Major Rebellion brewing in arts and culture sector. LACC is there to support and promote the Limpopo Arts & Culture Actresses Rami Chuene and Vatiswa Ndara have responded with dismay to the open letter statement released by the Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa. We are left with debt we cannot repay because the funding(from your department ) that is supposed to reach us doesn’t reach us. The collective soul of our nation is being robbed of our gifts, of our particular powers to bring real one-ness and unity through the fusion of the heritages of the People of the South. In the ’80s and ’90s, we responded to the call to serve South Africa and liberate our country. Sibongile's Open Letter to Mthethwa followed two separate public complaints published some time earlier by other prominent SA actresses. Raising the battle cry. We will force more accountability and transparency, bring thieves to account, end the culture of impunity and careless disrespect of the artistic community. Baba. When you took the reins we celebrated. Posts on the page reflect deep anger that has been simmering in the arts and culture sectors for decades. Educators shall teach the youth to love their people and their culture, to honour human brotherhood, liberty and peace”. Join the Movement & be part of the process. We feel the DSAC has lost legitimacy. Speaking at her funeral, her brother Lindumuzi Mngoma, said those who interacted with her through her journey of life were touched in one way or another by Khumalo. Sibongile is a pioneering entertainment practitioner who has performed all … Yesterday afternoon, 25 March 2021 at 15h00, I was invited to meet with opera singer Sibongile Mngoma and other disgruntled artists and creative arts practitioners involved in the peaceful sit-in that began on 3 March 2021 at the National Arts Council (NAC) in Newtown. They need our support. What was fought for and built lovingly in the ’90s, authoring the missions of the NAC, has been transformed into a bureaucratic nightmare, out of touch with the country’s artists, creators and cultural practitioners. The nation’s soul is in the balance. In the ’80s and ’90s, we responded to the call to serve South Africa and liberate our country. Our way is currently blocked and frustrated at every turn by DSAC. Rami Chuene had posted on twitter about conditions on film sets. Open Letter: Sibongile Mngoma26 JANUARY at 09:53 Facebook Profile Wall Post Dear Mr President You are the highest power in South Africa. Call us! Log in or sign up for Facebook to connect with friends, family and people you know. The top…, Live stream video: 2nd meeting with the DSAC, Major Rebellion brewing in arts and culture sector, Artists challenge the DSAC to fix industry. Join Facebook to connect with Sibongile Mngoma and others you may know. We begged you to put an artist in charge of the arts, and we did this with good reason. Dear Min Nathi Mthethwa Artists are not prioritized in your department. In it, Mthethwa addressed the open letters he received from Ndara and opera singer Sibongile Mngoma. I’ve lost too much. Samora Machel said: “The question of people’s power is the essential question of our revolution.” We are taking that seriously. When you told us to “Thuma Mina”, we believed you and responded positively. Monday 17 FEBRUARY 2020. If not, then you will be failing us even as we say “yes, call us!”, Ngiyabonga Matamela. The lack of transparency, plainly written rules and processes and of accountability and engagement at any level is appalling, intolerable and, at worst, illegal. Find your friends on Facebook. Some of these “funders”/ “mentors”/ “patrons”, look for funding on our “behalf” and then run away with the funds when the funds come through.This has left us vulnerable and exposed. View the profiles of people named Sbongile Mngoma. Dear Mr President You are the highest power in South Africa. In it, Mthethwa addressed the open letters he received from Ndara and opera singer Sibongile Mngoma. As a result we are falling victim to those who have an advantage over us. We implore you, as a first response, to clearly, explicitly and visibly answer our question: What is the mandate of the DSAC? Open Letter: Sibongile Mngoma19 JANUARY at 20:57. Hear our call. Our problem is this: we are struggling to help you rebuild a Capable State. Sign Up. The DSAC refers us to the Department of Labour or the DTI to resolve our concerns and grievances, instead of responding directly. Sibongile’s Open Letter to Mthethwa followed two separate public complaints published some time earlier by other prominent SA actresses. We will march to the civil justice system, where we will mobilise legal class actions with the help of our legal allies. By free exchange of books, ideas and contact with other lands. Open Letter: Sibongile Mngoma26 JANUARY at 09:53, Dear Mr President You are the highest power in South Africa. Rami Chuene had posted on twitter about conditions on film sets. That seminal document envisioned that the “government shall discover, develop and encourage national talent for the enhancement of our cultural life. Vatiswa Ndara had written an Open Letter setting out her grievances against film production companies. Sibongile Mngoma’s open letters let loose a flood of responses and the #Im4theArts Facebook page grew exponentially. We also understand the current climate of paralysis. We continue to achieve globally, attracting millions of visitors to interact with our artists, musicians, crafters, and cultural creators. Many have died penniless. Sign Up. Our department is failing us. 255 likes. As a result we are falling victim to those who have an advantage over us. Sibongile’s Open Letter to Mthethwa followed two separate public complaints published some time earlier by other prominent SA actresses. We have a big problem. The top executive. Yet cadre deployment has turned the DSAC into a patronage machine. It is not even directed at us.We have had to go to these lengths because the doors of your department are not open to giving funding to us. So are some of my colleagues.I know that writing this open letter is opening myself up to more victimization.You know what? Dear Min Nathi MthethwaArtists are not prioritised in your department. Malum’ uMatamela, please help us to help you rebuild this beautiful and vibrant country. Mthethwa said he could not be drawn to address each and every open letter […] Johannesburg - Actresses Rami Chuene and Vatiswa Ndara have responded with dismay to the open letter statement released by the Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa.In it, Mthethwa addressed the open letters he received from Ndara and.. They ignore us. Listen to us. So I’ve decided the truth shall set me free.I don’t want to die on the street like some of my colleagues but I’m prepared to die for the truth. Facebook. People named Sibongile Mngoma Mngona. Soprano Sibongile Mngoma wrote an open letter to the Minister of Arts and Culture. We are mobilising. Mourners gathered on Saturday at the Market Theatre to bid farewell to opera and jazz legend Sibongile Khumalo. Actresses Rami Chuene and Vatiswa Ndara have responded with dismay to the open letter statement released by the Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa. Just under a month ago, opera singer Sibongile Mngoma started a Facebook group called Im4theArts after writing an open letter to the Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Nathi Mthethwa on 20 January in which she accused the minister of complicity in the exploitation of artists. They talk down to us, the creators of meaning for arts, culture and music. I keep quiet, I suffer. Then we are asked why we don’t partner with your department?? By Mpiletso Motumi Jan 23, 2020 Johannesburg - Actresses Rami Chuene and Vatiswa Ndara have responded with dismay to the open letter statement released by … Sibongile Sbosh Ma-bosh Mngoma. Renos Nicos Spanoudes chats to Sigongile Mngoma about Im4theArts Winter School. Find your friends on Facebook. Opera star, Sibongile Mngoma and other artists have staged a sit-in at The National Arts Council. ?Your department’s MO is killing the arts. As a result we are falling victim to those who have an advantage over us. They disrespect us. What does democracy and freedom of speech mean in your department.Where there’s no crime, there’s no recourse. Artists from all over the country and abroad painfully recounted haunting indignities they’ve endured for little or no pay: all in the name of entertaining and stimulating South African audiences culturally. Limpopo Arts & Culture Council. We are for the country. We will march in every corner of our beautiful Mzansi, the Azanian shores, onse Suid-Afrika, Afrika Borwa yarona, Izwe lethu. I, Sibongile Mngoma, and currently around 4 000 arts and culture practitioners and allies, are at a total dead-end with the Department of Sports, Arts & Culture. We are constantly looking for financial backers and sponsors and yet your department has a budget that is supposed to cater for the arts. All our routes to recourse are exhausted. I talk, I suffer. The top executive. That is why there is no justice for all the victims in this industry.Please Nyambose do something about the plight of the artist in this country. Vatiswa Ndara had written an Open Letter setting out her grievances against film production companies. A culture that takes food out of our mouths and tears down the roof over our heads. Where is the legislation that governs our industry. Artists from all over the country and abroad painfully recounted haunting indignities they’ve endured for little or no pay: all in the name of entertaining and stimulating South African audiences culturally. Artists have always been in the frontlines of battle. Legitimacy is the foundation of trust. Actresses Rami Chuene and Vatiswa Ndara have responded with dismay to the open letter statement released by the Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa. You have opened the door for exploitation and bullying by being complacent and complicit in the abuse of the artist.Artists are dying of depression because we cannot take care of ourselves and our families. Artists cannot continue to exist in a space that doesn’t embrace their existence. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Dear Minister, Artists are not prioritised in your department. Facebook. Ozithobayo. Your office will accept a meeting but there’s no follow through.Some of our ideas are stolen from the proposals we submit to your office.We apply for funding from your department but your department doesn’t even acknowledge receipt of these applications. Let us respect and honour the heritage and legacies of Miriam Makeba, Gerard Sekoto, Hugh Masekela, Ernest Cole, Todd Matshikiza and the many other Sons and Daughters of South Africa. How long shall we suffer because there is no accountability in our industry? The top executive. Sibongile Mngoma’s open letters let loose a flood of responses and the #Im4theArts Facebook page grew exponentially. It is the artistic community that is responsible for highliting the diversity of our nation. We have a big problem. or. We believed rationality, sanity and integrity would return to governance. Sibongile Mngoma was seeking answers to … Today many of us are hungry, homeless, and wordless to the questioning eyes of our children. Mngoma urged the department to pay all outstanding approved funds to recipients. Accompanied by David Forbes, Kgauhelo Dube, Monty Manamela, Pumzile Mlungwana, Fiona Brown, and Hedwig Barry (live stream video) of the #Im4theArts movement. Sibongile Mngoma and #Im4TheArts, Open letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa:Dear Mr President You are the highest power in South Africa. Sibongile Mngoma is invited to a follow-up meeting with the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture. That is why your department is in no hurry to make sure there are clear guidelines in the form of legislation to govern this industry.Why are we still victimized for speaking out against injustices? Otherwise, if you are not prepared to do something, may the deaths of our depressed artists be on your head.Be the minister who will go down in history as having made the necessary changes that put the arts back on track and restored the pride and dignity of SA arts and culture on the world stages on our own terms. Rami Chuene had … If there are no laws, there is no sin. I, Sibongile Mngoma, and currently around 4 000 arts and culture practitioners and allies, are at a total dead-end with the Department of Sports, Arts & Culture. We will march for social justice, marching with everyone who is increasingly fed up with outdated colonialised presentations of power and selfish interest protection agendas. Sibongile Mngoma Mabosh. Mr President. Are you a creative industries worker who wants transformation & efficiency in the industry? If you can assist with resources such as food and toiletries or create awareness, the NAC need to account for the R300m. In it, Mthethwa addressed the open letters he received from Ndara and opera singer Sibongile Mngoma. or. 26 March 2021 Dear Mr. President, Yesterday afternoon, 25 March 2021 at 15h00, I was invited to meet with opera singer Sibongile Mngoma and other disgruntled artists and creative arts practitioners involved in the peaceful sit-in that began on 3 March 2021 at the National Arts Council (NAC) in Newtown. We have become victims of faceless box-ticking bureaucrats, many of whom don’t even answer the telephone, nor our e-mails. The Freedom Charter instructed the Doors of Learning and Culture to be open for ALL, including us. Log In. We are the nation’s torchbearers and carriers of the national banner, and the creative solution. We need transparency and speed in the processes of your department.Some of us have lost our homes. When utata uMadiba asked us to stay and help him reconstruct and develop, we did. We are asking you to accelerate the process of bringing about change and transparency to communication and action. A society without culture is a society without soul. Actresses Rami Chuene and Vatiswa Ndara have responded with dismay to the open letter statement released by the Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa. We have a big problem. Connect to Apple Music to play songs in full within Shazam. Email or phone: Password: Forgotten account? 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