The Department of Sports, Arts, and Culture distributed over R72 million to 3,962 artists during the 2020-2021 Covid-19 period.
On Wednesday, 10 July 2024, the Department of Sports, Arts, and Culture released the 2020/2021 list of COVID-19 beneficiaries, which included 3,962 names and a total payout of over R72 million.
The list includes several well-known public figures in the creative and music industries.
This comes after the newly appointed Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie instructed that a list be published of all artists, creatives, and sports people who have been receiving money from the Department, including the amounts and reasons.
See the published list below:
View the Covid-19 Relief Beneficiaries 2020-2021 list here: https://t.co/TUPATNP7mJ https://t.co/59P1ykex54
— Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (@SportArtsCultur) July 10, 2024
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