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Fighting to be heard: For the South African Guild of Actors the idea that performers can be protected through a sectoral determination is not new. Photo: File
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

A long road to recognition

Government’s proposed labour reforms could finally extend employee protections to South Africa’s creative workforce but unions warn the real work starts now

  • Melody Emmett
8 min read
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