On a crisp Wednesday morning, the NAC made its way to the old South of Johannesburg in search of Tamarisk Special School for Autism. We arrived at a facility in a small and modest location that was previously used as a pre-school – a true testimony that dynamite comes in small packages. Tamarisk was launched […]
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Oct
Oct
Shake off that rust workshop On the 6th of March, an NAC PESP-funded initiative called Shake Off That Rust took place in the East of Gauteng, in the township of Katlehong. Shake Off That Rust is a drama and performance workshop aimed at helping actors shake off the rust gathered during the period of COVID-19. […]
Media Releases
Media Briefing on the outcome of the NATIONAL ARTS COUNCIL (NAC) Forensic Investigation
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Sep
Sep
1. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND: The Department of Sports, Arts and Culture (DSAC) entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the National Arts Council (NAC) for the delivery of the Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme (PESP) in October 2020. The responsibilities assigned and agreed to by the NAC were outlined as follows: To ensure the implementation […]
Media Releases
MINISTER MTHETHWA AND DEPUTY MINISTER MAFU BRIEF THE MEDIA ON THE PRESIDENTIAL EMPLOYMENT STIMULUS PROGRAMME (PESP) FORENSIC INVESTIGATION REPORT
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Sep
MEDIA ADVISORY ATTENTION: ALL JOURNALISTS AND NEWS EDITORS MINISTER MTHETHWA AND DEPUTY MINISTER MAFU BRIEF THE MEDIA ON THE PRESIDENTIAL EMPLOYMENT STIMULUS PROGRAMME (PESP) FORENSIC INVESTIGATION REPORT The Minister and Deputy Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Nathi Mthethwa and Nocawe Mafu, invite the media to a briefing where the National Arts Council of South […]
Media Releases
NAC presents Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme Forensic Investigation to Sport, Arts and Culture Minister and Deputy Minister
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Sep
Sep
MEDIA STATEMENT ATTENTION: ALL JOURNALISTS AND NEWS EDITORS NAC presents Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme Forensic Investigation to Sport, Arts and Culture Minister and Deputy Minister Today, the National Arts Council of South Africa (NAC) presented its independent Forensic Report on the Presidential Employment Stimulus Package (PESP) to the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Minister […]
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Sep
Sep
As South Africa commemorates Heritage Month, the National Arts Council of South Africa (NAC) is pleased to announce its first Heritage Month virtual roundtable titled, “Our Living Heritage” scheduled to take place on Thursday, 30 September 2021 at 2 pm. This year, Heritage Month is commemorated under the theme “The year of Charlotte Mannya Maxeke: […]
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Sep
Sep
Our annual Call for Project Applications has officially closed. Outcomes for this call will be announced from 5 December 2021, once our independent Advisory Panel Members have reviewed all the submitted applications. Applicants are reminded to ensure that their Tax Clearance Certificates/Pins are available at the contracting stage, should their applications be successfully adjudicated. We […]
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Sep
Sep
For immediate release 20 September 2021 National Arts Council (NAC) Announces appointment of an Interim CEO The National Arts Council of South Africa (NAC) wishes to announce the appointment of Ms N.T.M Mbina-Mthembu as its Interim CEO in the absence of Ms Julie Diphofa who has taken short-term medical leave. Ms Mbina-Mthembu will be leading […]
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Sep
Sep
Since our last engagement on 13 August 2021, the NAC has made progress with regard to the finalisation of PESP and will conclude all final payments by mid-October 2021. We encourage beneficiaries to submit all outstanding reports in order for their payments to be finalised.
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Sep
Sep
Due to technical difficulties on our GMS server, we have extended the closing date for the Call for Project Applications to Monday, 20 September 2021 at 17h00. Our server was down due to the high number of applicants working on submitting their applications. However, our technicians have resolved this issue. We apologies for the inconvenience […]
