Department of Arts and Culture

Presentation to the Select Committee on Appropriations: 08 May 2013

Community Library Services Grant

Mr Sibusiso Xaba Director - General

Outline of Presentation

1. Introduction

2. Background

3.Monitoring and Evaluation

4.Expenditure on the grant by 31 March 2013

5.MTEF Allocations: 2013-2016

6.2012/13 Performance

7. Challenges

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1.Introduction

1.1 The purpose of this presentation is to report to the Select Committee on :

1.1.1 Provincial spending and performance of the community library services grant.

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2.Background

2.1 The purpose of the conditional grant is to ensure that urban and rural library services are transformed through a recapitalised programme at provincial level and to mainstream the policy framework for the public library sector

2.2 The focus areas for the conditional grant are the following: infrastructure development, ICT (information and computer technology), library resources, staff capacity, visually impaired readers’ needs.

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2.Background (cont-)

2.3 Some of the key strategic priorities of the grant are to address issues of skills development, disparities in service provision, and promotion of the sector.

2.4 Despite some successes with regard to the implementation of the grant there are still gaps and challenges.

2.5 The inconsistent salary structures across the three spheres of government presents a serious challenges to the stability of the sector. Staff retention and turn over is a serious challenge in the sector.

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2.Background (cont-)

2.6 The policy gaps at local government level creates an unsustainable funding challenge to service delivery. The inability of provinces to fund the total cost of the service remains a challenge for some municipalities.

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3. Monitoring and Evaluation

3.1 In line with the requirements of the Division of Revenue Act (DORA), 2012, the Department undertakes monitoring and

evaluation of the programme as follows:

•Four quarterly meetings are held in a year with all nine provinces to discuss the progress, challenges and the way forward in the implementation of the grant projects.

•Provinces submit monthly financial and quarterly performance reports to the Department.

•The Department conducts an evaluation of the performance of the grant every year as required by the Act.

•Monitoring visits to projects and site meetings are held regularly.

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4. Expenditure by 31 March 2013

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SUMMARY

ProvinceDivision of

Revenue Act, 2012 (Act No.

5 of 2012)

Government Gazette:

Other Gazettes

Provincial roll-overs Total available

Payment Schedule: Year

to date

Received by province: Year

to date

Provincial actual

payments

% Transferred of national allocation

% Actual payments of

total available

Projected outcome for

financial year

Projected (over)/under

R thousand

Eastern Cape 78 058 - 9 634 87 692 78 058 78 058 65 714 100.0% 74.9% 63 132 24 560

Free State 50 304 - 2 491 52 795 50 304 50 304 48 502 100.0% 91.9% 52 795 -

Gauteng 56 452 - 310 56 762 56 452 56 452 55 887 100.0% 98.5% 57 462 (700)

KwaZulu-Natal 48 619 - - 48 619 48 619 48 619 48 633 100.0% 100.0% 48 619 -

Limpopo 68 822 - 13 871 82 693 68 822 68 822 49 722 100.0% 60.1% 82 693 -

Mpumalanga 68 822 - 3 883 72 705 68 822 68 822 66 983 100.0% 92.1% 68 795 3 910

Northern Cape 72 395 - 631 73 026 72 395 72 395 62 674 100.0% 85.8% 67 999 5 027

North West 64 973 - 19 761 84 734 64 973 64 973 62 936 100.0% 74.3% 84 734 -

Western Cape 56 129 - - 56 129 56 129 56 129 56 129 100.0% 100.0% 56 129 -

Total 564 574 - 50 581 615 155 564 574 564 574 517 180 100.0% 84.1% 582 358 32 797

5. MTEF Allocations: 2013 - 2016

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Department Name of allocation Province

Column A Column B

2013/14 Allocation

Forward Estimates 

2014/15 2015/16

      R'000 R'000 R'000

Arts and Culture Community library services

Eastern Cape 72 492 109 418 145 934 Free State 62 918 119 013 156 114 Gauteng 63 470 125 608 163 039 KwaZulu-Natal 63 145 122 754 160 042 Limpopo 56 528 81 010 111 502 Mpumalanga 72 521 114 781 151 671 Northern Cape 75 596 118 396 154 467 North West 64 058 98 883 133 978 Western Cape 67 058 126 347 163 815

Unallocated -

-

-

TOTAL 597 786 1 016 210 1 340 562

           

                           -                          -                          -  

   Allocated

amount 597 786 1 016 210 1 340 562

6.2012 / 2013 Performance6.1 Fourteen (14) new libraries were completed in 2012/2013

• Eastern Cape(1) – Mount Ayliff

• Gauteng (1) - Oliefantsfontein

• KwaZulu-Natal (1) – Qhudeni

• Limpopo (6) – Musina Nancefiled; Molepo, Mulati, Shongoane,

Saselemane, Vlakfontein

• Mpumalanga (1) Masoyi

• Northern cape (1) Sesheng

• North West (2) Khuma and Letsopa

• Western Cape (1) - Vredenburg

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6. 2012 / 2013 Performance (cont.)

6.2 Thirty-Seven (37) libraries were upgraded in 2011/2012

• Eastern Cape completed 10 libraries

• Free State completed 1

• Gauteng completed 2

• KwaZulu-Natal completed 2

• Limpopo completed 0

• Mpumalanga 3

• Northern Cape completed 4

• North West completed 4

• Western Cape completed 11

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6. 2012 / 2013 Performance (cont.)

6.3 Visually impaired services were established in 36 community libraries: • MP (4), NC (20), EC (12)

6.4 A number of 79 library staff were appointed and up to 900 library employees’ contract were renewed in 2012/13 financial year.

6.5 Library staff received bursaries to study Library related courses in MP (35) and FS (20)

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6. 2012/2013 Performance (cont.)

6.6 255 366 new library material including books, educational toys, educational DVDs and CDs were purchased and distributed to community libraries

6.7 The conversion of a new library system took place in some community libraries in five provinces (EC- 23, KZN - 42, MP - 29, NW - 26, and NC – 32)

6.8 Provinces are prioritising the issue of ICT infrastructure and making sure that community libraries have Public Internet Access.

Internet connectivity in 2012/2013 (KZN-8; FS – 7, LP- 53; MP-2; NW-89 and WC-96)

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7.Challenges

7.1 The job evaluation process for librarians remains unresolved by DPSA despite numerous follow-ups by DAC.

7.2 Employment of staff on contract remains a serious challenge but provinces like Free State and KwaZulu-Natal have started with processes of appointing contract workers into permanent positions.

7.3 The salary disparities between the three spheres of government continue to create an unstable environment.

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7. Challenges (cont.)

7.4 Capacity to manage infrastructure projects remains a concern in some of the provinces.

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Thank you