The South African Cultural Observatory (SACO) is completing its first contracted cycle with the Department of Arts & Culture (DAC) where it was tasked to develop of a cultural information system which continuously captures cultural data and monitors and evaluates government initiatives in the ACH sectors and CCIs.
We would like to know how you think we have performed over the past three years. Please provide fair, constructive and informed comment.
Please take some time to take the survey and give us feedback on these 5 short questions: https://www.southafricanculturalobservatory.org.za/saco-annual-report-2018-feedback.
Deadline: 28 March 2018
PLEASE TAKE THE SURVEY BY CLICKING THE LINK BELOW: www.southafricanculturalobservatory.co.za/saco-annual-report-2018-feedback
Sporting events are more than moments of competition, national pride, and entertainment. They are economic activities that can stimulate tourism, create employment, support local businesses, and generate revenue across multiple sectors of the economy.
Umntwana womgquba a term traditionally used in the Nguni language that means “born out of wedlock,” but nowadays it is used to emphasise that one is born kwisintu. As lontwana, I look back on my own adventures: sometimes I pat myself on the back, and sometimes I wish I could redo them.
Each September, South Africa turns its attention to the rich cultural tapestry that defines our nation. Heritage Month is a time to honour the traditions, languages, histories, knowledge systems, customs and creative expressions that have been passed from generation to generation, while recognising that our heritage is not confined to the past.
My first encounter with heritage at the Mandela Bay Development Agency was, appropriately, somewhat uncomfortable. It began with cleaning. The Gale Monument, the Horse Memorial and the Queen Victoria statue became my first practical introduction to the business of preserving history.
