In the past five years, my department has supported thirty five (35) Flagship Festivals and two hundred and thirty-eight (238) open call festivals.

The Entities reporting to my department, namely the National Arts Council supported fourteen (14) local music and art festivals.

The information below is a reflection of how we financially supported art festivals as well as amounts granted to each specified art ...

My department supported (i) twelve (12) local films and (ii) eleven (11) film producers in the past five years. The entity reporting to my department, namely, the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) supported 408 local films and 65 film producers.

In respect of each case: (a) (i)(ii); (aa) (bb), (b)(i)(ii), relevant details are outlined and included as Annexure A and B, below.

a. 363 bursaries were awarded in the past three financial years

b. The table below shows both the racial breakdown and classification of the beneficiaries of the bursaries in each financial year.

The art works that are found in government departments and held in the offices of Members of the Executive Councils are not under my department, as every government department has its own asset register.

Government departments do not use GRAP 103 in terms of asset management – there is a modified cash system to report in terms of cost price.

The mandate of my department is to create an enabling environment in which arts, culture and heritage can flourish and play a significant role in Nation building and Socio-economic development.

To this end, MGE funding strategic mandate is to make critical investments to optimise the economic benefits of the arts in South Africa. By improving investments in key areas of creative economy, it is ...

(a)(i)(ii)(aa)(bb)(cc) Since appointed to serve in Cabinet from September of 2008 to date, I have never influenced any official of government nor was I ever influenced by any person to act in a particular manner that is against the law.

(b) I have never attended a meeting where the specified persons were present, however I was invited by this family in my capacity as ...

1. The art works owned by Government are not under my Department, but under the National Department of Public Works. Each Government Department is however, responsible for the art work in its possession, and the said art work must be recorded according to GRAP 103, as heritage assets.

My department performed audit on all assets in its possession, including Art works during asset verification ...

1. My department appointed an Implementing Agent (IA) to turn the late Ms Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s Brandfort house into a museum. On 13 March 2018, the IA entered into a Service Level Agreement with my department for a total amount of R1 926 705.81.

After finalizing a detailed Project Implementation Plan (PIP) and the design, the IA issued a tender advertisement and the details are ...

(a)(i &ii). My department does not have any information on the erection of the statue of Leabua Jonathan in front of the building currently known as the Medfontein building in Bloemfontein, the department will contact the Provincial department requesting the said information and will forward it to parliament as soon as it is received from my counterpart (MEC) in the Provincial department.

It should, ...

(a).The decision to rename Medfontein Building to Leabua Jonathan was taken by the Mangaung Municipality, and the Minister of Arts and Culture did not play any role,

(b). The South African Geographical Names Council Act, (Act No. 118 of 1998), state that, the Minister of Arts and Culture is responsible for the approval of geographical names after receiving recommendations from the South African Geographical ...