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Department of Sports, Arts and Culture

Amendment of Directions issued in term of regulation 4(10) of the Regulations made under Section 27(2)of the Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No.57 of 2002): Live streaming of the creative sector services in support of COVID-19.

Film, television and performing arts productions are permitted to operate – but must adhere to all #COVID19 rules. 

- Playhouses may produce content for streaming or live streaming. 

- TV productions can only have a maximum of 75 people on set, and scenes must be assessed for risk first. There are also strict sanitising rules. 

- And government is calling for productions to add storylines supporting #Coronavirus safety measures.

For the full regulations released by the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, please click here.

Published 2020-06-17