People of Note with Richard Cock and Monica Newton

Monica Newton has been named the new National Arts Festival CEO. She took up her new role on 1 January 2020.
Newton was previously the head of the Gauteng department of sport, arts, culture, and recreation, and before that was deputy director-general: arts and culture promotion and development at the national department of arts and culture.

Prior to this, she was the CEO of the National Arts Council, a statutory body reporting to the department of arts and culture and established to support and develop the arts in South Africa.