The South African Music Industry Council would like the government to interfere to bring back the SAMA's after it was cancelled.
The council expressed deep disappointment when they learned that the KwaZulu-Natal provincial government had decided to cancel the music awards.KZN tourism MEC Duma has cancelled the hosting of the SA Music Awards saying there are more pressing priorities the government needs to fund.
The South African Music Industry Council is calling on government to intervene in what it is calling a South African Music Awards impasse.Action SA spokesperson said, “How did the KZN government get to the R28 million required to host the SAMAs when the organisers of the event asked for R8m? We are not against the hosting of this event; we are against the abuse of funds by the government.”
We are not against the hosting of this event, we are against the abuse of funds by the government!” –
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