by Assitej | Jun 16, 2026 | Advocacy, ASSITEJ SA, Childrens' Rights, News, Status of children, TYA in Africa, TYA in South Africa
[Photo by Fiona MacPherson of Tiisetso Mashifane’s “Rise 1976”] June 2026 | Youth Month Edition | by Mamokgatla Rakubu (ASSITEJ SA Board Member) June 2026 marks a historic milestone for South Africa as we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1976...
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 | 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,...
by Assitej | Sep 9, 2025 | Advocacy, ASSITEJ SA, Childrens' Rights, Status of children, TYA in Africa, TYA in South Africa, TYA in the world
September marks Heritage Month in South Africa – a moment to reflect deeply on who we are, what shapes us, and what we pass on. Heritage is not only about history, monuments, and traditions. It is about how we live today, the values we nurture, and the society...
by Assitej | Jun 17, 2025 | Advocacy, ASSITEJ SA, Status of children, TYA in Africa, TYA in South Africa
When young people woke up on the 16th of June and decided to join the call to boycott school and take to the streets to protest against the education they were receiving, they did not know that they were participating in a crucial moment of history which would...
by Assitej | Apr 28, 2025 | Advocacy, Artist Development, ASSITEJ SA, TYA in Africa, TYA in South Africa, TYA in the world
“Ntwa ke ya madula mmoho” is a Sesotho expression that can loosely be translated to mean: those who stay together are bound to fight. Conflict is inevitable — sometimes internal or private, sometimes public and global — but the moments of reconciliation...
