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

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Justin Bieber announces SA tour dates

08 Dec 2016 - 12:00

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Justin Bieber has announced dates for the South African leg of his ‘Purpose World Tour’. 

Justin Bieber

In a show presented by Discovery, Bieber will perform in Johannesburg at the FNB Stadium on Sunday 14 May. On Wednesday 17 May, the star will grace the Cape Town Stadium. The Purpose World Tour is the third worldwide tour by Canadian singer Justin Bieber. It is in support of his fourth studio album Purpose (2015).

Fans can expect to see live performances of the hit singles ‘What Do You Mean’, ‘Sorry’, and ‘Love Yourself’ all of which reached the top spot on the Billboard Top 200 making Bieber the first male artist in almost a decade to have three number ones from a single album.

Bieber gained global fame when he was 13. From performing covers of R&B hits in his Ontario, Canada home on YouTube to becoming an international pop idol, the ‘Baby’ singer has flown to fame. Mentored by US R&B giant Usher and driven by the one of the most followed accounts on Twitter, and releasing several hits, Bieber has gained millions of fans worldwide.

Bieber has sold over 100 million albums and has dominated pop culture and social media. His last album, Purpose, sold 3.1 million copies and his current global tour has smashed box office records.

Bieber last performed in South Africa in May 2013. At the time, more than 50,000 tickets for the Cape Town Believe tour were said to have sold in less than an hour.

According to promoters Big Concerts, fans younger than 14 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. There is also an age restriction on field standing tickets (Front Zone Standing East/West and General Admission East/West)—but no one under 12 years and shorter than 1.2 metres will be permitted onto the field.

Tickets for the shows go on sale on 15 December and can be purchased on the Big Concerts website and Computicket from R410 – R1540 in Johannesburg and R350 – R1260 in Cape Town. Discovery cardholders get exclusive access to tickets from Tuesday, 13 December. VIP packages are also available from Computicket and also via email [email protected] or dial +27825608993.

For more information, contact Dionne Domyan-Mudie (Johannesburg, and National publicity)

+27 (0) 833261776, [email protected] and Gwen Ironsi (Cape Town Publicity) +27 (0) 72 656 1906 [email protected].

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