Department of Arts and Culture (South Africa)

Department of Arts and Culture
Department overview
List 10 other official names: Departement van Kuns en Kultuur (Afrikaans) UmNyango wezoBukghwari namaSiko (Southern Ndebele) Isebe lezoBuchule, kunyeNkcubeko (Xhosa) umnyango wezobuCiko namaSiko (Zulu) Litiko leteBuciko neMasiko (Swati) Kgoro ya Botaki le Khaltšharai (Northern Sotho) Lefapha la Bonono le Setso (Sotho) Kgoro e e mabapi le Botaki le Setso (Tswana) Ndzawulo ya swa Vuxongi na Mindhavuko (Tsonga) Muhasho wa zwa Vhutsila na Mvelele (Venda)
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Jurisdiction	Government of South Africa
Headquarters	Kingsley Centre, 481 Church Street, Arcadia, Pretoria, Gauteng 25°44′46″S 28°12′12″E / 25.74611°S 28.20333°E / -25.74611; 28.20333
Employees	461 (2009)
Annual budget	R2,406.7 million (2010/11)
Ministers responsible	Nathi Mthethwa, Minister of Arts and Culture Rejoice Mabudafhasi, Deputy Minister of Arts and Culture
Department executive	Vuyo Jack, Acting Director-General
Child Department	National Archives of South Africa
Website	www.dac.gov.za

The Department of Arts and Culture is one of the departments of the South African government. It promotes, supports, develops and protects the arts, culture and heritage of South Africa. The heritage sites, museums and monuments of the country also reside under this ministry. The political head of the department is the Minister of Arts and Culture; as of 2014 this is Nathi Mthethwa.

In the 2010 national budget, the department received an appropriation of 2,406.7 million rand, and had 461 employees.^[1]

References

↑ "Vote 13: Arts and Culture" (PDF). Estimates of National Expenditure 2010. Pretoria: National Treasury. 17 February 2010. ISBN 978-0-621-39079-7. Retrieved 30 August 2010.

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