Eswatini cultural figure Sizo Hlophe to speak at ACCES event in Johannesburg
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Times of Eswatini
Sizo Hlophe, vice-president of the Eswatini Theatre Club and a cultural sector professional, will speak twice at the ACCES event in Johannesburg. He will speak at the 3.0 half-yearly summit on cultural policies and fair exchange in the performing arts, according to the Times of Eswatini.
Sizo Hlophe, vice-president of the Eswatini Theatre Club, will speak at the ACCES industry event in Johannesburg, South Africa. He will speak at Summit 3.0, dedicated to cultural policies and fair exchange in the performing arts, and then at a panel discussion during the main conference, the Times of Eswatini reports.
Hlophe is working to revive Eswatini’s oldest theatre and cultural institution. He also co-founded Antidote Music, the country’s first company to put local music online, and the Antidote Culture Foundation, an organisation dedicated to cultural development.
Since 2023, he has contributed to the work of Sound Diplomacy, which connects cities, public policymakers and professionals to strengthen music ecosystems. In 2022, he was part of the group of experts consulted by the German Commission for UNESCO as part of its Fair Culture initiative. At the Johannesburg panel discussion, he will be joined by international experts, and the discussion will be moderated by Keith Kuhudzai of Kay Media in Zimbabwe.
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