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Department of Sport, Arts and Culture

Department of Sport, Arts and Culture. Community Library Services Grant Presentation to Select Committee on Appropriations 25 May 2011. Northern Cape. Outline of Presentation. Purpose and Objectives of the Conditional Grant 2010/11 Project list Service Delivery Performance

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Department of Sport, Arts and Culture

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  1. Department ofSport, Arts and Culture Community Library Services Grant Presentation to Select Committee on Appropriations 25 May 2011 Northern Cape

  2. Outline of Presentation Purpose and Objectives of the Conditional Grant 2010/11 Project list Service Delivery Performance 2010/11 Quarter 3 Expenditure Challenges and Remedial Steps 2010/11 Business Plan “A Child in Sport is a Child out of Court”

  3. Community Library Services Conditional GrantPurpose and Objectives (2.1) “A Child in Sport is a Child out of Court” Purpose To have a transformed urban and rural community library infrastructure, facilities and services (primarily targeting previously disadvantaged communities) through a recapitalised programme at national, provincial and local level. Objectives To enable South African society to gain access to knowledge and information that will improve their social, economic and political situation.

  4. Community Library Services Conditional Grant2010/11 Project List “A Child in Sport is a Child out of Court”

  5. Community Library Services Conditional Grant2010/11 Quarter 3 Service Delivery Performance “A Child in Sport is a Child out of Court”

  6. Community Library Services Conditional Grant 2010/11 Service Delivery PerformanceExplanation of 2010/11 Quarter 3 Variances from Target “A Child in Sport is a Child out of Court”

  7. Northern CapeCommunity Library Services Grant Allocations “A Child in Sport is a Child out of Court”

  8. Northern CapeCommunity Library Services Grant2010/11 Third Quarter Expenditure “A Child in Sport is a Child out of Court”

  9. Community Library Services GrantReasons for 2010/11 Third Quarter Under-Spending Current Payments (R15,042,000) Due to capacity and oversight constraints in departmental support functions (HR and Finance) delays in recruitment and selection and payment processes were experienced. Transfers & Subsidies (R301,000) Non-compliance by municipalities to regulatory and reporting requirements . Payments for Capital Assets (R1,007,000) Delays were experienced in terms of the infrastructure projects and the ICT rollout. “A Child in Sport is a Child out of Court”

  10. Community Library Services GrantMunicipal Reporting Requirements Monitoring of transfers Monthly progress reports are submitted by municipalities. The Department through its district offices conduct regular visits to municipalities to ensure adherence to the business plans. Where municipalities do not comply, interventions are made to ensure compliance through correspondence and meetings with the municipal officials concerned. “A Child in Sport is a Child out of Court”

  11. Northern CapeCommunity Library Services Grant2010/11 Unaudited Outcomes * As per Government Gazette No. 34192 of 4 April 2011, the 2010/11 allocation to the Northern Cape was reduced by R12,048,000. “A Child in Sport is a Child out of Court”

  12. Community Library Services Conditional Grant2010/11 Project Expenditure “A Child in Sport is a Child out of Court”

  13. Community Library Services GrantChallenges and Remedial Steps Infrastructure projects are normally done through a third party, and in this instance delays were experienced. This infrastructure includes the construction projects as well as the ICT projects where the third parties concerned are Department of Roads and Public Works and SITA. Capacity constraints are also experienced at municipal level that causes a delay in the submission of correct and compliant business plans. “A Child in Sport is a Child out of Court”

  14. Community Library Services Grant2010/11 Business Plan “A Child in Sport is a Child out of Court” Provision made for: • Service delivery in rural areas • Implementation of a digital library service system at 114 sites • Library usage and reading promotion programmes: • Run-to-Read campaign • Northern Cape Writer’s Festival • Construction of one new libraries • Training of staff – 3rd annual Library Services Symposium • Transfers to municipalities • Targeted services like toy libraries • IT infrastructure maintenance to 86 points

  15. Community Library Services Grant2010/11 Business Plan Deviations from Business Plan • No deviations on the 2010/11 business plan. • Business plan was amended to utilise projected underspending in compensation of employees on the following projects: • The liberation struggle heritage legacy book project • Management Information System • Solar panels for containers “A Child in Sport is a Child out of Court”

  16. Department of Sport, Arts and Culture The End Thank you; Kea leboga; Dankie; Ndiyabulela “A Child in Sport is a Child out of Court”

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