The government will host the 2025 National Freedom Day celebration on Sunday, 27 April 2025 at the AJ Swanepoel Stadium in Ermelo, Msukwaligwa Local Municipality within the Gert Sibande District Municipality in the Mpumalanga Province. 

Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie has conveyed his condolences at the passing of renowned South African veteran actor Don Mlangeni-Nawa.

The National Department of Sport, Arts and Culture announced the reopening of the Revised Mzansi Golden Economy (MGE) open call grant funding applications to the cultural and creative industries/ Arts, Culture and Heritage Fraternity on the 20th of March 2025.

Applications are to be submitted manually from the 10th to the 12th of April 2025 at various venues in the respective provinces.

The South African F1 Bid Steering Committee is pleased to announce that a total of three (3) bids were received by the deadline date of 18 March 2025.

Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie has received the news of Olympian and Zimbabwean Minister of Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation Kirsty Coventry being elected as the next President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) with joy and anticipation.

The National Department of Sport, Arts and Culture announces the reopening of the Revised Mzansi Golden Economy (MGE) open call grant funding applications to the cultural and creative industries/ Arts, Culture and Heritage Fraternity.

The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC), in partnership with its entities the Freedom Park Heritage Site and Museum, and the National Heritage Council of South Africa (NHC), shall host a Day of Reflection on Resistance and Liberation Heritage on Sunday, 23 March 2025, in commemoration of the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale.

The Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, officially launched the Bicentenary Celebration of the Iziko South African Museum on 13 March 2025, marking 200 years of heritage preservation and transformation. The milestone event, hosted at the iconic museum in the shadow of Table Mountain, heralds a year-long calendar of commemorative activities under the ISAM 200 initiative.

The Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, extends his warmest congratulations to Dr. Patrice Motsepe on his unopposed re-election as President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). This milestone reaffirms his leadership and commitment to the advancement of African football.

The South African Formula 1 Bid process is moving swiftly towards a major and significant milestone as we enter the final week before interested parties submit their expression of interest bids to promote the South African F1 race.