Questions and Replies

Reply:

(a) & (b). My department and the Entities reporting to me have no contract with the security company G4S.

Reply:

(1)(a)(i)(ii). The costs incurred by the Department relates to the sitting of the South African Geographical Names Council including public awareness workshops, honoraria, travel, and accommodation is R12 732 430,32.

The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture does not have information related to costs incurred by (b) each local municipality and (c) the Eastern Cape province fiscus relating to public consultations and committee sittings.

(2). The details of the 103 names given in the previous answer include existing name registrations that have been done in the Eastern Cape. The name changes are 23 and are listed in the tables below and include (a) old name and (b) new name.

(c) However, the Department does not determine the rand value cost related to name changes but pays for Council sittings, public awareness workshops and honoraria for members as indicated above.

No	New_Name	Feature Description	Date	Province	Previous Name
	Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport	Airport	2021-02-22 0:00:00	Eastern Cape	Port Elizabeth Airport
	Gqeberha	City	2021-02-22 0:00:00	Eastern Cape	Port Elizabeth
	Kariega	City	2021-02-22 0:00:00	Eastern Cape	Uitenhage
	King Phalo Airport	Airport	2021-02-22 0:00:00	Eastern Cape	East London Airport
	Makhanda	Town	2018-06-29 0:00:00	Eastern Cape	Grahamstown
	Makhazi	Village	2019-03-22 0:00:00	Eastern Cape	Makazi
	Marhubeni	Village	2020-03-23 0:00:00	Eastern Cape	Marubeni
	Khwenxurha	Village	2022-08-26 0:00:00	Eastern Cape	Mooiplaas
	Gxarha	Town	2022-08-26 0:00:00	Eastern Cape	Morgan’s Bay
	Enxuba	Town	2022-08-26 0:00:00	Eastern Cape	Cradock
	Qumrha River	River	2022-08-26 0:00:00	Eastern Cape	Komga River
	Tlokoeng	Town	2021-03-16 0:00:00	Eastern Cape	Mount Fletcher
	Mahlubini	Village	2021-03-16 0:00:00	Eastern Cape	St Augustine
	Makhalitseng	Human Settlement	2021-12-10 0:00:00	Eastern Cape	Kinirha Poort
	Ngqayi	Village	2021-02-22 0:00:00	Eastern Cape	Katkop
	Nqanqarhu	Town	2021-02-22 0:00:00	Eastern Cape	MaClear Town
	Ntabozuko	Town	2021-02-22 0:00:00	Eastern Cape	Berlin
	Qonce	Town	2021-02-22 0:00:00	Eastern Cape	King William’s Town
	Pirie Mission	Village	2021-02-22 0:00:00	Eastern Cape	Pierie Mission
	Khohlombeni	Settlement/Village	2021-02-22 0:00:00	Eastern Cape	Mfabantu
	KwaMaqoma	Town	2023-03-13 17:00:04	Eastern Cape	Fort Beaufort
	Ben Mbizweni		2023-03-13 17:03:27	Eastern Cape	Brooksnek
	KwaNojoli	Town	2023-03-13 17:05:36	Eastern Cape	Somerset East

(PQ 1397 21 April 2023)

Reply:

According to the response received from the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture:

(1) The Revised White Paper on Arts, Culture and Heritage recommended the establishment of a national orchestra in South Africa. However, in the implementation of this recommendation a decision was made to name the national orchestra as the Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra. It is important to note that the naming of the orchestra is a separate issue from the recommendation for its establishment. The specific naming of the orchestra may have been influenced by various factors such as cultural significance, relevance, and appeal. It is also a legal and/or registration requirement that names should not be identical or too similar to the name of any existing company in your jurisdiction, as this can cause confusion for customers and may violate intellectual property laws such as trademark. The decision to name the national orchestra the Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra may have been made based on these considerations. For instance, Bafana Bafana is our national soccer team. If you hear on the news that Bafana Bafana qualified for the Afcon, bear in mind that we are taking about the same national team. Therefore, allocation of funding to the Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra is the same as funding the national orchestra.

(2) There is no one associated with the DSAC or the national orchestra who has been aligned with money irregularities. In addition, the audited annual financial statements of the DSAC, NAC and Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra are all not qualified for the period 2021-2022.

Reply:

According to the information at my disposal at the moment:

(1). It is a well-known fact that arts funding in South Africa, before 1994, largely benefitted the white minority. It is also a fact that prior to the formation of Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra, orchestral funding benefitted the 3 established orchestra in Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg. And the following sample of allocation over the past 15 years testifies to that:

Name of Orchestra	2008/09	2009/10		2015/16	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19
KZN Philharmonic	4 472 000	4 740 000		9 772 000	10 300 000	10 815 000	6 180 000
Cape Philharmonic	4 472 000	4 740 000		6 660 000	7 020 000	7 371 000	4 422 000
Cape Town Jazz Orchestra	4 472 000	4 740 000		3 535 000	3 726 000	3 912 000	2 347 000
Jhb Philharmonic Orchestra							3 000 000
GRAND TOTAL	13 416 000	14 220 000		19 967 000	21 046 000	22 098 000	49 000

(2) The Department is committed to transformation of the orchestral sector. It is also a known fact that black musicians and black managers are underrepresented in orchestras. However, the Department is not about to embark on a study or research of the racial ratio of the  orchestras in South Africa over the past 5 years.

(3) Mr Bongani Tembe was initially appointed to project manage the formation stages of the national philharmonic orchestra based on his qualifications and unique experience: Mr Bongani Tembe has a Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Music from the prestigious Julliard School in New York; he has led the KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra since the dawn of democracy in 1994 (for 29 years); and has been a highly effective CEO of the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra since 2016. As Commissioner-General, he also led the SA-UK Seasons 2014 and 2015 and the SA-French Seasons 2012 and 2013 presenting more than 3000 South African artists in France, for which he was awarded a high honour by the French Government. (Mr Bongani Tembe’s qualifications and track record are beyond reproach).

Subsequently (in December 2019), DSAC appointed a board of highly distinguished South Africans who in turn after applying their wisdom and vast experience, appointed Mr Tembe as the Chief Executive and Artistic Director of Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra.

(4). According to the 2022 Annual Report of Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra, which was submitted by DSAC to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee of Sport, Arts and Culture, the national orchestra, through its partnership with regional orchestras, has eight (8) cadets and three (3) fellows.

(5) The programmes of Mzansi Philharmonic, which includes developmental programmes, are highlighted in their 2022 annual report which has been distributed to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee of Sport, Arts and Culture.

Reply:

All the travels that the Minister and the Deputy Minister undertook are within the rules and prescripts as contained in the Ministerial handbook and the national treasury Cost Containment Instruction note 2021/2022 financial year.

Reply:

1. The MNPO has performed at the following venues since its establishment in 2022: -

Albertina Sisulu Special School Centre in SOWETO (Orlando west) on the 29 July 2022

Linder Auditorium in Johannesburg collaboration with top SA Artists 18 August 2022

Inauguration of the G20 Orchestra representing SA at global stage in Indonesia 12 September 2022

International Cultural Festival in Algeria 15-21 October 2022

Mpumalanga Cultural Xperience, in Nelspruit 10 December 2022

Linder Auditorium in Johannesburg 15 December 2022

The Playhouse in Durban 17 December 2022 and

Cape Town City Hall in Cape Town 21 December 2022

(a)- Albertina Sisulu Special School Centre in SOWETO (Orlando west) on the 29 July 2022

(b)- New Apostolic Church Silvertown in Cape Town 20 December 2022 community engagement

(c)- Nelspruit, Mpumalanga Cultural experience 10 December 2022

Durban Playhouse Opera Theatre “breakfast soup kitchen” open rehearsal for members of the Payless Shelter, 17 December 2022

 

Reply:

According to the information received from the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture:

(1) The operations of the Red Location Museum do not fall under the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture. Therefore, the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture has not made any budgetary planning to repair and to reopen the museum.

(2) The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture has not had any communication with the Department of Human Settlements regarding the issues raised by the community as this matter falls outside the scope and mandate of the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture.

Reply:

According to the information received from the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture:

(a) The Netball World Cup Organizing Committee in its response and in terms of the information recently presented to the Department has indicated that their budget shows a possible surplus.

(b) Based on the reply to part (a) of the question, reply to part (b) of the question falls away since there is no deficit.

Reply:

Due processes have been followed in order to officialise the South African Sign Language (SASL). Milestones in this process include the Constitutional Review Committee receiving sixty-seven (67) submissions in 2016. Two of these submissions proposed an amendment to section 6 (1) of the Constitution to include South African Sign Language as an official language. Furthermore, a petition by Deaf SA calling upon the National Assembly to effect a constitutional amendment in order to recognise SASL as the twelfth official language of the Republic was tabled in the Assembly on 10 October 2016. The Constitutional Review Committee considered the submissions and Parliament adopted the recommendation that allowed for an amendment of section 6 (1) of the Constitution.

During the State of the Nation Address (SONA) in February 2020, the President noted that; “following the recognition of SASL as a home language by the Department of Basic Education in 2018 and recommendation by the Committee, that SASL be included as the 12th official language, government is now poised to finalise the matter.”

Soon after the SONA, the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development embarked on the Constitutional Amendment process. However, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there were delays in finalising the matter. The Bill was introduced to Parliament in January 2023 and is currently before the National Assembly.

Reply:

According to the information received from the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture:

(a) Notwithstanding the fact that the Department did not appoint Mr. Tembe as the CEO of the national orchestra for the main reason that we do not get involved with the operations of the organization. It is important to note that diversity and representation are important factors in promoting equity and inclusion in most of our sectors given our history. This therefore should be applied in the orchestra where many Africans were marginalized. In this context, Mr. Tembe’s appointment as CEO of the Mzansi National Philharmonic is a positive step towards promoting diversity in the leadership of organisations. Therefore, his appointment helps to address historical imbalances and promote greater diversity and representation within the orchestra and the wider orchestral fraternity where African are less represented.

(b) Companies have always developed internal measures to deal with situations like this. It is common practice for officials in companies to declare their interests to avoid potential conflicts of interest. The Board of Mzansi National Philharmonic has appointed a diverse and experienced artistic planning committee which advises the board on funding of artistic entities. Furthermore, Mr. Tembe recuses himself on funding related to the three established orchestras of Durban, Joburg and Cape Town, as he also leads two of those.

Reply:

Attached herewith please find the Reply to the parliamentary question 784, which was submitted to the Parliament Questions Office

https://pmg.org.za/committee-question/21635/

 

 

 

Reply:

According to the feedback received from the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture:

(a) Yes, public consultations were conducted before the names were submitted to the South African Geographical Names Council as follows: Brooksnek on 12 October 2022, Fort Beaufort on 31 October 2022, and Somerset East on 14 November 2022. These public consultation meetings were advertised in the Daily Despatch, Isolezwe lesiXhosa, and Hartland newspapers. All these meetings supported the three name changes.

(b) No polls were held before the name changes were considered. This is not provided for in the South African Geographical Names Act 118 of 1998.

(c) No feasibility studies were conducted before the name changes were considered. This is not provided for in the South African Geographical Names Act 118 of 1998.

Reply:

Yes, we are delighted to share the update on this project. For a very long period the National Archives and Records Service of SA (NARSSA) partnered with other institutions to digitise archival records due to lack of resources. The first digitisation project started in 2014/2015.

In 2020/21, as part of the Presidential Employment Stimulus Package (PESP), the National Archives and Records Service of South Africa (NARSSA) was allocated an amount of R30 million in response to the job losses that came as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The allocation was mainly used towards the appointment of 163 unemployed youth to assist in the digitisation of archival records. Another portion was to procure digitisation equipment. The project came to an end on 31 August 2022, however, the National Archives continues to digitise more records.

The success of digitisation at NARSSA was made possible by the funding received through PESP and through partnerships with other institutions. To date the following projects have been undertaken.

Rivonia Trial Dictabelts:

The digitisation of the Rivonia Trial dictabelts emanated from a joint project between the DAC and the INA (French National Audio-Visual Institute). This project started in 2013 when the first agreement was signed with France with INA. The first batch of dictabelts were handed over in 2014 and the 2nd batch in 2015, and handed over to DAC in 2016. Training of archivists formed part of the agreement and the first training took place in France in 2018. In total 591 Rivonia Trial dictabelts were digitized and were thereafter made available for public access on the National Archives website. SA now has equipment to digitise other collections that are in this format such as the Dimitri Tsafendas’ case which is preserved at the Western Cape Archives

Treason Trial dictabelts:

The collection is estimated to 3 250 dictabelts in total. To date 1650 dictabelts were digitised. The project was made possible by the employment of the youth who were appointed as part of the Presidential Employment Stimulus Package Project

Truth and Reconciliation Commission audio tapes: 2100 audio visual records were digitised. This was also made possible by the employment of PESP Interns.

Truth and Reconciliation Commission: 118 375 records have been digitised. These include the Amnesty Decisions, Special Sector Hearings, Human Rights Violation Hearings of Cape Town, Gauteng, East London and KwaZulu Natal. Currently NARSSA is digitising Amnesty Hearings

CODESA, Multi-Party Negotiating Forum, the Constitutional Assembly: The National Archives partnered with the Constitutional Hill Trust to digitise records that led to Democracy. CODESA was the first to be digitised. The collection comprises of 37 796 -paper records CODESA and the Multiparty Negotiating Forum are the only collection that is now accessible online. NARSSA will be digitising approximately 870 boxes of the Independent Electoral Commission before the end of the current financial year.

The targets that were set for the 2022/23 financial year are as follows:

ITEM	TARGET	ACHIEVEMENT
Number of pages digitised	30 000	84 982
Number of photographs digitised	0	21 791 (the collection was initially not included for digitisation as an investigation regarding online publishing was required
Number of Treason Trial dictabelts digitised	150	463
Number of TRC Audio tapes digitised	90	1 721

It should be noted that the film digitisation equipment is still not available to allow NARSSA to digitise records. This is due to the fact that the equipment is not available in the country, it needs to be imported in order to digitise film. NARSSA is currently investigating other alternatives such as the identification of other partners who might have the equipment or to outsource this function or import the equipment.

Digitisation is an ongoing process that requires skilled personnel and resources. For the 2023/24 financial year, the National Archives has appointed 10 unemployed youth for a period of 6 months to assist in the digitisation of records. It is envisaged that this number and the project period will increase pending the approval of the digitisation project proposal submitted to the National Treasury.

The ultimate goal is to avail these records for online access.

Reply:

According to the information received from the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture

(a) The project is currently at 95% progress (practical completion), service providers are currently attending to identified snag-list, it is anticipated that the snag-list will be completed within the next two weeks and the project will be handed over back to the department for further handling.

(b) The challenges faced by the department in the development of the project are as follows.

1. Termination of 1st Implementing Agent due to poor performance
2. Termination of contract by the initial contractor
3. Stoppages and delays due to Covid-19
4. Project stoppages due to strikes (Local Business Forums, National Shutdown, KZN-Strike) and KZN Floods

(c) The Department appointed Independent Development Trust (IDT) as the implementing agent however the Memorandum of Agreement was terminated due to unsatisfactory workmanship on site. The department then appointed the private company Risimati Consulting Engineers as an implementing agent on its behalf. The department then established a project steering committee to monitor and steer the project towards completion, the steering committee initially sat once a month, however due to challenges especially related to local business forum, the steering committee has been sitting on weekly basis so as to ensure progress and that deliverables of the project are realized by the set completion date.

Reply:

(1) A cost estimate was not done for name changes of Fort Beaufort, Somerset East and Brooksnek in the Easter Cape, (a) all the work of both the Provincial Geographical Names and the South African Geographical Names is funded by departmental programmes as part of the allocation as per government mandate.(b) there will be no impact on the fiscus through the work of both provincial and national geographical names support as this forms part of budgeted mandates

(2) Yes, there was public participation in each of the three locations and the details are as follows:

(a)&(b) Brooksnek on 12 October 2022,

Fort Beaufort on 31 October 2022 and

Somerset East on 14 November 2022.

(b) These public consultation meetings were advertised in both the Daily Despatch and Isolezwe lesiXhosa and Hartland newspapers.

(c) All public hearing meetings supported the three name changes.

(3) (a) The total number of geographical name changes that took place in the Eastern Cape since 2019 is one hundred and three (103)

(b) The cost related to these name changes relates to public consultation notices, honoraria for Committee and Council sittings. These are budgeted for within government departments.

Reply:

The Department has requested input response from the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee and awaiting their response.

Reply:

(a) Robben Island Museum (RIM) and the University of Western Cape (UWC) have established a joint Task Team that is working on improving the relationship between the two institutions and look at practicalities of the possible relocation of Mayibuye Archives, thus developing a plan to be endorsed by the Governance Bodies from both institutions. The process faced minor delays, new RIM Council was appointed on 1 July 2022. This had an impact on the progress as the new Council had to be apprised and orientated on the Mayibuye Archives matter.

(b) Discussions with various stakeholders are underway for resumption of the Joint Task Team meetings with a view to put plans in place for the relocations.

Reply:

According to the feedback received from the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture

(1) The 2019 budget alludes to the budget that was distributed together with the Heads of Terms which the first document is outlining the key aspects of Agreement between International Netball Federation now known as World Netball and Netball South Africa.

The 2019 budget and the current budget are continuously being compared to highlight how revenue and expenditure have changed from 2019 to the present. The following revisions have been offered to show the real changes to the budget. The anticipated revenues substantially increased, whilst the anticipated expenses have significantly increased.

Revenue

	Bid Budget 2018	Head of Terms 2019	Current Budget
Public Funding	47 000 000	58 000 000	101 175 000
Commercial funding	30 000 000	30 000 000	111 500 000

1. The anticipated revenue shows a pattern of growth since 2018.
2. The initial public financing secured was R47 million in 2018, but after evaluation and the sourcing of additional funds, the revenue secured climbed to R58 million in 2019.
3. The national government provided additional guaranteed contributions, bringing the total public funding revenue to almost R101 million rands.
4. Commercial funding is made up of income from ticket sales, sponsorship, broadcasting, licensing, merchandise, and lodging fees, among other sources.
5. The amount of commercial support secured remained unchanged between 2018 and 2019.
6. In contrast to 34% in 2019 and 39% in 2018, commercial funding accounts for 52% of the budget currently.

Expenditure

	Bid Budget 2018	Head of Terms 2019	Current Budget
Business Operations Costs	R6 415 600	R6 415 600	R37 755 303
Tournament Operations Costs	R36 375 100	R31 675 100	R07 853 922
Personnel Costs	R16 000 000	R16 000 000	R5 501 910
International Federation Costs	R8 780 000	R8 780 000	R27 923 460
TOTAL	R67 570 700	R62 870 700	R189 034 596

1. Since 2018, the anticipated costs have progressively risen.
2. Cost assessments during the bid preparation process, followed by the signature of the hosting agreement in 2019 up to the present, have contributed to an increase in the Tournament's preparation and delivery expenditures over the years.
3. The advent of Covid 19 also had a detrimental impact on the costs.
4. Costs for competition locations have significantly increased since 2018.
5. To ensure viability after the event, legacy costs are maintained.

(2) The set budget has not been exceeded instead the data above shows that the money allotted has increased since 2019. Both the projected spending and the anticipated revenue have increased to a greater level as a result of the previously indicated causes.

Reply:

According to the information received from the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture

a) The National Arts Council received 654 applications from arts practitioners in the various disciplines by the 9th of January 2023, which was the closing date. A total of 339 applications were served at panel for review after passing the compliance stage. On 06 March 2023, the Panel of Chairpersons Committee (POCC) received recommendations from the Panel and raised the following concerns:

1. It did not seem that this exercise was done for the intended purpose of the call. A concern was raised that the panel approached this call similarly to project funding.
2. The amounts recommended by the panel were minuscule and not justifiable for a three-year arts organisation support funding.
3. The provincial spread guidelines were adhered to by the panel. The guidelines also detail that marginalised groups require funding in the interest of redress and transformation and to ensure provincial equity in allocations.
4. The panel elected to consider applications receiving the highest scores over redress imperatives.

The Panel has been requested to review their allocations to be in line with the intensions of the three-year arts organisation support funding.

(b) Arts Organisations Support Funding (AOSF) aims to support arts organisations’ operations and artistic programmes to ensure the sustainability of these organisations for a period of three (3) years.

Organisations were required to apply within the 3 different phases under AOSF and they were to demonstrate the capacity to utilise the funding with integrity and comply with principles and practices of sound governance.

To ensure that arts creatives are assisted during application phases, the NAC published AOSF guidelines detailing all the required information. The assessment criteria for AOSF are attached for ease of reference.

Reply:

(1) SA Gymnastics Federation (SAGF) is receiving ongoing criticism with regards to the one case mentioned in case 1. While the reflection is that SAGF dropped the ball, the cases were managed in accordance with the safeguarding policy in place at the time of the case being reported was one of misconduct and was therefore handled by an external safeguarding partner. In the internal process an allegation of rape was made, and the safeguarding partner recommended that the adult disclosing opens a criminal case against the alleged perpetrator.

As soon as there was a SAPS case Number, SAGF suspended the coach and immediately contacted SAPS and handed over the internal investigation notes as well as the hearing recordings. Through the process of this case SAGF co-operated with SAPS and followed the investigating officers lead once a case number was given to the federation.

The second case was referred to SAGF by Olivia Jasriel with a vague accusation without detail, evidence or alternatively SAPS case numbers and requests for this information from Athletes Against Abuse were met with no information being sent through but rather an email asking what credit their organisation would get. (Copies of this mail can be made available)

This second case is still ongoing after a second person had received disclosures and contacted SAGF directly with more detailed information enabling action to be taken. What is important to note in this second case is that the rape victim never filed a report with SAGF nor opened a case. We have been working with the victim over the last few months after we were able to get their name and contact information.

SAGF notes with concern that there is a constant narrative that they have done nothing with regards to the cases mentioned in 1. As they are ongoing investigations SAGF has chosen not to disclose the detailed information in line with the directives from SAPS in the interest of not jeopardizing the case.

The original case led to direct changes in policy as well as the contracting of an external safeguarding officer to assist in managing cases. The benefit of this has been seen in the case referred to in question 4. Where swift action was able to be taken.

2 (a) As per SAGF Safeguarding policy available on the website https://gymnasticssa.co.za/health/Safeguarding Clause 1.72 on page 12 of the policy the process for criminal matters to report directly to SAPS and work with the Investigating officer with regards to process going forward. In the case where an adult is disclosing abuse SAGF will encourage and support the adult to open a criminal case. In the case of a minor disclosing SAGF will follow one of two approaches in consultation with the victim. - Assist the minor with their care giver and the person who received the disclosure to report the case to SAPS FCS in their local community. - Where knowledge of abuse of a minor is disclosed to assist the first person to report the case to SAPS FCS in their local community.

(b) With regards to referral of criminal cases. All criminal matters where there is a clear disclosure will be referred directly to the local SAPS FCS for investigation. All Criminal matters where there is suspicion of abuse will be referred to the Statutory social work services in the local community of the victim. Should a criminal matter be dismissed by SAPS or the court SAGF will still maintain the ability to run an internal disciplinary process with regards to the code of conduct to act against members who have failed to adhere to the safeguarding policy and codes of conduct in accordance with the policies.

(3) This case refers to a minor disclosing abuse to a coach. The coach immediately contacted the National safeguarding officer, and we assisted the victim, parent, and coach to go an open a case with the local SAPS FCS station. The alleged perpetrator was immediately suspended from SAGF and FIG. There has been regular follow up with the family (initially daily, then weekly, now every 3 weeks) and with the coach as well as the investigating officer (around each new court date) with regards to the case, and SAGF offered therapeutic support to the victim through a psychologist in the community.

Through discussion between the parent and National Safeguarding Officer, the parent decided to have the child supported by the therapist at their school as there was already an established therapeutic relationship.

Reply:

Before providing a detailed breakdown and total cost of the SA Sport Awards that were held on Saturday, 25 March 2023, at the Sun City Superbowl in the North West it is important to share the strategic intent and steps being undertaken to realise such.

The National Sport and Recreation Plan (NSRP) specifically Strategic objective 8 is, “To acknowledge the achievements of individuals within the South African sport and recreation sector through the establishment of a recognition system. As a country it is important that we give recognition to the exceptional performances of our athletes, coaches, administrators and technical officials”. The South African Sport Awards is one of four programmes of the Department that are part of the Recognition System.

When the Department revised the South African Sport Awards in 2011, the vision was to build the Awards to a level of a self-funding premium brand. Remarkable strides were made towards the realization of an objective of attracting sponsors. To this end companies such Mercedes Benz came on board hence the Sports Star of the Year and the People’s Choice walked away with Mercedes Benz vehicles during the period up to 2016. During the same period other companies such as Carducci also partnered with the Department in dressing the nominees and other role-players with the Awards. The standard of the Awards declined over the years resulting in numerous negative feedback from the partners such as Official Broadcaster SABC, other partners such as SASCOC and Super Sport, the athletes and general sport enthusiasts.

After the Awards held in March 2022 at the Durban ICC the Department resolved to make appropriate investment to revise and reposition the Awards as the Premium Brand for Sport again. This to attract the sponsors and partners which will assist in attaining the vision of self-funding product.

(a) and (b) Below is a detailed breakdown and the total cost of the SA Sport Awards held on 25 March 2023;

COST AREA	AMOUNT
Prize Money	R3,390,000
Sports Star of the Year	R500,000
People Choice	R500,000
Steve Tshwete Life Time Achievers (5 x R100,000)	R500,000
Minister’s Excellence (9 X R50,000)	R450,000
Winners of 16 Categories (16 X R50,000)	R800,000
Non Winning Nominees in 16 Categories (16 x R20,000 X 2)	R640,000
Event Presentation (Below are the various covered)	R7,962,131.38
Invitation Management, Accreditation and Seating
Voting line
Presenters and Anchor of the Main Event
Set up and décor for Gala Dinner for 1000 people
Technical Production of the Show
Catering, meals, and refreshments (Set days)
Accommodation (Hosts, Anchors, Choreographers, Artists, and Crew
Transportation
Safety and Security
Emergency and Medical Services and Public Liability Insurances
Photography and Videographer
Public Relations, Marketing and Collaterals
Trophies and Medallions
Nominees Blazers and Local Apparel
Coffee Table Book
Panel Members (including debriefing)
Operations Venue Requirements and equipment
Researchers
Main Venue (Superbowl), Dinner (one thousand) Accommodation for Nominees, Panel Members (Adjudication Panel And Panel Of Journalists)	R2,052,122
TOTAL	R13,404,253

Reply:

1. The formation of the national orchestra was not a personal endeavour by Mr Tembe; the national orchestra was established by the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC) as part of its responsibility to implement the Revised White Paper on Arts and Culture which was approved by cabinet in August 2018 and endorsed by Parliament in 2019. DSAC oversaw a consultative process, however, we are not going to be highlighting individual organisations whether they were consulted or not.

2. The Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra allocated R20 million in 2022 to more than 38 regional orchestras, youth orchestras, educational and community initiatives throughout South Africa. This list is attached herewith as Annexure A

This Ministry and its Department of Sport, Arts and Culture do not get involved into the operations of the Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra.

 

Reply:

(1) Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra board established an Artistic Planning Committee which advises the board on the funding of orchestral entities. The Artistic Planning Committee used their vast knowledge of the field to identify potential candidate entities for funding. It then conducted a closed call whereby identified institutions are either awarded grants or invited to apply.

(2) In terms of the contract between the National Arts Council of South Africa and Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra, (a) and (b) an amount, which is 25% of the budget is spent towards operations which include administration and corporate marketing.

(4) The KZN Youth Orchestra received money along with the other 38 organisations that were funded by Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra in various provinces of South Africa, see the attached list.

(5) Organisations do not have to be distributing agencies in order to contribute funding to artistic entities. In addition, Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra is distributing funds to regional orchestras, youth orchestras and educational and community initiatives as part of its agreement with the National Arts Council of SA.

The Orchestral funds are now being distributed to at least 7 provinces in SA other than just the main cities of Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban which was the pattern before the national orchestra was established.

Reply:

(a) According to the National Arts Council (NAC), the law firm was chosen from the legal panel, which has already been appointed by NAC to deal with PESP matters in 2021.

Legal firms are used on a rotational basis for other legal matters of NAC. It was not cost efficient to rotate legal firms with PESP matters. PESP matters were numerous and complex. The firm had to be retained for continuity purposes in dealing with PESP issues.

(b) The firm was appointed by management

Reply:

According to the information at my disposal at the moment: During the 2017-2018 financial year, the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture met with the CEOs of the 3 established South African orchestras in his Parliamentary office in Cape Town.

(1) The Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra was represented by its CEO, Louis Heyneman.

(2) The KZN Philharmonic Orchestra was represented by its board member, the former Judge President, Mr Vuka Tshabalala.

(3) and Mr Tembe the CEO who also represented the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra.

At this meeting, the Minister thanked the 3 orchestras for their work but underscored that the National Government is committed to broadening the orchestral music experience throughout the country, not just limiting it to the main urban centres of Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Durban. He proceeded to say that government will stop directly funding the regional orchestras and will channel ring-fenced orchestral funds which are housed at the National Arts Council of SA to the national philharmonic orchestra which was at the time still to be formed.

The national orchestra which is called Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra has indeed been formed, and its mission, in a nutshell, is:

To play a significant role in the cultural life of South Africa’s vibrant and diverse communities, and to transform lives through the power of music, by:

(i) Creating world class orchestral music experiences and touring events, nationally and internationally, thus strengthening cultural diplomacy and branding South Africa favourably.

(ii) Creating job opportunities in the orchestral music sector and identifying highly talented young musicians and nurturing their skills; and

(iii) Transforming the orchestral music sector in South Africa and contributing to a socially cohesive society with a common national identity.

Based on the orchestra’s activities and programmes highlighted in the 2022 annual report, Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra is fulfilling its mission. For example, it has allocated R20 million to regional orchestras, education and community initiatives in 7 provinces (before this process, orchestral funding ringfenced at the NAC was only limited to 3 provinces – so this is indeed growth in the sector).

Reply:

According to the information at my disposal at the moment:

(1) The three arts and culture policy experts/ academics that were appointed by the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture were Professor Andries Olifant (University of South Africa), Ms Avril Joffe (Witwatersrand University) and Professor Muxe Nkondo (former Vice Chancellor and Principal, University of Venda).

(2) The assignment of this panel was to solicit input into the Revised White Paper on Arts and Culture from artists, arts managers, arts organisations and other stakeholders throughout the country. They undertook and completed the extensive work of consultations with the creative sector in South Africa. This consultative process culminated with the approval of the Revised White Paper on Arts and Culture by the Cabinet in August 2018 which was endorsed by Parliament in February 2020.

Reply:

According to the information at my disposal at the moment:

(1) The Department did not fund the memorial and funeral of the late musician Mampintsha.

(2) Falls away

Reply:

According to the information at my disposal at the moment:

a) The success of Women’s teams such as Banyana Banyana in the African Cup of Nations competition and the Proteas during the International Cricket Council Women’s T20 World Cup can be attributed to collaborative efforts, plans and interventions between the Department and the National Federations. Subsequent to the National Sport and Recreation Indaba held in 2011 and the publication of the resultant National Sport and Recreation Plan (NSRP), the Department identified core federations to focus on in terms of promotion of Women Sport. Netball was the first sport code that the Department focused on as part of the Intensive Support Programme. Through this initiative the Netball League was established. The plan was to provide this support for three consecutive years after which the initiatives should be self-sustainable.

Similar approach has been adopted with Women’s Football with the establishment of the National Women’s Football League. This league has progressed to acquire a title sponsor hence it is now called the Hollywoodbets Super League. The Department also identified Women’s Cricket and Women’s Rugby as codes to focus on. It is for this reason that the Departmental funding to these codes is primarily for women’s programmes. The Department will continue with this focused intervention to target identified codes.

b) The Department is working with the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic (SASCOC) in ensuring that all codes have programmes aimed at development and promotion of Women Sport. These initiatives/programmes are supported by provision of sport facilities through a ring-fenced Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG) allocated to municipalities following DSAC’s selection process and transferred by the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) as the custodian and transferring department of this Grant. By design, MIG is biased towards rural and/or disadvantaged communities and for this reason most of the facilities built through it are in such areas, and the department will continue to prioritize them in the future.

Currently the department has two main programmes that support the development of women in sport and in particular, football:

(i) School Sport Programme: Through this programme, all 16 priority codes that participate at the Championships, have a 50/50 representation of women. This is to ensure that there is an equal platform to participate and develop women. At the National School Sport Championships, provinces have been able to send at least 3 categories of participants which include male and female.

(ii) Club Development Programme: The programme has concluded the pilot study in Kwazulu-Natal and Limpopo, which has among other Netball, Athletics, and Football clubs. The Club development programme is a dedicated programme to ensure the development of sport, including the participation of women in sport. This project is extended to rural areas through the Rural Sport Development Programme that currently focuses on organizing leagues and structures in rural areas.

Reply:

According to the information at my disposal at the moment:

a) The COVID-19 pandemic hit hard on the Arts, Culture and Heritage sector. Most practitioners lost their jobs as their activities were grounded due to the restrictions that through the government regulations in order to curb the further spread of the virus. The Department acted swiftly to lessen the blow of the pandemic to the sector by utilising the MGE funding towards the relief fund to sustain the livelihoods of artists. The intervention ensured that many of the sector practitioners do not lose their assets and most importantly sustained them during the period. It is also important to note that the MGE funds were not adequate to address the massive challenge of meeting the needs of the sector halfway due to the limited resources that were available.

(b)(i) The Department is engaging the sector as guided by the revised white paper on capacity building initiatives. The initiatives are also aligned to the Creative Industry Master Plan that also focuses on the synergies of the sector with various partners in order to achieve the common goal of growing the Cultural and Creative Industry (CCI),

(ii) The Department is part of the process that is led by the DTIC of processing the Copyright Amendment Bill and the Performers Protection Amendment Bill that is yet to be signed by the President. The Performers Protection Amendment Bill prioritises royalty payment wherever the work of performers is played/broadcast, as well as protection and promotion of performers’ moral and economic rights for performers in audio-visual fixations. The bill has to be read together with its ‘’sister’’ Copyright Amendment Bill. The Copyright Amendment Bill provides for, amongst others:

• Protection of copyright in craft work

• Accreditation and registration of collecting societies

• Provide for the requirement for standard contracts;

• Intellectual Property Tribunal that will settle royalty disputes efficiently

• Easy access to copyright for persons with learning disabilities

• Fair use of copyright work

• Protection of Orphan works by the State

• Resale rights from art work (royalty for author whenever there is a resale)

• Prohibited conduct in respect of technological protection measures

• Management of digital rights

• Promotion of broadcasting local content

The inclusion of standard contracts in the South African Copyright law will potentially advance the protection of many artists who have in the past lost their rights and thus provide a uniform and transparent framework for the negotiation and enforcement of copyright agreements. Without standard contracts, artists and creators may be at a disadvantage when negotiating the terms of their agreements. This can lead to agreements that are unfair or heavily weighted in favor of the other party.

Reply:

(1) The Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra Board meets about 3-4 times a year as per the Memorandum of Incorporation of the National Orchestra.

(2) The Board of Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra is chaired by Justice Theron, and she is not allowed to accept board fees. The other Board Member of the National Orchestra has offered not to accept Board fees but will do this as part of Member’s service to the nation. Only one Board member accepts board fees which are as follows: R3,782 per sitting and R2,382 for preparations.

(b) The board of Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra is comprised of highly regarded South Africans with deep experience in a number of fields. These board members are well known and respected in South Africa and throughout the world.

Reply:

The wooden floors were procured by the Netball World Cup 2023 Local Organising Committee.

(1) (a) Wooden floors will be assembled at three venues as follows:

(i) At CTICC1, two floors will be assembled by the 10th July 2023

(ii) At CTICC2, two floors will be assembled by the 15th July 2023

(iii) At the military base, only one floor will be assembled by the 17th July 2023, and

(iv) At the University of Cape Town, two floors will be assembled by the 15th July 2023

(b) The following is the breakdown of the costs;

(i) 4 x Competition floors : R14,000,000 (R3,500,000 per floor)

(ii) 9 x Training floors : R15,750,000 (R1,750,000 per floor)

(iii) Import duties : R4,388,000

(iv) Total : R34,138,000

(2) (a) Total number of thirteen (13) floors have been secured for the legacy project

(b) Total cost of the wooden floor is R34, 138, 00 including shipping

(3) (a) Provinces will advice on the woodman including the storage and maintenance of these floors

(b) (i) The supplier was appointed by the Netball World Cup 2023 Local Organising Committee. Mveledzo Sports Facilities (PTY) Ltd, was appointed to supply the wooden floors.

(ii) They are based in Lourie Park, Bloemfontein, 9301.

(4) There are no suppliers of wooden sprung floors in South Africa and Africa.

Reply:

The Department is awaiting response from the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC).

Reply:

International Travel since 1 June 2019.

International Travel	Minister	Deputy Minister
(a) Destination	Report attached.	Report attached.
(b)(i) Total cost accommodation	R 115 395.00 The rest of accommodation was done through DIRCO.	R 7 690.00 The rest of accommodation was done through DIRCO.
(b)(ii) Total cost air/road travel	R 1 305 811.69	R 478 464.35
(b)(iii)Any other cost	R 5 866.65	R 600.00

Reply:

According to our records, R490 525.81 was spent from the R1 million received to establish a feasibility study for the Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra, and (b) the relevant details of the breakdown of the expenditure was submitted before to the Portfolio Committee on Sport, Arts, and Culture and to the Honourable member before. Nonetheless, I am pleased to resubmit the details which are enclosed herewith as Annexure 1.

Reply:

1. The interaction with SAFA has primarily focused on the need to review SAFA’s Vision 2022. This noting that the plan has run its full course.
2. As indicated above the SAFA’s Vision 2022, like any other plan is due for review to assess progress made, its successes and failures in an objective manner. The review would determine the correctness or appropriateness of the development plans for football.

Reply:

The People to People Exchange Mechanism is a structure set up to drive South Africa-China relationship in the social sector, under the framework of bilateral cooperation and Global Development Initiative.

There was no specific agreement signed between the Hon. Minister Nathi Mthethwa and his counterpart, H.E Ms Sun Chunlan of People’s Republic of China during the 3rd PPEM meeting between the two countries.

However, the two co-chairs signed a minutes of the meeting which serves as a review and report on the work done in the last three years since the 2nd PPEM was held and commitment to new goals to be achieved until the 4th PPEM to be held in 2025.

The agreed minutes covers work in the field of Education (Both Higher and Basic Education), Science, Technology and Innovation, Culture, Sports, Health, Media, Tourism, Youth, Women and Local Government. The commitment as captured by the agreed minute will be implemented by the respective Departments based on the individual bilateral agreements signed between the respective departments in the two countries.

The progress and any challenges will then be reported to the Minister who is the Co-Chair via the South African Co-Coordinator of PPEM, Deputy Minister Manamela, whose task is to coordinate the work of PPEM at an operational level. Minister Mthethwa as the Co-Chair of PPEM will then intervene at the appropriate level to ensure the work is carried out and the agreed outcomes as captured in the minute are implemented.

Nevertheless, during the 3rd PPEM, three Letters of Intent were signed between the two countries in the areas of Higher Education, Science and Technology and Tourism.

In Higher Education, the letter of intent commit the two countries to sign an agreement (2023-2027) to further pursue the following objectives:

1. Chinese Government scholarships
2. Expansion of education collaborations
3. Exchanges of students, academics, and experts and
4. Joint research project among others

In Health, the letter of intent calls for the following:

1. Prevention and treatment of tumors and non-communicable disease
2. Control and prevention of infectious diseases
3. Advanced diagnosis and treatment technologies such as genomic sequencing
4. Traditional medicine
5. Twinning of Hospitals
6. Vaccines and pharmaceuticals and
7. Creating a training platform at the NICD.

In Science and Innovation, the letter of intent calls for the two countries to implement joint SA-China short-term study visits and SA-China joint exchange programs among young scientists, research institutions, and universities for a period of 6 months among others.

Following the signing of the letters of intent, the participating department in PPEM will individually pursue the signing of agreements and/or MoU’s as per their individual needs. Each country will follow its own internal process in terms of signing the respective agreements

Reply:

(a)(i). salary of each Chief Executive Officer

(ii). salary for each top executive positions

https://pmg.org.za/files/Worksheet_in_C.xlsx 

(b). No amount is paid to any Chief Executive Officer and Executive management team of public entities for attending meetings.

Reply:

(1). No payments are made to Board members.

(2). None, the chairperson does not get an allowance.

(3). The Chairperson works for SASCOC.

Reply:

1(a). Executive members are paid R 110 00-00 per month.

(b). Board members are not paid to attend meetings.

2. The president receives R 40 000-00 gross per month.

3. The president works for the Polokwane Municipality.

Reply:

1. As clearly explained by my department (DSAC) and NAC during the Portfolio Committee Meetings of 16 September 2022 and 28 February 2023 (Ms. van Dyk was present at both meetings), the allocation of the R54,68million stems from 3 financial years: R11 515 600 (Eleven Million, Five Hundred and Fifteen Thousand Six Hundred Rands Only), allocated in the 2019 – 2020 financial year cycle but were not transferred as envisaged; R21 583 000 (Twenty-One Million, Five Hundred and Eighty-Three Thousand Rands Only), allocated in the 2020 – 2021 financial year cycle and R21 583 000 (Twenty-One Million, Five Hundred and Eighty-Three Thousand Rands Only), based on 2021 – 2022 financial year cycle allocation.

Out of this amount, the NAC was allocated 5% or R2,7million towards administrative costs, leaving a balance of R51,9million. On 11 December 2021, the first tranche of R41,57million was transferred to the Mzansi Philharmonic. As per contract between the NAC and the Mzansi Philharmonic, 75% of the Mzansi Philharmonic’s budget should go towards artistic endeavours and 25% towards operations.  The NAC reported at the Portfolio Committee Meeting of 28 February 2023 that the Mzansi Philharmonic has met this crucial condition and actually did much better than stipulated.  The NAC further reported that as per the Annual Audited Financial Statements  of the Mzansi Philharmonic (which are unqualified and achieved a clean audit), the Mzansi Philharmonic spent the following for the period under review which ended on 31 December 2022: R33,5million or 77,2% was spent on artistic programmes, including concerts, tours, and an allocation of R20million for grants to regional and youth orchestras, education and community engagement programmes in at least 7 provinces throughout South Africa. R9,92million or 22,8% of total expenditure was spent on operations, including administration and corporate marketing.

I am delighted that almost 80% of the resources were spent on artistic endeavours which yielded more than 1000 job opportunities for orchestra musicians, choral singers, and other creatives.

2. The contract between the NAC and Mzansi Philharmonic states that 75% of the Orchestra’s budget must be spent on artistic related programmes which include concerts, tours, and grants to regional and youth orchestras, education, and community engagement programmes. Up to 25% should be used on operations. DSAC plays an oversight role on the institutions that it funds, however, it does not get involved in operational matters and does not micro-manage these institutions. The Department is satisfied that the Orchestra has spent its budget within these prescribed parameters and that expenditure includes travel and accommodation as is necessitated by the demands of the concerts, tours and other programmes. The Department will receive the Audited Annual Financial Statements of the Orchestra by the end of March 2023 which will include further financials.

Reply:

As previously stated, my department (DSAC) has been informed by the NAC that Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra is updating its Business Plan which is due to the National Arts Council of SA by 31 March 2023.  The process of updating the Business Plan, which includes budgets, entails workshops with some of the partners, stakeholders, and the board of Mzansi Philharmonic. Besides what we have already submitted, we will certainly furnish any latest information as and when required.

Reply:

1.(a). Yes, I was informed of the invitation, (b) and yes, I was made aware that the invitation was later revoked.

2. No, I did not apply any pressure and/or influence and/or had any involvement whatsoever in revoking the specified invitation.

3. This is an administrative matter of the SA Rugby Union, and as such neither myself nor my Department can get involved.

Reply:

a) Plans: Currently the department has two main programmes that support the development of women in sport and in particular, football:

(i) School Sport Programme: Through this programme, football is among the sixteen priority codes being supported. At the National School Sport Championships, provinces have been able to send at least 3 categories of participants which include male and female. These are Under 17 (Selected team), Under 16 (Top school) and Deaf football players. In each of these categories, there are women teams as well. So, it is a 50/50 representation, which is highly encouraged in all sporting codes as well.

(ii) Club Development Programme: The programme has concluded the pilot study in Kwazulu-Natal and Limpopo, which has among other women football clubs. The Club development programme is a dedicated programme to ensure the development of sport, including women football.

b) Interventions:

(i) Women in Sport Policy: The department is in the process of developing a women in sport policy which is an intervention mechanism that will address the inequalities of funding and opportunities for women in sport.

(ii) Safeguarding regulations: We have also developed guidelines that serve as a barrier to women participation and serve to protect their participation in sport, through the introduction of these guidelines that will help curb the harassment of women in sport.

(iii) School Sport and Club Development Programmes: There is a deliberate effort to ensure that all schools and clubs establish women clubs and schools teams. This they do as they present their teams at the National School Sport Championships, where all provincial teams MUST bring women teams.

(iv) Other Male-dominate sport in Girls Schools: Girls schools are within the Schools Sport Programme, however majority are within quintile 4-5, which is not the target quintile. So, there is no direct intervention to such schools currently, what is being done is generally the same as what happens in public schools. The intervention is made through sporting codes, like Rugby, Cricket, Football, Basketball and all other school sport codes to ensure that the girls are adequately accommodated and provided the necessary coaching, participation, equipment and attire and general access in sport. It is for this reason that in School Sport Championships, Winter Codes are dominated by women participation, who represents 52% of the total participation and the Winter Championships are sitting at 50% of women participation.

(v) In addition we have also taken the following interventions:

• The Sport Ambassadors Programme: Have appointed former professional players in football, like Portia Modise, Amanda Dlamini and Simphiwe Dludlu, to help promote the participation of girls in football.
• Recognition: Have gone to provide the necessary financial and performance recognition of the Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies Club for Winning the CAF Women Confederation Cup, and also the Banyana Banyana Ladies for Winning the Women African Football Confederation Cup (WAFCON).

(vii) Achievements of Girls: As a result of these measures identified here, through the school sport programme, the girl’s football has achieved the following:

• Pan- African Schools Football Championships: After winning the National School Sport Winter Championships in 2021, the girls Under 16 team from Edendale Technical School (KZN), took part at the inaugural Pan-African Schools Football Championships and went on to win a Silver Medal, after losing to Morocco in the final.
• COSAFA Schools Football: in 2022 during the School Sport Winter Championships, the Under 16 girls team from Edendale won and went to represent the country at the COSAFA Schools Football Championships, where they won Gold and a prize-money of US$100 000. They will be representing the region at the CAF Schools Football Championships to be held in Durban in April 2023.
• National Under 17 Selections: Due to this good performance by Edendale Technical High, five of their players were selected to represent the Ladies Under 17 National Football Team, together with their Coach, a woman as well. They went to represent the country at the AUSC Reg V Under 20 Youth Games, which took place in Malawi in December 2022.

Reply:

(a). The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture has a total number of forty-eight (48) Director positions and forty-four (44) are permanently filled and only four (04) are vacant, therefore only four (04) Directors are acting capacity.

(b). The appointed acting Directors have signed a performance agreement with their respective Chief Directors and therefore, the Chief Director and Deputy Director-General monitor the work of the Directorate and the Branch.

(c). There are departmental Human Resources (HR) delegations signed by the Executive Authority, outlining responsibilities of all Senior Management Staff (SMS) members including the Directors appointed to take responsibilities in their field of work.

Reply:

Kindly note that, I cannot confirm the accuracy of the statement and question provided by the Honourable member Madlingozi without additional positive evidence or information about the wasteful expenditure he referred to. However, and as a general rule, it is not uncommon for organisations and individuals that receive public funding to be subjected to strict regulations and guidelines regarding the use of those funds.

In the case of the Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra, such obligations are stipulated within the agreement that the Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra had entered into with the National Arts Council. In this context, strict measures will certainly be taken in cases where the public funds are not used in accordance with the agreement.

The measures will include penalties or other consequences for any organisation or individual found to be in violation of the applicable rules regarding the usage of the resources. Therefore, the Department will only act when evidence of such violation/s have been brought to light.

Reply:

(a). The Department does not determine but contributes to what the President conveys to the public through his national addresses. My department’s interpretation is that the President has expressed himself on the plight of the creative sector through his national interventionary programs such as Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme (PESP). This has a significant budgetary contribution, deliberately and specifically for the retention, creation of jobs, inclusion, and access.

(b). The Department has an approved White Paper on Arts, Culture and Heritage whose core objective is to protect the interest of all practitioners in the sector. To further solidify that, the Department has developed and is processing the following specific policy instruments to regulate and protect the sector:

b.1 Masterplan on Cultural and Creative Industries- Approved

b.2. Copyright Amendment Bill- At Select Committee level.

b.3. Performers Protection Amendment Bill- At Select Committee level.

b.4. Theatre and Dance Policy- en route to the Clusters

b.5. Design Policy -Sector consultations

b.6. National Book Policy-Sector consultations

Additionally, the department: (1) has a strategy that assists creatives financially (MGE) (2) has developed an intervention programme to assist artists with their psycho-social well-being (Silapha Wellness Programme) (3) has an initiative that takes into consideration artists living with disabilities (We Can Arts Festival).

Reply:

Consultation took place with internal stakeholders (RIM’s Ferries Department, Infrastructure and Facilities Management Department, Operations Department, and Heritage Department that includes the Environmental Unit) as well as external stakeholders, however, discussions were underway with the South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA).

There were no formal objections received. However, after Silent Events advertised their event before RIM’s internal processes and consultations with relevant stakeholders was concluded, negative publicity was received from the public. This led to the cancellation of the event by Silent Events cancelled their event.

Future events which are captured in the RIM APP for 2023/2024, include the following:

• Coastal clean ups
• Events relating to engage with issues related to Archiving and Collections
• Various academic seminars and workshops
• Educational camps
• Training and educational sessions
• Tourism trade familiarization trip

Reply:

1. There was no contract entered into between Robben Island Museum (RIM) and Silent Events. Silent Events requested to hire a RIM venue. An inception meeting was held to understand their requirements and to determine if the nature of the event aligned with RIM’s vision, mission and values.

Subsequently, a site visit was conducted to determine if RIM had the capacity to host such an event and determine if the event would have any negative impact on the Island, including the impact the event would have on RIM’s carrying capacity assessment, which is part of the World Heritage Convention requirements, and if mitigations were required. In respect to RIM’s internal procedures, based on RIM’s Events and Financial policies, a quotation was prepared, after acceptance of such a quotation, an invoice was generated and sent to Silent Events. A follow up meeting was planned with Silent Events, which did not materialise as such an agreement was not entered into.

2.(a). There was no financial contribution from the side of the Robben Island Museum (RIM)

(b).There was no financial loss incurred except the loss of potential revenue, which would have been an amount of R76 395.00.

Reply:

Since 1 June 2019, the Ministry of Sport, Arts and Culture has Minister EN Mthethwa and Deputy Minister N Mafu.

For the Minister.

Vehicle	Minister
(a) Make	No vehicles purchased.
(b) Model	N/a
(c ) Year	N/a
(d ) Price	N/a
(e ) Purchase date	N/a

For the Deputy Minister

Vehicle	Deputy Minister
(a) Make	BMW
(b) Model	520
(c ) Year	2020
(d ) Price	R649 000.00
(e ) Purchase date	15 January 2020

Reply:

(a). The job opportunities created in the Sport sectors within the Programme under various outputs of the Annual Performance Plan (APP) and the Operational Plans for the financial year 2022/23; are as follows: -

• 256 school sport coordinators
• 440 jobs created through the Municipal Infrastructure Grant Project
• 50 job opportunities during the construction of community gyms and children’s play parks

(a). Job opportunities Created in the Creative and Cultural Industries through Programmes and the Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme (PESP). 

A total of 42 464 job opportunities were created.

This figure is made up of 12 534 Job opportunities created from the targets in the APP; including MGE-funded projects; and the additional 29 930 jobs created or retained by the end of March 2022 through the implementation of the nine PESP.