Angry, broke and bruised, the wound goes deeper for creatives

The artists used the Old Naledi rally to outline the perilous state of the creative industry
The artists used the Old Naledi rally to outline the perilous state of the creative industry

By April earlier this year, creatives have been bitterly battered, bruised and wounded by the devastating effects of COVID-19.

The government tried to patch their sores with the wage relief funds only for the bandages to come off months later. Now, after 10 months of woes and suffering, the creative industry is limping with no clutches, it s finally showing its wounds to the nation, but the cuts go deeper than any disinfectant could reach.

“I was so sad the other day to find out that I cannot buy Tomato Sauce for my child,” uttered a visibly distraught Vee Mampeezy during an unlawful gathering of creatives at GSS Grounds this week.

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