ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE MINISTER’S SECONDMENT OF NEW INTERIM CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER MEDIA STATEMENT: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 30 JUNE 2025 The National Arts Council of South Africa (NAC) wishes to announce the conclusion of Ms Julie Diphofa’s tenure as NAC Interim Chief Executive Officer. The NAC commends her leadership in advancing the organization’s mandate and supporting […]
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MEDIA STATEMENT: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. 24 JUNE 2025 The National Arts Council of South Africa (NAC) wishes to refute misleading information published in the Sunday World article titled “National Arts Council disbursed millions without advisory panel in place” on 23 June 2025. The NAC categorically rejects the false and defamatory allegations made in this article. […]
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MEDIA STATEMENT: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 15 MAY 2025 The National Arts Council of South Africa (NAC) is pleased to announce that the 2025/26 Annual Project Funding and the Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme (PESP 6) funding calls will officially open on the 2nd of June 2025. Both calls will be administered concurrently. The NAC will […]
Media Statement: For immediate release The National Arts Council of South Africa (NAC) is pleased to announce that the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC) has informed the NAC of […]
The National Arts Council of South Africa (NACSA) is pleased to announce that it has signed a ground-breaking Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the National Arts Council of Botswana (NACB) to strengthen the creative and cultural sectors in both countries. The event took place on the 20th of February 2024, in Newtown, Johannesburg, at the […]
Media Statement: For immediate release The National Arts Council of South Africa (NAC) and the Hong Kong Arts Development Council (HKADC) are pleased to announce they have entered into a global strategic partnership that will create international market access for South African and Hong […]
The National Arts Council (NAC) is pleased to announce that on 18 December 2023 the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) issued its ruling in the NAC’s favour in the arbitration case that the former Council member and Interim CEO, Ms Marion Mbina-Mthembu, had brought against the NAC for alleged unfair dismissal. After hearing […]
The National Arts Council (NAC) has been involved in a nine-year legal matter against both Mr Nyathela and South African Roadies Association (SARA). The NAC instituted legal action against Mr. Freddie Nyathela for wrongly and unfairly attacking and slandering the NAC, its Chairperson, Members of Council, Management and Staff publicly on various platforms (media and […]
Media Releases
Media Briefing on the outcome of the NATIONAL ARTS COUNCIL (NAC) Forensic Investigation
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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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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 […]
