NEFCISA
NEFCISA

The Music In Africa Foundation (MIAF) is proud of its partnership with the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) as a Strategic Implementing Partner (SIP) for its Social Employment Fund (SEF). Through this collaboration, MIAF is running a national programme that is creating jobs, addressing skills gaps, and strengthening South Africa's creative industries — in line with the SEF's overarching goal to generate work for the common good and build community value through employment, social contribution, and inclusive economic participation. Operating under the banner NEFCISA (National Employment Facility for Creative Industries in South Africa), the initiative is recruiting and training participants, matching them with host organisations, and has already placed 1 500 workers across the country — surpassing its original target of 1 000. NEFCISA is delivered through a network of 20 host organisations spanning five provinces, who are actively hosting participants and contributing to work for the common good across South Africa's creative and cultural industries. Key Objectives: Support employment and entrepreneurship in the creative industries. Offer skills development and training programmes. Foster partnerships between public and private creative sectors. Promote South African creativity at both provincial and national levels Foster community development through social contribution.

ACCES
ACCES

ACCES Conference and Showcase Festival is Africa's leading music industry gathering, bringing together the people shaping the future of the continent's music business. Artists, entrepreneurs, executives, investors, policymakers and cultural leaders from across Africa and around the world come to ACCES to build partnerships, exchange ideas, discover talent and create new business opportunities. Since its launch in 2017, ACCES has become the continent's premier platform for professional exchange and music market development. Combining a high-level conference with a curated showcase festival, networking, exhibitions and industry programmes, ACCES offers a unique space where creativity meets business and where African music connects with the global industry.

Gender@Work
Gender@Work

Music In Africa Gender @ Work is a three-year training programme aimed at upskilling and increasing the participation of female professionals in the African music sector. Launched by the Music In Africa Foundation (MIAF) in April 2019, the programme is connected to the MIAF’s ACCES music conference – a pan-African event held in a different African country every year. This connection enables the programme to reach new participants in a different African country every year. The programme marks the beginning of a more concerted effort by the Foundation to support the participation and inclusion of women in all facets of its programmes and the music sector in Africa as a whole. Over the three years, the programme will aim to address gender imbalances in the sector through training, lobbying, facilitating knowledge exchange and dialogues that foster the interest of women. The broader objectives of the programme are to: Provide industry training for women on critical music industry skills, focusing on: Stage management Electronic music production and recording Music business management Technical knowledge Provide an opportunity for both professional and aspiring women to benefit from the Music In Africa network and its broad range of activities in 2019, 2020 and 2021. Provide a solution-based platform in the form of a round table at ACCES with a view to identify challenges, discuss opportunities and lobby for the interests of female practitioners. Offer participants the opportunity to benefit from programmes offered by MIAF’s partners. Increase access to educational materials. Integrate participants in the broader ACCES programme to maximise experience and exposure to the industry. Record and present training materials on the www.musicinafrica.net, including but not limited to tutorials, templates and other best-practice materials. Communicate women-based themes that support the initiatives and messages of the programme. MAIN TRAINING ACTIVITIES Training in first country (Ghana): In the first year, participants will be trained on all aspects of stage management by a team of experienced stage managers from 10 to 17 November 2019. The programme will offer robust classroom training as well as practical, hands-on training in which participants will also be given the opportunity to manage various aspects of the ACCES performance programme. Training in second country: The second training iteration will take place at ACCES 2020 when the programme will diversify its course to include music production lessons and training on other music business topics. A round-table platform will also be introduced to coincide with the ACCES programme. Training in third country: The third training iteration will take place at ACCES 2021 in a different country, offering an advanced course. HOW DO YOU GET INVOLVED?  As a participant, facilitator or trainer: The programme enrolls up to 12 trainees every year. All opportunities are advertised publicly on this website, and will be added to this page. Please keep checking this page for new calls (below under UPDATES & CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES). As a partner Please contact Claire Metais at [email protected]. APPLY The call for applications for 2020 will be announced soon. The Music In Africa Gender @ Work programme is made possible with the support of the Prince Claus Fund, Siemens Stiftung and Goethe-Institut.

Sound Connects Fund
Sound Connects Fund

For cultural and creative practitioners and organisations operating in southern Africa, access to funding remains a major challenge. The COVID-19 pandemic has also had a massive impact on government policy, spending and the economy in general, and has seen spending on culture being moved further down the list of priorities. Further, the cultural and creative industries repeatedly cite four main areas where investment is needed for growth, which are increased visibility, mobility including access to new markets, finance and support structures.

Instrument Building And Repair Project
Instrument Building And Repair Project

Experience the Vibrations African Instruments Exhibition online in 3D

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South Africa

In operation since:

2026

Contact person:

SDUDULA

BIO

Personality:Sdudula is a Self-Driven, results oriented with a positive outlook, and a clear focus on the music and film production.Sdudula started in the music career in 2001 and managed to pass auditions under a label ZZZ Records then managed to released an album called “Amasosha” while doing road shows promoting his album,Vodacom Promoters reorganized the talent in him and he started working with Vodacom doing promotions until a certain label called “Sonke Records from Durban recognised his talent as well and signed him through Vodacom promotions he then worked with Sonke Records for 3 Years and Released his second album called “ THE REAL PROFESSOR” in 2006 which was not well marketed and distributed.After the ending of his contract with the label Sdudula decided to start his own Record label called Amazon Entertainment and he started by doing roadshows in Schools, Shopping Complex etc. to raise funds/capital for his own label and he managed to build up his own recording studio. He then released another album which was marketed by MBS owned by Mike Maswangwanye who was working EMI Records after the passing of Mike Maswangwanye the marketing contract was terminate he then decided to do talent research tours around Gauteng which featured Madluphuthu, Sledge (Zone14)SABC 1, Gneral GTZ from Chiskop, Drenko and Vukani from Skomplas.

Along his journey 2008 Sdudula managed to released his first movie titled “The Revenge” which sold more than 100 000 Copies throu road shows promotions and street screening, The movie was also played on Soweto TV three times and it was also funded by GFC and NFVF for marketing and distribution.In 2016 he released a Nyaope Documentary which was funded by GFC as well,He kept on hustling until he got a working deal with Kalawa Jazzmee producer called Mandla Spikiri and Squire under their project called “Kwaito Revolution”as a singer,he then met Drumboss owner Heavy K and started to work with him as well,then Sdudula got got featured in an album of Sdudla & Ma1000 produced by Heavy K he was also helping Heavy K on his events.Then in 2017 Sdudula was featured on Generations the Legacy SABC 1 working as Gaddaffi’s hitman,then 2018 he was also featured on Isibaya Dstv and Gold Diggers etv as a thug.

In 2022 Sdudula produced his second movie titled Brothers featuring well known actors,Bongane Maseko(Sledge on Zone 14)Mocumi from Isibaya,the movie is on 2.2 Million views now and then 2025 he released his forth movie titlled The Revenge Part Two which reached 1.7 Million views within a year,Musically he keeps on releasing hits,his latest hit song tittled Ingozi Yo Mgodi is trending on tiktok and other social media and it reached 1.5 Million streams on spotify.

Sdudula singer,actor,music producer and a filmmaker

SUCCESS STORIES

CALVIN MACDONALD WORKED WITH THE FOLLOWING BRANDS

-GENERATIONS THE LEGACY SABC1 AS AN ACTOR
-ISIBAYA DSTV CHANNEL 161 AS AN ACTOR
-GOMORA DSTV CHANNEL 161 AS AN ACTOR
-THE RIVER DSTV CHANNEL 161 AS AN ACTOR
-THE ESTATE SABC 3 AS AN ACTOR
-GOLD DIGGERS ETV AS AN ACTOR
-PRODUCED AND DIRECTED FOUR FILMS UNDER HIS OWN COMPANY
-RELEASED A SONG AND SHOOT A MUSIC VIDEO WHICH WAS PLAYED ON MTV BASE
-RECENTLY RELEASED ANOTHER SONG WHICH IS PLAYING ON TRACE
-MANAGED TO ESTABLISH HIS OWN AND FILM PRODUCTION AND ACTING AGENT WITH MORE THAN 1000 CAST
-MANAGED TO ESTABLISH HIS OWN RECORDING STUDIO
-WORKED WITH:VODACOM,COCA COLA,CELL C AND IWISA AS A PROMOTER AND CROWD PULLER
-WORKED WITH KALAWA JAZMEE RECORDS,DRUM BOSS(HEAVY K)MADLUPHUTHU AND SLEDGE ZONE 14 SABC 1
-SDUDULA'S LATEST SINGLE IS RECENTLY PLAYING ON CHANNEL O,MTV BASE & TRACE AFRICA,SONG TITLE:SDUDULA & DJ MANZO SA-BAYASISABA VIDEO CLIPS WILL BE LINKED

SOCIAL MEDIA
Tiktok as Sdudula-280000 followers
Facebook as Conda Tembisamovie-216000 followers
Youtube as Amazon Entertainment-46000 subscribers

CALVIN MANAGED TO PRODUCE THREE EDUCATION FILMS TITLED

-THE REVENGE>726000 views on youtube
-THE REVENGE RELOADED>1 Million views on youtube
-BROTHERS>2.4 Million views on youtube
-The Revenge Part Two>2.1 Million views
ALL THE ABOVE MENTIONED MOVIES WERE PRODUCED,DIRECTED,SCRIPTED AND EDITED BY CALVIN MACDONALD/SDUDULA

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