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PRESENTATION TO SELECT COMMITTEE ON FINANCE NCOP 3 MARCH 2009. 2009 / 10 DIVISION OF REVENUE BILL. Themba Wakashe Director - General Department of Arts and Culture. Overview of 2009 MTEF allocations. Key Outcomes for the 2009 MTEF. Promoting a Culture of Reading - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Themba WakasheDirector - General
Department of Arts and Culture
2009 / 10 DIVISION OF
REVENUE BILL
PRESENTATION TO SELECT COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
NCOP
3 MARCH 2009
Overview of 2009 MTEF allocations
ProvincesEastern Cape
Free State
Gauteng
KwaZulu-Natal
Limpopo
Mpumalanga
Northern Cape
North West
Western Cape
2009/1055,515
40,315
46,043
34,147
55,956
55,956
58, 820
52,872
40,976
2010/1162,240
45,197
51,619
38,280
62,733
62,733
65,943
59,275
45,938
2011/1265,974
47,909
54,716
40,579
66,497
66,497
69,900
62,832
48,694
Total 440, 600 493,960 523,598
Key Outcomes for the 2009 MTEF
• Promoting a Culture of Reading• Libraries and social cohesion – shared family
activities • Address severe disparities between poor rural and
urban communities • Libraries and IT – connectivity in rural areas can
bridge digital divide - Dinaledi schools Project• Publishing in Indigenous languages – launch of
the African literature catalogue
LIBRARY TRANSFORMATION CHARTER
• All inclusive consultative forums held in each of the nine provinces
• Fourth Draft Charter to be presented to Arts & Culture MINMEC
• Charter presented to Minister of Education on 16 Feb 2009
• Further consultations with portfolio committees, SALGA, and DPLG to be arranged.
INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES
• Need for supply of literature in all official languages, especially for young readers
• NLSA driving process to identify indigenous language publications and to reprint African language classics
• Minister launched 27 titles of reprinted African Literary Classics on 17 February 2009.
PRIORITIES FOR 2009 -2010: PROVINCIAL
• Increased books and reading material (esp. for younger readers)
• Upgrading & construction of library buildings• Appointment of more staff; extensions of
contracts• ICT – New integrated library management system;
PRIORITIES FOR DAC
• Construction of a model library in Mdantsane, Eastern Cape
• Facilitate the planning and building of two libraries in Khayelitsha, Cape Town
• Cooperation with correctional services regarding youth at risk
• Publishing in indigenous languages• Cooperation with Arts, Social Development
regarding the production of tactile books.
PREPARATIONS AND PLANNING FOR 2009 - 2010
• DAC coordinated the development of business plans for 2009/10
• Draft business plans submitted to DAC and to National Treasury
• Final business plans to be submitted to Treasury by 27 March 2009
• Technical Assistance Unit and Project Team provides ongoing support to provinces
Conditional Grants: 2008/2009
E C F S Gt KZN L MP N C N W WC Total
R'000 R'000 R'000 R'000 R'000 R'000 R'000 R'000 R'000 R'000
April '08 9,252 5,322 0 3,171 9,573 3,600 13,625 8,112 388 53,043
July '08 11,024 11,328 21,034 13,67713,28
5 14,575 16,387 16,706 8,821 126,837
October '08 13,637 7,621 7,385 6,623
12,835 17,004 9,911 9,823 7,954 92,793
January '09 8,675 6,656 6,902 2,724 7,233 7,747 5,200 5,919 14,271 65,327
Roll-Overs (07/08) 199 5,478 286 683 6,646
Total 42,588 31,126 35,321 26,19548,40
4 43,212 45,806 40,560 31,434 344,646
EXPENDITURE FOR THE THIRD QUARTER ENDING DECEMBER 2008 FOR THE 2008/09 FINANCIAL YEAR
ProvincesTransfer: National
Office Receipt of Transfer by ProvinceSpent by
Province % Spent up to Dec. 2008
R'000 R'000 R'000 %
Eastern Cape 33, 963 33, 963 20, 617 60. 7%
Free State 24, 271 24, 271 12, 076 49.7%
Gauteng 28, 419 28, 419 31, 673 111.4%
KwaZulu-Natal 23, 471 23, 471 16, 160 68.8%
Limpopo 38, 432 38, 432 32, 307 84.0%
Mpumalanga 35, 179 35, 179 14, 716 41.8%
Northern Cape 39, 923 39, 923 22, 317 55.9%
North West 34, 641 34, 641 22, 482 64.9%
Western Cape 17, 163 17, 163 15, 410 89.7%
TOTAL 275, 462 275, 462 187, 758 68.1%
Incorrect Format: Eastern Cape
Achievements to date: Provinces
• Improved coordination / relations between provinces and municipalities
• 360 professional and support staff appointed• One integrated library management system to be rolled-out
to six provinces• Infrastructure upgradings (60 libraries upgraded) • New facilities are being planned• Quality of reading materials improving (esp. reference
materials and indigenous languages)• Creative outreach programmes implemented, e.g. NW &
NC (container libraries and mobile libraries)
Achievements to date: National• Focused attention on visually impaired – DAISY
project (3 provinces working with SA Library for the Blind)
• Republication of African Literature Classics• National architectural student competition to
design a model library completed• Library Transformation Charter – consultations
completed• Monitoring and Evaluation Capacity increased
(new directorate established)
MAJOR CHALLENGES
• Staff turn-over v/s skills shortages
• Delays in concluding SLAs with municipalities – still Schedule 5 problems
• Supply Chain Management issues – esp. in relation to procurement of books and reading material
• Infrastructure-related problems – tenders; Public Works and maintenance
WAY FORWARD
• National Tender for database of service providers for books and reading material
• Infrastructure Project Management Support (National Treasury TAU)
• 3 M&E specialists appointed by DAC• New “South African Public and Community Libraries Bill
(Norms and standards)” – to be passed & implemented before conditional grant can be folded into the equitable share
• Investigation into training at a national level underway
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