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BusinessLive reports that athletes from various sports have received their share of R150m in Covid-19 relief funding, according to sport, arts and culture minister Nathi Mthethwa.
He said on Monday that a total of 473 applications were received from 25 sporting federations including boxing, canoeing, football, golf, surfing, fencing, gymnastics, athletics, and triathlon. Of those, 293 had been processed for payment. The R150m relief fund was launched by Mthethwa on 25 March to help artists, athletes, technical personnel who have been negatively affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Another part of the fund was open to proposals for livestreaming the work of creatives and athletes, particularly, intergenerational co-operation between younger artists and “legends”. On the arts and culture portfolio, Mthethwa said more than 1,000 applications were adjudicated, with 232 recommendations for funding, 603 nonrecommendations, and 203 applications being referred to the department. The nonrecommendations were because of some missing documents and no proof of cancellation of events or contract documents, among other reasons.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Luyolo Mkentane at BusinessLive
- Read too, Some athletes, artists miss out on Covid-19 relief funds, at SowetanLive
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