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PANSALB Board: shortlisting
6 Nov 2018
The Committee met to deliberate and decide on a shortlist of candidates to interview for the Pan South African Language Board (PANSALB).
The Committee reviewed the lists of names submitted to the Committee, against language skills, gender, provincial and race diversity considerations, the qualifications requirements as per the call for ...
Arts and Culture
Matters arising in Department of Arts and Culture: with Minister; BRRR
23 Oct 2018
Note: The report does not fully reflect the meeting as it is a poor audio recording. Email info@pmg.org.za if you have a recording of this meeting
The Director General of the Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) presented a number of documents on matters arising pertinent to the department.
The ...
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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 ...
Arts and Culture
DAC, National Film & Video Foundation, National Library, Msunduzi Museum 2017/18 Annual Reports & AGSA input; DAC Q1 performance
9 Oct 2018
The Committee met with the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA), the Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) and its entities to discuss the annual reports for 2017/18. The entities present included the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF), the National Library of South Africa (NLSA) and 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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Resolution of outstanding issues: DAC Briefing
28 Aug 2018
The Committee asked the Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) to deal with a number of matters which had been raised in the past and were of concern to the Committee. These were mainly related to challenges involving the South African Roadies Association, the Performing Arts Centre of the Free ...
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Robben Island Museum restoration; Robben Island & Nelson Mandela Museum organograms
21 Aug 2018
The Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) briefed the Committee on the Robben Island Museum infrastructure plan, and acknowledged that the infrastructure and facilities were dilapidated and in a state of disrepair due to the lack of maintenance and slow progress of the capital works programme. The process that had ...
Arts and Culture
PanSALB interviews: legal opinion; PanSALB candidates: shortlisting
23 May 2018
The Office on Institutions Supporting Democracy (OISD) briefed the Committee on the legal implications of the interview process for candidates for the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB).. The OISD outlined the procedure in terms of the relevant legislation which had to be followed when interviews were to take place. ...
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Robben Island Museum status report
8 May 2018
The Committee was told about a letter which had been received from ex-political prisoners of Robben Island, in which a range of issues had been raised regarding the museum on the island. The Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) was directed to respond to the letter immediately, and to ensure ...
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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 ...