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(Image source: Newzroom Africa) It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Dr Sibongile Khumalo our iconic, world-celebrated South African singer, affectionately known as Ma’Mngoma (24 September 1957 – 28 January 2021). Dr Sibongile Khumalo was a world-renowned jazz and opera vocalist with a career spanning over 30 years. Born in Soweto […]

The NAC team is devastated to learn of the passing of Ms Busisiwe Sikhonde who served on the Social Cohesion and Nation Building Panel after a long illness. Our thoughts and prayers are with the entire Sikhonde family.  

Thank you to all the applicants who successfully applied for the Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme. We are hopeful that the projects funded by this initiative will, indeed, revive the creative sector. Please note that adjudication is still underway, due to the high volumes of applications that were received. In order for each application to be […]

The NAC has limited funding available to partner with organisations in the respective nine (9) provinces to disburse the COVID-19 relief funds aimed at supporting arts organisations and individual artists affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.  The NAC is inviting organisations to submit proposals though the online application to the NAC. Applicants that have capacity and […]

The NAC offices have remained opened throughout the festive season and we have been working tirelessly to finalise the adjudication process and outcomes of PESP applications. We have received an overwhelming number of applications that has oversubscribed the funding initiative, but we continue to be as equitable as possible, to ensure that we accommodate the […]

(Photo Source: News24) STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF STANLEY HENKEMAN, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE & RECONCILIATION It is with a deep sense of sadness to learn about the sudden passing of Stanley Henkeman, who has been at the helm of the Institute for Justice & Reconciliation (IJR), a globally renowned social […]

Closing date: 25 January 2021 Outcomes date: 28 February 2021 The NAC has limited funding available to partner with organisations in the respective nine (9) provinces to disburse COVID-19 relief funds aimed at supporting arts organisations and individual artists affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and as a result could not implement their arts activities. To […]