PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON ARTS & CULTURE Progress

Transcript:PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON ARTS & CULTURE Progress:
PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON ARTS & CULTURE Progress report: addressing issues raised at oversight visits from 2014 to date 13 MARCH 2018 Table of contents National Heritage Monument(National Heritage Project Company) Samora Machel Museum GRAP 103 Consultations with the Accounting Standards Board Tfolalwati Payment Community Libraries Makhonjwa Mountains Esther Mahlangu Legacy Project Commissioning of Mural painting for DAC Headquarters Matsamo Cultural Village Enyokeni Cultural Precinct Status Report of Entities: PACOFS Nelson Mandela Museum War Museum of the Boer Republics National Library of South Africa PanSALB KwaZulu-Natal Museum DAC: Monitoring & Evaluation report 2 PURPOSE OF THE PRESENTATION The purpose of the presentation is to provide an update on progress made in addressing issues raised at oversight visits by the Portfolio Committee on Arts and Culture from 2014 to date 3 UPDATE ON THE NATIONAL HERITAGE MONUMENT (NATIONAL HERITAGE PROJECT COMPANY) BACKGROUND: Following the recommendations by the Ernst and Young forensic investigation report, the Department sought and obtained a legal opinion via the Office of the State Attorney, Pretoria on how to deal with the contractual relationship between the National Heritage Project Company (NHPC) and the Department. (both the investigation report and legal opinion were previously shared with the Portfolio Committee) The Legal Opinion recommended that NHPC undertakes accountability as follows: (a) FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY Accounts for each and every cent received and provide supporting receipts and or vouchers so that a proper audit on the full financial expenditure can be undertaken. (b) ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE PROJECT ITSELF Realisation by NHPC that it has bare dominion or limited ownership of the statues and that it must account to the Department 4 UPDATE ON THE NATIONAL HERITAGE MONUMENT (NATIONAL HERITAGE PROJECT COMPANY) CURRENT STATUS – FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY The Department through its appointed independent service provider embarked on a Financial Audit into the accounting records of the NHPC for the two funding agreements (R28 million and R32 million) respectively. The Audit is in the reporting phase (draft report). The draft report was discussed with the NHPC on the 19th February 2018 for noting, comment and, or submission of any further information/documents leading to the finalization of the report. The Department has received the final report which is being reviewed and it is envisaged that a final signed-off report on the results of the financial audit will be issued to the Department by the 09 March 2018 to consider the findings and recommendations. The report on