Woordfees Artists Week gave 'muzzled' performers a breath of air

This Stellenbosch University festival included Flicker & Flash pop-up performances, where shop windows and halls were turned into Covid-safe mini theatres

18 April 2021 - 00:00 By Kgomotso Moncho-Maripane

The beginning of this week marked day 41 of the artists' sit-in at the National Arts Council (NAC) offices in Johannesburg. They refuse to leave until they get detailed answers regarding the mismanagement of the Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme (PESP)...

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