Kelly Khumalo, a South African Afro-pop singer who has made headlines for both her music and her personal life, is undeniably one of the country’s most gifted and popular artists. Recent events, however, have seen the artist removed from various music shows, prompting questions as to why.

 

 

 

The most recent incident occurred in August when she was dropped from the lineup for the upcoming Maseru Jazz Festival in September. The organisers gave as their reasoning Khumalo’s comments on social media about the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial.

To fill in the blanks, Senzo Meyiwa was a famous South African soccer player who was shot and killed in 2014. His then-girlfriend Kelly Khumalo was a suspect in his death and was questioned by police. But no one has been found guilty of the crime as of yet.

Some of Senzo Meyiwa’s admirers have begun to suspect that Kelly Khumalo is covering up the events of the night he died. Others feel that Kelly Khumalo should not have continued to perform while she was dealing with such a severe legal matter. People are saying “finally” after hearing that she has been blacklisted from performing, even though this should have happened a long time ago.