| Organisation | Ministry of Arts & Culture |
| Alternate Name | |
| Abbreviation | |
| Parent | Government of South Africa |
| u.r.l. | www.dac.gov.za/ |
| Country | South Africa |
| Location | Pretoria |
| Address | Kingsley Centre, 481 cnr Beatrix and Church Streets, Arcadia, Pretoria, 0001 |
| Postal Address | P Bag X897 |
| Telephone | (012) 441 3000 |
| Management u.r.l. | |
| Fax | (012) 440 4417 |
| Sector | Culture - General |
| Organisation Type | African Government |
| Status | |
| Stated Role | The mission for the arts, culture and heritage in South Africa, is for it to:<P>Be used in support of developing the economic potential existing in the cultural industries, such as film, craft, music, publishing and design. <P>Be instrumental in alleviating poverty through creating job opportunities; <P>Be part of a strategy of branding the Country as a sought after tourism destination, because of its heritage sites, museums and monuments; <P>Be integral to the programmes and projects designed to achieve the aims of NEPAD. <P>Increase the role of governance through the process of provincialisation of the archival function. |
| Activities | |
| Geographical Focus | |
| Notes |
| Current Positions | |||
| Position | Name | From | To |
| Minister of Arts & Culture | Dr Pallo Jordan | 2004 | |
| Deputy Minister of Arts & Culture | Ntombazana Botha | 2006 | |
| Chief of Staff | Freddy Mashamba | 2006 | |
| Spokespoerson for Minister | Sandile Memela | 2006 | |
| Minister's Personal Assistant | Juanita Hendrickse | 2006 | |
| Media Liason | Premi Appralraju | 2006 | |
| Deputy Minister's Personal Assistant | Melanie Hess | 2006 | |
| Budgets | ||||
| Donor | From | To | Budget ($) | Note |
| Links to Related Organisations |
| Parent Tree | Government of South Africa |
| Subsidiary Organisations | Office of Director General [9] |
| Heritage and National Archives [5] | |
| Cultural Developent and International Relations [8] | |
| Arts, Culture & Language Services [7] |
| Associated Organisations |
| Donor Recipients |
| Past Positions | |||
| Position | Name | From | To |
| Deputy Minister of Arts, Culture Science & Technology | Buyelwa Sonjica | 2003 | 2004 |
| Record last updated on 08 MAY 2008 |