The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC) is pleased to confirm South Africa’s participation at the 61st International Art Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia, taking place from May to November 2026 in Venice, Italy.
Proudly Proteas: Women’s Cricket Team has inspired the Nation despite final defeat in India to India
Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie has extended the proudest of congratulations to the entire women’s national cricket team, the Women’s Proteas, who made history by reaching the final of an ICC Cricket World Cup (50 overs) for the first time.
The Deputy Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Ms Peace Mabe, has congratulated South Africa’s senior women’s national team, Banyana Banyana for qualifying for the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco after defeating the Democratic Republic of Congo 2–1 on aggregate in the final round of qualifiers.
Deputy Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Ms Peace Mabe, has congratulated the South Africa Women’s National Cricket Team, known as the Proteas Women, for their history-making qualification for the 2025 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup final after defeating the defending champions England by 125 runs in Cape Town.
G20 Culture Working Group Ministers adopt KwaDukuza Declaration to Advance Culture and the Arts through Collaborative Action
As part of the build-up to the G20 Summit taking place in November 2025, South Africa’s Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Mr. Gayton McKenzie will host the 4th G20 Culture Working Group (CWG) Meeting in Zimbali, KwaZulu-Natal, from 27 to 29 October 2025.
The Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, has called for immediate intervention following the shocking assault of nine young people at Milnerton High School, allegedly by six top-performing school rugby players.
He has also engaged the South African Rugby Union (SARU) to determine the correct way forward, while acknowledging that rugby at school level is managed by the Department of Basic Education, and not SARU.
Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie has noted mischaracterisations driven by, in particular, one disgruntled former Council member of the Market Theatre Foundation (MTF) regarding his decision this month to disband the Council of the MTF.
I want to extend the proudest of congratulations to Bafana Bafana on their outstanding 3–0 victory over Rwanda and for qualifying for the FIFA World Cup for the first time since 2002. You did not just win a football match, you made a powerful statement about what is possible when South Africans believe, unite and fight together.
It is with profound sadness that I learnt of the passing of Nkosinathi Emmanuel "Nathi" Mthethwa, a dedicated public servant and former Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture.
