Mandate
of this Subcommittee:
The Sub-Committee's
mandate was to see to it that the Legislative process
of the Ministry's Sub-Department's Money Bills and
Bills on Arts, Culture, Language, Science and
Technology met the criteria of RDP's policy framework
programme as spelt out in the new Constitution.
ACHIEVEMENTS
- The
Sub-Committee drew up the initial framework
document that was adopted by the multi-party
committee as its working document.
- It drew up a
plan of action for 1997 (available on
request).
- A document was
prepared on why it was necessary to do an
assessment of RDP, Art, Culture and Language,
Science and technology (available on
request).
- Attended
public hearings on the sub-committee of the
Bills tabled and budget votes on RDP
concerns.
- Met with the
Heads' of Science and Technology Councils,
Language Boards, Arts' Councils to evaluate
the processes of transformation within these
organisations.
- The
identification of the Community Centres and
also meeting with the Chairpersons of these
centres. The policy workings were impacted by
all these inputs received.
Visits to all
43 community centres were planned, the process is
still ongoing in order to look at how these
community centres can be utilised for the
Olympics 2004. The centres in the Northern Cape
and North West have been visited already
(available on request). The visits to the
following provinces will take place as follows:
(Eastern Cape
29/6/97 - 2/7/97)
(Kwazulu Natal 2/7/97 - 4/7/97)
(Mpumalanga 7/7/97 - 9/7/97)
(Northern Province 9/7/97 - 11/7/97)
- Attending a
meeting with the Olympic Bid company to
assess their programmes so that the South
African Cultural and Traditional way of life
is visible resulting in it being a real South
African and African event.
- To come
together as core corporate government body or
Portfolio Committee (Arts, Culture and
Language, Science and Technology, Environment
and Tourism, Sport and Recreation Portfolio
Committees and the applicable Ministries) and
to discuss how the Olympic Bid could be
managed and promoted within all the provinces
as well as in the local structures.
- Following the
biggest event of the launch of Arts and
Science Technology year 1998, how it will
meet the needs of the RDP, following and
monitoring that and also taking up indigenous
activities of the whole Ministry and
monitoring whether they are meeting the
objectives of the RDP. As a prioritisation
strategy its an ongoing process of monitoring
and evaluation.
FUTURE
PLANS:
Looking forward to
fulfilling our aims and objectives within the policy
framework of the RDP.
Convenor:
Sister Bernard Ncube
Tel: (021) 403 2298 ; Fax: (021) 403 2070
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