Several high profile South African artists will be performing in Zimbabwe in the coming weeks.
Following the violent xenophobic attacks in KwaZulu-Natal, some
Zimbabweans have told South African hip-hop star Cassper Nyovest that he
is not welcome in Zimbabwe. Nyovest is set to perform in Bulawayo,
Zimbabwe on 25 April, but some say that because South Africans don't
want Zimbabweans in South Africa, Zimbabweans don't want Nyovest in
Zimbabwe. RA'EESA PATHER explains.
Nyovest, the man behind hip hop hits Gusheshe and Doc Shebeleza, has
been advised to cancel his performance in Bulawayo after being
threatened by Zimbabweans on social media. A Facebook post by Zimbabwean
musician, Augustus Baba Zaine Verunga, helped spur the furore after he
called on Zimbabweans to boycott Nyovest's show.
"This show will not happen, and if it does it will not end well.
We'll send a message to every SA citizen watching, partaking and
promoting XENOPHOBIA," Verurunga wrote on Facebook.
Nyovest's mother saw the Facebook post, and called the rapper, asking him to cancel his performance.
*** Very nice this is called tit for tat.
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