Ekhaya Multi Art Centre is an art centre that is situated in Kwa Mashu and it was the first art centre to exist within the boundaries of the INK area (Inanda, Ntuzuma and Kwa Mashu).  The Ekhaya Multi Art Centre was started by the Kwa Mashu Community Advancement Project (K-CAP) that was aimed at developing artistic talents of the youth of Kwa Mashu and keep them away from activities that could mislead them in life such as criminal activities.

Ekhaya Multi Art Centre(E-MAC) was founded in 1998 and it was officially opened in 2003.  It is headed by Edmund Mhlongo who is the founder and director of the Centre.  There are numerous activities that take place annually within the E-MAC.  E-MAC hosts the Kwa Zulu Natal Annual Film Festival which attracts a lot of film directors from all over Africa to the township of Kwa Mashu.  It also hosts the Annual Inkundla Poetry Festival that allows poets to present their poems to the public and the Ishashalazi Women’s Film Festival which is film festival for women film makers and women who wish to join the industry.

A number of theatre productions have been produced in Kwa Mashu such as Bayede Shaka the Spear is Born, One among Many Inkosi, Albert Luthuli the musical and Madam President.

Ntokozo Tshapa is from Ntuzuma and works as a presenter on the KwaMashu community radio station Vibe FM. 

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