In living up to the challenges of the Trust's vision to be a leading national and international icon of humanity and freedom, the Trust has successfully completed some key elements of the first phase. In completing the remaining elements of the project which are the //Hapo, the Pan African Archives, the administration block, and Tiva, the Trust will have achieved its responsibility for creating a basis for reconciling the nation with its past and its contribution to nation building.

The Trust shall at all times evaluate the implementation of the strategic plans and ensure that principles of risk management and good corporate governance receive special attention and are reported to the Board through the relevant structures.

In pursuit of fulfilling its mandate; strategic collaboration is being established with stakeholders through their various formations and structures. FPT is committed to sustaining such engagements, as they ensure participation and adequate representation of diverse cultures of South Africa.

In conclusion, the FPT Board of Trustees, Management and staff are committed to delivering in March 2009, a pioneering and empowering heritage destination that challenges visitors to reflect upon our past, improve our present and build on our future as united nation.

2. BACKGROUND

Freedom Park is an unprecedented project. Besides the fact that its elements will contain 3, 6 billion years of history, its context must contribute to the strategic objective of the liberation movement which is now enshrined in the constitution Le. to build a nonracial, non- sexist and democratic nation. Also, the context must reflect in an objective manner, past conflicts vis pre-colonial, Genocide, Slavery, Wars of resistance, AngloBoer War, 1st and 2nd World Wars and the Struggle for Liberation. The objective here must be to transform group pains into national pain with an explicit objective for a way forward. The challenge is also, to manage the prefect within the concept of a secular state.

Ownership of Freedom Park

Because a basis must exist within the Freedom Park elements for reconciliation, to facilitate ownership of the project by the nation, broad based consultative processes must not only be entered into, but protracted. The consultative process must be two pronged; on the one hand it involves processes to put closure to the outcomes of past conflicts, on the other, that Freedom Park Trust opens a dialogue on the project with the broadest possible sectoral spectrum of organizations in our country. To put closure to the outcomes of past conflicts and also as manner to complement the TRC outcomes, Freedom Park Trust unfolded Cleansing and Healing and the Return of Spirits ceremonies throughout the length and breath of the country, Southern Africa, and other selected countries internationally, such as the UK and Russia. This process must culminate in a ceremony whose objective will be to put finality to cleansing, with an understanding that healing is continuous, and to create a symbolic place - Isivivane - for closure. Forthcoming ceremonies in Southern Africa are Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Angola.

Isivivane and Sikhumbuto

Juxtaposed to Isivivane, is Sikhumbuto. While Sikhumbuto must reflect, as a memorial, the duration of conflicts which shaped the South African Nation, it must be most comprehensive in identifying those who fell, restoring their humanity, and portray the struggle for liberation in South Africa through the four pillars, vis mass action, underground, armed struggle and international action, as also it identifies the qualitative leaps of which their collective impact led to the liberation of South Africa. It is also for this reason that Sikhumbuto must be a living memory, by also becoming a space for activity by the living. Besides the category of names mentioned here, is also of miners who fell in mine disasters, and 2800 names of Cuban combatants who during the protracted war contextualizing the freedom of Southern Africa and reflecting on the international's spirit..

Sikhumbuto, //Hapo and Pan African Archives

The relationship between Sikhumbuto and //Hapo is a reflection on those who fell for freedom, history, the context and basis for conflict growth out of struggle and resolution.

It is in //Hapo where the 3, 6 billion history will unfold in narrative form. The Pan African Archives, which, while it must be put together such that it is a source of evidence about South Africa, relates to //Hapo, in a manner that it extends the basis for objective interpretation of the South African History, heritage, culture, IKS and both national and continental patriotism within the context of the African Renaissance concept.

The Pan African Archives Centre must be a state of the art centre, an objective which must facilitate its smooth functioning, expression and render it a living archive. It is for this reason that, beside photographs, video footage, audio tape which is accumulating as both the record of how FPT was founded, the youth in dialogue with elders and the organic and conventional intellectuals' dialogue are a rollout to programme to establish the centre.

The international Pan African Archive Committee adds a dimension to the centre which empowers the FPT not to reinvent wheels, but to learn from the experience of those who have, over decades, been in involved in the running of such centres and projects.

Other Elements

There is Moshate, Tiva and the Rest Spaces which must give functionality to the project to either give the Garden of Remembrance, as a whole, a unique but also functional profile which must accommodate the needs and interests of the nation to ensure that the whole site is alive, functional and a one stop garden of culture, heritage, spirituality, information and contemplation. It has become very urgent that a visitor' perception-study is conducted to determine whether we are moving in the right direction which can sustain the FPT post construction.

The Garden of Remembrance will be punctuated by both sculptures and spaces for reflection. The commercial section will have to be thought out carefully to offer those things which will give the feel that by acquiring them, people have taken the memory of the Garden and monument with them because the issues and challenges which will have been played out in the Garden and in all the elements which make it both a memorial and a monument will, emanating from the diversity of the South African history also encapsulate humanity and reflect and portray it in a succinct manner.

The core function of the FPT is to construct the elements stated above, as also, it is to ensure that the contents of the elements reflect the past, present and future of. this country objectively. The challenge facing the FPT management is how on the one hand to streamline line functions for effective and efficient delivery through co-ordination, communication, team work and timely implementation.

The construction, research and development and contribution to nation building and reconciliation are upon us. From October 2005 to March 2009 we have to run these processes parallel to each other, focusing on the budget and time frames, none of which must escalate.

Budget, Policies and Legislation

To do justice to both the vision and mission of the FPT it was necessary that We enter into partnership with a variety of institutions vis tertiary, heritage, IKS, private sector, public sector etc through memorandum of understanding, most of which have been signed. The objective here is multiple. As stated above it is not necessary for the FPT to invent wheels, as also; it is not necessary to create what already exists, or overlaps, but also, it is necessary, given the stature, role and profile of the project to ensure broad ownership and support.

This is the manner to ensure that the stringent budget is utilized on fundamentals and essentials, as also it is necessary to create a base for fund raising and other manner of support, e.g. expertise and skills. The founding act of the trust and the Deed of Trust bind the FPT to emerge from a clean approach which taps into policies and legislation as its construction is on the basis of public funds. However, there is a big challenge which management must focus on, which already needs careful management. That challenge is the directives which most times are related to either the design or construction coming either from the President, the board or latterly the Minister.

There are times when these directives have a direct bearing on the budget and or timeframes. Added to this is the fact that the budget for the project was predetermined to be R507m by the Department' of Arts and Culture with no explanation as to how this amount was arrived at. It becomes necessary that the Board and CEO follow up on the commitment by the Minister to the President that he will look into finding funds to respond to this matter.

Conclusion

As mentioned above, FPT is now locked into a construction programme which will culminate in March 2009 with the construction of the Administrative and Commercial blocks and other components which will add to the functionality of the project. 2009 is cast in stone as a timeframe. Working backwards from that year, the non negotiables are: the need to increase the budget; no change in time frames; immediate assessment of human resources for beyond March 2009, and campaigns to sustain ownership.

3. VISION, MISSION AND VALUES

To be a leading national and international icon of humanity and Freedom Park.

To provide under governance of the Board of Trustees a pioneering and empowering heritage destination that challenges visitors to reflect upon our past, improve our present and build on our future as a united nation.

Company Values:

In carrying out its mandate, the FPT and its employees are committed to the values of the Trust which are:

• Restoring human dignity

• Integrity

• Trust

• Commitment

• Honesty

• Accountability

• Transparency

• Consultation

• Empowering Institution

• Operational Excellence

• Respect

4. CORE BUSINESS OF THE ORGANIZATION

The core function of the FPT is the creation of a monument that will narrate the story of South Africa's pre-colonial, colonial, apartheid, and post apartheid history and heritage spanning a period of 3.6 billion years.

The Trust is governed by inter alia the following legal framework:

• The Constitution of the Republic of South Act, Act 103 of 1996;

• Freedom Park Trust Deed of I Trust 3058/01

• South African Heritage Resources Agency Act of 1999

• National Heritage Act of 1999

• Public Finance Management Act, 1999 as amended;

• Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act, 1999

5. KEY OBJECTIVES:

5.1. The key objectives of Freedom Park Trust are:

1. To contribute to nation building and reconciliation by providing a forum for South Africans to value and appreciate our cultural diversity as a treasure and wealth of our nation.

2. To position Freedom Park firmly in the hearts and minds of stakeholders as an extension of the institutions that embody inclusive national identity.

3. To successfully complete" Freedom Park Project within the time and budget limits.

4. To preserve, protect and promote IKS, both as science and culture in its own right so as to emancipate the African voice, nationally, continentally and internationally and to recognize its contribution to world knowledge.

5. To manage Freedom Park effectively as a heritage destination and legacy for the future generations in compliance with all relevant legislation.

6. To mobilize the continent and international communities behind Freedom Park through the African Renaissance and Global solidarity.

For the next financial year the following strategic focus areas and associated objectives have been identified. These strategic focus areas support the strategic intent mentioned above and provide focus on matters of urgent importance. These strategic focus areas are:

5.2.1. Stakeholder Management

To ensure that all stakeholders to Freedom Park Trust are identified, then effectively engaged in purposeful actions

To acquire adequate funding to complement the allocated budget in order to facilitate effective implementation of strategic objectives of the Trust.

To ensure that the appropriate systems and processes are developed and implemented for the harvesting and dissemination of knowledge and information, for national, continental and international stakeholders"

The efficient implementation of identified projects within budget, scope and to stakeholder expectations.

5.2.5. systems and business processes

The identification and implementation of the required business systems and processes within FPT to support the achievement of the organisation's mandate.

5.2.6. Structures and Roles

To ensure that FPT has the most appropriate organisational structures in place which are aligned to support the strategic mandate and business processes in order to improve corporate governance and operational efficiencies

To ensure that the most effective internal communication processes and systems are developed and implemented so as to enhance organisational effectiveness and efficiencies.

To ensure that an effective internal capacity development program is developed and launched within FPT to enhance the delivery and acquisition of required skills for future' business sustainability.

6.FUNCTIONAL OBJECTIVES AND OUTPUTS[PMG Note: Tables not included]

7 . CAPITAL BUDGET REQUEREMENTS

Freedom Park Trust celebrated the hand over of the First Phase of the project that is Isivivane, the Spiral path, the Information Centre and Service Infrastructure to the President and the Nation in December 2003. The President observed that the First Phase was incomplete without a memorial where the names of people could be displayed as tangible evidence of their-contribution to freedom and humanity.

The Intermediary Phase is a direct response to this observation and Freedom Park Trust shall commence construction of the Intermediary Phase of the project in October 2005 with a planned completion date of November 2006 to coincide with a hand over ceremony to the President and the Nation on 16 December 2006.

Extensive research and development, without re-inventing the wheel, relating to the design and development of content of the Second Phase of the project that is //Hapo, Pan African Archives, Tiva, and Administrative Block has already started with a view to construction commencing in January 2007 with a planned completion date of November 2008 to coincide with a hand over ceremony to the President and the Nation in March 2009.

Freedom Park Trust has unutilized capital funds and a remaining capital budget allocation as follows: These allocations have been confirmed by DAC.

Capital Fund. Available:

The priced bill of quantities estimate for the Minor Works and Intermediary Phase is R250 million, Research and Development at R29 million and Site maintenance at R15,6 million. These figures are for period duration of the project, to the envisaged completion of the project that is 2009. The priced bill of quantities for Phase 11 are at R463 million.

It is therefore apparent that Freedom Park shall not be able to complete the Intermediary Phase, for there shall be a shortfall of R48 million at the: end of financial cycle ending 2007. Content development of Phase 11, which is building the Museum; Pan African Archives, Tiva and Administration block has commenced and is running parallel to the Intermediary phase requirements/processes.

Freedom Park Trust therefore is requesting additional capital funding to complete this prestigious and ambitious project of the democratic government.

The projections to date, shows a shortfall of + R174, 8 million at the end of the project, inclusive of amounts committed in financial period 2009/10.

Freedom Park Trust requests that:

• DAC intervene in sourcing the R54m shortfall for this financial cycle ending March 2007 ;[attached projected cash flow].

• The allocation of R144 million ring fenced for 2008/9 be made available in in April 2007;

• The allocation of R150 million ring fenced for 2009/10 be made available in April 2008.

The current phasing of the projects is as follows:

The process of developing content to populate the various facets of the Freedom Park has advanced greatly over the past year. The facets that require content development are Sikhumbuto, Moshate; //Hapo (museum) and the Pan African Archives. A vision brief was developed to provide an overarching framework for the whole site.

The main contents for the Sikhumbuto are the names of the heroes and heroines who made outstanding contribution to the struggle for humanity and. freedom. Names from the TRC, provinces and other sources such as published materials have already been collected. The process of collecting names is in progress, however, it is the opinion of the History Panel that a high profile campaign spearheaded by the Minister of Arts and Culture may culminate in heightened awareness and better returns.

We have made significant advances in the content of //Hapo (museum). We are at the stage where we now constructing the contents of each of the epochal courtyards. By end of March 2006 we will have mapped all the epochs. Two programmes under the auspices of the Pan African Archives have attracted attention, the dialogue between the elders and the youth and the dialogue between the organic and conventional intellectuals. The museum and the archives are building on the basis of providing a dialogic, discursive, participatory and dynamic model that goes beyond the traditional conceptions of the museum and the archives. Participatory story telling will be used as a technique to achieve the dynamism of the model.

The challenge facing the Freedom Park is that this approach calls for a cooperative model of interacting with existing heritage institutions. The Department of Arts and culture could play a significant role as a catalyst of a cooperative model developing heritage institutions in the country.

7.3. Funding Requirements:

Freedom Park Trust's operating revenue and expenditure pattern over the past 4 years reflects the following trend:

Revenue

Expenditure

Freedom Park Trust's projected operating expenditure for years ending 2006 to 2009 taking into account special projects to create awareness and participation by all shareholders. These allocations have been confirmed by DAC in January 2006.

7.3.2 Capital Funding Requirement

The funding requirements have been updated with the latest bill of quantities from the Quantity Surveyors as a well as a more reliable estimate of site maintenance cost.

9. ORGANISATIONAL MANAGEMENT

9.1 Human Resource Strategy 2006 - 2009'

Purpose of Human Resource Strategy

To ensure that FPT has well qualified professional staff, representative of the South African population, who can render excellent services to the diverse stakeholders of FPT

• To attract and retain highly motivated professional staff. . To have a fair equitable development programme.

• To guide and inform professional staff of FPT work ethics.

• To create enabling working environment.

Strategic Human Resource Objectives

• Attract and retain professional staff

• Advocacy of organizational vision, mission, values and culture ~ Equitable human resource development program

• Create enabling environment especially for designated groups ~ Transparent equitable advancement policies

• Clearly defined organizational structures '

• Accurate real time inductions

9.2 Race and Gender Representivity

Continuous, rigorous, periodic training of I staff to optimize usage and maximize accurate and efficient output.

Security of information internally and externally.

Fully comprehensive Disaster Recovery Plan.

Adherence and compliance with the regulatory prescripts.

Development of user friendly interactive electronic systems for use at //Hapo. Economical linkages in the global digital world.