Gospel Star Pulane Maphari Speaks Out After Getting Stripped of SAMA Award for Best Contemporary Faith Album

• Gospel star Pulane Maphari has spoken out after she was stripped of her Best Contemporary Faith Album award
• The singer shared that she was shook when she read about the SAMAs decision to take the award from her and give it to Kingdmusic for his Denga project
• The heartbroken singer further said that she wished the SAMA organisers had just disqualified her project from the start when she submitted it

Gospel singer Pulane Maphari has opened up after the SAMAs stripped her of her win for the Best Contemporary Faith Album.

The musician bagged the award at the recently-held SAMAs. Her victory was short-lived, as the organisers of the national awards have now reallocated the award to Kingdmusic for Denga.

In an interview, Pulane Maphari told TshisaLIVE that she learnt of the SAMAs decision via an article she saw online. She headed to her emails and found out that she had indeed been disqualified for the award.

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She further shared that the article she read and the email she received were written within a few minutes of each other. Pulane said that she wishes the SAMAs had disqualified her from the beginning when she submitted her album, adding that she had no idea she had broken the rules.

She further said she's still not sure of her next move after the SAMAs did her dirty, adding that she would appreciate more clarity on why her award was taken away. The singer also shared a statement on her socials regarding the matter.

Social media users took to her comment setion to let her know that God is in control following the saga.

omphilekhumalo said:

"God is in control sis, we continue to stand in the gap! You remain a winner in my eyes!"

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mahlakontjane wrote:

"The God who has begun a good work in you will accomplish it. And His Blessings maketh Rich and cause No Sorrow.Fear not my Dear. Greater is a God who is in You than the one who is out there.Sending you my Love and Support."

esmeralda_thembeka commented:

"You will always be a winner my F. God knows your heart."

msevie_ added:

"Sending you love, this is a learning curve for you. You have always been a woman of integrity, there is no way you would have done this intentionally. Modimo will restore all that is lost because talent ke ya gago and he knows you heart."

SAMAs trend after withdrawing Pulane Maphari's award

In related news, Briefly News reported that the SAMAs trended for all the wrong reasons again after taking away the Best Contemporary Faith Album award they presented to Pulane Maphari a few weeks ago.

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Entertainment commentator Phil Mphela shared that the award was presented to the singer for her Sacrificial Worship (Live) project. He alleged that Pulane Maphari repackaged and renamed a project she dropped in 2020. Taking to Twitter, Phil further said:

"The award presented to Pulane Maphari for Sacrificial Worship (Live) is rescinded because Maphari repackaged and renamed an album she released in 2020 as a new body of work and submitted it for 2021."

Social media users took to Phil's comment section on the micro-blogging app and shared mixed reactions to his post.

Source: Briefly News