(a). The Department does not determine but contributes to what the President conveys to the public through his national addresses. My department’s interpretation is that the President has expressed himself on the plight of the creative sector through his national interventionary programs such as Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme (PESP). This has a significant budgetary contribution, deliberately and specifically for the retention, creation of jobs, ...
1. The list of music and art festivals has been attached with specific amount per each financial year.
(See annexure A)
Annexure A :
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Name of Local Music/ Arts Festival |
Beneficiary / Company |
BUDGET |
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2017/18 |
2018/19 |
2019/20 |
2020/21 |
2021/22 |
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|
Standard Bank Joy of Jazz |
T Music Man |
R 3 000 000 |
R 4000 000 |
R 3 000 000 |
R 3 000 000 ... |