THE Department of Arts and Culture has released a statement, for members in the media industry to submit their applications for accreditation to cover the 2017 Human Rights Day commemoration. This national public holiday, is a celebration of South Africa’s unique constitution and a reminder of the 1960 Sharpeville massacre.
THE Department of Basic Education is establishing a UNESCO Chair in Cultural Policy and Sustainable Development at TUT’s Faculty of the Arts. This was announced at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) on Friday, 3 March. The Chair is the first of its kind for Africa and aims to mainstream the role of culture in sustainable development.
SOUTH AFRICA’s very own Jesse Clegg will be performing at the SXSW music festival, in Austin, Texas in March. One of the largest and most influential global music events of the year. It is not limited in genre or region and audiences can enjoy a vast variety of musical styles at SXSW.
THE SOUTH African Cultural Observatory (SACO) today opened registration for its annual conference, which this year will explore the interface between the creative economy and development.
A RECENTLY released report published by the British Creative Industries Federation (CIF) calls on public bodies to use their powers to support and protect cultural hubs, music venues and nightclubs.
THE Department of Tourism has confirmed that over 10 million international tourists arrived on South African soil in 2016. This is a major increase from 2015 of over 8 million arrivals.
THE theme for our May 2017 conference could not have come at a better time. Post the South African 2017 budget speech, when accounting, fiscal frugality and money are on our minds – there is no better time to talk economy, development and the role of the creative sectors in stimulating both of these critical elements.
THE SOUTH African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan presented the #Budget2017 on the 22 February 2017 for both the upcoming year and the medium-term up to 2019/20.
THE Global Cultural Leadership Programme (GCLP) is looking for its next cohort of young leaders to attend a ground-breaking, intensive programme to shape and develop cultural managers for its 2017 intake in Athens, Greece on 19-23 June 2017.
THE FLEUR du Cap Award nominees have been announced and if you have been wondering about how and who, Melanie Burke has some answers.
NOW in it's eleventh year, the South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTA) - or SAFTA's 11 - is breaking into a new decade of celebrating film.
SPEAKERS from Google, Airbnb, MIT and other tech startups will share their future visions with design graduates and others from 1-3 March 2017 at the Artscape Theatre in Cape Town as part of #DesignIndaba2017.
