Nomination of Candidates to serve on the Council of the Market Theatre FoundationIn terms of the Cultural Institutions Act, 1998 (Act 119 of 1998), the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Mr G McKenzie invites members of the performing arts (Playhouse/Theatres) fraternity and the public to nominate persons to serve as members of Council of the following Performing Arts Institution (Cultural Institution):

• The Market Theatre Foundation (Johannesburg, Gauteng)

REGION 5 MARATHON: RUNNING FOR UNITY, PRIDE AND THE POWER OF AFRICA ON THE STREETS OF TSHWANE

R50 000 PRIZE PURSE FOR HALF MARATHON WINNERS TO ADD TO MASS FESTIVE ENERGY

Tshwane, South Africa - The countdown has officially begun! All roads lead to the Union Buildings in Tshwane on Sunday, 12 October 2025, where the Region 5 Marathon will set the capital ablaze with colour, culture, and competition.

With entries continue to roll in and anticipation soaring, organisers are calling on athletes across Southern Africa to secure their spots in what is fast becoming the continent’s most exciting new running spectacle. Offering R50 000 each for the 21.1km male and female winners, the Region 5 Marathon is raising the bar for regional competition — blending elite athletics, community spirit, and cultural celebration into one unforgettable experience.

“The Region 5 Marathon is

South African World Heritage Sites

The National Arts Council South Africa (NAC) is pleased to announce a new Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme (PESP 6) call for arts and culture applications for the 2025-2026 financial year.

The PESP is a special government initiative geared towards employment creation for artists, creatives, heritage sector workers and cultural workers following the impact of COVID-19 in the sector. PESP 6 aims to provide an economic stimulus to support sector initiatives that create jobs in the creative and cultural sectors. Applicants are encouraged to propose projects that will create employment opportunities in the sector, as well as a multiplier effect in the creation of employment opportunities beyond the sector itself.

We hereby invite individual art practitioners and registered arts organisations and community arts centres active in the disciplines of Craft, Dance, Literature, Multidiscipline, Music, Musical Theatre, and Visual Arts to apply for funding. Only one application will be supported from both a natural person (individual) and a juristic person (organisation or company).

This serves to inform members of the public as well as interest groups that the process of review and amendment of the National Heritage Resources Act, 1999 (Act No. 25 of 1999) (NHRA) has commenced.

The NHRA confirms that our heritage is unique and precious and that it cannot be renewed. Our heritage helps us to define our cultural identity and therefore lies at the heart of our spiritual well-being. It has the potential to affirm our diverse cultures, and in so doing shape our national character. Our heritage celebrates our achievements and contributes to redressing past inequities. It educates and deepens our understanding of society. It encourages us to empathise with the experience of others, thereby facilitating healing and material and symbolic restitution. It also promotes new and previously neglected research into our rich living heritage, such as oral traditions and expressions, rites and rituals, customs and local and indigenous knowledge systems.