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Arts and Culture
Department of Arts and Culture response to Committee questions; Playhouse Theatre; Msunduzi Museum; Nelson Mandela Museum; NAC; Luthuli Museum 2015/16 Annual Performance Plans
21 Apr 2015
The meeting began with questions which had been raised during the previous session of the Portfolio Committee being addressed by the Department of Arts and Culture (DAC). It provided responses to Members’ enquiries with regard to the Community Cohesion Programme. It also dealt with the issue of the Pan South ...
Arts and Culture
Department of Arts and Culture 2015 Annual Performance Plan and Strategic Plan; in presence of Minister
16 Apr 2015
The Chairperson opened the meeting by emphasising the importance of information and communication in the ongoing relationship between the Portfolio Committee and the Department. She stressed that documents need to be submitted on time, which was proving difficult. She asked that the Director General respond to outstanding requests from the ...
Social Development
Department of Social Development and SASSA on their Stratetic and Annual Performance Plans
15 Apr 2015
The Department of Social Development (DSD) and the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) briefed the Committee on their strategic and annual performance plans.
The Department highlighted a number of key priorities that needed to be addressed. These included reforming the social welfare sector to deliver better results to the ...
Arts and Culture
Auditor-General South Africa assessment of Department of Arts and Culture 2015 Strategic and Annual Plans; Committee discussion on statues and symbolism
14 Apr 2015
The Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) briefed the Portfolio Committee on Arts and Culture on this office's review of the Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) Annual Performance Plan (APP) for 2015/16. It was emphasised that this was in the nature of a "pre-audit" where AGSA assessed whether the way in ...
Arts and Culture
Social Cohesion activities & Moral Regeneration Movement on their activities and plans
24 Mar 2015
The Moral Regeneration Movement (MRM) briefed the Committee on the progress of each of its programmes. The Chief Operating Officer provided background information on the Movement and spoke about its goals and future plans for restructuring. He highlighted some of the most pressing social issues that South Africa faces as ...
Arts and Culture
White Paper on Arts, Culture and Heritage review; state of legacy projects & infrastructure maintenance: briefing by Department of Arts and Culture
17 Mar 2015
The Committee expressed its condolences and observed a moment of silence on the passing of Minister Collins Chabane.
The Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) briefed the Portfolio Committee on the state of the legacy projects and infrastructure maintenance. Despite having succeeded in completing a number of projects and in ...
Social Development
National Drug Master Plan 2013-2017: Central Drug Authority on its implementation & impact assessment of previous plan
11 Mar 2015
The Central Drug Authority presented the 2013-2017 National Drug Master Plan (NDMP) to the Committee with the Deputy Minister of Social Development, Ms Bogopane Zulu in attendance.
The CDA’s mission was to implement holistic and cost effective strategies to reduce the supply and consumption of drugs and the harm associated ...
Arts and Culture
Music programmes and royalty payments: SA Music Rights Organisation briefing
10 Mar 2015
The South African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO), briefed the Committee on the mission and vision of the organisation, and stressed that although it was not an entity of the Department of Arts and Culture, which was frequently misunderstood, it worked closely with several stakeholders in the sector. It was initially ...
Social Development
South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) & National Development Agency 2nd quarter 2014/15 performance
4 Mar 2015
The Members of the Committee raised questions and provided input to the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) in response to the agency’s earlier presentation on its quarterly financial and performance reports. This was followed by a presentation by the National Development Agency (NDA) on targets, programmes and achievements for ...
Arts and Culture
Pan South African Languages Board current situation
3 Mar 2015
The Chairperson, in her introductory remarks, gave an overview of the relationship that the new Committee had established with the new Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB), highlighting that both were new, and that several issues had needed to be addressed from scratch. The Committee had been on an oversight ...