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Saco executive director Unathi Lutshaba

SACO’s 2025 Conference explores the future of africa’s creative economy

SACO’s conference tackles pressing questions: who owns creativity, how can creatives thrive and what does an African-led creative economy look like?

  • Eyaaz
8 min read
Deep-seated desire: Radical changes are needed to get local audiences back into cinemas and supporting South African productions.

Rewriting the South African cinema script

Movie theatres are empty but South African stories are abundant — what’s the disconnect?

  • Umamah Bakharia
7 min read