(1) Whether with reference to his department’s 2015-16 annual report wherein the Auditor- General of South Africa indicated that his department was in dereliction of its duties by incurring irregular expenditure, any action has been taken against the management of his department; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) whether he has subsequently instituted any management strategies to prevent the reoccurrence of dereliction of duties in the future; if not, why not; if so what are the relevant details of the strategies that have been instituted?
Whether any (a) internal and/or (b) external forensic reports pertaining to his department and /or each entity reporting to him were completed from 1 january 2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; in not, in each case , why not; if so, what is the (aa) name, (bb) subject matter and (cc) date of conclusion of each of the specified forensic report
(1). Whether a certain person (details furnished) of the Nelson Mandela Museum in Qunu spent the accrued interest on the R15 million that was allocated for capital works at the specified museum, which has remained unspent and awaiting procurement approval for three years; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) Whether he has taken any consequence management action against the specified person; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Whether his department contributed any funds to the funeral of a certain person (name and details furnished) if not, what is the position regarding the contribution of funds towards the costs of an artist’s funeral; if so, (a) what is the total amount that his department contributed and (b) what are the further relevant details and (b) did the SABC Board have a quorum when it awarded contracts in each case?
The DAC has been faced with requests to assist in situations where some of artists passed on. These requests normally come from bereaved families. However, it should be noted that, in the absence of formal policy in this regard, it became important to:
a) Appreciate the historical fact that many South African artists experienced the worst isolation and marginalisation of their works during apartheid. ...
1. Whether, with reference to his reply to question 2009 on 7 October 206, he is aware of the meeting between a certain person (name and details furnished) and the organisers of the Thank You SABC music concert which took place at the Apartheid Museum; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details of the specified meeting?.
Whether the Windy Brow Theatre, an entity of his Department, has set any employment equity targets; if not, (a) why not and (b) what are details of the future plans that the specified entity has in place to meet legislative employment equity targets; if so, (i) what are the details of the specified targets set and (ii) have the specified targets been met?
(1) Whether the Cultural and Creative Industries Federation of South Africa (CCIFSA) submitted a copy of its constitution to him; if not, why not; if so, (a) on what date and (b) what are the further relevant details in this regard; (2) whether the CCIFSA submitted annual financial statements for the (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16 financial years; if not, in each case, why not; if so, in each case, on what date(s) were the specified annual financial statements submitted to him; (3) what are the (a) names, (b) qualifications and (c) contact details of each of the CCIFSA’s board members; Friday, 28 October 2016 883 INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 33 - 2016 (4) whether his department provided any form of funding, assistance, sponsorships and/or assets to the CCIFSA since the establishment of the federation in 2014; if not, in each case, what is the position in this regard; if so, in each case, (a) what was the value of the funding, assistance, sponsorships and/or assets provided to the CCIFSA, (b) for what purposes and (c) has he found that the specified purposes were met?
- Yes, CCIFSA submitted a copy of its Memorandum of Incoparation (MoI) to the Department. (a) the copy was submitted on 18 March 2015. (b) The MoI was subsequently presented to the CCIFSA inaugural conference that was held from 23 – 24 March 2015 in Bloemfontein, which I also attended. Though the conference decided to proceed with the election of the current leadership, it resolved ...
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Whether any (a) internal and/or (b) external forensic reports pertaining to (i) his department and/or (ii) each entity reporting to him were completed from 1 January 2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if not, in each case, why not; if so, what is the (aa) name, (bb) subject matter and (cc) date of conclusion of each of the specified forensic reports?
The Honourable Member might be aware that I have 26 entities reporting to me, therefore to collate information from the entities require time. I will submit that information to the Honourable member once it is available.
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Whether, with reference to his reply to question 2009 on 7 October 2016, he is aware of the meeting between a certain person (name and details furnished) and the organisers of the Thank You SABC music concert which took place at the Apartheid Museum; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details of the specified meeting?
The Minister is aware of the meeting between the specified DAC official and the organisers of the Thank You SABC music concert which took place on 1 September 2016. The organisers insisted on the meeting with the official which took place on the side-lines of the launch of National Book Week, a DAC supported programme, which was held at the Apartheid Museum. The official ...
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(1) Whether a certain person (details furnished) of the Nelson Mandela Museum in Qunu spent the accrued interest on the R15 million that was allocated for capital works at the specified museum, which has remained unspent and awaiting procurement approval for three years; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether he has taken any consequence management action against the specified person; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
No person of the Nelson Mandela Museum in Qunu spent the accrued interest on the R15 million that was allocated for capital works at the specified museum.
The museum requested approval from The Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) to utilize the accrued interest of R2 470 757.86 for relocation and installation of the CCTV cameras in Bhunga building.
The breakdown of the R2 ...
