"The system keeps the artists poor" - Sibongile Mngoma
Sibongile Mngoma spoke to Breakfast with Martin Bester about the sit-in in Newtown.
Creatives have been staging a sit-in at the National Arts Council (NAC) offices in Newtown.
According to Jacaranda FM News, two senior officials at the National Arts Council have been suspended pending an investigation after the mismanagement of R300-million in COVID-19 funds meant for artists in South Africa.
READ: Senior arts council officials suspended for mismanagement of Covid-19 funds
Artist, voice teacher, coach, and opera singer, Sibongile Mngoma, spoke to Breakfast with Martin Bester about the sit-in in Newtown.
The artist is seeking answers from the government.
Artists and creatives have been staging a sit-in at the NAC offices in Johannesburg demanding answers.
Sibongile told Martin Bester: “It is time that somebody says it is enough. The system keeps the artists poor. It is one thing if the money ends up in fewer hands but it is another thing if the money ends up in the hands of the people who are supposed to administer the money. It is corruption and fraud all in one.”
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