Intellectual Property Theft, Authorial Experience, Protection Mechanisms, and the Copyright Amendment Bill This interview centres on the lived experience of author Kentse Badirang, examining the personal, professional, and structural implications of intellectual property theft, as well as companies' legal reform and creator protection within South Africa’s cultural and creative industries. As an author, can you describe your personal experience with intellectual property theft and how it has affected you both professionally and emotionally? I experienced Intellectual property theft firsthand when I discovered that my Setswana manuscript, titled Molayakgosi , had been published and launched for a 13-year-old girl in Kurumane in the Northern Cape.  It was launched by the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture (DSAC) in collaboration with the Marang Career Center, which was reportedly the NPO that discovered the child.  It was launched on the 10th of May 2024.  I was ...

Why Sibongile Mngoma matters? Some leaders are defined by titles. Others are defined by how they treat people when no one is watching. This Tuesday Edition is an appreciation of Sibongile Mngoma not because of position alone, but because of character, courage, and consistency.  In an industry that remembers your past more than it recognises your potential.  In a dog-eat-dog sector that often celebrates downfall more than growth, this is a moment to pause and say: leadership that sees people fully still matters.           Image  Source: Sibongile Mngoma  Can you briefly share your professional journey and how you found your way into the Cultural and Creative Industries? I was born into it.        Image  Source: Sibongile Mngoma What key moments or decisions have shaped your career path and growth within the sector? Career path was shaped by other people's opinion of what they called " my talent" .  Growth was shap...

  Why Mercy Pakela Matters?  Mercy Pakela is a South African Living Legend — not by title, but by contribution, endurance and impact. She has seen it all. From the golden era of live bands, vinyl and packed stadiums to today’s digital, fragmented music economy, she has lived every chapter of our cultural history. She has worked alongside some of the greatest artists this country has ever produced. She understands the limelight, the sacrifices behind it, and the systems that both elevate and exploit creatives. Mercy Pakela knows the industry from the inside — on stage, in studios, behind contracts and within communities. What makes her voice even more important today is that she has never stepped away. She remains actively involved in the Cultural and Creative Industries, present in artist engagements, policy conversations and grassroots spaces. She is unapologetically vocal in advocating for artists’ rights, dignity and sustainability. She speaks not for relevance, but for res...

  Image: Mandisi Sindo (Source: Mandisi Sindo) TUESDAY EDITION |  PROFILE/ INTERVIEW  “Your name shall be mentioned in the corridors of power.” - Dr Miz Mzwakhe Tancredi  Image: Dr. Miz Mzwakhe Tancredi  (Source: New Life Global Church) Why Mandisi “Dr Disi” Sindo, one may ask? The answer is perhaps best captured in words echoed by Dr. Miz Mzwakhe Tancredi: “Your name shall be mentioned in the corridors of power.” Mandisi “Dr Disi” Sindo represents a generation of cultural practitioners whose work speaks beyond stages and platforms — reaching into communities, institutions, and spaces where influence is shaped and decisions are made.  His journey, voice, and contribution continue to assert that culture is not peripheral, but central to how societies imagine themselves. In this conversation, The Creative Passport engages Mandisi “Dr Disi” Sindo not to mythologise, but to listen — to understand the work, the thinking, and the responsibility that comes wi...