Questions & Replies: Arts & Culture

Reply received: December 2012

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

QUESTION NO. 3074-2012
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 2 NOVEMBER 2012: INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER N0.38- 2012
" Dr HC van Schalkwyk (DA) to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture"

1. Whether there are any strategies in place to replicate all (a) fixed and (b) immovable assets on (i) Robben lsland , (ii) its satellite offices and (iii) the University of Western Cape-Robben lsland Mayibuye Archives; if not, why not, if so; what are the relevant details;

2. Whether all (a) fixed and (b) movable assets of the (i) Robben lsland Museum, (ii) its satellite offices and (iii) University of the Western Cape Robben lsland Museum Mayibuye Archives have been (aa) documented and (bb) tracked; if not, why not; if so, (aaa) when were these assets documented in each case and (bbb) what are the further relevant details; in each case? NW3899E

REPLY

1. Yes, Robben lsland Museum has a Disaster Management Plan. Fixed and (a) immovable assets on Robben Island, its satellites offices, and the University of the Western Cape are stored in accordance with the generally accepted museulogical standards.
2. Both the movable and the immovable assets of (i) the lsland, (ii) its satellites (iii) and the University of the Western Cape -Robben lsland Mayibuye Archives have been documented. The museum has an asset register for all its assets.

The museum is currently in the process of digitizing its collection so as to ensure that the risk of loss due to natural disaster is minimized.

Reply received: December 2012

QUESTION 3010-2012
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: FRIDAY, 26 OCTOBER 2012: INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 36-2012
"Ms E. More (DA) to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture"

Whether the accounting officer submitted the annual financial statements for the financial year ending 31 March 2012 to him by 31 August 2012; if not, (a) why not and (b) on what date (i) were the statements submitted to him and (ii) did he submit the annual report and financial statements to Parliament? NW3777E

REPLY:

(a) Yes, the accounting officer did submit the annual financial statements for the financial year ending 31 March 2012 to me before 31 August 2012.

(b)(i) The said statements were submitted to me on the 25th of July 2012.
(ii) I submitted to Parliament on the 27th of September 2012.

Reply received: December 2012

QUESTION NO. 2929-2012
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 19 OCTOBER 2012: INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER 34-2012
"Mr P Ntshiqela (Cope) to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture"

(1) What (a) amount was spent on the procurement card in the (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12 financial years and (b) is the expenditure breakdown in each financial year?

(NW3611E)

REPLY

(1) An amount of R19 304 068.69 was spend on the procurement card for the financial year 2010-2011
An amount of R29 193 595.31 was spend on the procurement card for the financial year 2011-2012.

See attachment: Annexure A

Reply received: November 2012

QUESTION NO. 2928-2012
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 19 OCTOBER 2012 INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 34-2012
Mr P Ntshiqela (Cope) to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture:

With reference to his reply to question 1000 on 10 June 2011attached, what is the status of the National Archives and Records Service? NW3610E

REPLY

The National Archives and Records Service of South Africa has launched two projects to enable the institution to create more space to allow for the transfer of records from Governmental Bodies.

The premises vacated by the National Library at 239 Madiba Street, Pretoria, have been allocated for use by the National Archives. The Department of Arts and Culture in conjunction with the National Department of Public Works is in the process of renovating the buildings and partial site hand-over to a contractor took place on 09 October 2012. It is envisaged that the whole project will be completed by early 2015. The project is worth R104 436 954.00.

At the completion of the 2 projects about 15 000 linear metres of shelve space will have been created and this would allow the National Archives to accept the transfer of records from Governmental Bodies again.

The Public Private Partnership (PPP) Project was put on hold in order to allow the medium term objectives (the above mentioned projects) to be implemented with immediate effect.

Reply received: November 2012

QUESTION NO. 2927
FOR ORAL REPLY
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 19 OCTOBER 2012: INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER N0.34- 2012
"Mr P Ntshiqela (COPE) to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture"

WHETHER WITH REFERENCE TO HIS REPLY TO QUESTION 864 ON 31 MAY 2011, THE INTERNAL TAKS TEAM HAS IMPLEMENTED NATIONAL STRATEGY TO PROMOTE COOPERATION WITHTHE DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM; IF NOT, WHAT IS THE POSITION IN THIS REGARD; IF SO, WHAT ARE THE RELEVANT DETAILS
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REPLY

The two Departments have already identified areas of cooperation and have worked together in preparation for the hosting of the International Conference to mark the 40^th Anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention under the theme "World Heritage and Sustainable Development: the Role of Local Communities". Furthermore, the two Departments are working together on the development of the National Heritage Monument, a proposed project which will celebrate and commemorate the anti-Apartheid struggle.

Reply received: December 2012

QUESTION 2756-2012
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 12 OCTOBER 2012 INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER N0.32-2012
"Mr P Ntshinqela (COPE) to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture"

Whether any action has been taken in the (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12 financial years against officials who have violated the Promotion of Access to Information Act, Act 2 of 2000; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW3402E

REPLY

No action has been taken against any officials in the (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12 financial years as there were no officials who were found to have violated the Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000.

Reply received: November 2012

QUESTION NO. 2738-2012
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: (12 OCTOBER 2012) (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 32-2012)
"Mr P Ntshiqela (COPE) to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture:

Whether his department has reviewed its organogram in the (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2010-11 financial years in order to conduct job evaluations and abolish redundant posts; if not, why not, in each case; if so, what are the relevant details in each case? NW3379E

REPLY:

(a) In April 2008 the Department embarked on a review of the Departmental structure with the view to re-align the structure to the departmental objectives as per the strategic plan.

(b) During 2010-11 the process that started in 2008 as mentioned in (a) above was concluded.

Reply received: November 2012

QUESTION 2697-2012
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER, 21SEPTEMBER 2012: INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER N0.31- 2012
" Mr DC Ross (DA) to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture"

Whether the department has awarded any contracts to a certain company (name furnished) since its establishment in 1996; if so, (a) when was the contract awarded, and (b) what was the (i) nature of the contract and (ii) total accumulative value of the tender?

(NW3315E)
REPLY:

No, my Department has never awarded any contract to the said company. (Kopano ke Matla Investment Company Pty Ltd).

Reply received: November 2012

QUESTION 2663-2012
WRITTEN REPLY
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 2012: INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 2663-2012
"Dr H C van Schalkwyk (DA) to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture"

1. Whether the Downtown Music Hub requested any financial assistance from the Department in order to grow the business to become self-sufficient; if so; what amount was requested;

2. Whether the request was approved; if not; why not; if so; (a) what amount was approved, (b) when was it approved, (c) when were the funds transferred and (d) from which one of the Department's 6 programme were these funds incurred from?

3. Whether the Department budgeted for this expenditure; if so, (a) in which financial year, (b) from which part of the budget were these funds provided for?

NW3281E

REPLY:

1. Downtown Music Hub has submitted their business plan to the Department for consideration for funding in order to grow the business to become self-sufficient, the amount requested is R75 000 000 to function at its optimal.

2. The request for funding has not yet been approved.
3. No, the expenditure was not yet budgeted for.

Reply received: December 2012

QUESTION 2663-2012
WRITTEN REPLY
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 2012: INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 2663-2012
"Dr H C van Schalkwyk (DA) to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture"

1. Whether the Downtown Music Hub requested any financial assistance from the Department in order to grow the business to become self-sufficient; if so; what amount was requested;
2. Whether the request was approved; if not; why not; if so; (a) what amount was approved, (b) when was it approved, (c) when were the funds transferred and (d) from which one of the Department's 6 programme were these funds incurred from?
3. Whether the Department budgeted for this expenditure; if so, (a) in which financial year, (b) from which part of the budget were these funds provided for? NW3281 E

REPLY:

1 Downtown Music Hub has submitted their business plan to the Department for consideration for funding in order to grow the business to become self-sufficient, the amount requested is R75 000 000 to function at its optimal.

2. The request for funding has not yet been approved.
3, No, the expenditure was not yet budgeted for.

Reply received: December 2012

QUESTION 2628- 2012
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 21 SEPTEMBER 2012: INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 31-2012
"Mr P Ntshinqela (COPE) to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture"

Whether his department has implemented the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act, Act No. 3 of 2000; if not; why not; if so, what are (a) relevant details with regard to (i) public enquiries, (ii) notice and comment procedure, (iii) notice of administrative action and rights and (iv) requests for reasons and (b) further relevant details? NW3241E

REPLY:

(a)(i). Yes, In accordance with section 4(2) of the Act, the Minister appoints a suitably qualified person or panel of persons to hold a public inquiry and that person or panel determines the procedure for the public inquiry, which procedure must include a public hearing and comply with the procedures to be followed in connection with public inquiries, as prescribed.

(ii). In line with the determined procedure, persons affected by the administrative action are given reasonable time to make representations. Same can either be oral or in writing.

(iii). The appointed person or panel compiles a written report on the inquiry and give reasons for any administrative action taken or recommended and as soon as possible thereafter publishes in English and in at least one of the other official languages in the Gazette, a notice containing a concise summary of any report and the particulars of the places and times at which the report may be inspected and copied. Persons affected by the administrative action are further given adequate notice of any right of review or internal appeal, where applicable.

(iv). Persons whose rights have been materially and adversely affected by an administrative action are further drawn to the attention of section 5 of the Act which provides for the giving of written reasons within 90 days after the date on which the person became aware of the action or might reasonably have become aware of the action.

(b). There are no further details.

Reply received: October 2012

QUESTION NO. 2541-2012
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 14 SEPTEMBER 2012 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 30 - 2012)
Mr P NTSHIQELA (COPE) to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture:

(1) Whether officials in his department purchased tickets to The New Age Business Briefing; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, in terms of which provisions of the Public Finance Management Act, Act 1 of 1999, were the tickets procured;

(2) Whether he will make a statement on the matter? NW3147E

REPLY

1. No official in my Department purchased tickets to The New Age Business Briefing.

2. 1 will not issue any statement on this matter.

Reply received: October 2012

QUESTION NO.2325-2012
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 31 AUGUST 2012 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO.28-2012)
Ms S.B Farrow (DA) to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture:

9a) What steps has he taken to give effect to the performance agreement the he signed with the President in 2010, (b) what outcomes have been measured, and, 9c) what follow-up steps has he taken with regards to each specified outcome?
NW2876E
REPLY

Government has adopted 12 outcomes with a view to measure performance and accountable delivery.

The President signed performance agreements with all Cabinet Ministers. In this performance agreements, Ministers were requested to establish and participate in Implementation Forums for each of the twelve outcomes.

The Implementation Forums have developed delivery agreements for the Outcomes.

All departments, agencies and spheres of government that are involved in the direct delivery required to achieve an outcome, are party to the agreement.

In June 2012, Government released the Mid Term Review, which focuses on the government's progress against the delivery agreements for the twelve outcomes and we hereby refer the honorable member to this document which gives a comprehensive account on progress in the areas of national priorities, such as education, crime and corruption, jobs and rural development.

Reply received: October 2012

QUESTION No.2239-2012
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 24 AUGUST 2012: INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER No.24-2012
"Ms N.P Gcume (Cope) to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture"

(1) Whether his department has made payment to (a) registered and (b) unregistered charities in the (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11 and (iii) 2011-12 financial years; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (aa) what sums and (bb) over what period in each case?

NW2815E
REPLY:
(1) No, the Department has never made any payments to registered or unregistered charities during the specified financial years.

Reply received: November 2012

QUESTION NO. 2173 of 2012
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
DATE PUBLISHED IN THE INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 25-2012 DATE 17 AUGUST 2012
"Mr. SB Farrow (DA) to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture"

Whether (a) his department or (b) any entity reporting to him makes use of private security firms; if so, in each case, (I) which firms and (ii) what is the (a) purpose, (bb) value and (cc) duration of each specified contract.

NW265E

REPLY:

(a) Yes, the Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) does make use of private security firms.
(b)Yes, most of the DAC public entities do make use of private security firms, except for the lziko Museums of South Africa, the Kwa-Zulu Natal Museum, the National English Literary Museum and the National Heritage Council.

(a) and (b)(1)Name of private security firms: See spread sheet attached.

(aa) Purpose: See attached spread sheet.
(bb) Value: Some values show monthly and or yearly premiums whilst others give total commitment over the duration of the contract. See attached spread sheet.

(cc) Duration: Some contracts are renewable monthly or yearly and others after the expiring dates. See attached spread sheet.

QUESTION NO. 2059
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
DATE PUBLISHED IN THE INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 23-2012 DATE 10 AUGUST 2012
"Mr. S B Farrow (DA) to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture"

(1) Question no 2059 for written reply: internal paper no 23 of 2012 published on 10 August 2012: Mr S.B Farrow (DA) to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture: whether (a) he, (b) his Deputy Minister (a) and any official from an entity reporting to him will be attending or attended the 2012 Olympic games; if so, what is the (i) (aa) name, (bb) rank and (cc) position/designation of each specified person accompanying (aaa) him, (bbb) his deputy minister and (ccc) each specified person and (ii) (aa) nature and (bb) official reason for the visit.

(2) What (a) total amount will be spent or has been spent on the trip, (b) is the (i) description and (ii) detailed breakdown of the amounts that will be spent or have been spent on (aa) accommodation, (bb) travel and (cc) subsistence costs and (c) from which budget will these funds be incurred in each case?

NW2539E

REPLY:

1. (a) The Minister of Arts and Culture did not attend the 2012 Olympic Games.

(b) The Deputy-Minister of Arts and Culture did not attend the 2012 Olympic Games.

(c) Yes, officials from the Department Arts and Culture (DAC), the South African State Theatre, National Film and Video Foundation and Ditsong Museums of South Africa did attend the 2012 Olympic Games. These officials were responsible for showcasing the cultural programme at the Ekhaya Village by promoting the South African Arts, Culture and Heritage through exhibitions and live performances (project).

See attachment: Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) officials

Reply received: September 2012

QUESTION NO. 2003-2012
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 10 AUGUST 2012: INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 23 -2012
"Mr P Ntshiqela (Cope) to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture"

(1 Whether his department has investigated every case of alleged irregular expenditure in the (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11 (c) 2011-12 financial years; if not, why not; if so,

(2) Whether any disciplinary action has been taken against those who were found to have flouted the requirements of the Public Finance Management Act, Act 1 of 1999; if not, why not, in each case; if so, what (a) steps, in each case and (b) are the relevant details, in each case?
NW2478E
REPLY:

(1) Yes, investigations of the alleged irregular expenditure were done in the specified financial years 2009110 and 2010111 except the recent financial year 2011/12.

(2) No disciplinary action was taken due to the following reasons:-
Special Investigation Unit (SIU) that was commissioned to conduct the investigations recommended that no disciplinary action be taken against officials accountable of alleged irregular expenditure. The SIU rationale was that officials implicated were no longer working for the department and had no serious financial misconduct to warrant criminal/fraudulent charges.

Reply received: September 2012

QUESTION N0.2002-2012
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 10 AUGUST 2012: INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 23-2012
"Mr P Ntshiqela (COPE) to ask the minister of arts and culture"

1. Whether he (a) currently has or (b) at any time in the past had any interest in private companies; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what business interests

2. Whether such companies (a) are currently tendering or (b) have submitted tenders for government business; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details

NW2477E
REPLY

1. The Minister has submitted his form for disclosure of member's interest and submitted to the office of the Registrar.

2. As indicated in 1 above.

Reply received: September 2012

QUESTION N0.1965-2012
FOR WRITTEN REPL
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 3 AUGUST 2012: INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 21-2012
"Mr S B Farrow (DA) to ask the minister of arts and culture"

Whether any entity reporting to him has budgeted for (a) financial donations or (b) sponsorships in the (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11 and (iii) 2011-12 and (iv) 2012-12 financial years; if not, why not; if so, in each case, what amount was (aa) budgeted and (bb) spent? NW2354E


REPLY

Most of the Public Entities reporting to my Department are working within limited budgets that do not allow them to fully budget for donations and sponsorships. The attached spread sheet explains the individual cases of the Entities for the said financial years.

See attachment: Entities for the said financial years

Reply received: October 2012

QUESTION N0.1929-2012
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 3 AUGUST 2012: QUESTION PAPER NO. 21-2012
"Dr H C van Schalkwyk (DA) to ask the minister of arts and culture"

l(a). What amount of money did his department provide to the SA Roadies Association (SARA) in each financial year since 1997, (b) what was the purpose of the specified funding and (c) from which Budget Vote programme was the money sourced in each financial year;

2. Whether his department monitored that the money that was provided was utilised for its intended purpose as agreed with SARA; if not, why not; if so, what were the relevant findings with regard to each specified financial year?

NW2308E
REPLY

(a). My Department has since 1997; to date funded the SA Roadies Association (SARA) to the tune of R4, 898, 728.00 for its various activities.

(b)(c). The table below outlines the amounts, purpose and vote per financial year since 1997:-

Generally the funding provided by the department was to assist SARA to achieve its goals of helping the youth to have a better opportunity in the sector which would begin to impact positively on the sector, providing skills development. job creation and employment for young Technicians in the Live Events field, mainly music concerts and theatre shows, thus creating employment for the youth.

The funding assisted SARA to participate in major international Live Events Production and Technical Services markets, festivals and conferences, thus exposing some of the youth to participate in skills enriching exchange programmes abroad. Training & International Exchange:-Holland, Norway and Denmark. Participation at major International markets & sector EXPOS: -
PLASA SHOW, PROLIGHT SOUND MESSE, and ROSKILDE FESTIVAL


2. As a means of monitoring, the Department signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in which SARA should submit periodic progress reports and financial audited statements. In addition: