The Arts Are Business Strategy Creativity is moving from the edge of the corporate agenda into the systems that shape growth, relevance and long-term value. For too long, the arts have been invited in as the “song and dance” after the serious business is done – useful for entertainment, reputation or a CSI line item,…
Johannesburg, August 2026 — Business and Arts South Africa (BASA), in partnership with Jozi My Jozi, Andani Africa and Creative Capital, convened senior business leaders, government representatives and creative economy stakeholders for a strategic business dinner centred on “The Power of the Arts as a Business Strategy.” Hosted at The Venue at Nine Yards in Rosebank, Johannesburg,…
THE TRAGEDY OF CENSORSHIP Art allows us to engage with truth. It does not prescribe what we should or should not think; rather, it creates and holds a space in which we are confronted with realities and perspectives – often divergent, sometimes conflicting, and frequently ones we might never otherwise allow ourselves to encounter. This…