Cabinet approves policy for women in sport
Cabinet approves policy for women in sport
Cabinet has approved the National Policy on Women in Sport Policy Framework for implementation.
The policy addresses multiple areas of gender disparity, including participation, leadership, governance and visibility.
Briefing the media on the outcomes of Cabinet meeting held on 4 December 2024, Minister in The Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said the policy aims to promote increased active participation of women in sport and in leadership roles.
“The policy recognises that increased participation of women in sport and in leadership positions will drastically reduce and ultimately contribute to eradicating gender inequality and various forms of discrimination against women.
“It also promotes equity by ensuring that women receive respect and recognition on the professional front, including equal remuneration as their male counterparts,” Ntshavheni said on Thursday.
The policy outlines a set of measures that will promote and support women in sport and ensure that programmes are in place to address gender disparities in sporting codes and structures.
It also addresses barriers to entry by women in sport, including lack of funding, sponsorship, and inadequate remuneration.
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Strategy for Reducing Food Losses and Waste
Cabinet also approved the Strategy for Reducing Food Losses and Waste for implementation.
Ntshavheni noted that the strategy aims to minimise food loss and waste along the food supply chain, reducing undesirable food wastage through applying tools and technologies, improving food security and mitigating negative environmental impacts.
This is aligned to the government interventions to reduce high cost of living.
“The strategy provides regulatory measures and interventions, norms and standards, appropriate financial support and incentives to promote reduction in food loss and waste, amongst others.
“This strategy will enable the keep on edible and food with value to be kept as long as possible in the value chain and will enable implementation of funding incentives on reducing food waste and food losses for all South Africans,” Ntshavheni said.
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Tourism Route Development Plan
Cabinet has further approved the Tourism Route Development Plan - which intends to use tourism as a vehicle to drive inclusive growth, job creation and poverty reduction - for implementation.
This follows the approval of the Tourism Sector Master Plan in October 2023 to create opportunities for inclusive participation of all sectors of society, including women, youth and people with disabilities.
Ntshavheni explained that the Tourism Route Development Plan is anchored on collaborative public-private sector partnerships and aims to support route development and sustenance.
“The plan will also strengthen the position of South Africa’s domestic airline services. Priority route market retention will focus on Asia (China, India and Japan), the African continent and domestic connectivity.
“Furthermore, the plan will be implemented to maximise the impact of South Africa as a domestic and international tourist destination. It seeks to drive the achievement of the national tourism minimum arrival target of 15 million arrivals by 2030 with support of routes from 25 prioritised markets,” the Minister explained. – SAnews.gov.za
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Thu, 12/05/2024 - 14:36
