Adv Sonwabile Mancotywa

15 March 2010

“Ours is a constant battle against forgetfulness. Every generation has a mission to fulfil. It is either fulfilled or betrayed”

By Frans Fanon

CONTENT BACKGROUND TO NHC ON COMPOSITION & STRUCTURAL ARRANGEMENTS SECRETARIAT LEGISLATIVE MANDATE STRATEGIC PRIORITIES NHC’S INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS HERITAGE PROGRAMMES INFORMED BY STRATEGIC PRIORITIES SPECIAL HERITAGE PROGRAMMES TO PROMOTE, SUSTAIN & INVEST IN HERITAGE

YOUNG INDIGINOUS ARTISTS NATIONAL LIBERATION HERITAGE ROUTE FUNDING AND RESOURCE MOBILIZATION MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

COMPLIANCE AND GOVERNANCE IMPERATIVES SPECIAL PROJECTS & STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT KEY ACHIEVEMENTS GENERAL CHALLENGES CLOSURE

BACKGROUND TO THE NHC ON COMPOSITION & STRUCTURAL ARRANGEMENTS

NHC is a public entity under the Department of Arts and Culture and has a fully functional Council appointed as an oversight body.

This month marks the end of term of the second Council of the NHC, the first having served its term between 01 April 2004 - 30 Sept 2006.

This Council’s term began on 01 April 2007 & ends on 31 March 2010. A new and Third Council is expected to take office on 01 April 2010. The Minister appoints not more than six members to the Council

through public nomination processes. MECs responsible for Arts & Culture in all nine provinces nominate a

member each for the Minister to appoint to Council. Chairperson is appointed by the Minister & Vice Chairperson thereof is

elected by members appointed by Minister from amongst their own. Council may create committees to assist it in the performance of its own

powers and duties.

SECRETARIATThe Council has established the

following Committees to assist it in the carrying out of some of its functions:

Heritage Committee International Relations Committee HR and Remuneration Committee Audit Committee

SECRETARIAT (Continued)Key Strategic Objectives are: Ensuring Corporate Governance and compliance with

Legislative and Regulatory imperatives; Council business in terms of General Support to the Council

in terms of logistics for meetings holistically; effectiveness of Council, its Committees and referral systems;

Composition of Current Council Currently there are 12 Members Regrettably, the Chairperson tragically passed on last year

and the Vice Chairperson assumed the reigns and will serve until 31 march 2010.

Three meetings were held to date and the Act has been complied with.

LEGISLATIVE MANDATEThe Council derives its Mandate from the NHC Act, 1999 (Act

No. 11 of 1999) particularly Section 10 which gives Council powers to:

Advise the Minister of Arts & Culture on heritage Policies Coordinate heritage management in South Africa Protect, preserve & promote heritage for present & future

generations Research on intangible heritage with reference to Indigenous

Knowledge Systems Grant funding for heritage projects and ensure resource mobilization Lobby funding for the sector Develop and promote heritage awareness and education Develop and coordinate transform of the entire heritage sector Investigate ways & means to repatriate heritage resources

STRATEGIC PRIOTITIES The Strategic Plan for the 2010 - 2013 MTEF Period foregrounds the following

priorities: Strengthen policy development and advice Increase resource mobilization and funding for the sector Position the heritage sector as a significant contributor to

socioeconomic development Enhance the role of heritage in nation building Enhance coordination of heritage management Facilitate, monitor & coordinate transformation of the heritage sector Enhanced institutional capacity, financial & corporate governance

compliance Enhance research and innovation Promote public awareness, education and advocacy Develop and enhance strategic partnerships with stakeholders Maintain strong corporate image and identity

NHC’S INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS

HERITAGE PROGRAMMES INFORMED BY STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

Programmes for responding to the Policy Advice Strategic Priority: Heritage Conservation and Development Access to Heritage Institutions and Introduction of Heritage

Levy Policy Framework on Repatriation of Heritage Resources Policy framework on Professional Standards and Ethics Programmes responding to Heritage Promotion &

Sustainance Ubuntu Imbizo & Awards held Annually South African Traditional Music Achievement Awards

(SATMA) Unsung heroes and heroines (linked to the National

Liberation Heritage Project)

HERITAGE PROGRAMMES INFORMED BY STRATEGIC PRIORITIES (Continued)Programmes responding to Positioning the

Sector as a significant Contributor to Economic Development & Thus Promoting investing in Heritage

Young Indigenous Artists TrainingNational Liberation Heritage RouteFunding & Resource MobilisationPotential Spinoffs Subject to DAC’s Approval of Policies :

Heritage Conservation and Development Access to Heritage Institutions and Introduction of

Heritage Levy

YOUNG INDIGENOUS ARTISTS SPECIAL PROGRAMME TO PROMOTE HERITAGE &

ENTREPRENEURSHIP As a token of appreciation for the Former President, Dr Nelson

Mandela the World renowned Ethiopian Artist, Captain Lema Guya (Retired), offered to train young South Africans in indigenous art using goat skin and oil at no fee save for logistics to & from Addis Ababa

Nine (9) young South Africans drawn from each of the provinces received training in Ethiopia during 2007

NHC funded the training with an undertaking that the artists would upon returning to South Africa train other artists within their own provinces and localities

Seed funding was received from the National Lottery to assist the artists with the establishment of Cooperatives in their localities and this process is currently underway.

In the meantime, the artists have began training other artists even before they could establish formal arts centres from which to work

SPECIAL PROGRAMME TO SUSTAIN & INVEST IN HERITAGE

NATIONAL LIBERATION HERITAGE ROUTE It is a national programme towards the identification of sites linked to the

liberation struggle for inclusion into the nomination list & declaration by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

A tentative list has already been submitted to and accepted by the World Heritage Committee under UNESCO.

A Cabinet Memo has been sent to the Minister of Arts & Culture to initiate a parliamentary process to solicit national acceptance.

Nine provinces and municipalities have been engaged & consolidation of inter-organisational networks and collaboration continues.

Business Case has been developed following the Summit held in February 2008

Three Workshops held with political parties, provinces & Council between 11 – 13 March 2010.

National research now taking place in all provinces

NATIONAL LIBERATION HERITAGE ROUTE (Continued)

The following observations & challenges have been made and identified respectively:

The magnitude of the project is beyond NHC’s capacity & requires the fostering of key partnerships & collaborations

Substantial funding is required for the project to succeed Need for national consensus on the project (Movements, Families,

government & other organised formations Inclusivity of all stakeholders to whom it relates Need for synergy of approach between Provinces & National Govts Need to agree on the definition of & consensus on Liberation Struggle Need for a National Steering Committee once accepted by government Possible effect of repatriation of Heritage Resources Policy on Project

NATIONAL LIBERATION HERITAGE ROUTE (Continued)

Defining foreign relations with host countries of our heritage resources Need for Rules of engagement during and post declaration of the Route Need to develop a beneficiation strategy post envisaged declaration Need for implementation strategy with SAHRA, Dept of Environment

DAC; Planning Commission; Foreign Relations & The Presidency It is a transnational project cutting across the SADC region It must be an all inclusive project in terms of stakeholder participation National consensus needs to be reached on the inherent limitations of

what goes into the nomination list Coordination must be centralised at national level with provinces and

municipalities also playing significant roles Getting stories from other not yet known or unsung heroes & heroines We are yet to define the mode of managing and mediating possible

tensions that may arise from different interest groups & formations

SPECIAL PROGRAMME TO PROMOTE & SUSTAIN HERITAGE

HERITAGE & EDUCATION OUTREACHPURPOSE GROWING

INTERESTNATIONAL IMPACT

Conscientise learners about importance and value of heritage

The number of stakeholders have increased to 5 this year due to interest: SANParks, Moral Regeneration Movement (MRM), Campus After Hours, Kara Heritage Institution, Department of Basic Education

18 Schools from across South Africa took part in the competition at Mapungubwe during December 2009.

FUNDING AND RESOURCE MOBILISATION PROGRAMME TO PROMOTE, SUSTAIN & INVEST

IN HERITAGEKey Strategic Objectives: Funding disbursement through Funding Policy

Independent Heritage Funding Committee appointed Tranche payment system used to ensure delivery Grant agreements are signed with all beneficiaries

Fundraising Initiatives to augment DAC allocations National Lottery is currently funding some key projects

Monitoring and Evaluation of Funded Projects in place Periodic reporting done Summit held last year to determine impact of Funding in the

Sector Funding Impact Draft Report received & Final Report is

being finalised

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS AS PART OF CORE BUSINESS TO SUPPORT HERITAGE PROGRAMMES &

PROJECTSThe following mediums are used, amongst others, to achieve

the public visibility and promote heritage: PUBLIC RELATIONS

Media Management – Various media are used to propel the NHC brand (Broadcast Media, Print Media, Online Media, Media Monitoring)

Publications – Print and Audio Visual publications are produced (Corporate diaries, Mandela Documentary done recently)

 MARKETING Advertising – Adverts are placed on behalf of various business

units and projects for key Stakeholder engagement initiatives. Branding – Strategic activities of the NHC or in association with

the NHC are visibly branded.

COMPLIANCE IMPERATIVES Quarterly reports to DAC NHC has submitted all the three quarterly reports to the

Department of Arts and Culture and will submit the last one after year end by no later than 30 April 2010.

NHC Strategic Plan for the 2010 – 2013 MTEF Period Following the Strategy Review session held between 10 and

12 December 2009 in which all employees participated. The review sought to improve our operational instruments,

overcome internal fragmentation, improve monitoring and evaluation and encourage innovate management

the Council approved it on 20 February 2010 and this was accordingly submitted to Department of Arts and Culture on 26 February 2010.

SPECIAL PROJECTS & STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT ON HERITAGE PROMOTIONArts and Culture 2010 World Cup Task Team The NHC was part of the Task Team that was assisting and

advising the Ministry on ensuring that South Africa realises the 2010 World Cup benefits for the sector. The Task Team was unfortunately dissolved by the Minister in January 2010

Other projects Possible partnerships for 2010 and beyond will be

considered during March 2010 NHC will participate in DAC activities on 2010 FIFA Soccer

World Cup as and when requested. Partnerships will other stakeholders will also be considered

during the new financial year

KEY ACHIEVEMENTSWithin the programme framework & Corporate Governance

Perspectives the following successes & achievements can be noted:

NHC has influenced structural transformation of the sector; Funding function has enhanced development of funded

organisations; NHC has filled the policy vacuum and occupies a critical space in

terms of national discourse on heritage matters; NHC had developed a strategy for Media monitoring of the NHC

and heritage issues broadly. Enhanced communication and marketing strategy on heritage

programmes; Improved management of linkages within the organizational value

chain;

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS (CONTINUED) Improved Corporate governance and consolidation of accountability

measures. Attained five consecutive unqualified audit reports since inception. All three quarterly reports for the year have been submitted to the

DAC. Functional Council and Committees during the current term of office. Increased formal partnerships with stakeholders by way of MOU/As. Enhanced funding for heritage projects and programmes through

National Lottery and Provincial Government of Eastern Cape. Official endorsements of the Liberation Heritage Route Project were

received from the National and Provincial Lekgotla of the ruling party NHC is widely recognised as the knowledge hub and authority on

heritage matters.

CHALLENGES Budget cut of about R5 million by DAC in terms of annual allocations

for 2010/11 will ngeatively impact on the implimentability of the approved strategy.

The aroused & growing public interest, appreciation and perhaps confidence in heritage (as well as the NHC) will place pressure (in the form of high expectations) on the organisational resources.

Building of sufficient capacity to match the growth of the National Liberation Heritage Route.

The Third Cultural Laws Amendment Bill, 2009 potentially presents adverse impact on the NHC’s mandate by watering it down and thus rendering implementation of strategy 2010-2013 challenging if Bill is passed.

NHC submitted written inputs to the Minister during 2009 and made further inputs at the DAC workshop on the Bill held on 12 March 2010

Thank You