While former University of Cape Town (UCT) Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng – also known as Prof Phakeng – has confessed to splurging a ton of cash on Chris Brown concert tickets, she has also pledged to show local artist, Makhadzi, some love.
The singer has bemoaned the slow sales of her One Woman Show on 21 December at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Limpopo.
Meanwhile, Chris has sold out two shows at the FNB Stadium, hailed the third biggest in the world.
PROF PHAKENG BUYS MAKHADZI TICKETS FOR FANS
Following Makhadzi’s X rant about her slow ticket sales for her December show, Prof Phakeng – who has courted controversy for supporting Chris Brown – tweeted a special surprise.
She posted: “Makhadzi is filling up Peter Mokaba Stadium, and I want to get tickets for 50 young people who will be in Limpopo on the day”.
The former UCT Vice-Chancellor then posted a link where fans could sign up for the tickets. According to Phakeng, the 50 recipients would be chosen randomly.
Prof Phakeng promised to announce the winners on her birthday on 1 November.
Makhazdi retweeted Prof Phakeng’s posts, thanking her for her generosity. “This means a lot to me,” she shared.
Phakeng’s pledge comes days after Minister of Sport, Art, and Culture Gayton McKenzie promised to buy 200 tickets to Makhadzi’s show.
SMALL CHANGE FOR CHRIS BROWN TICKETS
While Makhadzi’s tickets for her One Woman Show cost between R70 and R500, tickets to the Chris Brown concert, for a VIP experience, can cost up to R6 000.
And that’s precisely what Prof Phakeng paid when she purchased six “Hall of Fame” passes to the show.
The 57-year-old bragged that the almost R40k was “not even a quarter of what SARS forcefully takes per month.”
According to Daily Maverick, Phakeng received a 12-month payout of her annual salary of R4,184,616, in addition to an “early retirement lump sum” of R8,369,232.
WAS PROF PHAKENG’S GESTURE A GENEROUS AND THOUGHTFUL ONE?
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