@AphiweMame@Official_SABC1@SABCPlus Ferry Jele was the most irritating character here ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ she played it so well ! Aaaah. Content I enjoyed so much as a young queer boy. In the rurals. Important stories that reaffirmed I am normal and we exist! Thank you for sharing this โค๏ธ
Dear Artist:
Today Iโm not here to fight. Iโm just here asking, begging and pleading that you please read your contracts. I know itโs a lot of pages but read it- all of it. We all run to the duration and remuneration parts then sign. Please, please read your parts, the producerโs parts and the channelโs parts. Know your rights, obligations and responsibilities. Read that contract like a novel if you have to and mark all the parts you donโt understand or need clarity on. Sit with your manager/agent and even get legal advice where necessary so youโre able to amend, tweak and customize it. Add your own clauses for your protection- we all do it. Reasons may be religion, culture and simply personal preferences but if itโs not put in the contract, weโll always have issues.
We screw ourselves by not reading the FINE PRINT. Itโs not called โfine printโ by mistake, the font is even smaller. Letโs start here so weโre able to fight bigger battles. We canโt march to DSAC to fight contracts and laws we donโt know anything about. Iโm not getting burned in the sun for nothing. Letโs know the field, letโs interrogate the industry so weโre able to wisely deal with the injustices we face on a daily. We speak regulation of the industry, do we even understand what weโre asking for? Do we even know what the Performers' Protection Amendment Bill is all about? Letโs equip ourselves. Read, ask, inquire and be in the know so we donโt fight in the dark.
Lastly, speak up. Even if your voice is shaking, speak up. This is your life, not a popularity contest. Donโt compromise yourself for the sake of being liked. If they blacklist you, so be it. They canโt blacklist all of us. Play your part- start with personal responsibility and accountability. The change you want to see starts with you. Letโs!
Now, back to the beginning: find your contract and read it then we can talk. Ke a le rata neh! โค๏ธ๐ฟ๐ฆ
Just sitting here in my thoughts and wondering how much of #Pimville budget was left to shoot the little that was shot. In my experience- Iโm using this phrase loosely- 100% was signed off and paid to the production company. Then 30% was paid to Commissioning Editor/Head of content as a kick-back (yes, they do it- sue me). Then Executive Producers paid themselves 30% BEFORE they even started shooting. Then everyone hoped and prayed that they could somehow shoot the whole season with 40%? Kanjani? Must be crack.
Iโm gonna estimate, I repeat, estimate that Pimville budget was 100million rands. Someone took 30million randelas in kickbacks and came back to look at us in the eye to tell us how they support our stories and that local is lekker? Then the EPโs who have learnt from their predecessors know how to get paid first. Weโre really not angry enough.
Okay, ALLEGEDLY keโฆ donโt come for me, Iโm a grandmother. Iโm simply trying to make it make sense. The powers that be can always call me to order and correct me by showing us how that money was spreadโฆ I mean, spent.
Thanks, byeโฆ
Sindi Dlathu pays tribute to the legendary Cynthia Shange via Instagram:
โGrace, love, and gentlenessโฆ this is how I will always remember you, Ma.
You carried such depth and intelligence, a sharp wit, and a remarkable sense of humour. Our conversations flowed so effortlessly, each one meaningful and enriching. Those are moments I will forever cherish.
You were always warm and brought light into every space you entered. Your presence was both grounding and uplifting.
I could write a book about you, but I will leave it here.
You wore your crown with grace, Ndlovukazi, in every sense of the word.
Lala kahle, Ma.โ
#RIPCynthiaShange
In June 1986, ten young boys from Mamelodi left home-and never came backโฆ. The Last Survivor of the โMamelodi 10โ Mxolisi Malinga on what it means to survive history. https://t.co/HeFgbzMu6T
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In June 1986, ten young boys from Mamelodi left home-and never came backโฆ. The Last Survivor of the โMamelodi 10โ Mxolisi Malinga on what it means to survive history. https://t.co/HeFgbzMu6T
#justice#FreedomMonth#contextpodcast#Mamelodi#Tshwane#Mamelodi10