The Amy Biehl Foundation has welcomed volunteers from Northern Ireland annually since 2006. The Irish raise funds and donate sporting equipment to the Amy Biehl Foundation and spend a week each year coaching soccer and hockey and training students in first aid in the townships of Cape Town.

Huisgenoot and Hilltop Live proudly present the Huisgenoot Hart van Windhoek Festival.  Namibia and South Africa share a rich culture when it comes to music and entertainment. The two seem so far apart, but when you bring them together for a weekend of music and fun, it is sure to be Festival of note!

The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) is proud to announce a substantial increase in funds for the ACT Performing Arts Scholarships 2010.

The ACT Scholarship Programme, funded by DALRO (Dramatic, Artistic and Literary Rights Organisation) and Nedbank, will not only be awarding two performing arts scholarships in 2010, but the combined total value of the scholarships will also be increased by R135,000.

Recipients of the first cycle of Business and Arts South Africa Supporting Grants for the 2010/2011 financial year have been announced.

A total of 15 projects were given project-specific grants – a significant boost for South Africa’s cultural landscape. The grants cover a broad scope of arts projects – from visual arts to dance, theatre, music and more.

Only two weeks remain before entries close to South Africa’s most prominent arts and sponsorship awards – the 13th Annual Business Day BASA Awards supported by Anglo American.

Doritos has extended the closing date for its 15 Seconds of Flavour advertising competition, with entrants now having until 21 June 2010 to submit their videos.

There’s good news for the more than 233 000 children across the Western Cape who receive their main meal of the day at school, thanks to Peninsula School Feeding Association (PSFA) in partnership with the Department of Education.

Cape Town lights the way in international Landmark Lighting initiative

The V&A Waterfront, together with Rotary District 9350 – the local leg of Rotary International which is focused on eradicating polio in Africa – joined five other countries on February 23rd – Cape Town’s official Rotary Day - in a global landmark lighting event to heighten awareness of the fight against polio.

Reports have appeared in the media in the last week which make reference to the National Arts Festival in relation to a broader story about the Department of Arts and Culture’s activities in 2010. According to Tony Lankester, CEO of the national Arts Festival, some of these reports have been misconstrued by readers and listeners, and some have created the incorrect impression about this year’s Festival.

On the 9th of January 2010 thousands of people across the world were drumming along to a global beat for peace in Sudan... In a heart beat SOUTH AFRICA joined the rhythm.

Graduates were treated to tea at the South African Tourism head office in Sandton where they were hosted and addressed by CEO, Didi Moyle. With gusto and humour Didi showed graduates the international 2010 campaign run by SAT.

The National Arts Festival, Grahamstown recently released a report on the 2009 “Cacadu Artreach Project” indicating that, during the 2009 Festival, 351 Fringe performers from 23 productions volunteered their time to take the joy of the arts to those who, for whichever reasons, would not have been able to experience it.

It was a tough cook-off between some of Gauteng’s hottest young chefs, but in the end the team from Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool walked off with the honours in the Heinz Junior Chef of the Year competition.

After ten years in development the satirical news show created by Zapiro and Thierry Cassuto began showing on Tuesday 6th October. ZA NEWS will become one of the few South African political satires featuring content based on current South African issues and news.