Activist and performance poet Lebo Mashile told Sowetan that she is thrilled to see how the artists will interpret this moment in history as an important landmark that people may turn back to reflect on.
"Naturally, when we are in isolation, we become introspective; people are searching for answers to questions that are posed by Covid-19 worldwide. The answers are not superficial because the questions are not superficial themselves. People are searching for things that are spiritual and inspirational as soul food," Mashile said.
"I trust in the fact that artists are agile, responsive and resilient and it is our instinct to comment on the time we are living in." "However, it is difficult to remain creative when they do not know where their next meal will come from," Mashile added." I have been strongly advocating for the freezing of bonds, rentals and utilities in South Africa, because artists live from gig to gig, contract to contract. And like many other people, they have families relying on the same income - ' black tax'."