French Institute of South Africa

08/09/2026

On Saturday, 5 September 2026, Acts of Care opened at Latitudes Centre for the Arts in Johannesburg, bringing the archives of the Township AIDS Project (TAP) into a public space of memory, reflection and participation.

Visitors moved through three interconnected stations: Witness examines past practices of care through virtual reality; Recognise considers the present through augmented reality; and Act invites visitors to share messages for the future through poster-making.

Together, these experiences trace TAP’s history of community education and HIV and AIDS activism, while asking what its work in the 1990s can teach us today.

The exhibition is open to the public until 1 December 2026.

📍 Latitudes Centre for the Arts
📅 Tuesday to Friday
🕙 10:00–15:00
📅 Selected Saturdays: 26 September, 31 October and 28 November
🔞 Recommended for visitors aged 16 and over

Plan a visit: https://twonamegames.com/actsofcare/

Acts of Care was produced by Two Name Games with the GALA Q***r Archive. It was developed under Futures_Past: Amplifying Memory with Immersive Technologies, an initiative of the Embassy of France in South Africa, Lesotho and Malawi and IFAS, in partnership with Electric South and with support from the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs.

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07/09/2026

🎉 Each week we feature one of the entrepreneurs from the Création Africa Top 15. Meet Xolela Madlanga from Emotives Africa. 🔥 Emotives Africa is a contemporary African design brand transforming expressive prints, patterns, and artworks into distinctive products and experiences exploring emotion, identity, and cultural heritage.✨

07/09/2026

04/09/2026

Acts of Care opens tomorrow at Latitudes Centre for the Arts in Johannesburg!

This immersive, participatory exhibition draws on the archives of the Township AIDS Project, which worked within communities to share information, provide support and raise awareness around HIV and AIDS. Through virtual reality, augmented reality and poster-making, the exhibition considers what these histories of care and collective action can teach us today.

The opening is free and open to the public.

📅 Saturday, 5 September 2026
🕙 10:00–13:00
🎤 Speeches begin at 11:00
📍 Latitudes Centre for the Arts
🔞 Recommended for ages 16 and over

RSVP: https://us5.list-manage.com/survey?attribution=false&id=3513026408&u=5093be059c8f95ddb912f7fe1

The exhibition will run from 8 September to 1 December 2026.

Acts of Care was produced by Two Name Games with the GALA Q***r Archive and developed under Futures_Past: Amplifying Memory with Immersive Technologies, an initiative of the Embassy of France in South Africa, Lesotho and Malawi and IFAS, implemented in partnership with Electric South.

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02/09/2026

🎉Each week we feature one of the entrepreneurs from the Création Africa Top 15. Meet Hallie Haller from Better Yet. 🎬 ⭐ Better Yet is a Johannesburg-based creative company that transforms African intellectual property through transmedia storytelling to grow audiences and create long-term value.

01/09/2026

[Event 🇪🇺]

Europe Talks | Inequality, Mobility & Democracy 🌍

How do inequality and mobility shape our democracies? And how can we build more just, resilient and inclusive societies?

Join the French Institute of South Africa, African Centre of Excellence for Inequality Research and the Delegation of the European Union to South Africa for a timely round-table discussion bringing together European and Southern African perspectives.

🎙️ With Murray Leibbrandt, Patricia Justino & Anda David

📅 16 September 2026 | 🕙 10:00–12:00
📍University of Cape Town

🖇 Join the conversation and register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScDnuR1i-R94Hoa_O4QrGd_B2UlJX38gjlLwe_B_t488nbxAA/viewform?usp=header

France in South Africa, Lesotho and Malawi

31/08/2026

The French Institute is pleased to invite you to Pantsula My World Pitch session with Buru Ventures, presenting the Buru Mohlabane Pantsula Methodology.

The event will include a presentation from Drama for Life and a Pantsula performance using the methodology.

Date: 03 September 2026
Time: 17:00 - 18:30
Venue: Dibukafé, 70 Juta St, Braamfontein

RSVP link here: https://forms.gle/fuQeXgNE2UtYe5387

31/08/2026

🎉Each week we feature one of the entrepreneurs from the Création Africa Top 15. Meet Kudi Maradzika from Lincoln Green Media.🎬✨ Lincoln Green Media is a female-led African production company developing bold, original film and television content for audiences in Africa and around the world.

27/08/2026

Bonjour 👋

You are all invited to our next poetry event with poets KKASH, Tshegofatjo Makhafola, Zama Madinana and Thabo Mkhabela.

Date: Tuesday, 1 September 2026
Time: 17:00
Venue: Dibukafé 70 Juta Street, Braamfontein

Free entrance!

Refreshments will be served.

See you there!

27/08/2026