MINISTER GIVES MTHETHWA R150 MILLION TO THE CREATIVES.

Mr, Nathi Mthethwa made announcement on Wednesday that his department has allocated at least R150 million for this quarter to help the creatives and sector amid the Covid-19 outbreak. The pandemic has left performers without work and projects canned. The minister said the department will explore the performances without audiences by using free live streaming.

The Minister said the sector was the hardest hit by the outbreak as events, where events and live performances and sporting events such as matches have been cancelled or indefinitely postponed. Mthethwa said: “We have redirected an allocation at national level to avail R150 million to provide a much-needed relief to practitioner’s ninth sector.”