Halala! Florence Masebe reveals the performance bill has been passed
Veteran actress and activist Florence Masebe has revealed that SA's actors can celebrate as parliament has officially passed the Performers Protection Amendment Bill.
After a fight that was long overdue, it looks like SA's performers and artists will finally get treated like the royalty they are.
Florence shared the news on Wednesday after the ANC parliament Twitter account tweeted that MPs had agreed to the bill and that it had been sent to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) for concurrence.
Ri a livhuwa. https://t.co/RVZaXMeGK1
— Mme a Masakona (@FloMasebe) December 5, 2018
Over two months ago, Florence took the fight for fair treatment of artists to parliament and challenged them to pass the Performers Protection Amendment Bill. In her speech Florence pleaded with parliament to save actors from the "blatant exploitation" they are subjected to.
Florence could only say "thank you" and went on to celebrate on Twitter.
A message comes through just before our flight takes off... @parliamentofrsa just passed the #PerformersProtectionAmendmentBill ✊🏾
— Mme a Masakona (@FloMasebe) December 5, 2018
Halala, Halala, Halaaalaaaa! #IamAnActor https://t.co/8hR7Np0Lul
People on Twitter flooded Florence's timeline with messages of gratitude for her contribution.
And Minister Davies in his speech acknowledged your input in the process of finalising the bill. ✊✊✊ https://t.co/Q9c3Uwrt9w
— Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane (@mmKubayiNgubane) December 6, 2018
Yessssssssss
— Tshedi Mholo (@tshedimholo) December 6, 2018
Re a leboga! ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾 https://t.co/fZj24IX8Pw
— Rami Chuene (@ramichuene) December 5, 2018
Words aren’t enough to thank you for the hard work you have invested in this bill coming to pass. In short, Ngiyabonga kakhulu, and congratulations 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾😗 https://t.co/5J2fdciXwV
— Anella Ngwenya ka- Madikizela (@AnellaNgwenya) December 5, 2018
Thank you for fighting for us 🎭🎥🎬 #IAmActorSA #PerformersProtectionAmendmentBill https://t.co/ntm11ETZlH
— Renate Stuurman (@RenateStuurman) December 5, 2018
#PerformersProtectionAmendmentBill has been passed!!! We live to see another justified day! Thank you to everybody who fought and did the work. @FloMasebe I need to consult you on a matter... Also, thank you 👏💕
— Talitha Ndima (@talinolu) December 5, 2018
Kubo!!!! ✊ https://t.co/tgi6cALDBA
— Izwe lethu (@khayakazikulaa) December 5, 2018
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