MBABANE – The Eswatini National Council of Arts and Culture (ENCAC) has finalised the policy governing the recently-launched E1 million studio, with the document now awaiting Board approval.
Stanley Dlamini, ENCAC Chief Executive Officer, confirmed during an interview with this publication that the policy is complete.
“It’s done and it now has to go through the Board. It will then be launched after being approved by the Board,” Dlamini said.
The studio, a project which began this year, will give artists access to standard equipment, which will see them making high-quality recordings.
The new studio offers three components: A podcast studio, a recording studio and a painting studio.
The studio was officially opened by Minister for Sports, Culture and Youth Affairs, Bongani Nzima.
He was accompanied by government officials such as Deputy Speaker Madala Mhlanga, Member of Parliament for the Lubombo Region Futhi Ngcamphalala, MP Sifiso Shabalala who is part of the ministry’s portfolio committee, Senator Fezeka Dlamini and others. As mentioned in our article dated October 8, 2025, the studio policy was supposed to be launched the following week.
According to Dlamini, the launch had to be halted so that the proposed policy could go through the ENCAC Board to ensure the policy is crafted correctly. After the launch of the policy, artists will then be able to start accessing the studio. The policy will reveal the tariffs will guide both established and upcoming artists.
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