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State Theatre & Ditsong Museums of South Africa on their 2014/2015 Annual Report
15 Oct 2015
The State Theatre and Ditsong Museums of South Africa, two entities which fall under the jurisdiction of the Department of Arts and Culture, gave presentations on their 2014/15 annual reports issued by the Auditor General. Both had received qualified opinions and were facing a number of financial difficulties.
The State ...
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Department of Arts and Culture, Robben Island Museum & Iziko Museum on their 2014/2015 Annual Report; Audit outcomes by Auditor-General
13 Oct 2015
The Office of the Auditor General South Africa firstly presented the Committee with the audit outcomes of the Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) and its entities. The presentation reviewed the audit outcomes over the past three years, and noted that in the financial year 2014/15, audit outcomes of the ...
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Culture Arts Tourism Hospitality & Sport Sector Education and Training Authority (CATHSSETA) on its role in the sector
8 Sep 2015
CATHSSETA highlighted three main challenges faced by the entity: a significant number of (training) providers in the sector were urban based compared to rural areas where the greater needs were; depletion of funding resources for the sector across the board; and sector fragmentation. The Committee was not happy with the ...
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State of Archives in South Africa: Archival Platform briefing; Use of Official Languages Act implementation: Department briefing
1 Sep 2015
The Committee was briefed on the settlement agreement between Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) and the South African Roadies Association (SARA), the state of the archives in the country, and progress in the implementation of the Use of Official Languages Act.
The Department said that three issues were hindering ...
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SAHRA Properties Portfolio & Graves Project; Creative industries impact on economic growth & job creation: Statistics SA briefing
17 Aug 2015
The South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) spoke on its maximisation strategy for its Property Portfolio which would increase income and allow the properties to be maintained properly. SAHRA idea of developing and remodeling some of its Portfolio Properties into cottages and farms, raised the concern of some Committee members that ...
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South African Roadies Association settlement agreement; Department of Arts & Culture 1st Quarter 2015/16 performance
11 Aug 2015
The Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) briefed the Committee on its first quarter expenditure report and on the status of the settlement agreement between the DAC and the South African Roadies Association (SARA). The Chairperson also welcomed a request from the South African Geographical Names Council (SAGNC) to brief ...
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Arts, Culture & Heritage sector funding: National Lotteries Board briefing; Department of Arts & Culture on its Youth Activities; PanSALB Chairperson
9 Jun 2015
The National Lotteries Board (NLB) briefed the Committee on the funding of the arts, culture and heritage sector. The budget allocation for the sector had been reduced from 27% to 23%. The main issues and challenges highlighted by the NLB were those of backlogs, the complexity of project proposals sent ...
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Business and Arts on 2015 strategic plan; Ifa Lethu Foundation plans & performance 2005 to 2015
2 Jun 2015
The Ifa Lethu Foundation briefed the Committee, noting that it was set up in 2005, with support from the Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) as a developmental organisation, and it supported entrepreneurship, believing that the arts and culture sector could be a catalyst to economic development. Seed funding had ...
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Committee Report on Arts and Culture Budget
14 May 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Arts and Culture met for the consideration of the Budget Vote 37 Report. The report was adopted.
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National Heritage Council, SA State Theatre, National Museum Bloemfontein on 2015 Annual and Strategic Plan
28 Apr 2015
The Committee was briefed by the National Heritage Council (NHC), National Museum (NM), and South Africa State Theatre (SAST) on their respective 2015/16 Annual Performance Plans (APP) and Strategic Plans.
The NHC noted that the South African definition of heritage had been tweaked slightly from the UNESCO definition, to suit ...