DANCER DEPORTED FOR PERFORMING WITHOUT UNDERWEAR
Controversial
South African dancer, Zodwa Wabantu, who is popularly known for performing
without underwear, was deported from Zambia on Saturday, on the grounds that
her performance would “undermine national values”.
“Zodwa
has been deported,” her Zambian promoter Lucky Munakampe, confirmed the
development, adding that she said she had flown out at 0520 GMT on a South
African Airways flight.
Zambian
musician Karasa Karayo was scheduled to launch his album on 10th March 2018 and
the promoter for the show, Sunset Sound Production, had lined up Zodwa to
perform.
The organizers of the show said in a statement earlier this week that Zambia’s
National Arts Council (NAC) had rejected their application.
NAC claimed that allowing Zodwa to perform in Zambia will be
against the country’s national values adding that the application did not meet
the three months period in which to apply for clearance. NAC further said
Zodwa’s performance in Zambia would be against public interest.
“The
Council stated that… Zodwa’s performances were not in the public interest and
undermined our national values,” the statement said.
National Guidance and Religious Affairs Minister, Godfridah Sumaili last week
told state-run newspaper The Times of Zambia that Zodwa was not welcome in the
country and was promoting immorality with her shows.
Zodwa
says that when she confirmed that she was not wearing underwear, she was
deported, reports Independent Online.
Zodwa
said that she was not angry with Zambian authorities and hoped to return to the
country soon.
“Leave
them to fight; I will be back when they are ready to have me. There was so much
fighting between them. I am just an entertainer who was invited to perform. I
was stuck in the middle of it all. I would love to still perform in Zambia in
the future.”
Zodwa
told TshisaLIVE that she would go ahead with plans to perform in the country
despite suggestions that she would not be welcome by authorities over her
decision not to wear underwear while performing.
“I
think that people are just trying to sabotage me and the event. The underwear
thing is my choice and I don’t understand why people are so upset. There are
Christians who do much worse things behind closed doors.”
She said that authorities were hoping to pray for her and cast out her “demons”
while she was in the country.
“I will never wear a panty. I won’t change who I am for them.
Maybe they think they will pray for me or make me better. I survived 2017 and I
will survive this year. They can go and *f**k* off if they have a problem with
it.”
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