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Reply received: May 2015

QUESTION NO. 1490-2015

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DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 24th APRIL 2015 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO.11-2015)

“Dr G A Grootboom (DA) asks the Minister of Arts and Culture:

What action will he take against the Performing Arts Centre of the Free State (PACOFS) for none adherence to supply chain management guidelines as per Treasury regulations? NW1699E

REPLY

My department will ensure that the following is in place and continuous monitoring is done, namely: - Capacitating the entity with expertise in Supply Chain Management, Customised Supply Chain Management Policy and Guidelines, Quarterly Monitoring and Investigations on Irregularities.

The department took a decision two months ago to investigate irregularities which were identified in the Infrastructure Programme at PACOFS. The investigation is conducted by the DAC Internal Audit Unit; and it is in the final stages. The recommendations emanating from the investigation will be implemented

My department will continue to monitor and ensure compliance with all prescripts, including progress made against the audit improvement plan. Site visits will also be conducted to verify information.

Reply received: April 2015

QUESTION NO: 1475-2015

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DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 17 APRIL 2015 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER REF NO.10-2015)

“Mr A P Van Der Westhuizen (DA) to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture:

(a)How many invoices from private contractors to his department currently remain unpaid for longer than 30 days and (b) in each case, what (i) are the details of (aa) contractor and (bb) services provided and (ii) what is the (aa) date of the invoice and (bb) reason why the invoice was not paid within 30 days? (NW1688E)

REPLY:

(a) Invoices from private contractors remain unpaid for longer than 30 days are: Twenty-five.

(b) Details are as follows:

Government Printers = three invoices = 12%
Juta = two invoices = 8%
Neotel = eight invoices = 32%
Prisma = three invoices = 12%
Sita = nine invoices = 36%

Payments were delayed due to late receipt of invoices and reconciliations from suppliers.

Reply received: April 2015

QUESTION NO. 1439-2015

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DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 17 APRIL 2015 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO.10-2015)

“Mr. E J Marais (DA) asks the Minister of Arts and Culture:

Does his department have a Regulatory Burden Reduction strategy in place; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details of the strategy? NW1652E

REPLY:

Although the Department of Arts and Culture does not have a specific Regulatory Burden Strategy in place, care is taken during the formulation of policy and legislation to promote regulatory effectiveness and efficiency. Existing regulatory compliance is, however, observed in all instances.

Reply received: April 2015

QUESTION NO: 1404-2015

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DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 17 APRIL 2015 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 10-2015

“MR S J F MARAIS (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF ARTS AND CULTURE:

(a) What number of (i) financial, (ii) forensic and or (iii) other investigations that were commissioned by his department have been completed since 1 April 2013, and (b) in each case, what are the relevant details on the (i) investigations including a synopsis of the facts and findings of each case, (ii) persons or third parties responsible for each investigation; (iii) total cost to date of each investigation and (iv) appropriate steps taken against officials and third parties implicated of wrong doing in the findings of the investigations

(NW1617E)

REPLY:

(a)(i) A total number of two hundred and seventy-one (271) payments were investigated and completed since 1 April 2013, see attached link: /files/RNW1404-150428TABLE.docx

Reply received: April 2015

QUESTION NO. 1365-2015

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DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 17 APRIL 2015 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO.10-2015)

“Dr G A Grootboom (DA) asks the Minister of Arts and Culture:

What are the Employment Equity targets for the Performing Arts Centre of the Free State (PACOF);
have these targets been met; if not, (a) why not and (b) how will the equity imbalances be addressed;
(a). how many consultants are currently in the employ of the PACOFS,

(b). on what basis are the consultants employed,

(c). how much are they remunerated for their services and,

(d). what is the length of their employment contracts? NW1577E

REPLY:

(1). PACOFS has Employment Equity targets of thirty-three (33) positions in total in order to address imbalances:

See breakdown below:-

A = Africans, C = Coloureds; I = Indians, and W = Whites

Occupational Levels											TARGETS
	Male				Female				people with disability
	A	C	I	W	A	C	I	W	Male	Female
Top management	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Senior management		0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Professionally qualified and experienced specialists and mid-management	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	5
Skilled technical and academically qualified workers, junior management, supervisors, foremen, and superintendents	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	8
Semi-skilled and discretionary decision making	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	3	0	0	7
Unskilled and defined decision making	1	2	0	3	1	1	0	2	1	0	11
TOTAL PERMANENT	2	5	0	6	5	4	0	7	2	2	33
Temporary employees											0
GRAND TOTAL	2	5	0	6	5	4	0	7	2	2	33

(2)(a).No, the target was not met. People with requisite skills could not be attracted to the posts, as well as the challenge by our Labour Union (NEHAWU) challenging the recruitment processes.

(b). The ppositions for equity purpose have been identified and were advertised last year with a closing date of 31st January 2015, the intention is to fill them before the end of the 2015/2016 financial year. The recruitment and selection process will be concluded in July 2015, with the intention to fill these positions and be able to address the imbalances.

(3)(a). There are currently four (4) consultants.

(b). Consultants are employed on project basis with certain special required skills.

(c). A total amount of R503 690.62 has been paid for their service.

(d).

CONSULTANTS - COMPANY	SERVICE RENDERED	Amount Paid & Payable	Duration of the Contact
SEESA	Labour consulting fee	R31 716.00	Annually
NEASA	Labour consulting fee	R4 044.00	Annually
LABOURNET	Labour consulting fee	R147 930.62	Annually
MAKOMOTA INVESTMENT HOLDINGS	Preparations of PACOFS Annual Financial Statements & Audit Queries 2014/15	R320 000.00	Apr - Jun 2015
TOTAL		R503 690.62

Reply received: April 2015

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DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 17 APRIL 2015: (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 10 - 2015)

“Mr. W M Madisha (Cope) to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture”

Whether he has requested (a) the National Heritage Council of South Africa and (b) its provincial counterparts to take charge of the controversies of colonial and apartheid era monuments and statues in order to cover all the interests and find a united pathway to the future, if not, why not, if so, what are the relevant details

REPLY:

(a)(b). No, I have not requested the National Heritage Council (NHC) of South Africa or provincial counterpart to take charge of the controversies regarding the colonial and apartheid era monuments and statues;

I have just convened a National Consultative Meeting, on the transformation of the heritage sector with a focus on statues, place names and symbols that define our public spaces, on Friday, the 17 April 2015.

The meeting was attended by representatives of political parties, civil society organisations, university students and other interested and affected groups.

(See attached resolutions).

South African National Dialogue on the Transformation of the Heritage Sector with focus on statues, symbols, place names that define our public spaces

Prelude

The Department of Arts and Culture under the leadership of Honourable Minister Nathi Mthethwa convened a national dialogue of a range of key stakeholders. This, in part, was a response to the recent debate and incidents surrounding the statues that primarily define our heritage landscape and public spaces. Since the advent of the post 1994 democratic political dispensation, government has embarked upon transformation that has been characterized by building of new monuments, memorials, statues and museums in honour of events, epochs and people who have shaped the history of our country. Similarly, this has been coupled with the transformation and standardization of names of geographical features. The recent demand for the removal of Rhodes statue at UCT and a demand for the change of the name of Rhodes University is a call for acceleration of transformation. It is a demand for genuine and rapid transformation of the very essence of these institutions. However, concomitant with this call for transformation, has been widespread incidents of unlawful defacing of statues across the country. The national debate by those demanding a more radical transformation landscape was that these edifices represented a colonial and apartheid past whereas some sections of our society felt that this was an indiscriminate attack of their cultural symbols and heritage. The dialogue wanted to create a space to reflect on the current state of our heritage and mechanisms of transforming the sector into an inclusive one that reflect the country's diversity, its history and struggles as well as the future symbolic representation that reflect more accurately our new national identity and aspirations.

The national dialogue was held on Friday 17 April 2015 at the Freedom Park in Pretoria within Tshwane Metro. A range of stakeholders that represented a cross-section of diverse views were invited and participated actively from 9am till 6pm. These include political parties, interest groups, traditional leaders and the youth formations. It was generally recognized that transformation process has been slow even though the legal framework existed, and therefore the call for speeding of transformation of South African heritage and cultural landscape was recognized as a national priority that should be effected to foster social cohesion and national identity.

Resolutions:

The following resolutions were adopted by participants after robust soul-searching and probing engagements.

Intensifying popularization campaigns about South Africa's key national symbols in schools for greater civic awareness and national consciousness. These symbols include the preamble of the constitution of the republic that was adopted in 1996; the flag and the national anthem.

Use of existing laws for the transformation, removal, transfer or replacement of any statue, public symbol or place name. Government and Stakeholders to make emphasis that the attacking and defacing of the statues is unlawful and criminal, and call for law enforcement to act to prevent these unlawful incidents and the communities to work with law enforcement agencies to report unlawful incidents and protect the symbols.

Ensure that special interest groups, political formations or cultural communities that seek to protect symbols should do so without incitement or re-introduction of symbols of the past regimes. Constructive engagement with the aim of resolving the issues within the context of nation-building than further polarization should be the key guiding principle.

Any change or effort to transform or preserve the National Symbols (statue, symbols, monuments and names) should be based on proper and effective consultation with all affected sectors of the society and it should also assist in public education that will ultimately foster multi-cultural consciousness, appreciation of the past injuries as well as our diverse heritage as well as the current imperative of building a nonracial, inclusive and just and cohesive society.

In the event where certain symbols are removed from public spaces, it is preferred that a common park of symbols and statues with a thematic narrative of the evolution of our history be created as an inclusive space to properly reflect South African history. This approach is preferred than the one where each cultural group comes and collect what they think belongs to their heritage thus preserving separate histories and narratives than a common narrative of our history that will be mindful of sensitivities and diversity of our complex and yet common history. Such theme parks depicting our history should be established at national, provincial and local levels.

That it should not be assumed that removed statues will be dumped at the museums as this may both be logistically impossible and also pose a reputational risk for museums that may be viewed as dumping areas.

In the instances where, after an audit and consultation, there may be a need for disposal of some of the symbols and statues, these should also be guided by removal and relocation guidelines as per National Heritage Resources Act (Act no 25 of 1999) than uncoordinated and unguided discretionary disposals.

Public symbols that hitherto had only reflected one section of our history should become more inclusive and reflect total history, this include and is not limited to war memorial of Anglo/Boer War or South African War of 1899-1902 (grave sites, concentration camps etc.), World Wars as well as our battle sites across the country.

That transformation of the heritage landscape should preferably be informed and replaced by all inclusive symbols or themes such as justice, youth, women, peace, reconciliation etc. than individual historical figures. This should not preclude future symbols and statues that celebrate and honour heroes and heroines that fought for justice and freedom.

A triumphalist approach should be discouraged as a principle of correcting the current skewed depiction of our heritage landscape.

Consideration of symbols of national importance should be informed by national consultation process.

On place names an audit of all offensive or hate names and others should be conducted and they should all be removed and a process to allow local communities to find replacement names after proper and all inclusive consultations.

Identification of key proponents and protagonists of epic systems and moments of injustice with the aim of replacing them in public spaces where these may be deemed offensive or reminder of past injustices. Such a consideration of names, Statues and Symbols will follow and be informed by a nationwide consultative processes with all proper consideration and distinction between historical facts of injustice on an epic scale as well as need for preservation of heritage of diverse communities.

A need for a comprehensive documentation of transformation process which will include Names, Statues and Symbols that were transformed and those that are still in the process of transformation.

Capacity building of existing heritage institutions such as the South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) and Provincial Heritage Resources Authorities (PHRAs) as well as regulatory heritage structures at local level. Similarly, capacity building for Place Names institutions such as the South African Geographical Names Council (SAGNC), Provincial Geographical Names Committees (PGNCs) and local institutions tasked with place names standardization and transformation.

Creation of a special purpose task team to assist with conceptualization, implementation and monitoring as well as impact assessment of a rapid process of transformation of the heritage landscape towards nation-building.

Review of existing laws to test their adequacy and appropriateness in responding to the current need for accelerated change of the current heritage landscape dominated by colonial and apartheid symbols.

Need for school curriculum change to adequately reflect South African history and heritage in all its diversity and complexity.

The departments of Arts and Culture, Basic Education and Higher Education and Training closely collaborate to ensure that transformation of national symbols, heritage, culture and education system is effected.

That the whole process should be driven with a sense of urgency that has a clear roadmap, milestones and verifiable targets. That consultations should not become open ended processes that begin to frustrate the very aim of addressing the issue of transformation of our public spaces towards an inclusive narrative that depicts our unity in diversity.

Reply received: April 2015

QUESTION NO. 1225-2015

FOR WRITTEN REPLY

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 27 MARCH 2015: (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 09 -2015)

Mr. A G Whitfield (DA) to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture:

(1). Whether he is aware that the Red Location Museum in New Brighton, Port Elizabeth, has been closed due to service delivery protest since October 2013; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so,

(2). has he taken any steps to intervene in order to reopen the museum; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details

(3). whether he has any plans in place to ensure future sustainability of the museum and surrounding precinct; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

(NW1431E)

REPLY:

1. Yes I am aware that the Red Location Museum has been closed due to service delivery protests;

2. I have not taken any steps to intervene in order to reopen the museum as the museum is not a declared institution in terms of the Cultural Institutions Act and not under the jurisdiction of my department (DAC), but under the jurisdiction of the local municipality;

I have no plans in place to ensure future sustainability thereof, as the museum and surrounding precinct do not fall under the jurisdiction of the DAC, but under the jurisdiction of the local municipality

The 2013/2014 Annual Report page 26, contains the list of all entities reporting to me, this is not one of them.

Reply received: April 2015

QUESTION NO: 1175

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DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 27 MARCH 2015 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER REF NO 9-2015)

“MR MW RABOTAPI (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF ARTS AND CULTURE:

How many sick leave days were taken by employees of his department in the 2013-14 financial year and (b) what was the total cost thereof in rand?

(NW1375E)

REPLY:

Leave cycles in the public service are managed in calendar years and not financial years.

The information the Hon. Member is looking for, it is in the public domain in the Annual Report. to assist the Hon. Member, the information can be located in pages 85 & 86 of the 2013-2014 Annual report.

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION NO. 954-2015

FOR WRITTEN REPLY

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 20 MARCH 2015: (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO.08 -2015)

Question Reply No. 954 is submitted on 2 April 2015.

Mr M W Rabotapi (DA) to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture:

What plans has his department put in place to upgrade cultural institutions such as (a) the Taung Skull Heritage Site in the Northern Cape and (b) the Cradock Four Memorial in the Eastern Cape which is in a state of disrepair? (NW1112E)

REPLY:

The Taung Skull Heritage Site and the Cradock Four Memorial are not cultural institutions declared under the Cultural Institutions Act, Act no 119 of 1998. It’s administration and management is therefore not under the jurisdiction of my Department.

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION NO. 950-2015 WRITTEN REPLY

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 20 March 2015.

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER No 8 - 2015)

Question Reply No. 950 is submitted on 2 April 2015

Dr G A Grootboom (DA) to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture:

What actions will he take to arrest the situation and malfunctioning of Pan South African Language Board and ensure that it promotes all South African Languages? NW1108E

REPLY:

I have appointed the Deputy Minister of Arts and Culture to broker a solution to the impasse at PanSALB, and the department will fast track the forensic audit and ensure that its recommendations are part of the turnaround strategy,

I will also fast track the appointment of a permanent CEO and CFO, to drive the turnaround strategy and stabilise the financial affairs at PanSALB, and ensure that it promotes all South African Languages.

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION NO. 948-2015

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DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 20 MARCH 2015: (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO.08 -2015)

Question Reply No. 948 is submitted on 2 April 2015.

Mr. M W Rabotapi (DA) to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture:

(a). Has there been a decrease in the number of visitors to Voortrekker Monument and Freedom Park since the closure of Reconciliation Road between the two institutions; if so, by how much has the number of visitors to each institution decreased in each case? (NW1106E)

REPLY:

The Voortrekker Monument has not experienced a decrease in the number of visitors due to the closure of the Reconciliation Road. However, there has been a decrease in the number of visitors to the Freedom Park. It is estimated that Freedom Park has experienced a decrease of about 1500 visitors since October 2014 due to the closure of the Reconciliation Road.

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION NO. 732-2015

FOR WRITTEN REPLY

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 13 MARCH 2015 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 07-2015)

Question Reply No. 732 is submitted on 2 April 2015.

“Dr G A Grootboom (DA) to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture”

With reference to the Deputy President reiteration on 4 March 2015 that the Use of Official Languages Act, Act 12 of 2012, must be implemented by all departments, and that implementation will cost R532million, (a) how will this implementation be funded, (b) where will the units be located within the organogram of his department, (c) who will be administratively responsible for the implementation and (d) what key performance areas are expected in the first year of implementation?

NW880E

REPLY

Individual government departments, national public entities and national public enterprises will provide resources/budgets for the establishment of their own language units from their budget allocations.
Individual government departments, national public entities and national public enterprises will decide on the location of language units within their organisational structures.
Directors-General and CEOs/Heads of government departments, national public enterprises and national public entities will be administratively responsible for the implementation and
The key performance areas expected in the first year of implementation are:

Establishment of language units, and

(ii) Adoption of language policies.

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION NO. 731-2015

FOR WRITTEN REPLY

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 13 MARCH 2015: (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 731 -2015)

Question Reply No. 731 is submitted on 2 April 2015

Mr. M W Rabotapi (DA) to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture:

(a). To what extent has the closure of the Reconciliation Road between Vootrekker Monument and Freedom Park affected business between the two institutions and (b) what has been the financial loss in each case?

REPLY:

It is an unfortunate development that the road that symbolizes reconciliation efforts is not operational. This is a serious setback as we were looking forward to a symbiotic and mutually enriching relationship between the Voortrekker Monument and Freedom Park. They are both heritage sites that not only tell the story of where we come from but where we want to go as a country.
The Freedom Park has experienced a decrease in visitor numbers since the closure of the reconciliation road. It is estimated that at least an amount of R135 000.00 has been lost between October 2014 and now. The Voortrekker Monument has not been affected negatively by the closure of the Reconciliation Road. The operation of Reconciliation Road since June 2011 has placed enormous pressure on the budget of the monument as it is a non-profit institution.

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION NO: 555

FOR WRITTEN REPLY

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 06 MARCH 2015 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER REF NO 5-2015)

Question reply No. 555 is submitted on 2 April 2015

“MR MW RABOTAPI (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF ARTS AND CULTURE:

Whether any employees in his department have been on suspension with full salary

since 1 January 2014; if so, (a) how many employees and (b) what is the total cost there of (NW635E)

REPLY:

Yes.

2 employees (17 March 2014 – 29 April 2014 and 1 October 2014 – 31 January 2015).
R612,120.38

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION 214-2015

FOR WRITTEN REPLY

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER 12 FEBRUARY 2015 INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER 1-2015

Question Reply No. 214 is submitted on 3 March 2015

Ms A Matshobeni (EFF) to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture:

With reference to the National Film and Video Foundation estimates that the film industry contributes about R3, 5 billion to the economy, even though less than 15% of films shown in South Africa are locally produced, what plans are in place to enlarge the film industry and unlock its job creation potential and contribution to the economy? NW235E

REPLY:

Jobs in the film industry are created through the entire film value chain, the most labour intensive aspect of which is production. The Baseline Study done in 2012 also shows that the film industry creates between 25 000 and 30 000 jobs per year. An increase in the number of annual productions per year will see more jobs created.

It should be noted that the Baseline Study had a narrow scope, focusing mainly on feature films released for cinema. Formats such as "made for TV films", Straight to DVD Movies and documentaries were not included. The industry thus is likely to be creating more jobs than are documented in the study.

The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) in consultation with industry have developed a Macro Strategy for the Film Industry which aims to create employment by increasing the number of films produced in the South Africa annually. The key strategic programmes in this regard will be skills and enterprise development programmes, enhanced support for local production and distribution, infrastructure development and opening new markets for South African film content. These activities will complement and enhance existing programmes such as the grant funding and bursaries provided by the NFVF and the incentive schemes offered by the Department of Trade and Industry such as the film rebate and the recently launched Black Film Maker’s Incentive.

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION NO. 189-2015

FOR WRITTEN REPLY

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 12 FEBRUARY 2015 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 1-2015)

Submitted on 3 March 2015

Mr D America (DA) to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture:

With reference to the reply of the Minister of Communication to question 1031 on 27 November 2014, what was the total amount that (a) his department and (b) each of its entities (i) spent on and/or (ii) budgeted for advertising for each month between 1 January 2013 and 31 July 2014, excluding expenditure transferred through the Department of Communications for advertising;

does such figure for each month represent the (a) total value of advertising that appeared in the media in that month, (b) amount paid in that month for advertising that may have appeared previously or (c) amount paid advance for advertising that appeared at a later date;

in each specified case, what amount did (a) his department and (b) each of its entities spend on advertising in (i) print, (ii) radio, (iii) television, (iv) online and (v) outdoor;
in each specified case, what is the breakdown of advertising by (a) his department and (b) each on its entities in terms of (i) name of and (ii) amount spent on each (aa) publication, (bb) radio stations, (cc) television station, (dd) website and (ee) billboards location in each province?

REPLY

The kind of information the Honourable Member is requesting is already available in the Annual reports of the Department and various entities reporting to me.

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION 56-2015

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DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 2015-02-12 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO.1-2015)

Question reply 56 is submitted on 3 March 2015.

Dr G A Grootboom (DA) to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture:

With reference to the allocation of R12 million for upgrade to the Kimberley Theatre in the Northern Cape, what are the relevant details of the assessment made as to the expenses already incurred;
Whether the allocation was based on a professional assessment of what is required to complete the projects, if so, what are the relevant details in this regard;
Whether the upgrade projects was put out on tender; if so, what (a) companies were awarded the tenders, (b) is the value of the tenders in each case and (c) are the detailed timelines of the projects for each award? NW58E

REPLY:

The total expenditure for both contractor and professional fees was R6 017 818.00 as at end of January 2015. The breakdown was not indicated in the report which was submitted by Northern Cape Theatre.
Yes it was based on the professional assessment as indicated by the Northern Cape Theatre. The details are as follows:

ITEMS	COSTS (R)
Capital Expenditure
Sump pump	3960
Water reticulation	56 874
Beam support	21 000
Plumbing	23 900
Drainage system	11 120
Firefighting equipment	126 760
Carpets in the auditorium	461 732
Dressing rooms	87 308
Supawood cladding	29 352
Sump pump connection and alarm	8 629
Stair lights in auditorium	33 380
Lights at dressing rooms
Emergency generator	224 729
Flooring	243 945
Aluminium cladding	1 550 000
Electrical installation on lift shaft	10 000
Aluminium doors	7 273
Re-measurable items	1 654 030
Sound and lighting equipment	5 000 000
Gates to entrance of Theatre	14 700
Recording studio	2 145 657
Two guard houses	210 681
Total	R12 0000

The tender for phase one of the upgrading of the theatre was advertised by Northern Cape Department of Roads and Public Works in 2010 and the tender were awarded in November 2010 to Nel Mahlangu Constructors Pty Ltd.

Phase two of the upgrading of the theatre was not advertised.

However the implementing agent indicated that:

Phase one contractor was appointed to complete phase two
The value of the tender was R12 000 000
The initial contract period for phase 2 was from September 2014 to March 2015.

Having received this information I have instructed my Acting Director General to investigate the matter and furnish me with the report. I will furnish the Member with the outcome of the investigation.

2015-03-17

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