Award-winning Nigerian musician Tiwa Savage has bemoaned the recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa and has since pulled out of the DStv International Food and Music Festival which is set to be held in Johannesburg.
Tiwa took to Twitter on Tuesday to express her anger towards the barbaric attacks on Nigerians, Zimbabweans and other foreign nationals living in South Africa.
She tweeted: “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 September 21. My prayers are with all the victims and families affected by this.”
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 (@TiwaSavage) September 4, 2019
Fellow Nigerian musician Burna Boy also expressed his anger towards the xenophobic attacks and said will not set foot in the southern African country before their government do something about it.
He tweeted: “But Today After watching the Killing of my people in South Africa the same way we have all watched it happen a few times in the past. FUCK ALL THAT! I personally have had my own xenophobic experiences at the hands of South Africans and because of that…”
But Today After watching the Killing of my people in South Africa the same way we have all watched it happen a few times in the past. FUCK ALL THAT! I personally have had my own xenophobic experiences at the hands of South Africans and because of that…..
— Burna Boy (@burnaboy) September 3, 2019
In Zimbabwe social media influencers and commentators have since started the #MuteMafikizolo campaign urging people to boycott the Mafikizolo concert that is scheduled for HICC this coming weekend.
Here are some of the comments made towards the #MuteMafikizolo campaign on social media;
I was going attend the @MafikizoloSA show but becoz their countrymen are busy attacking fellow Africans, I will not be attending that gig! I choose to #MuteMafikizolo Its my small way of protest!#NoToXenophobia #NoToBlackOnBlackViolence#NoToSelfHate pic.twitter.com/Ae1SLsBOyV
— Marshall Shonhai 🇿🇼 (@MarshallShonhai) September 3, 2019
I honestly see no reason why @online_zifa should come play SA when our brothers are being persecuted left right and centre. Zambia did the right thing, your turn @online_zifa. #MuteMafikizolo
— Muchawa weZim (@VaPhiri) September 4, 2019
#MuteMafikizolo don’t go to their show! What do you think was going to happen to our own artists if they were performing in SA this week??? Stay woke!
— Taku Splits #MaitaChihwa (@SplitsLoui) September 3, 2019
#mutemafikizolo unless they openly speak out against #XenophobicAttacks in South Africa.
RT until @MafikizoloSA speaks out. pic.twitter.com/GGljcWNLre— McGucci™ Madridista¹³ (@tabanimcgucci) September 4, 2019
This is why I have decided to #MuteMafikizolo These South Africans all share the same view about "foreigners" https://t.co/2x6fgTkt7U
— Marshall Shonhai 🇿🇼 (@MarshallShonhai) September 4, 2019
People have also expressed mixed feelings over the #MuteMafikizolo campaign with others supporting the campaign and others saying that the concert should be used to unite the two countries and spread the message of anti-xenophopic attacks.
Follow the #MuteMafikizolo on Twitter and join the conversation. SAY NO TO XENOPHOBIA!!!
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