An
on-air apology by Metro FM DJ Sbu, real name Sbusiso Leope, has done
very little to placate the people of Limpopo, many of whom recently
gathered near Polokwane to burn his CDs.
A
vocal ANC supporter, DJ Sbu continues to face the repercussions of a
tweet he posted while the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) political
party was launching their manifesto in his home town of Tembisa
recently.
In
the tweet, Leope refers to the citizens of Limpopo as "baris", which
they are interpreting to mean 'idiots'. The DJ has, however, since
denied that's what he meant, and is insisting that people are taking a
slang term too literally.
According
to SundayWorld, DJ Sbu's apology on Sakina Kamwendo's Metro FM show has
fallen on deaf ears, with many Limpopeans rejecting it due to what they
feel were way "too many buts".
So
upset are the citizens, that they recently met at The Chuene resort,
where they dumped his CDs and those of artists signed to his TS Records
label, with the intention of burning them.
They were, however, stopped by Limpopo EFF convener Mike Mathebe.
"Our
intention was to burn the CDs, but the provincial leadership of EFF
convinced us not to do so until they have exhausted all channels in
dealing with this," said community member Biko Mphoka, who organised the
protest:
Speaking
to the publication, Mathebe explained: "We know emotions are running
high, but we felt that burning the CDs is not going to be the solution.
"We
agreed that we should petition the SABC to fire him, otherwise we are
going to boycott his shows and that will result in the station losing
advertising revenue.
"You
must know that he did not insult EFF members only but the people of
Limpopo. So this is not an EFF matter but one that affects everybody."
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