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Traditional dancers from the Eastern Cape Ensemble perform at the National Arts Festival at the Guy Butler Theatre in Makhanda. Picture: ALAN EASON

INSIGHT | Putting arts and culture right in the mix of urban renewal

Urban renewal is too often measured by the number of roads resurfaced, buildings erected or private investments secured.

  • Andile Nduna
In November 2025, S&P Global Ratings upgraded the country’s foreign currency rating from BB- to BB, the first such upgrade in nearly two decades.

Ratings upgrades a vote of confidence in SA’s direction of travel

The recent improvements in SA’s sovereign credit rating have been greeted with understandable enthusiasm.

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Mandisi Dyantyis performing at the inaugural Montreux Jazz Festival Franschhoek in March.

INSIGHT | Role of artists critical at the intersection of art and social consciousness

On a sun-drenched Saturday in Franschhoek, the melodies of the Montreux Jazz Festival Franschhoek drifted across manicured lawns and vineyard-lined horizons.

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