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Department: Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture Programme 3: Library and Archives Services Objectives: To assist local library authorities in rendering of public library services and providing of an Archive service in the province. It consists of the following 3 sub-programmes:%uf0b7 Management: To provide strategic managerial direction to Library Service. The sub programme provides for the coordination, management and functioning of the Library and Archives Services Branch. It drives policy development, monitoring and evaluation of the Libraries and Archives sub-programme. %uf0b7 Library Services: To provide Library and Information Services in line with relevant applicable legislation and Constitutional mandates. The sub-programme promotes access to information, developing, and sustaining a reading culture. It drives the functionality of libraries in the province through provision of resources like books, library material, computers and other requirements. It drives the project of renovation of the existing libraries and the construction of new ones in districts where they never existed before. %uf0b7 Archives Services: To support archive services in terms of the National Archives Act and any other relevant legislation. It seeks to regularise and promote good records keeping as well as preserve provincial heritage and social memory through archives. The sub-programme drives the digitisation of archival records from paper formats to electronic so that they can permanently exist for future generations.Table 18: Summary of departmental payments and estimates sub-programme: P3 %u2013 Library and Archives Services 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 1 100 1 596 1 653 2 153 1 666 2 120 1 805 1 826 1 908 (14.9)2. Library Services 229 785 218 824 223 632 265 229 281 960 284 584 273 067 291 587 304 752 (4.0)3. Archives 20 526 17 785 21 396 24 915 24 509 24 151 23 666 26 698 27 900 (2.0)Total payments and estimates 251 411 238 205 246 681 292 297 308 135 310 855 298 538 320 111 334 560 (4.0)2024/25Table 19: Summary of departmental payments and estimates by economic classification: P3-Library and Archives Services 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 136 350 121 857 152 274 167 259 164 846 167 533 179 793 198 969 207 966 7.3Compensation of employees 97 883 95 204 121 325 124 916 124 383 127 052 147 190 145 425 151 969 15.9Goods and services 38 467 26 653 30 949 42 343 40 463 40 481 32 603 53 544 55 997 (19.5)Interest and rent on land %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 Transfers and subsidies to: 80 597 76 553 76 498 100 911 100 911 100 626 101 399 101 105 105 655 0.8Provinces and municipalities 73 908 73 908 73 908 97 731 97 731 97 731 98 605 98 605 103 042 0.9Departmental agencies and accounts %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013Higher 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 2 000 2 500 2 500 2 500 2 500 2 500 2 500 2 500 2 613 0.0Households 4 689 145 90 680 680 395 294 %u2013 %u2013 (25.6)Payments for capital assets 35 751 38 508 17 878 24 127 42 378 42 696 17 346 20 037 20 939 (59.4)Buildings and other fixed structures 30 642 34 744 14 009 20 500 37 351 37 351 15 077 15 569 16 270 (59.6)Machinery and equipment 5 109 3 764 3 869 3 627 5 027 5 345 2 269 4 468 4 669 (57.5)Heritage Assets %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %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 31 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013Total economic classification 238 205 251 411 246 681 292 297 308 135 310 855 298 538 320 111 334 560 (4.0)2024/25Tables 18 and 19 above shows the summary of departmental payments and estimates by economic classification for Programme: P3 %u2013 Library and Archives Services for the 2024 MTEF period. The total budget for the programme increased from R238.205 million in 2021/22 to a revised estimate of R310.855 million in 2024/25 financial year. The increase was mainly due to the increased funding for the library subsidies, which are paid to municipalities for maintenance and operational costs of libraries. These were increased since the department is aiming at covering the full costs of 832