Swaziland National Council of Arts and Culture (SNCAC)

The Swaziland National Council of Arts and Culture is an administrative organization under the Ministry of Sports Culture and Youth Affairs. It is a recognized authority in arts and culture that strives to develop and promote the preservation of arts and culture while enriching the livelihood of the Swazi nation.

The government parastatal has delegated powers to preserve, promote and co-ordinate all arts and culture matters of Swaziland. As of March 2016, Swaziland had no official Copyright Bill governing the collection and distribution of royalties, traditionally an important income stream for artists in other countries. Instead, the country has been using the Swaziland National Council of Arts and Culture (SNCAC) Bill of 2000. With this bill, they were not able to collect royalties. As a result, no artists are able to make money from radio and TV airplay. SNCAC has been working on a draft Copyright Bill, which has been submitted to parliament for review.