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The Forum: Democracy and the Arts in South Africa

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Democracy and the Arts in South Africa

02/08/2014 GMT

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The Forum at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown.

How are the arts in South Africa reflecting the country’s journey since the end of apartheid.

Twenty years on from the end of apartheid, what role can the arts play now in helping South African society develop? Recorded with an audience at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, Bridget Kendall talks to playwright Mike Van Graan, poet Phillippa Yaa de Villiers, arts journalist Percy Mabandu, and jazz singer Nomfundo Xaluva who performs live for us.

(Photo: From left, Mike Van Graan, Phillippa Yaa de Villiers, Percy Mabandu and Nomfundo Xaluva.  BBC copyright)

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