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DJ Edu Julian Bedford
Presenter of This Is Africa on BBC World Service BBC World Service
Zanda A Nigerian student is reportedly taking legal action against her school after a video of her being bullied went viral.
Zakuza shot to fame as the voice behind several South African club bangers, including Master KG’s 2018 hit Skeleton Move and Club Contoller by Prince According to local media reports, lawyers for Namitra Bwala said the prestigious Lead British International School in Abuja state had failed to provide a safe learning environment.
Kaybee. She's said to be seeking a public apology and $350,000 (£280,000) in damages.
She found herself grappling with Footage of her being repeatedly slapped and insulted by fellow pupils was widely shared earlier this month.
celebrity and international touring and, as she’s been telling me, she felt The school has said it's investigating the incident and hopes she will return to classes.
totally ill-equipped to cope with these pressures. Read more:
“I Prestigious Nigerian school closed over bullying reports
found myself lonely at times, I missed my family and everything that I knew, so
that took a toll mentally, I was a baby,” Zakuza says.
She
describes reaching out to people back home, but finding they were busy getting
on with their own lives.
Also, since they felt she was very lucky to be
overseas, they didn’t have much sympathy to offer.
Zakuza says she faced mistreatment at venues because she was black and female, and also had
to deal with online criticism, including about how she looked:
“My
hairdresser is all the way back in South Africa - give me a break! I just never
got to be an upcoming artist," she says.
"I never got to make mistakes without the world
looking at me. It was hard to walk away at what seemed like the peak of my
career, but rather I walk away than crash.”
She
decided to take a break from music, exploring the world of radio and acting, but now
she is back with a fresh EP and renewed confidence.
“I am
30 now. I have created boundaries. I won’t exert myself trying to please
everyone. I know how to handle nay-sayers... by the way the best way is to
ignore them,” Zakuza advises.
Judging
by the exclusive acoustic performances she has recorded for This Is Africa, we
are in for a treat when Zakuza’s EP drops.
To hear Zanda
Zakuza in session with DJ Edu,
listen online here.
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