Tag: ArtSpoken

Creative futures shine at SACO conference

SACO’s 5th Conference
Bongani Nicholas Ngomane: Artists, thinkers, and visionaries gathered in Cape Town for SACO’s 5th Conference to reimagine the future of South Africa’s creative economy.

Honouring a living legend

Arthur Mafokate
Thami AkaMbongo Manzana: Arthur Mafokate’s legacy in the eyes of the industry and the ancestors.

Where ability takes centre stage

Disart-Ability School Arts Festival 2025.
Thami AkaMbongo Manzana: Review: Disart-Ability School Arts Festival 2025.

The rot and the silence

Thami AkaMbongo Manzana
Thami AkaMbongo Manzana: South Africa’s culture of comfort in a rotten system.

Market Theatre Foundation dissolved

Thami AkaMbongo Manzana
Thami AkaMbongo Manzana: Beyond the headlines.

Theatre review: The Blue Album

The Blue Album
Thami AkaMbongo Manzana: An intimate portrait of queer life and love.

When leadership becomes loyalty

Thami AkaMbongo Manzana
Thami AkaMbongo Manzana: Reflections on Minister Gayton McKenzie’s style of governance.

Who’s fooling who?

Thami AkaMbongo Manzana
Thami AkaMbongo Manzana: Is the National Arts Council playing the sector, or is this postponement justifiable?

Unspoken thoughts of a curator

Thami AkaMbongo Manzana
Thami AkaMbongo Manzana: Voices on the Edge - Freedom or Harm?