South Africa, Nov. 7 -- The response was published by the Parliamentary Monitoring Group.

In it, Minister Gayton McKenzie indicates that festivals are not guaranteed funding from the government.

Nationla Arts Festival

This has led the National Arts Festival (NAF) organisers to source funding from other sponsors for 2026.

In a study by the Nelson Mandela University, Measuring and Valuing South Africa's cultural and sport economy. National Arts Festival 2024: The Economic, Cultural and Social Value of the Festival shows that producers at the Festival face financial challenges despite the festival's cultural significance, with 60% not receiving any financial sponsorship for their production in 2024.

Average production expenditure is R22...