Department of Arts and Culture (South Africa)

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Department of Arts and Culture
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  • 10 other official names:
  • Departement van Kuns en Kultuur (Afrikaans)
  • UmNyango wezoBukghwari namaSiko (Southern Ndebele)
  • Isebe lezoBuchule, kunyeNkcubeko (Xhosa)
  • umnyango wezobuCiko namaSiko (Zulu)
  • Litiko leteBuciko neMasiko (Swazi)
  • Kgoro ya Botaki le Khaltšharai (Northern Sotho)
  • Lefapha la Bonono le Setso (Sotho)
  • Kgoro e e mabapi le Botaki le Setso (Tswana)
  • Ndzawulo ya swa Vuxongi na Mindhavuko (Tsonga)
  • Muhasho wa zwa Vhutsila na Mvelele (Venda)
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Jurisdiction Government of South Africa
Headquarters202 Madiba Street, Pretoria Central, Pretoria, Gauteng
25°44′46″S28°12′12″E / 25.74611°S 28.20333°E / -25.74611; 28.20333
Employees385 (2018)
Ministers responsible
Department executive
Child Department
Website www.dac.gov.za

The Department of Arts and Culture was until 2019 a department of the South African government. It was responsible for promoting, supporting, developing and protecting the arts, culture and heritage of South Africa. The heritage sites, museums and monuments of the country also resided under this ministry. The political head of the department was the Minister of Arts and Culture. In June 2019 the department was merged with Sport and Recreation South Africa to form a new Department of Sports, Arts and Culture. [1]

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  1. "President Cyril Ramaphosa announces reconfigured departments" (Press release). The Presidency. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2020.