Sport, arts and culture minister Gayton McKenzie has pledged to donate his first salary to an art gallery he recently visited in Kagiso.
McKenzie, at the weekend, expressed concern for the artists' challenges to keep the gallery running.
I have instructed lawyers to pay over my first salary to this gallery, and the money should be shared by these three tremendous artists. I sat with the artists and listened to their problems. I saw gratitude mixed with tears, he said.
I was deeply touched when the deputy minister of sport, arts and culture told me about the plight of artists in Kagiso. I couldnt believe that they managed to keep this gallery open despite the many obstacles. It is truly heartbreaking for me.
He said sometimes the artists accepted any price for their craft just to get transport money to get home.
