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    "id": 874779,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, ANC",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Godfrey Osotsi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for the opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill. I have listened very carefully to my colleagues who have been contributing. Most of them have supported the Bill. From the outset, I oppose this Bill. I am not just opposing for the sake of it. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I have been following the development in this area. I have also done quite a lot of research. If this Parliament passes this Bill as it is, it will be doing a disservice to this country. The issue I have with this Bill is that it intends to kill the National Sports Fund as contained in the Sports Act, 2013. These are all the sections that refer to the National Sports Fund, which provides for the funding mechanism in the Sports Act. It is one of the pieces of legislation that went through a thorough stakeholder engagement. Sports federations and personalities were consulted. It took more than two years to agree on this Act, including the funding mechanism. With just a few amendments, we want to kill the entire Sports Act. It will not be useful without a proper funding mechanism."
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