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The pandemic took a toll on many artists, including Baby Cele. Image: Instagram/Baby Cele
Actress Baby Cele has lambasted the government for not providing adequate assistance to artists during the devastating Covid-19 pandemic.
The former
Uzalo villainess has once again the government s lack of initiative to relieve the financial strain Covid-19 has put on artists.
Baby told TshisaLIVE that connecting with other artists helped her see the damage and harm that was being done to performance artists in SA.
“We formed a WhatsApp group for KZN artists and most of them are musicians. Before lockdown, we all know musicians make a lot of money, especially during the festive season, right? And all of a sudden, everything went quiet. I would see these people chatting on the group airing their frustrations. And obviously, their cost of living is now too high,” she said.