Arts and culture

Arts festivals call for clarity on funding

Long-standing arts festivals that provide thousands of jobs have received no funds this year from the arts and culture department

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News | 23 October 2025

Puppets charm adults with disabilities

Cape Town Association for the Physically Disabled hosted a puppet show in Stellenbosch

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Brief | 23 October 2025

Music icon Vusi “The Voice” Mahlasela shares his story on stage

“When you are on stage, it is like you are in a different world.”

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Video | 21 October 2025

Cape Town’s puppets perform across the world

“The Herds” has travelled across the globe to raise awareness about migration and climate change

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News | 10 October 2025

In photos: disabled learners inspire through dance

Moving Into Dance (MID) showcased their annual Enable Through Dance project which works with learners from special needs schools

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Photo Essay | 2 October 2025

Soweto youth honour their heritage with music

The Morris Isaacson Centre for Music teaches music to more than 340

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Photo Essay | 25 September 2025

National film foundation falters as leadership instability continues

The National Film and Video Foundation has had six CEOs in 30 months

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News | 11 September 2025

Cape Cultural Collective aims to promote diversity in the arts

Standing ovation closes Women’s Month event

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Brief | 26 August 2025

World-famous Soweto music school faces funding crisis

“We’ve survived under so many difficult circumstances but we’ve never been in the situation that we are in now”

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Photo Essay | 21 August 2025

Soweto gallery brings photographic art to the people

Photography is not just for the elite, says Gopolang Ledwaba

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News | 17 July 2025

Soweto hiking trail reveals township’s hidden treasures

Resident Masike Lebele has created a unique tourist experience with trails through wetlands, streams and mine dumps

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Photo Essay | 8 July 2025

In photos: The fossil hunters of the Sterkfontein Caves

There is growing recognition of the work they have done

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Photo Essay | 30 June 2025

A taste of Somalia on the streets of Joburg

We visited a Somali-owned coffee shop in Mayfair which serves qaxwo and other Somali treats

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News | 24 June 2025

New play challenges xenophobia

Graveland is running at the Market Theatre until Sunday, 1 June

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News | 31 May 2025

Artists take over the streets of Hillbrow

‘Hey Hillbrow! Let’s Dlala!’ festival livens up Joburg’s inner-city

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Photo Essay | 26 May 2025

Learners with disabilities steal the show at Shakespeare festival

Shakespeare School Festival runs until 31 May at the District Six Homecoming Centre in Cape Town

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Photo Essay | 21 May 2025