The past few days have seen South Africa marred by reports of xenophobic attacks, protests, looting and chaos. In the midst of all this, Nigerian musicians Burna Boy, Davido, Ycee and Tiwa Savage have voiced their opinion about the treatment of their compatriots in South Africa.
The xenophobic events have not only sparked an exchange of words between Burna Boy, Ycee and AKA, but have also prompted Burna Boy and Tiwa Savage to cancel their upcoming performances in the country.
Burna Boy, who was billed to perform at the 2019 edition of AfroPunk in Joburg, has vowed to not set foot in South Africa until the government addresses and fixes the xenophobic animosity.
On the other hand, Tiwa Savage cancelled her performance which was scheduled to take place during this month’s DStv Delicious Fest.
“I refuse to watch the barbaric butchering of my people in SA. This is SICK. For this reason I will NOT be performing at the upcoming DStv delicious Festival in Johannesburg on the 21st of September. My prayers are with all the victims and families affected by this,” Tiwa Savage said.
AKA, whose previous football related about South Africa and Nigeria seemed to be misunderstood as xenophobic as he was put under the guillotine. However, the Supa Mega stood his ground and called for unity.
“Can we stop. We are going to make things worse for everybody on both sides. We need each other! We are supposed to be leading our people,” AKA said.
