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Arts and Culture
Department of Arts and Culture on current status of affairs at NAC, NLSA, PACOFS and NFVF
13 Nov 2018
The Department of Arts and Culture reported on the current status of affairs of entities under the Department. These entities, the National Arts Council (NAC), the National Library of South Africa (NLSA), the Performing Arts Council of the Free State (PACOFS) and the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF). The ...
Ad Hoc Committee on North West Intervention
Committee Reports on North West Intervention
25 Oct 2018
Committee Report on North West Province oversight
Rescheduled Oversight Visit to North West Province: update
Due to objections from the EFF (in particular), the DA and an ANC Member on matters of procedure, and the heated exchanges which ensued, the Committee could not continue with its meeting to consider the ...
Arts and Culture
Matters arising in Department of Arts and Culture: with Minister; BRRR
23 Oct 2018
Note: The report does not fully reflect the meeting as it is a poor audio recording. Email info@pmg.org.za if you have a recording of this meeting
The Director General of the Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) presented a number of documents on matters arising pertinent to the department.
The ...
Social Development
South African Social Security Agency 2017/18 Annual Report
11 Oct 2018
The purpose of the meeting was to receive the findings on the 2017/18 annual report of the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA), and for the Agency to provide a progress report on the integration between the South African Post Office (SAPO) and SASSA, to ensure the ...
Social Development
Department of Social Development & NDA 2017/18 Annual Report, with AGSA input
10 Oct 2018
Annual Reports 2017/18
The report by the Auditor General South Africa (AGSA) on the Department of Social Development (DSD) found that generally there had been a regression in the status of internal controls in the portfolio, although there had been a slight improvement in leadership controls. However, there had been ...
Arts and Culture
DAC, National Film & Video Foundation, National Library, Msunduzi Museum 2017/18 Annual Reports & AGSA input; DAC Q1 performance
9 Oct 2018
The Committee met with the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA), the Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) and its entities to discuss the annual reports for 2017/18. The entities present included the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF), the National Library of South Africa (NLSA) and the ...
Social Development
Food Distribution Centres & Community Nutrition Development Centres
5 Sep 2018
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Social Development on its Household food and Nutrition Security Programme. However the Committee saw fit to first deal with a story that involved SASSA that was recently in the news. This matter was adopted as an item in the agenda for the ...
Arts and Culture
DAC Quarter 1 performance; CEO/CFO responsibilities & contracts; National Arts Council investigation report
4 Sep 2018
The Public Service Commission (PSC) briefed the Portfolio Committee on Arts and Culture on the appointment of chief executive officers (CEOs) and chief financial officers (CFOs) of state-owned entities (SOEs). It also interrogated the National Arts Council on the reappointed of its CEO for a further five-year contract, despite the ...
Social Development
Department of Social Development Quarter 1 Performance, with Deputy Minister
29 Aug 2018
The Department of Social Development briefed the Committee on its performance and expenditure for the first quarter. The Department had done quite well in the quarter; it had managed to spend 24.41% of the projected budget.
In terms of overall performance, it was reported that 69% of the targets were ...
Arts and Culture
Resolution of outstanding issues: DAC Briefing
28 Aug 2018
The Committee asked the Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) to deal with a number of matters which had been raised in the past and were of concern to the Committee. These were mainly related to challenges involving the South African Roadies Association, the Performing Arts Centre of the Free ...