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Arts & culture

Fête de la Musique postponed to the spring

This year's Fête de la Musique postponed to spring 2021 for more safety for everyone. This month the popular music festival, Fête de la Musique, put out a call for musicians and DJs to apply to perform at the annual event due to happen in Johannesburg on the…

Cinema & Media

MOOC - Basics of author's right

Would you like to know more about author's right in the creative industry? SACEM (Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music in France) partnered Paris Saclay University to offer an online MOOC available on the platform www.fun-mooc.fr…

Books

Dibuka Library is closed until further notice

Due to the current situation, and the Level 4 Covid-19 restrictions, your favourite library in town will unfortunately be closed until further notice.

French Language

Offre de stage au sein du département éducation…

Offre de stage (6 mois) au sein du département éducation et linguistique Basé à l'Ambassade de France à Pretoria (Afrique du Sud) (à partir de juin 2021 en fonction des disponibilités) Contexte L'Institut français d'Afrique du Sud recherche un(e) stagiaire…

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Exhibitions & Workshops

She Bad Bad Exhibition

Image: "Shields and Protection" - photographic montage, Bongiwe Phakathi The French institute of South Africa is proud to support She Bad Bad, an exhibition curated by Fulufhelo Mobadi that spotlights the work of emerging black female photographers in South…
Music

Fête de la musique 2021: Call for applications

About the Fête de la Musique The Fête de la Musique (or World Music Day) is a popular and free music festival that has been taking place each year in France, internationally and in South Africa since 2010. In Johannesburg it has become a great platform for…
Calls for applications

Call for Applications - Fashion

Deadline extended to 20 April True Fashion, Try on Green Within the framework of the Franco-German Cultural Fund, the French Institute of South Africa (IFAS) and the Goethe Institut are joining forces on a project combining fashion and sustainable…
Events & News

Launch of a new South African Poetry Anthology

The French Institute of South Africa (IFAS) is proud to announce the launch of Yesterdays and Imagining Realities: An Anthology of South African Poetry Yesterdays and Imagining Realities: An Anthology of South African Poetry will be launched on Sunday 21…
News

Programme of the opening of the Francophonie Festival 2021

The programme of the opening of the Francophonie Festival is out! Join us on Saturday 13 March to celebrate the diversity and richness of the Francophone cultures around the world. Over 20 Francophone and Francophile countries represented in South Africa will…