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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, ANC",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Godfrey Osotsi",
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    "content": "I have also looked at the financing of this Authority which the Bill is a bit silent on. It is not clear how this Authority will be financed. We may assume that it will be financed by the Exchequer, but when it comes to operationalisation, we may consider funding it from the license fees or taxes. We need to be very specific on how this Authority will be financed. There will be transition from BCLB. However, we need to be very clear on all the specific issues on transition, especially when it comes to transition of staff from the old body to the new Authority. It needs to be clear. Recently, we passed amendments to the Sports Act in this House. One of the amendments was that the National Sports Fund would be abolished to create a new Fund called the Sports, Arts and Social Development Fund. We agreed and passed amendments to say that the staff that is affected will transition automatically to the new Fund. I can report to this House that we have received complaints from the affected staff that used to work for the old Fund that they are still at home and have not been absorbed in the new Fund. This is a serious matter that borders on respect of the laws that we pass in this House. The Committee needs to investigate this matter because the members of staff were sent home in April and have not been absorbed in the new Fund. I was told that the new Fund is run by a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) who is one person and yet this House passed a law that says that there would be seamless transition to the new body. The issue of transfer is very key. When staff transition, they need to do it with their benefits like pension. This Bill is very silent on benefits like pension."
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