{"id":50746,"date":"2026-02-24T21:18:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T21:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=50746"},"modified":"2026-02-24T21:18:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T21:18:39","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignnaledi-aphiwe-criticized-in-zimbabwe-over-past-comment-ahead-of-ama2k-fest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/02\/24\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignnaledi-aphiwe-criticized-in-zimbabwe-over-past-comment-ahead-of-ama2k-fest\/","title":{"rendered":"Naledi Aphiwe criticized in Zimbabwe over past comment ahead of Ama2k Fest"},"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_171955\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-171955\" class=\"wp-image-171955 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Naledi-Aphiwe-criticized-in-Zimbabwe-over-past-comment-ahead-of.jpg?resize=600%2C436&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Naledi-Aphiwe-criticized-in-Zimbabwe-over-past-comment-ahead-of.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Naledi-Aphiwe-300x218.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-171955\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zimbabweans digs up Naledi Aphiwe\u2019s old tweet ahead of Harare Ama2k Fest<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>South African singer Naledi Aphiwe has found herself at the centre of online controversy ahead of her scheduled performance at the Ama2k Fest in Harare on 4 April 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The drama began when a past social media comment by the artist resurfaced, which some interpreted as insulting toward Zimbabweans.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, 22 February 2026, X (formerly Twitter) user @DillenMasawi shared a promotional poster for the festival, highlighting headline performances by Nigerian artist Ruger, alongside Naledi Aphiwe and South African musician Scotts Maphuma.<\/p>\n<p>The post drew attention to Naledi, with the caption questioning her relevance and referencing the old comment: \u201cBesides having one known song, Naledi Uyo didn\u2019t she insult Zimbabwe last year? Haa ndezvema 2K sure (It is an Ama2k Festival for real)\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The resurfaced post prompted a wave of reactions online.<\/p>\n<p>Some Zimbabweans expressed concern over how she might be received at the show, while others defended Naledi, insisting her previous response was not meant as an insult.<\/p>\n<p>Social media users also took aim at other aspects of the festival\u2019s lineup. @UncleBojanhates questioned the inclusion of certain performers: \u201cYahya arikutsvagei hake apa honestly? (What is Yahya doing on that lineup, honestly?) Make it make sense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another user, @esco_mf, weighed in on the old comment, asking: \u201cKuudza vanhu kuti endai munomdimirira kuZimbabwe kutuka here? (Telling people to go and wait for her in Zimbabwe is an insult?)\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, @walexer criticised the festival organiser, writing: \u201cThe promoter is disrespecting people.\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#Naledi #Aphiwe #criticized #Zimbabwe #comment #ahead #Ama2k #Fest<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Zimbabweans digs up Naledi Aphiwe\u2019s old tweet ahead of Harare Ama2k Fest South African singer Naledi Aphiwe has found&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":50747,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50746","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\/50746","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=50746"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50746\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50748,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50746\/revisions\/50748"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}