Themba Wakashe Director - 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 Provinces Eastern Cape Free State Gauteng KwaZulu-Natal Limpopo Mpumalanga Northern Cape North West Western Cape 2009/10 55,515 40,315 46,043 34,147 55,956 58, ,872 40, /11 62,240 45,197 51,619 38,280 62,733 65,943 59,275 45, /12 65,974 47,909 54,716 40,579 66,497 69,900 62,832 48,694 Total 440, ,960523,598

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 : 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 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 CF SGtKZNLMPN CN WWCTotal R'000 April '089,2525,32203,1719,5733,60013,6258, ,043 July '0811,02411,32821,03413,67713,28514,57516,38716,7068,821126,837 October '0813,6377,6217,3856,62312,83517,0049,9119,8237,95492,793 January '098,6756,6566,9022,7247,2337,7475,2005,91914,27165,327 Roll- Overs (07/08)1995, ,646 Total42,58831,12635,32126,19548,40443,21245,80640,56031,434344,646

EXPENDITURE FOR THE THIRD QUARTER ENDING DECEMBER 2008 FOR THE 2008/09 FINANCIAL YEAR Provinces Transfer: National OfficeReceipt of Transfer by Province Spent by Province% Spent up to Dec R'000 % Eastern Cape33, , % Free State24, , % Gauteng28, , % KwaZulu-Natal23, , % Limpopo38, , % Mpumalanga35, , % Northern Cape39, , % North West34, , % Western Cape17, , % TOTAL275, , % 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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