Covid-19: Only 488 of more than 5,000 artists who applied for relief were paid

Only 488 of 5,000 of the artists who applied for government relief have been paid so far. Theatre directors expect to remain closed until at least 2021.It took two months before a tiny percentage of artists received any relief funding from the government.

“If we cannot provide relief to artists in a period of six weeks from the date it was announced, then there’s something fundamentally wrong with the way we understand poverty,” said Market Theatre CEO Ismail Mohamed during a radio interview on May 7.

A further 335,000 people worked in support of the industry, with the creative and cultural industry supporting a further 698,000 people in ancillary services or crew. Mkhize said the sector cumulatively supports 1.1-million people.SA Cultural Observatory chief economist Jen Snowball said the creative economy contributed R74bn to the economy in 2018, or 1.7% of the national GDP.

One of the 4,512 artists who applied for relief but has not yet received anything is Cape Town film choreographer Didi Moses. Moses said she cannot pay any of her bills, including her rent, and is accumulating a mountain of debt.

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