Question NW1299 to the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture
19 April 2022 - NW1299
Graham, Ms SJ to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture
(1). On what date was the Sarah Baartman Centre of Remembrance project in Hankey in the Eastern Cape handed over to his department from the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure; (2). whether his department developed a plan for the completion of the project; if not, by what date does he envisage that the project will be completed; if so, will he furnish Ms S J Graham with a copy of the details of the plan, including the (a) name of the appointed contractor, (b) projected time frames for completion and (c) projected budget for completion?
Reply:
1. The project was not handed over to the department, instead both the departments agreed on a co-management arrangement, intended to improve, structure and formalise a monitoring role of the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture in all stages of the project. The details of this co-management, including roles and responsibilities of each party, are set out in the draft Memorandum of Agreement to be signed by two departments as well as the Terms of Reference for the Joint Project Steering Committee to be set up.