Renowned Poet Mzwakhe Mbuli Shares Why He Stopped Supporting the Ruling Party ANC
- The South African renowned poet Mzwakhe Mbuli has stopped supporting the ruling party, ANC
- The star shared that the reason behind him not wanting to support the ANC is because they still owe him R500K
- He said that they owed him this money since 2009 after they asked him to mobilise artists to create a music album in support of athlete Caster Semenya
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Yoh, our renowned poet, Mzwakhe Mbuli, has made it known he doesn't support the ANC anymore, and there is a huge reason for that.
Mzwakhe Mbuli claims ANC owes him R500K
The South African legendary poet Mzwakhe Mbuli made headlines again after he and other veteran artists opposed the Copyright Amendment Bill introduced in the National Assembly.
Recently, the star announced that he had stopped supporting the ruling party, the ANC.
According to ZiMoja, the main reason Mbuli has not supported the political party is that they still owe him R500K since 2009, when they approached him and asked him to mobilise artists and create a music album in support of athlete Caster Semenya when she won the IAAF Athletics World Championships in Berlin, Germany.
He said:
"I organised several artists, including Rebecca Malope, Don Laka, Ntando, Solly Moholo, and Camagwini, among others, to produce individual tracks. These tracks were then compiled into an album titled The Human Spirit Triumphs."
Bab'Mzwakhe further shared that he funded all the artists while waiting for the payment from the ANC. He added that he paid for the studios that were used during the recording of the album:
"For years, I went to Luthuli House to demand my payment, only to return empty-handed each time. I no longer attend any ANC-related events, from the January 8 celebrations to their rallies."
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