South African musician Sjava was recently removed from the Cape Town International Jazz Festival line-up following ‘rape allegations’ made against him by songstress Lady Zamar.
The music star has now lost his two nominations from the upcoming 3rd DStv Mzansi Viewers’ Choice Awards (DStvMVCA).
Sjava was nominated in the ‘Favourite Artist’ category and ‘Song of the Year’ category.
SowetanLive confirms the news after a word from the pay channel
“The DStv Mzansi Viewers’ Choice Awards has decided to withdraw the nomination of local artist Jabulani Hadebe popularly known as Sjava, from this year’s awards.”
“This as a result of an ongoing investigation into the local performer by the authorities.
“The decision to remove Sjava’s eligibility, including cancelling his performance at the awards is not one that has been made lightly, but we believe is in the best interest of all parties concerned.”
Lady Zamar opened a case last year in November at Lyttleton police station in Pretoria after breaking it to the social platforms claiming that Sjava had sexually violated her. However, the case was later transferred to Thohoyandou police station for investigation.
According to the police statement, seen by Sunday World, Lady Zamar alleged that Sjava raped her at the Porche Villa Hotel in Thohoyandou after their performance at the Royal Heritage festival in Venda, Limpopo, on Saturday, 09 September 2017.
The award ceremony will take place at the Ticketpro Dome on Saturday 14 March 2020. The awards, which are voted for by the public, aim to honour the year’s biggest achievers across 11 different entertainment categories,
Source: SowetanLive
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