 Bernaboy's essay shows cancelled amid outcry. Both Cape Town and Shwane shows have been cancelled. Just days before controversial Nigerian artist Bernaboy was set to take to the stage in essay, organizers have announced the artist has been withdrawn and concerts in Cape Town and Shwane cancelled. In a media statement on Wednesday, organizers said that after extensive engagement with Bernaboy's management team, they had decided to withdraw the Nigerian artist from the concert and cancel its shows. They said the decision to cancel the shows came after warnings of a shutdown from a group of artists and event organizers under the umbrella of Shwane Entertainment Collective. The decision to cancel the Africans Unite concert comes after the call from the Shwane Entertainment Collective to boycott the Africans Unite concert in Shwane. With the increasing threats of violence from other unfortunate segments of the public and without any government intervention, family media and play network Africa were prompted to take the threats and warnings seriously, as the safety of all artists and attendees could not be guaranteed. We then decided to cancel the concert. The safety of all attendees, artists and crew comes first. Bernaboy's inclusion on the lineup was widely criticized after he took to social media in September to urge black foreigners living in SA to defend and protect themselves against xenophobic attacks. In a now-deleted tweet, he also told rapper Aka to beef up his security, before giving him the middle finger. He promised to never set foot in SA again until the government wakes the F-Asterisk CK up and really performs a miracle. However, a month later, he was announced as part of the Africans Unite lineup to unify all Africans and speak out against Femiside. While hundreds have called for the show to be canceled and the artist boycotted until he apologized for his remarks, EFF leader Julius Malema and socialite Pabalway Neno defended the star. Bernaboy said nothing would stop him performing in SA and rubbish claims that he had misled people about the xenophobic attacks. He also refused to apologize. The concert's organizers stood by their decision to include Bernaboy on the show's lineup. As one of the artists at the center stage of the xenophobic attacks uproar, we saw fit to engage him to be a part of the Africans Unite campaign that aims to ultimately change the current negative narrative to that of solidarity and unity. It seems we have failed in this regard. As organizers of the Africans Unite concert, we continue to advocate for unity and peace. Moreover, we condemn any form of discrimination, violence, or aggressive behavior towards any person due to their gender or nationality. Those who have bought tickets for the concert have been urged to call the Compute Ticket Call Center on 0861916-80000 for a full refund to the card used for payment. Tickets bought at Compute Ticket or Shoprite must be returned to any of the outlets for a full refund. Wetakets offers refunds through its website.