@AphiweMame@Official_SABC1@SABCPlus Ferry Jele was the most irritating character here 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 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 ❤️
Dear Artist:
Today I’m not here to fight. I’m just here asking, begging and pleading that you please read your contracts. I know it’s 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 producer’s parts and the channel’s parts. Know your rights, obligations and responsibilities. Read that contract like a novel if you have to and mark all the parts you don’t understand or need clarity on. Sit with your manager/agent and even get legal advice where necessary so you’re 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 it’s not put in the contract, we’ll always have issues.
We screw ourselves by not reading the FINE PRINT. It’s not called ‘fine print’ by mistake, the font is even smaller. Let’s start here so we’re able to fight bigger battles. We can’t march to DSAC to fight contracts and laws we don’t know anything about. I’m not getting burned in the sun for nothing. Let’s know the field, let’s interrogate the industry so we’re able to wisely deal with the injustices we face on a daily. We speak regulation of the industry, do we even understand what we’re asking for? Do we even know what the Performers' Protection Amendment Bill is all about? Let’s equip ourselves. Read, ask, inquire and be in the know so we don’t fight in the dark.
Lastly, speak up. Even if your voice is shaking, speak up. This is your life, not a popularity contest. Don’t compromise yourself for the sake of being liked. If they blacklist you, so be it. They can’t blacklist all of us. Play your part- start with personal responsibility and accountability. The change you want to see starts with you. Let’s!
Now, back to the beginning: find your contract and read it then we can talk. Ke a le rata neh! ❤️🇿🇦
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- I’m 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.
I’m 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 EP’s who have learnt from their predecessors know how to get paid first. We’re really not angry enough.
Okay, ALLEGEDLY ke… don’t come for me, I’m a grandmother. I’m 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 spread… I mean, spent.
Thanks, bye…
Sindi Dlathu pays tribute to the legendary Cynthia Shange via Instagram:
“Grace, love, and gentleness… 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.”
#RIPCynthiaShange