As \u2019n regeringsinstelling homself die mag toe\u00ebien om kunstenaars te muilband, \u201chaal dit slegte herinneringe uit ons verlede op\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
S\u00f3 s\u00ea Wynand de Villiers van De Villiers National Cycling (DVNC), wat \u2019n huurkontrak aangegaan het met die Afrikaanse Taalmonument (ATM) om \u2019n Steve Hofmeyr-konsert aan te bied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
De Villiers s\u00ea die ATM het toe skielik maande na die ooreenkoms sy kontrak met DVNC verbreek en dit be\u00ebindig. Hy beweer dat die rede hiervoor is is dat hulle nie vir Steve by die Taalmonument wil h\u00ea nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die saak is kort voor Kersfees hieroor hof toe, maar die ATM het die saak gewen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DVNC het aangedui hy gaan teen hierdie besluit appelleer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Intussen is die twee Steve Hofmeyr-optredes na 4 en 5 Februarie op Welbedacht \u2013 Schalk Burger en Seuns \u2013 in Wellington verskuif.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn ons vorige bestel het die regering ook met die kunste ingemeng toe verskeie oorsese en plaaslike kunstenaars se musiek en toegang tot optredes in Suid-Afrika geweier is, en dis insiggewend hoe die geskiedenis hom herhaal,\u201d het De Villiers in \u2019n verklaring op sosiale media ges\u00ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hy het verder in die verklaring geskryf:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSteve en alle kunstenaars se reg om op te tree moet gerespekteer word. Die monument se weiering van Steve is hartseer veral in die lig van sy reusebydrae tot Afrikaans en sy aanhangers, wat die meeste is van enige Afrikaanse kunstenaar en waarvan die meerderheid Afrikaanssprekend is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBaie Suid-Afrikaners voel hy s\u00ea wat baie ander te bang is om te s\u00ea, en waaroor ernstig besin moet word \u2013 soos wat kunstenaars deur die jare heen al doen met kommentaar op ons samelewing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOns het hoop in hierdie land, en benewens Suid-Afrikaners se ongelooflike ingebore positiewe gesindheid en deursettingsvermo\u00eb is dit ook te danke aan kunstenaars soos Steve D\u00edt gee mense hoop; dat daar steeds Afrikaners is wat bereid is om hulself en hul stem te laat geld, ondanks die risiko van verbanning of verdoeming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDit is ontsettend belangrik in \u2019n land wat deesdae elke nou en dan lyk of dit op die randjie van die afgrond wankel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMidde-in chaotiese bestuur deur \u2019n regering wat nie meer gemiddelde Suid-Afrikaners se swaarkry raaksien of belange vooropstel nie, is iemand soos Steve \u2019n onmisbare skakel in die ketting van verantwoordbaarheid. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSteve en die optredes by Welbedacht vergestalt hoop en \u2019n Suid-Afrikaanse nasie vol lewe [en] durf, en wie nie skroom om hul s\u00ea te s\u00ea wanneer hul geliefde land en sy mense verniel word nie. Dis vryspraak, en dis ons almal se reg. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEn Steve raak al hoe meer relevant soos die situasie in die land bly vererger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHy is \u2019n baken van hoop vir baie, en die feit dat hierdie konserte tydens \u2019n volgehoue ongenaakbare tyd vir ons land steeds kan voortgaan, is vir seker hoopvol en tiperend van die deursettingsvermo\u00eb van Suid-Afrikaanse sakelui en kunstenaars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSteve is lief vir sy land en sy mense, lief genoeg om onwrikbaar aan te hou baklei en om die regering se flaters en sosiale en ekonomiese onregte aan die kaak te stel; onregte wat almal be\u00efnvloed, nie net wit, bruin of swart Afrikaners nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAlmal is slagoffers van regeringsbedrog, kraggebrek, misdaad, armoede, ens\u2026 \u201cAl die uitdagings wat die gevolg is van \u2019n onbeholpe regering, swak ekonomiese bestuur, diskriminering, bedrog, diefstal en marginalisering,\u201d sluit die verklaring af..<\/span> Kaartjies vir die konserte is beskikbaar by itickets.co.za.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As \u2019n regeringsinstelling homself die mag toe\u00ebien om kunstenaars te muilband, \u201chaal dit slegte herinneringe uit ons verlede 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