{"id":43903,"date":"2025-12-03T14:25:48","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T14:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=43903"},"modified":"2025-12-03T14:25:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T14:25:48","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignzakes-bantwinis-mayonie-open-air-festival-cut-short-by-storms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/12\/03\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignzakes-bantwinis-mayonie-open-air-festival-cut-short-by-storms\/","title":{"rendered":"Zakes Bantwini\u2019s Mayonie Open Air festival cut short by storms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_177622\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-177622\" class=\"wp-image-177622 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Zakes-Bantwinis-Mayonie-Open-Air-festival-cut-short-by-storms.jpg?resize=600%2C426&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Zakes-Bantwinis-Mayonie-Open-Air-festival-cut-short-by-storms.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Zakes-Bantwini-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-177622\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zakes Bantwini<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Zakes Bantwini had to bring his Mayonie Open Air festival at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg to an early close on Sunday after severe storms swept through the city.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to The Citizen on Tuesday, the Grammy Award-winning musician said, \u201cYou know, these things happen when you\u2019re doing outdoor events. Nature had other plans on Sunday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The South African Weather Service had issued a yellow level 4 warning for thunderstorms and heavy rainfall across parts of the country, and Johannesburg felt the brunt.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the weather forcing an early wrap, Bantwini said the energy at the festival had been incredible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, we would have loved to finish the full show, but everyone understood the situation. The vibe was incredible before the storm came through, and honestly, the response from our supporters has been so positive and understanding. It\u2019s just one of those things,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>He reassured fans that no one was harmed during the storms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone was perfectly safe. It was just rain and weather, nothing dramatic. Everyone got home fine, and the feedback we\u2019re getting is all love,\u201d Bantwini said.<\/p>\n<p>The Mayonie Open Air festival featured performances from Liquideep, Msaki, and M\u00f6rda (formerly of Black Motion), with immersive staging and interactive spaces designed to give attendees a closer connection to the music.<\/p>\n<p>However, B3B, made up of Caiiro, Enoo Napa, and Da Capo, was unable to perform due to the weather.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cB3B didn\u2019t get to perform because we had to wrap early due to the weather. But that\u2019s really it; everything else went beautifully,\u201d said Bantwini.<\/p>\n<p>Acknowledging the interruption, Bantwini confirmed that he and his team are planning something to make it up to fans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGive us a week or so to figure out the logistics, and we\u2019ll share the plan. But honestly, the love and understanding from everyone has been amazing. Our community gets it. Sometimes the weather doesn\u2019t cooperate, and that\u2019s life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 4 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Zakes #Bantwinis #Mayonie #Open #Air #festival #cut #short #storms<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Zakes Bantwini Zakes Bantwini had to bring his Mayonie Open Air festival at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg to an&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43904,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43903","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43903"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43903\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43905,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43903\/revisions\/43905"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43904"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}