Adv. Sonwabile Mancotywa, CEO, National Heritage Council 27 May 2008

1. Briefing to the Portfolio Committee on Arts & Culture on NHC’s key Strategic Programmes for 2008/2009 Adv. Sonwabile Mancotywa, CEO, National Heritage Council 27 May 2008

2. Background • Formal end of apartheid in 1994 and the ushering in of democracy. • Main strategic objective of the country was to end the legacy of colonialism and apartheid while at the same time reconstructing and rebuilding the nation. • 1996 White Paper on Arts, Culture and Heritage and the conception of the idea of establishing the NHC as a coordinating and transforming agent. • Fragmentation of the Sector and Strong legacy of the past. • Social cohesion and nation building in the spate of xenophobia attacks.

3. National Heritage Council Establish Council Recruit staff Policies Establish Build relationships Heritage as term used in SA Strategy Execution 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Heritage Promotion Stakeholder Engagement Establishment Phase New Trajectory Era

4. Phases of Institutional Development PRIORITY AREAS PHASES Establishment :founding, laying systems, launch Governance protocol; transitional structure & Business plan. Compliance with PFMA (Risk Management and Fraud Prevention). Phase I Building institutional capacity, stakeholder Engagement, strategy formulation, funding policy &funding of projects, focus on key strategic Programs, raising profile & awareness on heritage Phase II Phase II Intensification of programs, resource mobilsation Review of strategy, longer term structure. New Trajectory focusing on knowledge production & New policy initiatives, intensify the campaign on UBUNTU for nation building &national Identity & enhancing coordination &transform at .

5. NHC Mandate and core functions • National Heritage Council, 1999 (Act No.11 of 1999) and NHC establishment in February 2004 • Core functions • Coordination of the heritage sector in SA • Provide policy advice to the Minister • Funding of heritage projects • Promotion of public awareness through education and public participation. • Transformation of the sector

6. Vision of the NHC To be the leading agent for the preservation, protection and promotion of the South African heritage, both tangible and intangible, for sustainable development

7. Mission of the NHC • Co-ordinate heritage management informed by stakeholder consultation and engagement; • Provide a transformation strategy and framework for the heritage sector to embrace South Africa’s diverse heritage in the interest of national identity; • To facilitate the development of heritage policies through consultations and partnerships with key sector role players; • Advise the Minister of Arts and Culture on heritage policies and other heritage matters; • Play a leading role in the establishment of policy for the repatriation of South African heritage resources; • Promote, mainstream and foreground living heritage with particular emphasis on Ubuntu as a resource for nation building; • Provide a framework for the sustainable use of heritage resources in social development to unlock the economic potential of South Africa’s national heritage; and • Facilitate the establishment of strategic partnerships with heritage stakeholders and role-players nationally, regional and internationally.

8. NHC strategic priorities • To provide the Minister of Arts and Culture with sound policy advice on all national heritage matters • Equitable redress and inclusivity • Enhance the role of Ubuntu in nation building • Improve coordination and management of the heritage sector • Positioning the sector as a significant contributor to the socio-economic development • Public awareness, education and stakeholder relations • Institutional development of the National Heritage Council and Heritage Organisations

9. Key strategic programmes for 2007/8 • Revival of Ubuntu for Nation-building (annual national Imbizos rotating through provinces and Ubuntu Award) • Development and implementation of Heritage Transformation Charter. • Liberation heritage programme • Irish-South Africa heritage programme • 2010 Soccer World Cup Legacy programme • Audit of the sector and development of the information portal on the sector • Training and engaging journalist and media houses on reporting heritage stories • Training and development of young artists in the area of indigenous arts • Early African intellectuals programme and which includes Sol Plaatjies • Unearthing unsung heroes and heroines • Development of repatriation policy framework for the country in partnership with SAHRA • Survey of Heritage contribution to economic development in order to review the resouring of the heritage sector. • Development of a policy framework for digitization of heritage resources in SA (working with DAC). • Development of a policy and a model for access to heritage institutions and places. • Development of NHC heritage resource center • Mobilization of resource for the sector • Assistance of SA heritage organizations in their engagement with international heritage bodies.

10. Breakdown of Allocations for 2007/8

11. 2007-2008 Budget Allocation

12. 2008/9 allocations • 29 448 • 16.200(ring fenced for special projects) • Total :45 648 • Percentage increase is 24% compared to 2007 • 73% allocated to core business • 27% allocated to support function • The NHC &DAC agreement on national priorities • NHC so far achieved three unqualified audit reports

13. NATIONAL PRIORITIES AS AGREED WITH DAC • Ubuntu and Social Cohesion • African Cultural Practices • Xenophobia and Heritage in South Africa-UBUNTU for social cohesion &national identify • Women and Heritage • Education and Heritage • Heritage and people with disabilities • Heritage and HIV/Aids • The Diminishing Heritage of the Khoisan People • Youth and Heritage • African Conference with Heritage Councils/Bodies in Africa focusing on Decolonization of African Heritage • Establishment of Heritage Policy and Research Institute

14. KEY PRIORITY PROGRAMMES FOR 2008/9 FINANCIAL YEAR • Revival of Ubuntu for Nation-building (annual national Imbizos rotating through provinces and Ubuntu Award) • Development and implementation of Heritage Transformation Charter. • Liberation heritage programme • Development of young artists in the area of indigenous arts • Early African intellectuals programme and which includes Sol Plaatjies • Unearthing unsung heroes and heroines • Development of repatriation policy framework for the country in partnership with SAHRA • Survey of Heritage contribution to economic development in order to review the resouring of the heritage sector. • Development of a policy framework for digitization of heritage resources in SA (working with DAC). • Development of a policy and a model for access to heritage institutions and places. • Development of a framework for integration of heritage management into IDP’s (Local Government) • Development of NHC heritage resource center • Assistance of SA heritage organizations in their engagement with international heritage bodies. • Education Summit on Heritage

15. Some challenges facing the sector • Overlapping roles due to vague legislation and role definition(transformation charter outlines recommendations) • Weak collaboration among various actors in the sector resulting in competition and duplications. • Poor understanding of the strategic role of heritage • Absence of a sector wide strategy(transformation charter approach) • Sector funding impact &needs analysis • Lottery funding disbursements too slow&demorilising the sector

16. Opportunities in the sector and strategic interventions that can be made • Growing realization of the importance of the sector. • Realization of key national programmes that can only be tackled by the sector i.e. social cohesion and language. • 2010 presents yet another opportunity for show-casing our culture and heritage with a resultant boosting of the cultural and creative industries. • Adoption of social cohesion as one of Government’s key priority areas • Current DAC-led Policy Review process and NHC-led Transformation Charter Development process.

17. Detailed Financial Report for 2007/2008 and Budget allocations 2008-2009by Ms Tandile NgetuCFO, National Heritage Council

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