Kelly Khumalo will no longer be performing at the upcoming tribute to women festival due to her current court proceedings.
After receiving numerous calls from customers and comments on social media about their choice to remove Khumalo from the artists’ lineup, the organizers of the Tribute to Women festival dropped the shocking news on Monday afternoon.
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The statement said, “We respect the legal system and wish to indicate that Ms. Kelly Khumalo is innocent until proven guilty.”
However, management has decided to release Ms. Khumalo from her duties to perform at our festival this year to give her and her team the time they need to address the concerns arising from the ongoing legal procedures to protect our event.
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Khumalo’s management declined to respond to TSZ Mzansi’s request for comment, stating that it was up to the organizers to do so. “My artist got booked, not a member of management”.
The decision was made by the organizers in response to the mention of Khumalo during the ongoing Senzo Meyiwa murder trial.
Khumalo’s removal from the lineup has shocked fans, as many were looking forward to seeing her perform.
On August 12 at Emmerentia Dam, Tribute To Women 2023 will feature performances by Mafikizolo, Sjava, Amanda Black, and Kabza De Small.
Colonel Lambertus Steyn, a member of the National Cold Case Investigative Unit, presented stunning new facts during his testimony, bringing Khumalo back into the public eye.
In addition to stating that a SIM swap was carried out in October 2014, Steyn informed the court that eight calls were sent to Kelly Khumalo, Meyiwa’s girlfriend, using the SIM-swapped number.
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In October 2014, Meyiwa was brutally murdered while paying a visit to Khumalo, his girlfriend and the mother of his kid, at her Vosloorus residence.
Steyn further informed the court that they had proof that one of the defendants had spoken with Khumalo at least twice before the killing of Meyiwa. On August 2nd and again on October 15th, 2014. Ntuli allegedly called Khumalo.
