Ccifsa Mangaung

26/09/2022

We would like to welcome the new appointment of Napo Masheane as the new Pacofs Artistic Director. These are the results of our 40 days Sit-in that happened last year, we also appreciate all the changes that are being applied by the Pacofs Council by appointing new staff in available vacant posts.

This changes including all the suspension of those that are in the wrong let the law take its course.

17/06/2022

The service of the late Lebohang bra lebza Motloung will be held as follows
Date:18/06/2022
Vanue: George Rantee Hall(Smithfield)
Time:09:00am.

15/06/2022

It is with sad news to inform the South African Creative Sector about the passing of one of the literary bard and poet from Xhariep district- Free State, in a town called Smithfield. Lebohang Motloung known as "Bra Lebs"

May the creative spirit of Bra Lebza rest in creative power. He shall be remembered by his work and activism in the sector.

07/06/2022

Congratulations to one of our own..... Afrotoniq on his Sama nomination for the Artist of the year award. We shall rally behind you and support you.... Congratulations to you sir.... To us you are winner Afrotoniq 058

05/06/2022

The provincial artist and the entire creative industry needs to be on guard and support a local candidate for PACOFS artistic Director post. Our sweat and pain of sleeping on the floor for 40 nights won't go for vain. We cant now be spectators when this hard fought change is happening.......

08/05/2022

*TO ONLY FREE STATE ARTISTS*

NB: Pls note the FS music artists who RSVP on this link to attend the SAMPRA FREE STATE ROADSHOW *before the 20th May* , they will be sent the job opportunity link to apply to work with GudTV Africa & SALSC in the Free State and get stipends for 6 months.

*LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE*

It is with great excitement that we would like to announce the SAMPRA Free State Mobilization Roadshow 2022, Presented by SA Leading Singore (SALS) Pty Ltd in partnership with GudTV Africa - sponsored by SAMPRA Empowerment Fund. The collaborative initiative is aimed at mobilizing, educating and empo...

30/04/2022

Mangaung CCIFSA will continue to applaud and respect all those artists who took their time and spent 40 days sleep on the floor at Pacofs last year because this month its exactly a year after our peaceful demonstration. Today we're happy and celebrating that Mr. Meshack Xaba he is out of Pacofs and still didn't have his pension money until he respond to all of his charges and to make it more interesting to those who thought we were there to play that even those who thought they were innocent are now going through disciplinary actions. We want to encourage the council and acting CEO of Pacofs to focus and courageous to the task at hand as we are watching them very close.

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15/03/2022

Last year during this period Free State creative sector in support of other artists from outside the Province took a stand to stand against corruption that was taken place at Pacofs. Today it is almost a year since that peaceful protest too place and indeed the gains of that protest are now vivid because the artistic Director is no longer there Xaba Oile as we strongly felt that he needs to be excused from his responsibilities. During our struggle we had artists who were there to witness our failures and spy to their masters but we only realised that after the 40 days and nights as they were now starting to show their face on social media and starting to befriend the system....

We fought a good fight a fight without any violence....

06/11/2021

Morning Cultural and Creative Sector, yesterday we attended a meeting between DSAC, SAUIF and CCIFSA regarding the delay MGE results and National Arts Council foreignsinc report. Unfortunately these 2 interns were not part of the agenda instead they was a long presentation from DSAC that took almost 2-3 hours.
They only thing that came out of that meeting was that all artists who got approved and made appeal from Relief funds first wave and second wave needs to submit their names to SAUIF @ [email protected] and National CCIFSA.

I would like to make affected plea to those artists affected to keep in touch with the above mentioned Federations for more information.

A follow up meeting will be on the 22 November 2021 with DSAC to finalize on other matters and challenges pertaining the Cultural and Creative sector.

21/10/2021

Haloooo bathong e sale re emela Summit Yadi Artists le nou ebile Selemo sea fela
Loool haaai ere re thole hotlathwe re qala leqhoko

29/09/2021

Haaaaaaaaaaaak Freistat..... Congratulations to you all Guys more more blessings....

12/08/2021

We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Afrotoniq with his song Reaching 1 Million Views on YouTube.... This is the beginning of great things coming to to you... Let's all continue to support our Free State Artists.... We salute You