The fourth iteration of the Debut Fund Programme will support 50 emerging creatives to strengthen their businesses, access markets and build sustainable creative enterprises. JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA — OCTOBER 2026 — Business and Arts South Africa (BASA), in partnership with the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC), is getting the fourth iteration of the…
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – Ten young creatives participating in the Creative Youth Policy Lab (CYP Lab), a programme delivered in partnership by Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) and the British Council, have developed two policy proposals aimed at addressing language recognition and improving working conditions for creative workers in South Africa. Presented to decision-makers…
On stewardship, the creative economy and building what comes next. What does it mean to lead an organisation at a moment when the creative economy itself is changing? For Nizenande Machi, the appointed Chairperson of Business and Arts South Africa (BASA), the answer begins with stewardship. A business strategist by profession, Machi brings to the…
Johannesburg, 6 October 2026 – The ideas shaping Africa’s creative economy are moving into the wider creative community this week as Creative Futures Africa: Beyond the Summit brings key conversations and provocations from the 2026 Creative Futures Africa Summit into a public forum. Taking place on Thursday, 8 October at A42 House in Parktown North, Johannesburg at 17h30.…
Johannesburg, – Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) held its 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM) as a moment of reflection, accountability and renewed momentum, bringing together members, partners, Board members and stakeholders to consider the organisation’s progress during the 2025/26 financial year and the next phase of its work. The meeting told the story of…
