To ask the Minister of Arts and Culture: : (a) why has the cost to build the stone wall at the stone quarry on Robben Island increased so dramatically over the past three financial years, (b) what was the initial cost to build the stone wall and (c) what is the estimated cost to complete the wall?
a. Reasons for the increased cost to build the stone wall on the Robben Island are the following:
- The nature of the proposed design which was to replace the bridged dry-stone packed wall with a concrete seawater barrier that would then be clad with a layer of gabions and the dry-packed bluestone on the island side and a pebble ramp on the seaside.
- Environmental ...
(a). Why has the Chief Executive Officer of the Pan South African Language Board been on suspension for months and (b) on what date will the suspension (i) be lifted or (ii) the specified person be charged?
a) The Chief Executive Officer of the Pan South African Language Board instituted legal action out of the Pretoria High Court under case no. 43870/18 as well as the Labour Court in Johannesburg under case no.J2689/18. In the circumstances, disciplinary proceedings cannot be commenced with, until these two cases have been finalised.
b) (i) The Johannesburg Labour Court matter was heard on the 07th ...
Whether (a) his department and/or (b) entities reporting to him awarded any contracts and/or tenders to certain companies (names and details furnished) from 1 January 2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if so, in each case, (i) what service was provided, (ii) what was the (aa) value and (bb) length of the tender and/or contract, (iii) who approved the tender and/or contract and (iv) was the tender and/or contract in line with all National Treasury and departmental procurement guidelines?
(a). My department did not award any tenders or contracts to the listed companies between 2009-2018.
(b). Of the 25 Public Entities reporting to my department, only four have contracted or awarded tenders to some of the companies as listed, namely; South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA), The Market Theatre Foundation, South African State Theatre, and Robben Island Museum,
- SOUTH AFRICAN HERITAGE RESOURCES AGENCY ...
To ask the Minister of Arts and Culture: What (a) amount did (i) his department and (ii) each entity reporting to him borrow from any entity in the People’s Republic of China (aa) in each of the past three financial years and (bb) since 1 April 2018, (b) is the name of the lender of each loan, (c) conditions are attached to each loan and (d) are the repayment periods for each loan in each case
(i) The Department of Arts and Culture has not borrowed from any entity in the People’s Republic of China in the past three financial years and since 1 April 2018
(ii) None of the DAC Public entities reporting to me borrowed from any entity in the People’s Republic of China in the past three financial years.
1. Whether the (a) Chief Executive Officer and (b) Chief Financial Officer of entities reporting to him are employed on a permanent basis, if not,
2. Whether the specified officers are employed on a fixed term contract; if so, (a) what are the names of each of the officers and (b) when (i) was each officer employed and (ii) will each officer’s contract end? NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION NO. 3320-2017
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
Date of publication in the internal question paper 27 October 2017, internal question paper number 39-2017
Mr S P MHLONGO (EFF) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF ARTS AND CULTURE:
1. Whether the (a) Chief Executive Officer and (b) Chief Financial Officer of entities reporting to him are employed on a permanent basis, if not,
2. Whether the specified officers are employed on a fixed term contract; if so, (a) what are the names of each of the officers and (b) when (i) was each officer employed and (ii) will each officer’s contract end? NW3709E
REPLY:
(1) (a) No, not all the Chief Executive Officers reporting to the Minister of Arts and Culture are employed on a permanent basis,
(b) Not all the Chief Financial Officers reporting to the Minister of Arts and Culture are employed on a permanent basis
(2) (a) and (b), (i) and (ii) are attached for ease of reference
(1) (a) No, not all the Chief Executive Officers reporting to the Minister of Arts and Culture are employed on a permanent basis,
(b) Not all the Chief Financial Officers reporting to the Minister of Arts and Culture are employed on a permanent basis
(2) (a) and (b), (i) and (ii) are attached for ease of reference
1.Whether his department played any role in the hosting of the Thank You SABC Music Concert held on 10 September 2016 at the Orlando Stadium; if not, why not; if so, what (a) are the relevant details and (b) were the positive outcomes of his department’s participation in the specific concert? NW2320E
1. What amount did (a) his department and (b) each entity reporting to him spend on advertising on the (i) Africa News Network 7 channel, (ii) SA Broadcasting Corporation (aa) television channels and (bb) radio stations, (iii) national commercial radio stations and (iv) community (aa) television and (bb) radio stations (aaa) in the 2015-16 financial year and (bbb) since 1 April 2016?
(1). What steps he has taken in respect of high levels of fruitless and wasteful expenditure by (a) pan south african language board (b) performing arts centre of the free state in the i) 2013-2014 ii) 2014-2015 iii) 2015-16 financial years.
(2). whether any officials in any of the specified entities have faced disciplinary processes in this regard; if not, why not? if so what are the relevant details in each case.
1. (A) PAN SOUTH AFRICAN LANGUAGES BOARD ( PANSALB)
(i) 2013/14 financial year
The Department requested the National Treasury to conduct an investigation into the allegations of financial mismanagement for the period 15 June 2012 until 30 September 2014. The investigation was finalised on 31 July 2015. The investigation scope focussed on the overall governance of PanSALB and the Supply Chain Management processes; ...
(1) Why he and his department are making use of a certain private firm of attorneys (name furnished) in a certain court case (details furnished) instead of the services of the State Attorney;
(2) What have the legal costs of the (a) attorneys and (b) advocates in the specified court case amounted to for him and his department to date? (NW1607E)
(1) Whether the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) has regional offices in each province; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) Whether the NFVF has any relationships and/or liaisons with international film companies currently filming in South Africa; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(3) Whether there are any policies governing the specified liaisons between the NFVF and international film companies; if not, why not; if so, will he furnish (a) Dr G A Grootboom and/or (b) the Portfolio Committee on Arts and Culture with copies of the specified policies?
1. The NFVF currently does not have any regional offices. The main reason is budgetary – the NFVF Act allows for a 25% cap on administration expenditure and the setting up of regional offices would cause NFVF to vastly exceed this cap and reduce funds available to offer as grants.
2. The NFVF does not enter into agreements with individual international companies. However, the ...
