SAMA 28 Holy Scandal: Here Is Why Pulane Maphari’s Award Was Rescinded & The South Africa Music Awards Team Suspended

SAMA 28 Holy Scandal: Here Is Why Pulane Maphari’ s Award Was Rescinded& The South Africa Music Awards Team Suspended. The South African Music Awards have rescinded gospel singer Pulane Maphari “s award, and suspensions for the SAMA project team are pending. This comes after a scandal in which Pulane Maphari was awarded the Best Contemporary Faith Album at the 28th…

SAMA 28 Holy Scandal: Here Is Why Pulane Maphari’s Award Was Rescinded & The South Africa Music Awards Team Suspended

The South African Music Awards (SAMA) have rescinded gospel singer Pulane Maphari’s award, and suspensions for the SAMA project team are pending. An internal investigation will also be launched to look into the circumstances surrounding Maphari’s award.

This comes after a scandal in which Pulane Maphari was awarded the Best Contemporary Faith Album at the 28th annual SAMAs on August 28, 2022.

The award was given to Pulane Maphari for her album Sacrificial Worship (Live).

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However, the SAMAs announced just two weeks later that the Award has been revoked.

This follows the discovery that Sacrificial Worship was not a new body of work.

Maphari repackaged and renamed an album she released in 2020, according to investigations. The gospel singer repackaged the album as a new body of work and submitted it for consideration in 2021.

According to entertainment and celebrity commentator Phil Mphela, suspensions are imminent as a result of the scandal.

The Recording Industry of South Africa (RISA) chief executive officer is expected to suspend the SAMA project team.

In an update on social media, Phil Mphela wrote,

Suspensions pending in Pulane Maphari SAMA28 saga

RiSA CEO will be suspending the SAMA project team & institute internal disciplinary action.

According to a statement; investigations are underway to determine whether further action needs to be taken.

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Following the announcement of the SAMA scandal, social media users expressed their dissatisfaction with how the awards are always surrounded by controversy.

@BekithembaZ

-They listened to the album-They checked release dates, streams, radio plays, and EVERYTHING -They compared it to the other nominees and decided that THIS album is the best thing they have heard THIS YEAR.– I’m talking about experts, judges.– They gave the AWARD SAMA

@kokieslovo

SAMA’s continue to be a joke AGAIN.Just when I thought i had lost all hope in the SAMA’s, i just lost the small little hope I didn’t even know existed.

@ThaboMatseba

In other words she’s a Scam Artist?

@MusiqWorks

Kanti they dont check this things before accepting the nominations or something?

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