Sweet Victory: South Africans Delighted as Uncle Waffles Misses Out on BET Award
South Africans online are celebrating after Uncle Waffles lost the BET award for Best International Act to Nigerian star Burna Boy.
The award ceremony occurred on Sunday night at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles and was broadcast live on BET and other platforms.
Uncle Waffles And The BET Award Journey
Uncle Waffles, whose real name is Lungelihle Zwane, was nominated for the prestigious award alongside other African and European artists such as Aya Nakamura, Ayra Starr, Central Cee, Ella Mai, K.O, L7nnon, Stormzy, and Tiakola. However, she failed to clinch the trophy, which went to Burna Boy for the third consecutive year.
Ironically, many South Africans expressed joy and satisfaction on social media, saying Uncle Waffles deserved to lose.
When the nomination list was released earlier this month, Uncle Waffles was credited by BET as hailing from Swaziland, much to the chagrin of South Africans.
Some accused her of being ungrateful and disloyal to South Africa, where she started her career and gained popularity with his hit songs such as “Tanzania” and her captivating live deejaying performances.
Celebrations On The TL
Check out some of the tweets after Uncle Waffles’ loss
Lindokuhle:
“Kyafana mos even if she had won le award beyizohlala ku King Mswati.”
Azani:
“Never thought I’ll be an Uncle Waffles hater, but here we are 🤣👍🏿makayofa mdzidziwakhe.”
Khotsi:
“I wish this could happen every two weeks or monthly.”
Ronny:
“If she had registered as South African, she could have won. We buy everything in this country…look how we bought to host the World Cup in 2010.”
Sewela:
“There was no way Uncle Waffles was gonna win when the whole Nigeria is voting and in Swaziland, only the King’s children are allowed to vote.”