{"id":10466,"date":"2025-11-07T06:14:44","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T06:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"\/?page_id=10466"},"modified":"2025-11-07T06:14:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T06:14:45","slug":"dcs-officials-appointed-to-sascoc-committees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"\/?page_id=10466","title":{"rendered":"DCS Officials Appointed to SASCOC Committees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Two Department of Correctional Services (DCS) officials, Ms Nompumelelo Ntshangase and Ms Lerato Tlale, have earned national recognition through their appointment to key committees of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) \u2014 the body responsible for managing South Africa\u2019s participation in international multi-sport events such as the Olympic and Commonwealth Games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignleft has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"10468\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-1.1-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10468\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-1.1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-1.1-225x300.jpeg 225w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-1.1-400x533.jpeg 400w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-1.1.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms Ntshangase, the DCS Gauteng Manager for Special Category Clubs, has been appointed to the SASCOC School Sport Committee, which is tasked with nurturing athletic talent among learners. Also serving as President of the South African Handball Federation, she brings a wealth of experience in youth sports development. Notably, she recently led the South African Handball Team as Head of Delegation at the inaugural Commonwealth Men\u2019s Beach Handball Championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSchool sport forms the foundation for developing future champions,\u201d Ms Ntshangase said. \u201cWorking with learner-athletes allows us to grow sport across all communities, especially in under-resourced schools.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her priorities include promoting grassroots sports development, fostering business partnerships to fund school sport, and establishing sustainable leagues to boost South Africa\u2019s international competitiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms Tlale, Assistant Director for Employee Sport and Recreation in the Free State and Northern Cape Region, has been appointed to the SASCOC Branding, Marketing, Commercialization and Communication Commission (BMCCC). A multi-award-winning sports administrator, she also serves as an Independent Director of the Free State Cricket Union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am honoured to serve at national level,\u201d Ms Tlale said. \u201cThe BMCCC plays a crucial role in shaping the image of SASCOC and Team South Africa. Our work focuses on strengthening brand advocacy, securing sponsorships, and ensuring our athletes represent the country with excellence and pride.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-2.2-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10467\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-2.2-768x1024.jpeg 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-2.2-225x300.jpeg 225w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-2.2-400x533.jpeg 400w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-2.2.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Both Ms Ntshangase and Ms Tlale will serve four-year terms on their respective committees from 2025 to 2029, marking a proud milestone for the Department of Correctional Services in advancing leadership within national sport structures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two Department of Correctional Services (DCS) officials, Ms Nompumelelo Ntshangase and Ms Lerato Tlale, have earned national recognition through their appointment to key committees of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) \u2014 the body responsible for managing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2851,"featured_media":10467,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10466"}],"collection":[{"href":"\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2851"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10466"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10466\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10469,"href":"\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10466\/revisions\/10469"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10467"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}