KDI Report - National Arts Festival
The South African National Arts Festival (NAF), is one of the oldest and largest mixed arts festivals in Africa. Research design was based on the Framework for the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) of Publically Funded Arts, Culture and Heritage (SACO, 2016), and on previous NAF studies. Data was collected via a carefully stratified sample of interviews and self-completion questionnaires. Results demonstrated that the M&E Framework is a satisfactory tool to gauge the extent to which a large festival attains it stated goals. 
SACO Releases CCI Mapping Study 2022
On Thursday, 31 March the South African Cultural Observatory (SACO) released its much- awaited CCI Mapping Study to the media and industry at an event in Newtown, Johannesburg.
The Apartheid Museum re-opens
The Apartheid Museum has reopened its doors to the public and is encouraging as many people to visit and tour the facility. The museum closed its doors in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Black Coffee Wins Best Dance/Electronic Album at 2022 Grammys
Nkosinathi Innocent Maphumulo, popularly known as Black Coffee made South Africa proud once more with winning a Grammy Award at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards Ceremony organised by the United States National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences.
The SA Cultural Observatory - Measuring and Valuing SA’s Cultural And Creative Industries
The South African Cultural Observatory was established to undertake economic research for the cultural and creative industries in South Africa. The kind research we conduct provides such information as to the economic size of the sector, number of jobs in the sector or transformation. We publish the reports on our website and in various media platforms, including this newsletter, with a view to empower industry stakeholders with information that we hope they will find useful, informative and can be relied upon when making decisions that affect the sector.
Executive Direction - March 2022
This edition of The Cultural Observer is published during an interesting but complex international environment. While on the positive side the world has seen Covid-19 infections numbers subside, we are witnessing a war that has a devasting impact to the world economy.
