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Eastern Cape Department of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture (DSRAC) - Strategic Plan 2025-2030

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Source domain: ecsrac.gov.za

Collected on 17 June 2026

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What this means

The document is the Eastern Cape Department of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture (DSRAC) Strategic Plan for 2025/2030. It outlines the department's vision to lead cultural and creative planning, grow cultural and creative industries, leverage heritage for tourism, invest in people, products, and infrastructure, and improve access to library and information services. It describes plans to collaborate with higher education and other agencies, repurpose heritage assets for tourism, and strengthen library services as part of the province's development goals.

What this document offers

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public library and information serviceOngoing

free access to library and information services

The department will continue to provide free library and information services for recreational, informational and cultural needs, including access through innovative technologies and services beyond physical library buildings.

Who it is for
people of the Eastern Cape and beyond
How to act on it
Use the department's library and information services, including online services where available.
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the department will continue to provide free access to library and information services which assist in meeting the recreational, informational, and cultural needs of the people of the Eastern Cape and beyond
sport and recreation fundingNot applicable

sport and recreation funding

During the planning period, the department intends to direct funding toward measurable social impact and groups that have traditionally had lower participation rates, including programmes engaging people from as young as five.

Who it is for
groups with traditionally lower participation rates and people from as young as five
How to act on it
Apply or otherwise engage through the department's sport and recreation funding programmes; the document does not specify an application process.
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As part of this, we will also target funding at groups which have traditionally had lower participation rates, including extending the programmes to engage people from as young as five
online library serviceOngoing

appropriate access to online service

The department will provide access to online services as part of its library and information-service offering.

Who it is for
people using the department's library services
How to act on it
Access the department's online service through its library services.
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provide appropriate access to online service
library facilitiesOngoing

library facilities

The department will provide library facilities appropriate to the needs of the population.

Who it is for
the population of the Eastern Cape
How to act on it
Use the library facilities provided by the department.
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provide library facilities appropriate to the needs of the population

Facts

Places

Eastern Cape

Key Takeaways

  • entity: Eastern Cape Department of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture (DSRAC)
  • planning period: 2025/2030
  • strategic priorities: leadership in cultural and creative planning, grow cultural/creative industries, heritage-tied tourism development, investment in people/products/infrastructure, library access and services
  • heritage resources: research partnerships with institutions of higher learning
  • focus areas: heritage, tourism, libraries, communities across eight districts
  • outcome goals: expand visitor economy, longer stays, higher expenditures, improved access to library/information services

Dates

Opening Date

1 January 2025