Abstract
M.Com. (Sport Management)
The fact that South Africa is back in the international sports arena, puts a lot of
pressure on the South African sportsmen and women. This also gives the South
African sports people the opportunity to show the world that they can participate with
the best and win. Unfortunately this pressure highlighted some other shortcomings in the South African sports world. Some of these shortcomings are the standard of training, the lack of international exposure, the management of the sport federations and the lack and quality of sport and recreation facilities. The political stance of the past, contributed towards imbalances in sport and recreation in South Africa. The Government of National Unity of South Africa is trying to correct these imbalances. The importance of sport and recreation is reflected in the 1994/1995 budget as well as in the Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) of the government. One of these imbalances that is addressed in the providing of sport and recreation facilities to all the communities.
The reality however is that the government can't build facilities wherever the need is.
This reality in the field of sport and recreation adds to the pressure on the manager. of
sport and recreation facilities. This pressure implicates that facility management
involves far more than just the upkeeping of fields and buildings.