EFF has called out our local celebs from the hosts, performers and nominees to boycott the ANN7’s South African Of The Year Awards saying the Gupta family are trying to ‘legitimise their criminal activities in South Africa’ by hosting the awards. EFF calls on celebs to boycott the SATY awards.
“The EFF notes that the criminal syndicate of the Guptas are still trying to legitimise their criminal activities in South Africa by hosting a seemingly innocent award ceremony celebrating achieved South Africans. We believe this criminal syndicate has no moral ground on which to host such an event when on the other hand they’re stealing billions from the coffers of the country,” read the statement.
The party says today’s celebs need to have the same spirit as those similar to the great artists of our time like Hugh Masekela, Letta Mbulu, Caiphus Semenya, Zakes Mokae, John Morapamaand Merriam Makeba who boycotted the Apartheid regime and actively contributed to the struggle that eventually led to the political emancipation in 1994.
“We call on Bonang Matheba‚ Somizi Mhlongo‚ Robert Marawa‚ Big Nuz and many others to show leadership in a time when the arts and culture space is lacking it and symbolically withdraw their participation from this criminal event.”
No statement yet from the celebs called out to boycott the event.
