The Covid Report: The "Art"of the Pandemic

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VOW FM 88.1 — The outbreak of COVID 19 has had disastrous effects on the country, economically, socially, financially & various other ways. With businesses being forced to close their doors & folks losing their jobs, government has stepped in to provide channels of relief for those affected. Trouble is, there are those who feel forgotten - left out - unaccounted for, artists and members of the art industry are among those. Naledi Theatre Award winning actor, Yamikani Mahaka-Phiri joins us on #TheCovidReport to provide insight on how deep the effects of COVID 19 run in the arts industry, and also ponders on the dreaded question: where to from here?
9 Apr 2020 English South Africa Technology · Music

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