UNGQONGQOSHE wezeMidlalo, ezobuCiko namaSiko eNingizimu Afrika, uGayton McKenzie, usememezele izinhlelo zokwethula uphenyo lweCultural and Creative Industries Federation of South Africa (CCIFSA). Lesi senzo siza ngemuva kokuthi kuqubuke izikhalazo mayelana nokusetshenziswa budedengu kwezimali ezabelwa ukuxhasa abaculi abadonsa kanzima.
Ekhuluma noMkhandlu Kazwelonke Wezifundazwe, uMcKenzie ugcizelele ukubaluleka kokungafihli ezinhlanganweni ezijutshwe ukusiza umkhakha wezamasiko nobuciko. Uzwakalise ukuphatheka kabi ngezinsolo zenkohlakalo eziphindelelayo ezihlobene ne-CCIFSA, inhlangano engenzi nzuzo esungulwe ukuthuthukisa ezomnotho zezimboni zobuciko zaseNingizimu Afrika.
UMcKenzie udalule ukuthi i-CCIFSA ithole uxhaso olukhulu eminyakeni edlule kodwa yehlulekile ukuziphendulela ngezindleko zayo. “Kungokokuqala ukuthi i-CCIFSA ingatholi ngisho isenti futhi ngeke ithole ngisho isenti. Ngo-10 ekuseni ngizokwenza uphenyo ngokwenzeka kuyo yonke imali ebekelwe amaciko,” esho.
Lesi simemezelo silandela ikomidi lePhalamende ebeliphikisa izitatimende zezimali ze-CCIFSA, laveza ukukhathazeka ngokusetshenziswa kuka-R12 million owabelwa le nhlangano phambilini.
Ngaphezu kokubhekana nezinkinga ezingaphakathi kwe-CCIFSA, uMcKenzie ugxile ekuhlanzeni ezinye izinhlaka kulo mkhakha. Ugqamise izinguquko zakamuva kwiNational Film and Video Foundation, okuhlanganisa nokuqoka ibhodi elisha nokuqala ukuthungatha i-CEO entsha.
“Lokhu kuphawula ukuqala kwenkathi entsha yokuziphendulela kanye nokwesekwa okusebenzayo kwamaciko aseNingizimu Afrika,” kuphetha uMcKenzie.
Lolu phenyo lugcizelela ukuzibophezela kukahulumeni ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi izimali zomphakathi zihlomula labo okuhloswe ukuba babasebenzele.