Arts and Culture Minister was booed off the stage while trying to make a speech at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival on Saturday night‚ according to tweets from people who attended the event.
The incident apparently happened during a performance by local duo Mafikizolo.
Justice4all@unathi–kwaza tweeted: “So Nathi Mthethwa takes the stage after Mafikizolo. Starts talking and people started boo’ing him in unison. #CTJazzFest.”
This met with several responses‚ including: “he was probably killing the vibe..reminding them of the ANC mess whilst they were trying to forget” and “people are fed up with ANC”.
Another festivalgoer tweeted: “hopefully the taste of how the election is going to go....”
“they taught him(Nathi Mthethwa) a lesson‚they think people are stupid and uneducated‚” another tweeted.
This was followed by: “Sorry Nathi Mthethwa‚ the people have spoken you can go home now #CTJazzFest #CTIJF.”
Mthethwa’s department is one of the official sponsors of the festival which attracts close to 40‚000 people over two days.
Mthethwa booed off stage at Cape Town jazz festival
Arts and Culture Minister was booed off the stage while trying to make a speech at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival on Saturday night‚ according to tweets from people who attended the event.
The incident apparently happened during a performance by local duo Mafikizolo.
Justice4all@unathi–kwaza tweeted: “So Nathi Mthethwa takes the stage after Mafikizolo. Starts talking and people started boo’ing him in unison. #CTJazzFest.”
This met with several responses‚ including: “he was probably killing the vibe..reminding them of the ANC mess whilst they were trying to forget” and “people are fed up with ANC”.
Another festivalgoer tweeted: “hopefully the taste of how the election is going to go....”
“they taught him(Nathi Mthethwa) a lesson‚they think people are stupid and uneducated‚” another tweeted.
This was followed by: “Sorry Nathi Mthethwa‚ the people have spoken you can go home now #CTJazzFest #CTIJF.”
Mthethwa’s department is one of the official sponsors of the festival which attracts close to 40‚000 people over two days.
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