Kha Ambe Ri Nation in Dialogue October | 2013 National Oral History

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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. 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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. translate to us giving the best service that and explain this. I, together with the Top we would expect if roles were reversed. We Let me point out that yes there are elements Management Team of the Department have to treat communities that we serve of incompetence, laziness and corruption have taken responsibility for this and with compassion and care. Being a caring across the public service and we have to have committed ourselves to ensure that government has got to be more than just a do all we can to ensure that we uproot when the next results are published, the slogan, it has to find expression in the way these elements and rid the public service DAC will not be amongst this group of that we interact with and serve the public. of them, before their practices become departments. In fact, we will be amongst Remember, we are a public service the norm. They do not belong with the the best performing departments. That we meaning that we serve. I sometimes public service that serves a progressive can be held accountable for. democratic nation. observe how we treat our “clients” and wonder if we really understand that these The type of public servant that will make are people that we serve. the necessary difference in the next 20 years will have to possess the following 3. Integrity Till next time, keep smiling characteristics: Finally, the public servant has to have integrity. What is integrity? My working and shining definition of integrity is to act as though Sbu

KHA RI AMBE | OCTOBER 2013 3 National Oral History Conference marks the centenary of the 1913 Land Act a Department of Land and Rural Development. The partnership cruel piece of legislation which ensured the entails the training of youth attached to the DLRD under their 2013continued dispossession of land owned by National Youth Service Cooperative on the methodology and the African people. In the light of the centenary the Oral History practice of Oral History. Association of South Africa in partnership with the National Archives and Records Service of South After training the youth will target Africa will host the 10th Annual National communities whose land claims has Oral History Conference with the “The land is the only thing been successful and collect narratives theme Centenary of the Land Act. The in the world worth working from their experiences and be conference sub-themes invite speakers afforded to present their findings at for, worth fighting for, worth the 10th National Annual Oral History to engage with matters relating to dying for, because it’s the th th land dispossession as unrolled through Conference to be held from the 8 - 11 the legislative framework, through the only thing that lasts”.....Gerald October 2013 in Kimberley, Northern collusion of land lords and the judiciary O’Hara, Gone With the Wind.” Cape. The conference programmes to ensure a constant supply of cheap accommodates high school learners African labour to the mineral mines, who have been trained on how to industries and developing commercial farmers. conduct oral history interviews to give voice to the elders who have stories on matters relating to land and associated The topics include land ownership, religion, education and struggles. women and the land. The conference comes at an opportune moment after the President of the Republic of South Africa Land ownership is a key indicator of identity, power, wealth, and announced the reopening of submissions for land claims for political access. All programs aimed at redressing the skewed communities affected prior the 1913 Land Act amongst them land allocations and ownership are highly commended and the San communities. This conference will witness partnerships supported. The love for the land is summed up accurately by between the Department of Arts and Culture and the Margaret Mitchell. | KRA

Jewellery on display he official opening of the Thuthuka Thuthuka project teaches participants to selection of winners and runners up will be Jewellery exhibition on Thursday apply an array of production techniques, made by an independent panel of judges. T10 October at the University of in particular the design skills learnt, and to The winning designers are awarded Johannesburg’s Bunting Road Campus use these skills in the design of homeware bursaries as well as prizes in the form of in Auckland Park will be preceded by a and tableware as well as unique jewellery. the tools essential to the jeweller’s practice. gala evening and awards ceremony. The The purpose is also to expose the young These tools will provide jewellery designers exhibition runs until Saturday 19 October. participants to other income-generation with resources when they leave the facilities Thuthuka mentors talented jewellery possibilities. in which they are training. The student students and encourages them to design The programme is conducted through a also gains exposure in the exhibition and innovative pieces using metals and other series of intensive workshops and training associated media campaign which will be materials. sessions for the participating students, key to building their professional profile. This year, taking traditional African beads to facilitate rapid learning exchange and The judging this year will include the work as their inspiration, students have made empower them to design contemporary of twelve participating groups for The contemporary rings, earpieces, neck jewellery with competitive design skills. To ‘Best in Group’ category for which there pieces and miniature vases. The DAC has ensure a competitive edge, the programme are 26 prizes for ‘Best Concept’ and ‘Best sponsored the project for the past six years, challenges students to think outside the Technique.’ in partnership with tertiary education box by transforming original jewellery design into various homeware items that Amongst the awards categories are a New facilities, community jewellery schools, Talent Award for 1st year students, an and independent designers to identify and are required to have both design merit and functional application. Innovation Award for 2nd year students, an develop talented aspirant young jewellery Achievement Award for 3rd year students design students in South Africa. As in previous years, the theme has been as well as an Excellence Award category for The project is in line with the Mzansi given to entrants to create their pieces and past participants who are now working in Golden Economy objectives, promoting this year, the students were tasked with industry. skills training supporting students to creatively reconfiguring, in a contemporary manner, the African Bead. The African The ‘Judges Choice Prize’ is an additional make a meaningful contribution to the category where judges may elect to choose economy. With the department focus on Bead has had a strong cultural connection with the continent for centuries. The final three unusual, original pieces that they feel job creation in the cultural industries, the are deserving of commendation. | KRA

4 Beyers Naude Unveiling AC, in partnership with custody of the Alexandra Church the Uniting ReformedMemorial Council from September 2004. In DChurch of Southern Africa 2011, it was temporarily interred at (URCSA) –Alexandra branch the Wall of Remembrance section will unveil the memorial stone at Westpark Cemetery. In honouring of the late Dr Christiaan Beyers Dr Naude, the church and DAC have Naude, at Westpark Cemetery, partnered to establish a monument Johannesburg, on the date still to at the Westpark Cemetery, where his be confirmed. ashes will finally be reinterred. The Dr Christiaan Frederick Beyers Naudé established monument will then be (10 May 1915 – 7 September 2004) declared a Heritage site. was a South African cleric, theologian The unveiling ceremony is planned and the leading Afrikaner anti- to start from the URCSA in Alexandra apartheid activist. He was known and proceed to the Westpark simply as Beyers Naudé, or more Cemetery. President Zuma has colloquially, Oom Bey (Afrikaans, been invited to officially unveil the Uncle Bey). memorial. Other invited guests After Dr Beyers Naude passed on, include the Johannesburg Mayor, he was cremated and the URCSA Johannesburg City Manager and was given custody of his ashes by the Gauteng Premier, Ms Nomvula his family. The ashes were in the safe Mokonyane. | KRA

Move to the beat of the youth at Field Band: Music for life Field Band champs this multi-award-winning initiative The Field Band Foundation is a Section 21 has been creating opportunities for company that was established in 1997 to young people from disadvantaged develop an indigenous variant of global communities to develop life-changing marching band concept in disadvantaged skills through music and dance. areas of South Africa. It has since evolved a successful holistic youth development Entrance was free to all, and was set programme that addresses issues facing to be a morning of fantastic family South Africa’s economically and socially entertainment, packed with dance, challenged youth. colour and, of course, lively instrumental music to stir the soul. The initiative has won several accolades for its sterling work over the years, including a The nine bands competed in the number of Business and Arts South Africa premier division of the championships and Arts and Culture Trust Awards. The hail from around the country, with four most recent of these was in August, when from Gauteng, two from Limpopo, one the Norwegian Band Federation (Norges from the Northern Cape, one from the Musikkorpes Forbund) was awarded a BASA Eastern Cape and one from the Western Award for best international sponsorship, Cape. for its partnership with the Field Band They were: De Beers Blouberg Field Foundation that enabled field band tutors Band (Blouberg, Limpopo), Black to study music in Norway. Like Me Soweto Field Band (Soweto, The Foundation currently benefits almost Johannesburg), De Beers PPC Cullinan 5 000 young people, who are members Field Band (Cullinan, Pretoria), De Beers of field bands in a cross-section of cities, PPC Kimberley Field Band (Kimberley), towns and townships nation-wide. This Black Like Me Mdantsane Field Band year, the overall winner of the competition (East London), PFG Lonolusha Field in the First Division Category was Anglo he thrilling sound of 1 700 young Band (Springs, Gauteng), Alexandra American Thabazimbi FB, whereas in musicians filled Johannesburg’s Field Band (Alexandra, Johannesburg), De the Premier division category the trophy Wanderers Stadium on Saturday, Beers Musina Field Band (Musina, Limpopo) and gold medal went to De Beers PPC T and Cape Whaler Field Band (Cape Town). 28 September, during the 2013 Field Kimberley. | KRA Band National Championships. In the first division, for bands that have Between 9am and 1pm on the day, been in existence for five years or less, 14 talented field bands from around there were four competitors: PPC Makana the country converged in the stadium Grahamstown Field Band (Grahamstown, performing their hearts out with only one Eastern Cape), Anglo American Thabazimbi goal - to be named the best field band Field Band (Thabazimbi, Limpopo), of the year in this annual competition Anglo American Tsantsabane Field Band sponsored by the DAC. (Postmasburg, Northern Cape) and Bafokeng Field Band (Bafokeng, North The Field Band Foundation’s National West). There was also a special guest Championship slogan is “Music for Life” – performance by the Parys Field Band from which is fitting, since for the past 16 years the Free State.

KHA RI AMBE | OCTOBER 2013 5 From its offcial wording, Official Languages Act the objects of the Act are: To provide for the regulation and monitoring of the use of official Technical Workshop languages by national government for government purposes; to require the adoption of a language policy by a national AC held a technical workshop on the Use of Official department, national public entity and national public enterprise; Languages Act (2012) with government spheres and to provide for the establishment and functions of a National Dpublic entities on 4 September at the Birchwood Language Unit; to provide for the establishment and functions of Hotel in Boksburg, Gauteng. The purpose of the workshop language units by a national department, national public entity was to explain the Act’s legislative ambit and how it affects and national public enterprise; to provide for monitoring of and the stakeholders. The workshop also aimed to encourage a reporting on use of official languages by national government; to proactive and positive engagement between the government and citizens. facilitate intergovernmental coordination of language units; and to provide for matters connected therewith. | KRA The Act, which came into effect at the beginning of May this year after it was assented to by President Zuma, regulates the use of official languages in government. It requires the Department to inform all stakeholders about the legislation and its implication for both government departments and public enterprises and entities, and other affected stakeholders. DAC’s Language Unit led the technical workshop and attendees included national and provincial departments, public enterprises and entities, state institutions supporting constitutional democracy, the security services, traditional leaders, office-bearers of Parliament and of provincial legislatures, the Presidency and PanSALB. Delegates with DAC officials Free translation software for government he National of the Use of Official Language Languages Act, are some TService of the of the main factors that Department of Arts conspired to pave the and Culture on way for Autshumato. 27 August 2013 The software has many hosted a software translation time-saving training workshop features and helps for translators improve quality in terms from government of standardisation, since departments. it incorporates glossaries Attendees came from and translation memories. as far as Polokwane and The success of the Bloemfontein to receive workshop is best hands-on training from the summarised by the developers of the software, feedback submitted North-West University. Government afterwards by one of the entities represented at the workshop were attendees, Vusi Mahlangu On the left (fltr): The training facilitators from City of Tshwane Municipality, Limpopo from the Limpopo Legislature: “The NWU: Wikus Pinaar, Marissa Griesel, Wildrich Legislature, the Free State Department of Autshumato training was very fruitful. It Fourie and Sunny Gent. On the right are some of Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation, and proved that translation can be done easily the attendees (fltr): Tinyiko Manyange C( ity of the Department of and fast by using this software. It is user Public Works. Tshwane), Thomas Siavhe (Limpopo Legislature), friendly software; some of us were able Mpai Ramathe (Free State Department of Sports, The subject of the training was the to use it just after one day of training. Arts, Culture and Recreation) and Mashite Autshumato Integrated Translation Its unique feature of building a glossary Environment, a computer-assisted while a translator is translating, will also Mogale (Department of Public Works). On the translation programme whose help translators to produce quality and far right is Tshikani Mabasa from the NLS HLT development was funded by the consistent work. The presenters were also Directorate. Department of Arts and Culture. The good and informative about the software.” software has been released on the | KRA internet and is available for download at no cost Mashite Mogale from the Department of Public Works wrote in an e-mail afterwards: (http://sourceforge.net/projects/ autshumatoite/) to anyone, including freelance translators. “Dithutano tseno tsa Autshomato di The Autshomato workshop promotes tlhatlosa maemo a dipuo tseo mo the status of the languages that were According to Ulrike Janke, director of the malobeng di neng di kgapetswe previously marginalized. It is a great HLT directorate of the NLS, the prohibitive costs of computer-assisted translation kwa thoko. Ke phitlhelelo e kgolo ya technological breakthrough and tools on the one hand, and the growing sethekenoloji mme badirisi ba tla tlwaela users will get acquainted to use it need for translation services on the other, go e dirisa bonolo. Tshwarang fela jalo lo with ease. Keep up the good work of especially in light of the recently passing direng gore tiriso ya dipuo tsa rona tsa modernizing the use of our official semmuso e tsamaisane le bosešweng.” languages. 6 The Nation Celebrates Reading

on behalf of the Department. the chairmanship of Elinor Sisulu. The opening event was also graced by internationally The programme featured a discussion acclaimed writer, Prof Zakes between Zakes Mda and Siphiwo Ms Xoliswa Tom, Mr Ben Fihla, Prof Keorapetse Mahala, facilitated by legendary actor Kgositsile and Dr Gcina Mhlophe Mda, who gave a number of interviews in support of and theatre director, Dr John Kani. This National Book Week. occasion was one of several satellite events that took place throughout The rest of the week was filled with the country, including Atlantis in a lot of reading promotion activities, the Western Cape, Mangaung in the including book discussions by Free State, and throughout Gauteng. learners, creative writing workshops The DAC in association with various and motivational talks by a number of publishers affiliated to the Publishers’ prominent authors and ambassadors. Association of South Africa (PASA), Ambassadors who visited schools ensured that book donation was include musicians Kabomo Vilakazi, a dominant feature in most of the Lulu and Zonke Dikana, radio events. personalities Refiloe Mpakanyane and Lupi Ngcayisa, as well as authors The activities of National Book Week Sindiwe Magona and Thembelani received comprehensive coverage in Minister Sbu Ndebele receiving book donation from Ngenelwa. Social media was one of most of the major newspapers, radio Siphiwo Mahala of DAC the strongest instruments in creating and TV programmes such as Sunday awareness, and ambassadors Shaka Live, Morning Live, Expresso and Sisulu and Tebogo Ditshego used Sunrise. This amount of publicity is he first week of September was their resources to promote discussions crucial in our efforts to reach out to all once again marked with a flurry about reading on Twitter. sectors of our society. National Book Tof reading promotion activities Week was a resounding success in across South Africa. National Book The highlight of National Book Week developing skills, promoting access to Week was launched in Port Elizabeth was probably the Reading for books and creating awareness about on Monday, 2 September. The launch Redemption programme, where the the importance of reading. | KRA was attended by some of the leading DAC and the SA Book Development voices of the South African literary Council collaborated landscape. with the Department The Eastern Cape MEC for Sport, of Correctional Recreation, Arts and Culture, Ms Xoliswa Services. The Tom, delivered the keynote address on programme involves behalf of Minister Paul Mashatile. She reading activities conveyed the Minister’s apologies for for offenders, which not being able to attend, and read his equips them with skills message that National Book Week “is that are crucial in their one of the most significant interventions rehabilitation process. in our efforts to mainstream the book A comprehensive sector as an important contributor to programme was Zakes Mda interviewed at the opening of National job creation, poverty alleviation and held at the St Albans skills development. A widespread Correctional Centre, Book Week culture of reading would create a more where Minister knowledgeable society, contribute to Sibusiso Ndebele the acquisition of skills and advance received books from the economic contribution of the book the DAC. The books sector.” will be distributed to correctional services The guest speaker at the opening event libraries and book was renowned storyteller, Dr Gcina clubs across the Mhlophe, who performed some of her Eastern Cape. most popular stories. Other performers included school choirs, musicians and The grand finale arts groups from around Eastern Cape. of National Book The Executive Mayor of the Nelson Week was held Mandela Bay Metro, Mr Ben Fihla, was in Grahamstown, particularly grateful that the metro was where the PUKU selected to host National Book Week. Storytelling festival Prof Keorapetse Kgositsile, Special was launched under Advisor to the Minister, donated books Sisters and song birds Zonke and Lulu Dikana sharing reading material during National Book Week

KHA RI AMBE | OCTOBER 2013 7 Minister’s New Age Breakfast Show on SABC SABC Morning Live Breakfast Show hosted Minister Paul Mashatile today, outlining progress on MGE Progress. He also spoke about National Book Week, White Paper, Social Cohesion and Heritage Month. orning Live Breakfast Show hosted to develop this country; therefore Arts, national cultural events are being supported Minister Paul Mashatile Tuesday, 03 Culture and Heritage are our new gold. Our and cultural precincts developed. Arts MSeptember 2013, outlining progress cultural wealth should be at the heart of educators are being placed at schools. Plans on Mzansi Golden Economy Progress and economic development” he said. for a sourcing enterprise and information other various projects that department The strategy unleashes the potential of the centres on our arts products are on track. is embarking on. The Minister described creative economy to contribute to nation Talking about Heritage he said as the nation Mzansi Golden Economy programme as the st building, social cohesion, job creation and reclaim this rich heritage, it is essential to new gold, “As we entered the 21 Century, the building of sustainable livelihoods. restore, reminding ourselves of what we globalization and new technologies led The Minister said the investment in the have achieved in building a nation that to new possibilities for a new economy. is united in its diversity. “We are proud of Under these changed circumstances, the arts, culture and heritage allows for the clustering of initiatives and the building our democracy and remain confident of a creative economy has become a new better future’ he said. | KRA site for discovery. We need to harness our of a critical mass for cultural production collective wisdom, experiences and culture, and consumption. Through this initiative Inaugural of New Legal Deposit Committee

The members of the new Legal Deposit Committee, who will serve a three-year term, are: Representatives of places of Legal Deposit Mr F Hendrikz, South African Library for the Blind Mr D Maake, National Film, Video and Sound Archives Ms M Mnyanda, Bloemfontein Public Library Mr M Ntombela, Bessie Head Library Members of the committee with Deputy Minister and DAC officials Mr J Tsebe, National Library of South Africa Ms M Toka, representative of Government he inaugural meeting of new categories of documents) Printing Works Legal Deposit Committee was ♦♦ The South African Library for the Ms G Ross, Representative of Official Theld at the National Library Blind (designated an additional Publications Depositories of South Africa, Pretoria, on place of legal deposit for certain 13 September 2013. categories of documents). Dr N Faasen, Representative of the Publishing Industry The Minister of Arts and Culture The new Committee held its inaugural appointed a new Legal Deposit meeting at the National Library of South Mr I Shabangu, Representative of the Committee in accordance with the Africa in Pretoria on 13 September 2013. Publishing Industry Legal Deposit Act (1997) for the period Mr Vusi Ndima, Deputy Director-General: Ms I Assmann, Representative of other 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2016. The Heritage Promotion and Preservation of purpose of the Act is to make provision interested parties (audiovisual, broadcast the Department, welcomed members and archival sector) for the preservation of the country’s and congratulated them on their documentary heritage, which includes appointment to the Committee. Ms V Magwentshu, Representative of other published documents emanating interested parties (library and information Dr Joe Phaahla, Deputy Minister of Arts from, or adapted for, South Africa. services sector) The Act requires publishers to supply and Culture, honoured the occasion by prescribed numbers of publications to delivering the opening address. In his Ms Z Maya, Representative of other the prescribed places of legal deposit, address Dr Phaahla informed members interested parties (library and information which are- of the Department’s legislative and services sector) policy programmes, and explained Ms D Nicholson, Representative of other ♦♦ Bloemfontein Public Library, the rationale behind the Department’s Bloemfontein decision to update the White Paper interested parties (library and information ♦♦ Library of Parliament, Cape Town on Arts and Culture. The Department services sector) is currently following a consultative ♦♦ Bessie Head Library, policy and operational matters regarding the legal Pietermaritzburg process to get stakeholders’ input. The Committee members were invited to deposit function. ♦♦ National Library of South Africa, acquaint themselves with the White The new Committee plans to hold a strategic Cape Town Campus Paper and to submit their input to the planning workshop early in 2014 to plan the ♦♦ National Library of South Africa, Department. way forward for its three-year tenure under the Pretoria Campus The Legal Deposit Coordinator, Mr N stewardship of the elected Chairperson, whom the ♦♦ National Film, Video and Sound Mpholefole of the National Library of Committee has recommended to be appointed Archives, Pretoria (for certain South Africa, assists the Committee with by the Minister. | KRA

8 The Mabe family receive a newly-built house Interior view Front view & Imbizo in Zeerust

AC Deputy Director-General Vusi suitable for habitation. Minister Mashatile next 10 years. Reiterating the statement Ndima and the North West MEC then committed to having a new house made by Minister Mashatile during a New Dfor Sports and Culture Tebogo built for them. A year later a new house Age breakfast briefing, Mr. Ndima said that Modise handed over a new house to was built through a partnership between arts, culture and heritage are the new gold the Mabe family. The two departments government and a private contractor. of the modern era. hosted a hand-over ceremony and Imbizo Also on the day, the department held an The inter-departmental programme also programme Creating Opportunities for a inter-departmental Imbizo on Mzansi provided information to the community Better Life on 12 September at Ikageleng Golden Economy (MGE), job creation on how to access funding through the in Zeerust, North West. and unemployment and service delivery MGE strategy. The programme provided In July 2012, as part of Nelson Mandela Day in general. Speaking on behalf of the a much-needed platform for face-to- activities, both DAC Minister Paul Mashatile minister, Deputy Director-General Vusi face interaction with the community on and MEC Thandi Modise visited the Mabes, Ndima pledged the department’s support addressing challenges. a disadvantaged family living in Ikageleng for building a library to enhance and This achievement is testimony to how Location. The visit revealed that the encourage learning. He also touched on working together can create a caring household’s inhabitants are unemployed Mzansi Golden Economy (MGE) which society that is committed to restoring the young people and their house was not envisages creating 5 million jobs over the dignity of all South Africans. | KRA

DAC supports hair extravaganza

ocal and international ethnic hair brands and hair stylists converged on Brightwater Commons in Randburg for the LSecond Annual Africa International Hair Extravaganza. The event, which took place from 29 August to 1 September, encompassed a seminar, stylist competition and African Hair Awards. The Connecting African Culture through Hair platform as the hair industry continues to be unaffected by the economic afforded stylists the opportunity to interpret their creative design downturn. “Employment in the hair industry, formal and informal, and talent. continues to grow,” said Ndlovu. The African International Hair Extravaganza was launched last The DAC is proud to partner with the Extravaganza since it speaks year at the Coca Cola Dome in Johannesburg. This year the DAC to the Mzansi Golden Economy‘s pillars of job creation and supported the show by sponsoring the 2nd Annual Battle of the economic growth. The work done through such initiatives as the Stylist Competition held alongside the show. African International Hair Extravaganza will maximise the growth and employment potential of the ethnic hair sector and African According to Zwelibanzi Ndlovu, from the office of the Minister, this hair products. | KRA initiative is indeed a worthy investment in the future of our country,

KHA RI AMBE | OCTOBER 2013 9 Enterprises Risk Management - Reporting Tool

The Risk Management Directorate has since it was established adopted an a reporting tool , recommended by National Treasury, which is used for Risk Assessment capturing, and report generation. The system is also used to conduct surveys within the Department (these can be varied and are not limited to Risk Management surveys), using the active directory of all users as maintained by the IT Directorate. The latter assists in sending e-mail notifications to all managers, and escalates all pending action plans to the respective Mr Matome Manoko - Assistant Risk Practitioner management levels.

he Risk Management started on the Barn-Owl optimisation Mr Matome Manoko, who started as trainee in the unit, workshops in October 2013, with the aim of increasing the currently is Assistant Risk Practitioner, had the following to Tusage of the system. Training for Directorates reporting say: to the Risk Committee was scheduled, and this initiative was highlighted as need by the respective managers, and will assist Q: What is Barn-Owl about? in escalating all loss incidents to identified recipients (e.g. A: Barnowl is an integrated risk management, internal audit occupational health and safety incidents; IT security breaches, & compliance solution that the Department of Arts and losses of productivity tools; cell-phones, laptops etc. including Culture is currently utilising as an ERM (Enterprise Risk losses incurred for damaged leased vehicles. Management) System. Barn-Owl is all about Risks, Action Risk Champions refresher training also were conducted, and these Plans, incident management, workshop module, KRI’s, free are to assist management in updating status reports on the system. web-based portal for action plans, surveys and voting Training for all Senior Managers is scheduled for this quarter and Q: What has been your observation on the use of will be communicated, shortly. the system? A: Certain Managers are reluctant in using the system but once the Managers get their fingers wrapped around the Barn-Owl system they start using the system with ease. Action Plan owners do not update the system as and when they receive the email notifications. Q: What progress has been made to date by using this system Loss incident training A: A lot of progress has been made to-date as we have weekly Barn-Owl optimising workshops to help us utilise the system better and wiser .Users are now updating the system regularly and independently , and certain users are fully utilising the system Q: What other benefits can one get from the Systems? A: Integrated solution supporting risk and internal auditing ensuring that risks that matter are audited and aligned back to risk management for reporting and monitoring purposes., which ultimately improves the quality and Risk Champions in training consistency of our reports . Q: What would you encourage new users to do regarding this system? A: Barnowl is a very easy and user friendly system and users should not be afraid to access the system with a manual in hand so do not hesitate, use your Barnowl now and help Risk Champions- from left is Sonja Kruger, Irene Monyamane (Facilitator), mitigate the Risks within Arts and Culture. | KRA Matome Manoko and Betty Spencer

10 Moleleki Ledimo speaks with youth at the centre

Cultural music

display at the Arts N’wamita village he commemoration of the inauguration of Hosi N’wamita II which took place on Saturday, 31 September in N’wamitwa village near Tzaneen in Limpopo was a display of majestic splendour and cultural activities. An T Queen Nwamitwa sitting from far left array of cultural performances entertained the guests who came in numbers to witness this special occasion. The Queen is spearheading a whole range of community development projects in her village, including the establishment of a youth centre with extensive arts-related programmes. Through her leadership, young people are very active in arts and culture activities, and this was evident on the day in the array of music, dance and poetry performances by different cultural groups. One of the programmes she founded, called ‘Fit for Life, Fit for Work’, aims to empower participants by equipping them with computer and other life skills, and boosting their self- esteem. The programme assists youth who are disadvantaged by poor performance at school and the effects of AIDS in the family by equipping them with life and occupational skills and values and enhancing their self-esteem, confidence and ability to make ethical decisions. Other projects include food security gardens and aquaculture fisheries. Many of the developmental projects, apart from greatly improving the quality of lives of her people, are aligned to the departmental programmes for Mzansi Golden Economy. | KRA Cultural music

Deputy Minister Joe Phaahla addressing delegates Delegates making inputs

Revised Delegates with Minister White Paper on Arts, Culture

G Sibusiso Xaba gave a comprehensive overview Minister Paul Mashatile giving a keynote address presentation of the Revised White Paper on Arts, Culture Dand Heritage in Durban on Wednesday 18 September. He highlighted that the purpose of the revised paper is to strategically reposition the role of DAC in delivering arts, culture and heritage to all. He further indicated that the policy will foster co-operation, collaboration, integrated planning and implementation between all role players. The last session of the consultative processes was held in Cape Town the following day attended by Minister Paul Mashatile and Deputy Minister Joe Phaahla to conclude what was an extremely extensive engagement Mbazima Makhubela giving presentation with all relevant stakeholders. The paper will be now taken to Making a point! DG Sibusiso Xaba Cabinet. | KRA addressing delegates

KHA RI AMBE | OCTOBER 2013 11 and sustaining DAC institutional advantage Thulani Khumalo

Government departments do not face competition from each other in servicing their mandates: they are established, after all, to fulfil social objectives and meet the basic needs of citizens. To a degree, overlapping policies can create tension between departments. That’s why rebooting government programmes to adopt an outcomes-based approach, supported by evaluations in order to make informed decision about interventions, was an important step.

n my opinion, DAC and other My own definition of institutional This is what I propose as the key pillars for government departments are advantage (IA) refers to a set of policies, creating DAC’s institutional advantage: confronted with competition at systems, processes and procedures an Define a clear vision and mission I organisation has at its disposal to execute its some stage. Irrespective of how well Many people think that a vision comes management functions (planning, leading, policies are defined, or the user- from a dream, but that is not so. In my organising and controlling) to realise its opinion a vision is a clear articulation of an friendly systems and procedures that objectives. Synergy in the aforesaid will ambition or aspiration, a sense of knowing an organisation has at its disposal, definitely produce institutional advantage where you want to be in fixed period of it is employees who activate the as well as improve service delivery, and time. A clear vision and mission make for policies and systems. Employees are other government departments will use good strategy-crafting, execution and the engine of the organisation that DAC as a yardstick for improving their monitoring. A vision may not always make or break them. This calls for service delivery. be achieved but it must always remain sound performance management This article is informed by the questions I continuous. If organisations were to from as early as when an employee ask myself every day when I come to my achieve their vision companies such Coca- joins the workforce. workstation: Cola would not be pursuing maturity ♦♦ how do we achieve and sustain DAC strategies and would have closed shop Departments need to become ‘learning Institutional Advantage? long ago. The key question to ask is: What is organisations’ where employees are ♦♦ which skills and competencies do we DAC’s strategy for creating and sustaining encouraged to own and celebrate learning its institutional advantage? and development. This is a strategic goal need to enhance in order to deliver for building and retaining skilled and services? The example of two well-known retailers, talented employees. ♦♦ what set of key internal business Shoprite and Spar, serves to illustrate. processes must we excel at? Both these retailers create lots of revenue. Government departments are funded However, their competitive strategies through the National Revenue Fund. ♦♦ how efficient are we at National Treasury does not allocate the delivering our and service? funds to departments according to size ♦♦ is there value for money in but on the strength of comprehensive our interventions? and convincing business plans tabled Obviously these are open-ended before the budget committee. That is questions and are linked to why it’s important to map the processes individual introspection on how leading towards delivery of your targets. each of us contributes to the Demonstrating the results to National bigger scheme of things. Treasury promotes accountability of the public funds, and the likelihood of securing additional budget is strengthened. Much has been done - and still more needs What is DAC’s strategy for to be done - to achieve and sustain DAC’s institutional advantage. We really need creating and sustaining its to tighten our resources - our skills and competencies - and tap into opportunities institutional advantage? presented by the environment we operate in.

12 are different. Shoprite pursues a low-cost Strengthen the skills tend to have zero meaning for them and provider strategy, while Spar relies on a DAC derives its mandate directly from the are usually not translated down to the product differentiation strategy, meaning South African Constitution; the mandate operational level. that Shoprite provides goods and services serves as a foundation statement for In pursuit of institutional advantage we at lowest cost whilst Spar provides quality the conceptualisation and structural a need culture that will amongst other goods. To bear this out, check the slogans organisation of the department. things: in their advertisements! Both know their Focus on core business Promote a healthy working customers: It is very rare that you will find ♦♦ environment and workforce; Spar in less affluent areas that are sensitive It is crucial that DAC limits itself to its core to prices, but Shoprite is almost everywhere business if it wants to create and sustain ♦♦ Discourage autonomous thinking and in working class areas. institutional advantage, and regularly encourage shared responsibilities; reviews this to ensure it remains relevant This drives the fact that knowing the ♦♦ Bring all the employees onto a and contributes to fulfilling its mandate. type of strategy we want to implement common platform; its crucial. A low cost provider strategy Creating values- and ethics- driven ♦♦ Unite employees who are otherwise typically bypasses or eliminates value organisations from different back grounds; chain activities in order to prevent The organisation’s intangible assets such ♦♦ Represent certain pre-defined policies unnecessary payments, whereas a product as values, its reputation and brand etc. that guide employees and give them a differentiation strategy, on the other hand, are key resources that aid organisations in sense of direction at the workplace. will suit DAC because we need to enhance achieving institutional advantage. Values, I have learnt in monitoring and evaluation our product and service offering to deliver for instance, shape employees behaviour that indicators are good tools that tell if you superior value to citizens. in executing their normal duties and are achieving your objectives. Challenges ultimately contribute In addition, the DAC in attaining goals can be detected by to a high-performing organisational vision and early warning signs such as high levels As DAC we have defined the culture. It is the culture strategy should provide focus of sickness, absenteeism, and low staff of the organisation for reaching a desired future. values that we should nurture morale. More specifically should be: which brings out the on a daily basis, but do we best in each team Continuous review of these pillars, and ♦♦ a navigational tool that member. In a culture adding other critical components such provides overall direction abide by them? where management is as governance, learning organisation, and clarifies the reason very particular about environmental and societal legitimacy for DAC’s existence, the reporting system, would really sustain a DAC institutional and guides employees the employees, however busy they are, advantage. in everyday decision-making and would submit their reports on schedule. My inspiring quote: Information is the pinpointing priorities; “ No one has to force or remind another seed for an idea, and only grows when it’s ♦♦ a marketing tool that becomes an about the reporting requirement. watered.” integral part of the DAC marketing The culture develops a habit in the Asisebenzeni kuze sibe nekusasa elihle; strategy as it communicates to the individuals which makes them successful “let’s work in order to build a better future” outside world; and at the workplace. As DAC we have defined ♦♦ a motivational tool to inspire the values that we should nurture on a daily I pause…….. employees and help attract and basis, but do we abide by them? Employees | Thulani Khumalo retain individuals, and help them fit in tend to ignore values and the positive the DAC culture . culture of the organisation because these Moshito Music Conference & Exhibition n its tenth anniversary, musical landscape to include scouting by record companies the Moshito Music new genres such as Afro Soul, and concert and festival OConference and Tribal House and Durban promoters from around the Exhibition has become one Kwaito. Young female singer- country and other music of the leading sources of songwriters have emerged markets. information and engagement and are beginning to make While there are certainly for the creative industries in their mark on the local and difficulties within the industry, South Africa. Over the years, international music scene. Moshito continues to be a Moshito has established itself Black-owned independent platform that empowers. Audience listening during presentation as a platform where diverse record labels have contributed As a result there has been music industry players get to immensely to the market share innovation: We are witness to share insights, network and of the majors who distributed the evolution of new business bring pressing industry issues the indie productions. Afrikaans models, and a resilient ‘DIY’ under the spotlight. music and the Afrikaans spirit is apparent. Certainly, the Government and the business performance circuit too have longevity of the conference sector have joined in the become significant drivers of reflects its relevance. discourse and have worked the music industry economy. Looking ahead and charting together because of this The increase in the number a new path into its second development. of submissions for artist decade, Moshito defines in Moshito’s tenth year showcases from both within absolute terms what should represents a decade of the country and from outside drive the Mzansi music music transformation that has shown that Moshito has economy and the cultural has redefined South Africa’s become a platform for talent industries strategy. | KRA Networking time at the conference

KHA RI AMBE | OCTOBER 2013 13 Political principals during the ceremony

Paying to an Unsung Heroine of our liberation struggle

n a joint ceremony organised by DAC and KwaZulu-Natal We need to name institutions after her, and this is just OfficeT of the r Premier, i b u the te tombstone of one of the unsung the beginning,” he said. heroines of the country’s liberation struggle, Nokutela I As the first wife of the African National Congress’ first President, Dube, was unveiled. The commemoration took place on Rev. John Langalibalele Dube, Nokutela contributed enormously the eve of Heritage Month at the Brixton Cemetery in to what is today regarded as Dube’s legacy. Between 1896 and Johannesburg. 1899, Mrs. Dube worked together with her husband to raise Speaking during the event, Arts and Culture Minister, Paul Mashatile funds for the establishment of the Ohlange Institute, the IIanga termed the unveiling a fitting closure to Women’s Month. In his LaseNatal newspaper and other ground-breaking institutions that statement, the Minister said that Nokutela Dube’s gravesite will be contributed in the furtherance of democracy. declared a National Heritage Site next year. Mrs Dube was a political activist in her own right. Her efforts as “We have a project called Liberation Heritage Route a dazzling singer and music teacher contributed to popularising where we are capturing the stories of our liberation, our current national anthem. She taught many of the well-known important sites, icons, heroes and heroines. composers that we revere today. | KRA

ational Secretaries’ Day in South Africa is celebrated annually on the first Wednesday of September. The Nevent was first organised in 1952 as “National Secretaries’ Day for Secretaries Week” by the National Secretaries Association. On this day the DAC usually takes its secretariat employees for a joy day. This Special is one way of highlighting the importance of secretaries in the department. The contingent of secretaries went to the Lesedi Cultural Village on the 4 September where they toured four different villages: Basotho village, Zulu village, Xhosa village, Bapedi village. It was a great recreational excursion which, apart from a cultural tour, offered a taste of great music and dance and delicious indigenous food to round off a memorable experience. (Source: Professional Association for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants – PAFSA)

14 Imagine the World without News National Film, Video and Sound Archives

kicking and screaming into a seemingly horrible place called THE CINEMA: kicking and screaming because I didn’t want to go in. When Sidney Lumet’s MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS had finished, my parents had to drag me kicking and screaming out because I didn’t want to leave and in a sense, I never have left the Embassy Cinema in Gweru, Zimbabwe. From that day on, I was hopelessly hooked on cinema and remain so: there was only one blip on the radar as far as I was concerned and that was the plethora of magine if you will, a South Africa with no Fox News, these seemingly endless newsreel reports which I did no MSNBC, no CNN, no Sky News or indeed no SABC. not want or need to see, as Rhodesia (as it was then) INo Bill O’Reilly screaming at his cowering guests, no had its’ own television service. Piers Morgan humiliating the unwary interviewees, My constant wail of “What the hell is this rubbish, I no chairs collapsing under the weight of MECs, no want to see the movie” has echoed down the years “don’t touch me on my studio”, nothing. No broadcast and in 1989, karma bit me in the backside, as I now news anywhere, except on radio. work with this “rubbish” every day of my life. Imagine having to leave your house and having to This “rubbish” celebrates its’ centenary this year and is go to the movies to obtain not up to the minute, one of the world’s longest running newsreels. Much breaking news but news from last week, spliced into of the material produced between 1913 and 1918 is a reel containing coming attractions, adverts, more lost and was never archived with us, but most of it adverts, cartoons and yet more adverts. from 1919 is largely complete. Then more adverts, leading to seat burn and a pain The material takes you from the dark days of when in the rear end. the soccer Springboks faced the might of England in That was the situation in South Africa up until 1975: 1920 (the former lost 1-9 to the latter: ouch), to the the devil’s box (better known as television) was bloody mine strikes of 1922, to the Depression, the frowned upon by the powers-that-be and people Second World War, to the advent of the National Party had to go to the cinema to get their news from a in 1948, the turbulent 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, right newsreel. From 1913 to 1968, the “African Mirror” was up until the latter part of 1984 when television had king, followed by the “S A Mirror” from 1969 to 1977 taken over everything and the need for a newsreel and then finally, the “Mirror International” from 1977 had ceased to exist. to September 1984. | Trevor Moses I was introduced to cinema by my parents at a very young age: when I turned seven in 1974, I was dragged MODILA s an intended repository of cultural knowledge ACE is an educational platform created to inspire youth and a platform for creative, innovative and socially (14-19 years) with creative potential to transform themselves Aprogressive projects, exhibitions and public debates, and the world around them using leadership, entrepreneurial MoDILA is deeply concerned with the position of the youth as an and design skills. This vulnerable demographic is a key part of important audience constituent. Without a future generation that unlocking future talent in the creative and entrepreneurial is engaged and aware in cultural, artistic, creative and innovative economy. With chronic unemployment amongst the youth and a practice and issues, the museum cannot adequately exist and poor entrepreneurial culture as compared to global competitors, reason its existence. It is for this reason that MoDILA has created ACE offers a tangible foothold in the creative economy for future the flagship programme ACE (Academy of Creative Excellence) generations by drawing adolescents from different class groups to tackle particular needs linked to the museum through specific and various locations across Cape Town into workshops that activities aligned with our design values, mission and goals. reinforce social cohesion. The launch for this programme will be held in Cape Town on the date still to be confirmed. | KRA

KHA RI AMBE | OCTOBER 2013 15 Synergies between tourism programmes and arts and culture Director General Sibusiso Xaba addressed the Tourism Summit in Parliament on Tuesday, 17 September 2013 in Cape Town. Removing barriers for tourism growth to fulfil the National Development Plan

The two-day summit brought together key “As we seek to strengthen the linkages can ensure sustained funding for the tourism stakeholders and was convened between our sectors, we do so against maintenance of cultural and heritage visitor by Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on the background of them having been attractions, including through the use of a Tourism under the theme ‘Removing identified by the National Development heritage levy. barriers for tourism growth to fulfil the Plan Vision 2030 as among the key drivers Touching on the objectives of the Mzansi National Development Plan’. The DG of economic growth, job creation and the Golden Economy strategy, the DG said was speaking on behalf of Minister Paul building of sustainable livelihoods,” he said. that the cultural and creative industries Mashatile on the subject of synergies Another critical aspect he highlighted was are today playing the same role that gold between tourism programmes and arts regarding the maintenance of cultural and historically played in our economy. and culture. He spoke broadly on how arts heritage tourist attractions. He proposed and culture programmes boost tourism The DG stressed the importance of working that; a heritage levy, similar to the tourism together to improve the appeal of our by making heritage available to all South levy, be considered on all the visitors to Africans to contribute to the economy. cultural and heritage tourist attractions, the heritage sites. According to him, part ensuring that they attract even more DG Xaba said the summit will strengthen of the proceeds from the tourism levy, as visitors and offer an even greater visitor the synergies that already exist between it is currently structured, should be made experience. He said one specific area arts and culture, and heritage. He said it is available for the benefit of heritage and identified for collaborate is ensuring perhaps not a coincidence that September cultural institutions. that the narrative or story line told at our is both Heritage Month and Tourism Month He said they are looking forward to engage heritage sites is complete, consistent and as these sectors are interlinked in so many with all stakeholders on how best they truthful. | KRA ways.

re-opening Grandfor legendary Market Theatre t a dazzling event on restored,” Kgositsile said. 16 September in the heart It is also significant that this theatre Aof buzzing Newtown, gets a new lease of life when we are Johannesburg, an ecstatic audience de-crying a century of the odious was witness to the re-opening of Native Land Act.” the Market Theatre’s revamped Main Theatre. Retaining the historic structure in Newtown cultural precinct is The renovation was made also in line with the Department’s possible by the support of the Mzansi Golden Economy strategy. DAC. The Department allocated The precinct’s historic legacy and approximately R100 million to ambience will not only attract other the Market Theatre Foundation cultural activists to set up various for the envisaged renovation and art studios and outlets here, but will expansion, including R14 million also draw large numbers of people to be used to renovate the Main to this exciting site. Theatre. Artistic director for the Market Special adviser to the Minister Theatre, James Ngcobo expressed of Arts and Culture, Professor appreciation for the immense Keorapetse Kgositsile, said that support lent to it. DAC was proud to be part of the “Thank you for helping us give a celebration of theatre, music and facelift to this iconic theatre whose dance. boards have been trodden over “We are glad that the re-opening the years by some of South Africa’s takes place during Heritage Month, great theatre luminaries,” said and that much of the original Ngcobo. | KRA structure has been kept and The Department allocated approximately R100 million to the Market Theatre Foundation 16 Moretele Festival 2013

lthough the Tribute the involvement of the of the South African story. Concert at Moretele Department of Arts and The festival takes place APark in Mamelodi Culture, through its Mzansi in the black township on Saturday, 31 August Golden Economy strategy. of Mamelodi and the started slowly it worked dominant perception is From the stage, the music’s up to a crescendo when that township people energy was powerful Toya Delazy, Zahara, like free tickets. However, enough to reach even Malaika, Hugh Masekela judging from the those who were located and Stimela took the attendance of the festival, far back, keeping them on stage. The crowd was township residents are their feet all freezing night hungry for entertainment contributing directly long. Malaika lived up to and disregarded the cold to the music industry the crowd’s expectations weather, filling the park to economy. Ticket sales from and pumped the vibe, capacity till the dawn of the festival and vendors’ while Bra Hugh Masekela Spring Day. revenues from selling and Caiphus Semenya food and other items are The synergy between the had the audience eating positive contributions to artists on stage and the from the palms their the GDP. appreciative audience was hands when each took the evidence of the magic stage. The youth audience Consciously or the concert produced. was well catered for unconsciously, the festival That experience alone is towards midnight when served two important good enough to explain Toya Delazy took to the purposes: To end Women’s stage, followed by Zahara Month in style, and to performing with Ntando. introduce Heritage Month The crowd was given with a bang. Hence samples of Ntando’s latest the fireworks display at offering. midnight to mark the beginning of Spring Day! | The Moretele Jazz Festival KRA 2013 showed another side

South African Women in the Arts

he 2013 edition of the Mbokodo Awards, its second, took place at the Theatre on the Track in Midrand on 29 August. The awards are a significant gesture that rewards women who made a positive contribution to the arts in South Africa. The event was made Tpossible by Carol Bouwer Productions and the DAC, through its Mzansi Golden Economy Strategy. The Awards consisted of 20 categories, including the Miriam Makeba Achievement Award that was won by the late Sathima Bea-Benjamin, and was handed over by the Minister of Arts and Culture Mr Paul Mashatile. Among the other winners were Lore Watterson, Lira, Pretty Yende, and Simphiwe Dana. Botlhale Boikanyo, winner of SA’s Got Talent 2012, opened the event with a poetry performance while Pretty Yende blessed the evening with an electrifying opera rendition. | KRA

KHA RI AMBE | OCTOBER 2013 17 UNESCO mandated the Co- obsolete within the next year or two. ordinating Council of Audiovisual ld A Audiovisual documents portray our common or u Archives Associations di heritage, whether in the form of daily news W o (CCAAA), the umbrella v broadcasts, advertisements for popular but s i organisation of the e s passing fads, or more symbolic events that t international non- u are representative of the cultural identity of a governmental a a people. r l organisations b concerned with The world’s entire audiovisual heritage of e H the preservation the last century is endangered; most of it is l e of audiovisual considered lost. Not even in those countries e r heritage, to where funds are more easily available can it

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a Heritage as a decay affecting not only traditional carriers y Witness of Cultural but also the ‘new’ digital media. Theft and Diversity, highlighting vandalism, the ravages of war, deliberate its convention on the erasing and reusing of tapes have destroyed Protection and Promotion countless collections. of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. Safeguarding audiovisual heritage is a The complex process requiring a range of UNESCO- The CCAAA relies on its members and the technical, political, human and financial proclaimed annual World Day institutions and persons active in the field to solutions. Not taking action will result in the for Audiovisual Heritage will take the initiative in organising celebrations loss of entire chapters of our heritage in less be observed on 27 October this such as commented screenings of moving than ten years, and lead to impoverishment images, seminars or broadcast programmes, of our identity. year as a means of building for example. The idea is to reach sections global awareness of the various of the population that may not be aware of Audiovisual documents, such as films, radio issues at stake in preserving the richness of their audiovisual heritage, and television programmes, and audio and especially decision-makers and politicians. video recordings contain the primary records the audiovisual heritage of the of the 20th and 21st centuries. Transcending peoples of the world. It is against this background, and because of its language and cultural boundaries, appealing affiliation to international bodies such as FIAF immediately to the eye and the ear, to the The date is significant because on 27 (Federation of International Film Archives), literate and illiterate, audiovisual documents October 1980, the General Conference IASA (International Association of Sound and have transformed society by becoming a of the world cultural body adopted Audiovisual Archives) and FIAT (Federation permanent complement to the traditional recommendations for the safeguarding for International Television Archives), that written record. and preservation of moving images. the National Film, Video and Sound Archive It is the first international instrument of South Africa celebrates World Day to declare the cultural and historical for Audiovisual Heritage. importance of film and television recordings, and calls for decisive steps to As a member of the ensure their preservation. aforementioned bodies and the Sound recordings and moving images largest audiovisual in any form are vulnerable, and easily archive on the discarded or deliberately destroyed. continent, the Too much of the world’s 20th century NFVSA wishes audiovisual heritage is now lost, and to contribute much more is slipping beyond recovery to creating because of neglect, natural decay and awareness technological obsolescence. Unless for the public awareness of the importance of preservation preservation is increased, this trend will and continue. safeguarding of The day is therefore a unique occasion our audiovisual to raise awareness of the importance heritage. The of sounds and images as a source of holdings of our history of the last 150 years and of the national archive importance of preserving them and include more making them accessible to whoever is than 500 000 interested in their content. audio and visual recordings. Many of these recordings are on formats that may be

18 This appeal from UNESCO summarises particularly important in this regard as they the need for this commemoration event further enrich global diversity and open beautifully: paths to dialogue. The collective memory of the different “While heritage permits us to peoples of the world provides the understand the past, it also reflects foundation for sustainable development, the cultural identities and diversity the defence of basic rights and an understanding of the past. But that of communities living today, with memory needs to remain accessible. audiovisual heritage, in particular, Sadly, much of it is currently endangered as being a primary means for a result of obsolescence, neglect, deliberate destruction or simple ignorance of the contemporary societies to portray their part memory plays in nourishing each and values and express their creativity. every culture. and financial Indeed, radio and television are the Sometimes access to heritage is refused by resources most widely used means of transmitting its custodians, leading not only to a break for preservation so cultural products globally. As well as in the link between the past, present and that future generations may benefit from being important sources of information, future but also to an impoverishment of the legacies of the past. On World Day for the immediacy of sound recordings and diversity. Preservation of heritage entails Audiovisual Heritage UNESCO calls upon moving images, with their power to major efforts where printed and written its partners and friends: governments, span linguistic, cultural or other barriers, documents are concerned, but audiovisual international organizations, civil society permit peoples from different walks of records are far more endangered – and on and the private sector to work with us to life to understand each other and share a larger scale – than conventional carriers. ensure that audiovisual heritage receives experiences directly. Their preservation is affected by factors deserving recognition as a witness of as diverse as the spontaneous ignition of The United Nations’ proclamation of 2008 cultural identity and a custodian of the nitrate films or the vinegar syndrome of world’s cultural and linguistic diversity.” as the International Year of Languages, acetate film; bacterial or fungal infestations; which UNESCO had the privilege to lead, colour fading or sound deterioration; sticky The National Film, Video and Sound was particularly significant for audiovisual tape syndrome or demagnetization and Archives will participate in this year’s World heritage, as images and sounds offer the technical obsolescence; as well as lack Audiovisual Heritage Day by hosting a possibility of promoting linguistic diversity of legislation and training curricula for Breakfast Session with a panel discussion and fostering mutual understanding. The professional or technical staff. with experts in the Audiovisual Industry on development of local television and radio the 25 October 2013. | KRA content, as well as the ability to access Consequently, there is an urgent need not different cultures and perspectives through only for greater awareness of these issues, national and international channels are but also for the allocation of the human Welcome to our New Interns

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