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Oral History Kha Ambe Ri NATION IN DIALOGUE October | 2013 National Oral History Jewellery on display DAC supports hair extravaganza FREE translation software for government arts & culture Department: Arts and Culture REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA www.dac.gov.za whats from the inside... desk eptemberEditorial is welcoming of handed him the keys to the newly- Good to great .......................................3 spring.Transitional weather completed house and said “Thank Schange from a cold to a warm you for all those many years of good Natural oral history conference ..........................4 season, in the Southern Hemisphere, service you gave me. This house is Jewellery on display ...........................................4 brings relief for many of us who had for you”. My goodness, what should to endure flu, constant sneezing and have been a joy turned into a great Beyers naude memorial unveiling .......................5 other ailments that came with winter. disappointment because the builder Field band: music for life ....................................5 The seasonal change does not only knew deep down that he did not affect the weather: There is also a shift build the house properly. What was Official languages act technical workshop ...........6 in the newsroom of Kha ri Ambe as running through his mind was “If only Dac hosts workshop on free translation we move gear to bring you yet more I’d known this house was mine”. software for government ...................................6 fascinating news to educate and entertain you, our readers. We can draw some lessons from The nation celebrates reading ............................7 this story: Whatever kind of service Inaugural of new legal deposit committee ..........8 At a time of year when people we provide, we should do it as if we began to evaluate whether they are do so for ourselves. Doing the work Minister’s New Age Breakfast Show on SABC ........8 on track to achieve their mandates, with passion is imperative, despite The MABE family receive a newly-built house ......9 for many of us the final hurdle is the challenges around you that may now in sight and we are motivated discourage you; whether you are DAC supports hair extravaganza .........................9 to accelerate our performance. appreciated or not, whether you are Enterprises risk management - reporting tool ...10 We are urged to a final spurt seen or not, whether you feel valued Arts display at the N’wamita village ..................11 to ensure we reach the finish or not. This I know may be some of line. However, the race we are the reasons for people not giving Revised white paper on arts, culture .................11 running is slightly different from their all to their work. Remember, Creativity and sustaining DAC others. It’s not so much about people may not see your worth but institutional advantage ...................................12 who touches the finishing line the divine reward that comes with first, but who delivers the best it is immeasurable. We don’t serve Moshito music conference & exhibition .............13 quality service to satisfy the to please people but the one who Paying tribute to an unsung heroine South African citizens we serve. created us, the one who gave us of our liberation struggle .................................14 Amid the public outcry of poor those jobs to serve His people. You service delivery, or lack of it, it is may sometimes feel you deserve Special day for secretaries ................................14 essential to assess the degree incentives for your efforts yet no one Imagine the World without News - of service given to the nation. cares. Rather wait upon the Lord. Video and sound archives .................................15 The day He opens the door for you, If for instance, one was nobody will close it. Modila ............................................................15 mandated to build houses for the people, he could not be As Kha ri Ambe, we always aspire Synergies between tourism programmes only graded by the number to lead by example, by providing and arts and culture .........................................16 of houses built, but also the the kind of service that we will be Grand re-opening for legendary quality of those houses. We proud of. Looking back and browsing market theatre ................................................16 have seen and read about the through previous editions, I feel number of houses collapsing we have not disappointed our Moretele jazz festival 2013 ..............................17 due to poor quality. As public readers. We are not perfect but our The Mbokodo awards 2013 ...............................17 servants, we need to always commitment cannot be questioned. ask: Will I be happy if the kind Providing a monthly publication with Nfvsa celebrates world audiovisual of service I render to others limited resources has not been easy heritage day ....................................................18 was directed to me. Quite but we have successfully done so Welcome to our new interns .............................19 often it will a big NO, if we through hard work, determination, are honest to ourselves. love for what we do and passion for serving our people. As much as Once upon a time there EDITORIAL TEAM Kha Ri Ambe was meant for internal was builder who wanted stakeholders, it has grown to the Managing Editor: James Mathibeng to retire from his job. His extent that its website version now master asked him to build WRITERS & PHotograpHY: James Mathibeng, Madimetja Moleba attracts an external audience who one last house before love and embrace the publication & Josias Pila heading into retirement. so dearly. It inspires us to strive to be EDITING, DESIGN, LAYOUT AND PRINTING – Shereno Printers The builder was reluctant better. Forward ever, backward never! to do so as his passion for ONLINE LINK: http://www.dac.gov.za/newsletter.html his job had ceased, but Enjoy another read Information DESK: 012 441 3639/3000 after much persuasion from his master he obliged. God bless you, ADVISORY BOARD The man did a shoddy Lisa Combrinck | Teresa Magidela | Premi Appalraju job. He just hurried to James Mathibeng get it over and done CONTRIBUTORS with. In no time, the Ulrike Janke | Mthuthuzeli Nqumba | Jimmy Chauke | Abram Lekalakala | house was complete. In a Nombuso Tshabalala | Seipei Mashishi | Thabang Khanye surprise move the master Great My column to to my colleagues Sibusiso Xaba | Director General 1. Professional everyone is looking. It is to act in a way that you would act if everyone was looking at To me, this means that s/he how you do your work. How would you act will have the qualifications, if your boss, or your parents or children or skills and capabilities to do the Minister, or the President was always Dear colleagues what they’re are employed and required to looking at you? That is integrity. It’s more do. They will not misrepresent themselves that just not stealing or committing a n a little over six months, our and their capabilities. They will pursue crime - It’s being truthful, honest and country will be celebrating the 20th continuous improvements of themselves accountable. It’s giving full value for Ianniversary of our freedom and the and their capabilities. They will carry out the service that others expect, without advent of democracy. As we reach this their functions and duties as required and receiving anything back. It’s being open milestone, we celebrate this important observing the necessary ethical standards and responsive. It’s about getting to work achievement, mindful of the great required of them as professionals. A lot is on time and being there the entire work sacrifices that led to the attainment of being done to professionalize the public day and doing real work of value. It’s about our freedom, and appreciating the many service and the DPSA is spearheading this not abusing sick leave and giving yourself gains that democratic dispensation has work. undeserved long weekends, etc. It’s acting brought the people of South Africa. We as though the people that really matter are also celebrate this milestone, thinking 2. Compassionate looking. of ways in which we can improve and enrich the next 20 years. Undoubtedly, For me compassion is more than just This is the public servant we need in serving one of the keys to making the next caring, it means feeling the pain of other our people. Anything below this standard twenty years of freedom greater, is the people and acting as such. It means does not belong in the public service and public service. identifying with them in their situation should not be here. And we will ensure and doing whatever is possible to change that we take out such people because one In the SA media as well as in general their current reality. Most of us come from bad apple spoils the entire pack. conversations, it bothers me that to most the same background as the communities Finally colleagues, let me briefly address people, the public service is synonymous that we serve, but somehow this does not with incompetence, laziness and an unfortunate matter that befell corruption. Things that get written and us. When the results of the 2013 said, give an impression that most people Let me point out that yes there are Management Performance who work for government are there to elements of incompetence, laziness Assessment Tool (MPAT) were enrich themselves, do very little and and corruption across the public publicized a few weeks ago, the generally do not care about the public service and we have to do all we can to DAC was rated as one of the worst that they are serving. This got me thinking ensure that we uproot these elements performing Departments. Obviously, about the type of public servant that we I am very concerned about this, need to make a difference over the next 20 and so is the Minister and Deputy Minister. It does not help to try years of democracy.
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