Artbizz

On a crisp Monday morning, August 4th, 2025, the sleek halls of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in Sandton welcomed an unusual crowd—creatives. Singers, visual artists, poets, and performers traded in their brushes and microphones for pens, notebooks, and financial wisdom. The occasion? A ground breaking Financial Wellness Workshop curated specifically for South Africa’s creative industry. […]

Business and Arts South Africa NPC (BASA) has officially opened nominations to fill three vacancies on its Board of Directors — a move that signals an exciting new chapter in the organization’s ongoing commitment to building a vibrant, inclusive, and impactful creative economy. For over two decades, BASA has stood as a beacon of innovation

The Department of Sport, Arts, and Culture, under the leadership of Minister Gayton McKenzie and Deputy Minister Peace Mabe, unveiled an ambitious R6.3 billion budget for the 2025/26 financial year. The budget reflects a bold commitment to transform South Africa’s creative and sporting sectors through funding, access to markets, skills development, and social cohesion. Arts

or years now, content creators, musicians, and digital artists have been voicing a growing frustration. The rise of AI-generated music videos, songs, and clips has flooded platforms like YouTube, making it harder for authentic creators to shine. Songs created by algorithms mimicking famous artists. Videos produced in minutes by AI tools with little to no

Another year, another budget vote. For the artists of South Africa, it’s a familiar script. Hope mixes with a heavy dose of skepticism as we watch politicians in suits discuss the fate of a sector they so often claim to cherish, yet so frequently neglect. On 15 July 2025, the Minister of Sport, Arts, and

Nearly two months after South African artists, creatives, and cultural workers took to the streets in a historic and peaceful march on 14 May 2025, the Department of Sport, Arts, and Culture (DSAC) has begun taking visible action. The Department has officially announced the conclusion of the Mzansi Golden Economy (MGE) 2025/26 funding adjudication process

Johannesburg, 23 June 2025 — In a significant leadership development for the country’s creative sector, Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) has officially announced the appointment of Beth Arendse as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 July 2025. At Imbizo Magazine, we take this opportunity to extend our sincere congratulations to Beth on her

In a move that’s sent shockwaves through South Africa’s music and creative industry, Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie has announced the immediate suspension of funding to the iconic Downtown Music Hub in Johannesburg. The decision, made on the 5th June 2025, forms part of a broader investigation into how public funds allocated