Drama and controversy are reportedly brewing over an upcoming concert scheduled to raise money to buy back award-winning singer Zahara's late Roodepoort home.
Zahara's sister accused of not letting people attend concert to save singer's home
according to Jimoja, Loliwe The hitmaker's band members have accused his sister Bandezwa Muktukana-Febana of leaving the band.
“We have been working with her since the beginning of her career, but we only know about that concert from the media,” said one of the band members.
According to band members, Bandezwa fired everyone, including Zahara's cousin Oyama Diosiba, who was her manager. The source also claimed that she and her late girlfriend's sister had a falling out.
“She knew who she was. In fact, when Sissi Zahara called me before she died, she asked me to keep her hospitalization a secret. She said the only people who should know about her hospitalization were her mother, her sister Lumuka, Mpho Shaba (Zahara's fiancé) and Oyama,'' the band member said.
Zahara passed away on December 11 last year after spending about three weeks in a private hospital in Johannesburg. She was buried in her home province of the Eastern Cape on 23 December.
Concert details To buy back Zahara's house
dispatch live Bandezwa reported that he had already booked the Orient Theater in East London but had not yet paid for it. She also revealed that she has contacted several musicians to perform at the event, but she is unable to pay the usual booking fees. She said her family would pay a small fee for what she described as a “cold drink.”
The event organizer is scandal! Actress Lusanda Mbane. Artists Hanisa Sabka, Buto Butera, Ivory Sikepe, Ngati Mankaj and Zahara's close friend Vusi Nova will perform.
Bandeswa responds.
When asked about the concert, Oyama said, “I didn't know and didn't want anything to do with it.''
Mr Bandeswa denied making anyone absent.
“We didn't fire anyone from the band. We're still in touch.”
Zahara's house was put up for auction
In 2022, the Afro-pop singing sensation was on the verge of losing his townhouse after failing to pay monthly installments of R170,665 and R40. Nedbank, which had loaned her R1.9 million, was to auction her house. To the highest bidder.
After publicly appealing for donations, Zahara thanked her fans for hearing her cry and also revealed that she had received help from a major donor. She said the person was a businessman.
Following her death, sunday world It reported that the donor in question was Julius Malema's Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF). EFF spokesperson Sinawo Tambo confirmed that the party had given the award-winning singer R100,000 as a loan.
However, it appears that this was not enough, as Zahara's house was auctioned off before her death. Her sisters Rumuka Muktukana and Bandezwa Muktukana-Febana said Maarten Becker, who bought the house, kept her there for several months while she tried to raise money to buy it again. He was allowed to live in the house.
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