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Department: Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture%uf0b7 Heritage Resource Services: To conserve, promote, and develop culture and heritage. It drives the commemoration of significant days in the heritage landscape of communities, education and awareness of national symbols, naming of geographical spaces in a manner that preserves and protects history. %uf0b7 Language Services: To promote language development and multilingualism. It drives assistance to the Provincial Language Committee in terms of the Languages Act. It also drives the development of indigenous languages, social cohesion strategy, community conversations/dialogues, development of writers & poets and provision of interpretational services. Table 15 Summary of departmental payments and estimates sub-programme: P2 %u2013 Cultural Affairs Outcome Main appropriationAdjusted appropriation Revised estimate Medium-term estimates % change from 2024/25R thousand 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2025/26 2026/27 2027/281. Management 9 206 9 512 10 096 4 169 2 744 2 744 2 875 2 994 3 130 4.82. Arts and Culture 89 316 105 212 99 512 96 486 103 619 105 698 107 480 108 211 113 081 1.73. Museums Services 112 900 105 821 102 283 107 145 100 354 103 951 106 788 109 515 114 441 2.74. Heritage Resource Services 18 829 18 574 19 301 28 633 31 442 25 766 35 837 35 320 36 910 39.15. Language Services 4 664 4 298 5 152 5 165 6 031 6 031 6 227 6 441 6 731 3.2Total payments and estimates 234 915 243 417 236 344 241 598 244 190 244 190 259 207 262 481 274 293 6.12024/25Table 16: Summary of departmental payments and estimates by economic classification: P2 %u2013 Cultural Affairs Outcome Main appropriationAdjusted appropriation Revised estimate Medium-term estimates % change from 2024/25R thousand 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2025/26 2026/27 2027/28Current payments 156 708 150 846 168 090 165 218 167 810 167 810 179 139 183 433 191 683 6.8Compensation of employees 135 231 130 714 141 098 142 992 145 284 146 551 154 852 159 321 166 489 5.7Goods and services 21 477 20 132 26 992 22 226 22 526 21 259 24 287 24 112 25 194 14.2Interest and rent on land %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 Transfers and subsidies to: 59 621 76 122 64 568 70 212 72 242 72 242 73 773 72 803 76 083 2.1Provinces and municipalities 1 400 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 Departmental agencies and accounts 23 575 40 120 28 115 29 645 31 375 31 375 33 489 32 689 34 160 6.7Higher education institutions %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013Foreign governments and international organisations %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013Public corporations and private enterprises %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013Non-profit institutions 34 498 33 662 34 964 38 784 38 784 38 784 39 784 39 784 41 578 2.6Households 1 504 984 1 489 1 783 2 083 2 083 500 330 345 (76.0)Payments for capital assets 16 449 18 586 3 658 6 168 4 138 4 138 6 295 6 245 6 527 52.1Buildings and other fixed structures 14 842 16 033 3 074 6 000 3 720 3 720 5 880 5 880 6 145 58.1Machinery and equipment 636 2 325 143 168 418 418 415 365 382 (0.7)Heritage Assets 971 228 441 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013Specialised military assets %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013Biological assets %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013Land and sub-soil assets %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013Software and other intangible assets %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013Payments for financial assets %u2013 %u2013 28 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013Total economic classification 243 417 234 915 236 344 241 598 244 190 244 190 259 207 262 481 274 293 6.12024/25Table 15 and Table 16 above shows the summary of departmental payments and estimates by economic classification for programme 2 %u2013 Cultural Affairs for the 2025 MTEF period. Cultural Affairs has increased from R243.417 million in 2021/22 to a revised estimate of R244.190 million in 2024/25, due to the funding of film development to build artist in the sector towards self-sustainability. The allocation increases in 2025/26 by 6.1 per cent to R259.207 million in 2025/26, due to additional funding to the departmental entity ECPACC for its office rental costs and for the repatriation of human remains of freedom fighters from foreign countries to South Africa (Eastern Cape Province). Compensation of employees increased from R130.714 million in 2021/22 to a revised estimate of R146.551 million in 2024/25. The increase is attributable to the improvement in conditions service 830