Minister Nathi Mthethwa to host a community imbizo in Filikisi, KZN
17 Aug 2017Arts and Culture Minister, Mr Nathi Mthethwa will conduct an imbizo in Filikisi, eManzimtoti this Friday, 18 August 2018, as part of the department’s efforts to strengthen the implementation...
View ArticleHigh Court judgement vindicates Minister Mthethwa’s decision to dissolve...
22 Aug 2017The South African High Court has ruled in favour of Minister Nathi Mthethwa for dissolving the board of the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) on 12 January 2016. Minister Mthethwa...
View Article20th BASA Awards Finalists Announced
BUSINESS and Arts South Africa’s (BASA) announcement of the 44 finalists for the prestigious annual BASA Awards is especially significant this year as the ceremony celebrates two decades of business...
View ArticleMinister Nathi Mthethwa launches Heritage Month in Cape Town
05 Sep 2017Minister Nathi Mthethwa invites members of the media to the launch of Heritage Month under theme, “The Year of OR Tambo: Celebrating Our Liberation Heritage.” The event will take place on...
View ArticleDepartment of Arts and Culture hosts a colloquium on the 40th anniversary of...
10 Sep 2017The Department of Arts and Culture will on Monday, September 2017 host a colloquium in honour of the memory of the late Stephen Bantu Biko at the Gallery of Leaders, Freedom Park, in...
View ArticleMinister Nathi Mthethwa to engage learners on arts, culture and heritage issues
11 Sep 2017The Minister of Arts and Culture, Mr Nathi Mthethwa invites members of the media to a conversation with learners on issues of arts, culture and heritage under the Heritage Month theme,“The...
View ArticleMedia accreditation application for 2017 National Heritage Day celebrations
13 Sep 2017Members of the media are reminded to apply for accreditation for National Heritage Day Celebrations due to take place on Sunday, 24 September 2017 Ga Morwe Stadium, in Kameelrivier B,...
View ArticleHeritage Day 2017
24 September is observed as National Heritage Day, a celebration not only of the past, but of the contribution the South African people in making the country what it is today. Heritage Day recognises...
View ArticleWorld Heritage Sites in South Africa
Heritage is often defined as our legacy from the past, what we live with in the present, and what we pass on to future generations to learn from, to marvel at and to enjoy. Heritage sites can help us...
View ArticleMedia accreditation collection for the 2017 Heritage Day celebration
21 Sep 2017Members of the media who applied for accreditation to cover the National Heritage Day Celebration due to take place on Sunday, 24 September 2017 at Ga Morwe Stadium, in Kameelrivier B,...
View ArticleMinister Nathi Mthethwa, joined by MEC for Sport, Arts & Culture Norah...
22 Sep 2017The Minister of Arts and Culture, Mr Nathi Mthethwa invites members of the media to a conversation with youth on issues of arts, culture and heritage under the Heritage Month theme,“The Year...
View ArticleInternational Translation Day 2017 - Translation and Diversity
International Translation Day (ITD) was launched in 1953 by the International Federation of Translators. It is celebrated worldwide every year on 30 September, the feast day of St Jerome, who is the...
View ArticleMinister Nathi Mthethwa to honour the late Canadoce “Can” Themba
28 Sep 2017Minister Nathi Mthethwa, will on Saturday, 30 September 2017 unveil the tombstone in honour of the late Daniel Canadoce “Can” Themba. The former teacher and scholar worked as a reporter and...
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The 14th National Oral History Conference 2017
06 Oct 2017The Department of Arts and Culture in partnership with Eastern Cape Department of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture and Oral History Association of South Africa (OHASA) invites members of...
View ArticleArts and Culture to host Public Lecture in Solidarity with the People of...
11 Oct 2017The Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) in collaboration with the Embassy of Palestine in South Africa will on Friday, 13 October 2017 host a public Lecture in solidarity with the people of...
View ArticleSpeech by Deputy Minister Makhotso Maggie Sotyu, at the 14th National Oral...
12 Oct 2017Programme Director,MECs/Mayors/Councillors Present,Traditional Leadership present,Senior Management & Officials of the DAC, its Agencies, and other Sister Departments,Academic and NGO...
View ArticleCall for nominations for members to serve on the Pan South African Language...
The Minister of Arts and Culture, in accordance with section 5(3)(a) of the Act, hereby calls on members of the language fraternity and the general public to nominate persons to serve as members of the...
View ArticleAddress by Deputy Minister Makhotso Sotyu at the 2017 LIASA Conference,...
03 Oct 2017LIASA President, Mr Mandla NtombelaLIASA President –Elect, Ms Nikki CrowsterCEO of the National Library of South Africa, Prof Rocky Ralebipi-SimelaCEO of the South African Library for the...
View ArticleDesign Indaba Emerging Creatives 2018 entries now open
This is a call to all young South Africans using their love for all things creative to build businesses and create sustainable design. Since 2005, the Department of Arts & Culture and Design Indaba...
View ArticleMinister Mthethwa to launch the ONLINE DIGITIZED Rivonia Trial Recordings
14 Nov 2017The Department of Arts and Culture invites members of the media to the launch of the online digitized audiovisual recordings on the 17 November 2017 at the National Archives and Records...
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