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Briefing on Strategic Plan and Budgeting for 2008/09 Mrs Ntombenhle Nkosi; Chief Executive Officer Tuesday, 13 May 2008 Arts and Culture Portfolio Committee Parliament, Cape Town. PART A. INTRODUCTION. Intro…. Legislative Mandate
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Briefing on Strategic Plan and Budgeting for 2008/09 Mrs Ntombenhle Nkosi; Chief Executive OfficerTuesday, 13 May 2008Arts and Culture Portfolio CommitteeParliament, Cape Town
PART A INTRODUCTION
Intro… Legislative Mandate • PanSALB derives its legislative mandate from the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, the PanSALB Act 59 of 1995 as amended in 1999 and the PanSALB Regulations. The powers and functions of the Board are to: • (a) Make recommendations with regard to any proposed or existing legislation, practice and policy dealing directly or indirectly with language matters at any level of government, and with regard to any proposed amendments to or the repeal or replacement of such legislation, practice and policy;
Intro… The powers and functions of the Board are to: • (b) Make recommendations to organs of state at all levels of government where it considers such action advisable for the adoption of measures aimed at the promotion of multilingualism within the framework of the Constitution;
Intro… The powers and functions (cont.) • (c) Actively promote an awareness of multilingualism as a national resource; • (d) Actively promote the development of the previously marginalised languages; • (e) Initiate studies and research aimed at promoting and creating conditions for the development and use of • (i) all the official languages of the Republic; • (ii) Khoe and San languages; and, • (iii) South African Sign Language. • (f) Promote and ensure respect for all other languages commonly used by communities in South Africa;
Intro… The powers and functions (cont.) • (g) Advise on the co-ordination of language planning in South Africa; • (h) Facilitate co-operation with language planning agencies outside South Africa; • (i) Establish Provincial Language Committees and National Bodies to advise it on any language matter affecting a province or a specific language; and • (j) Establish National Lexicography Units to operate as companies limited by guarantee under section 21 of the Companies Act, 1973 (Act 61 of 1973); and allocate funds to the units for the fulfilment of their functions.
Intro… The powers and functions (cont.) • In terms of Section 4 of the PanSALB Act, the the Board is an independent organ of state, subject only to the Constitution and its founding legislation and must perform its duties without fear, favour or prejudice. All organs of state are enjoined to cooperate with the Board and may not interfere with the function of the Board in its execution of its mandate.
Intro… Vision • To achieve the equal status and use of all official languages of South Africa Mission • To provide for the recognition, the promotion and the development of all South African languages, with particular attention being given to those languages that were previously marginalized Values • Respect for all languages in South Africa • Equal treatment of all languages in South Africa • Non discrimination on the basis of language
Intro..Purpose • Create conditions for; • Multilingualism by developing and promoting equal use and status of all official languages • National unity and respect for the Bill of Rights as it pertains to respect and cultural tolerance of all languages and restoration of dignity of formally marginalised languages
Intro…Purpose • See to the Implementation of; • Language policies at all levels of government • Language development plans, projects and initiatives • Appropriate research in support of language development • All measures meant to protect and support Constitutional democracy with respect to language
Intro…Purpose • Be agents of change by; • Promoting public dialogue to change mindsets and attitudes to language • Promoting the value of indigenous languages • Monitoring the application of language legislation • Advising government on linguistic matters
PART B SERVICE DELIVERY
PART c Strategic approach 2008-2011
Strategic Summary and Problem Definition • The PanSALB management has embarked on a three-year strategic and business planning process. • Deep introspection within the organization has highlighted areas of both concern and opportunity that will have to be focused on as PanSALB is revitalized. • Key strategic, organizational and operational measures are recommended in PanSALB’s programme of action, which it is believed adequately supports resource requirement projections being tabled before the Treasury. • In line with the government planning processes PanSALB has since developed a comprehensive planning cycle.
Strategic Summary and Problem Definition (Cont..) Problem definition • The PanSALB Act needs to be amended to include compliance and enforcement. • Limited funding has negatively affected PanSALB delivery.
Strategic Summary and Problem Definition.. The following are PanSALB’s strategic goals. These will inform all Annual Operational Plans for 2008-11 • To raise the public profile, visibility and influence of PanSALB and the organization’s impact on its constitutional mandate backed by cooperative governance and partnerships • To introduce enforcement and monitoring of language policy implementation in addition to the ongoing role of language policy development and monitoring • To focus on language education, with emphasis on enabling mainstream economic access to previously disadvantaged language groups • Actively to promote, develop and empower the official languages, with more emphasis on the previously marginalized languages, the Khoe and San languages and SASL, to raise their status to that of lasting, visible symbols provincially and nationally, e.g. through a language monument to showcase South Africa’s language development history among local and international tourists
Strategic Summary and Problem Definition.. • To influence, promote and enforce multilingualism in all organs of society • To perform a critical appreciation of its effectiveness by developing an operational model that enhances this
Summary of 2008/09 Annual Operational Plans • Review the organogram to enable better service delivery. • Develop a full integration of HR, Finance and Supply Chain Management (SCM) systems. • Audit and drafting of policies within PanSALB with emphasis on HR, Finance and SCM to ensure full compliance. • Implementations of Performance Management System and staff retention strategy. • Raise public awareness and profile of PanSALB through media relations, stakeholder relations and marketing initiatives
Summary of 2008/09 Annual Operational Plans… • Develop and implement an integrated IT Master Systems Plan to include business continuity. • Through the Provincial Language Committees PanSALB will position itself at the forefront of language policy development and implementation. • Coordinate internal structures to achieve the best synergies through our provincial offices. • To create a Fundraising Committee to leverage private sector relationships for more funding. • Develop stakeholder relationship management strategies to facilitate delivery.
Summary of 2008/09 Annual Operational Plans… • Engage Parliament with a view to enable PanSALB’s Act to tighten aspects of its legislation on enforcement, against non-complying organisations. For example to ensure compliance by departments to deliver on the decision of Cabinet to establish language units with a view to implementing the National Language Policy Framework, PanSALB must be empowered to enforce compliance. T • To review and reconcile the PanSALB Act to ensure consistency with the Public Service Act. • Embark on vigorous awareness campaigns across all governments spheres and private sector on the mandate of PanSALB. • To review the remuneration structure of the members of PLC’s, NLB’s and NLU’s in order to attract quality contributors
Summary of 2008/09 Annual Operational Plans… • Promote the value of mother tongue education through training and the awarding of bursaries. • Intensify our drive to deal with linguistic human rights violations through holding awareness raising Izimbizo and public hearings. • Celebrating important calender events in the promotion of marginalised languages. • Launch of the revised spelling and orthography rules. • Standardised term lists and glossaries (surveys and research studies conducted).
Summary of 2008/09 Annual Operational Plans… • To develop writers in all official languages (hold workshops for authors in all genres). • Creative writing workshops • Improve standard of translators and interpreters (restructure and revamp the PanSALB translation and interpretation unit). • Intensify NLB projects aimed at promoting marginalised languages (workshop for parents of deaf children and South African Sign Language Interpreters). • Launch of South African Sign Language teaching and learning materials. • Training of Khoi and San language instructors.
PART d 2008/09 Budget and capital project requirements
Past Spending Patterns • A breakdown of PanSALB’s budget in the past few years demonstrates an upward trend in salary spending patterns, particularly moving from 21.55% in 2003 to 24.66% in 2007. • As far as direct spending on the core business is concerned, an average 47.62% over the past five years was dedicated to this expense. The biggest chunk, 36.53%, went to the National Lexicography Units which are charged with the development and publication of dictionaries in all the official languages. The balance has been utilised by the National Language Bodies and the Provincial Language Committees to revise, inter alia, the spelling and orthography rules as well as to standardise terminology.
Challenges with 2008/09 Grant Allocation • The current allocation of R47,451,000.00 does allow for delivery of projects contained in the Annual Operational Plans which are costed at R151,968,000.00. • Expenditure trend shows that PanSALB is being under funded. • The PanSALB Act section (a) (b) (c) compels the Board to establish and support National Lexicography Units, Provincial Language Committees and National Language Bodies. The Board is unable to support these structures as required due to lack of funding. This results in non-compliance.
Challenges with 2008/09 Grant Allocation • Due to lack of funding the Board is unable to address serious non-compliance issues as observed in previous audits i.e. Paying appropriate salaries to address rapid staff turnover, having integrated systems and policies, etc. • The Board is unable to deliver on its core mandate as it is grossly under funded. • The continued under funding of PanSALB sets it up for guaranteed overspending and thus criminalizes the Board.
Challenges with 2008/09 Grant Allocation… • No formal communication of PanSALB allocation has been received yet. • First trench of grant allocation deposited to PanSALB account without any formal communication only on 2nd week of April 2008. This has had adverse effects on our planning and continued operations. • No formal approval of PanSALB plans due to absence of the board: • CEO notified on 12 February 2008 that the Board was appointed in October 2007. • List of Board names received on the 19th of March 2008 • The Board has not been inaugurated yet.
Capital Projects • Mzansi Media Mecca • The project involves the establishment of a printing plant with a focus on printing newspapers published in indigenous languages, it is also envisaged that this plant will be a resource to the newly established Writer’s Guilds, which will facilitate mass production of written materials on African Languages to support Cabinet’s literacy drive. • The project involves purchasing of printing plant. • The estimated cost of the project is R10-million.
Capital Projects… • South African Language Village • The Language Village is a living mosaic that artistically preserves the deepest faculties of each language and yet brings out the wholeness and depth of their commonality at the core. • The village will host PanSALB offices and the multilingual institute aimed at recording and preserving our language heritage. • The project is estimated to cost around R50-millionin the current year which cost include exploration, research and purchasing of land.
Capital Project..SA Language Village: Funding of the project • Government funding (Cap Ex) • Corporate sponsorships (Cap Ex) • Entrance fees (tourism) – operational income • Advertising revenue – operational income • Rental space (retail & office income) • Learning Center and Theatre fees
Language Village Colossus Translation & Interpretation Status Language Linguistics Theatre Language in Education Lexicography Office & Conference Space Hotel Recreational Area Learning Center Literature& Filming Language Standardisation Terminology
Language Village Positioning Cradle Of Humankind Constitutional Hill Language Village Hector Peterson Memorial Apartheid Museum
Capital Projects… • Promoting multilingualism through branded wall mirrors • In 2007 PanSALB celebrated a decade of multilingualism and nation building and awarded recognition to various stakeholders who have contributed in this regard. • It is envisaged that this project will be a public private partnership that involves erecting branded wall mirrors in various communities across the country. • The project will benefit community members as walls that are mainly attached to houses will be rented over a three year period.
Capital Projects… • Promoting multilingualism through branded wall mirrors • This will be a marketing opportunity for all stakeholders involved but would also promote multilingualism and indigenise South African landscape as we prepare for the 2010 • The project is estimated at R21-millionon over a three year period.
