Press statement for immediate release Sunday, 28 February 2021 THE COUNCIL SUSPENDS THE NAC CEO AND CFO JOHANNESBURG – The new Council of the National Arts Council of South Africa (NAC) has suspended its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pending an investigation in relation to the management of the Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme […]
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PESP Alert: On Friday, 26 February 2021, the NAC paid twenty-one (21) PESP beneficiaries a total of R 654 742.50 which will retain 70 jobs. To date R27 773 904.50 has been disbursed to 236 beneficiaries. Congratulations!
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PESP ALERT: Following up on the commitment made by the NAC and Council to expedite payments, the NAC is delighted to announce that on Wednesday, 24 February 2021, twenty-nine (29) PESP beneficiaries were paid a total of R4 882 962, which has a potential of creating 323 jobs. To date, R27 119 162 has been disbursed […]
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Today the National Arts Council held its first industry briefing since its appointment to Council on 1 January 2021. The purpose of the briefing was to appraise the arts, culture and heritage sector, particularly the leaders of various industry organisations and industry arts practitioners, on the progress Council has made in resolving and expediting the […]
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You are invited to join the Industry and Media Briefing session, related to the Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme (PESP) scheduled for this afternoon.
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Today, the Council of the National Arts Council of South Africa (NAC) has given management the go ahead to proceed with the disbursement of the PESP grants to successful and published beneficiaries who had signed their contracts and are fully compliant with all the legislative requirement and National Treasury regulations. Since assuming its tenure, which […]
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The new 18 member Council took tenure at the beginning of January 2021. The Council takes over from the previous Council as the NAC is busy completing the Presidential Employment Stimulus Package (PESP) of R300 million, which commenced in October 2020 as a response to the Covid 19 pandemic. The Council is cognisant of the […]
COVID-19 Updates
The Minister of Sport, Arts & Culture launches the 3rd Phase of COVI-19 Relief Fund as a step towards sector stabilisation
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Due to the growing concern on the rising number of COVID-19 infections; Cabinet took a decision to move the country back to COVID-19 Alert Level 3, as announced by the President on the 28th of December 2020. This announcement saw the Sport, Arts and Culture sector suffer yet another financial set-back as Government had to […]
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A 2nd call for candidates to apply as field surveyors for undertaking a national audit survey of monuments, memorials, and statues project. A project implemented as part of the national presidential employment stimulus programme for a period ending 31 March 2021. Successful candidates will assist the South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) with as mandated by the Department […]
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Contract Junior position Zonnebloem, Western Cape Up to R5,600 pm Recruit Assist Ref 2389451 About the Position This position is a Fixed-Term Contract Position. Please note that the Monthly Stipend is R5600 with no company benefits. PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE JOB: To facilitate administration for the National Audit of Monuments and Memorials project within each […]
