ANC's leadership will advise President Cyril Ramaphosa not to sign the controversial Copyright Amendment Bill.
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula during the press conference on 22 February 2024. Picture: Supplied / ANCThe bill was introduced to Parliament by the Department of Trade and Industry in 2017 in order to modernise South Africa’s copyright laws, which had been in place since 1978.
“We cannot afford to go ahead and promulgate a price of legislation that one party believes it is grossly unfair it is our considered view that non but the creative sector can best tell what is in the interest of this broad field,” Mbalula said.Mbalula remined those gathered at the meeting that South African artists had played a big role in the struggle for freedom.
He remined the artists that they were important in ensuring the continuing growth of South Africa’s democracy and diversity. “You carry on your shoulders the burden to define our unique identity and culture as a nation,” Mbalula said. On a lighter note, Mbalula said he was proud of the contribution of artists and South African music which has gone global.
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