CURRENT
SPORT, ARTS AND CULTURE
Support to the soul of the nation
Through the PES – known as PESP in the sector – an unprecedented scale of stimulus has been provided to creative work. Now in its fifth phase, the National Arts Council, the National Film and Video Foundation, the National Museum and the National Heritage Council are supporting a wide range of initiatives, enabling creatives to create jobs not only for themselves but for others too – while producing art, music, drama, craft, poetry, animations, movies and much more. All of this is supporting creative work at an unprecedented scale, feeding the soul of the nation – with research showing real multiplier effects for jobs and growth in the sector, too.
Overall Achievements
CURRENT (APR ’24 – MAR ’25)
COMPLETED (OCT ’20 -MAR ’24)
Overall Achievements
CURRENT (APR ’24 – MAR ’25)
COMPLETED (OCT ’20 -MAR ’24)
Provincial Breakdown
Performance Breakdown
LIVELIHOODS SUPPORTED
NATIONAL ARTS COUNCIL
APR '24 - MAR '25
NATIONAL ARTS COUNCIL
APR '23 - MAR '24
NATIONAL ARTS COUNCIL
APR '22 - MAR '23
NATIONAL ARTS COUNCIL
OCT '20 - MAR '22
NATIONAL FILM AND VIDEO FOUNDATION
APR '24 - MAR '25
NATIONAL FILM AND VIDEO FOUNDATION
APR '23 - MAR '24
NATIONAL FILM AND VIDEO FOUNDATION
APR '22 - MAR '23
NATIONAL FILM AND VIDEO FOUNDATION
OCT '20 - MAR '22
NATIONAL HERITAGE COUNCIL
APR '24 - MAR '25
NATIONAL HERITAGE COUNCIL
APR '23 - MAR '24
NATIONAL HERITAGE COUNCIL
APR '22 - MAR '23
NATIONAL MUSEUM
APR '24 - MAR '25
NATIONAL MUSEUM
APR '23 - MAR '24
NATIONAL MUSEUM
APR '22 - MAR '23
PROGRAMMES IN PRIOR PHASES
OCT ‘20 - MAR ‘24
JOB OPPORTUNITIES CREATED
COVID-19 RETURN-TO-PLAY - NATIONAL SPORT FEDERATIONS
OCT '20 - MAR '22
BANKING WITH ART, CONNECTING LIVES - NATIONAL MUSEUM BLOEMFONTEIN
OCT '20 - MAR '22
ASSISTANCE WITH BUSINESS GROWTH STRATEGIES AND MARKETING PLANS - SOUTH AFRICAN CULTURAL OBSERVATORY
OCT '20 - MAR '22
PUBLIC ART, TOWARDS A PEOPLE'S CULTURE - COMMUNITY ARTS CENTRES
OCT '20 - MAR '22
AUDIT OF NATIONAL MUSEUMS - SOUTH AFRICAN HERITAGE RESOURCES AGENCY
OCT '20 - MAR '22
DIGITISATION OF RECORDS - NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SOUTH AFRICA
OCT '20 - MAR '22
DIGITISATION OF RECORDS - NATIONAL ARCHIVES
OCT '20 - MAR '22
PHANZI MUSEUM TRUST
OCT '20 - MAR '22
DISTRICT SIX MUSEUM
APR '22 - MAR '23
HIP HOP MUSEUM
APR '22 - MAR '23
LIVELIHOODS SUPPORTED
BUSINESS ARTS SA
APR '23 - MAR '24
BUSINESS ARTS SA
APR '22 - MAR '23
JOBS RETAINED
JOB RETENTION IN CULTURAL AND CREATIVE INSTITUTIONS - NATIONAL ARTS COUNCIL
OCT '20 - MAR '22
JOB RETENTION IN CULTURAL AND CREATIVE INSTITUTIONS - NATIONAL FILM AND VIDEO FOUNDATION
OCT '20 - MAR '22
JOB RETENTION IN SPORT SECTOR - SPORT TRUST
OCT '20 - MAR '22
Stories
Disclaimer:
(Data captured up until March 2025)
The Presidential Employment Stimulus consolidates data reported by participating departments. This data is subject to ongoing verification and audit by departments. The numbers reported may change based on final verification and audit outcomes. Where work opportunities straddle financial years, the audit process requires that they are reported in both years. For example, Teachers Assistants who start work in February and continue into the next financial year. To avoid ‘double counting’ of participants, this is corrected under ‘total opportunities’ reported. Note however that under the performance breakdown, the cumulative annual figures are presented.
