellaneous
purposes category. - Total of 400 applications received
- Total of R4,102,000.00 allocated to 80
organisations that met the requirements.
10Applications and adjudication
- Central applications office established, with
specialised management information system - Each Distributing Agency identified criteria for
funding and issued individual advertisements
inviting potential beneficiaries to submit
applications by a pre-determined deadline. - Statutory requirements were published in
Government Gazette No. 21696 on 27 October 2000. - Calls for applications during March April 2001.
- Deadlines for submissions during May 2001.
- Data capture during June 2001.
- First adjudication meetings in July 2001.
11Applications and adjudication Overall criteria
- general development in the Republic
- the enhancement of the standard of living of all
people in the Republic - the number of tickets sold in each province
- the population of each province and
- the financial requirements of each province.
12Applications and adjudication Charities
- Called for applications on 25th March 2001 with
deadline of 18th May 2001 - Funding aimed at registered charitable
organisations at a risk of scaling down or
closure as a result of lack of finances with
sound financial management. - Priority areas identified as organisations
serving the needs of - children,
- youth,
- socially vulnerable groups like women,
- aged,
- disabled,
- people living with HIV/AIDS.
13Applications and adjudication Arts, Culture
Heritage
- Called for applications on 1st April 2001 with
deadline of 31st May 2001. - Arts and Culture focus organisations involved
in the production of cultural products building
new audiences education, training and skills
transfer. - National Heritage (including Environment) focus
clean-up operations, especially in built up
areas planting of indigenous flora youth
environmental education and partnerships between
the more and less advantaged youth groups, with
priorities of - job creation
- skills transfer
- nation building
- equity and the redress of historical imbalances.
14Applications adjudication Sports Recreation
- Called for applications on 1st April 2001, with
deadline of 31st May 2001. - Targets
- existing sport facilities/clubs that lacked sport
equipment - upgrading and/or renovation of existing sports
facilities - training institutions/organisations involved in
capacity building for sport
15Applications adjudication Adjudication process
- Adjudication meetings held.
- Members of the Distributing Agencies assess
merits of each application in terms of prescribed
requirements. - Successful applicants allocated a sum of money.
- Conditions, if any, are identified.
- Grant Officers visit projects to verify aspects
of applications as requested by the Distributing
Agencies. - Upon verification, bank details are also verified
and Funding Agreements signed. - By signing the Funding Agreements, beneficiaries
commit to - use the awarded funds for the purposes as
stipulated - submit quarterly reports
16SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS
17PROVINCIAL TICKET SALES
18ALLOCATIONS BY PROVINCE
Gauteng figure includes national charities
based in Gauteng
19ALLOCATIONS BY CATEGORY
20CHARITIESBreakdown by Province
21CHARITIESBreakdown by Subcategory
22SPORTS RECREATION Provincial breakdown
23ARTS, CULTURE HERITAGE Provincial Allocations
24ARTS, CULTURE HERITAGE
25MISCELLANEOUS Allocation by province