The National Department of Sport, Arts and Culture announced the reopening of the Revised Mzansi Golden Economy (MGE) open call grant funding applications to the cultural and creative industries/ Arts, Culture and Heritage Fraternity on the 20th of March 2025.
Applications are to be submitted manually from the 10th to the 12th of April 2025 at various venues in the respective provinces.
However, the Department has now introduced an additional submission platform. In addition to the drop-off venues listed below, applications can be emailed to MGEapplications2025@dsac.gov.za from 08:00 on the 10th of April until 17:00 on the 12th of April 2025.
Applications must not be submitted at the below-listed venues or via the email address MGEapplications2025@dsac.gov.za on any other day not specified above.
Applicants must choose only one submission platform (i.e. must not submit manually at a drop-off venue and through email)
Submission venues
| PROVINCES | DATES | VENUE |
| Eastern cape | 10-12 April 2025 | Mandela Bay Theatre Complex, 68 Cape Road, Mill Park in Gqeberha |
| Free State | 10-12 April 2025 | PACOFS, 12 1st Ave, CBD, Bloemfontein |
| Gauteng | 10-12 April 2025 | The Market Theatre, 138 Lillian Ngoyi Street Newtown, JHB |
| KwaZulu - Natal | 10-12 April 2025 | The Playhouse Theatre, 231 Anton Lembede Street, Durban, KZN, |
| Limpopo | 10-12 April 2025 | The Limpopo Department of Sport, Arts and Culture, Olympic Towers 21 Biccard Street Polokwane |
| Mpumalanga | 10-12 April 2025 | Ikhamanga Building, Riverside government complex, N07 Boulevard, Mbombela |
| Northern Cape | 10-12 April 2025 | Northern Cape Theatre & Recording Studios, 3 Cullinan Cres, Civic Centre, Kimberley |
| North West | 10-12 April 2025 | Mmabana Arts Culture & Sports Foundation, 103 Sekame St, Mmabatho Unit 4, Mahikeng |
| Western Cape | 10-12 April 2025 | Artscape Theatre Centre, D.F. Malan St, Foreshore, Cape Town, |
Mzansi Golden Economy (MGE)
Launched with a mandate to increase economic growth and to create jobs in the country, the Mzansi Golden Economy strategy considers the arts, culture, and heritage sector as the “new gold” which has the potential to reposition the sector as the key market player in the country’s economic development. With improved investment in key creative economy areas, the department believes the strategy has the potential to enhance job creation, and productivity as well as to increase the sector’s global competitiveness.
The Open Call is for the following streams:
- Cultural and Creative Industries Projects (CCIPs) and
- Touring Ventures- International Tours
Media enquiries:
Zimasa Velaphi, Head of Communications and Marketing,
Cell: 072 172 8925
Email: zimasav@dsac.gov.za or mge@dsac.gov.za
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