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Council and management of the NAC would like to update the sector on further PESP developments since the last engagement of Friday, 5 March 2021. Date: Friday, 12 March 2021 Time: 14:00 Venue: Zoom RSVP: By 19:00 on Thursday, 11 March 2021 to Fikile Mthembu fikile@nac.org.za or Nomazulu Taukobong at nomazulu@nac.org.za

PESP Announcement As of Friday, 5 March 2021, all approved PESP beneficiaries have been sent Grant Notification Letters (GNLs). The GNL notifies beneficiaries of their grant approvals and outlines any further action the beneficiary needs to take, such as uploading revised budgets and other compliance documents (i.e. certified ID, tax clearance certificate, bank letter/statement and/or […]

PESP Alert: On Monday, 8 March 2021, the NAC paid twelve (12) PESP beneficiaries a total of R262 641.40, which will create 35 jobs. To date, R29 171 558.80 has been disbursed to 276 beneficiaries. Congratulations once again to all the beneficiaries!

PESP Alert: On Friday, 5 March 2021, NAC paid ten (10) beneficiaries a total of R415 598.40, which will create 52 jobs. To date, R28 908 917.40 has been disbursed to 264 beneficiaries. Congratulations to these beneficiaries!

For Immediate Release 5 March 2021 NAC Industry Update on PESP Johannesburg – Following our previous industry briefing, where Council announced the commencement of processing payments to approved PESP applicants, we are pleased to confirm that the process as outlined on the 24th February 2021 is going ahead as planned. Over the last seven days, […]

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On Wednesday, 3 March 2021, the National Arts Council of South Africa paid 18 PESP beneficiaries a total of R 731 035.50 which will potentially retain 90 jobs. To date R28 493 319.00 has been disbursed to 254 beneficiaries.

The National Arts Council of South Africa invites you to join the Industry Briefing session, related to the Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme (PESP) scheduled for Friday, 5 March 2021 at 14:00. Topic: Update and Progress on PESP funding initiative. Date and Time: Friday, 5 March 2021 at 14:00 Place: Virtual via the Zoom platform To […]

South Africa will this year commemorate Human Rights Month under the theme: “The year of Charlotte Maxeke: promoting human rights in the Age of  COVID-19”. Human Rights Day will be celebrated on 21 March 2021 in the Eastern Cape in the form of a virtual event. The history of Human Rights Day is grounded in […]

Covid-19 Provincial Partnerships Announcement National Arts Council of South Africa hereby announces the names of applicants shortlisted for Covid-19 Provincial Partnerships.  The next step of the process is to conduct site visits.  The site visits will be undertaken by Council Provincial Representatives who will also conduct due diligence.  Where applicable, relevant Advisory Panel members and management […]