Following the news that Burnaboy will be performing at Africa Unite, the anti-xenophobia themed concert which will hold in South Africa, many South Africans took to social media to voice their displeasure.
Leading the charge was the South African rapper, AKA.
He shared a number of tweets, including one in which he demanded an apology from Burnaboy for his previous tweets during the latest xenophobic attacks in South Africa.
“Ek se …@burnaboy all we want is an apology,” he wrote. “We know *South Africa is not perfect. But we took you in as our own before you reached these levels. You say you are an AFRICAN GIANT, prove it.”
Ek se … @burnaboy all we want is an apology. We know ?? is not perfect. But we took you in as our own before you reached these levels. You say you are an AFRICAN GIANT, prove it.
— AKA (@akaworldwide) November 13, 2019
“Leadership. I am willing to swallow my pride and put an end to this division. @burnaboy Are you?” he said in another tweet.
He also replied to a followers tweet.
Leadership. I am willing to swallow my pride and put an end to this division. @burnaboy Are you? https://t.co/pXZTLCZvtG
— AKA (@akaworldwide) November 13, 2019
“He’s so petty! @burnaboy go still knack am something! ???,” the follower tweeted. Then AKA replied with a tweet that should give Burna Boy a reason to revaluate his trip to South Africa.
Because I’m older than him. https://t.co/V2UU9BX7rX
— AKA (@akaworldwide) November 14, 2019
“This is not a joke. Mina, I still want to go perform in Lagos and make it back safely to my family. Don’t you want the same for him?” he tweeted.
This is not a joke. Mina I still want to go perform in Lagos and make it back safely to my family. Don’t you want the same for him? https://t.co/wCxEJqMCnI
— AKA (@akaworldwide) November 14, 2019
The backlash reached a climax when an open letter was written by artiste and organizers under the umbrella of Tshwane Entertainment Collective, to the Development of Sports, Arts and Culture raised objections against the concert and advised the department to pull its sponsorship of the upcoming concert.
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