'Heartbreaking': Zakes Bantwini and Khuli Chana react as KZN government back out of 2023 SAMAs

26 Oct 2023

Keitumetse Maako

Share your Subscriber Article

You have 5 articles to share every month. Send this story to a friend!

Loading, please wait...

0:00

Renowned musician and producer Zakes Bantwini has expressed his disheartenment regarding the South African Music Awards being halted.

Darren Stewart/Gallo Images

Despite his much-publicised and scathing criticism of the South African Music Awards (SAMAs) last year, renowned musician and producer Zakes Bantwini has expressed his disheartenment about news regarding the upcoming awards.

The show's been stopped in its tracks after the KwaZulu-Natal government backed out of hosting the ceremony with less than a month to go.

The 29th edition of the awards, set for a live broadcast on SABC 1, was scheduled for the weekend of 17 and 18 November at the Durban ICC.

Read this for free

South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.

Already a subscriber? Sign in

Next on Life

SEE | Melodic prelude: Free concert ushers in Cape Town International Jazz Festival's grand return

03 May

description

username

Show Comments ()