Mzansi artists are calling for the Minister of Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa to resign, as they have not received a dime from the R300 million Covid relief fund the government assigned to struggling artists in the South African industry.
The lastest to call out the minister on social media is actress and TV personality Thembisa ‘Liyema’ Nxumalo, who has ordered the minister to resign and hand himself to the authorities.
Taking to her Twitter account she wrote: “Then he must resign and hand himself over to the police.”
Thembisa was responding to a tweet from Radio 2000 which states that the minister is taking action against officials responsible for the embezzlement of the funds following reports that R300 million that was meant to assist artists has disappeared.
“Arts and Culture Minister, Nathi Mthethwa says the National Arts Council is taking action against senior officials implicated in the mismanagement of funds. It’s been reported that R300 million earmarked to be disbursed to artists during the pandemic has disappeared #sabcnews,” the tweet reads.
Other celebrities weighed in on the matter:
Actress Rami Chuene tweeted: “I’ll be going about my business and boom! Min Nathi Mthethwa crosses my mind then ke be naar with immediate effect. What a yerrr!”
Nomuzi Mabena responded: “Every time someone says the name Nathi Mthethwa to me I jokingly say “who’s that?” & this tweet is exactly why.”
DJ Mdeva said South Africans must not allow this to carry on. “Amazing, every time there is corruption, people pretend as if they were not aware and make a statement to hide behind to pretend as if they do not support corruption. We must not allow this to carry on as South Africans, we cannot allow this,” he wrote.
Source: www.Ghgossip.com
