by Assitej | Apr 17, 2026 | Advocacy, ASSITEJ SA, TYA in Africa, TYA in South Africa
April in South Africa carries a powerful reminder of where we come from and where we are going. As we approach Freedom Day on 27 April, we pause to reflect not only on our nation’s democratic journey, but also on the meaning of freedom within the arts, especially for...
by Assitej | Feb 17, 2026 | Uncategorized
Why Child Empowerment Is Central to Justice South Africa is living with a truth that is difficult to face. Between 2018 and 2024, more than 106,000 cases of child rape and 22,000 cases of sexual assault against children were reported to police. Yet fewer than 4 in...
by Assitej | Feb 2, 2026 | Arts Education, ASSITEJ SA, Status of children, Uncategorized
There is a determined narrative that mathematics and the arts are polar opposites. Curiosity about this argument became the spark that led me to the idea of ASSITEJ SA’s “art-rich schools.” Being connected to an organisation committed to spotlighting the...
by Assitej | Jan 20, 2026 | Advocacy, Arts Education, ASSITEJ SA, News, Research, Status of children
The ASSITEJ South Africa team, like the country’s schoolchildren, are back at their desks and ready to make 2026 a year to remember! We celebrate with the matrics of 2025, who have passed this milestone with aplomb, and who are now looking forward to the next stage of...
by Assitej | Nov 20, 2025 | Artist Opportunity, Arts Education, ASSITEJ SA, Childrens' Rights, Playwrighting, Reviews, Status of children, TYA in Africa, TYA in South Africa, TYA in the world, Uncategorized
NOMPILO theatre productions spotlight Child Safety and ask deep questions about the Law and Education: Lebitso lebe ke seromo is a Sesotho expression that may loosely be translated to mean a name predicts one’s successes and failures – well at least in the omen sense,...
