Question NW2270 to the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture
01 July 2022 - NW2270
Van Dyk, Ms V to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture
(1)Whether he declared his intention at the signing of the shareholder compact on 10 March 2022, to call for the renaming of the Afrikaanse Taalmonument; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (a) is the mandate of the National Heritage Council (NHC) in terms of changing the names of heritage sites and (b) role has the NHC been playing in delivering its mandate, specifically in terms of intensifying support for the promotion of the history and culture of all our people; (2) whether he has found that the NHC supports his renaming initiative; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details. (3) whether he has found that by renaming the Afrikaanse Taalmonument he will be infringing on the constitutional rights of the Afrikaans-speaking people and their heritage; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
- No such policy has been made by the Department or the Ministry to remove Afrikaans from the name of the Afrikaanse Taalmuseum en monument. So there will be no name change on the atm. We have charged our entities to ensure that as part of the language development, the entity should take on board at least one indigenous language.