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Arts and Culture
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 ...
Arts and Culture
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 ...
Arts and Culture
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 ...
Arts and Culture
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 ...
Arts and Culture
Social Cohesion activities & Moral Regeneration Movement on their activities and plans
24 Mar 2015
The Moral Regeneration Movement (MRM) briefed the Committee on the progress of each of its programmes. The Chief Operating Officer provided background information on the Movement and spoke about its goals and future plans for restructuring. He highlighted some of the most pressing social issues that South Africa faces as ...
Water and Sanitation
Department of Water and Sanitation on its Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan 2015/16
18 Mar 2015
The Minister was unable to brief the Committee due to a matter he had to attend to at short notice.
The Committee was briefed by Ms Matlakala Motloung, Acting Director General of the Department of Water and Sanitation, as well as by the Mr T Shabangu and Mr S ...
Arts and Culture
White Paper on Arts, Culture and Heritage review; state of legacy projects & infrastructure maintenance: briefing by Department of Arts and Culture
17 Mar 2015
The Committee expressed its condolences and observed a moment of silence on the passing of Minister Collins Chabane.
The Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) briefed the Portfolio Committee on the state of the legacy projects and infrastructure maintenance. Despite having succeeded in completing a number of projects and in ...
Arts and Culture
Music programmes and royalty payments: SA Music Rights Organisation briefing
10 Mar 2015
The South African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO), briefed the Committee on the mission and vision of the organisation, and stressed that although it was not an entity of the Department of Arts and Culture, which was frequently misunderstood, it worked closely with several stakeholders in the sector. It was initially ...
Water and Sanitation
Sedibeng, Bloem, Overberg, Umngeni, Magalies and Pelladrift Water Boards on their 2013/14 annual reports; Discussion on water tariff increase
4 Mar 2015
Five water boards presented reports on their performance during the 2013/14 financial year to the Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation.
The main issues dealt with were how the boards coped with the challenge of replacing ageing infrastructure; short-term strategies employed to deal with drought situations; action proposed or being ...
Arts and Culture
Pan South African Languages Board current situation
3 Mar 2015
The Chairperson, in her introductory remarks, gave an overview of the relationship that the new Committee had established with the new Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB), highlighting that both were new, and that several issues had needed to be addressed from scratch. The Committee had been on an oversight ...