It never rains but pours for South African singer King Monada, who has been dragged to court for failing to show up for a music festival gig.
Since his thrust into the limelight, he has undoubtedly been winning big and has been busy and booked. However, despite his big wins, he has had his fair share of drama.
POPULAR PROMOTER SUES KING MONADA
Of late, he has been missing out on gigs despite being paid. He has fast become one of the most controversial stars when it comes to bookings.
Impresario Eric Thoka has dragged King Monada to the courts after he refused to refund him for failing to pitch up at a festival Thoka had organised on New Year’s Day last year.
According to reports, Thoka has since obtained a summons from the Ritavi Magistrate’s Court in Nkowankowa, outside Tzaneen, Limpopo.
The summons, dated 17 March, were obtained under Thoka’s company, Monate Africa. The summons states that King Monada refused to refund him after failing to pitch for an event.
However, the South African can confirm that King Monada was paid around R49 000 but ghosted the promoters.
Rumour has it that hundreds of fans drove to Lebowakgomo, a township outside Polokwane, for the show only to return home in the wee hours without witnessing his performance.
“On the day he was due to perform, we called him to find out his whereabouts. He replied that he was in Pretoria, apparently attending another gig and promised to come to our show on time,” Thoka said.
However, Thoka revealed to the media that King Monada complained that they made him a headline artist for their show but short-changed him by not paying the related fee.
“We told him that he was not a headliner,” he said.
THOKA: ‘WE DECIDED TO GO THE LEGAL ROUTE’
After missing the gig, King Monada promised to refund the money, but nothing has materialised. To make matters worse, he stopped taking Thoka’s calls.
However, his manager, Albert Makwela, intervened and promised to resolve the matter. “But after several months of not getting our money, we decided to go the legal route,” he said.
After all, this is not the first time he has ghosted promoters. King Monada has a similar case before the courts.
The chairperson of the Limpopo Arts Movement, Mphoza Mashabela, is suing King Monada for failing to show up at the Limpopo Legends Awards event. He organised the event two years ago.