SA lags in securing just rewards for artists
Steps that could protect the rights of cultural producers are being held up by government inaction
The open letter from established actress Vatiswa Ndara to sports, arts & culture minister Nathi Mthethwa comes at an interesting time for SA’s arts industry. Arts practitioners across all sectors of the industry have to face numerous challenges without the protection of law or industry bodies, while there are a number of solutions that are being unduly delayed — to the benefit of the status quo.
Though Ndara’s open letter calling for regulation, monitoring, codes of conduct, oversight and increased investigations into the industry was addressed to the arts & culture ministry, the solution is interdepartmental. It begins with the Performance Protection Amendment Bill and Copyright Amendment Bill...
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