Apologies don’t pay the bills, Nathi. Just hurry up and fix the arts funding debacle

Minister Mthethwa blames the National Arts Council for the crisis, but that doesn’t help SA’s starving artists

29 March 2021 - 20:32 By Kgaugelo Masweneng, Leonie Wagner, Mpumzi Zuzile and Paul Ash

Paintings, sketches and other artworks depicting artists’ struggles line the walls on the third floor of the National Arts Council (NAC) offices in Newtown, Johannesburg...

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