Cape Town — South African singer Kelly Khumalo has been removed from the Tribute to Women’s concert lineup.
The festival reported that Kelly was removed from the lineup due to new developments in the Senzo Meyiwa trial linking the her to one of the five accused on trial.
“We have noted, with concern, various comments on social media platforms and calls from many patrons of our festival. We respect the legal processes and wish to indicate that Ms. Kelly Khumalo is innocent until proven otherwise.”
“However, in the interest of safeguarding our festival, management has taken the decision to relieve Ms. Khumalo of her obligations to perform at our festival this year to afford her and her team the time they require to deal with the issues emanating from the current court proceedings.”
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The concert is set to be presented by the Malibongwe Arts Festival and is set to take place at the Emmarentia Botanical Gardens on Saturday 12 August.
It will feature a lineup of some of South Africa’s top music stars including Mafikizolo, Nkosazana Daughter, Amanda Black, Kabza Da Small, Sjava, Pabi Cooper, and many more, The Citizen said.
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