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Johannesburg, Apr 13 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Kim Ludbrook) A group of artists has been occupying the offices of the National Artistic Council of South Africa for more than a month to demand answers about the aid promised by the Government to the sector.The stimulus package, of more than 17 million euros, was aimed at alleviating the crisis that the art world is suffering in the country as a result of the coronavirus pandemic but, according to the artists, who have been protesting for 42 days, the Government is not meeting the agreed deadlines. FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST IN JOHANNESBURG SOUNDBITES FROM ONE OF THE ARTISTS1.- “The National Artistic Council and the Board of Directors have failed so we are doing a sit-in here waiting for the money to reach people's bank accounts. Instead, we are being threatened with violent evictions. But here we are waiting, because where is the money?"
Johannesburg (South Africa), Mar 25 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Kim Ludbrook) Dozens of Action SA followers protested on Thursday in front of the Constitutional Court to demand the arrest of former South African president Jacob Zuma for accusations of corruption during his term (2009 -2018). FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST IN JOHANNESBURG
Farmers organise a blockade of the A62 motorway near Agen in south-west France. Protests continue across France, the day after a meeting with the government of new French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and as a meeting of European ministers for the sector begins. IMAGES
Emmanuel Macron and French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin arrive at the gendarmerie brigade in Damazan, in south-west France. A few minutes later, the French president left in a gendarmerie car. This afternoon, he will unveil the sites where 200 new fixed or mobile gendarmerie brigades will be set up by 2027. IMAGES
Scenes at a South African slum near Johannesburg where at least 16 people, including children, have died after a gas leak overnight. The disaster, thought to be linked to illegal mining activities, occurred at the Angelo informal settlement east of Johannesburg. IMAGES
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