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This after Pandor said on 14 September 2022 that the arts trainers are no no longer needed in the country.

GATVOL ARTISTS PROTEST! Comments Saftu members joined artists outside the National Arts Council offices in Newtown, Joburg, to demand the R300m relief fund to be paid out to struggling artists. Photo by Lucky Morajane. ARTISTS have taken their frustration to the doors of the National Arts Council (NAC). The struggling artists, together with the South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) picketed outside the NAC’s offices in Newtown, Joburg, because the much-awaited R300 million relief fund has failed to make its way into their pockets. “The NAC ...

In a desperate attempt for answers from the National Arts Council, about 20 artists began a sit-in on Wednesday, 3 March at the National Arts Council offices in Newtown, Johannesburg, demanding answers about the R300-million Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme.  Mercy Pakela (centre) is angry at the National Arts Council and says it has undermined the integrity of artists who have been affected by the lockdown. Pakela has accused the NAC of being corrupt and wants it to be held accountable. (Photo: Shiraaz Mohamed) Two days earlier, on Monday, 1 March, opera star Sibongile Mngoma was ...