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Call for applications: Live Music Lab Maseru

Are you a young artist passionate about launching your music career? Live Music Lab: Maseru...

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ICC Immersion programme

Submit your innovative French entreprise to the ICC Immersion programme! The ICC Immersion programme in...

La Fabrique Cinéma 2025

The call for applications for La Fabrique Cinéma 2025 is open! La Fabrique Cinéma has...

Science and Innovation

IFAS-Research: Call for events 2025

PhD candidates – Postdoctoral – Senior Researchers IFAS-Research (UMIFRE 25, MEAE/CNRS – French Institute of...

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IFAS-Research: Call for projects 2025

Master’s students – PhD candidates – Postdoctoral – Senior Researchers IFAS-Research (UMIFRE 25, MEAE/CNRS –...

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Call for applications: Live Music Lab Maseru

Are you a young artist passionate about launching your music career? Live Music Lab: Maseru Edition is a free two-day workshop designed for young musicians from Maseru, focusing on instrument skills and the business of music. Open to aspiring artists aged 18-25, especially women, the programme includes hands-on training and interactive sessions to help participants kick-start their music careers. Participants will perform at the Ouh La La Music Festival before the workshop and the Standard Lesotho Bank LETOFE Lifestyle Festival after. Important dates: 14 December – Ouh La La Music Festival 17 December – Professional workshop 18 December – Instrument workshop Only 25 spots are available! Read more here and apply here.

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Science and Innovation

IFAS-Research: Call for events 2025

PhD candidates – Postdoctoral – Senior Researchers IFAS-Research (UMIFRE 25, MEAE/CNRS – French Institute of South Africa) has a regional mandate covering twelve countries in southern and central Africa: Angola, Botswana, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. IFAS-Research promotes and supports research projects in the Humanities and Social Sciences focusing on at least one country of the area. For the second year, IFAS-Research is offering funding for the organization of scientific events (conferences, colloquiums, seminars) to take place, at least in part, at IFAS-Research, in Johannesburg. To be eligible, events must take place between March and July or between September and November 2025. They must be organised by a pair of researchers (from PhD level), one based in a French institution,…

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Science and Innovation

IFAS-Research: Call for projects 2025

Master’s students – PhD candidates – Postdoctoral – Senior Researchers IFAS-Research (UMIFRE 25, MEAE/CNRS – French Institute of South Africa) has a regional mandate covering twelve countries in southern and central Africa: Angola, Botswana, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. IFAS-Research promotes and supports research projects in the Humanities and Social Sciences focusing on at least one these countries. Every year, IFAS-Research funds a variety of research projects, either individual or collective (fieldwork, surveys, archival and documentary research, events, etc.). Funds allocated by IFAS-Research will range from 500 to 1,500 €, depending on the project’s nature. Scientific excellence is the main criteria of selection. Master’s students, PhD candidates and post-doctoral or senior researchers are eligible. No nationality requirement applies and candidates…

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ICC Immersion programme

Submit your innovative French entreprise to the ICC Immersion programme! The ICC Immersion programme in South Africa is designed for innovative French entrepreneurs in the Creative and Cultural Industries who wish to expand into the booming South African market. This project is led by the Embassy of France in South Africa's Service de coopération et d'action culturelle (SCAC), the French Institute of South Africa (IFAS), Business France in South Africa, in coordination with Business France and the Institut français in Paris. Read more here (French) and apply here (French).

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The Occupying The Gallery / Occupying IFAS project, with an artist collective led by internationally acclaimed visual artists, Mary Sibande and Lawrence Lemoana, transforms art galleries into mentoring spaces for a dozen young creatives, offering a platform where artistic creation and learning come together. Their two occupations of IFAS were joined by Mosa Anita Kaiser, Hoek Swaratlhe, Lungile Ngcobo, Sphatho Mzantsi, Bongani Ndlovu, Tatenda Maisa, and Mlondi Magubane. From 16 April to 16 May and 22 to 30 July 2024, the creative platform on the first floor of IFAS was transformed into an artists' residency, positioning the Institute as a veritable creative hub for emerging artists and responding to the desire to support mentoring and training activities – a key focus of Occupying’s transformational agenda. In the first phase, the artists worked over a month-long residency to collectively produce artworks and prints, in collaboration with Artist Proof Studios, which were later presented at the RMB Latitudes Art Fair in Johannesburg from 23 to 26 May 2024. Upon their return to IFAS for a 10-day residency led by French visual artist, Hugues Anhēs, and independent exhibition coordinator and curator, Camille Gajate, joining from Paris through the support of Institut français in Paris and IFAS, the occupants produced Fahla Fahla!. ‘Fahla Fahla!’ is a colloquialism of the act of putting together, a touch, touch here and there, in bits and pieces. A drop of something short and sweet: adding and subtracting when needed to make a whole.
For a closer look at the Création Africa journey, watch the testimonial video featuring the entrepreneurs in their own words. Hear firsthand how the programme has shaped their ventures, opened up international connections, and provided a platform to bring Southern African creativity to the global stage.
For a closer look at the Création Africa journey, watch the short testimonial video featuring the entrepreneurs in their own words. Hear firsthand how the programme has shaped their ventures, opened up international connections, and provided a platform to bring Southern African creativity to the global stage.
THEBE MAGUGU is a luxury fashion brand that offers ready-to-wear collections and explores parallel concepts through multidisciplinary capsule projects. The brand is rooted in education: informing the world about stories and crafts, with each collection named after a university subject. The goal is to purchase premises in Johannesburg that will be used as an incubation, workshop, library, events and café venue.
Terry Made Designs is a contemporary luxury clothing brand specialising in ready-to-wear and custom clothes, accessories, and professional styling services. The brand focuses on sustainability by repurposing second-hand clothes and pre-loved fabrics.
Tendalo Trading specialises in repurposing rubber tubes from cars, trucks, and tractors into eco-friendly, durable, waterproof, and ethically sourced bags. The focus is on recycling and upcycling to mitigate environmental pollution and align with Sustainable Development Goals.
SourceCode Motion Pictures specialises in innovative visual storytelling through 3D animation, VFX, and cutting-edge technologies like Unreal Engine. Services include film production, web series, TV shows, and ad campaigns.
Renaissance Design is a Pan-African multidisciplinary creative agency specialising in conceptualising and designing modern ancient African-inspired patterns. The business extends its services to interiors, fashion, product design, and custom design for corporate and hospitality brands. It aims to reflect ancient Africa in modern living.
Pineapple on Pizza Studios is a games and digital arts studio that focuses on game development and gamification projects. ‘Moya’ is the flagship project: a 2D narrative puzzle set in an apocalyptic African landscape.
Moodswing is the world's first platform that allows businesses and individuals to enhance their conversations with personalised AI-generated playlists of background instrumental music based on their mood. It is creating job opportunities for talented individuals who are passionate about music.
Building upon the foundation of the established streetwear brand, Butan, LSJ Clothing and Merchandising, is venturing into footwear design that incorporates recycled materials (particularly discarded rubber tyres).
Kwacha Creative Studios is a Malawi-based film production and distribution company. The business showcases the unique and diverse stories and brands of Malawi, producing feature films, TV series, documentaries, and creative advertising campaigns.
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