{"id":8741,"date":"2018-03-12T13:45:41","date_gmt":"2018-03-12T19:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=8741"},"modified":"2018-03-12T13:49:57","modified_gmt":"2018-03-12T19:49:57","slug":"s-african-stage-dancer-deported-from-zambia-for-performing-without-wearing-a-pant","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/news\/s-african-stage-dancer-deported-from-zambia-for-performing-without-wearing-a-pant\/","title":{"rendered":"S\/African stage dancer deported from Zambia for performing\u00a0without wearing a panty&#8230;See her reaction"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main\">\n<div class=\"board\">\n<div class=\"container con_style\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-9 main_board\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<article class=\"big_story\">\n<h1 class=\"title\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive text-center\" style=\"font-size: 16px\" src=\"https:\/\/alexis.lindaikejisblog.com\/photos\/shares\/5aa6cf5ac7322.jpeg\" alt=\"Zambia deports South African dancer, Zodwa Wabantu for performing without pant \" \/><\/h1>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-center\">Controversial South African dancer, Zodwa Wabantu, who is popularly known for performing without underwear, was deported from Zambia\u00a0on Saturday, on the grounds that her performance would \u201cundermine national values\u201d.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cZodwa has been deported,\u201d her Zambian promoter Lucky Munakampe, confirmed the development told Reuters, adding that she said she had flown out at 0520 GMT on a South African Airways flight.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Zambian musician Karasa Karayo is scheduled to launch his album on 10th March 2018 and the promoter for the show Sunset Sound Production has lined up Zodwa organized by a local entertainment company, Sunset Sound Production.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The organizers of the show said in a statement earlier this week that Zambia\u2019s National Arts Council had rejected their application.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive text-center\" src=\"https:\/\/alexis.lindaikejisblog.com\/photos\/shares\/5aa6cea24d33b.jpg\" alt=\"Zambia deports South African dancer, Zodwa Wabantu for performing without pant \" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">(NAC) claimed that allowing Zodwa to perform in Zambia will be against the country\u2019s national values adding that the application did not meet the three months period in which to apply for clearance. NAC further said Zodwa\u2019s performance in Zambia would be against public interest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThe Council stated that\u2026 Zodwa\u2019s performances were not in the public interest and undermined our national values,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">National Guidance and Religious Affairs Minister, Godfridah Sumaili last week told state-run newspaper The Times of Zambia that Zodwa was not welcome in the country and was promoting immorality with her shows.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Zodwa says that when she confirmed that she was not wearing underwear, she was deported, reports Independent Online.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive text-center\" src=\"https:\/\/alexis.lindaikejisblog.com\/photos\/shares\/5aa6cedd23605.jpg\" alt=\"Zambia deports South African dancer, Zodwa Wabantu for performing without pant \" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Zodwa said that she was not angry with Zambian authorities and hoped to return to the country soon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cLeave them to fight, I will be back when they are ready to have me. There was so much fighting between them. I am just an entertainer who was invited to perform. I was stuck in the middle of it all. I would love to still perform in Zambia in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Earlier this week Zodwa told TshisaLIVE that she would go ahead with plans to perform in the country, despite suggestions that she would not be welcome by authorities over her decision to not wear underwear while performing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI think that people are just trying to sabotage me and the event. The underwear thing is my choice and I don\u2019t understand why people are so upset. There are Christians who do much worse things behind closed doors.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">She said that authorities were hoping to pray for her and cast out her \u201cdemons\u201d while she was in the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI will never wear a panty. I won\u2019t change who I am for them. Maybe they think they will pray for me or make me better. I survived 2017 and I will survive this year. They can go and *fuck* off if they have a problem with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: right\">\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Controversial South African dancer, Zodwa Wabantu, who is popularly known for performing without underwear, was deported from Zambia\u00a0on Saturday, on the grounds that her performance would \u201cundermine national values\u201d. \u201cZodwa has been deported,\u201d her Zambian promoter Lucky Munakampe, confirmed the development told Reuters, adding that she said she had flown out at 0520 GMT on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8742,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"news-category":[319],"class_list":["post-8741","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-category-entertainment","entry","has-media"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site 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