Minister Media Release

G20 Culture Working Group Ministers adopt KwaDukuza Declaration to Advance Culture and the Arts through Collaborative Action

The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC) is pleased to announce significant progress in the procurement and implementation of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system for South African football, in close collaboration with the South African Football Association (SAFA) and the Premier Soccer League (PSL).

Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie wishes to correct the irresponsible and recent media reports that suggest that any of the companies listed on the “2025/26 MGE Open Call Approved Projects” sheet have been approved for funding as yet.

Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie has welcomed the recent judgment by the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), which upheld a 2023 ruling by the ECHR’s lower chamber that Caster Mokgadi Semenya was denied a fair and effective hearing by the Swiss Federal Tribunal regarding the long-running controversy around her right to participate in professional athletics.

The NACA 2025 extends sincere gratitude to the public, artists, and cultural practitioners across South Africa for their overwhelming response to this year’s call for submissions.

Celebrating the Bold, the Brilliant, the Best in South African Creativity

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 and Boxing South Africa appeared before the Portfolio Committee on Sport, Arts and Culture on 27 August 2024 to account on the entity’s Annual Performance Plan and other pertinent matters.

In what has been a dream weekend for South African sport, the Springboks won back-to-back matches in Australia for the first time in 53 years and South Africa’s first and only Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) world champion, Dricus “Stillknocks” du Plessis, successfully defended his middleweight belt against legendary former champion Israel Adesanya.

The Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC), Mr Gayton McKenzie along with Deputy Minister Peace Mabe and DSAC management visited the National School of the Arts (NSA), on Saturday, 03 August 2024.