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Arts and censorship: Cultural workers say there are genuine fears of intimidation, threats of violence, silencing and withdrawal of funds if they speak out against the mismanagement of arts funding agencies and other publicly funded organisations.
‘They don’t do Christmas like this where we’re from’
The culture ministry is currently investigating its own funding body. April 1, 2021 Ubunthu Arts perform during the Cape artists protest action against the National Arts Council (NAC) and the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture (DSAC) at the Artscape Plaza on March 27, 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa. Photo: Brenton Geach/Gallo Images via Getty Images. South Africa’s culture ministry is facing anger from the public for ineffectively supporting the arts during lockdown. Artists’ complaints reached a fever pitch at the end of March after South African media reported that R300 million (...