People of Note with Richard Cock and Monica Newton
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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.
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.