Progress Report on Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme (PESP) - August 2023

Consolidated report on PESP funds allocation, job creation, and project updates for various entities in the arts and culture sector. Details of budget disbursement, proposed versus actual jobs, and progress in implementing PESP initiatives. Includes insights on the National Museum's activities and upcoming plans.

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• Budget Allocation
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1. THE PRESIDENTIAL EMPLOYMENT STIMULUS PROGRAMME (PESP) CONSOLIDATED PROGRESS REPORT 28/08/2023

2. BACKGROUND The Department of Sport Arts and Culture received a Budget allocation of R440m for 2022/23 and R462m for 2023/24 financial years for the implementation of the Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme (PESP 4). The Department identified the five entities below to roll-out the implementation of the programme.

3. BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR PESP 3 & PESP 4 ENTITY ALLOCATION FOR PESP 3 BALANCE T0 DISBURSE ALLOCATION FOR PESP 4 TRANSFERRED TO TO BENEFICIARIES BY ENTITIES THE ENTITIES National Arts Council (NAC) National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) R152,3 million R190 million R179.2 million R180 million R6 282 966 R135 280 000 R7 922 688.03 R27 038 000 National Heritage Council (NHC) National Museum Art Bank Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) R55 million R15 million R20 million R459,2 million R65 million R11 077 565 R2 432 000 R20 million R757 330 R663 000 R20 million R2 238 442 R884 000 TOTAL R437,3 million R28 278 961,03 R166 297 000 DSAC Project Management Unit (PMU) R2.7 million R2,7 million R627 032,14 TOTAL R440 Million R462 Million R166 924 032,14

4. NUMBER OF JOBS PROPOSED AND CREATED FOR PESP 3 AND PESP 4 ENTITY PROJECTED NUMBER OF ACTUAL NUMBER OF PROJECTED NUMBER OF ACTUAL NUMBER OF JOBS FOR PESP 3 JOBS CTREATED JOBS FOR PESP 4 JOBS CTREATED National Arts Council (NAC) 10 000 21 011 22 000 National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) 9000 13 315 11 000 National Heritage Council (NHC) 4000 2 341 3000 National Museum Art Bank 700 491 500 Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) 700 702 1300 TOTAL 24 400 37 860 37 800

5. NATIONAL MUSEUM NATIONAL MUSEUM PESP4 PESP4 24 August 2023 24 August 2023

6. PESP4 Overview PESP4 Overview Art Creating Call-to-Artists was opened 1 August 2023, closed Friday, 25 August 2023. Applications being processed Work-Based Experience Recruitment of interns by Hosts is ongoing. Majority of Interns have started. Mentorship Pre-Screening was completed 15 August 2023. Evaluations were completed on 24 August 2023. Adjudication completed on 28 August 2023 Museum requested Tranche 2 (R8,500,000) transfer on 16 August 2023.

7. PESP4 High PESP4 High- -level Timelines level Timelines Activity Timeframe 1 Execution 15 June 2022 31 March 2024 2 PESP4 WBE Call-To-Hosts Application window 20 March 2023 21 April 2023 3 PESP4 Coordinators Recruitment process 17 April 26 May 2023 4 PESP4 WBE Host Evaluation and Approval 24 April 30 May 2023 5 PESP4 WBE Host Onboarding 31 May 23 June 2023 6 PESP4 WBE Cycle 1 1 July 31 October 2023 7 PESP4 Mentorship Call-To-Artists Application window 4 28 July 2023 8 PESP4 Coordinators Onboarding 1 August 2023 9 PESP4 Art Creating Call-To-Artists Application window 1 25 August 2023 10 PESP4 Allocation Tranche 2 Request to DSAC 18 August 2023 11 PESP4 Mentorship Evaluation and Approval 14 August 6 September 2023 12 PESP4 WBE Targeted Call-To-Hosts (Northern Cape, North West, Mpumalanga) 29 August 15 September 2023 13 PESP4 Art Creating Evaluation and Approval 11 September 6 October 2023 14 PESP4 Art Creating, Mentorship and WBE Cycle 2 1 November 2023 28 February 2024 15 PESP4 Art Creating Collection 1 28 March 2024 16 PESP4 Final Financial & Narrative Report 28 March 2024

8. PRESIDENTIAL EMPLOYMENT STIMULUS PROGRAMME (PESP) (PESP4 CYCLES 01 and 02) PROGRESS REPORT 24 August 2023 BASA.CO.ZA | #BIZART_ZA

9. OVERALL PROGRESS UPDATE PESP4 DESCRIPTION UPDATE 1. Open call for applications went live on 3 April 2023 and closed on 28 April 2023 2. Full application forms sent on 12 May 2023 3. Full application form closed 11 June 2023 4. 126 full applications were submitted to BASA; 8 duplicates were found.Therefore,118 full applications will be reviewed by the panel. 5. Open call for the external review panel went out on 12 April 2023 and closed on 28 April 2023. 15 nominations were reviewed and 6 were shortlisted and approved 6. PESP4 Review Panel induction meeting was held 22 June 2023. 7. Deliberation meetings by PESP4 Review Panel took place on 19,20,21 and 25 July 2023 8. Co-chairs of the PESP4 Review Panel were voted in PESP4 CYCLE 01 2023 9. 22 projects were originally recommended by the review panel, one project was retracted due to a Conflict of Interest. The allocation of R278,500.00 for the cancelled project was agreed upon to be added to PESP4 Cycle 02 10. 21 projects with a proposed total of 596 jobs to be created, have been recommended by the review panel 11. 54 jobs remain from PESP4 Cycle 01 to be targeted in PESP4 Cycle 02 with an adjusted target of 704 12. Outcome letters for PESP4 Cycle 01 have been sent out to all applicants 13. Review panel recommendations have been signed off by BASA CEO and board and sent to DSAC 14. External contracting in the process with the 21 successful beneficiaries 15. The technical meeting with DSAC-PMU was held on the 14 August 2023 at BASA offices 16. Approved funds allocated for Cycle 01: R 9,558,000.00 17. An Induction Webinar for approved beneficiaries will be held on Tuesday 5 September 2023 9 PESP 3 and 4

10. OVERALL PROGRESS UPDATE PESP4 DESCRIPTION UPDATE 1. Key dates have been reworked for Cycle 2 2. Marketing and publicity plan being finalized 3. BASA Marketing team are strengthening PR efforts in previously underrepresented provinces and communities PESP4 CYCLE 02 2023 - 2024 4. Open call go live date is on 04 September 2023 5. A Webinar will be held on 11 September 2023 in an effort to ensure stronger proposals and applications 6. A new integrated platform developed by BASA and Moya Money will go live with this cycle to assist with managing applications and reporting structures 7. Approved funds for allocation in Cycle 02: R 9,558,000.00 8. The amount of R 278,500.00 will be allocated from Cycle 01 towards Cycle 02 Funds for disbursement in PESP4 Cycle 02: R 9,836,500.00 10 PESP 3 and 4

12. PESP4 STATUS UPDATE -Open call closed at midnight on 30 June 2023 -297 applications were received - 907 applications registered but not submitted - -Extension given to registered applicants from 3 to 7 July to finalise and submit applications; - Additional 141 applications were received -Total received applications = 438 - Evaluations finalized.

13. PESP4 HIGH LEVEL TIMELINES # Activity Timeframe Variance Actual 1. PESP4 Open Call 10 May - 30 Jun 2023 None None 2. Extended call for registered applicants 03 - 07 Jul 2023 05 days 07 Jul 2023 2. Assessments/Evaluations 10 - 28 Jul 2023 04 days 31 Jul 2023 3. Review processes by Internal Review Panel 23 -24 Jul 2023 10 days 24 Aug 2023 4. Adjudication process 27 Jul - 17 Aug 2023 06 days 08 Sept 2023 5. Present Adjudication Report to MEXCO, NHC 28 - 31 Aug 2023 06 days 12 Sept 2023 Council and DSAC for approval 6. Send out Grant Notification Letters and 01 Sept 2023 09 days 15 Sept 2023 Acceptance of Offer Forms 7. Send decline letters to non-approved applicants 01 Sept 2023 09 days 18 Sept 2023 8. Provincial Capacity Building Workshops 04 - 05 Sept 2023 10 days 20 Sept 2023 9. Contracting 06 Sept and on-going 10 days 21 Sept 2023 10 Disbursements (First Tranche) 11 Sept and on-going 09 days 25 Sept 2023 11 Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting 02 31 Oct 2023 None None 12. Disbursements (Second Tranche) 01 15 Dec 2023 None None 13. PESP4 Final Financial & Narrative Report 31 Mar 2024 None None

14. PESP 4 UPDATE WEEKLY REPORT TO DSAC 24 August 2023

15. 4. PESP 4 UPDATE Status Status Description Approved Projects Granted Disbursed Reported Jobs 50GNL Sent - Revision 21 R6 808 300,00 R0,00 51Revision Submitted 8 R1 732 000,00 R0,00 54Contract Despatched 14 R3 416 137,63 R0,00 55Contract Signed & Returned 75 R19 185 735,94 R0,00 63Paid 492 R146 238 817,01 R102 711 942,00 845 64Report Submitted 24 R4 329 009,45 R3 030 307,00 566 71Final Tranche Paid 3 R690 000,00 R690 000,00 50 Grand Total 637 R182 400 000,03 R106 432 249,00 1461 Disbursed as % of Granted 58,35% Paid as % of Approved 81,48% 15

16. National Film & Video Foundation PESP Update 24 August 2023

17. PESP 4: PAYMENT UPDATE 24/08/2023 PROJECTS DETAILS AMOUNT RECEIVED FROM DSAC AMOUNT EXPENSED AMOUNT TO BE EXPENSED Digitisation fees R20 000 000.00 R325 238.19 R19 674 761.81 ADMINISTRATION PESP 4 DETAILS AMOUNT RECEIVED FROM DSAC AMOUNT EXPENSED AMOUNT TO BE EXPENSED Admin fees R 7 038 000.00 R 4 145 685.85 R 2 892 314.15 1

18. PESP4 STREAM 2 APPROVED PROJECTS OPPORTUN ITIES PROVINCIAL SUMMARY RACE AGE BUDGET GENDER PWD NON- YOUTH PROVINCES APPLICANTS B W I C YOUTH JOBS REVIEWED M F JOBS GAUTENG 10 7 0 1 2 3 7 0 10 24 289 R6 450 000.00 WESTERN CAPE 5 0 2 1 2 0 5 3 2 17 190 R2 405 000.00 EASTERN CAPE 4 2 1 0 1 1 3 1 3 3 97 R2 100 000.00 KWA-ZULU NATAL 6 3 0 3 0 2 4 3 3 23 262 R3 831 000.00 FREE STATE 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 18 153 R1 384 000.00 LIMPOPO 3 3 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 9 108 R2 050 000.00 NORTHWEST 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 23 R600 000.00 MPUMALANG A 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 9 80 R1 070 000.00 NORTHERN CAPE 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 51 R1 350 000.00 TOTAL 35 22 3 5 5 10 25 12 23 112 1253 R21 240 000.00 1

19. PESP4 STREAM 3 APPROVED PROJECTS OPPORTUNITIE S PROVINCIAL SUMMARY RACE GENDER BUDGET PWD APPLI NON - BI PROVINCES B W I C M F JOBS REVIEWED CANTS JOBS GAUTENG 3 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 201 R1 587 776.00 WESTERN CAPE 3 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 6 73 R1 221 980.00 EASTERN CAPE 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 21 R447 829.00 KWA-ZULU NATAL 4 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 6 163 R2 161 809.00 FREE STATE 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 13 77 R934 030.00 LIMPOPO 6 6 0 0 0 3 3 0 23 274 R3 504 476.00 NORTHWEST 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 22 R470 000.00 MPUMALANGA 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 14 59 R899 800.00 NORTHERN CAPE 3 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 9 141 R1 516 300.00 TOTAL 26 22 3 0 1 11 14 1 73 1031 R12 744 000.00 1

20. NEXT STEPS: STREAM 1 01 June 2023 - 07 June 2023| Panel induction, Praxis training, Ethics training 08 June 2023 - 15 June 2023| Panel project allocation 19 June 2023 21 July 2023| Panel functional evaluation of projects 24 Jul 2023 28 Jul 2023| Panel pack compilation 07 Aug 2023 11 Aug 2023| Panel meetings to moderate scoring 14 Aug 2023 18 Aug 2023 | Prepare council pack 21 Aug 2023 22 Aug 2023| Approval by panel chairs and ACEO 23 Aug 2023 28 Aug 2023| PESP Council project pack review 29 Aug 2023| PESP Stream 1 Council meeting to approve submissions 30 Aug 2023 08 Sep 2023| Finalise outcome letters and send to all applicants 1

21. THANK YOU