Arts & Culture Trust (ACT)

03/11/2026

The amazing Kwasha Theatre Company has an opportunity for you!

KWASHA! THEATRE COMPANY 2027 APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN!

Are you a recent performing arts graduate with ideas to explore, stories to tell and a passion for making theatre?

Kwasha! Theatre Company is looking for emerging theatre-makers ready to collaborate, experiment and take creative initiative in a six-month theatre-making internship.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
1. Must be a theatre-maker
2. Must have graduated from a reputable institution within the last 5 years
3. Must be under the age of 35
4. Must be a South African Citizen.

HOW TO APPLY
Please submit:
A one-minute video monologue from a published text. Share via WeTransfer.
Your CV as a PDF.
A motivational letter, video or audio recording explaining:
Why do you want to make theatre?
What excites you about this programme?

Provide a detailed summary outlining all your theatre making skills & experience.
Please label all files with your first name and surname. Video and audio submissions must be shared via WeTransfer.

All applications must be sent to: [email protected]
Applications close: 15 November 2026 at 23:59.

If you have not received a response from Windybrow Arts Centre by 23 November, your application should be considered unsuccessful.

Department of Sport, Arts and Culture

Thank you to the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture and the Oppenheimer Memorial Trust for their generous support of our programmes

02/11/2026

SABC Morning Live ⁙ ACT Nyoloha Scholarship Programme 2026

From the Nyoloha stage to prime-time news!

Our newly announced scholarship recipients, Nhlawuleke Asher Shileng and Lethabo July Boshomane, joined SABC News Morning Live to share their stories, their dreams and what receiving a R300 000 scholarship means for their futures.

Missed the conversation? Watch the full interview on SABC’s YouTube channel. 🔗 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h14fVOsHXvs

Thank you to Nedbank, Sun International and MTN South Africa for making opportunities like these possible.

Footage courtesy of SABC Morning Live.

02/11/2026

📣 OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT ⁙ ACT Nyoloha Scholarship Programme 2026 Winners!

From Giyani to Polokwane, two young artists from Limpopo have risen to become this years’ Scholarship Recepients!

A massive congratulations to Nhlawuleke Asher Shileng (19), our Performing Arts scholarship recipient, and Lethabo July Boshomane (23), our Visual and Digital Arts scholarship recipient!

Both have been awarded scholarships valued at up to R300 000 each towards their tertiary arts education.

What a journey it has been! From four months of training and mentorship to taking Nyoloha across five provinces, these two young artists have shown us what determination, passion and opportunity can achieve.

To all 11 finalists, we're incredibly proud of you. Your journeys are only beginning!

A heartfelt thank you to our partners Nedbank, Sun International and MTN South Africa for supporting the next generation of South African artists. Read the full media release and get to know our scholarship recipients: https://tinyurl.com/5cdjm4by

Photography by Mlungisi Mlungwana.

31/10/2026

ACT Nyoloha Scholarship Programme 2026 ⁙ Meet the MC

Halala! Meet ACT scholarship programme alumnae Mosie Mamaregane mosiemamaregane, the vibrant voice and host who will be taking us through the 2026 ACT Nyoloha Scholarship Programme Finals!

A celebrated theatre and film practitioner, Mosie is the recipient of three international theatre awards. In 2022, she received her first Naledi Theatre Award alongside the original ensemble for Peeling Shadows. She was once again nominated for a Naledi Theatre Award in 2023 for directing Skin We Are In, a successful children's theatre production currently touring schools across Gauteng in collaboration with the Windybrow Arts Centre.

With her passion for the arts and wealth of experience, we're excited to have her bring the energy, celebrate our finalists and keep the magic flowing on the day!

Re a leboga, Mosie!

31/10/2026

ACT Nyoloha Scholarship Programme 2026 ⁙ Meet the Adjudicators

Meet Zolani Shangase zolanishangase, one of our Performing Arts adjudicators!

Zolani is an award-winning composer and theatre practitioner. He received a Naledi Theatre Award nomination for his performance in My Children! My Africa! and won the 2025 Naledi Theatre Award for Best Original Composition/Score for Ka Lebitso La Moya. His work on Hlakanyana the Musical also earned multiple Naledi Theatre Awards in 2023, including Best Production of a Musical and Best Original Composition/Score.

We look forward to the experience and creative perspective he brings to the Nyoloha panel.

31/10/2026

ACT Nyoloha Scholarship Programme 2026 ⁙ Meet the Adjudicators

Meet Anastasia Pather anastasiapather, one of our Visual Arts adjudicators!

Anastasia is a finger painter whose intuitive work draws from muscle memory, dreams and nature. Her art has been exhibited in Cape Town, Dallas, Atlanta, New Orleans and London. Her exhibition Mother Tongue at WHAG marks her first solo museum show.

We look forward to the perspective she brings to the Nyoloha panel.

31/10/2026

ACT Nyoloha Scholarship Programme 2026 ⁙ Meet the Adjudicators

Meet Heidi Mielke, one of our Visual Arts adjudicators!

Heidi is a Johannesburg based fine artist, printmaker, activist and educator. Through work such as The Sentinels Series and She, she uses art to confront gender based violence. As Education Manager at Artist Proof Studio, she also works to make printmaking and creative education more accessible to emerging artists.

We’re glad to have her experience and insight on the panel.

31/10/2026

ACT Nyoloha Scholarship Programme 2026 ⁙ Meet the Adjudicators

Meet Nene Mahlangu nenemahlangu, one of our Visual Arts adjudicators!

The Pretoria born artist made history as the youngest woman to design two South African coins, and the first to depict a Black girl on the country’s currency. Her work has travelled to Venice, Paris, New York and Lagos, and she was the lead visual artist for Black Coffee’s Ibiza residency.

We’re excited to have her perspective on this year’s panel.

31/10/2026

ACT Nyoloha Scholarship Programme 2026 ⁙ Meet the Adjudicators

Meet Gemma Marinus gemmamarinus, one of our Performing Arts adjudicators!

Gemma is a performer, producer and creative educator with more than 25 years of experience. From appearing in productions such as Mamma Mia! and Hairspray to founding Stageworx, she has dedicated much of her career to helping young performers find their feet in the industry. Through Born To Perform, she has helped open doors for hundreds of emerging artists.

We’re delighted to have her on the panel.

31/10/2026

ACT Nyoloha Scholarship Programme 2026 ⁙ Meet the Adjudicators

Meet Sunnyboy truestory_sanza_mrblack, our dance adjudicator!

Born in Alexandra, Sunnyboy is the Artistic Director at Moving into Dance (MID), a choreographer and Afro fusion dance facilitator who remains passionate about developing talent in his home township. His achievements include the ACT Impact Award, recognition in the Mail & Guardian’s Top 100 Young People to Watch and two Naledi Awards in 2023.

He brings a wealth of dance experience to the Nyoloha panel.