ARTS AND EDUTAINMENT
Radio drama makes life and culture real
Dan is a professional soccer player who leads a celebrity lifestyle, hanging out with the boys and dating Laura, a model. He is riding high until Laura is in an accident, is admitted to hospital and he discovers that she is HIV positive. Dan’s career is all about being fit and healthy, yet he never thought about having protected sex after he fell in love with Laura. What happens to him? Coal City, a radio drama launched in April, will reveal all. It is one of several arts and culture projects that received a project development grant from the Arts & Culture Trust (ACT), funded by the Nedbank Arts Affinity. Applications for the next round of grants close on May 10. "ACT provides grants of R30,000 to R80,000 to assist projects in getting off the ground or contributing to their funding requirements. In 2017, the development programme disbursed R523,000 to 23 projects," says the trust’s programmes manager Jessica Glendinning. Coal City is broadcast in the Emalahleni region in Mpumalanga...
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