Cultural Policy
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Palesa Mnyaka
At 34, Palesa Mnyaka is changing how Johannesburg remembers itself. As a cultural policy specialist and public heritage practitioner, she is using innovation to bring history out…
Outside the white cube, art learns to breathe again
A group exhibition in North West challenged institutional norms, inviting artists and audiences to rethink experimentation, community and artistic freedom
Jazz in Sync: Why Festival “Competition” Could Be South Africa’s Greatest Collaboration
As two major jazz festivals converge in the Western Cape, what seems like competition may reveal a deeper story of collaboration, resilience and creative possibility
After Showmax: Who controls the future of African film and television?
As Canal+ takes control of MultiChoice, the end of the African streaming service highlights growing fears that South African storytelling is becoming dependent on foreign media…
Sona 2026 leaves the creative sector behind
South Africa’s creative sector went into the State of the Nation address with a clear demand: recognition, reform and rescue. What it received was silence. Just days before…
The cost of creativity
South African artists keep dying poor while their work enriches others. The Copyright Amendment Bill could finally change that – if it ever becomes law
SACO’s 2025 Conference explores the future of africa’s creative economy
SACO’s conference tackles pressing questions: who owns creativity, how can creatives thrive and what does an African-led creative economy look like?