SA: National Arts Council announces 2023 international bursary recipients

The announcement follows a call for applications by NAC inviting South African undergraduate and postgraduate students to submit applications for funding.

NAC received 285 applications across the seven disciplines announced, with 44 applicants passing the first phase of compliance review as adjudicated by the independent panel of industry experts.

According to NAC, the unsuccessful applicants were rejected for compliance reasons and also on the basis of applying for local (South African) studies while the call was for international studies.

Due to a limited budget, redress imperatives, specific requests of students and merit of applications, the NAC had to ensure that funding allocations were still made in a meaningful way to make an impact to beneficiaries. As a result, a total of 23 recipients were successful and recommended as per the below list.

“We wish to thank the applicants for responding positively to this call and would like to encourage the unsuccessful applicants to adhere to compliance requirements and apply again in the next call,” NAC said.

Below are the recipients:

Music

• Siyasanga Charles – Western Cape Province
• Gretna Heynike – North West Province
• Pendo Masote – Gauteng Province
• Monthati Masebe – Limpopo Province

Visual Arts

• Hannah-Rose Fleishman – Western Cape Province
• Alvin Inensiko – KwaZulu Natal Province
• Shelton Hu – Free State Province
• Luzuko Dayile – Eastern cape Province
• Sandile Radebe – Gauteng Province

Multi-discipline

• Michail Kabwe – Western Cape Province
• Kgothatso Rapoo – North West Province
• Philisiwe Kunene – KwaZulu Natal Province
• Zwonaka Mafuna – Gauteng Province
• Raymond Dreyers – Mpumalanga Province

Dance

• Faahkir Bestman – Western Cape Province
• Lindeka Kuwane – Eastern cape Province
• Bokamoso Latakgomo – Limpopo Province

Theatre

• Onkabetse Shai – North West Province
• Rethabile Headbush – Eastern Cape Province
• Thatohatsi Maphera Mononyane – Free State Province
• Gift Kgosierileng – Northern Cape Province

Literature

• Mika Conradie – Free State Province

Craft

• Lethabo Chiloane – Limpopo Province