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South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS)

Public Entity · Social Services · reports to Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC)

The South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport is the national anti-doping organisation. It was established under the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport Act, 1997 (Act No. 14 of 1997).

It promotes participation in sport free from the use of prohibited substances and methods, conducting doping control testing both in and out of competition across sporting codes, and managing results and sanctions.

It operates under the World Anti-Doping Code and South Africa’s obligations under the UNESCO International Convention against Doping in Sport. Its work includes athlete and coach education, therapeutic use exemptions, and independent doping hearings. It reports to the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture.

Audit record, 5 years

2020/21
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
2024/25
Clean Audit stable 5 of 5 audited years clean

Financial highlights, 2024/25

Total Revenue
R34m
Total Expenditure
−R34m
Total Assets
R8m
Total Liabilities
R3m

Values in rand. Sparklines run oldest to newest and are scaled to each series, not to zero.

Leadership, 18 listed

Chairperson
Mr R Hack
Board Members
Ms S Balakrishna Ms Corinne Berg Ms N Dlamini Dr S Hendricks Mr T Mpuang Prof R Naidoo Dr T Ngwenya Mrs L Pillay Ms K Totlhanyo
Chief Executive Officer
Mr Khalid Galant
Chief Financial Officer
Mr Onke Ngwane
Senior Management
Mrs Wafeekah Begg-Jassiem Mr Fahmy Galant
Communications Officers
Ms Anique Coetzee Mr Khalid Galant Ms Nazleema Khan
Secretary
Ms Anique Coetzee

Description written for this directory from the entity’s own published sources: www.drugfreesport.org.za, www.gov.za