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Arts and Culture
Department of Arts and Culture 2017/18 Annual Report, with Minister
11 Oct 2018
The Minister of Arts and Culture, in his overview to the Committee, said he was happy that the project of changing names of the heritage landscape was continuing, but communities also had to be mobilised to understand the importance of this transformation. He referred to the unveiling ...
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Minister of Arts and Culture briefing
10 Oct 2018
The Minister of Arts and Culture, accompanied by senior managers of his Department, met with the Committee to deliver a presentation on his vision for the Department and the activities, programmes and initiatives of its four branches.
He said the first branch was the Department’s administration, and referred to the ...
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DAC Quarter 1 performance; CEO/CFO responsibilities & contracts; National Arts Council investigation report
4 Sep 2018
The Public Service Commission (PSC) briefed the Portfolio Committee on Arts and Culture on the appointment of chief executive officers (CEOs) and chief financial officers (CFOs) of state-owned entities (SOEs). It also interrogated the National Arts Council on the reappointed of its CEO for a further five-year contract, despite the ...
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Department of Arts and Culture 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan, with Minister
24 Apr 2018
The Committee met to receive a briefing by the Department of Arts and Culture on their 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan.
The Minister noted that the Department celebrated the month of April as it was the month of the birth or the passing of many liberation activists and artists, and icons ...
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Department of Arts and Culture on Committee recommendations made during oversight between 2014-2017; with Minister
13 Mar 2018
The Portfolio Committee and the Department of Arts and Culture met to address issues raised at the oversight visits from 2014 to date.
The Committee raised concerns on how the Department of Arts and Culture resolves issues raised by different entities, and if the Minister of the Department plays a ...
Arts and Culture
Department of Arts and Culture Quarter 2 and 3 performance
27 Feb 2018
The Department of Arts and Culture briefed the Committee on its Quarter 2 and 3 performance.
Among matters needing immediate attention were updates on the National Heritage Monument programme. Accomplishments on the building of monuments of liberation struggle leaders were announced.
The Department committed to investing in other monumental projects ...
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Department of Arts and Culture 2016/17 Annual Report, with Minister
22 Nov 2017
The Minister of Arts and Culture, Mr Nathi Mthethwa, provided the Committee with a broad overview of the Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) 2016/17 Annual Report. The Minister reported that the Enyokeni Cultural Precinct project was carried out without following proper guidelines. As such, the ...
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Department of Arts and Culture 2016/17 Annual Report, with Minister and Deputy
17 Oct 2017
The Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) was commended by the Committee on receiving an unqualified opinion from the Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA), based on its audit of the Department’s 2016/17 annual performance report. At the same time, it attracted criticism for the under-expenditure of ...
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IDT, Public Works & Department working relationship on Legacy Projects; Enyokeni Cultural Project briefing; with Minister & Deputy Minister
5 Sep 2017
The Portfolio Committee was briefed by the Independent Development Trust (IDT) and the Department of Public Works (DPW) on their working relationship with the Department of Arts and Culture’s infrastructure unit, following recent concerns over the implementation of several
legacy projects. The Department also provided a summary of the court ...
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Department of Arts and Culture & Pan South African Language Board on their Annual Performance Plans, with Minister
7 Jun 2017
The Select Committee on Education and Recreation was briefed by both the Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) and the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) on their annual performance plans (APPs) and budgets.
After the Minister of Arts and Culture had introduced the DAC’s presentation by highlighting the National ...
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Enyokeni Cultural Precinct Project Forensic Investigation: Department Arts & Culture further report, in presence of Minister
8 Nov 2016
The Department of Arts and Culture (the Department) had given a presentation to the Committee on the Enyokeni Cultural Precincts Project (ECPP) at a previous meeting and had been asked to answer a number of questions on the scope, progress and rationale for that project. The Committee had initially raised ...
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Department of Arts and Culture audit: Auditor General briefing, with Minister present; Nelson Mandela Museum status report
11 Oct 2016
The Portfolio Committee met with the Auditor General and the Minister to receive feedback on the Department of Arts and Culture’s audit outcomes and its entities. The Committee later met with the Nelson Mandela Museum to discuss the state of affairs at the Museum.
Seven entities received clean audit outcomes, ...