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Sport, Arts and Culture
NAC on Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme 4 funding; with Minister and Deputy Minister
12 Sep 2023
The National Arts Council (NAC) and the Department briefed the Committee in a virtual meeting on the Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme (PESP) for the funding of arts projects.
The NAC said that the main purpose of the PESP was to grow the sector and increase employment. They were dedicated ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Department of Sport, Arts and Culture Q4 2022/23 Performance, with Deputy Minister
5 Sep 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC), accompanied by the Deputy Minister, met with the Portfolio Committee to present their 4th Quarter Performance Report.
The presentation briefed the Committee on the Department’s four programmes and the targets set and achieved in the last quarter. ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Suspension of national federations by SASCOC: DSAC briefing
1 Sep 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Sport, Arts, and Culture, the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC), and the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) met to delve into various critical aspects of sports development and governance in South Africa. Among the significant topics of discussion was ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Public Protector Investigation; Correspondence from former CSA CEO legal team; Report on UNESCO Convention; with Ministry
29 Aug 2023
Correspondence: Request for intervention in the matter between Thabang Gregory Moroe and Cricket South Africa (outstanding document)
UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage
The Committee was briefed in a virtual meeting by the Department of Sport Arts and Culture (DSAC) and the Public Protector on implementing ...
Joint Multi-party Women’s Caucus
Committee Programme
15 Jun 2023
The Multiparty Women’s Caucus met on the virtual platform to receive a briefing on the Caucus’s third term programme.
The Caucus was mindful of the short time period for the third term, and Members requested that some key matters be discussed in order to prepare for the incoming seventh ...
Joint Multi-party Women’s Caucus
National Council on Gender-based Violence and Femicide Bill: DWYPD briefing
25 May 2023
The Multi Women’s Caucus met on a virtual platform to receive a briefing on the National Council on Gender-based Violence and Femicide Bill [B31-2023], and discussed its provisions with the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities.
During the Caucus’s interaction with the Department, Members unanimously agreed that ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Robben Island Museum 2023/24 Annual Performance Plan; with Ministry
23 May 2023
Under the new leadership, Robben Island Museum (RIM) said it had adopted an improved vision and mission that promotes victory of the human spirit over adversity and injustice while preserving RIM's cultural and natural resources. In efforts to recover from COVID-19 effects, RIM recorded a surplus ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
SAFA 2021/22 Annual Report; Update on national team preparations; underage teams and development of football in schools
19 May 2023
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC) and the SA Football Association (SAFA) in an in-person meeting.
The DSAC said its support to SAFA for the 2022 /23 financial year was R7 million. Of this, R5 million was for the Women’s League and R2 ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
SASCOC 2023/24 Strategic Plan; with Deputy Minister
16 May 2023
The South African Golf Association was absent so did not present. GolfRSA was criticised as it had failed to inform the Committee about the meeting clash with a conference it was attending when the date was set a month before.
The Portfolio Committee was dismayed that only two of ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
RSA Agreements with Kenya, Nigeria and France on Audio Visual Co-Production
12 May 2023
The Department of Sports, Arts and Culture (DSAC) gave brief presentations about its agreements with Kenya, Nigeria and France on audio-visual co-production. Members asked for the Department's view on the reported atrocities in Kenya, and how that had impacted the agreements between the two countries. They were also concerned ...