Zama Nteyi
Reporter at Daily Sun (South Africa)
INqama is an independent online publication focussing on arts, legal news, labour, culture and current affairs.
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1 week ago |
sundayworld.co.za | Zama Nteyi
The South African Music Industry Council (Samic) has been banished by the Department of Sport, Arts, and Culture after it continuously failed to submit a report to the department. In a letter dated April 30, the department informed the chairperson of the sport, arts, and culture portfolio committee, Joe McGluwa, that Samic had been listed as one of the defaulters.
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1 week ago |
sundayworld.co.za | Zama Nteyi
Employees at Downtown Music Hub (DTMH) have not received their salaries for two months. Sunday World can reveal that staff are working from home because they do not have money for transport. Despite the non-payment, employees are expected to use their own resources to perform their duties. Not the first time salaries are delayed by months“We are full-time employees, yet we are not treated as such. As we speak, we have not received our salaries for two months now.
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2 weeks ago |
sundayworld.co.za | Zama Nteyi
As early as 2019, the Department of Sport, Arts, and Culture was advised to launch an investigation into the Creative Industries Federation of South Africa (CCIFSA). The report, compiled by Pieter van Zyl from the Big Business Innovation Group, also informed the department that some officials might have colluded to carry out tasks not aligned with CCIFSA’s principal objectives. The advice, however, was ignored. The report revealed that R27-million was allocated to CCIFSA.
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2 weeks ago |
sundayworld.co.za | Zama Nteyi
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2 weeks ago |
sundayworld.co.za | Zama Nteyi
Corruption, nepotism, and maladministration have allegedly brought Downtown Music Hub (DTMH) to its knees. These allegations are detailed in a 2020 letter written by the chairperson of the board, Rudolph Mamabolo, and addressed to the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture official Zwelakhe Mbiba. In the letter, Mamabolo accused the former Minister of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture (DSAC), Nathi Mthethwa, of nepotism and of ensuring that Mpume Mabuza was appointed as CEO of DTMH.
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