Sabelo Zuma in Hot Water as Event Organiser Details 2-Year Battle to Recoup Booking Fee

• A Limpopo event organiser alleges Sabelo Zuma arrived more than four hours late, after the venue had already closed and the crowd had gone home
• The organiser says he has been chasing the Amapiano star and his team for nearly two years with no success
• Zuma's team allegedly told Mbedzi he would be refunded, but the star eventually blocked him on his phone

A Venda event organiser is going public with serious allegations against Amapiano star Sabelo Zuma, better known as Zuma Msholozi, claiming the performer owes him R28,000 after failing to appear at a Limpopo event on time.

Innocent Mbedzi reportedly booked Zuma, who is one half of Amaroto, as the headline act for the Come and Hang With Us event held in Waterval, Limpopo. According to DailySUN, Mbedzi scheduled Zuma to take to the stage at 1 am, with the venue due to close at 2 am.

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Hours late, crowd already gone

Zuma did eventually arrive, but not until approximately 5:28 am, more than four hours after his booked slot. By that point, the evening was long over.

"By that time, the venue had already been closed, and the crowd had left," Mbedzi said.

Rather than seeking an immediate refund, Mbedzi agreed to give the situation another chance after Zuma and his team apologised. They reportedly encouraged him to organise a second event where Zuma would perform, allowing Mbedzi to recoup his losses.

Mbedzi secured another venue, but things quickly unravelled again. He alleges that once word spread that Zuma would be in the area, other organisers hurriedly added him to their line-ups for the same night. Mbedzi believes the multiple bookings in a single evening were what caused Zuma to miss the original Waterval event.

Two Years, no refund

When Mbedzi eventually gave up and formally requested a refund from Zuma's team, he says he was strung along repeatedly.

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"I was repeatedly told that I would be paid. Eventually, Zuma blocked me."

The ordeal has reportedly stretched on for close to two years without any resolution.

This is not the first time allegations of this nature have surfaced around the star. In 2025, Briefly News reported on claims that Zuma owed the PMG Homecoming Festival organisers R10,000 after he failed to pitch for their event as well.

Briefly News reached out to Zuma's management for comment; this is a developing story.

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Source: Briefly News