Category: | Workshop |
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Region: | North West |
Town: | Upington |
Cover Charge: | Free of Charge |
Contact Details: | Tel: 041 504 4930 WhatsApp: 073 615 4037 E-mail: info@southafricanculturalobservatory.org.za |
This In-person and Online Capacity Building Workshop will be delivered in collaboration with the “Children of the Soil, Arts Affair” Festival, which will ran by the Masakhane Arts Centre. The workshop will be facilitated by an esteemed cultural and creative industry stakeholder by the name Dr Tembi Mlauli.
Dr Tembi Mlauli is a former Deputy Director General of the Mpumalanga Provincial Government (Department of Economic Development). Her career sees her fulfil roles in senior management positions for the Gauteng Tourism Authority, Trade and Investment KwaZulu-Natal and as a Director at the Department of Trade and Industry for over four years, overseeing a portfolio which included textiles, clothing, footwear and the leather industry.
Venue Name: | Masakhane Arts Centre |
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Street Address: | 883 Rhune St, Paballelo, Upington, 8801 Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87858840194?pwd=dm5FNUR3RmFHYVFsaUhrcTh1aE1pZz09 Meeting ID: 878 5884 0194 Passcode: 180952 |
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