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Arts and Culture
Heritage Assets (GRAP 103) challenges: Department of Arts and Culture, Treasury & AGSA briefing
14 Feb 2017
Documents handed out:
Briefing on GRAP 103 for Department of Arts and Culture entities
Recognised Accounting Practice 103 [available on the 17th February 2017]
The Department of Arts and Culture briefed the Committee on the impact of the GRAP 103 on public entities and the reality of many museums getting ...
Arts and Culture
National Arts Council state of governance: Department Arts & Culture briefing
7 Feb 2017
The Chairperson, in her opening remarks, noted her dissatisfaction with the state of affairs of many of the entities under the Department of Arts and Culture (DAC), especially in relation to their governance and expressed the hope that these matters would improve, including the interpersonal relationship between employees.
The Acting ...
Social Development
SASSA on ensuring April 2017 social grant payments
1 Feb 2017
The Minister was absent for the briefing by SASSA on its state of readiness to take over grant payments. This raised much concern and questions by opposition members. They failed to accept the apology on the basis that the Minister is not taking a matter of national importance seriously. The ...
Arts and Culture
Arts and Culture Department on its Quarter 2 performance
29 Nov 2016
The Committee, prior to the formal agenda items, asked the Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) what exactly was happening with the South African Roadies Association and the attempts to negotiate with its Head, Mr Freddy Nyathela. Members suggested that the overspending was symptomatic of the DAC's inability to deal ...
Social Development
Central Drug Authority on its 2014/15 Annual Report: with Minister
7 Sep 2016
The Central Drug Authority presented its annual report for the period of 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015, describing the activities and achievements of the Authority and its key support structures in implementing the National Drug Master Plan 2013-2017.
The Central Drug Authority's mandate was derived ...
Arts and Culture
Social cohesion & nation building; Mvezo Site & Nelson Mandela museum; Infrastructure / Legacy projects; Capital works project challenges: DAC & Public Works
6 Sep 2016
The Department of Arts and Culture briefed the Committee on the Infrastructure Programme and the state of legacy projects and infrastructure and maintenance projects; on social cohesion and nation building strategies; and on the Mvezo site and its relation to the Nelson Mandela Museum. It was also briefed by the ...
Social Development
Department of Social Development on its 4 Quarter 2015/16 performance, in presence of Deputy Minister
31 Aug 2016
The Department of Social Development (DSD) presented part of its second quarter (July to September) 2015 performance report, in the presence of the Deputy Minister.
Prior to the report being presented, a Member asked the Acting Director General, Mr Magwaza, to specify his exact role with the DSD because he ...
Arts and Culture
White Paper revision progress & Official Languages Act implementation; Social cohesion and nation building; National Archives: Department of Arts and Culture briefing
30 Aug 2016
The Department of Arts and Culture briefed the Committee on progress with the implementation of the Official Languages Act. It had not achieved 100% compliance during the previous financial year, and had appointed a service provider in July this year to facilitate and intervene at the institutions which had not ...
Social Development
Committee 2015/16 performance report & 2016/17 Annual Performance Plan
24 Aug 2016
Documents handed out:
2016/2017 Portfolio Committee on Social Development Annual Performance Plan
PC Social Development Five Year Strategic Plan (2014-2019)
Review of PC on Social Development activities for 2015/16 financial year and way forward [awaited]
The Committee’s Content Advisor presented the five-year strategic plan of the Committee, and commented that ...
Arts and Culture
South African Roadies Association settlement agreement; Department of Arts and Culture on its 1 Quarter 2016/17 performance
23 Aug 2016
The Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) updated the Committee on the progress of the settlement agreement between the DAC and the South African Roadies Association (SARA). Although relations between the two were still a little strained, there had been implementation of the agreement to date. SARA had submitted a ...