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Covid pandemic infects the arts sector, but the show must go on for South Africa
Daily Maverick 168 weekly newspaper.
The combined financial losses of cultural and creative industries in six African countries came to around $1.5-billion (or R22.2-billion) last year, according to a study undertaken by Professor Ribio Nzeza Bunketi Buse.
An associate professor of communication at the Catholic University of Congo and the University of Kinshasa, Nzeza compared the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the cultural sectors in South Africa, Uganda, Kenya, Senegal, Namibia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The majority of the losses can be attributed to South Africa, likely because of the overall size of the sector as well as the strength of local research.
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In September 2020, South African technical production and live events industry roleplayers blocked the N3 freeway in Durban and staged a protest against the ban on all events. They called for President Cyril Ramaphosa to open the entertainment industry to 70% capacity. Picture: Bongani Mbatha /African News Agency (ANA)
Theatre-makers and arts organisations say Covid-19 relief money not enough
By Zainul Dawood
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Durban - Members of the Cultural and Creative Industries Federation of South Africa (CCIFSA) are hoping that the estimated R13 million disbursed by the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture reaches the poorest in the sector.
The money will be distributed by the end of March 2021.
ARTISTS: NATHI MUST GO
ARTISTS are calling for Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa to resign.
They launched the #NATHIMUSTGO petition on Tuesday, 19 January.
Playwright and cultural activist, Mike van Graan, told
Daily Sun Mthethwa didn’t deserve the job in the first place. According to Mike, the minister has failed.
“There’s very little that could be attributed to Nathi Mthethwa as successes,” he said.
“Given his influence over policy and funding, our talented arts sector could be so much further down the road of international, African and national impact in terms of human, social and economic development. He must go.”