MC Maswe wounded by Minister's crushing comments

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The recent comments made by minister of Local Government, Peter Siele about local artist MC Maswe (Thapelo Maleka) seem to have fallen on deaf ears. The mosakaso artist is still performing the same way he has been.

The minister pointed out that the artist's dancers perform half-naked and their dances are not friendly to the eye, which is not good for the public. Speaking to Showbiz recently Maleka mentioned that he was very crushed upon hearing the minister's comments.

"I wonder why he talked about only my dancers while there are other artists who have dancers who wear the same attire, why is he judging my dancers' attire? People wear matlalo when performing, leaving little to the imagination, but we have accepted these types of attire as culture," he said.

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