NATIONAL NEWS - Just after 3pm today, the chairman of the South African Guild of Actors (Saga) will be presenting an oral submission on the Performers’ Protection Amendment Bill to Parliament.
This is because actors have no rights over their image and are therefore unable to earn a residual income off an any reruns or redistribution into new territories of productions they once featured in.
The bill was first introduced to the public by actress Florence Masebe in late November of 2017.
She has since been joined by a large number of actors who have lent their voice to Saga’s cause.
Over the past year, numerous actors have taken to social media to state the following message:
“It’s 2018 and I still don’t have the right to own my image or share in the profits of its distribution. We need to change this. That is why I support SAGA’s submission to adopt the PERFORMERS PROTECTION AMENDMENT BILL. #IamActorSA #SAGAforPPAB”
