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Sport, Arts and Culture
Implementation of Public Protector remedial actions: DSAC, PPSA, NAC & AGSA input
17 Mar 2023
The Committee met with three entities; the National Arts Council (NAC); Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA), the Public Protector Office, and the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC), to hear feedback regarding the remedial actions, prescribed by the Public Protector concerning a report on an investigation into alleged ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Karate SA 2023/24 Annual Performance Plan & development progress
10 Mar 2023
Karate South Africa has 350 affiliated clubs, 14 976 affiliated members, 10 183 non-paying development members, who come from disadvantaged backgrounds such as rural areas and townships. Sixty percent of the membership consists of children, and the remaining forty percent is adults. KSA took 6th place out of 25 countries in ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Msunduzi Museum 2021/22 Annual Report, with Deputy Minister
7 Mar 2023
Msunduzi Museum 2021/22 Annual Report
The Chairperson shared her satisfaction with the Cabinet reshuffle and said that change was inevitable and she welcomed the new Sports, Arts and Culture Minister.
The uMsunduzi and Ncome Museums board and the Department presented the performance of Umsunduzi Museum in 2020/21 and they ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Postponed: Market Theatre 2021/22 Annual Report
3 Mar 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Sport, Arts and Culture held a virtual meeting with the Market Theatre Council. This was the Committee’s first meeting with the Market Theatre Council. The purpose of this meeting was to have a briefing on the Theatre’s 2021/22 Annual Report. This was ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra Petition: with Ministry
28 Feb 2023
The Committee was briefed by the Democratic Alliance on its motion for this oversight committee to hold an enquiry on the use or misuse of funds by the National Arts Council (NAC) in partnership with the Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra (MNPO). It raised concern over the establishment of the ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
State of Readiness for the 2023 Netball World Cup
24 Feb 2023
The Committee convened virtually to receive a briefing from the Department of Sport, Arts, and Culture (DSAC) on the 2023 Netball World Cup. The Department reported that Cabinet approved the 2023 Netball World Cup in terms of the Bidding and Hosting of Major Sporting Events Regulations. Media and public ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Postponed: Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra Petition: Engagement with AGSA
21 Feb 2023
The Portfolio Committee for Sports, Arts and Culture met to be briefed on a petition to investigate irregular expenditure of the Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra. This was at the request of the Office of the Speaker of the National Assembly. The Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) failed to provide ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Mzansi Golden Economy Provincial & National Flagship projects; with Minister
29 Nov 2022
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture (DSAC) on the provincial flagship projects supported through the Mzansi Golden Economy (MGE). Provinces received budgets of R4 million each, and the provinces spent this money on flagship events as they deemed fit, locally procuring artists and ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Table Tennis SA and Tennis SA on governance issues & development of the sport in schools and provinces; with Deputy Minister
15 Nov 2022
The Portfolio Committee convened in a virtual meeting to receive a presentation by the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture on the performance of the South African Table Tennis Board (SATTB), and to be briefed on the board's preparations for the World Table Tennis Championships to be staged in ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Operational funding shortfall for museums and plans to address this: DSAC briefing; with Deputy Minister
8 Nov 2022
The Portfolio Committee was briefed in a virtual meeting by the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture on the funding shortfall for museums, and the long term plan and reprioritisation of R21 million in the 2022/23 budget to address this matter. It was told that COVID-19 had hurt businesses ...