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ARTS & CULTURE: Frustrated performing artists take to the streets to sound the industry’s alarm bells

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The arts and culture industries have suffered devastating losses since lockdown began. On Wednesday, artists from across the country marched to demand an easing of restrictions on audience sizes and improved criteria for relief funding. This was ahead of the Covid-19 address by President Cyril Ramaphosa in the evening.

Frustration with the Covid-19 Relief Fund was raised in a memorandum of demands drafted by the alliance.

on 15 September, the department said 4,772 applicants out of 5,786 had received funding. But Ramuada felt the application process was unfair to those in “remote areas”, who lacked access to data and the internet.highlighted further barriers, such as the requirement for tax compliance certificates and bank statements, which demonstrated a lack of understanding of the industry.

 

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