Question NW523 to the Minister of Arts and Culture

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14 March 2016 - NW523

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Grootboom, Mr GA to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture

1.Whether, with reference to his allocations of additional funds for completion of the Kimberly Theatre in the Northern Cape in August 2015, the specified project has been completed; if not, (a) why not and (b) when will it be completed; if so when was the specified project completed; 2. Whether he received an audited report on the utilisation of the additional allocation of funds for the specified project; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details

Reply:

(1)(a). Yes, the specified project has reached practical completion, meaning it is suitable for operations, however there are minor outstanding items such as the mechanisation of stage machinery.

(b). the actual completion is anticipated by the end of July 2016, the final tranche of R 2 000 000, will be paid before the end of March 2016

(2). The DAC has not as yet received an audited report on the utilisation of the additional allocation of funds for the specified project. We have, already requested an acknowledgment of expenditure report sent by the Project Manager updating us on the utilisation of the first tranche of R 10 000 000, and finally, an audited report upon completion of the project.

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