Services rendered by the Department
 
  • Facilitating, initiating and implementing international co-operation agreements on arts  and culture.
  • Ensuring the representation of South African arts and culture on the international scene.
  • Managing heritage and film-related issues in the country.
  • Managing and administration of arts, culture and heritage institutions.
  • Promoting arts, culture and heritage festivals.
  • Supporting informal arts education and training.
  • Supporting development and access to the arts.
  • Supporting excellence and sustainability in the arts.
  • Encouraging co-operation and networks within the diverse heritage of South Africa.
  • Collecting and preserving the national archival heritage.
  • Proper management and care of government records.
  • Heraldic services.
  • Developing cultural industries in partnership with the private sector.
  • Rendering translation and editing services to national departments.
  • Promoting of indigenous languages.
  • Language planning and terminology services.
  • Standardisation and advice on the proper use of geographical names.
  • Management and government of national libraries and meta-information.
 
 
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