 Artists call for Buena Boy Concert Boycott, suspension of Nathan Thethwa. Buena Boy is set to perform in essay this week, but artists and event organizers want performers to boycott the show and fans to return their tickets. Warning of a possible shutdown of the event if their demands are not met. The group, who united under the umbrella of Chwane Entertainment Collective, recently released a media statement slamming the government's alleged involvement in the concert and the inclusion of Buena Boy. In a series of tweets in September, Buena Boy urged black foreigners living in essay to defend and protect themselves against xenophobic attacks. In a now-deleted tweet, he also told essay rapper Aka to beef up his security, before giving him the middle finger. He promised to never set foot in essay again until the government wakes the F-Asterisk CK up and really performs a miracle. The Department of Sports, Arts and Culture has previously distanced itself from the concert, telling Chwisa L.I.V.E. it had not provided funding for the concert and its logo had erroneously been used on posters advertising the event. However, the Chwane Entertainment Collective believed this was a distorted response from government, and that funding for the concert was redirected to be issued through a state-owned agency as opposed to the department itself. We call on the Mecca Economic Development and the Premier in Gauteng to ensure that any and all funding support endorsement by Gauteng Tourism or any state entity be withdrawn from the Africa Unite concert immediately, the group demanded. It also called on musicians and fans to do their part by boycotting the event. We encourage all local artists, whose livelihood is attached to the success of our industry, to stand in solidarity with our cause for justice and due process by withdrawing from performing at the concert. Our cause should be a shared one as the outcomes benefit us all. We encourage all members of the public to return their purchase tickets to the event for a refund. They warned that failing to do so would may result in an unavoidable shutdown of the event. We are concerned that failure to comply to the terms above will result in an unavoidable shutdown which may require physical enforcement. As such, we do not deem it advisable for the public to avail themselves to attend, the statement read. The group also took aim at the department's Mzansi Golden Economy funding program, claiming that young entrepreneurs have unsuccessfully applied for this funding for years and our 100-million was allegedly misappropriated, with some millions being paid to an event in which the minister himself has financial interest. They called for President Cyril Ramaphosa to suspend Minister Nathan Pethwa pending investigation into the Mzansi Golden Economy funding program and institute measures to ensure local artists and event organizers are supported, funded, and prioritized. Several attempts by Chvisa Live to contact the department for comment about the claims were unsuccessful at the time of publishing this article.