The Gauteng Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation is the department of the Gauteng Provincial Government mandated to develop and nurture young sport and artistic talent to ensure there is a pool of talented people for competitive and major events to;
- Preserve the heritage resources including the promotion of National Days and symbols
- Host and support competitive and major sport, arts and cultural events
- Provide library support services by establishing and maintaining community libraries and to provide and make accessible archival records to preserve the history and memory of the Gauteng province of South Africa.
The mission of the Gauteng Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation is to work in an integrated manner to create an enabling environment and accelerated social transformation for sporting, artistic and cultural excellence, by:
- Facilitating talent identification and development in partnership with key stakeholders
- Positioning the business of sport and creative industries as catalysts for sustainable economic growth
- Modernisation of the economy through the bidding and hosting of major sporting and cultural events
- Providing universal access to sport, arts, cultural activities, library, archival services and facilities
- Identifying, promoting and preserving heritage
The strategic goals of the Gauteng Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation are to:
- Enhance the implementation of integrated and sustainable sport, arts, culture and recreation programmes
- Identify, develop and nurture sport and artistic talent for competitive and major events
- Identify and preserve heritage, including the promotion of national days and symbols
- Inculcate a culture of reading and lifelong learning
- Preserve and make accessible the archival records of the province
- Contribute to the developmental state and good governance
Reporting Entities
Office Bearers/Management
MEC
- Mr Matome Chiloane (Education and Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation) (ANC)
Head of Department
- Mr China Mashinini
CFO
- Mr Omphitlhetse Mafora (Acting)
Chief Directors
- Mr Shane Maja (Arts, Cultural and Heritage)
- Mr Fani Mokoena (Acting: Sport and Recreation)
Directors
- T Gabela (Chief Information Officer)
- Likopo Litabe (Management Accounting)
- B Mazilazila (Creative Industries)
- E Mbatha (Libraries and Archive Services)
- F Mokoena (Recreation)
- T Mokoena (Strategic Partnerships and IGR)
- Ms Nkosana Mtolo (Spokesperson: MEC)
- P Muvevi (Competitive Sport)
- M Ramphele (Heritage)
- M Rose (Sport Development and Coordination)
- I Tshabalala (Acting: Human Resource Management)
Communications Officers
- Phathutshedzo Dagada (PAIA Officer)
- Ms Nomazwe Ntlokwana (Departmental Spokesperson)
Contact Details
The contact details of the Gauteng Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation are listed in the table below.
| Physical Address: | 35 Rissik Street, Surrey House, Johannesburg, 2001 |
| Postal Address: | Private Bag X33, Johannesburg, 2000 |
| Telephone: | 011 355 2500 |
| Email: | sacr.communications@gauteng.gov.za |
| Website: | www.gauteng.gov.za/Departments/DepartmentDetails/CPM-001012 |
