Guest: Lerato Gwebu – Perfomer in Diaparo Tsa Mma

This Africa Month, a Rhythm and Blues Virtual Concert together with a Workshop Programme will be held.
The concert will feature the like of Siya Makuzeni, Femi Koya, Andre Kriel and Bra Themba Mokoena amongst others.
The programme will be streamed via website and Facebook and will also feature educational and enrichment workshop, this time focusing on songwriting , and presented by internationally acclaimed South African.

Guest: Mandla Mlangeni – Artist perfoming at the event
Streaming Platforms: FREE

A new restaurant has be launched on Sandton’s iconic Nelson Mandela Square. The restaurant is the brain child of entrepreneur extraordinaire and dedicated foodie, Nicky van der Walt.
It is Named for the Tang dynasty, which ruled in China from the year 618 to the year 907, the restaurant pays homage to what historians generally regard as a high point in Chinese civilisation and a golden age of cosmopolitan culture.

Guest: Chef Vixa Kalenga– Head Chef at Tang

The Steve Biko Centre will be one of the six African museums that will be participating in the MuseumFutures Africa project.
MuseumFutures Africa is a Pan-African project established to support the conceptual development of museums throughout the African continent.

Guest: Dr Asma Diakité, Regional Head of Programmes at the Goethe-Institut South Africa

Nomsa Mazwai through her organisation Funkitimwalking has partnered with Sisonke to help in decriminalising sex work. She says part of the aim of the NPO is to make it safe for a woman to walk at any time of day in any condition.

Guest: Nomsa Mazwai-Founder of Funkitimwalking

Guest: Dr Nokuthula Mazibuko Msimang launched a new children’s book, Qhawe! Caster Mokgadi Semenya.

The inaugural KULTURE Blues Festival comprising of poetry, jazz, and literature from Black Ark Books will be taking place at the South African State Theatre. One of the aims of the festival is to create Spaces that create dialogic possibilities between our artforms and current politics.

Guest: Thandi Ntuli - musician, pianist, singer and composer

The 23rd edition of the Encounters South African International Documentary Festival will be held virtually from 10 to 20 June 2021. The lineup will include films, webinars, debates and Q&A with local and international directors

Guest: Joy Sapieka – Publicist and co-curator of the encounters festival

Guest: Mabel Ledwaba is the founder of Havillah Beauty

University of Kwa Zulu Natal Centre for Creative Arts together with the Netherlands Embassy bring you the inaugural Artfluence Human Rights Arts Festival. The festival will be held online and focus on arts, constitution and democracy. The Artfluence Festival will also highlight the solidarity between South African and Dutch artists - past and present - whose contributions have been vital to advancing South African democracy.

Guest: Yusrah Barden - Curator for Artfluence Human Rights Festival