When Sibongiseni Mkhize took over the Robben Island Museum in 2010, he inherited an organisation plagued by labour disputes, cronyism and corruption. By the time his five-year contract was up, the world heritage site had largely cleaned up its act, boasting consecutive clean audits.Now, Mkhize has been appointed chief executive of the SA State Theatre — and hopes are high in the arts world that this new broom will help revitalise Pretoria’s state-funded playhouse.It’s not a job for the faint-hearted, not least because he is re-entering the performing arts fray (Mkhize held the reins at the Market Theatre Foundation prior to his Robben Island stint) during a fraught time for the sector. Producers and managers are desperately searching for the secret of filling theatres.The State Theatre is still red-faced after receiving a qualified audit opinion for the 2014/2015 financial year, for inadequate internal financial controls and asset management, and for failing to spend a R20m capital ...
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