Questions & Replies: Arts & Culture
2012-07-30
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Reply received: July 2012
QUESTION NO 1454
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 1 JUNE 2012:
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO. 15-2012
"MR E H ELOFF (DA) to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture:
(1) when was the current Director-General of his department appointed;
(2) whether the Director-General was appointed in a permanent capacity; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details? NW173IE
REPLY:
(1) The Director-General was appointed on 1 May 2011
(2) The Director-General was appointed on a fixed term contract for a period of 5 years until 30 April 201 6.
Reply received: July 2012
QUESTION NO 1434 -2012
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 1 JUNE 2012:
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 15-2012)
"Dr H C van Schalkwyk (DA) to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture:
1. (a) Which procedures will be put in place at the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) for citizens to lodge complaints against the objectives of the Use of Official Languages Bill [B23 of 20111, (b) how will these complaints be (i) monitored, (ii) dealt with and (iii) solved, c) how many additional staff members will be employed to deal with these complaints and (d) what is the available budget for the 2012-13 financial year to fulfill this mandate? NW1710E
REPLY:
1. (a) All complaints are dealt with as per the regulations of the PanSALB Act 10 of 1999 as amended in 1999. The Minister has committed to review the PanSALB Act once the Language Bill is passed into law. This review is expected to ensure that PanSALB is empowered to deal with complaints.
(b) (i) For monitoring. Section 9 of the Language Bill makes it mandatory for all national departments, national public entities and national public enterprises to submit reports annually to the Minister as well as PanSALB on their activities, implementation of language policy, complaints received regarding its use of official languages and the manner in which these complaints were dealt with.
Reply received: September 2012
QUESTION NO. 1370
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 25 MAY 2012 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 14 - 2012)
"75. Dr H C van Schalkwyk (DA) to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture:
(a) In which (i) cities and towns and (ii) provinces have library upgrade projects been completed and (b) which (i) cities and towns and (ii) provinces have been prioritised for the 2012-13 financial year?
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REPLY
(a) In which (i) cities and towns and (ii) provinces have library upgrade projects been completed
(i) Library upgrade projects have been completed in the following cities and towns see attached:
(ii) Library upgrade projects have been completed in eight (8) provinces, namely, Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Northern Cape, North West and Western Cape.
(b) which (i) cities and towns and (ii) provinces have been prioritised for the 2012-13 financial year?
(i) Library upgrade projects have been prioritised in the following cities and towns: Provinces have prioritised the following projects for upgrading see attached
Limpopo has not prioritised any upgrading of libraries for 2012/13 because all their infrastructure funding has been cancelled towards the building of new libraries.
Reply received: June 2012
QUESTION NO 1299-2012
FOR WRlTTEN REPLY
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 18 MAY 2012:
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 13-2012)
"Dr H C van Schalkwyk (DA) to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture:
1. With regard to his department's postgraduate bursary programme for national language services, (a) how many students (i) have been awarded bursaries, (ii) are currently still in this programme and pursuing their studies and (iii) on these bursaries have dropped out of their studies in each year since its inception and (b) what are the relevant details of the procedures followed once a student drops out of their studies?
REPLY:
1. Since its inception in January 2009, the postgraduate bursary programme for national language service:
(a) (i) the department awarded 312 bursaries between the Universities of the Free State and Rhodes,
(ii). 32 are still in the programme finishing their studies;
(iii). 9 dropped out and 2 failed leaving 269 to graduate;
(b). The Department encourages universities to enter into contracts with students stating that, if they drop out without a good reason, they would need to pay back the fund with the going 15.5% interest or the standard rate at a given time. This should constrain unnecessary drop-outs since most students cannot afford study fees to start with.
Reply received: June 2012
QUESTION NO. 1222-2012
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 11 MAY 2012: (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 11 2012)
"Dr DT George (DA) to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture"
What amount has his Department spent on (a) Catering (b) Entertainment (i) in the (aa) 2007-08, (bb) 2008-09 (cc) 2009-10 (dd) 2010-11 and (ee) 2011-12 Financial years and (ii) since April 2012.
Reply:
The amount spent by my department for catering and entertainment during the said period is as indicated below:
http://www.pmg.org.za/files/doc/2012/RNW1222-120612.pdf
Reply received: June 2012
QUESTION N0.1034-2012
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 4 MAY2012
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER N0.11-2012)
Mr. P Ntshiqela (COPE) to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture:
(1)Whether his Department achieved its objectives in the (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10 (c) 201 0-1 1, and (d) 201 1-1 2 financial years; if not,
(2). whether any persons were held accountable for such failure in the specified financial years; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW1209E
REPLY
1 The department managed to achieve its 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11 and 2011/12 objectives as follows;
| Actual performance (Objectives) | Year (2008-09) | Year (2009-10) | Year (2010-11) | Year (2011-12) |
| Achieved | 113 (49%) | 92 (51%) | 89 (44%) | 138 (58%) |
| Partially achieved | 71 (30%) | 65 (36%) | 84 (41%) | 73 (30%) |
| Not achieved | 49 (21 %) | 23 (13%) | 30 (15%) | 28 (12%) |
2. No official was held accountable, as the deviation was due to reprioritisation, and prolonged consultation processes, corrective measures and improvements are being implemented.
Performance of officials and their accountability are managed through the normal Performance Management System.
Reply received: June 2012
QUESTION NO. 779-2012
FOR WRlTTEN REPLY
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: FRIDAY 16 MARCH 2012: INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 8-2012
"The Leader of the opposition (DA) to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture"
1. Whether he has put any projects and programmes in place aimed at reconciliation and nation building; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
2. Whether he has allocated a line item in his budget to reconciliation and nation building programmes; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details with regard to the breakdown of the allocation of money linked to each specified programme;
3. Whether he has any plans in place to assist nongovernmental organisations which focus on reconciliation and nation building; if no, why not; if so, what at the relevant details?
REPLY
1. Yes, the Department has put in place projects aimed at reconciliation and nation building.
The National Legacy Project is a nation building project aimed at the development of new commemorative structures such as monuments and museums to commemorate and celebrate the heroes and heroines of our history.
The Legacy Project fulfills the mandate for the symbolic reparation as defined in the Truth and Reconciliation report. For instance, the Ncome Phase 2 project includes the construction of the bridge from the Ncome Museum to the Blood River Monument symbolizing the removal of racial barriers. The envisaged reconciliation bridge is aimed at achieving objectives of national building.
Furthermore, the site of the Battle of Ncome /Blood River will be used to commemorate and reconcile the citizens of our country.
A road has been developed between Freedom Park and the Voortrekker Monument in Tshwane,Gauteng, symbolizing, yet again, the inclusivity of the South African character and history. TheHeritage Liberation Route is a project aimed to develop and upgrade sites related to the South African liberation history, while the Khoi-San route and the Sarah Bartmann projects celebrate the history and contribution of the Khoi and San people in South Africa.
Community conversations, aimed at promoting social dialogue and contribute to cohesive neighborhood will run from end of April to end of June across 53 districts.
National dialogues on issues of social cohesion and nation building have been conducted in all provinces and will culminate in the inclusive Summit on Social Cohesion and Nation Building, scheduled to take place from the 4th -6th July 2012.
Yes.
| 1. | Heritage | R232 950 000.00 |
| 2. | Social Cohesion | R7 500 000.00 |
Yes, the Department supports the Moral Regeneration Movement (MRM) which is a non-government organisation (NGO) managing issues of morality and social cohesion in general.
The Department has partnered with (in full) ACUMDA for a period of three years (2009 - 2011) and has successfully hosted the festival in South Africa. This is a non-profit organisation established in 1994 with the aim of reviving and preserving arts, culture and acknowledging the role of traditional leaders in social cohesion and integration in the continent.
Its core business is to mobilise individuals and communities across the continent to create a platform of interaction and exchange of cultural heritage in traditional song and dance. Heritage
Social Cohesion
Reply received: September 2012
QUESTION NO. 748-2012
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 16 MARCH 2012: INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER 8-2012
"Mr S B Farrow (DA) to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture: (Interdepartmental transfer on 16 March 2012)"
What number of persons working with children in (a) cultural and (b) other organisations have been vetted in each province against the (i) Child Protection Register and (ii) Sexual Offences Register?
(NW916E)
REPLY:
(a). Number of persons and Cultural Organisations that are vetted:
(i) Child Protection Register:
The Department is not aware of any persons and cultural organisations working with Children that have been against the Child Protection Register
(ii) Sexual Offences Register:
The Department is not aware of any persons and cultural organisations working with Children that have been against the Sexual Offence Register
(b). Other organisations that have been vetted in provinces:
(i) Child Protection Register:
The Department is not aware of any persons and other cultural organisations working with Children in provinces, that have been vetted against the Child Protection Register
(ii) Sexual Offences Register:
The Department is not aware of any persons and other cultural organisations working with Children in provinces that have been vetted against the Sexual Offence Register
Reply received: June 2012
QUESTION NO. 745-2012
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 16 MARCH
2012: INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER 8-2012
"Mr A C Steyn to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture"
(1) Whether any officials from (a) his department and (b) any entities reporting him were on an official visit to Bloemfontein in (i) December 2011 and (ii) January 2012; if so, in each case, what (aa) is the (aaa) name and (bbb) position of the specified official, (bb) was the (aaa) purpose and (bbb) date of such visit and, (cc) was the cost of (aaa) transport, (bbb) accommodation, and (ccc)other expenses?
REPLY
Throughout the year Government officials ranging from junior officials up to DGs and Political Principals are often required to travel around the country to communicate government programmes to various communities and stakeholders with the aim of working together with these stakeholders to improve service delivery amongst other things. These engagements also create opportunities for face-to-face interactions between government and stakeholders to communicate information which enables citizens to exercise their democratic rights. All the trips are approved by next line management except for DGs who exercise a calculated discretion to perform their duties which require formal government engagement requisition such trips around the country. It is therefore not peculiar to have officials traveling to Bloemfontein or any part of the country for that matter for official business. The costs of such trips are outlined in the respective department's annual report following intensive internal and external audit processes.
The figures for December 201 1 and January 2012 are still in the process of being verified given that the current financial year end is 31st March 2012.
These figures will appear in the annual reports covering the period, 1st April 2011 to 31st March 2012 and these documents will be made public.
Reply received: May 2012
QUESTION N0.564-2012
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 09 MARCH 2012: INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER No.7-2012
"Mr I M OLLlS (DA) to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture"
(1) Whether his department has an internal audit unit; if not; why not; if so, (a) how many staff members are employed in the unit and (b) what (i) is the structure and (ii) are the functions of the unit;
(2) Whether the audit committee considers the internal audit reports; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(3) Whether he holds meetings to discuss (a) the internal reports and (b) their findings with the audit unit; if not, why not, in each case; if so, (i) on what dates since 1 April 2010 has each specified meeting taken place and (ii) what are the relevant details? NW729E
REPLY:
(l)(a) Yes, the department has an Internal Audit Unit, with nine (9) staff members on the approved structure. A co-source audit function currently exists to bridge the in-house internal audit capacity within the department consisting of sixteen (16) co-sourced staff on a need to audit capacity.
(b)(i) The current in-house structure has nine (9) staff members, Chief Audit Executive (Ix Director), (Ix Secretary), (Ix Deputy Director), and (2 x Assistant Directors) and four (4) Internal Auditors.
(ii) The functions of the Internal Audit unit are to provide reasonable assurance on overall internal controls by conducting risk-based compliance audits; quarterly performance audits, financial reviews; ad-hoc audits and forensic audits.
(2) The Audit Committee considers all the internal audit reports. Other considerations include the approval of a risk-based annual operational plan as well as the three year rolling strategic plan, in-year reporting on the progress against the planned audits, and the status of the implementation of the recommendations emanating from the planned audits. The audited quarterly performance reports are also considered by the Audit Committee.
(3)(a) No meetings were held with the Minister to date, however it is planned for the Minister to meet with the Audit Committee during the month of May 2012.
Reply received: May 2012
QUESTION N0.477-2012
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 2 MARCH 2012: INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 6-2012
"Mrs SV Kalyan (DA) to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture"
(1) WHETHER HE MET WITH THE INTERNAL AUDIT COMMITTEE IN THE (a) 2010-11 AND (b) 2011-12 FINANCIAL YEARS; IF NOT, WHY NOT; IF SO, (i) ON WHICH DATES DID THEY MEET AND (ii) WHAT ARE THE FURTHER RELEVANT DETAILS? NW626E
REPLY:
PUT NEW RESPONSE ON THIS PAGE AS THE ONE BELOW FROM FINANCE MlGHT BE IRRELLEVANT
(1) (a) No meeting was held between the former Minister and the Audit Committee during 2010/2011 financial year.
(b) A meeting between the Minister and the Audit Committee is scheduled for May 2012.
Reply received: October 2012
QUESTION 156-2012
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 17 -2012: INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 2-2012
"Mr D J Maynier (DA) to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture"
(a) At how many (i) international and (ii) domestic hotels/guest houses were (aa) he and (bb) his deputy minister accommodated during the period 1 April 2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is available and (b) what (i) was the (aa) name, (bb) star rating and (cc) city location of each specified establishment, (ii) was the (aa) duration and (bb) purpose of the stay in each case and (iii)(aa) was the total cost of the accommodation and (bb) is the breakdown of the accommodation cost in each case?
NW172E
REPLY:
During the period 1 April 2009 to date, the Minister and Deputy Minister have been accommodated in fifteen (15) international hotels and thirty nine (39) domestic hotels. These ranged from three (3) to five (5) star hotels and the total cost was R481 805.74. These were all for official duties for both Minister and Deputy Minister.
Reply received: March 2012
QUESTION NO. 67-2012
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 9 FEBRUARY
2012: INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 1-2012
"Ms M R Shinn (DA) to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture:
1. (a) 2. (a) How many copies of each annual report that was produced by (i) his department and (ii) the entities reporting to him were commissioned for print in the 2010-11 financial year, (b) how many copies were actually printed and (c) what were the (i) total and (ii) individual costs of the printing these reports; who printed each specified report, (b) how was the specified printer decided upon and (c) on what date did the specified printer deliver the report to the specified entity; 3. whether any of the specified reports that had been printed were found to be unsatisfactory; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, in each case, (a) which reports, (b) for which entity, (c) by which printer, (d) what action was taken and (e) what were the costs?
REPLY
1. In the 2010-11 financial year, DAC commissioned 400 copies of the annual report; the actual copies printed were 403. The entities reporting to us commissioned 12 112, which happened to be the actual copies of all the entities. The total and individual costs of printing these copies are: DAC =R118 270.00 Entities =R2 016 885.62 Overall Total = R2135 155. 622. The copies were printed by different reputable printing companies which won the bid to execute the said task of printing the annual reports of the entities and the department. The copies were delivered on time as agreed in the service level agreement (SLA). 3. Voortrekker/Msunduzi and Ncome Museums received unsatisfactory copies printed by Kendell & Strachan (K&S), the matter was reported and copies were reprinted at costs amounting to R878.58 covered by the service provider
Reply received: March 2012
QUESTION NO. 57-2012
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 16 SEPTEMBER 2011
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 29-2011
Dr A Lotriet (DA) to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture:
Whether the (a) National Archivist and (b) the National Archivist Advisory Council have submitted annual reports as required in terms of section 10(1) of the National Archives and Records Service of SA Act, Act 43 of 1996, in the (i) 2008- 09, (ii) 2009-10 and (iii) 2010-11 financial years; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
REPLY:
No, the National Archivist and the Advisory Council did not submit separate annual reports, but reported in the annual report of the Department for the said financial years (2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11). We are in the process of complying with the said Act.
Reply received: March 2012
QUESTION NO. 52-2012
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 9 FEBRUARY 2012
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO.1 - 2012
"Dr A Lotriet (DA) to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture"
(1) (a) Who are the current members of the Heraldry Council, (b) what is the length of the term for which this council serves, (c) when (i) did the recent term begin and (ii) does the council's term expire, (d) how are council members (i) selected and (ii) appointed and (e) when will the next selection of these members take place; (2) whether any current council member submitted any reports to him during their first term; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether he intends to introduce legislation in the National Assembly to (a) replaced or (b) amend the Heraldry Act, Act 18 of 1962; if not, why not; if so, when?
REPLY:
(1) (a) The names of the current council members of the Heraldry Council are: Prof DSF Fourie Dr M Govender, Ms C Jikelo, Prof TSC Meyiwa, Dr P Martinez, Mr J V Ndaba, Rev RJGirdwood
Mr JC Weapond, Ms CS Mtshali. (b) The length of the term for which this council will serve is four years (c) (i) The current term started on 1 November 2011 (ii) The current term will expire on 31 October 2015 (d) Council members are selected by the Ministerial Advisory Panel in a meeting
set to evaluate all nominations received. Based on the criteria agreed upon by the panel members during the meeting guided by the requirements as per the advertisement published in the Government Gazette and the newspapers members are selected and submitted to the Minister for his consideration and approval. (ii) Letters to the proposed Council members are sent and if they accept the appointment they become members of the council for a specified term. (e) When will the next selection of these members take place; The process will start in January 2015 so that the new members can be appointed from 1 August 2015 (2) No, the council has not as yet submitted reports to the Minister. (3) (a) No, he does not intend to replace the act. (b) Yes, the Heraldry Act, Act 18 of 1962 will be amended, the process for the amendment of the Heraldry Act will determined by the Council, the tabling of the amended/revised Bill in Parliament will depend on the time frames set by the Council.
Reply received: February 2012
QUESTION NO: 51-2012
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 1-2012: 9 FEBRUARY 2012
" Dr A Lotriet (DA) to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture"
(1) Which entities reporting to his department had active council or board for less than one month since 1 January 2009, (b) for what period did each specified entity operate without a council, (c) what was the reason for there not being a council or board in each case:
(2) Whether the absence of a council or board had a negative effect on the activities of the specified entity; if not, why not, in each case; if so, to what extent, in each case? NW57E
REPLY
Tables are here: http://www.pmg.org.za/files/questions/QRNW51-2012.pdf