Ntsiki Mazwai slams Simphiwe Dana

Ntsiki Mazwai, who is not new to controversy, is at it again, this time all roads lead to Simphiwe Dana.

The beef between the two seems to come a long way, with Ntsiki claiming the Soil and Simphiwe Dana come from open mic sessions she hosted.

Simphiwe denied the claims on Twitter, saying she did not recall any of that happening. Simphiwe says Nkhensani and Zam Nkosi, Roshnie Moonsamy and Sipho Sithole were the people who put her on the map and  the reason she has a career.

At the time, Ntsiki was part of a poet group called Feelah Sista and “she was not discovering any artists but her own talent, like we all were,” Simphiwe added.

Simphiwe then said when Ntsiki is angry she abuses people.

“I wish Ntsiki would leave my name out of her mouth. I will never badmouth her as she insists on doing with everyone. I wish her all the best,” Simphiwe said.

This opened a can of worms as Ntsiki continued tweeting:

Ntsiki’s tweets

Simphiwe Dana has released a statement, responding to Ntsiki’s allegations, she said:

03 February 2016 – It has been noted that Simphiwe Dana has been at the receiving end of Ntsiki Mazwai’s tweets from Monday 01 February 2016 with tweets defaming her character.

There are various tweets that imply that Simphiwe Dana is an alcoholic and has slept her way to the top, Simphiwe distances herself from these tweets as they are false and are defamatory.

Moving forward, Simphiwe Dana will be taking legal action against Ntsiki Mazwai for her tweets, as they may cause irreparable reputational damage to her personal brand and that of other brands that are in partnership with Ms Dana. 

This is not the message that we want to send out to the young future leaders of South Africa and Africa as a whole about Simphiwe Dana’s character. Simphiwe Dana stands for hard work, ambition, dedication, perseverance and the right support to become successful as is proven by her social activities and involvement.