NATIONAL NEWS - Idols judge, choreographer and all-round celeb Somizi ‘Somgaga’ Mhlongo has been dropped as MC for Bloemfontein’s annual all-woman concert, three days before the event, The Sowetan has reported.

While the organisers say a decision to keep the line-up “all-female” is behind the decision, Mhlongo himself says he pulled out of the event.

The Soulful Sounds Woman to Woman set to take place on Friday at Old Greys 9301 in the Free State capital will now feature Lerato Kganyago and Dineo Ranaka as replacements after organisers C-Squared group decided that the event should not feature any men in honour of Women’s Month.

The organisers said in a statement: “In order to honour Women’s Month, the C-Squared Group made a conscious decision to keep the show and the linup 100% women”. Somizi himself has a different version of events.

He says he pulled out after learning the C-Squared Group had “stolen” the idea from another company called Dot Design Agency. He expressed shock at his name being on the poster, releasing an Instagram post to clear things up as he was tired of people telling him that they would be seeing him in Bloemfontein soon.

Article: Caxton publication, the Citizen.