Caine's mid-career decision to play Sun City in South Africa during the years of apartheid was seen as a serious error of judgement by many (and as a result she was put on a United Nations blacklist of artists who had ignored a cultural boycott of South Africa). To counter its cultural isolation, the apartheid era South African entertainment industry had offered artists astronomical fees, according to press reports from the time and entertainment industry sources. "It's a question of conscience," said Harry Belafonte, co-chairman (with Arthur Ashe) of Artists United Against Apartheid.