Author: Uvile Soci

By Uvile Soci There’s a special kind of electricity in the Makhanda air when June rolls around. This week, that buzz got a whole lot louder: the on-site box office for the 2025 National Arts Festival is officially open, and it is the clearest sign — in addition to the billboards at the top of High Street — that the biggest cultural event in the country is about to take over this town once again. It is the start of the town’s annual transformation, when churches turn into theatres, classrooms become cabaret venues and every street corner feels alive with…