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Department of Arts and Culture Annual Report 2013/14 on its public entities
21 Oct 2014
The Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) presented the 2013/14 annual report on its public entities. Some key achievements were highlighted. The number of exhibitions per year had increased by 32, the number of educational interactions with schools per year had increased from 146 221 to 153 541, the number of ...
Arts and Culture
Audit Outcomes of Department of Arts & Culture: AGSA briefing; Department of Arts & Culture on its 2013/14 Annual Report
14 Oct 2014
A synopsis for the Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report (BRRR) on the expenditure and the performance of the Department after 6 months of the financial year was presented to the Committee. The report indicated that the Department transferred almost 80% of its budget to entities and had an obligation to ...
Ad Hoc Committee - President's Submission in response to Public Protector's Report on Nkandla
Public Protector's Report on Nkandla security upgrades
25 Sep 2014
After adoption of the minutes of the previous meeting, the only matter arising was the legal opinion regarding the Committee’s ability to access the Cabinet Memorandum of 2003. The Parliamentary Legal Advisor indicated that Constitution empowers the Committee to subpoena anyone to come before it to give oral testimony or ...
Arts and Culture
Afrikaans Taal Museum on its programme performance
16 Sep 2014
A representative of the Afrikaans Taal Museum (ATM) briefed the Committee of the purpose and role of the museum in addition to an overview of staff and visitor statistics, its budget, various programmes and challenges it faced. Its mission statements and values were outlined before detailing the budget for the ...
Ad Hoc Committee - President's Submission in response to Public Protector's Report on Nkandla
President's Response to Public Protector: Election of Chairperson
9 Sep 2014
Mr S Tshabalala, Committee Section Manager, noted that he was sitting as representative of the Secretary of Parliament to facilitate the appointment of a Chairperson for the Committee, and called for nominations. The ANC nominated Mr Cedric Frolick (ANC), but the opposition parties felt that at this stage the terms ...
Arts and Culture
Pan South African Language Board Oversight Visit: Reflections & Recommendations
9 Sep 2014
The Committee reflected on its oversight visit to the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB). The Committee had met with staff to hear and address their numerous complaints about the entity. Members decribed the engagement as a painful experience as there was tension between the lower staff and the management. ...