Arts and culture
Millions in Lottery funds spent on one-night “music and arts festival”
NPO was given R4.8 million for the concert
By Mkhuseli Sizani and Raymond Joseph
Feature | 10 August 2021
Artists want Minister Nathi Mthethwa’s head to roll
Theatre and Dance Alliance report says those responsible for the mess made of the Presidential Employment Stimulus Package should be held accountable
News | 1 July 2021
A roller-coaster year for the arts, says National Arts Festival CEO
Live performances at this year’s festival have been cancelled for the second year
Brief | 30 June 2021
Circumcision schools say new lockdown does not apply to them
Traditional school leaders say they were not consulted and they will only stop if the president explicitly says they must
News | 28 June 2021
Refugee uses art to tell stories of xenophobia
Azuri Muhuli has seen and suffered violence
News | 1 June 2021
The game that keeps young people out of gangs
Kalib Missoe runs an after school dominoes club in Belhar, Cape Town
Video | 28 May 2021
Covid funds for artists: Public Protector intervenes
“Artists are not seen as employees but as freelancers” says performer
By Julia Evans
Brief | 20 May 2021
Robben Island Museum is ailing and yet R102 million of its infrastructure grant went unspent
Reasons for failure to spend are unconvincing
By Daniel Steyn
News | 7 May 2021
Cape Town township gets a pop-up cinema
25-year-old Buhle Sithela is bringing movies to children in Harare, Khayelitsha
By Ashraf Hendricks and Mary-Anne Gontsana
Video | 29 April 2021