Simphiwe Dana calls out President Cyril Ramaphosa for 'ignoring' artists

Simphiwe Dana calls out President Cyril Ramaphosa for ‘ignoring’ artists

‘Bamako’ hitmaker Simphiwe Dana says she is unimpressed with President Cyril Ramaphosa ignoring the arts industry’s cry for help. Not to mention her tweet that Arthur Mafokate was the ‘mastermind’ behind the recent NAC scandal.

Powerhouse singer Simphiwe Dana has called out President Cyril Ramaphosa for hos 'lack of interest' for artists' pandemic struggles. Image via Twitter @simphiwedana

Singer-songwriter Simphiwe Dana called out President Cyril Ramaphosa on Twitter for ignoring artists’ plight during the COVID-19 pandemic.

SIMPHIWE DANA UNIMPRESSED WITH RAMAPHOSA

In her 6 April tweet, she expressed that she is “unimpressed” with the president, adding that Ramaphosa will be shocked when things completely fall apart in the industry.

TWITTER REACTS

Tweeps tended to side with the singer with one saying that she has not yet heard the president say anything about artists and the state of their lives or the financial battles they are experiencing.

Another mentioned that the art industry has actually helped people survive lockdown as most people were stuck inside and have therefore relied on music more now than ever. So she feels like artists were not just ignored but “actively worked against”.

However, others feel like this is not the fault of the president. Another Twitter user stated that he thinks that this is the responsibility of the ministers and not the president as each minister has their own set of responsibilities.

The Bamako hitmaker then went on to compare the art industry and politics saying that both cannot be just a job.

SIMPHIWE DANA TALKS RACE

After her rant about President Cyril Ramaphosa, Simphiwe Dana voiced her thoughts on race and politics saying that she feels there are very few white people with whom one can talk “healthy politics”.

“And South Africa is really the bottom of the devil to have such healthy and constructive topics,” she continued in the thread.
“We could fight all these struggles together. We could fight to make humanity better, together,” she added.
“But we’re dealing with white people who are not willing to come to the table. Because they were so perfect, bona. Corruption of colonialism is not a thing. And the blacks came into power and messed up the utopia. Not because endemic corruption messed up everything. It is sad,” she ended.