Zama Nteyi
Reporter at Daily Sun (South Africa)
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1 week ago |
sundayworld.co.za | Zama Nteyi
Dr Cynthia Khumalo, Acting Director-General of the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture, has defended the appointment of Vusi Leeuw as the National Arts Council (NAC) representative in Gauteng, stating that there is no issue with the decision. This follows criticism from the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Tuesday, 27 May 2025, which questioned why Leeuw, the current president of the South African Music Industry Council (SAMIC), was appointed.
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1 week ago |
sundayworld.co.za | Zama Nteyi
Parliament’s portfolio committee on sport, arts, and culture has decided to summon Minister Gayton McKenzie for not attending a scheduled meeting on Tuesday. The committee had invited the National Arts Council (NAC), Downtown Music Hub (DTMH), and the department to discuss issues affecting these institutions. The board and management of the NAC, as well as the management of DTMH, were present at the parliamentary meeting; however, McKenzie was absent.
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1 week ago |
sundayworld.co.za | Zama Nteyi
The Moshito Music Conference and Exhibition has been operating without an elected board for over five years. Nonetheless, they have been receiving millions from the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture. Sunday World can reveal that the last board election took place before 2018, during the tenure of Dr Sipho Sithole, who served as chairperson at the time. Sithole made this revelation in response to a Sunday World article that went live on Friday.
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2 weeks ago |
sundayworld.co.za | Zama Nteyi
Dr Senzelwe Mazibuko is one of only two Black African men in South Africa to hold a PhD in physiotherapy. During a recent interview with Sunday World, Mazibuko explained that he focuses on physical treatment rather than medicinal therapy. “Normally, when people are sick, they are given medication, but in our case, we treat patients using special machines and exercise until the person is healed. We fall under health sciences, along with other disciplines that treat people without using medicine.
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2 weeks ago |
sundayworld.co.za | Zama Nteyi
Girls often enter a relationship because they need necessities. This is according to a research study by Noxolo Sibisi, a University of KwaZulu-Natal student who recently earned a Master’s degree in Social Science.
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