The Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, has congratulated South African music sensation Tyla on her latest Grammy Award win, marking yet another historic milestone in her rapidly blossoming global career.
On Monday, 26 January 2026, the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Honourable Mr Gayton McKenzie, approved twenty-one (21) geographical name changes and name registrations from the Eastern Cape (EC) and KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) provinces, following recommendations from the South African Geographical Names Council (SAGNC).
The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC) has formally commenced a process to rebuild and stabilise the governance of basketball in South Africa, following the de-recognition of Basketball South Africa due to prolonged governance and administrative failures that undermined the development of the sport.
The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC) has noted numerous public statements attributing responsibility for the loss of the World Surf League’s Championship Tour event at Jeffreys Bay to the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture and DSAC. This includes an official statement from a major political party directly criticising the Minister and the Department for the decision made by the World Surf League to shift the event to New Zealand.
The Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Hon. Gayton McKenzie, has learned with deep sadness of the passing of South African artist Bravo Le Roux on Thursday, 22 January 2026.
Bravo Le Roux, born Sinesipho Peter on 11 July 1995, passed away in Switzerland at the age of thirty (30). His passing is a significant loss to South Africa’s music and creative sector, particularly within contemporary hip-hop and township-rooted cultural expression.
The Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture of South Africa, Hon. Gayton McKenzie, today signed a cooperation agreement between the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC) and FIFA Development Zurich AG, establishing a fully supported FIFA Regional Development Office in Johannesburg.
The agreement was concluded on the sidelines of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final in Rabat with FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
As the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, I have noted misinformation, misdirection and insult in public statements and media reports surrounding my decision to cancel the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture’s (DSAC’s) working agreement with Art Periodic.
Deputy Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Ms Peace Mabe, has congratulated Bafana Bafana following their victory over Zimbabwe, which secured South Africa’s progression to the group stages of the
The Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Mr Gayton McKenzie and Deputy Minister, Ms Peace Mabe, extend profound condolences to the family, friends, loved ones and many South Africans mourning the tragic loss of Warrick Robert Stock, widely known to the nation as DJ Warras.
The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC), Minister Gayton McKenzie has noted with profound sadness the passing of Mr Tefo Frekkie Ramohlabi.
Mr Ramohlabi was a driver deployed during the Summer National School Sport Championship Games currently taking place in Kempton Park, Gauteng. His passing is a deep loss to the championship family and the broader school sport community at large.
