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The mandate of the Department of Sport,Recreation, Arts and Culture (DSRAC) is drawn directly from Schedules 4 and 5 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, which describe the functional areas of exclusive provincial legislative competence.
These include archives other than national archives, libraries other than national libraries, museums other than national museums, provincial cultural matters, provincial recreation and amenities and provincial sport.
The Department also has a role in supporting and monitoring local government with regards to amusement facilities, local amenities and local sports facilities, markets, municipal parks and recreation facilities.
In response to this mandate, the aim of the Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation is to ensure access to, increased participation in, and transformation of the sport, arts, culture and recreation sectors in a manner that yields optimum social and economic benefit for all in the province.
Also promotes nation-building and social cohesion among its people. In discharging its role, DSRAC operates using a corporate structure with a head office, and hubs in clusters.
The mandate of the Department of Sport,Recreation, Arts and Culture (DSRAC) is drawn directly from Schedules 4 and 5 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, which describe the functional areas of exclusive provincial legislative competence.
A United, Active and Winning Province through Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture.
To develop and promote Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture for spiritual, intellectual, physical and material upliftment of the people of the Eastern Cape.
Unity of purpose
Respect for self and others
Commitment to service delivery
Loyalty to the organisation and the people we serve
Work ethics
Honesty
Communication
Equity
Newly appointed Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for the Department of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture ~ (DSRAC), in 16 August 2022.
Place of Birth:
Hon MEC Nonceba Kontsiwe was born in kwaNondundu Village in an area called kwaKhontsiwe at Phelandaba in Sterkspruit, Herschel. MEC Kontsiwe attended Primary education from Khontsiwe Bantu Community School in the 1960s and later moved to Nompendulo High School in Zwelitsha in 1976. That was the year her political activism was cultivated. She later moved to Fillip Mtywaku High School in Peelton where she matriculated.
Sibongile Mpofu has worked in the NGO and the public sectors for more than 20 years, where she has been involved mainly in the areas of policy, research, strategy development and implementation, among others.
She has held senior management roles at various organizations across a range of sectors, including land affairs, urban and rural development, public administration and, most recently, human settlements. Before joining the Department, Ms. Mpofu had worked for the Housing Development Agency, where she had acted as the Chief Operations Officer and had been the Head of Intergovernmental and Stakeholder Relations.
To provide the provision of sport, recreation, and school sport activities. Manage special projects, infrastructure and Sport Development services in the province and the development of Recreational Programmes in schools and Recreation Leisure Services. Sub programmes includes Sport Development and Recreation.
Manage and Promote Infrastructure and Community Development Services. Coordinate and support of Districts Operation Services.
Provide and coordinate the provision of: Strategic Management and Planning Services. Legal Services. Information and Technology Communication Management Services. Manage and facilitate the provision of Human Resource Planning and Administration. And provide and coordinate Security and Facility Management Services.
To provide Financial Management Services support, including financial advice to the accounting officer. The directorate under the CFO includes Financial Management and Supply Chain Management.
To manage the provision of Cultural Affairs Services, which includes: • Develop and promote Arts and Culture Services • Provide Library and Information and Provincial Archives Services • Manage and promote Heritage and Museum Services • And facilitate and promote the development of Language and Literature
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