Voorsitter, agb Minister en Adjunkminister, agb lede en almal teenwoordig, ek groet u almal wat vandag hier is. Soos die spreukwoord s, "Rome is nie in een dag gebou nie", en so moet ons ook nie vinger wys na die een of die ander hier nie. Ons is hier as lede van die Parlement om 'n verskil te maak onder die burgers van Suid-Afrika.
Die administrasie van die Departement van Kuns en Kultuur gaan steeds voort om algemene bestuurs- en gesentraliseerde steundienste aan departementele kernprogramme te verskaf ten einde 'n bemagtigende omgewing te skep vir die bereiking van departementele doelwitte.
Hierdie program bied spesifiek strategiese en bedryfsbestuursteun aan departementele programme en groepe om doeltreffende en doelmagtige moniterings- en beoordelingsprosesse binne die departement te verseker. Die departement gebruik die Administrasieprogram om finansile bestuur, finansile administrasie en goeie regering ooreenkomstig goeie praktyke te ontwikkel, en ook om dit uit te voer en in stand te hou. (Translation of Afrikaans paragraphs follows.)
[Ms L N MOSS: Chairperson, hon Minister and Deputy Minister, hon members and everyone present, I greet all of you here today. As the saying goes, "Rome was not built in a day" and therefore we should not point fingers at one another. We are here as Members of Parliament to make a difference to the lives of the citizens of South Africa.
The administration of the Department of Arts and Culture continues to provide general management and centralised support services to key departmental projects in order to create an empowering environment for the attainment of departmental goals.
This programme provides, in particular, strategic and management support to departmental programmes and groups to ensure appropriate monitoring and assessment processes in the department. The department applies the Administration programme to developfinancial management, financial administration and good governance in line with good practices, and also to implement and maintain them.]
The expenditure of the department grew at an average annual rate of 15,5%, from R1,6 billion in 2007-08 to R2,4 billion in 2010-11. The growth was mainly due to additional spending on capital projects, such as developing Freedom Park as a facility, upgrading and maintaining museums, and improving public and community library services. The Administration programme has been allocated a budget of R178,8 million for 2011-12, which is an increase from the previous financial year.
Earlier this year, the department had 35 vacancies. As we speak today, the department has already appointed a director-general, as the Minister was saying. So, halala, department! Halala! So well done, department! Well done!
HON MEMBERS: Halala! [Well done!]