Mawhoo misses Sun City show after attack on her team
Ntobeko Ngema, popularly known as Mawhoo, has revealed that she was unable to perform at the RustyRocks Metro FM Tap Into 2026 New Year’s Eve event at Sun City Resort after her team was allegedly attacked while travelling to the venue.
Taking to her Instagram Stories, the award-winning vocalist shared a video showing the damaged state of her touring van.
In the clip, Mawhoo alleged that her team was attacked by a group she described as “amabhunu/boer” while en route to their final gig of the year.
“Got attacked by amabhunu/boer izolo on our way to our last gig. These people attacked our team, bashaya no driver wami,” she wrote.
Following the disturbing revelation, Mawhoo’s team released an official media statement confirming that the incident directly affected her scheduled performance at Sun City.
“We regret to confirm that Ntobeko Ngema p.k.a. Mawhoo was unable to perform at the RustyRocks Metro FM Tap Into 2026 New Year’s Eve event at the Sun City Resort due to circumstances beyond her control,” the statement read.
According to the statement, the singer and her team were travelling from a prior engagement when they encountered what was described as a severe racial incident and attack, which caused extensive damage to their touring bus and resulted in a significant delay.
“Despite all reasonable efforts by Mawhoo Entertainment and the RustyRocks team, it was not possible for the artist to arrive in time for her scheduled performance,” the statement added.
The team went on to apologise to fans, patrons and stakeholders who had anticipated Mawhoo’s performance, acknowledging the disappointment caused by her absence from the highly anticipated New Year’s Eve celebration.
“We sincerely apologise to patrons and stakeholders for the disappointment caused,” the statement continued.
Mawhoo’s team further confirmed that details of the alleged perpetrators have since been established and that legal action will be pursued.
“We have ascertained the perpetrators’ details and we will be seeking further legal recourse.”
