Organizers of the Cape Town International Jazz Festival have announced that singer Sjava has been dropped from their concert set to take place later this month.
This in light of recent allegations and charges of rape made against him by fellow singer Lady Zamar.
The statement read; “Due to the seriousness of the allegations levelled against Sjava, the Management of the Cape Town International Jazz Festival has withdrawn Sjava’s performance from the CTIJF 2020 line up.”
The announcement saw Sjava’s name trend once again on Twitter.
Some die-hard fans vowed to stand by their idol, whilst some planned to boycott the concert itself!
We will also #BoycottCapeTownJazzFest, you cannot drop @Sjava_atm because of allegations made by @Lady_Zamar, & what happened to “innocent until proven guilty”?🤷🏾♂️ https://t.co/32NHzjfozK
— Ndaba, Mhlungu, Ligode (@tndaba) March 3, 2020
Those organizers are s****d … we will ALWAYS SUPPORT @Sjava_atm BUY HIS MUSIC & TICKETS TO HIS SHOWS #IndlaLifa https://t.co/OzqYzkwud9
— #GoinKrazyOUT (@Team_DweezyBwoi) March 3, 2020
Iam NOT cancelling @Sjava_atm
For anyone or any thing.fuuuuuuseg!
— B e a r d G a n g (@Dumieeee) March 3, 2020
She must be really proud👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 “character assassination” is a criminal offense. Uqine @Sjava_atm https://t.co/nYPoW0bISl
— S H I M O R A®️ (@linda_VDShimora) March 3, 2020
A lot more questioned why the concept of ‘innocent until proven guilty’ was not applied to the incident;
What happened to innocent till proven guilty. Not taking any sides where does this statement apply and to whom. Let allow the law to play its role. We are not judges
— aXe Moxion (@Axemoxion) March 3, 2020
On the flip side, a few tweeps hailed the decision as ‘progressive’ and thanked the organizers for taking a stand.
Rea leboga, thank you so much Cape Town jazz festival organizers 😘🤗
— The Flo (@TheFlo15) March 3, 2020
— Nothando Shabangu (@NothandoShaba10) March 3, 2020
They are doing the right thing. These things are mostly about reputation management anyway. There will always be believers and doubters.
— S’dima (@SidimaMM) March 3, 2020
Do you think concert organizers made the right decision in dropping Sjava?
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