Chomee Allegedly Received R2 Million From The National Arts Council

Chomee Allegedly Received R2 Million From The National Arts Council. Daily Sun is reporting that the National Arts Council has allegedly paid Chomee’s company, Divatainment, has been approved of a payment of over R2 million. Divatainment is Chomee’s events and entertainment company which was on the brink of getting deregistered. This is according to the Companies Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) records. Sources revealed to Daily Sun that the musician bought a brand new car instead.

Chomee sent out a proposal to the NAC stating that she will need the money for a project of hers called Online Broadcasting Development Programme. When funding got approved, she apparently neglected the project and bought a car instead. According to her proposal, the funds were meant for a project called Online Broadcasting Development Programme. But the project never saw received any funding. Instead she used the money for her personal use,” said the source.

Not only was it Chomee who received more than enough funding, so did Arthur Mafokate. The NAC allegedly approved funding of the amount of R10 million to Arthur’s companies as well as companies directly linked to him. The DJ is said to be allegedly benefiting from the R300 million Covid relief fund set aside for struggling artists.

Arthur apparently registered a few companies only to request funding from government to assist struggling artists who are badly hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the NAC has allegedly authorised payments worth millions of Rands to companies whose owners are well off. 

The Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa is said to be aware of such allegations and is reportedly working with the NAC to investigate this blatant mismanagement of funds. The SABC also reported that the NAC is taking further action against top officials who work for them who misused R300 million which was meant to assist artists during the pandemic.