Cape Town – South African entertainer Zodwa Wabantu has been banned from performing at an amapiano festival in Blantyre, Malawi, because of her “controversial stage acts”.
Zodwa had been billed to perform at the Winter Amapiano Vibes which was said to be a first for Malawi, starting from June 10 to 11.
But the Malawian Tourism, Culture and Wildlife department censorship board reviewed some of the entertainer’s performances and deemed them “morally degrading”.
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A controversial blogger posted a letter from the department on Twitter.
The letter signed by Secretary for Homeland Security stated that Zodwa had “built her career and fame around morally degrading stage acts which (include) flaunting her nudity to the audience”.
It added: “In this regard, we write to communicate that this Ministry has not cleared Zodwa to perform in Malawi or be part of the event in any capacity. The application for the entertainment permit has been turned down as guided by the provisions of the Censorship and Control of entertainment Act.”
The Ministry of Tourism, Culture & Wildlife in Malawi has stopped Zodwa WaBantu from performing at a show she was booked at in Blantyre due to the nature of her performances.
Zodwa WaBantu has been previously banned from performing in Zimbabwe and deported when she was in Zambia pic.twitter.com/UHT0NjhQ6Y
— Musa Khawula (@MusaKhawula) June 7, 2022
The letter further requested that relevant immigration laws be enforced to ensure that Zodwa did not enter the country.
However, she maintained that she will be attending the festival to support amapiano artist, Zukani, reported IOL.
“I am so excited to come to Malawi because it’s the biggest night of amapiano. I won’t be performing, but I am coming as a guest to support the biggest artist of amapiano in South Africa, which is Vukani.
“So I am coming, I won’t perform, I will be fully dressed, I will sit down, I will comply with the rules, I will just take pictures with my fans,” Zodwa said in a video published by IOL.
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Compiled by Olwethu Mpeshe
