Research Articles

A NEW report which set out to examine the growth and structure of South Africa’s cultural and creative industries trade between 2007 and 2016 has been released by cultural think tank, the South African Cultural Observatory (SACO).

THE increasingly popular Cape Town Carnival is generating economic benefits for the city and creative industries, alongside social cohesion and stimulation of the creative economy.

THE MARKET Theatre is South Africa’s leading creative hub for creating and presenting thought-provoking, inspiring and original South African theatre of the highest standard. Both productions on the Festival’s fringe programme have won the Standard Bank Fringe Ovation Award.

ESTHER Mahlangu has again collaborated with BMW to develop a car that is as much artwork as it is luxury vehicle.

WOMEN in the creative and cultural industries still struggle to break through structural challenges which are limiting their equitable participation in the economic yields of the industry, Prof Jen Snowball and Amy Shelver discuss.

THE new age of smartphones has taken a lot of the attention of society away from natural surroundings and sounds.

INTERNET streaming of music is becoming the ‘next biggest thing’ globally. Consumers are no longer simply downloading music, but are now listening or watching music videos instantaneously online.

The Royal Heritage Festival (RHF) in Vhembe is described by organisers as Limpopo’s biggest music festival. The Festival began in 2012 and is now in its 5th year. The full name of the event is the Phalaphala FM Royal Heritage Festival. Phalaphala FM is a Tshivenda language radio station owned by the SABC, which can be received mainly in Gauteng and Limpopo provinces.