Question NW2300 to the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture

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18 November 2021 - NW2300

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Mhlongo, Mr TW to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY QUESTION NO. 2300-2021 WRITTEN REPLY INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 23 –2021, DATE OF PUBLICATION 5 NOVEMBER 2021: Mr T W Mhlongo (DA) to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture; What are the details of the conference resolutions during which the department set aside R5 million for the Cultural and Creative Industries Federation of South Africa (CCIFSA) to implement the programmes coming out of their policy conference; whether the specified resolutions were communicated with the sector at large; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) where can one access the information? NW2618E REPLY: The department only funded the policy conference and no other amount was given for programmes stemming out of the conference. Engagements with the Department continue to lobby for funds for proposals presented subsequent to the conference. The release of the policy conference was hampered by the delay in the payment of service providers. As a result, the conference report was withheld. Having already settled the payment, the submitted reports have been shared with provincial task team coordinators. Once all information has been verified, the report will be circulated with the sector at large.

Reply:

1. The department only funded the policy conference and no other amount was given for programmes stemming out of the conference. Engagements with the Department continue to lobby for funds for proposals presented subsequent to the conference.

2.  The release of the policy conference was hampered by the

delay in the payment of service providers. As a result, the conference report was withheld. Having already settled the payment, the submitted reports have been shared with provincial task team coordinators. Once all information has been verified, the report will be circulated with the sector at large.

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