DSAC BRIEFINGS TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON
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slide1. DSAC BRIEFINGS TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON SPORT, ARTS AND CULTURE
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of South Africa and the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Audio-Visual Co-production;
Presented by: Acting Director-General<br>
slide2. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of South Africa and the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Audio-Visual Co-production TITLE OF THE AGREEMENTS<br>
slide3. Date of Signing: Signed 01 December 2021
Place of Signature: Abuja, Nigeria
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Entry into Force: Upon ratification by the two countries DATE OF SIGNING, ENTRY INTO FORCE & PLACE OF SIGNATURE<br>
slide4. VALIDITY PERIOD & DATE OF TERMINATION<br>
slide5. DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BETWEEN SOUTH AFRICA AND NIGERIA
The formal diplomatic relations between South Africa and Nigeria are conducted through a Bi-National Commission (BNC) which was established in 1999. It is within the ambit of the BNC that South Africa signed an Agreement of Cooperation in the area of Arts and Culture in 2001.
One of the highlights of the Cultural Agreement is the 2009 Celebrations of the BNC that were led by the Department together with its counterparts from Nigeria and was presided over the then Deputy President of Nigeria, Mr Goodluck Jonathan in 2009 in Nigeria. Previous projects with Nigeria also include the participation in the Carnivals of both Countries and quite recently, the Department’s annual participation in the Lagos Fashion Week.<br>
slide6. BACKGROUND
The Government of the Republic of South Africa and the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
through the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture has been engaging with its counterpart in the Federal Republic of Nigeria on issues relating to the implementation of the Agreement of Cooperation in the area of Arts and Culture signed in 2001. These engagements have led to the signing of a specific Agreement on the Co-Production of Audio-Visual Material<br>
slide7. BACKGROUND CONT.
The purpose of these Agreement is to consolidate, broaden and strengthen the friendly ties and reciprocal understanding between the two countries by:
Working towards co-producing films, documentaries and other related audio-visual material;
Above all, the Agreements will serve as the legal framework to enable both Countries to celebrate, exchange knowledge and skills in the broader areas of arts and culture and to tell their own stories.<br>
slide8. AREAS OF COOPERATION
The parties undertake to cooperate and participate in the Co-production of Audiovisual Materials;<br>
slide9. The Office of the Chief State Law Advisor (International Law) has classified this International Agreement as those that fall within the ambit of Section 231 (3) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 and would thus need to be tabled before the two houses of Parliament before coming into force. In the efforts to comply with the Constitutional provision, the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture undertook the following:
Submitted these two (2) International Agreements for the purpose of tabling in the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces. The Agreements were thus tabled and feedback that these went through was received in March 2022.
The Department sent a Note Verbale to Nigeria via diplomatic channels that it has fulfilled its constitutional mandate to bring the Agreement into force. STATUS ON THE SOUTH AFRICA-NIGERIA AGREEMENTS<br>
slide10. STATUS ON THE SOUTH AFRICA-NIGERIA AGREEMENTS CONT. In order to the Agreement to fully come into force in both countries, the Nigerian counterpart needs to undertake a similar process and send a Note to South Africa that they too have met with domestic obligations to bring the Agreement into force. This means that the date of the entry into force would be the date of the last notification which is still outstanding from Nigeria. The Department has through DIRCO followed up on this notification on several occasions with no response.Â
The implications are that this Agreement is not in force yet and thus cannot be implemented by the implementing authority on the South African side being the National Film and Video Foundation. The Department continues to follow-up with Nigeria via DIRCO.<br>
slide11. All programmes of the events held for the purpose of these Agreements will be coordinated by the parties in advance, subject to conditions relating to finance stipulated in the Agreement. COST IMPLICATIONS<br>
slide12. THANK YOU!<br>
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of South Africa and the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Audio-Visual Co-production;
Presented by: Acting Director-General<br>
slide2. Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of South Africa and the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Audio-Visual Co-production TITLE OF THE AGREEMENTS<br>
slide3. Date of Signing: Signed 01 December 2021
Place of Signature: Abuja, Nigeria
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Entry into Force: Upon ratification by the two countries DATE OF SIGNING, ENTRY INTO FORCE & PLACE OF SIGNATURE<br>
slide4. VALIDITY PERIOD & DATE OF TERMINATION<br>
slide5. DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BETWEEN SOUTH AFRICA AND NIGERIA
The formal diplomatic relations between South Africa and Nigeria are conducted through a Bi-National Commission (BNC) which was established in 1999. It is within the ambit of the BNC that South Africa signed an Agreement of Cooperation in the area of Arts and Culture in 2001.
One of the highlights of the Cultural Agreement is the 2009 Celebrations of the BNC that were led by the Department together with its counterparts from Nigeria and was presided over the then Deputy President of Nigeria, Mr Goodluck Jonathan in 2009 in Nigeria. Previous projects with Nigeria also include the participation in the Carnivals of both Countries and quite recently, the Department’s annual participation in the Lagos Fashion Week.<br>
slide6. BACKGROUND
The Government of the Republic of South Africa and the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
through the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture has been engaging with its counterpart in the Federal Republic of Nigeria on issues relating to the implementation of the Agreement of Cooperation in the area of Arts and Culture signed in 2001. These engagements have led to the signing of a specific Agreement on the Co-Production of Audio-Visual Material<br>
slide7. BACKGROUND CONT.
The purpose of these Agreement is to consolidate, broaden and strengthen the friendly ties and reciprocal understanding between the two countries by:
Working towards co-producing films, documentaries and other related audio-visual material;
Above all, the Agreements will serve as the legal framework to enable both Countries to celebrate, exchange knowledge and skills in the broader areas of arts and culture and to tell their own stories.<br>
slide8. AREAS OF COOPERATION
The parties undertake to cooperate and participate in the Co-production of Audiovisual Materials;<br>
slide9. The Office of the Chief State Law Advisor (International Law) has classified this International Agreement as those that fall within the ambit of Section 231 (3) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 and would thus need to be tabled before the two houses of Parliament before coming into force. In the efforts to comply with the Constitutional provision, the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture undertook the following:
Submitted these two (2) International Agreements for the purpose of tabling in the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces. The Agreements were thus tabled and feedback that these went through was received in March 2022.
The Department sent a Note Verbale to Nigeria via diplomatic channels that it has fulfilled its constitutional mandate to bring the Agreement into force. STATUS ON THE SOUTH AFRICA-NIGERIA AGREEMENTS<br>
slide10. STATUS ON THE SOUTH AFRICA-NIGERIA AGREEMENTS CONT. In order to the Agreement to fully come into force in both countries, the Nigerian counterpart needs to undertake a similar process and send a Note to South Africa that they too have met with domestic obligations to bring the Agreement into force. This means that the date of the entry into force would be the date of the last notification which is still outstanding from Nigeria. The Department has through DIRCO followed up on this notification on several occasions with no response.Â
The implications are that this Agreement is not in force yet and thus cannot be implemented by the implementing authority on the South African side being the National Film and Video Foundation. The Department continues to follow-up with Nigeria via DIRCO.<br>
slide11. All programmes of the events held for the purpose of these Agreements will be coordinated by the parties in advance, subject to conditions relating to finance stipulated in the Agreement. COST IMPLICATIONS<br>
slide12. THANK YOU!<br>