National Arts Festival | Money woes threaten to pull curtain on creativity

MAKHANDA - The National Arts Festival in Makhanda has been a vital platform for South African creativity for half a century.

But, the festival has recently been grappling with financial uncertainty.

Despite weathering the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival has lost its major sponsor, the National Lottery.

Attendance and support have also been dwindling.

eNCA reporter Ronald Masinda is in Makhanda to find out how organisers and artists are responding.