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Department: Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture

The department will continue to support diversity and inclusion and monitor the implementation of

Provincial Social Cohesion Strategy. It will foster dialogue with other government departments and
communities to promote multiculturalism and combat hate and racism.

The department will monitor implementation of the Use of Languages Act, demonstrating the government’s
commitment to support and promote four official languages, which are at the heart of province’s identity

and an essential platform for the inclusion of all citizens.

Sport participation will continue to be encouraged at all levels, while helping the sport system return to
safe play. Underrepresented groups, such as girls and women, and equity-deserving groups, including

members of LGBTQQIA+ communities, will be at the heart of our efforts. The Department will support the
hosting of major sport events in province and continue to recognise the success of the athletes, coaches,

referees, and technical officials who represent the province at national and international sport
competitions. DSRAC will continue to invest in people and capacity of community organisations such as
clubs and federations, who know their area and its needs. The department will continue to facilitate the
establishment of local leagues, hub festivals, etc.

We need to create the right conditions for change across people, organisations, and partnerships with the
potential to contribute and help turn our shared plans and ideas into action. These are effective investment
models, leadership, innovation, and technology/digital, and good governance.

4. Reprioritisation

The department will be increasing volumes of electronic records to the Eastern Cape public online, using

flexible tools and accessible resources that promote public participation. To achieve success in this goal,
it must digitize millions of records it holds in analogue formats, keep pace with the continuous stream of
new records it receives each year, and develop new ways to help citizens find records through online

Eastern Cape Provincial Archives Catalogue. As part of this massive project, the department will renovate
the provincial archives building situated in Qonce. In Heritage Services, the department has also
reprioritized funds from non- core items of goods and services towards the erection of memorials for Winnie

Madikizela Mandela, S.E.K Mqhayi and Nkosana “Happy Boy” Mgxaji. Under Libraries and Archives, funds
have also been reprioritized from new library structures towards operationalization of the newly built ones

through the provision of personnel and library materials. Under Sport and Recreation, funds have been
reprioritized from non-core items towards the addition of hub coordinators as informed by the framework
of MPP Conditional Grant.

5. Procurement

The department will also continue with the maintenance of Thombo Arts Centre and Alfred Nzo Cultural

History Museum as well as its Head Office building (the Wilton Mkwayi Complex) in Qonce. The
department will build new libraries in Cookhouse, Ntabankulu, Ngquza and in the village of Izingcuka in

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