Burna Boy’s South Africa shows cancelled over continuous protests

Burna Boy’s South Africa shows have been cancelled over continuous protests.

With few days just left for Nigerian artist Burna Boy to perform in South Africa, organisers today announced the artist has been withdrawn and concerts in Cape Town and Tshwane cancelled.


In a statement today, the organisers said, the decision to cancel the shows came after warnings of a shutdown from a group of artists and event organisers under the umbrella of Tshwane Entertainment Collective.


“The decision to cancel the Africans Unite Concert comes after the call from the Tshwane Entertainment Collective to boycott the Africans Unite concert in Tshwane. With the increasing threats of violence from other unfortunate segments of the public and without any government intervention, Phambili Media and Play Network Africa were prompted to take the threats and warnings seriously, as the safety of all artists and attendees could not be guaranteed.

“We then decided to cancel the concert. The safety of all attendees, artists and crew comes first.”

Burna Boy’s inclusion on the line-up was widely criticised after he took to social media in September to urge black foreigners living in SA to defend and protect themselves against xenophobic attacks.