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Disillusioned: Although the industry previously mobilised in February 2025, the current wave of protests reflects a continued failure by the government to act decisively. Photo: Supplied
ARTS AND CULTURE POLICY

A sector in freefall

As productions stall and jobs disappear, film workers say a broken incentive scheme threatens the future of one of South Africa’s most visible industries

  • Kibo Ngowi
8 min read
CAMP Cultural Workers Laboratory paint a mural in solidarity with calls for an Energy Embargo for Palestine on Jan Smuts Ave. Photo: Supplied
ART AS RESISTANCE

Art as a weapon

We recognise how narratives are vehicles of power, as they shape who is seen as Human, who is believed, and whose suffering matters

  • Amok Bul-Terre
7 min read