Doreen Nteta, Chief Executive Officer of the National Arts Council, has released the following open letter to the media:

Since the closure of the State Theatre late last year by the Minister of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology, Dr Ben Ngubane there has been much talk about the state of the performing arts in this country, which state I think is extremely healthy. There is a lot of new work and inclusiveness in the arts, especially in the allocation of resources for the arts. (Full story in Miscellaneous)