The Minister of Sport, Arts, and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, in collaboration with Freedom Park Heritage Site and Museum and the National Heritage Council of South Africa (NHC), invites members of the media to a day of reflection on Resistance and Liberation Heritage in commemoration of the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale. The event will take place on Sunday, 23 March 2025, at Freedom Park in Pretoria, where Minister McKenzie will deliver the keynote address.
The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture, Deputy Minister Peace invites the members of the media to the official launch of South African Library Week 2025 under the theme: "Libraries for Sustainable Communities."
Minister McKenzie to Officially Handover the Sport Facility and Monument in Bungeni Village, Limpopo
The Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie will officially handover the newly completed Bungeni Monument and Multipurpose Sport Facility in Bungeni Village, Limpopo on Friday, 07 March 2025.
Department of Arts, Sport and Culture and the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) in collaboration with the Gauteng Provincial Department of Sport, Arts and Recreation will host a celebration of language and culture with Deaf stakeholders on Wednesday, 05 March 2025 in Pretoria.
The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Ms Mmamoloko Kubayi, will officially launch Human Rights Month on Friday, 28 February 2025, by hosting a stakeholder engagement session with Civil Society Organisations.
The Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB), in collaboration with the National Department of Sports, Arts and Culture and the Mpumalanga Department of Culture, Sport, and Recreation, is commemorating International Mother Language Day on February 21, 2025, at Emnotweni Casino in Mbombela, Mpumalanga.
Friends of the Archives started in 2015, then it was hosted twice in 2016. The friends of the archives (FoA) programme seeks to support the National Archives and Records Service of South Africa (NARSSA/NASA) and its effort to promote equity on access and collection management processes. The seminar will take place under theme; Usage of Archives in the 30 years of democracy : Testimonials and Practical’s.
The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture and the South African Geographical Names Council assures that all South Africans have the right to play their part in ensuring that the names of places they live in reflect the languages, natural and cultural heritage of the people of South Africa. The SAGNC continues to encourage all provinces to pursue this social change agenda through awareness campaigns and capacity building for PGNCs.
The Minister of Sport. Arts and Culture, Mr Gayton McKenzie in an inaugural meeting with the new Board of Boxing South Africa, appointed on the 19th of December 2024 directed that the Board together with the Deputy Director General of Recreation Development and Sport Promotion to organize a Boxing Convention.
The Department of Sport, Arts, and Culture is proud to announce the official gazetting of provincial consultation dates for the South African Geographical Names Council (SAGNC) Draft Amendment Bill 2023. This significant milestone underscores the Department’s unwavering commitment to fostering inclusive public participation and refining legislative frameworks that govern the geographical naming process in South Africa.
