THE NEW GOLDEN PATH
MINISTER WANTS STAFF TO INTERACT
Man of the people - Minister Mashatile seen distributing
flags and connecting with the people
It gives me great pleasure to introduce to you the revamped Kha Ri Ambe internal magazine, marking a turning point in our efforts to not only make stakeholders aware of the work of the Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) but to encourage information sharing and the exchange of ideas towards citizen participation.
The new magazine comes at a time when the President Jacob Zuma Administration requires seeing service delivery that can be measured in concrete terms. There is now a special focus on Performance Monitoring and Evaluation to make sure that all government officials give their maximum output.
When Dr Joe Phaahla and I were sworn in as the new deputy and minister of Arts and Culture, we addressed a strategic planning session with middle and senior management of the DAC. The primary purpose was to redefine our strategic objectives and change the way we are doing things... read more here
Working together - Minister Paul Mashatile and his Deputy Dr Joe Phaahla, the new Deputy Minister
PARTS OF THE WHOLE
THE MANTRA OF WORKING TOGETHER
Outcome 12 – One Government working together
Over the years there has been a growing perception of rising competition, rivalry and non-cooperation among departments and its officials.
The signing of the Delivery Agreement is destined to introduce a new culture of working together among government departments. It means that there will be more cooperation, consultation and team spirit among department officials to pursue the same goals. The signing of the agreement will see Arts and Culture work together with many other departments… read more here
Acting Director General of the DAC: Veliswa Baduza
OUR ASSOCIATED INSTITUTIONS ARE
THE ARMS AND LEGS OF THE DAC
The Acting Director General of the DAC, Veliswa Baduza, would like the associated institutions to work closer with the Department.
Baduza joined the Department a year ago as its Chief Operations Officer. She was elevated to the position of Acting DG following the end of Themba Wakashe’s tenure in the position last September. Baduza has been on the forefront of efforts to get the Department to clean up its act in terms of the streamlining of programmes. The big issue for her is that, in many instances, the DAC ends up competing or rivalling its associated institutions through duplication of work... read more here| Editorial Team: | Contributors: | |
| Editor in Chief: | Sandile Memela | Corney Wright |
| Senior Writer & Photography: | James Mathibeng | Reinette Stander |
| Sub-edit, Layout and Design: | Angelcy Brand Messengers | Dennies Maake |
| Nombuso Tshabalala | ||