DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL: MR VUSITHEMBA NDIMA
Purpose: Preserve and promote South African heritage, including archival and heraldic heritage; oversee and transfer funds to libraries.
The Programme has the following sub-programmes:
- Heritage Promotion supports a range of heritage initiatives and projects, such as the transformation of the heritage landscape through the conceptualisation, equipping and operationalisation of legacy projects; the resistance and liberation heritage route and the relocation of statues; and the Bureau of Heraldry, which registers symbols, popularises national symbols through public awareness campaigns, conceptualises the national flag, coordinates the national orders awards ceremony, and develops and reviews heritage policies and legislation for the preservation, conservation and management of South African heritage.
- National Archive Services acquires, preserves, manages and makes accessible records with enduring value.
- Public Library Services transfers funds to provincial departments for conditional allocations to community library services for constructing and upgrading libraries, hiring personnel and purchasing library materials.
The Department transfers funds to the South African Geographical Names Council, an advisory body that facilitates name changes by consulting with communities to advise the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture.
