SUSTAINABILITY CONCERNS National Arts Festival 2026 funding ‘still pending’, says McKenzie, as other sponsors step up 4 min 14 By Estelle Ellis
ARTS ANALYSIS Gayton McKenzie's broken promises risk festivals collapse and job losses 8 min 8 By Marianne Thamm
NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL Bridling: A poignant exploration of women's silence in the shadow of artistic authority 7 min 0 By Keith Bain
SIDE-NOTES Award-winning SA musicians continue carving unique artistic identities at National Arts Festival 5 min 0 By S’bo Gyre
FESTIVAL OF DELIGHTS Showstoppers — SA culture takes the stage as musical gods descend on Makhanda 3 min 0 By S’bo Gyre
BOOK EXCERPT Playwright Anthony Akerman in apartheid South Africa: Prejudicial to the safety of the state 10 min 0 By Anthony Akerman
THEATRE The devil dreams in charcoal: In Faustus in Africa!, puppets plunder humanity’s soul 7 min 0 By Keith Bain
PHOTO ESSAY The National Arts Festival – A celebration of the arts on the African continent 4 min 0 By Maverick Life Staff
LIFE STAGES Blessings and kombucha — why Rob van Vuuren is everyone’s National Arts Festival Bae 7 min 1 By Keith Bain
CREATIVE BLAST National Arts Festival will mirror the nation’s soul over 10 days of music, theatre and so much more 8 min 0 By Keith Bain
50 YEARS AND COUNTING National Arts Festival’s eclectic 2024 programme draws from the past in looking towards the future 4 min 0 By Unknown Author
ALIVE AND STOMPING The National Arts Festival — still pure gold after 50 brilliant years 7 min 2 By Marianne Thamm
THE CONVERSATION South Africa’s biggest arts festival turns 50 – we assess its impact 4 min 0 By Jen Snowball
GROUNDUP National Arts Festival battles to get much-needed Lottery funding 3 min 0 By Steve Kretzmann
REFLECTION Still kicking — the beating hearts, drums interwoven with trauma and intimacy at the 2023 National Arts Festival 7 min 4 By Anton Krueger
PHOTO ESSAY All their world’s a stage – visually impaired youngsters take message of inclusivity to National Arts Festival 4 min 0 By Alet Pretorius
MAKHANDA WATER CRISIS Makana mayor confident there will be water, as National Arts Festival kicks off 2 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
WATER CRISIS Amatola Water vows to pull out all stops to keep Makhanda water on for National Arts Festival 2 min 2 By Estelle Ellis
