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GAUTENG DEPARTMENT OF SPORT, ARTS, CULTUREAND RECREATION: VOTE 12

The department conducted a total of 19 community outreach programmes in museums during the ¿ nancial year, bene ¿ tting approximately 1 500 participants. The most signi ¿ cant programmes ranged from Lit Art Screening on 6 April 2019; Marketing Lifestyle on 4 May 2019; Home is where Air Is on 4 May 2019; Blood Donating - SANBS on 25 May 2019; Marriage/Couple Seminar on 22 June 2019; My Shame Film Premier from 28-30 June 2019; Visual Arts Exhibition held by the department from 12–18 September 2019; and the Kagiso Arts and Craft market held at the Kagiso Memorial and Recreation Centre on 16 December 2019. There were also various ¿ tness programmes and poetry session in collaboration with DBE and the Of ¿ ce of the Premier. There were ¿ ve Geographical Naming Systems Advocacy Campaigns bene ¿ tting a total of 654 participants (248 male and 406 female). Various geographical names public consultation meetings were hosted to present 20 proposed provincial road names and features to communities in the Cities of Tshwane and Ekurhuleni. The SAGNC meeting was hosted and attended by of ¿ cials from the department on 14-15 November 2019 at the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town to discuss the interventions required to activate provincial bodies, particularly Gauteng, Kwa Zulu Natal and Northern Cape Province. The department also attended the SAGNC meeting from 13–14 February 2020 at Bayworld Museum in Port Elizabeth to recommend names of features, roads etc. to the Minister of Department of Sports, Arts and Culture for approval. The department celebrated 6 National and Historical Days which were attended by more than 100 000 people. Freedom Day was held on 27 April 2019 in partnership with the Ekurhuleni Municipality in Kwa Thema, Springs. The day was celebrated to acknowledge the freedom enjoyed by all citizens of Gauteng and encouraged tolerance and acceptance of the LGBTIQA community. Youth Day was celebrated on 16 June 2019 at the Hector Peterson Memorial and the NASREC Expo Centre in Soweto, Johannesburg. The day is commemorated annually to honour the young people who challenged the apartheid government in 1976. Women’s Day was

commemorated on 9 August 2019 at the Union Buildings. The day celebrated the 63rd Anniversary of the women who marched to the Union Buildings on 9 August 1956. Heritage Day was held on 24 September 2019 at the Union Buildings as the Gauteng Heritage Carnival. The day was celebrated to recognize our diverse South African heritage and the role it plays to bring people together. The Day of Reconciliation was hosted on 16 December 2019 at Dlamini Hall, Soweto. The day was celebrated to foster reconciliation amongst South Africans since 1995. The Human Rights Day commemoration was enabled through live streaming of activities on media platforms on 21 March 2020 through SABC and Newzroom Afrika television channels. The Premier delivered a keynote address to celebrate Human Rights Day; the need for good hygiene and social distancing in light of the COVID-19 pandemic was also addressed. Five signi ¿ cant days were celebrated during the ¿ nancial year bene ¿ tting approximately 28 965 people. Workers Day was hosted on 1 May 2019 at the Hunters ¿ eld Stadium in Katlehong, Ekurhuleni to honour the labour movements and workers who contributed to the growth of the economy and to recogniseses the struggles of workers. This ¿ nancial year, Africa Day was hosted on the same day an inauguration to the President occurred on 25 May 2019 at Loftus Versveldt Stadium in Tshwane, to encourage Africans to realise their uniqueness and appreciate each other’s cultures. The Boipatong Massacre was commemorated through a wreath-laying ceremony on 17 June 2019 to commemorate the victims and survivors of the massacre which took place on 17 June 1992. The Alexandra 18 Massacre 1976 was commemorated on 18 June 2019 at the Marlboro Community Centre and Alexandra Cemetery, Johannesburg through a wreath-laying ceremony attended by family members and other community representatives; and Mandela Day was celebrated on 18 July 2019 to encourage communities to continue to give to the underprivileged members of the community in a spirit of sharing and to alleviate poverty within communities.

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