People's Assembly

2022-w1869 - 01 June 2022

Denis Joseph to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts andCulture

(1).Whether his department has any records of Christian Albrecht Groepe who died on 7 August 1904 and was buried on Robben Island; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (a) are the reasons that the specified person was buried on Robben Island and (b) are the relevant details around his death; (2). whether any other relatives of the person are also buried on Robben Island; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Sport, Arts andCulture on 1 Jun 2022

(1). Robben Island Museum (RIM) does not have any records of Christian Albrecht Groepe who is said to have died on 7 August 1904, (a) and (b) falls off as there are no records of the said person.

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2022-w1870 - 01 June 2022

Denis Joseph to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts andCulture

(1). Whether universities and/or other institutions of learning, museums, and/or other institutions in the public and/or private sector are in possession of human remains; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what policy and processes are in place for the families of such human remains to achieve closure in a dignified manner; (2). whether his department has been advised of and/or is involved in the Stuurman family dispute in the Northern Cape and Eastern Cape over human remains that are at the University of Cape Town, regarding where the final resting place of the remains should be; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (a) is the role of his department in assisting with resolving the dispute regarding the final resting place of the Stuurman remains and (b) are the details of his department’s (i) research findings and (ii) position in the determination of the origin of the Stuurman name?

Reply from the Minister of Sport, Arts andCulture on 1 Jun 2022

(1). A number of universities and museums in the public and private sectors are in possession of human remains. The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture has developed the National Policy on the Repatriation and Restitution of Human Remains and Heritage Objects to deal with this issue. As part of the implementation of this Policy, the Department, together with the South African Heritage Resources ...

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2022-w818 - 31 March 2022

Tsepo Winston Mhlongo to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts andCulture

(1).With reference to the Public Protector’s report about his department wasting funds on fighting Makeba trustees, what are the reasons that his department got involved in Miriam Makeba’s affairs; (2). whether he has found that fighting the trustees was the right way to promote arts and culture in the Republic; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (3). how did his department fund the fight considering that it was not meant to be involved in the matter

Reply from the Minister of Sport, Arts andCulture on 31 Mar 2022

1. At the onset, it should be indicated and made clear that the Makeba matter has never been about funding litigation between warring factions. From its inception, the Makeba project has been about the protection and preservation of the intangible heritage of the Makeba legacy as per the mandate of the Department. Amongst other issues, this was the resolution of the dispute between Trustees ...

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2022-w819 - 31 March 2022

Tsepo Winston Mhlongo to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts andCulture

(1).With reference to the Public Protector’s report about his department wasting funds on fighting Makeba trustees, (a) who gave his department the mandate to fight litigation and (b) on whose behalf was his department meant to fight the matter; (2). whether the litigation was budgeted for; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, from which budget item did the money come?

Reply from the Minister of Sport, Arts andCulture on 31 Mar 2022

As responded in question 818. The status quo remains.

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2020-w2652 - 26 November 2020

Bhekizizwe Nivard Luthuli to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts andCulture

With the festive period being one of the busiest times for the arts and culture industry and with the expected impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to result in significant reductions in income for the sector, what (a) are some of the practical measures that will be taken as part of the recently launched President’s Employment Stimulus Programme in order to assist with the retention and creation of jobs in the arts and culture sector and (b) specific measures can be expected for artists in KwaZulu-Natal which remains one of the prime arts and culture provinces in the Republic?

Reply from the Minister of Sport, Arts andCulture on 26 Nov 2020

The Department of Sport Arts and Culture recognises the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the livelihoods of the artists and creatives as a whole. It is this recognition that made us to continue working with the sector to come up with various measures and interventions to mitigate the negative impact to artists across the country, inclusive of the KwaZulu-Natal Province.

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