Nadia Nakai Pushes Back New Single Release to Support Women for Change Protest

Music artist and reality TV star Nadia Nakai has announced a major change to her plans for this month. On Wednesday, the popular rapper shared with her fans that she would be postponing the release of her highly anticipated single featuring Nasty C. The song was originally set to drop on Friday, 21 November 2025, but she explained that she chose to delay it in support of the upcoming Women For Change nationwide protest happening on the same day.

Nadia, who has joined many other South African celebrities in supporting the purple profile picture movement, said the new release date for the song would now be 28 November 2025. She also revealed that she had cancelled all her scheduled gigs for Friday, as women were encouraged not to work and instead take part in the national shutdown.

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Sharing an honest and heartfelt message, she told fans:

“Morning, guys, I definitely woke up with the flu. I have a really important presentation and message today. Anyway, I was supposed to drop my new song featuring Nasty C on the 21st of November 2025.”

She explained that although the release date had been planned long before, it no longer felt right to continue as originally scheduled.

“The date was chosen months ago, but I’m going to move the release date to the 28th for obvious reasons. If you don’t know, just check my profile picture and check out what I stand for. We, as women, are not working on Friday, so the new date is the 28, quarter to December. Watch for that! I also cancelled my gigs for Friday,” she said.

Women for Change, the organisation behind the movement, is currently leading a massive national awareness campaign. They have called for a full national shutdown on Friday, 21 November 2025 — just a day before the G20 Summit begins in Johannesburg. Women and members of the LGBTQI+ community are being urged to stop all paid and unpaid work to show their impact on the country and to demand urgent action against the ongoing GBVF (Gender-Based Violence and Femicide) crisis.

By postponing her release and publicly supporting the shutdown, Nadia Nakai has used her platform to raise awareness and stand with millions of South Africans fighting for change. Her actions add to the growing pressure on leaders and institutions to take GBVF seriously and create real solutions.

Her contribution not only supports the movement but also sends a powerful message: every voice and every action matters in the fight to end gender-based violence in South Africa.