Question NW4114 to the Minister of Sport Arts and Culture
12 December 2023 - NW4114
Mhlongo, Mr TW to ask the Minister of Sport Arts and Culture
(1). What (a) year did the current national leadership of the Cultural and Creative Industries Federation of South Africa (CCIFSA) come into office, (b) total amount has his department spent on CCIFSA programmes and (c) are the relevant details of the names and reports of the specified programmes since the current leadership assumed office; (2). what (a) are the details of the policy documents CCIFSA workshopped and adopted in its last policy conference held in Durban in December 2022, (b) total amount did his department spend on the conference and (c) are the details of the report; (3). whether he will furnish Mr T W Mhlongo with a copy of the report; (4). whether his department and/or CCIFSA and/or any of its entities like the National Arts Council have a memorandum of understanding (MoU); if not, why not; if so, which organisations and/or individuals benefited from the signing of the specified MoU; (5). whether he will furnish Mr T W Mhlongo with a copy of the MoU?
Reply:
(1)(a). The current CCIFSA leadership came into office in August 2019.
(b). The department had spent a total amount of R2 900 000.00 utilized by CCFISA on its programmes.
(c). CCIFSA submitted reporting documents as per the signed Memorandum of Agreement.
2(a). Policies workshopped during the Conference are:
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- Management,
- Supply Chain Management,
- Anti-Corruption
- Human Resources Policies
(b). R2 500 000.00 allocated by DSAC to CCFISA for a Policy Conference.
(c). CCIFSA submitted reporting documents as per the signed Memorandum of Agreement.
(3). Yes, reporting documents are available on request.
(4). On annual basis, DSAC and CCFISA enters into a Memorandum of Agreement. The main beneficiaries from CCIFSA programmes are Provincial CCIFSA Offices, Artists, and other relevant stakeholders.
(5). Yes, MOA is available on request.