South Africa's cultural bureaucracy continues its tradition of sabotaging the very artists it claims to serve—dissolving the NAC board is just rearranging deck chairs while musicians, filmmakers, and performers across the continent watch yet another arts council implode under poor governance. McKenzie's move exposes the fundamental contradiction of state-managed creativity: how can institutions meant to nurture Africa's cultural renaissance function when they can't even manage basic labor relations or transparent decision-making?

SUMMARY BY STRATA · ORIGINAL REPORTING BY MUSIC IN AFRICA