The protest will effectively bring the giant movie and television business to a halt after actors joined writers in the first industry-wide walkout in over six decades.
reports that the South African Guild of Actors immediately declared their support for the strike after the news surfaced.AFTRA and the Writers Guild of America ,’ Jack Devnarain, SAGA chairperson, told News24 on Friday. ‘Of course, in South Africa, not only are we denied royalty payments, but we also have the streaming platforms that have come into South Africa and are shamelessly exploiting South African talent while claiming that their business model does not allow for any residual payments.