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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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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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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 ...
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Department of Arts and Culture response to Committee questions; Playhouse Theatre; Msunduzi Museum; Nelson Mandela Museum; NAC; Luthuli Museum 2015/16 Annual Performance Plans
21 Apr 2015
The meeting began with questions which had been raised during the previous session of the Portfolio Committee being addressed by the Department of Arts and Culture (DAC). It provided responses to Members’ enquiries with regard to the Community Cohesion Programme. It also dealt with the issue of the Pan South ...
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Department of Arts and Culture 2015 Annual Performance Plan and Strategic Plan; in presence of Minister
16 Apr 2015
The Chairperson opened the meeting by emphasising the importance of information and communication in the ongoing relationship between the Portfolio Committee and the Department. She stressed that documents need to be submitted on time, which was proving difficult. She asked that the Director General respond to outstanding requests from the ...
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Auditor-General South Africa assessment of Department of Arts and Culture 2015 Strategic and Annual Plans; Committee discussion on statues and symbolism
14 Apr 2015
The Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) briefed the Portfolio Committee on Arts and Culture on this office's review of the Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) Annual Performance Plan (APP) for 2015/16. It was emphasised that this was in the nature of a "pre-audit" where AGSA assessed whether the way in ...