Pocket Guide to South Africa 2015/2016

Arts and Culture

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The mandate of the Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) is to: develop and promote arts and culture in South Africa, and mainstream its role in social development; deelo and romote the ofcial lanuaes of South Africa and enhance the linuistic diersit of the countr improve economic and other development opportunities for South African arts and culture nationall and loall throuh mutuall enecial artnershis in order to ensure the sustainailit of the sector and deelo and monitor the imlementation of olic leisla- tion and strateic direction for the identication consera- tion and romotion of cultural heritae. Over the medium term, the DAC was expected to focus on deeloin arts culture and heritae infrastructure ositionin the cultural and creatie industries as driers of economic roth and o creation and contriutin to social cohesion and nation uildin. o redress the historical imalances in ho South African heritae has een narrated and to contriute to social trans- formation, the department was expected to construct new heritae infrastructure. In 2016/17, the department was expected to conduct a feasiilit stud on a lieration moement museum. eritae infrastructure roects that ill e comleted oer the medium term include: the Sarah Baartman Centre of ememrance in anke in the astern ae to e com- pleted in March 2018/19 at a cost of R137,3 million), the amo Memorial in Miana in the astern ae to e comleted in 201/1 at 1 million and the nua ill Museum in usikisiki in the astern ae to e comleted in 201/1 at 1 million.

National Coat of Arms South Africa’s coat of arms as adoted in 2000. Symbolism Rising sun: a life-iin force Protea: eaut and the oerin of the nation Ears of wheat: fertilit of the land Elephant tusks: isdom steadfastness and strenth Knobkierie and spear: defence of peace Drum: love of culture The motto, !Ke e:/xarra//ke ritten in the hoisan lanuae of the am eole means dierse eole unite.

Pocket Guide 2015-16 Arts and culture.indd 22 2016/10/22 10:40 AM Languages South Africa is a multilinual countr. he countr’s onstitution uarantees eual status to 11 ofcial lanuaes to cater for its dierse eole and their cultures. hese are: nlish isiNdeele isihosa isiulu Afrikaans Seedi Sesotho Setsana Sisati shienda and itsona. ther lanuaes used in South Africa include the hoi Nama and San lanuaes Sin anuae Araic Ger- man Greek Guarati ere indi rench Portuuese Sanskrit amil eleu and rdu. South Africa has arious structures and institutions that support the preservation and deeloment of lanuaes.

Community art centres and other cutural organisations here are more than 160 communit art centres are in oeration arin from communit-initiated to oernment- manaed centres. The centres are located in different places such as craft centres communit halls and theatres. he A endorses and suorts rorammes in need centres that are communit-initiated or non-oernmental. n 2015 100 communit arts rorammes ere imlemented. Arts and culture organisations he folloin oranisations la an actie role in reserin and romotin South Africa’s arts and culture: National eritae ouncil South African eritae esources Aenc South African Georahical Names ouncil National Arts ouncil of South Africa Arts institutions such as the State heatre in Pretoria Plahouse oman in uran Artscae in ae on Market heatre in ohannesur Performin Arts entre of the ree State in loemfontein and the indro heatre in ohannesur Business and Arts South Africa Arts and ulture rust. Moral Regeneration Movement (MRM) he oectie of the MM is to contriute to the deeloment of a carin societ reiin the sirit of otho/uuntu humanit. t also seeks to realise the alues and ideals enshrined in the onstitution of the eulic of South Africa of 16.

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Mzansi Golden Economy Strategy he A’s Mansi Golden conom Strate seeks to reosition the arts culture and heritae sector as a ke laer in oernment’s roramme of action toards creation of sustainale os uildin audiences and skills deeloment. he strate inoles a numer of arts and culture o- creation rorammes. hese include the Pulic Art Pro- ramme here outh ill receie art classes after hich the deartment ill emlo them in their resectie communities to eautif the enironment throuh art. Living Living Legends Programme (LLLP) n Auust 2015 the A announced the P an initiatie that seeks to honour the liin leends of the arts culture and heritae sector document their contriution and roide oortunities for interaction and imartin skills to ouner enerations of artists. he aim of this initiatie is to identif liin leends across all arts discilines and enae them actiel in rorammes that romote arts and culture deeloment. his is in line ith the A’s olic interention to deelo the iin eritae Polic. mlementation of the roramme includes the comilin of a iin eends nentor. arious other asects of the iin eends eac Proramme include iin Master-lasses articiatin in incuator rorammes iin lectures and contriutin to artists in schools and artists in residence rorammes. he strateic oectie is to ensure that there is transfer- ence of skills knolede and eerience to the ouner eneration hile at the same time creatin oortunities for the leends to continue ursuin iale careers in the arts. Festivals Arts and cultural festials aound in South Africa and man of them hae ecome annual eents roin in oularit and attendance numers. Aardklo held annuall in Potchefstroom North est is inherentl Afrikaans ut uniersal in character. he festial roides a latform for the creatiit and talent of local artists. Arts Alie nternational estial in Neton in ohannesur roides the est in homeron and oerseas entertainment in Setemer.

Pocket Guide 2015-16 Arts and culture.indd 24 2016/10/22 10:40 AM he ae on nternational a estial features international and African artists. t also features hotorahic and art ehiitions. he ance mrella is a festial of contemorar chore- orah and dance resentin ork ranin from communit-ased dance troues to international comanies. he ance mrella has estalished itself as the main stein stone for man South African choreorahers ho no ork internationall. he include incent Mant- soe on rlin oie ekana and Greor Maoma. he lein aroo Nasionale unstefees knon as the N a irant festial for the erformin arts is held annuall in udtshoorn and resentations include drama caaret and contemorar and classical music. he Manaun African ultural estial in loemfontein is ainin status as one of the iest cultural tourism eents in southern Africa. his 10-da festial shocases the cream of African and international talent. he National Arts estial held annuall in ul in Gra- hamston in the astern ae is one of the larest and most dierse arts atherins in Africa. ikoi usheld ash near Northam in North est offer lie erformances rock alternatie and lues ands oth local and from aroad. he Slash en Music estial near nderer in a- ulu-Natal offers a ariet of mainstream and alternatie rock and o music. Standard ank o of a is ohannesur’s iest annual a festial ith local and international artists erformin at different enues across the cit. the reek is a oular music festial on the anks of the reede ier near Sellendam in the estern ae. he hite Mountain olk estial in the entral rakens- er mountain rane offers reat music in an aesome settin for three das in Setemer. t features acoustic erformances some of South Africa’s to folk musicians. ther festials that attract isitors at oth national and international leel are: nnios in Nelsruit Mumalana aun ultural alaash in North est the Aesome Africa Music estial in uran aulu-Natal the indro heatre estial in ohannesur ilton Arts estial in aulu- Natal and the ne it Man ultures in ae on estern ae. he inauural Mandela nternational ilm estial took lace in Nelson Mandela a astern ae in ecemer

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2015. t stries to encourae a old ne orld of lm-makin and is committed to imroin oth the craft and usiness of lm. he Nelson Mandela a area offers not onl an ece- tional enue for the lm industr ut is also is art of a mas- sie inestment romotion strate that includes a rane of initiaties from infrastructure to manufacturin tourism and ariculture. Cultural tourism ultural festials African-cuisine roects cultural illaes heritae routes and stortellin are areas that enet from South Africa’s oomin tourism industr. Man cultural illaes hae een estalished throuhout South Africa to reect the different cultures and traditions of the countr’s eole. Theatre he theatre scene is uin in South Africa ith oer 100 actie saces across the countr offerin eerthin from indienous drama music dance caaret and satire to est nd and roada hits classical oera and allet. enues rane from the monolithic homes of the former state-suorted erformin arts councils to urose-uilt theatres a conerted fruit market countr arns casinos and uran holes-in-the-all. Music Music is one of the ke cultural industries identied in the ultural ndustrial Groth Strate eort and oernment has committed itself to harnessin its otential. n addition to its cultural alue music las an imortant economic role in the countr eneratin sinicant coriht reenue. n this industr the deartment has solid foundations on hich to uild. hese include the annual South African Music eek the in-school education roramme run in conunction ith the eartment of asic ducation and the Moshito Music onference and hiition.

n ul 2015 the hoisan indienous dance rou Die Nuwe Graskoue Trappers – a traditional Khoisan Riel Dance troupe – on Gold in the Grou Production ometition at the 1th ham- ionshi of the orld Performin Arts in os Aneles SA. he eat rance and Philiines to take the rst rie.

Pocket Guide 2015-16 Arts and culture.indd 26 2016/10/22 10:40 AM he akin South African Music to the orld Proramme is aimed at imroin eort oortunities for South African music. he A funds a numer of musical ensemles directl and indirectl throuh the NA. Accordin to the ourth South African dition of P’s South African ntertainment and Media utlook: 2013 201 ulished in Setemer diital music sales ill account for ust 1 of South African recorded music retail sales 201. South Africa is the 25th larest market for recorded music ith the industr emloin more than 20 000 eole. ocal music accounts for a third of all the music ouht South Africans. onshi a and lues eseciall the kla music of the forties and fties are ein redened the countr also has a rich choral tradition and o and rock musicians hae made their mark internationall. en techno-rae and house music hae found their on ariations in local culture. aito and hi-ho are er oular cominin elements of ra reae and other musical stles into a distinctl South African stle. aai a is also ainin momentum. South African Music Awards (SAMAs) he 21st annual SAMAs ceremon as held at Sun it North est in Aril 2015. he inners ere: Album of the Year: eatener The Hanging Gardens of Beatenberg. Duo or Group of the Year: eatener The Hanging Gardens of Beatenberg. Female Artist of the Year: Bucie, Princess of House as to oe. Male Artist of the Year: AKA, Levels. Newcomer of the Year: asser Noest Tsholofelo. Best Rock Album: ain Morning After. Best Pop Album: eatener The Hanging Gardens of Beatenberg. Best Pop Album (Afrikaans): iana Nel Die Regte Tyd. Best Adult Contemporary Album: oe Niemand Back Again. Best Adult Contemporary Album (Afrikaans): Dewald asserfall, Ek en Jy.

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Best African Adult Album: Maleh, You Make My Heart Go. Best Alternative Album: Bittereinder, Skerm. Best R&B/Soul/Reggae Album: Afrotraction, For The Lovers. Best Rap Album: . Skhanda Republic. Best Kwaito Album: Professor University of Kalawa Jazmee since 1994. Best Dance Album: lack Motion Fortune Teller. Best Traditional Faith Music Album: S’so Ncane aede aa. Best Contemporary Faith Music Album: oiso ala Power Love Sound. Best Traditional Music Album: otlhale oikano Spoken Word & Music. Best Maskandi Album: hokoani ana Igama Lami. Best Jazz Album: Mco Mruata Brasskap Sessions Vol. 2. Best Classical and/or Instrumental Album: outer Kellerman, Winds of Samsara. Best Live DVD: oin ohl for First Decade by Lira. Best Collaboration: .. ft. id Caracara. Best Music Video of the Year: an ruer director Let the Night In Prime ircle. Best Producer of the Year: outer ellerman and ick e for Winds of Samsara outer ellerman. Best Engineer of the Year: rian ’Shea rihton Goodill and Maruis Polanet for Johnny Apple ohnn Ale. Remix of the Year: Su and oie Malina Indlela Yam Su and Moalefa hee. Special awards: A ecord of the ear: . featurin kid Caracara. Best Selling Album: iana Nel. Lifetime Achievement awards: M’du Masilela Mandla Mofoken Sikiri and im Naana. International Achievement Award: outer ellerman. Best Selling DVD: oous SA Vol. 18 One Purpose. Best Selling Mobile Music Download: eatener and lock.

Pocket Guide 2015-16 Arts and culture.indd 28 2016/10/22 10:40 AM Best Selling Ring-Back Tone: Pluto, lock ft eatener. Best Selling Full-Track Download: Pluto, lock ft eatener. South African Music Performance Rights Association Award Highest Airplay of the Year: Pluto lock ft eatener. South African Traditional Music Achievement (SATMA) Awards Launched in 2005, the SATMA Awards are aimed at pro- motin reserin uliftin deeloin honourin and aardin traditional musicians across racial and ethnic ackrounds. he 10th SAMA Aards ceremon as held on 3 ctoer 2015 in ichards a aulu-Natal and the winners were: Best Sepedi Album: Moni ula le nna. Best Tshivenda Album: April Ramufhi (Vhavenda vha lale. Best Xitsonga Album: oe Shirimani Ni eleketeni.

South Africa’s National Anthem he national anthem is a comined ersion of Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika (God bless Africa) and The Call of South Africa (Die Stem.

Nkosi sikelel’ i Afrika Maluhakanis’ uhondo lao ia imithandao ethu Nkosi sikelela thina lusaho lao.

Morena oloka sethaa sa heso fedise dinta le matsheneho se oloke se oloke sethaa sa heso, Sethaa sa South Afrika South Afrika.

it die lou an onse hemel it die diete an ons see or ons eie eertes aar die kranse antoord ee.

Sounds the call to come toether And united we shall stand, Let us live and strive for freedom, n South Africa our land.

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Best isiNdebele Album: Smanele hloniho. Best isiXhosa Album: utho uthela masimini kuahila ol. 1. Best Setswana Album: iraammu ultural Grou Mahiken. Best Sesotho Album: Phoka le Moketa iooho tsa orhaela. Best Siswati Album: Make Shelanuo Nilele aleni. Best Indian Album: lash ntertainers Naara touch and chutne hits. Best Boeremusiek Album: ans othma anarm oereol. Best Maskandi Album: Amaea Amahle thende lemicimi. Best Vernacular Hip-Hop Album: ake eerse ft uncan. Best Song of the Year: saiao huho. Best Female Artist: uselahi Gai Gai. Best Afro Soul: hoko erato. Best Poet: Phindile the oet iine urose. Best African Jazz Song: uinc Motsana orilen. Best Indigenous Comedian: Tsoro Best Newcomer Artist: ahuhe mundulu. Best Mbaqanga Album: Sandile hela alo). Best Isicathamiya Album: oal Messeners Sakhisie. Best Traditional Dance Group: oano ke Matla raditional Grou. Best Praise Singer: aid eshomo Molodi a setso. Best Reggae Album: udah of the net eneration et th kindom come. Orchestras he National Arts ouncil is resonsile for fundin the aulu-Natal ae and Gauten orchestras as ell as the ae on a rchestra. Dance ancin is art of the African a of life and has ecome a prime means of artistic expression, with dance companies eandin and elorin ne territor. ontemorar ork ranes from normal reconcetions of movement and per formance art or performance theatre to the comletel unconentional.

Pocket Guide 2015-16 Arts and culture.indd 30 2016/10/22 10:40 AM Added to this is the African experience, which includes traditional dance insired eddin ceremonies attles rituals and the tries of eerda life. An informal ut hihl ersatile erformance enue in ohannesur he ance actor roides a ermanent latform for a ariet of dance and moement rous. he niersit of the itatersrand its heatre is another oular dance enue. Visual arts South Africa has a rich ariet of isual art ith inuences ranin from re-historic ancient and indienous art to estern Asian and contemorar art. Art alleries ranin from small riatel oned com- mercial alleries to maor reional alleries such as the South African National Galler in ae on the uran Art Galler in aulu-Natal the ohannesur Art Galler in Gauten and in Geore Galler in Port liaeth in the astern ae shocase collections of indienous historical and contemorar orks. Rock art here are man traces of ancient cultures that eisted in southern Africa in the distant ast. erts estimate that there are 250 000 rock-art sites south of the amei. he San eole left a riceless and uniue collection of Stone Ae aintins and enrains in the reion hich also reresents the larest collection of its kind in the orld. Photography ith its scenic eaut aundant ildlife diersit of cultures and rich historical heritae South Africa is a hotoraher’s aradise. Man South African hotorahers hae een acclaimed for their ork hich features in coffee-tale ooks docu- mentaries local and oerseas ehiitions maaines and nesaers. Architecture South Africa has a rich architectural heritae reectin contriutions from all the cultural rous in the countr. hrouh the centuries a uniue trend has deeloed in South Africa’s architectural stle hich has een referred to as an innoatie marriae of traditions. his is eident in the ariet of architectural structures found all oer the countr ranin from humle dellins

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historical homesteads and ulic uildins to modern com- mercial uildins reectin state-of-the-art technolo and desins that match the est in the orld. Crafts South African eadork once the insinia of trial roalt alone has found a hue rane of alications from the creation of coerins for eerthin from ottles to match- oes. ith orklaces ranin from the aements and markets of the i cities to dellins in dee rural areas South Africans roduce a remarkale rane of arts and crafts includin arious forms of traditional artork and innoatie ne roducts. hese rane from eeller taleare home decorations emroider and ke rins to skilfull crafted ooden enrains and ireork scultures. n addition to the standard materials such as eads rass leather faric and cla man other mediums are also used includin telehone ire lastic as emt cans ottle tos and een food tin laels to create rihtl coloured aer mch ols. Shos markets and collectors dealin in African crafts roide much-needed emloment and income to communities. Cultural and Creative Industries Federa- tion of South Africa (CCIFSA) he SA is the controllin od set u in 2015 ith the assistance of the DAC, for cultural and creative sectors in South Africa. t as formed as a non-rot coman to romote and develop the social and economic interests of the cultural and creatie industries and to act as the controllin od for these sectors. Literature South Africa has a rich and dierse literar histor and the local literature sector has ecome loall cometitie and the countr’s riters continue to command resect throuhout the orld. National ook eek a artnershi eteen the South African ook eeloment ouncil and the A as

n 2015 comedian and ersonalit reor Noah relaced on Steart on the oular ail Sho’ in the SA. is achieement made a resoundin statement that South Africa has the artistic talent of international stature and calire.

Pocket Guide 2015-16 Arts and culture.indd 32 2016/10/22 10:40 AM celerated from to 13 Setemer 2015. he initiatie romotes literac celerates readin. eadin statistics reort that onl 1 of the South African oulation are actie ook readers and a mere 5 of arents read to their children. n an effort to full its ke oecties the national camain focused on to ke facets ettin eole to read and ettin more ooks to South Africans. GNGPAS reects the hsical ourne of National ook eek traellin throuhout South Africa as ell as the maic of ooks and ho readin ooks can oth uratiel and literall take ou laces. his camain hich rimaril aims to encourae ook readin tarets adults children outh and students as ell as lirarians teachers arents and careiers. A is a call to action hich seeks to increase the ercetion of the alue in ooks articularl for those ho do not on an. irst in line to heed this call has een ulishers Pan Macmillan SA Penuin andom ouse SA and N Pulishers ho hae offered discounted ooks that ill e sold in arain ooks and clusie ooks stores nationide. n 2015 Marlene an Niekerk ecame the rst South Afri- can author to e shortlisted for the Man ooker nternational Prie. She as reconied for outstandin lifetime achiee- ments in ction includin orks like Triomf and Agaat. She also receied the rder of khamana in 2011 for her outstandin intellectual contriution to literar arts and culture. South African Literary Awards he 10th South African iterar Aards in 2015 ere held at the shane ents entre in Pretoria. he inners ere: First Time Published Author Award: arol amell My Children Have Faces. K Sello Duiker Memorial Literary Award: ukisa an- ner, London – Cape Town – Joburg. Literary Translators Award: aren Press Mede-wete and Synapse. Poetry Award the aard shared all three nominees: 1. harl-Pierre Naude Afrikaans Al die lifelike dade. 2. Manaliso uani isihosa Ndisabhala Imibongo. 3. isho M Makoe Seedi Tsa Ngweding wa Letopanta. Creative Non-Fiction Award: din ameron Justice: A Personal Account. Nadine Gordimer Short Story Award: Araham de ries Afrikaans Maar wie snoei die rose in die nag?

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Literary Posthumous Awards: hlomo and hlomo. Lifetime Achievement Literary Awards: Antie ro Afrikaans and Achmat anor nlish. Literary Journalism Award: Michele Maood nlish. Film he South African Goernment reconises the sinicant role laed the lm sector in nation-uildin romotin social cohesion reconciliation and suortin economic roth and o creation. Goernment offers a ackae of incenties to romote its lm roduction industr. he orein ilm and eleision Production incentie aims to attract forein-ased lm roductions to shoot on location in South Africa, and the South African ilm and eleision Production and o-roduction incentie aims to assist local lm roducers in roducin local content. he South African merin lack ilmmakers incentie a su-roramme of the South African ilm and eleision Production and o-roduction ncentie hich aims to assist local emerin lack lmmakers to nurture and ro them to take u i roductions and thus contriute toards emloment creation. he three larest lm distriutors in South Africa are Ster-inekor nited nternational Pictures and Nu-Metro. Ster-inekor has a secialised art circuit called inema Noueau ith theatres in ohannesur ae on uran and Pretoria. ilm festials include the uran nternational ilm estial the North est ilm estial the Aollo ilm estial in ictoria est the hree ontinents ilm estial secialisin in African South American and Asian lms the Soeto ilm estial and the ncounters ocumentar estial hich alternates eteen ae on and ohannesur. Museums South Africa can ustial e called the museum countr of Africa ith the earliest of its museums datin ack to the rst half of the 1th centur. here are more than 300 museums in South Africa. he rane from museums of eolo histor the ioloical sci- ences and the arts to minin ariculture forestr and man other discilines.

Pocket Guide 2015-16 Arts and culture.indd 34 2016/10/22 10:40 AM isitors can nd ehiits oth conentional and eccentric on eer conceiale toic from eer to eadork from fashion to food. National Library of South Africa (NLSA) he NSA is a custodian and roider of the nation’s ke knolede resources. ts collections contain a ealth of information sources includin rare manuscrits ooks eriodicals oernment ulications forein ofcial ulications mas technical reorts and secial interest material includin Africana and nesaers. South African Library for the Blind (SALB) he SA is a statutor oranisation located in Grahams- ton in the astern ae. ts urose is to roide free of chare as far as is reasonal ossile a national S to sere lind and rint-handicaed readers in South Africa. t is artl state-funded and deends for the remainder of its nancial needs on funds from the riate sector and the eneral ulic. The SALB also produces documents in special media such as raille audio and tactile formats. t deelos stand- ards for the production of such documents and researches roduction methods and technolo in the aroriate elds. t also acuires manufactures and disseminates the technolo eole ith isual disailities use to read. he SA has a memershi of aout 5 2 eole an audio and raille collection of more than 110 50 ooks and an annual circulation of 11 50 ooks in raille or audio format. o make lirar serices more accessile the SA artners 115 ulic liraries roidin accessile readin material and assistie deices. Blind SA lind SA located in ohannesur roides serices for lind and artiall sihted indiiduals to ulift and emoer them ulishin ooks maaines and other documents in raille.

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NATIONAL SYMBOLS

South Africa’s national symbols are:

National animal: National bird: ainal fis Srinok Blue Crane Galoen

ainal e National tree: in Protea Real Yellowwood

NATIONAL ORDERS

South Africa’s National Orders are:

The Order of The Order of The Order of the the aoa Maunue Companions of amo

The Order of The Order of The Order of Luthuli Mendi for raer khamana

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