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Rapper AKA, real name Kiernan Jarryd Forbes, is unimpressed by a Sh13,000 (R2 200) Covid-19 relief fund for artists by the government in South Africa. Taking aim at a three-month rollout by the country's sports, arts and culture ministry for artists who applied for the stipend, Aka slammed the move as a backward effort that does not meet the needs of struggling artists battling the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
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