The hamptons promoters call off show

Hugh Masekela at the meet and greet session at GICC
Hugh Masekela at the meet and greet session at GICC

The widely publicised Hamptons Summer Jazz Festival was aborted at the 11th hour amidst allegations that the promoters of the show had not met their contractual obligations with artists booked to perform.


The show, scheduled for last Saturday, had booked such luminaries such as South Africans Hugh Masekela, Tshepo Tshola and Freshlygrounds as well as local cream of the crop in jazz such as Shanti Lo, Kearoma Rantao, Nnunu Ramogotsi.

Editor's Comment
Get back what was stolen, and lock the door

That a single private law firm pocketed P6.5 million for just four cases, out of a total P11.1 million paid for 25 matters, reeks of a system that was not merely disorganised but open to abuse.Bayford has taken a welcome first step by telling the Public Accounts Committee the truth. Now he must act decisively to ensure it never happens again and that any money lost to wrongdoing is recovered.The figures are staggering. Whilst ordinary Batswana...

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