'We are 'just entertainers'. What are we gonna do with money? We must just pop up and sing and dance. Awu izinja madoda.'
Jessica Levitt
Commuters were left stranded across Gauteng on Monday after the SA National Taxi Council protested against the relief package. L'vovo added his voice to the outrage, sarcastically suggesting that artists were just meant to keep people entertained and not ask questions. Speaking to TimesLIVE, Santaco provincial spokesperson Midday Mali claimed the industry had been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic and needed urgent and adequate assistance from government.
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