Tiaan Slabbert is a multi-award-winning stage actor and voice artist, best known for his work on Takalani Sesame, for which he received a SAFTA nomination. He has earned several accolades, including a Blou Fiësta Award, a Broadway World Award, and a Naledi Award for his performance in Porselein at the South African State Theatre.

As the owner of What Walrus?, an educational children's theatre company, Tiaan is passionate about promoting edu-tainment and fostering a love for theatre among young learners. He has also appeared in several KykNET productions, including Getroud met Rugby, Knapse Kêrels, Spoorloos 4 – Die Eiland, and a variety of story films such as Drie Ja’s en ’n Nee and Boetie Ontmoet ’n Alien.

Tiaan stars in Brakpan Boudoff and Vetkoekpaleis 2, and plays the role of Buks in Molly en Wors hou Kerfees. Internationally, he made his debut on Netflix in Amandla, and on Showmax in Daar’s Bloed.

He also lectures in stage and physical theatre at PALI (Performing Arts Life Institute) and is currently touring with his one-man production Hans Bars die Bioborrel.

Afrikaans Education Specialist | Senior Curriculum Advisor | Moderator | Mentor

Afrikaans is both my home language and my passion. I am deeply committed to teaching the subject with enthusiasm and to helping learners become proficient in a language that supports their development as well-informed South African citizens.

With over 40 years of experience – including 12 years as a Senior Curriculum Advisor for Afrikaans Home Language and First Additional Language – I have developed in-depth knowledge of the CAPS curriculum, the National Curriculum Statement, and relevant educational legislation. I have been actively involved in national and provincial training, moderation, monitoring, examination processes, and the development of lesson plans and study guides.

I believe our talents range from expressive to appreciative, and sometimes we possess one or the other, and at other times we have a combination of both. I am grateful that my artistic talents allow me to create, to learn, to appreciate, and to evaluate.

I completed my art studies at TUKS and thereafter obtained my HOD at Kovsies.

Private art classes for toddlers to adults have always been part of my life.

I was involved in the Visual Arts classroom for 17 years as a teacher and subject head for grades 8–12, and since 2012 I have served as the chief marker for grade 12 Visual Arts and Design in Limpopo. I have also served on the national panel for memorandum discussions for both theory and practical components. Currently, I am employed by the Department of Education as the chief moderator for Visual Arts and Design in Limpopo.

I have been involved in various art festivals as an adjudicator of art and photography, and I have a personal passion for photography. My responsibilities in school yearbooks as the school photographer, as well as short courses in photography, form part of my experience.

I am constantly studying art forms, techniques, artists, and movements, and I find daily inspiration that serves as nourishment for the soul and spirit. My artistry is a gift of grace through which I wish to honour my Creator.